IGT 08/10 - Nationals at Mets - Back to Business

[kcmets]

http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/WAS.png> 50-62



Espino RHP (3-3, 3.55)



http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png> 56-55



Carrasco RHP (0-0, 3.24)

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Predicting a victory tonight.

[Willets Point]

The hot streak starts tonight.

[TransMonk]

As Keith would say, you gotta beat up on the second division teams.



Phillies playing the Dodgers this week, so there could be an opportunity to make up some of what was lost over the weekend.



It would be great to get some momentum before going into the LA/SF/LA/SF gauntlet coming up over the next two weeks.

[seawolf17]

As long as we win, say, 13 out of 16 these next two-plus weeks, then hey, we're right back in this thing.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

The Phillies got super hot while we were slumping. They can't sustain it, and we're better than this! Coming back strong tonight!

[Fman99]

The Nats laid down real nice last week against ATL and PHL, part of the reason we're dropped to 3rd place. Hopefully that trend continues.

[kcmets]

http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png>

Nimmo CF

McNeil 2B

Alonso 1B

Smith LF

Confortoboom RF

Davis 3B

Villar SS

McCann C

Carasco P

[Edgy MD]

Welcome to the trainer's room, Javy Baez.

[bmfc1]

1. Victor Robles ® CF

2. Alcides Escobar ® SS

3. Juan Soto (L) RF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Yadiel Hernandez (L) LF

6. Carter Kieboom ® 3B

7. Luis Garcia (L) 2B

8. Riley Adams ® C

9. Paolo Espino ® P



Soto was out of the lineup for the entire Braves series but he's back for the Mets.

[kcmets]

Carter Keiboom's name is kinda amusing to me.

[TransMonk]

Man, I hope he doesn't hit a HR tonight.

[duan]

=Fman99 post_id=74010 time=1628610837 user_id=86]
The Nats laid down real nice last week against ATL and PHL, part of the reason we're dropped to 3rd place. Hopefully that trend continues.

[Ceetar]

rain most likely coming too, should be agood one.

[Edgy MD]

Thunder and lightning joining the downpours here in Smaltimore.

[duan]

Bleh down 3-0 before an out …

[Frayed Knot]

And the insurmountable lead had been established.

Of course a solo HR would have achieved the same result.

[duan]

And as we get momentum… it's third out on the base paths ….

[Frayed Knot]

We didn't have a great camera angle on that play, but I don't know about that out of the baseline call.

It seems to me that we've seen that called much more strictly this season and Dom seemed to be well within reach of the base.

[MFS62]

One of the baseball websites (SNY?) had an article about the series. The gist was, the Nats are at reduced strength due to recent trades and injuries, so one key for the Mets was to avoid giving Soto anything too good to hit with runners on base.



Shitfuck.

As FK mentioned, the way they have been hitting, this is an insurmountable lead.



Later

Edited August 10, 2021 by Guest

[duan]

I don't blame Dom - and think you could well be right but it does play in to the “they manage to find a way to fuck it up”

[Frayed Knot]

And speaking of 3R HRs, July 19th is the last time the Mets had one of those.

I'm sure none of this will come as a surprise to anyone here but:



-- the last 7 HRs the Mets have hit have all been solo HR as have 13 of their last 19. The other six have been five 2R HRs plus a Dom GS



-- the 3R HR came on 7/19 on a day when the Mets tallied seven against the Reds: 3 solos, 3 2R HRs, and a 3R job

[Frayed Knot]

=duan post_id=74072 time=1628639387 user_id=99]
I don't blame Dom - and think you could well be right but it does play in to the “they manage to find a way to fuck it up”

[Fman99]

Is it a delay or have they called it? The SNY garbage time programming says "Rain Out" instead of "Rain Delay."

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Rain still coming down here at Citifield but forecast says it'll also stop. Made a good decision 3not bike it in tonight. Having 🍿and 🍺.



BTW, we're totally going to win tonight

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

It's not really popcorn but Salt With Sweet Corn Flavoring

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

They're showing the Reds-Braves game and the Philly-LA game, alternately, on the jumbo

[Frayed Knot]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: BTW, we're totally going to win tonight

If we do it'll likely be sometime tomorrow morning before it happens.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Rain is letting up. Bernie Sanders has left the building tho

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

CALLED