IGT - Aug 12 -- Phils @ Mets (and series preview!!)

[Frayed Knot]

Risky to go to Vogel in a GiDP situation ... but I approve

[Edgy MD]

Wow.



This fundamentally flawed Phillie defense was sure well positioned for that play.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Ouch.

[Frayed Knot]

Not sure I approve of the send though.



Also, a fade-away foot slide would have been a better choice for Marte.

[metsmarathon]

That was a bad send. Slide too

[TransMonk]

That play was a knee in the crotch.

[Frayed Knot]

And now the pen & lineup situations start to favor Philly.

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: Not sure I approve of the send though. Also, a fade-away foot slide would have been a better choice for Marte.

Or maybe a flip.

[Frayed Knot]

Announcers have mentioned neither the existence, nor identity of, the ghost runner.

Edited August 12, 2022 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

I stick with Diaz here.



But the game isn't engineered for that anymore.

[kcmets]

Everyone knew Marte was going to be a dead duck on that shallow fly-out.

[bmfc1]

Frayed Knot wrote: Risky to go to Vogel in a GiDP situation ... but I approve

And now Vogelbach is the "ghost runner" with only McCann on the bench (of course, he could use a pitcher).

[Edgy MD]

You had him, Neato.

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: Risky to go to Vogel in a GiDP situation ... but I approve And now Vogelbach is the "ghost runner" with only McCann on the bench (of course, he could use a pitcher).

Hard for Buck to anticipate that, but yeah.



Use a pitcher, and McCann becomes your DH as the last guy off the bench. And their best baserunning pitcher is deGrom, who I imagine is being kept behind plexiglass.

[Frayed Knot]

Yup, he's out if Tomas holds onto that but it was a tough hop with zero margin for error.

[kcmets]

Nido didn't come close to catching that toss home. Lost.

[Fman99]

Let's see Vogey tie this thing up with some hustle

[Frayed Knot]

We effectively already had the ghost runner to win the game situation after Marte's leadoff 2B but didn't cash in. Now we need one just to tie it.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Stealing third might be out of the question.

[Fman99]

Halfway there big feller !

[nymr83]

I would be awfully tempted to put deGrom on second base right now for Vogelbach. even if you told him "you are not allowed to slide" he is still faster to the plate on a single.

[Frayed Knot]

Now do you pr for him?

... I guess not.

Edited August 12, 2022 by Guest

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Best slide call ever by Cora!

[Edgy MD]

Joey Cora lying on his face in front of a sliding Vogelbach looked frightening.

[Edgy MD]

Robertson is going to his neck a lot.

[Edgy MD]

That fat strike zone puts up behind the eight-ball.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Bad call, but too close to take.

[Fman99]

Dammit

[Edgy MD]

Defense was the difference.

[nymr83]

fuck the ghost runner. the top of the 10th wasnt even baseball. disgraceful that a team can win a game in an inning with No hits, No Walks, No Errors.