Get on the Bus: Gay Dame IGT July 1

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Caught stealing?

Throw bounced and STILL got him.

Also, Gallardo JUST got away with heat left up and over the plate to Murphy.

[nymr83]

Gwreck wrote: NL Strikeout Leaders Reynolds, ARZ 110 Howard, PHI 92 Dunn, WAS 86 Wright, NYM 79 Soriano, CHC 77 Plus 3 more today for David.

135, 125, 142, 147, 84 are their respective OPS+ numbers, an out is an out even though the k's may frustrate you as a fan

[soupcan]

Edgy DC wrote:

Why are you assuming this thing is accurate?

[seawolf17]

soupcan wrote: ="Edgy DC"] Why are you assuming this thing is accurate?

Because it's on the Internet, so it must be right.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hardy reaches for one, yanks it to Cora for a 6-3 putout.

Now... it's Braun and Fielder.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Nando keeps his legs under him for a beaut of a catch.

[Guest Edgy DC]

seawolf17 wrote: ="soupcan"] ="Edgy DC"] Why are you assuming this thing is accurate? Because it's on the Internet, so it must be right.

I'm not. I'm presenting what's available as evidence. It's MLB's tool, so I don't see why it shouldn't reflect poorly on them if it discredits their ump.

They're sending Pelfrey back out, right?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

He's getting a bit of help on the right side (catcher left) of the plate, it seems, but Gallardo's curves are wiffletastic. Two more Ks in the 7th makes 12 (!).

On the plus side, he's at 114 pitches. (Pelf at 89.)


[And no, I'm not at work today.]

[Guest Edgy DC]

You know, 89 pitches to Hardy/Braun/Fielder/Hart is a tough 89.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

balk you

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The call, on replay, seemed legit-- Pelf's foot stayed on the rubber.

The bigger question-- WTF is he holding Prince Fielder on for?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I was taking a call. Has anybody ever balked Prince Fielder up a base?

Can we add this to the bizarre plays of 09 thread?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

NICE play by Schneider, with the quick throw to second after Hart misses a second bunt... and by Cora, who sneaks in behind Fielder on cat feet and makes a snappy throw to nail Fielder at third.

Fielder shouldn't have been drifting off second. Maybe the balk swelled his head.

Maybe that was the plan all along.

[Guest Edgy DC]

And then he's caught stealing third?

WHAT PLANET AM I ON?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Inside fastball catches Gamel... cold.

[Frayed Knot]

Charlie Newtown (Carlos Villanueva) in to replace Gallardo

[Guest Edgy DC]

That's Newhouse.

[Frayed Knot]

Wouldn't Newhouse be Casanueva?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

It's more like NewCountryHouse, or NewVillage.

Either way, three down.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, whatever his name is, he cut us down.

Butr Wright put one in play.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: Yeah, whatever his name is, he cut us down. Butr Wright put one in play.

MORAL VICTORY!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Bam! Kendall down.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Grounder to short. Gerut down.

Yeah, I'm thinking complete game.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pants. Crapped.

[Frayed Knot]

A hit and a walk and it'll be Sean Green to face JJ Hardy w/2 on and 2-out.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Must. Not. Lose. This. Game.

[Farmer Ted]

Feeling good, Lewis!

[seawolf17]

So I'm watching this thing on ESPN Game Cast, and the first thing to change after the pitch becomes blue (signaling that it's "in play" is the "PREDICTED WINNER" box in the top right corner, before the outcome of the play is displayed.

So the third pitch turns blue there, and I immediately look to the top right corner... to see it change from NYM 70% to NYM 82%. I sigh in relief as the little on-screen baseball bounces easily to third and turns into an X.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Green gets it done!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Mr. Green offers Mr. Wright a choice of bags. Sugarpants opts to trot to third. All in all, a most genteel resolution to that quand'ry.