IGT 04/16 - Mets at Desert Critters

[Zvon]

I didn't see the Gee play at 2nd until the replay just now. Missed that half. Nice play and maybe it effected him but he got thru another inning. Real nice to see after last outing by Dillon.

Farnsworth is on.

3-0 Mets, bottom of the 8th

[Guest d'Kong76]

That hot dog thing looks disgusting, and I'll eat pretty
much anything.

[Zvon]

OO, big K by Farnsworth, who looked like he was busy digging his own grave. Still a ways to go before I can rest in peace.

[Zvon]

Rice ends the 8th, extracting a high chop grounder from Parra to second, where Murphy fields it flawlessly.

Still 3-0 after 8.

[Zvon]

Whoa! Young makes things happen. A ground out to the pitcher ends up with EYjr @ 3rd.

[Zvon]

Valverde on in a non-save situation in the ninth. Gives up a lead off kaboomer.

5-1 NY

[Zvon]

Make that back2back jacks.

5-2

[Guest d'Kong76]

He's servin' up flap jacks!

[Zvon]

mmmmmmm,flap jacks.

[Guest d'Kong76]

How sweep it is!

[Zvon]

[ashie62]

Not much better than April wins...

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

[Guest d'Kong76]

Those are brooms, but we need the real thing!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

-- I'm guessing the Diamondbacks are a little tired of Kirk.

-- That hot dog business... ugh. That Challenge-Eating shite isn't food, it's an America-shaming obscenity.

-- "Who is that guy, again? He reminds me of Benitez, when Benitez was bad."

-BetterHalfer, watching the ninth

[Frayed Knot]

So did we get an explanation as to why Gee was pulled despite a 3 hitter and only like 70 pitches?
G&K speculated about the tangle he got into at 2B, but if it wasn't that or some other cautionary reason (blister, etc.) I was very much against yanking him at that point. Yeah he's been known to fall apart somewhat quickly at times but, as Keith pointed out, he's not going to bust through that threshold by not being allowed to even try.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[Guest themetfairy]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:

I've so missed this guy!

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: So did we get an explanation as to why Gee was pulled despite a 3 hitter and only like 70 pitches? G&K speculated about the tangle he got into at 2B, but if it wasn't that or some other cautionary reason (blister, etc.) I was very much against yanking him at that point. Yeah he's been known to fall apart somewhat quickly at times but, as Keith pointed out, he's not going to bust through that threshold by not being allowed to even try.

I agree, but I assume the logic was he got hit real hard that last inning, there were only two innings to go with 6 pitchers who didn't pitch yesterday and 7 that won't pitch tomorrow so why not?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Terry gets a pass from me for yanking Gee before he inevitably coughs it up. I'm sure we've all see the ugly numbers and ugly results as the game goes on for him.

[metirish]

Collins took him out so Gee would have a good feeling .....I mean fucking really?,

[Frayed Knot]

Ceetar wrote: I agree, but I assume the logic was he got hit real hard that last inning, there were only two innings to go with 6 pitchers who didn't pitch yesterday and 7 that won't pitch tomorrow so why not?

We almost found out why not.

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Collins took him out so Gee would have a good feeling .....I mean fucking really?,

That's Collins default answer to why he pulled a pitcher. I assume he's got this reply so rehearsed he can actually nap while he's giving it.