IGT 07/04 - Metropolitans at Yankees - Game One

[kcmets]

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42-36

Stroman P (6-6, 2.45)

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41-40

Cole P (8-4, 2.66)

[Frayed Knot]

Little League rules apply in both games today.



'twould be real nice to steal a win off of Cole and then play with house money in the nightcap battle of the TBDs.

He's obviously the best they've got although has been less than great lately. Coming off a drubbing from the BoSox,

Cole's ERA was way up (4.65) in June, his K's are down, BBs are up, and HRs allowed way up (8 in 31 June IPs).

Perhaps the result of a Sticky Stuff ban?!?!?

And, if nothing else, Saturday's game took reliever Michael King out of the running for both games on Sunday which, seeing

as how no one in the lineup could touch him, moves everyone else in their pen up one notch. I want to see them have to

use Chapman for mop-up duty in a blowout loss.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: I want to see them have to use Chapman for mop-up duty in a blowout loss.

Chapman, followed by a position player.



Later

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

A sweep leaves the Yankees with a sub-.500 record? I'd celebrate that with fireworks!

[Edgy MD]

Bring on George Plimpton.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Cole is nothing without Spider Tack

[Ceetar]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Cole is nothing without Spider Tack

He's that random garbage deli side that comes with sandwiches that you just throw out.


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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Zimmo

Lindor

Smith DH

Alonso

Conforto

McNeil

McKinney

Nido

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

LeMaheiu

Judge

Voit

Stanton

Urshela

Torres

Gardner

Higashoika

Locastro

[kcmets]

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[Edgy MD]

First pitch to Smith, I'm thinking, "He's just seeing the ball better."



Second pitch to Smith, I'm thinking, "That ball's gonna get out of here."

[Edgy MD]

Somebody needs to tell Alonso about that right field porch.

[Edgy MD]

Good time for the Yankees to ground into a triple play.

[Willets Point]

They did, but the middle infield failed to get the DP twice.

[G-Fafif]

Lindor taketh away from his own pitcher.

[Edgy MD]

Three-run rally from the bottom of the order for the Yankees.



Stro unable to find a strike-three pitch.

[Willets Point]

Giving unearned runs to a team with a negative run differential is bad. But the Yankees defense looks like they are trying to zero it out by allowing some unearned runs for the Mets.

[Willets Point]

Except the umps are still pro-Yankee.

[Edgy MD]

The spikes don't count?



I can see the argument that Voit's spike was kissing the base before Nimmo's sole came down, but if the spikes don't count (and I didn't know that), he's got to be safe.

[Edgy MD]

Cole is touching every part of his face hair and brim between pitches.

[Willets Point]

This would be a good time for Pete to get a cheap Yankee Stadium HR. Or even to crush a legitimate HR.

[Willets Point]

Edgy MD wrote: Cole is touching every part of his face hair and brim between pitches.

Bryl-Creem, a little dab'll do ya.

[Edgy MD]

McKinney is seeing way too much action in left for an afternoon featuring a ground-ball pitcher.

[Willets Point]

Is McKinney playing too deep? Two hits fell in front of him.

[Willets Point]

Finally a DP, but a productive one for the Yankees.

[Edgy MD]

McNeil seems to suddenly be seeing the ball a little better too.

[Edgy MD]

Willets Point wrote: Is McKinney playing too deep? Two hits fell in front of him.

Nah, I think thems were legit hits.

[Edgy MD]

Great job hanging in there for the walk by McKinney.



Blast it, Tomás.

[Willets Point]

Let's take the lead and knock Cole out of the game.

[Edgy MD]

Cole totally just spider tacked up.