TWiB Notes - June 20 - 26

[Frayed Knot]

Top-9:

-- Wilmer grounds out

-- Ruf: K's

-- Joc Pederson: HR ... and it's a one run game



-- Longoria

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Top-9: -- Wilmer grounds out -- Ruf: K's -- Joc Pederson: HR ... and it's a one run game

-- Longoria ... game ending FO

[kcmets]

That HR was a shot, but they needed two and only got one...

[Edgy MD]

That's why you take pitches when the tying run is behind you in the ninth.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: That's why you take pitches when the tying run is behind you in the ninth.

It's also why you shouldn't miss run scoring opps in the previous inning.

Not sure two runs with have scored on that double-turned-single even with better baserunning, but 2nd & 3rd with one out

sure gives you a better chance moving forward than merely 1st & 2nd











So the Astros move from the Mets directly to the Yanx ... although have to shuttle halfway across the country to do so.

'Stros scored three times in the top of the 1st ... and then gave it all back in the first four batters in the bottom half.

What was that line from a candy commercial a couple years back?: 'Not going anywhere for a while'

Game is national on MLBN btw

[Frayed Knot]

This game settled down after a 3R HR gave Houston a 6-3 lead in the 2nd

So how does Astro closer Pressley start the 9th inning with a 3 run lead in a stadium with a 250ft fence ... by going BB BB HR (Aaron Hicks) of course. Still no one out.



The HR was the Yanx first hit since the 1st inning and their third of the game.

The dozen runs scored in this game have come via four 3R HRs

[Frayed Knot]

And now two more singles ... with the only out coming from a CS between the hits.

Get this guy outta here!!! (and now they do)

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, walk yet another guy ... this one in front of Judge you fucking pinhead!!

[Frayed Knot]

Yanx win.

Astros pitchers faced eight batters in the 9th and threw maybe a combined five strikes ... and four of those went for hits.



Fuckin' pathetic!

Edited June 23, 2022 by Guest

[G-Fafif]

I hate that the MFYs came from behind to win, but I'm so delighted to have seen the heretofore impenetrable Astro bullpen crack.

[Frayed Knot]

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I hate that the MFYs came from behind to win, but I'm so delighted to have seen the heretofore impenetrable Astro bullpen crack.

[Edgy MD]

Know who looks better than Luis Castillo to me despite superficially lesser 2022 stats? Tyler Mahle looks better.



Mahle is two years younger and currently making $2,000,000 less so he may be a tougher get from the Reds. Both are controlled through 2023.



Fun Fact: The Luis Castillo Watch dates http://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30994&p=84032&hilit=castillo#p84032all the way back to January.

[Frayed Knot]

Phils are in SD this weekend,



Braves, meanwhile, are hosting the Dodgers where a pre-game tribute to the returning Freddie has him crying on the field.



oe: and now he's trying to take his AB but it's taking a while

[Frayed Knot]

Dodgers leaving runners on all over the place but still

lead 4-0 in the 6th

[Edgy MD]

Here's hoping the Astros and Yanks eat each other up.

[kcmets]

avi wuz here

[Edgy MD]

Terrific job by Guillorme starting the DP that ends the eighth after more bad umpiring by an umpire..

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: Fun Fact: The Luis Castillo Watch dates http://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30994&p=84032&hilit=castillo#p84032all the way back to January.

Even then. Twas take the bad contract and he's yours.



I dunno what I'm doing on that McNeil offer, not my best moment. Mahler, ok too I guess

[Frayed Knot]

LAD Reliever Daniel Hudson tries to field a swinging bunt but collapses in a heap as his left knee seems to buckle.

Not finishing this game and might be missing for a while in my totally un-expert opinion.

[Frayed Knot]

Astros need only one 3R HR today to win 3-1 behind Verlander.

Last night they hit two 3R HRs but wound up losing 7-6





Verlander, btw, is 39 y/o coming off two seasons of inactivity (six innings pitched total in '20/'21) due to TJS, currently has a sub-2.3 ERA in 14 starts

[Willets Point]

Good things happening in the Bronx.

[Frayed Knot]

So that good news is followed by a pitching change.

[Frayed Knot]

... avi

Edited June 25, 2022 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

To bring the rest of you up to speed,

The Yanx have been no-hit thru 7 by Houston's Cristian Javier

An Altuve HR in top 8 made the score 2-0



But at 115 pitches, Javier was pulled in favor of Hector Neris who promptly walked the leadoff hitter. Now one out later, he's threatening to walk the next guy.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: LAD Reliever Daniel Hudson tries to field a swinging bunt but collapses in a heap as his left knee seems to buckle. Not finishing this game and might be missing for a while in my totally un-expert opinion.

Torn ACL, out for the season

[Frayed Knot]

Nevis (barely) gets out of the 8th, no-no intact.

[Frayed Knot]

Astros start the 9th inning Walk, Double, Single, Single ... yet score just once as one guy ran through a stop sign w/no outs and was easily nailed at home.



Eh, don't worry, you've still got a three run lead and the Yanx haven't overcome one of those since ... oh yeah, it was Thursday, AGAINST YOU!!!

[Edgy MD]

No hitter complete.



Glad to see the Astros get that out of their system against the Yankees.

[Frayed Knot]

Not our highest priority right now (except maybe for bmfc) but the Nats just lost on a walk-off HR





Braves/Dodgers on FOX at 7

Phils in SD late tonight

[Fman99]

Bryce Harper out indefinitely after getting hit by an Ian Snell pitch and breaking his thumb. Somehow this hasn't happened to every Met already this year.