IGT 08/15 - Pirates at Metropolitans

[Zvon]

Jeeze, this is some kinda game.

After a quick read-thru:

1) The pitch b4 the HR off Niese in the first was a SURE STRIKE! But Jon has to stop moaning in those situations & losing his focus.
2) Conforto hit a tough pitch to muscle out for his HR. He whipped it good.
3) What a freakin throw by Cespedes!
4) Bob really is a shitty ump tonight. Really really shitty.
5) I'm not sure who I would have done it with but one of these relievers that was already in should have gone 2. I'd have to look deeper to propose who that should have been. CTorres off the top of my head but I did not see his inning pitched and don't know how he looked.

LETS GO METS!!!!

[Fman99]

Cespedes to lead off the 11th. I'm tenting here.

[Edgy MD]

Everybody can go two innings. Everybody.

As they say in Wales, it's thyme to wynn.

[Frayed Knot]

Joe Blanton was part of the famed 'Moneybag' draft. (22nd pick overall)
Hasn't exactly been what Beane & Co. hoped, but 2015 is his 11th year in the majors.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ramirez, flashing some Dee..

[Edgy MD]

Looking more like a shortstop than a third baseman.

[Frayed Knot]

And we're headed for the 12th.

[Edgy MD]

Let Hansel open the inning.

[Edgy MD]

And they do!

That's the spirit, Terry. Keep doing that sort of thing.

[Gwreck]

We're down to Gilmartin, Parnell and O'Flaherty in the bullpen. I'm not in love with any of those options. I would much rather win the game right now.

[Frayed Knot]

Pitcher's spot will come up in the order this inning.

[Edgy MD]

Johnson looking very helpless against the curve. Ikelike.

[Gwreck]

The Mets are making pitchers such as Charlie Morton and Joe Blanton look good. What happened to our offense?

[Zvon]

Swingin' at shit again.

Come on Duda.

[Gwreck]

Syndergaard to run for Duda?

[Edgy MD]

Time to pinch-run deGrom here, right?

[Zvon]

Gwreck wrote: Syndergaard to run for Duda?

Keith wouldn't. I would.

T singles! 1st & 2nd, Willlllmaaaaa up.

[Gwreck]

I'd use someone. deGrom you might need to hit later, so I'd use Noah.

[Fman99]

Rube with the knock and the Crybaby's time to shine.

[Edgy MD]

Ruben,

[Lefty Specialist]

Poor Ne-Yo.

[Edgy MD]

Blanton's got more guile than I would have credited him for.

[Zvon]

Gah! Held by Blanton of all pitchers.

[Fman99]

I'm going out on a limb and predicting Grandy wins it with a walkoff on the first pitch of the bottom of the whatever-the-hell inning it will be.

[Zvon]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Poor Ne-Yo.

Have we gone extras for every after game concert?


I'll let my Cespedes walk off from last night ride.

[Frayed Knot]

One of these days Keith is going to actually listen to Gary before speaking.
The number of times he says the exact thing that Gary just said seconds earlier is amazing.

[Zvon]

NiiiiCE! Great job Gil!

I like the encouragement I'm seeing from d'Arnaud.

[Edgy MD]

If you don't pitch Gilmartin, then I ain't departin'.

[Zvon]

Blanton can't hold us for 3. If he does there's a whole bunch of people I'll have to avoid tomorrow.

[Gwreck]

We're the home team and should have the advantage here but it doesn't feel like we do.