IGT 9/21 Bravos @ Los Mets "Get Back"

[Frayed Knot]

So now all we need four different pitchers to all have good nights in the same game.

[Zvon]

Reed on. Totally baffeled here. Trying to give the pen some confidence cause it's the Braves?

[Fman99]

Nice grab on the comebacker. Reed throws all of 7 pitches to get through the inning. Can we get him to pitch the 8th also?

[Lefty Specialist]

Addison Reed mercifully cuts Steve Gelbs short.

[Zvon]

Then Reed leads off the inning at the plate.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Fman99 wrote: Can we get him to pitch the 8th also?

A call is into his agent to see if he's cool with that.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I wish Reed would stay in but I doubt it. He is due to lead off.

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: Then Reed leads off the inning at the plate.

But of course he won't, which means the second outing in a row for him that's not only 1-2-3 but on 7 pitches.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Come on guys! Three or four runs here!

[Zvon]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Come on guys! Three or four runs here!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Come on guys! Three or four runs here!

Agreed. 6 or 8 runs here guys!

[Frayed Knot]

I think that was the first ground ball we've ever hit past Andreton Simmons.

[Lefty Specialist]

Murph taketh away, and Murph giveth.

[Zvon]

damn. I was screaming GO EYjr, score! he would have been a dead duck. I gotta take a chill pill or something.

MUFFY REDEEMS HIMSELF!!!!!!!!!!!

4-0 Mets

[Fman99]

Clip-art with the good 8th

[Zvon]

And we go into the 9th.

4-0 lets go Mets

[Zvon]

I really felt we needed a win here to erase yesterday. Good game.

[Guest themetfairy]

[seawolf17]

Back on the train, friends. Good W.

[Edgy MD]

You gotta take the Muff with the Murph. It's winning baseball, but not for the faint of heart.

[Fman99]

BOOKS. And let there be a new IGT winning streak!

[MFS62]

Wow!
What a pleasant surprise.
Good job, Jonathan.
Good job everyone.

Later

[Gwreck]

7

[Edgy MD]

Nice to find the road out of Panic City.

[Frayed Knot]

So did any one of the scribes or mics come up with an explanation of WTF was going through Murphy's head last night, besides the usual cool breeze of course?

Or, for that matter, what was the rush to get Niese out of there?

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: So did any one of the scribes or mics come up with an explanation of WTF was going through Murphy's head last night, besides the usual cool breeze of course? Or, for that matter, what was the rush to get Niese out of there?

Josh figured he just forgot how many outs there were. (Or maybe he assumed the DP?)

I think I saw some 'get him out on a high note, get the good relievers in' notes on Niese. That might just be the public comments though.

[Edgy MD]

The problem with the "assumed the DP" theory is that he saw the failed exchange and celebrated it.

At the point of celebration, he seems to then have either forgotten he was on the base paths, or failed to realize that he wasn't the player who was put out.

I saw Granderson double back after the failed transfer to be certain he touched home plate. So clearly he was concerned he also assumed too much and had forgot to take care of business as well. It would have been a real disaster if he actually hadn't initially touched the plate and Murphy got tagged before he doubled back.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I assumed Muffy was applauding that a run scored. My read is that he wrongly assumed he'd been forced out and momentarily stopped being a baseball player and sort of became a spectator.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Can you blame him? Don't we all love watching baseball?

[dgwphotography]

Frayed Knot wrote: So did any one of the scribes or mics come up with an explanation of WTF was going through Murphy's head last night, besides the usual cool breeze of course? Or, for that matter, what was the rush to get Niese out of there?

I was mildly shocked that Collins said this in the post-game:

Terry Collins said Niese is susceptible to big innings and he wanted to get him out before he had one.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm not surprised that he thought that, but a little surprised that he actually said it.

I think, even with that thought, I would have let Niese pitch until he gave up a baserunner. If the lead was greater than two runs, I might have allowed him two baserunners. I'd want to let him keep eating up outs for as long as he could.