IGT 8/9/2020: MIA@NYM: Jake, Jacob, Cy.

[bmfc1]

It's a Sunday matinee as Jacob DeGrom (RHP, https://www.mlb.com/player/jacob-degrom-594798https://www.mlb.com/player/jacob-degrom-594798) faces Pedro Lopez (RHP, https://www.mlb.com/player/pablo-lopez-641154https://www.mlb.com/player/pablo-lopez-641154) and TBD gets the day off. It's over a year ago so it really doesn't matter but I noticed that on May 10, Lopez gave up 10 ER to the Mets in 3 IP https://www.mlb.com/gameday/marlins-vs-mets/2019/05/10/566005#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=566005https://www.mlb.com/gameday/marlins-vs-mets/2019/05/10/566005#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=566005 and then just 8 days later only gave up 0 ER in 7 IP

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-marlins/2019/05/18/567383#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=567383https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-marlins/2019/05/18/567383#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=567383





The First Place Miami Marlins:

1. Jonathan Villar (S) DH (How often does a DH bat leadoff?)

2. Jon Berti ® SS

3. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

4. Jesus Aguilar ® 1B

5. Brian Anderson ® 3B

6. Matt Joyce (L) RF

7. Ryan Lavarnway ® C

8. Eddy Alvarez (S) 2B

9. Monte Harrison ® CF



Your Fourth Place New York Mets:

1. Brandon Nimmo (L) CF

2. Jeff McNeil (L) LF

3. Pete Alonso ® 1B

4. Michael Conforto (L) RF

5. J.D. Davis ® 3B

6. Dominic Smith (L) DH

7. Amed Rosario ® SS

8. Andres Gimenez (L) 2B

9. Tomas Nido ® C

[Edgy MD]

[bmfc1]

Michael Wacha to the DL, Ali Sanchez ("Prince Ali! Fabulous he!") returns from Brooklyn.

[Edgy MD]

Villar had no chance, striking out to lead off the game.

[Edgy MD]

He's getting a lot of borderline calls early, which may mean a tough afternoon for the Marlins.



Here's to pitch-framing!

[Edgy MD]

But no no-hitter.

[kcmets]

Edgy MD wrote: Here's to pitch-framing!

I can and will hit you with my sneaker from here.

[Edgy MD]

Wide strike zone with the Mets batting also.

[Edgy MD]

He's not getting any charity now, walking the first two batters in the second, on eight pitches.

[Edgy MD]

Slider all over the place.

[Edgy MD]

We've got blister-in-the-sun issues.

[Edgy MD]

Man he got out of that.



Over thirty pitches that inning. I'm thinking Mickey Callaway would pull him on principle after that inning. With the blister issue, Luis Rojas might pull him also.

[Edgy MD]

Alonso chasing a truckload of garbage. But Conforto picked him up (though it took an outfield error). I'll take it.

[Edgy MD]

Umpie is having a strange day behind the plate. Giving them strikes off the corner and missing pitches over the dish.

[kcmets]

That Alonso strike three swing at garbage-change was butt ugly.



I feel like I know half of the cardboard faces, weird. I flipped over to TBS a few

minutes ago and saw some others. Seeing Jeff Wilpon sitting with SteveJRogers

in Philly kinda took me aback.

[Edgy MD]

Is that Bartolo to the left of the Clover sign or just a jowly Mets fan?

[Edgy MD]

Mets benefitting generously from this Harrison guy not being able to catch up with the heat.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: Umpie is having a strange day behind the plate. Giving them strikes off the corner and missing pitches over the dish.

The ump incorrectly called that pitch over the plate ball four because the Marlins catcher framed it poorly.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Umpie is having a strange day behind the plate. Giving them strikes off the corner and missing pitches over the dish. The ump incorrectly called that pitch over the plate ball four because the Marlins catcher framed it poorly.

Maybe, but either the TV 'box' and the actual strike zone are totally out of synch, or this crew has had a terrible series.

There have been balls being called strikes, strikes winding up as balls and it's neither a big nor small zone just a totally inconsistent one.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Umpie is having a strange day behind the plate. Giving them strikes off the corner and missing pitches over the dish. The ump incorrectly called that pitch over the plate ball four because the Marlins catcher framed it poorly. Maybe, but either the TV 'box' and the actual strike zone are totally out of synch, or this crew has had a terrible series. There have been balls being called strikes, strikes winding up as balls and it's neither a big nor small zone just a totally inconsistent one.

On the replay for this particular pitch, they didnt show the box/grid. The replay was from above or overhead.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Jake went into that last inning with a 1.71 ERA and came out with a 2.45 ERA.

[kcmets]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=43221 time=1596997850 user_id=68]The ump incorrectly called that pitch over the plate ball four because the Marlins catcher framed it poorly.

[Edgy MD]

RBI for Nimmo but McNeil goes down swinging at shite too.



Also, we're going to need a Rosario Base-on-Balls Watch.



Four innings from the bullpen will be a tough order if the Mets don't expand this lead.

[batmagadanleadoff]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=43225 time=1596999150 user_id=68]
Jake went into that last inning with a 1.71 ERA and came out with a 2.45 ERA.

[Frayed Knot]

I'm just saying that, in this game and this series in particular, a missed call could be the result of especially good/bad framing but more likely is the result of questionable B/S umping.

There's certainly been enough evidence of the latter over the last 2-1/2 days.

[Edgy MD]

Rosario is a load right now.

[bmfc1]

How about a frigging flyball with a runner on 3B and less than 2 outs? Dom failed on Friday and just now but he's not the only one.

Meanwhile, I thought that this was going to be Rosario's breakout season.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Well, one can't always know for sure why the home plate ump makes an incorrect ball/strike call.

[Edgy MD]

Twelve outs to get. There's one.

[Edgy MD]

It might have been a good call for Alonso to take the long hop, but if he's going to back up, he ought to get in front of it. We're scoring it an E in Baltimore.