IGT 9-10-11 Cubs @ Mets

[bmfc1]

The list of bad decisions that Terry's made is far shorter than it was for his predecessor but this was atrocious.

[Frayed Knot]

Bay getting picked off suxx here too because it delays getting back to the top of the order by one more batter.
7-8-9 slots due up.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Parnell clearly cannot do this job at this point in his career. He might be the closer of the future, but they can't keep trotting him out there to blow saves left and right.

[Frayed Knot]

Note to batters: 44 walks in 60-some innings pitched for Marmol
Don't be a Marmol-aid and swing at shit.

[bmfc1]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Parnell clearly cannot do this job at this point in his career. He might be the closer of the future, but they can't keep trotting him out there to blow saves left and right.

This wasn't all his fault, but you're right. Right now, he doesn't have the stones to close.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Evans instead of a leftie (Thole, Baxter, Pridie on the bench). Inneresting.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

C'mon, Nick. You can't DO that there.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy DC wrote: Evans instead of a leftie (Thole, Baxter, Pridie on the bench). Inneresting.

Yeah, Evans can hit one out of the park and you need two PHs right afterward anyway.
No problem sticking with Evans.

[Guest Edgy DC]

No big problem here either, but it's a philosophically different direction. As you note, playing for walks first may get us further.

Look... Pridie walked!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Also, you have to know who you're playing against. Multiple and/or productive walks are much more likely than a game-tying HR against this guy.

Run, Pridie, run.

[Frayed Knot]

Thole did too good of a job getting out of the way of that pitch.

[bmfc1]

Thole should have let the ball hit him.

[Guest Edgy DC]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Also, you have to know who you're playing against. Multiple and/or productive walks are much more likely than a game-tying HR against this guy. Run, Pridie, run.

Thank you for your support.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Had the game stolen, and they stole it back.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Well, that sucked BHMC.

[bmfc1]

Bad things happen when Parnell tries for the save--specifically, last Saturday and today.

[ashie62]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Parnell clearly cannot do this job at this point in his career. He might be the closer of the future, but they can't keep trotting him out there to blow saves left and right.

Parnell has been around awhile..time to move on..

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Also, you have to know who you're playing against. Multiple and/or productive walks are much more likely than a game-tying HR against this guy.

Except that I missed the part about Pridie & Thole being better OBA machines than Evans - and again, particularly so since Pridie & Thole were going to be used anyway ... meaning it comes down to WHO? instead of Evans: Satin (also a RHB)? Slow-footed RHB Paulino? Big bad Val who's more of a feast-or-famine guy than Nick?

Bottom line for me is that I don't even think about hitting for Evans there and if we're going to blame this one on bad strategy I think we all know where the REAL problem was. That plus all the IF errors which played a part in every run the Cubs scored except for the Igarashi run which was clearly caused by too much Igarashi.

[batmagadanleadoff]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Vocally and lookswise, Buscemi's MUCH more of a Howie, methinks. Meanwhile, if you were casting this game as a movie, you'd probably have to go with a bunch of dancing bears in Met unis.

Here's Howie....

[Guest Edgy DC]

Moranis doesn't get out of bed anymore until he sees six zeros.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: Moranis doesn't get out of bed anymore until he sees six zeros.

Well then, the Mets' inning-by-inning scoreboard line on most days should get him up.

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