IGT 5/18 Mets @ Nationals Great Scott v Irvin 6:45 Keep Winning!

[Edgy MD]

Paxton Schultz relieved by ... Paxton Schultz!

Is Joe Schultz managing?

[Lefty Specialist]

So, is this the Vidal Brujan game?

Confusion about the position player rule!

[seawolf17]

Love how the umpires don't even know the rule. FFS.

[Centerfield]

If Bichette reaches will they walk Soto again?

[seawolf17]

This is fun!

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

16 to 6!

[Edgy MD]

Kimbrel has done a marathon worth of warming up.  Let's send him to the shower and let Duarte finish it.

[Frayed Knot]

I don't get the position player pitching decision. The Nats went from probably not winning this game to winning it being the equivalent of an inside straight paired with a lottery ticket.

[Centerfield]

25 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

That just means he'll be tonight's hero.

You called it. 

[Frayed Knot]

1 minute ago, Centerfield said:

You called it. 

Hardly the only one, but he made a nice contribution.

[Frayed Knot]

17 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

I'm starting to feel good about this one.

Even better right about now.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Kimbrell is doing his best to send this to the 13th inning.

[Edgy MD]

8 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

I don't get the position player pitching decision. The Nats went from probably not winning this game to winning it being the equivalent of an inside straight paired with a lottery ticket.

Not chasing the win is a BIG value for contemporary managers.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Phew!!!

[Edgy MD]

Just now, Marshmallowmilkshake said:

Kimbrell is doing his best to send this to the 13th inning.

I was ready to bet the farm on Kimbrel.

[Centerfield]

10 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

I don't get the position player pitching decision. The Nats went from probably not winning this game to winning it being the equivalent of an inside straight paired with a lottery ticket.

Makes no sense. It was 11-6. Which is only a 4 run lead with the free runner. Hard, but not impossible. If the inning played out like it did, they would have had the tying run on deck. 

[Frayed Knot]

Oh ,c'mon, Kimbrel gave up 2 hits and an unerned run with a 12 run lead. 

Let's not act as if this was us being forced to run a gauntlet.

 

 

a response to earlier posts

[Edgy MD]

1 minute ago, Frayed Knot said:

Oh ,c'mon, Kimbrel gave up 2 hits and an unerned run with a 12 run lead. 

Let's not act as if this was us being forced to run a gauntlet.

Agreed.

The only thing that kept me from betting the farm on Kimbrel was that he finished the game before my bookie picked up the phone.

[Edgy MD]

PotG to Baty?

[Edgy MD]

The Marlins win also, keeping the Mets out of the coveted 12th place spot.

In the division, however, Washington, Miami, and Mets are all within a game and a half of each other.

The 12th-inning run barrage also closes the Mets' run differential on the season to -7.

[metirish]

What the hell happened? I went to bed when at the end of 11 innings,  amazing 

[Lefty Specialist]

Caught it on the replay, Bichette's hit was on a 40.2 mph curveball from Rivas. That's like slow-pitch softball.

[Brock Beauchamp]

What the hell happened?

I turned off the game in the tenth, assuming the Mets were gonna Mets it up, and just saw the box score this morning.

[seawolf17]

[Edgy MD]

2 hours ago, Lefty Specialist said:

Caught it on the replay, Bichette's hit was on a 40.2 mph curveball from Rivas. That's like slow-pitch softball.

I think the software just identifies such pitches as curveballs.  Arc-ed lobs from slow-pitch softball is indeed a better description, even if they are overhand.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I suppose that, usually, by the time a game gets to the point where a position player is on the mound, I've turned off the game. Was Rivas' approach typical? Lazy throws from the mound? I think if it was me, I'd try to throw line drives. Or do they always go with "lazy throws" to avoid wear-and-tear on the player's arm? 

[Brock Beauchamp]

5 minutes ago, Benjamin Grimm said:

I suppose that, usually, by the time a game gets to the point where a position player is on the mound, I've turned off the game. Was Rivas' approach typical? Lazy throws from the mound? I think if it was me, I'd try to throw line drives. Or do they always go with "lazy throws" to avoid wear-and-tear on the player's arm? 

It really depends on the position player. But yeah, lots of guys just lob 'em in there. It's so awful to watch. I'm starting to come around to the idea of a blowout pitcher.

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