IGT 08/30 - Mets at Skanks - Game 1

[Edgy MD]

That Lou Brock graphic was late.

[Frayed Knot]

Not to sound ungrateful, but that's two straight innings leaving the bags loaded.

And with this bullpen ...

[Frayed Knot]

I wonder if there's been a three-hour-plus 7-inning game yet his season?

Cuz this one looks like it's headed that way.

[Lefty Specialist]

Ya know, walking the leadoff batter with a 5-run lead should be a fineable offense.

Edited August 30, 2020 by Guest

[kcmets]

This home plate umpire sucks bhmc.

[Lefty Specialist]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Ya know, walking the leadoff batter with a 5-run lead should be a fineable offense.

Of course, getting the DP mitigates the punishment.

[Edgy MD]

Sanchez has been a gift, hasn't he?

[Frayed Knot]

I like how the Yanx have only their top-priced sections -- the ones in front of the 'Moat' -- covered with a tarp.

So what if those unwashed masses return to wet and/or sun-bleached seats, we know where our bread is really buttered.

[Frayed Knot]

The bicycling distance, as suggested by Google Maps, from CitiField to YSIII is 13.3 miles if you cross the Ed Koch (59th St) Bridge then turn north up 2nd Avenue, or 16.4 if you want to head cross town first

and take the Hudson River Greenway north so as to hit YSIII from the west.

... y'know, just in case Gary or Keith were wondering.

[kcmets]

I know, let's load the bases up!!

[Edgy MD]

End, game, end.

[Lefty Specialist]

Um, if Diaz gives up a home run here, I'm going to bike to Yankee Stadium and strangle him.

[bmfc1]

Maybe bringing in a guy for the 3d day in a row when you have 3 fresh (albeit inexperienced) arms in the BP and a FIVE run lead isn't a good idea. Maybe you start with one of them and then bring in Hughes if you have to.

[Frayed Knot]

Error, Walk, HBP, Check Swing single followed what was essentially should have been a second error.

Geez, at least make them earn it!!!!

[kcmets]

Holy fuckstick!

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Not to sound ungrateful, but that's two straight innings leaving the bags loaded. And with this bullpen ...

[Lefty Specialist]

I'll be back in a couple of hours. I may need bail money.

[bmfc1]

Start pedaling, Lefty.



Nope, not a good idea at all Luis. Neither were those defensive changes.



I yelled, "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?" and my Google Assistant thought I was asking it for help.

[bmfc1]

Joel Sherman wrote this afternoon that BVW is looking for catching help and that Jason Castro of LAA is of interest. Castro was scratched from the LAA lineup today:

https://www.rotoworld.com/baseball/mlb/player/19116/jason-castrohttps://www.rotoworld.com/baseball/mlb/player/19116/jason-castro

[Lefty Specialist]

Diaz just prolonging the torture here.

[MFS62]

Joel Sherman wrote this afternoon that BVW is looking for catching help and that Jason Castro of LAA is of interest. Castro was scratched from the LAA lineup today: https://www.rotoworld.com/baseball/mlb/player/19116/jason-castrohttps://www.rotoworld.com/baseball/mlb/player/19116/jason-castro

A .180 hitter. Perfect.

BVW will probably trade Mauricio for him.

Later

[bmfc1]

Ramos can't get down the tag AGAIN.

[bmfc1]

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1300170280044834818https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1300170280044834818

Sorry to get your hopes up.

[nymr83]

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Ramos can't get down the tag AGAIN.

[kcmets]

Maybe Bing [bot] can try it's IGT luck for the night cap.

[Frayed Knot]

Of the list of things that went wrong over the last few innings of that game Ramos not slapping the tag on the sliding runner is about 55th on most grievous sins, and even then the bigger crime there

was the sub-par throw by Conforto; it was both looped and off line.

[Lefty Specialist]

I mean has any pitcher in Met history given up more nut-crushing homers than Diaz? Mel Rojas? I mean, there's nobody even close. He is just on his own planet. Does he have options so he can be sent to Brooklyn? Will he come up with a mysterious 'injury'? You can't pitch him again.

[Fman99]

What a shitfuck of an ending that was. I felt the need to shower afterwards.

[Frayed Knot]

Diaz's HR rate is more than double as a NYM as compared to what it was w/Seattle (0.9 per/9 IP over the course of nearly three full seasons vs just north of 2.0 now)

and nearly 3.5 times what it was in his 2018 season w/the Mariners (0.6)





But the bigger problem is that you can't Not pitch him.

[duan]

Christ that was horrendous.

I too thought all the defensive moving around was possibly a bad idea - but really Diaz ...