IGT 8/12 Nats @ Mets Walter Lockett Domination

[ashie62]

Hopefully Walter can go a good five. Gsellman looks to get some work



Lets get the bats going boys

[Lefty Specialist]

Oof. This will not end well.

[Edgy MD]

Especially if we don't get the pitcher's first name right.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I prefer to call him Walter Wallet.



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[whippoorwill]

Holy blast from the past

[MFS62]

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Baseballs does not like Lockett.

From the NY Post:

“He's a contact pitcher — a guy that can induce some contact so can get through a lineup with fewer pitches,” Rojas said

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And a lot of that contact is brutal.



Later

[Fman99]

"Lockett, 26, went 1-4 with an 8.84 ERA in 13 appearances last season with the Mets."



Yeesh.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Had at least one good start I can remember, but yeah, the kind of guy who needs gloves behind him and his lineup to put points on the board

[Lefty Specialist]

I think Rufus and Melba are going to have a better time than we are.

[Frayed Knot]

Lefty Specialist wrote: I think Rufus and Melba are going to have a better time than we are.

Are you saying we're going to be toast?

[Lefty Specialist]

Frayed Knot wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: I think Rufus and Melba are going to have a better time than we are. Are you saying we're going to be toast?

More like we're going to be Chaka-Khanked.

[ashie62]

Change of plan from twitter by DiComo/Rojas



Robert Gsellman to start and be stretched out



So the Gman would be the #5 starter if the chips fall correctly



By the way it is HOT HOT HOT out

[Frayed Knot]

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[whippoorwill]

Another zinger from FK

[G-Fafif]

[MFS62]

Robert Gsellman to start and be stretched out

Hmmmmm.



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Later

[Lefty Specialist]

So he becomes the #5 starter? I'm not sure I'm buying what they're gselling.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Gselly was aight as a starter if I recall correctly. His worst skill was he couldn't swing but that's no longer an issue.

Just looked at the splits and they're a little better as a reliever but innings just about 50/50 in a million more appearances.

[Frayed Knot]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: I think Rufus and Melba are going to have a better time than we are. Are you saying we're going to be toast? More like we're going to be Chaka-Khanked.

Damn, I was hoping you'd tell me something good.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And very quickly the Mets are down by three.

[Lefty Specialist]

Kaboom.



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[Benjamin Grimm]

And almost as quickly, it's a tie game again

[Benjamin Grimm]

And now the Mets have a 4-3 lead.



Timely hitting is fun!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I heard the Soto home run on the radio. To Howie it was the longest he'd ever seen, said the ball "went through the E-ZPass on the Throgs Neck Bridge," worth a listen.

[Edgy MD]

This is the team the Mets have to be. If they can punch back like this once or twice, it can take so much pressure off the pitching staff.

[Edgy MD]

Welcome to 2020, Wilson Ramos!!



Welcome to 2020, hitting with runners in scoring position!!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Probably could have gotten another inning out of Shreve

[Frayed Knot]

I could definitely get used to the defense from this middle infield duo.

[Edgy MD]

Those two are playing defense like that and more than carrying their bats.



For the moment, certainly.

[Frayed Knot]

None of the guys mentioned it but, given Freeman's propensity for walks (which they did mention), Nimmo's abandoning of his patience by going after the first-pitch w/the bases loaded

to end inning #3 was ... a disappointing choice.



And on that note, Freeman exits.