IGT 8/29/14 PHI @ NYM: Right Herrera, Right Now

[Frayed Knot]

Mets won because Phils lacked DEFENSE!!!!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: 5. Thought for sure inning was over on first throw of steal. Have to see replay but seemed like a dumb idea to throw home then.

Lagares was most likely going to be out at 2nd if Rollins had let the throw come to him, a move which naturally would have negated the steal of home seeing how there were already two outs.
But that's a tough call for Rollins to make on the fly and I think the throw being slightly to the SS side of the base is what triggered him to go for the out at home instead. And he might have gotten it if not for a nice slide by Soupy.

[Edgy MD]

This was great, it proved we can win if (1) we're playing a last-place team, (2) we totally have the pitching matchup fall on our side, (3) the opponent gifts us a bunch of runs in making one of the most disastrous errors in the book.

If that happens, and we totally hang in there... WINS, BABY!