IGT 5/3/2022 (2): ATL@NYM — 6:45 PM Higher

[Frayed Knot]

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[bIGPURPLE]2:18![/bIGPURPLE]

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Amazin'. No mid inning pitching changes in either game. Plus a visit from Steve j. Rogers

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: Travis Demeritte is a 27 y/o with barely 200 ML ABs to his name and he doesn't get PH'd for when they need a baserunner to bring the tying run to the plate?!? I think maybe Snitker gets a demerit for not hitting for Demeritte there.

I was thinking about that. Demeritte was hitting .313 going into that plate appearance. That may be a sample size thingie (32 at-bats) but it's not nothing considering the uncharacteristically slow start most of this lineup has endured.



They had d'Arnaud, Heredia, and Orlando Arcia on the bench. I got the idea that d'Arnaud was being held back to pinch-hit for Contreras two batters later.



So the main alternative was to send d'Arnaud up for Demeritte and use Heredia or Arcia if they were able to keep it going.



I don't know. But you're bringing a strong pun game.

[Frayed Knot]

I hung the decision not to PH on Snitker simply to get the pun in, but my initial thought was that Atlanta's bench must be either thin or

short (or both) if they're opting not to hit for their part-timer/9th place hitter in that situation.

OF Eddie Rosario seems to be the only bat on the IL but he owns a .307 lifetime OBA plus was 4/43 in '22 even when he was healthy.