IGT - Nats @ Mets - 9/15 - Gay Dame

[Frayed Knot]

The steel death-cage match for 3rd place is on (and to stay away from the last-place Marlins).

So let's see now:
- they're going with a guy making his 3rd ML start (2nd against NYM) -- Tom Milone
- we're going with someone making his 2nd ML start -- Chris Schwinden

I think the fact that the Mets have spent the last 27 innings racking up an impressive 4 runs on 18 hits (16 of them singles*, 11 of them in one game) against rookies, near-rookies, and re-hab cases indicates that we're the ones that are going to have trouble taking advantage so watch/follow at your peril.
If you have known health risks please consult your physician before tuning in.
If the game lasts for more than four hours please consult a professional (a professional what I don't really care, just as long as he/she is a professional).



* those two non-singles were, of course, nothing more than doubles: Pagan's soft bloop over 1B on Monday which accounted for all the runs in that game, and Turner's boomer into the gap on the second pitch he saw PH-ing last night ... after which he was rewarded by being asked to bunt down by two runs with shit coming up after him.

[bmfc1]

Oddly enough, FK report above is exactly what can be found in the official press notes.

[u:celllrav]Mets:[/u:celllrav]
1. Ruben Tejada ® SS
2. Justin Turner ® 2B
3. David Wright ® 3B
4. Jason Bay ® LF
5. Angel Pagan (S) CF
6. Nick Evans ® RF
7. Valentino Pascucci ® 1B
8. Ronny Paulino ® C
9. Chris Schwinden ® P

[u:celllrav]Nationals:[/u:celllrav]
1. Ian Desmond ® SS
2. Rick Ankiel (L) CF
3. Ryan Zimmerman ® 3B
4. Michael Morse ® LF
5. Jayson Werth ® RF
6. Danny Espinosa (S) 2B
7. Chris Marrero ® 1B
8. Wilson Ramos ® C
9. Tom Milone (L) P

[bmfc1]

The Nationals had the Mets just where they wanted--2 on, none out.

[Frayed Knot]

So get the first two guys on and then don't score because the 3 & 4 hitters made three outs while not even getting the ball out of the infield.
Same Shit Different Day.

On the bright side, David Wright actually fielded a ground ball cleanly and got an out.

[Frayed Knot]

Oh shit, we got the leadoff guy on again!
Now we'll never score.


... aaaaaaand, rain delay.

[Ceetar]

here we go again.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

4 scoreless (with some help, but still).

Someone might end up with his first Schwin, if this team can score some of the baserunners this other guy keeps putting on for them, gratis.

[Ceetar]

Pascucci makes an error, then saves a Tejada error.

defense?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ceetar wrote: Pascucci makes an error, then saves a Tejada error. defense?

And then pops out as the first batter of the next inning. It's like the inverse of that great-defensive-play-leads-to-batter-hitting-in-the-next-inning thing.

[Frayed Knot]

And then we spend another half-inning where no batter gets the ball past the fucking pitchers mound.
Good thing Terry shuffled the line-up so we get these "kids" in who obviously care more.

[Frayed Knot]

It's now reached the point where the opposing manager pulls his pitcher following a two-out bloop single.
I guess that's now a sign that your guy is losing it.

[Frayed Knot]

OK [u:11u68q02]THAT TIME[/u:11u68q02] the wall cost Bay a HR

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: It's now reached the point where the opposing manager pulls his pitcher following a two-out bloop single. I guess that's now a sign that your guy is losing it.

'now'? That's been common for years.

hey, look at that, a run.

[bmfc1]

Davey must have remembered that Bay homered off Milone in DC last time but Bay still hit a shot.

[Frayed Knot]

bmfc1 wrote: Davey must have remembered that Bay homered off Milone in DC last time but Bay still hit a shot.

And must have forgotten that Bay K'd twice today off him.

[bmfc1]

Frayed Knot wrote: bmfc1 wrote: Davey must have remembered that Bay homered off Milone in DC last time but Bay still hit a shot. And must have forgotten that Bay K'd twice today off him.

Good point.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Nick the Stick is quickly backsliding into "Who?" territ'ry, here.

[Frayed Knot]

So what's the record for runs-balked-in in a season?

The Nats now have their runs in this game because of balks and because Pascucci couldn't pick up a ball that had essentially stopped rolling.

[bmfc1]

2d balked in run this season (the other was a game ender against ATL).

They draw within a run, have a little momentum for once and then the 'pen lets it go to shit.

[Frayed Knot]

bmfc1 wrote: 2d balked in run this season (the other was a game ender against ATL).

I would have guessed we were up to 15 or 16 at this point.

[Ceetar]

Whew, got 'out' of it. 3-1 Natty's.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

bmfc1 wrote: 2d balked in run this season (the other was a game ender against ATL). They draw within a run, have a little momentum for once and then the 'pen lets it go to shit.

Ah, yes. Carrasco, just after the misplay to put men at first and third.

Igarashi stops damage? New trick.

[Frayed Knot]

Ceetar wrote: Whew, got 'out' of it. 3-1 Natty's.

It hardly matters considering we haven't scored as many as 3 runs in any game this series - or scored a run off the Nats' pen in like half a season.

[bmfc1]

How about PH'ing Reyes right now for Tejada?

[Frayed Knot]

Two runners via consecutive one-out walks.
So whattaya think ... GiDP or back-to-back pick-offs?


... Oooh, I'm sorry, the answer was first-pitch pop-out

Edited September 15, 2011 by Guest

[bmfc1]

Good guesses FK but the answer was: swing at the first pitch after consecutive walks.

[Frayed Knot]

And the final answer is: fly out with the bases loaded.


btw, that's the 8th time the Mets have faced Todd Coffey this year. They have 0 runs on 2 hits.
I think there are HS teams with better records off Mariano Rivera

[Frayed Knot]

And now Pagan watches a ball drop at his feet for a double - one batter after Tejada bobbles a sure GiDP and only gets one out.
And then that's followed by a ball through an infield that was drawn in to counter the fact that they handed the Nats two outs in this inning alone.
And we won't even mention the earlier three runs scored on errors and balks, or last night's two runs which were both unearned.

This squad doesn't even remotely resemble a major league team at this point.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Good Lord.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The season is about three weeks too long for them.