IGT -- 8/3 -- Come with me, or there will be... Trouble.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Nimmo

Alonso

McNeil

Baez

Smith

Davis

Conforto

McCann

Walker

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Walker needs a return to form

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Bad guys send out

Rojas

Diaz

Agular

Anderson

Brinson

Alfaro

De La Cruz

Jackson

Pitcher Nick Neidert



We saw Neidert back on April 8. He gave up just 1 run but didn;t get thru the 5th

[Lefty Specialist]

Hard not to notice that Walker's been bad since the Spidertack prohibition.

[ashie62]

Baez k's swinging.

[Frayed Knot]

Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you Javy Baez

[Frayed Knot]

So this pitcher starts the top of the 2nd with five straight balls ... and is out of the inning three pitches later: Strike, GiDP, GO

[Frayed Knot]

I mean, I like the result, but that was clear evidence?

Really?

[Frayed Knot]

Niedert now has five outs on seven pitches

... and now six outs on nine

[ashie62]

The prevent offense is in full effect.

[ashie62]

Walker sucks.



Geez, what happened to him after the break?

[MFS62]

Home runs to two players struggling with the Mendoza line.

Yikes!



Later

[ashie62]

4-0 Fish.



That about does it.

[Edgy MD]

A lot of Marlins batters are getting their first this or first that.

[ashie62]

They cannot keep running Walker out there every fifth day.

[Frayed Knot]

Gary keeps talking about how the minor league ROBO-UMP experiment isn't working well enough. I'd like to know what he's citing. Is there demonstrable evidence out there or is he merely citing anecdotal cases of less than perfection and using those to build a case against the whole concept.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

This team is in deep shit.



That said we still got a shot to win

[Edgy MD]

=ashie62 post_id=73338 time=1628035683 user_id=90]
They cannot keep running Walker out there every fifth day.

[Frayed Knot]

This double-remote set-up they've had the last two nights puts Gary noticeably behind the play.

[ashie62]

Keep hitting the ball to Alfaro.

[ashie62]

Edgy MD wrote: =ashie62 post_id=73338 time=1628035683 user_id=90] They cannot keep running Walker out there every fifth day.

Sure they can.

[Edgy MD]

It happens all the time. Pitchers do well. Then they don't. Then they do again.



Ain't nobody going to pitch well enough if his team doesn't score.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

This is the inning we get back into this

[Edgy MD]

It would help if the Mets taught bunting better.

[nymr83]

Walker allowed 9 runners in 4 innings and is over 70 pitches. I would have pinch hit there.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah worthless bunt attempt too. The Mets seem to lack a killer instinct

[Edgy MD]

=nymr83 post_id=73348 time=1628037215 user_id=54]
Walker allowed 9 runners in 4 innings and is over 70 pitches. I would have pinch hit there.

[Frayed Knot]

This is where we need Baez to be a smart hitter ... although I'm not sure he's capable of that.



oe: decent result as it turns out

[Edgy MD]

New Strategy: Get a runner on third with less than two outs for Dominic Smith.