IGT 05/17 - Cardinals at Mets - Release the Hounds ll (G1)

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, he's batting like Lazy Mary.

[Benjamin Grimm]

My advice to him would be is to pay attention to me.

[Edgy MD]

Mikolas ain't showing me that much.



He's got a slider, but instead of breaking off the plate toward the back foot of lefthanded batters, it's breaking outside-in, right into their wheelhouses.

[Frayed Knot]

Pitches thru 3 innings: Miklos = 65, Williams = 41

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Good for Dom!

[ashie62]

Trevor Williams has exceeded my expectations.

[Gwreck]

Heroic effort.

[ashie62]

The deGrom update feels muted. They might push it til 8/1.

[Edgy MD]

Crappy half inning for the home plate umpire.

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, although I thought he got the Jankowski bunt attempt call correct.

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[Frayed Knot]

No walks for Williams, four hits and two of those were cheesy.

[Edgy MD]

Trevor Williams being robbed of his chance to shine here.

[Edgy MD]

Stinky situation for Jake Reed to be breaking the tape on his 2022.

[Edgy MD]

I feel like Reedy is being hung out to dry here.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: I feel like Reedy is being hung out to dry here.

I mix up Reed and Drew Smith.

But I just looked.

Reed and I have the same birthday. (obviously different years and different fastballs)



Later

[Edgy MD]

Hard to pitch a shutout inning while living more dangerously than Reed just did.

[Gwreck]

I don't recommend using Reed for a second inning.

[Frayed Knot]

Reed gets out of the inning via the first guy to actually make contact with one of his pitches.

[Edgy MD]

Surprising to see Reed get a shot at a second inning, but hey, they haven't hit him.

[Frayed Knot]

=Gwreck post_id=92549 time=1652821279 user_id=56]
I don't recommend using Reed for a second inning.

[Edgy MD]

Buck wins the gamble.

[Gwreck]

I'll be the first to admit that I did not expect Reed's second inning to be an 8-pitch, 1-2-3 outing.

[Lefty Specialist]

Reason #11,547 why Buck is the manager and I'm not.

[Frayed Knot]

Lugo masters Bader on one pitch.

[Gwreck]

I *would* recommend using Lugo for a second inning.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: Lugo masters Bader on one pitch.

Nice mental image for those of us who can't watch the game.

LOL!



Later

[Frayed Knot]

=Gwreck post_id=92559 time=1652823074 user_id=56]
I *would* recommend using Lugo for a second inning.

[Frayed Knot]

THAT'S the ball that leaves the park?!?

[Gwreck]

Frayed Knot wrote: =Gwreck post_id=92559 time=1652823074 user_id=56] I *would* recommend using Lugo for a second inning.

And yet again he ignores you.

[Frayed Knot]

Hey, I agreed with both your assessments.

I suspect Buck's line of thinking is to try to get extra innings out of the back of the pen while keeping the frontline guys fresher for future usage sooner ... like maybe starting about four hours from now.