IGT Nats @ Mets -- 4/30/15

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I would have liked to see deGrom-- 82 pitches in-- left in to clean his own mess this inning. I mean, he's not getting knocked around, and I like his chances of minimizing damage more than, say, Goeddel's.

[Zvon]

This has turned pretty awful. 5-2 Nats and deGrom outta there. 1 out in the 6th, [crossout:2djwwoy2]2 on[/crossout:2djwwoy2] bases loaded, Goeddel on the mound.

[Zvon]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I would have liked to see deGrom-- 82 pitches in-- left in to clean his own mess this inning. I mean, he's not getting knocked around, and I like his chances of minimizing damage more than, say, Goeddel's.

They have left him in in the past, and he has worked out of tough innings. I gotta agree. It's deflating.

[Zvon]

NIIICE. Lags with a perfect throw nabs Zimm at the plate

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That oughta buy JohnnyLags a dozen or so third-base-coach "hold" signs.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Denard Span out for the (slight) defensive downgrade Michael Taylor. Hmm.

Two early-count hits to start the home sixth. Double hmm.

[Zvon]

Gotta plate one here. Pitching change. Strass done.
Gotta get one. Winning teams squeeze more out of this.

[Zvon]

Soupy Fails

[Zvon]

That was your chance Wilmer.

*takes out shit-list.

[Frayed Knot]

I know this is probably just my imagination, but we seem to be getting burned both by a lot of at'em balls by NYM hitters and by a lot of seeing-eye singles against lately.

[ashie62]

I guess I thought the Mets would win everyday or so.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Frayed Knot wrote: I know this is probably just my imagination, but we seem to be getting burned both by a lot of at'em balls by NYM hitters and by a lot of seeing-eye singles against lately.

No, it's not your imagination at all.

[Frayed Knot]

Part of the seeing-eye singles thing is that I have ZERO cahnfidence that any ground ball is going to be turned into an out.
Either they wind up between fielders for hits or they wind up AT fielders and which point I hold my breath both through the play and through the throw.
It's a far cry from the '99 infield when I was surprised if they didn't turn anything other than a solid line-drive into an out.

[Zvon]

TC going to Leatherface to get Bryce. Imagine growing up with a first name like Bryce.

[Zvon]

Leatherface fails.

8-2 Wash.

[Guest themetfairy]

I think Leathersich needs a little more Vegas Chipotle at this point....

[Frayed Knot]

So Leathersich's role on this team is apparently to give up screaming liners to lefty hitters.

[Guest d'Kong76]

This BOTTOM of the 9th feel really bottom-ly!

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: So Leathersich's role on this team is apparently to give up screaming liners to lefty hitters.

I'd be happy if he just knew how many outs there were.

[Frayed Knot]

So the fact that we got out-hit like 12-2 since the end of the 3rd inning means this could easily have been a loss anyway. But it would be tough to find a game where a 4th inning grounder was a bigger turning point.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Zvon wrote: I'd be happy if he just knew how many outs there were.

He'll never do that again, though... sure he'll get some razzin'

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: So the fact that we got out-hit like 12-2 since the end of the 3rd inning means this could easily have been a loss anyway. But it would be tough to find a game where a 4th inning grounder was a bigger turning point.

I hope I'm not pointing to that grounder a month or two from now.
Horrible deflating loss. deGrom was cruising.

[Fman99]

Sucky.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That was not so fun.

[TransMonk]

Disappointing in so many ways.