IGT 06/18 - Braves at Mets

[Guest d'Kong76]

What
the
fuck?

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Another leadoff batter on. This is now the third inning in a row and so far the subsequent six hitters have yet to get a ball out of the infield.

And now two straight balls DO get out of the infield and STILL no runs!!

[Frayed Knot]

A leadoff gift-error is followed by a double, a deep fly and a passed ball and yet we manage not to score. ... and now a HBP
Yesterday it was three hits and a walk in the same inning w/no runs.

Edited June 18, 2016 by Guest

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

With SLIGHTLY better baserunning, the Mets would have had two runs at this point.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I can't believe I'm agreeing here, but Reynolds is dead right. De Aza should have run on pitch one. Take the base, take away the force.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Shit.

I'd like to complain about going down looking, but... that curve was Wainwrightian.

[Frayed Knot]

And Granderson continues his amazing streak of suck with runners on base.
I'd call this the worst game of the season except that I think it's only in the bottom four for this week!!

[Lefty Specialist]

Man, this team really tests your patience.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I can't believe I'm agreeing here, but Reynolds is dead right. De Aza should have run on pitch one. Take the base, take away the force.

Except that, they WERE holding him on despite Harold's claim to the contrary so it's not like he could get a monster lead
and why wouldn't they have thrown to 2nd? Did he think Loney was going to try and score on the play!?!?!

[Centerfield]

Team needs a shakeup. Worst game of the year.

I've seen enough of Teufel at 3rd. Absolutely inexcusable.

Terry also fucked up here. Gotta save De Aza to pinch run there.

Awful awful game.

Ty Kelly and Matt Reynolds again getting ABs with the game on the line.

[Guest d'Kong76]

It's all slip slidin' away...

[Centerfield]

Frayed Knot wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I can't believe I'm agreeing here, but Reynolds is dead right. De Aza should have run on pitch one. Take the base, take away the force. Except that, they WERE holding him on despite Harold's claim to the contrary so it's not like he could get a monster lead and why wouldn't they have thrown to 2nd? Did he think Loney was going to try and score on the play!?!?!

They didn't move to cover the steal on his lone attempt.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Centerfield wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I can't believe I'm agreeing here, but Reynolds is dead right. De Aza should have run on pitch one. Take the base, take away the force. Except that, they WERE holding him on despite Harold's claim to the contrary so it's not like he could get a monster lead and why wouldn't they have thrown to 2nd? Did he think Loney was going to try and score on the play!?!?! They didn't move to cover the steal on his lone attempt.

And they weren't holding him on UNTIL after that attempt.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I can't believe I'm agreeing here, but Reynolds is dead right. De Aza should have run on pitch one. Take the base, take away the force. Except that, they WERE holding him on despite Harold's claim to the contrary so it's not like he could get a monster lead and why wouldn't they have thrown to 2nd? Did he think Loney was going to try and score on the play!?!?! They didn't move to cover the steal on his lone attempt.

I have no idea why. With the Grandy shift you've already got a guy near 2nd, and there's no downside to at least trying to put De Aza out.
And if Loney breaks for home then they get their second tag-out of the inning at the plate except that he'd be out by 35 feet instead of the 25 that Wilmer was out by.

[Centerfield]

And Loney should have been on 3rd for that WP.

If Kelly's ball goes over Inciarte's head he scores easily. If it's caught be should be tagging.

[Lefty Specialist]

Boy, I wonder if Andy Grammer decided to bag the concert after that stinker.

[Zvon]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Shit. I'd like to complain about going down looking, but... that curve was Wainwrightian.

Yea, this.

You knew it, I knew it, Flores should not have even been considered for a wave in, because of his flatfeets. I was VERY surprised Tueff did that. I was thinking pinch runner as soon as Flores got to first. DeGrom, Thor, fucking anybody (except Colon).

There are times you try and make things happen but I would much rather have seen what happened with men on 2nd & 3rd, no out.

And useless de Aza, I knew theyd give him the base. Why would he suddenly get run shy? Makes no sense.

I wanted Grandy up there. Him or Ces, and that really was a wonderful curve to freeze Curtis.

Can't be letting teams like the 2016 Braves beat us up.

[Frayed Knot]

For the record, I had no problem with De Aza trying to steal, I just didn't agree with Harold's assessment that the Braves "were giving him the base" or that there was "no downside" to trying.
We were finding downsides all night.


As for Granderson, I'd like to say that I had zero confidence in him because of his negative BA with runners on base, but I assume that's a fluke that will turn around at some point.
Problem is, it's not like there's anyone else on the team in whom I had any CAHNFIDENCE.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Zvon wrote: Can't be letting teams like the 2016 Braves beat us up.

Can't be letting teams like this year's Braves steal wins from us. I mean, Christ, they had NO business getting the fourth run.

[MFS62]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Boy, I wonder if Andy Grammer decided to bag the concert after that stinker.

Nah, nah, honey. He's Good.
Later

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

It's starting to feel like 1987 -- a good team taken down by injuries.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Worst game of the year. Absolutely embarrassed by the Braves.

[Benjamin Grimm]