IGT 8/19 Mets @ Marlins -- A Jake in the Grass

[Edgy MD]

This is the game right here with Betances against Cervelli.

[Frayed Knot]

And yet one more grounder that wasn't GiDP worthy. It would have ended the inning had it been.

Instead we have the tying runs in scoring position and Cervelli up.

[Edgy MD]

Cervelli is diving over the plate. Come up and in.

[Edgy MD]

Well, THAT was up and in.

[Edgy MD]

Well, poo. Zero margin for error with Betances here.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Doh

[Edgy MD]

Hitting a ballooning shirt. POO! POO! POO!

[Frayed Knot]

Bad relief pitching (and some bad luck) exacerbated by the fact that we had two ABs w/bases loaded in the top of the inning and couldn't get a ball out of the infield ... AGAIN!!!

[kcmets]

Diaz coming in, gonna put another bra on my head.

[Frayed Knot]

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Diaz coming in, gonna put another bra on my head.

[Edgy MD]

Well, that came up short.

[Frayed Knot]

I see us losing this game by like 5 runs.

[ashie62]

Why did Lugo not pitch? Way to go Rojas

[Frayed Knot]

HBPs, Wild Pitches, 4-pitch walks, 2-strike meatballs ... they're just gifting the Marlins this game.



Oh yeah, and another 2-fer-9 w/RiSP

Edited August 19, 2020 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Lugo is apparently being held back to get the start tomorrow.



By the way, I'm all for Luis doing that.

[kcmets]

Booth speculation, and rightly second guessing, is Lugo will start toorrow.

Edited August 19, 2020 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Worth noting that the part of Dominic Smith is now being played by Billy Hamilton.

[bmfc1]

The key word in the above is "tomorrow". He's trying to win two games but he can only control this one. Win today's game and worry about tomorrow when it's tomorrow... but that's not what he did (unless something is wrong with Lugo).

[Fman99]

That sucked a soda can full of micropenises.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

This is at the heart of my remark above. When the wins come we hear a Gary Apple ballwashing. "That bullpen is REALLY getting it done, isn't it, Todd Zeile?"

[Frayed Knot]

The Marlins meanwhile have NO hits to drive in runs.

They've scored on a Wild Pitch, a HBP, and a bases-loaded walk

[Edgy MD]

THERE 'TIS!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Conforto hooray

[Fman99]

Fuck yeah!

[Methead]

Great call by Ronnie there.

[Frayed Knot]

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Great call by Ronnie there.

[Edgy MD]

Fear not. If Diaz doesn't nail it down, we still got some super-sexy Brad Brach action available.

[Fman99]

And now Diaz is dealing. One batter too late but I will take it.

[Edgy MD]

Wow.



Maybe this is the game that turns Díaz around.



I mean, I've speculated about that one before, but ...

[Frayed Knot]

Now THAT is how you 'Vulture' a win: walk the tying run in then strike out the next four hitters after your RF'er has handed you the lead.