Return of Ike Memorial Day IGT, 5/26

[Edgy MD]

Ike walks in the first, loading the bases, but a trip to the mound preceeds a Russel Martin GiDP and the Mets escape the pirate threat.

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Blasted menaces are threatening again in the second.

[Edgy MD]

Eventually, the bottom of the order comes up, so deGrom Metscapes in the second also.

[Edgy MD]

[*:4sqn4crp]Lagares, CF[/*:m:4sqn4crp]
[*:4sqn4crp]Murphy, Dn, 2B[/*:m:4sqn4crp]
[*:4sqn4crp]Wright, D, 3B[/*:m:4sqn4crp]
[*:4sqn4crp]Granderson, LF[/*:m:4sqn4crp]
[*:4sqn4crp]Abreu, RF[/*:m:4sqn4crp]
[*:4sqn4crp]Duda, 1B[/*:m:4sqn4crp]
[*:4sqn4crp]Flores, W, SS[/*:m:4sqn4crp]
[*:4sqn4crp]Centeno, C[/*:m:4sqn4crp]
[*:4sqn4crp]deGrom, P[/*:m:4sqn4crp][/list:o:4sqn4crp]

[Lefty Specialist]

What is the season record for hitting into DP's? Because whatever it is, the Mets are going to break it this year.

[Edgy MD]

Most GiDPs of all time belongs to the 1990 Boston Red Sox with 174. The National League record belongs to the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals with 169. (Both solid teams!)

The Mets currently have 29 through 49 1/3 games, putting them on a pace for 95.23.

But they're heating up, it seems.

[Lefty Specialist]

Sitting in my backyard listening to Howie and Josh, so I can't throw things at my TV.

Abreu hits but to no avail. However, the sun is warm and the beer is tasty.

[Edgy MD]

Two outs in the fifth and deGrombles is over 90 pitches.

Also, they're wearing camouflage hats and embroidery, so you may be doing better with Josh and Howie.

McCutcheon gets an infield hit on an indifferent double clutch play by Wilmer and an indifferent stretch by Duda.

[Lefty Specialist]

Wondering if deGrom and his .800 batting average can play first......

[Edgy MD]

Interesting conflict here where the new plate-blocking rule and the new replay review rule converge, but I think Lagares got his hand in there anyway. With an inch of room it slid right under the calf.

[Frayed Knot]

Keith & Gary are missing the point here, IMO, Lagares plain got his hand under Martin's shin prior to the tag.
I'm not sure that the new rules had anything to do with this.

[Edgy MD]

I don't know if and when we'll find out if the overturn is based on interference or a simple reversal. Strange that Keith and Gary don't see that the hand seemed to be in there.

[Frayed Knot]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Wondering if deGrom and his .800 batting average can play first......

Or LF

the sun is warm and the beer is tasty.

Beats the other way around.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: I don't know if and when we'll find out if the overturn is based on interference or a simple reversal. Strange that Keith and Gary don't see that the hand seemed to be in there.

I would think that the blocking/non-blocking thing would be a judgement call not subject to review, but I don't know that.

[Lefty Specialist]

Howie/Josh were certain he was out, FWIW.

[dinosaur jesus]

Since this was techically an umpire's review, not a manager's challenge, Gary and Keith might be right that the umpires were looking at whether the catcher was illegally blocking the plate. If Terry was saying the Lagares beat the throw, I assume that would be a challenge. It's possible that the it wasn't an illegal block, but that Lagares was safe anyway. And was he really being blocked? He did get his hand in--if the pads were all the way down, he's got a broken hand. Dumb play on his part.

[Frayed Knot]

Abreu making bait outta Cumpton.

[Edgy MD]

Abreu comes with the thunda. He just does!

Sheesh, he's what you want every one of your hitters to be.

[Frayed Knot]

dinosaur jesus wrote: Since this was techically an umpire's review, not a manager's challenge.

How do we know this wasn't a Terry challenge? He was certainly out there making a case prior to them going to the headphones.

[Edgy MD]

Ike and Duda have a nice little game of Pepper going between them.

[Edgy MD]

deGromio coming back out, looks like.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Edgy MD wrote: I don't know if and when we'll find out if the overturn is based on interference or a simple reversal. Strange that Keith and Gary don't see that the hand seemed to be in there.

I was thinking that too. It looked like Lagares' hand may have reached under the catcher's leg and tapped the plate before the glove came down on his back. I hope we find out on what basis the call was overturned.

[Lefty Specialist]

Interesting dilemma being set up here. You can 't send either Montero or deGrom down or to the pen.

What happens when Gee gets back?

[Edgy MD]

That's right. Challenge it, Terri.

[Edgy MD]

This whole game has been a one-day summation of the history of Keith's cantankerous impatience.

[Lefty Specialist]

When Keith sighs, I usually agree with the reasons, and I don't even have dinner reservations in Sag Harbor.

[Edgy MD]

What I really like about Murphy is how he stays with the play. Getting himself in throwing position there was impressive.

[Edgy MD]

Man, Wright, I would think could at least keep that in front of him.

Sure wish we were line guarders.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm really tired of Jose Valverde.

[Frayed Knot]

Lefty Specialist wrote: When Keith sighs, I usually agree with the reasons, and I don't even have dinner reservations in Sag Harbor.

We've had an amazing amount of low-scoring, yet three-hour plus, games this season.

[Frayed Knot]

I'd like to see Grandy run here.