IGT World Series Game 2 Mets @ Royals Wed 10-28-15

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Can't believe it took this long-- and these circumstances-- for Robles to get back into a game. Whether it's the motion, or the quick-pitching, or the stuff... batters just look so much less comfortable against him than they have for the last month against Clippard or Reed.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

These first two games would have been at Citi Field if Frankie Rodriguez not screwed up the All-Star Game.

Meanwhile, Lucas wearing down Cueto.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Good news: Duda's taking good at-bats.
Bad news: nobody else is.

[Edgy MD]

Man, it's so refreshing to see a team that swings so aggressively and makes such consistent contact.

At least, it would be refreshing if they weren't throwing acid into my dreaming eyes.

[seawolf17]

Edgy MD wrote: Man, it's so refreshing to see a team that swings so aggressively and makes such consistent contact. At least, it would be refreshing if they weren't throwing acid into my dreaming eyes.

That's it... they just. Hit. Everything. And inevitably, those are going to start falling. That's what happened to deGrom there; he couldn't put anybody away, which is what he's done all season. Same problem Harvey had.

[Elster88]

DeGrom also got four scoreless innings to open the game with no hits through three...and then started missing over the plate in the fifth.

Don't let Harold Reynolds brainwash you.

Yesterday they were beat until Familia did one bad pitch.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Harold Reynolds talking at length about the challenge-- "the biggest thing" about the role-- in pitching back-to-back games for starters-turned-relievers, based, of course, on his decade spent as a starting pitcher-turned-reliever.

[Benjamin Grimm]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Harold Reynolds talking at length about the challenge-- "the biggest thing" about the role-- in pitching back-to-back games for starters-turned-relievers, based, of course, on his decade spent as a starting pitcher-turned-reliever.

Boy do we nitpick!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Rubin is tweeting that an ex Met believes Royals picked up a tip in jdg delivery. Whatever, we have to hit.

[Fman99]

This would be a good time to score four runs or more.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Harold Reynolds talking at length about the challenge-- "the biggest thing" about the role-- in pitching back-to-back games for starters-turned-relievers, based, of course, on his decade spent as a starting pitcher-turned-reliever. Boy do we nitpick!

Yes, because it's of a piece with most of the other poop coming out of Reynolds' mouth. AND because he tends to rebut thoughtful assertions about stats or analysis with "I know because I've been there" clubbiness.

Conforto just missed that. Fart.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Their defensive positioning has been friggin' uncanny.

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[Guest Mets Willets Point]

O well, maybe I'll see the Mets win a championship in 2031.

[seawolf17]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Their defensive positioning has been friggin' uncanny.

Like Wright's grounder up the middle in the first. What the hell was the second baseman doing there? Urg.

[seawolf17]

I literally feel like the Royals have had the leadoff guy on every inning, AND I feel like we're out 1-2-3 every inning. This game sucks so far.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The less than exemplary defense, all the 0-2 count and 2 out hits surrendered, the total lack of extra base hitting. That stuff bothers me a little.

[seawolf17]

Well. Get 'em Friday, I guess.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

It was too much for Niese, especially after the innings last night.

[metsmarathon]

Poop

[HahnSolo]

This will be like an 8-run inning

[Elster88]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Centerfield wrote: This is not good. I wonder if we have just seen the end of this series. The Mets look as overmatched as the Cubs. The Mets lost a squeaker Game #1 to Boston in '86 and then got blown out in Game #2. They also won 108 regular season games.

The Mets as currently constitued prorate to over 100 wins too.

[Benjamin Grimm]

If this was a regular season game I'd have gone to bed by now.

7-1 Royals.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Addison Reed is just the last guy I wanna see with guys on base.

And another 0-2, [crossout:78u4mlb3]2[/crossout:78u4mlb3] 1-out hit. Only 1 out, wtf.

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[Benjamin Grimm]

Gilmartin about to make his first postseason appearance.

[seawolf17]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: If this was a regular season game I'd have gone to bed by now. 7-1 Royals.

As soon as that ball died down the left field corner, I picked up the remote. But I can't.

[Frayed Knot]

We were just pretty much non-existent in this game.

I go back to the 4th inning with the defense; two plays not made -- Duda at 1st and Lagares coming in on the low liner -- forced deGrom into a lengthy inning that seemed to take its toll in inning #5, and then it only got worse from there: no hitting, no fielding, not much pitching.
I do think the Royals are getting a bit lucky in that nothing they hit wound up at anyone - but that only made the gap bigger, it certainly wouldn't have changed the result.

[Edgy MD]

Man, they're gonna have to come back here and clinch on the road.

[Frayed Knot]

Of all the things I expected from this series, a complete game, 2-hit shutout by Johnny Cueto wasn't one of them.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Cy Cueto, ladies and gentlemen... Cy Cueto...

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: Cy Cueto, ladies and gentlemen... Cy Cueto...

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