IGT 7/17/16: NYM@PHI -- We're Rubber, They're Glue

[G-Fafif]

Rubber game. Use protection.

Reluctant would-be All-Star Jacob deGrom opposes some fucking annoying Phillie.

We're being told the fucking annoying Phillie is Zach Eflin.

What a fucking annoying Phillie.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I first read "Eflin" as "Elfin" which would be a much more interesting name, because then he'd have pointed ears and would live in a tree and make cookies.

[Lefty Specialist]

Just squash these annoying little bastards already.

[Guest d'Kong76]

No Yo for us...

Reyes 3B
Cabrera SS
Granderson RF
Walker 2B
Loney 1B
d�Arnaud C
Nimmo LF
Lagares CF
Verrett P

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's nice how Terry has given Wilmer Flores every opportunity to get over his hot streak by not playing.

[Zvon]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's nice how Terry has given Wilmer Flores every opportunity to get over his hot streak by not playing.

This is kinda strange & surprising. TC usually plays the hot hand.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Herrera CF
Bourjos RF
Asche LF
Franco 3B
Howard 1B
Rupp C
Galvis SS
Hernandez 2B
Elfin P

[Guest d'Kong76]

Zvon wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's nice how Terry has given Wilmer Flores every opportunity to get over his hot streak by not playing. This is kinda strange & surprising. TC usually plays the hot hand.

Strange, surprising, and superaggravating.

[G-Fafif]

Wilmer is to baseball what Alfalfa was to football: Ya gotta save him for when it's really important.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Grander-boom puts Mets up 2-0.

[Frayed Knot]

Curtis Soloderson strikes again!

[Edgy MD]

The Mets are two-out RBI kings.

Scoring a run after having two outs, the bases empty, and the pitcher up is found money. And now they have two on for C�spedes, so they may not be done yet.

[Edgy MD]

That double steal may just take the bat out of C�spedes' hands.

OE: Yup.

[Edgy MD]

deGrom can be reasonably said to be rolling.

[Edgy MD]

So when did deGrom get the hair bobbed?

'Cuz it's working for him.

[Lefty Specialist]

You know, it's not even worth the effort of bunting a runner into scoring position with this team.

[Edgy MD]

No way. They're two-out warriors.

That said, BiFL.

Meanwhile Cody Asche damn near hit a pop-up that turned into a homer.

[Edgy MD]

Good time to get C�spy out of the game.

[Edgy MD]

There's some more two-out hitting. All five runs have come with two outs, some after there was two out and none on.

[Edgy MD]

Welcome to the ninth inning, Jacob deGrom.

[Edgy MD]

You are now entering Complete Gamesville, Population 0.

[Guest themetfairy]

[Edgy MD]

Brilliant.

[Zvon]

What a fantastic and much needed outing by the deGrominator.

[Lefty Specialist]

I like games where our pitchers make it look easy. He never broke a (figurative) sweat the whole afternoon.

[ashie62]

Pleasant Valley Sunday.

[Zvon]

Nats lose to Pitt in 18 innings, 2-1 (Marte HR).

[Guest cooby]

Yay, Kay

[Benjamin Grimm]

I love complete game shutouts. I wish they weren't as rare as they are, but that's probably what makes them special.

The Mets have never had a season in which they didn't have at least one CG/ShO, but they only had one in each of the last two years. (Zack Wheeler in 2014 and Bartolo Colon in 2015.)

http://leaptoad.com/mets/yrleaders.php?cattype=p#sho

[Fman99]

Missed 100% of this game but glad to see the end results.