IGT, KCR@NYM, 2026-07-08

[Frayed Knot]

Blame that Ewing K on Polanco's early (and ill-advised) challenge.

[Edgy MD]

Holy smokes!  It's Starling Marte!!

[Frayed Knot]

OK, bottom 8 so we've got two remaining ABs to their one. Gotta take advantage of the HF advantage.

[Cowtipper]

Soto's got that home run look in his eye. I'm thinking a home run right now. 

[Edgy MD]

Soto jogging down the line bites him in the face.

[ashie62]

Score runs

[Edgy MD]

Well, we've got a guy all the way to second for Polanco with two outs.

[Cowtipper]

Things are happening!

This Caglianone fella doesn't seem very good at defense. 

[Edgy MD]

Lindor!!

Disgrace!!

[ashie62]

Hustle!!!

[Edgy MD]

Get The Weave throwing!!

[Frayed Knot]

A bases-loaded HBP ... our favorite scoring play!!!!

[Cowtipper]

The Kinda Shitty Royals are falling apart!

[Edgy MD]

That HbP opened the spigot!

[Frayed Knot]

This whole inning starts with two outs and no one on. That's the kind of thing that happens TO us this year, not by us.

[Frayed Knot]

Ewing is, like, good!

And at the risk of being grossly premature based on recent results only (really the only results we have), he might be special good.

[Cowtipper]

Man, I know Benge was the big prospect off the bat because he made the Opening Day roster, but Ewing I think is the one that's gonna be something super special. He's pretty awesome. 

[Edgy MD]

It might take another hit for me to feel OK with introducing Xzavion Curry in the ninth.

[seawolf17]

It's Xzavion time!

[Cowtipper]

Xzavion sounds like a planet on Star Trek, or a prescription medicine for hemorrhoids. 

[Edgy MD]

He's got some sweet vertical break on his hammer.

[Cowtipper]

If Curry pitches a scoreless inning, that'll earn him a one-way trip back to Syracuse so he can be replaced by someone with a 7.50 ERA. 

[Edgy MD]

Remember, that's 36 Scrabble points on the mound right now.

[Cowtipper]

Well, he allowed a run, saving himself for another day. 

[Edgy MD]

A delicious plate of xzavion curry for everybody!

[Cowtipper]

Books it in the put, he struck out superstar Bobby Witt Jr. to finish it. Gotta feel pretty good to do that. 

[seawolf17]

Except that he's been in the majors since 2022 and has already struck Witt out once.

[Edgy MD]

Xzavion Curry would be tasty over a nice fluffy bed of Scott Rice.

If it's too spicy, you can wash it down with a cool bottle of Zach Pop.

[Cowtipper]

I mean, duh. He's struck out lots of people. But to return to the majors and end your very first game back by striking out Witt has to feel pretty good. I don't see the need to nitpick that but, you do you fam. 

 

[Centerfield]

Game was kinda boring. The Ewing HR was a nice way to start. But the offense going to sleep against Dobnak or whatever his name is was mind numbing. Glad we broke out in the end. It 100% felt like a loss just waiting to happen.