IGT 8/28/2019: CHC @ NYM — Must We? We Must.

[G-Fafif]

Stop bleeping around, boys. Win tonight. And don't rain tonight (he implored whilst packing his poncho).



Noah for us. No way for them.

[seawolf17]

Yeah, this is it right here. Gotta be.

[ashie62]

Gotta win this series, so tonight is a must or I move to the give up thread. I can root for Alonso everyday regardless and have my sights set on Aaron Judge.

[kcmets]

CHC (70‑61) Kyle Hendricks (RHP, 9-9, 3.20)

NYM (67‑64) Noah Syndergaard (RHP, 9-6, 3.71)

[G-Fafif]

Jeff McNeil – 3B

J.D. Davis – LF

Michael Conforto – RF

Pete Alonso – 1B

Wilson Ramos – C

Joe Panik – 2B

Amed Rosario – SS

Juan Lagares – CF

Noah Syndergaard – RHP



Frazier grabs some pine.

[Edgy MD]

And Rosario bumped back to the butt-end of the lineup.

[batmagadanleadoff]

=G-Fafif post_id=20177 time=1567020500 user_id=55]
Jeff McNeil – 3B

J.D. Davis – LF

Michael Conforto – RF

Pete Alonso – 1B

Wilson Ramos – C

Joe Panik – 2B

Amed Rosario – SS

Juan Lagares – CF

Noah Syndergaard – RHP



Frazier grabs some pine.

[Edgy MD]

I have an idea. Let's spot the Cubs four runs and play a little rope-a-dope.

[Frayed Knot]

Geeeez! 4-zippo, top 1st, still just one out, and the next ball the Cubs hit hard will be their first!!!!



Throw in the fact that we'll need AT LEAST five runs to win this and have scored just eight over the last 5-1/2 games combined ... and things are not looking good for the home team.

[Edgy MD]

Six. I meant six runs. Spot 'em half a dozen.

[Frayed Knot]

Alright ... NOW they have a hard hit ball.

[Guest 41Forever]

Wow.

[Frayed Knot]

This game could honestly turn on the results of this 1st inning Wilson Ramos AB: If Ramos GiDP's then this game is toast, a hit and maybe we're in business.





oe: just barely safe.

[Edgy MD]

Go, Mets, go!

[Edgy MD]

Oh, Paneek!



Come back, Nimmo! Come back, Lowrie! Or, you know, just come!



I'll take Dilson! I'll take Nieuwenhuis!

[whippoorwill]

10-1? Am I reading that right?

[Guest 41Forever]

Can't blame the bullpen for this one.

[bmfc1]

The SS reverted back to early season form and the LF showed why he's not a LF. Meanwhile, Noah came up small. At least Ramos extended his streak.



Maybe Joel Sherman will stop the "Mickey might win Manager of the Year" crap and BVW can quietly start vetting Gerardi.

[Edgy MD]

Man, umpie, don't go screwing the Mets NOW.

[Edgy MD]

Ramos scoring from second? On a single? To Heyward?

[Edgy MD]

No win for Sewald as they switch to Brach.

[Edgy MD]

Let there be Brach!

[Edgy MD]

That lefty-righty stuff is wasted on McNeil.

[Edgy MD]

ShmcNeil proves the point.



What a waste of your situational lefty.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Cubs win probability went from 88.8 to 83.8% with Squirrel's single.

[Edgy MD]

Nup. I lose.

[batmagadanleadoff]

And back up to 95.2% with JD's inning ending DP.

[Edgy MD]

Still showing heart.



The DP didn't end it. Conforto's subsequent grounder to second finished it off.



I think, as a manager, my signature strategy would be to do everything I could to avoid double-plays.

[bmfc1]

Edgy MD wrote: Still showing heart.

You gotta have that.

[Edgy MD]

Look for the fastball from Cishek. His slider hasn't been close.