IGT 8/22 (7:10pm): Mets (Scott) vs White Sox (Castillo)

[Edgy MD]

His breaking pitches had all sorts of action but he had no idea where to put them.

[Frayed Knot]

5 innings > 2:00

[ashie62]

Pintaro the Pantload

[ashie62]

Pantastic!

[kcmets]

Drama, phew....

[The Hot Corner]

Walks Kill!  Scott seemed to forget that he had a fastball.  

Pinterest puts out the fire after Montgomery's bomb fortunately hooked foul.

[Edgy MD]

Weird bullpens here where the pinching rubbers are only a bout 15 inches from the back wall, so you can't really rear back when throwing.

[The Hot Corner]

7 minutes ago, The Hot Corner said:

Pinterest puts out the fire after Montgomery's bomb fortunately hooked foul.

Damn, autocorrect got me again.

[Frayed Knot]

That sac bunt was the first time the White Sox have put the ball in play in ten batters.  And yet they've had six baserunners in that time. All nine previous ABs ended in walks, an HBP, and Ks.

And now it's 11 ABs with no ball leaving the infield ... but the Sox have two runs (and counting?)

[Edgy MD]

7 minutes ago, The Hot Corner said:

Damn, autocorrect got me again.

It's a good nickname.

"Limiting the damage" is cold comfort when they are doing limited damage inning after inning.

[The Hot Corner]

Much of the damage the Mets pitchers find themselves trying to limit is self inflicted by walks  HBP, and now errors.

[Edgy MD]

"They are trying to lift and separate."

Is Ronnie describing the White Sox lineup or pushup bras?

[Edgy MD]

Living VERY dangerously.

[Frayed Knot]

Six innings = 2:28

The Mets have played 27 games this year that ran 2:28 or shorter. So about 1/5 of their games so far this season were over by this point.

[The Hot Corner]

Brazoban on to face his old teammates.  

[Edgy MD]

1 minute ago, The Hot Corner said:

Brazoban on to face his old teammates.  

And Robert greeting his teamies with some violent sentimentality.

[The Hot Corner]

Robert Jr. not very friendly to Brazoban.  Hits a bomb to leftfield.

[Fman99]

Ha ha, eat shit south side baseball fans.  Robert tattooed that one 

[Fman99]

Ha ha, eat shit south side baseball fans.  Robert tattooed that one 

[Edgy MD]

Stocking up at the deadline on relievers having a good year failed for the Mets as buyers last year.  

Stocking up at the deadline on relievers having a good year seems to be failing for all the teams the Mets sold to this year.

Fools' gold.

[Frayed Knot]

I have very little confidence in the Mets holding the ChiSox to two or fewer runs over these final three innings.

iow, we still need more runs, maybe lots of them.

 

 

... although getting an actual leadoff batter out for a change is a nice start

[Edgy MD]

Austin Warren kind of prematurely celebrated a strikeout there also.

I mean, he stayed close to the ground, but still.

[Frayed Knot]

The last 1 - 2 - 3 half-inning here was the bottom of the 4th

[Edgy MD]

Trevor Richards has mined a lot of silver for a 33-year-old.

[Edgy MD]

Steady Deddie!!

[Edgy MD]

Motoring out of the box to get a double out of outfield flares is Jared Young's specialty.

[Frayed Knot]

Runner on 3rd no now one outs. We could use this run and I don't care that it blows a Kodai save chance.

[Frayed Knot]

It's Luis Torrens's world and we're all just renting space in it.

[Edgy MD]

Three DH's tonight, and all three in the hit column.

[Frayed Knot]

That was Torrens's 35th career HR. Six of them (approx 17%) have come since August 4th.