IGT 3/31/2014: WAS @ NYM -- It Gets Early Early Here

[Edgy MD]

Hang in there, Jeurys.

[nymr83]

ugh, here we go

[Frayed Knot]

Tough to blame Jerry Family for that inning.
- a catchable pop-up (EYJr's no-triples defense again)
- a broken-bat seeing-eye hit
- passed ball was on d'Arnaud

[Zvon]

Damn. I like the slider there but it wasn't a good one. Desmond lifts it.

k, we're not gonna let it end here right guys? A few more innings of torture please...

[Frayed Knot]

EVERY SINGLE walk has burned us today.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

ah fuck it

Edited March 31, 2014 by Guest

[nymr83]

we suckkkkkk

[Frayed Knot]

And we're gonna have our first video review ...

[Zvon]

That about ends it.

[ashie62]

Replay is going to get old in a hurry...

[Edgy MD]

Ka-plotz.

Maybe this is going to be the one game that's the difference between Drew and Tejada. It'd be nice to put that behind us.

[nymr83]

Is "challenging" up by 4 runs the same as stealing a base up 4 runs?

[Edgy MD]

He's welcome to challenge. He's entitled to strive to keep the inning going and I'm not about to ask for pity.

I mean, play nice, but play to win.

[Zvon]

Nymr83 wrote: Is "challenging" up by 4 runs the same as stealing a base up 4 runs?

Nah. Managers are supposed to be dicks.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

In positive news, Wilson Ramos left with a broken hand. #angry

[Frayed Knot]

Thing is, there's almost no point in Williams NOT challenging that play - either it keeps the inning going or he's no worse off than he was before and it was unlikely that he was going to need that challenge for later on. And situations like that are why replay is going to be used more often than some think.

[Frayed Knot]

Bottom line: They walked a lot, we struck out a lot.

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: In positive news, Wilson Ramos left with a broken hand. #angry

That guy is never NOT injured.

[ashie62]

Let the NY Post bashing begin...

Later...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

David Wright kablamms. 9-7

[Zvon]

Yeaaaa,Wright kaBOOM!

[Frayed Knot]

And fittingly it ends on a K

[nymr83]

thats a strike? it wasnt a strike a half dozen times for mets pitchers today.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: And fittingly it ends on a K

I better not find out that was a ball thru some tracker.

[Centerfield]

Didn't take long to get the first cock-punch loss of the year.

Fuck you Mets.

[bmfc1]

Drinks on Tim Welke tonight!
Helluva job by the bullpen, other than Valverde. And having Q off the bench... well done Sandy!

[HahnSolo]

Not clear enough on the rules I guess, I thought managers couldn't challenge from the 7th inning on?

[Gwreck]

Miscellaneous:

Crowd was very welcoming to Granderson. Lesser cheers for Chris Young and Colon. Biggest cheers for Wright, Harvey and Wheeler.

I think Valverde is basically ticking dynamite but he was throwing 92 and got the big Ks, so good for him.

Davis does not look at all improved at the plate.

[Frayed Knot]

HahnSolo wrote: Not clear enough on the rules I guess, I thought managers couldn't challenge from the 7th inning on?

From the 7th on umpires can trigger a challenge on their own if they feel the call was iffy. This is in addition to managers' challenges if they didn't use it up in the early innings.

[metirish]

Gwreck wrote: Miscellaneous: Crowd was very welcoming to Granderson. Lesser cheers for Chris Young and Colon. Biggest cheers for Wright, Harvey and Wheeler. I think Valverde is basically ticking dynamite but he was throwing 92 and got the big Ks, so good for him. Davis does not look at all improved at the plate.

Does not bode well for Davis.