IGT 9/2 Gnats v Mets THOR v. A.J. Cole

[ashie62]

Back on the wagon one game at a time.

[Frayed Knot]

The schedule through the remainder of the season supposedly favors the Mets as compared to those teams we're fighting against for WC spots
... but not this weekend it doesn't, cuz while we're hosting the Nats

Cards travel to Cincy for the weekend
Pirates host Brewers
Dodgers host Padres

Marlins at Cleveland and Giants at Cubs (for four games, started last night) will be tough series for those teams.

[Ceetar]

Anything but a sweep here probably puts the already longshot division out of reach.

[Edgy MD]

Makes me think the Mets shouldn't have chosen last night to rest the big Yo. Games against the Marlins are worth twice as much money in the standings at this point. They're the only team still in the Wild Card race that the Mets have left on their schedule. That's the team you've got to be stacking your lineup against.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Turner CF
Werth LF
Murphy 2B
Harper RF
Rendon 3B
Ramos C
Robinson 1B
Espinosa SS
Cole P

Reyes 3B
Cabrera SS
Cespedes LF
Bruce RF
Flores 1B
Granderson CF
Johnson 2B
Rivera C
Syndergaard P

[Frayed Knot]

Giants lost to the Cubs (again) this afternoon so we've already gained a half-game on the WC ... of course so has everyone else but we'll ignore that little fact for now

SFG, who had the best record in baseball at the All-Star Game (56-33), have the worst record post-ASG as this loss drops them to 16-29 since the break and 72-62 overall
They went from up 6.5 on the Dodgers to now 2.5 in back all while the Dodgers were Kershaw-less

Someone cue Petty's Free Fallin'

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

I see they are all wearing yellow ribbons and accessories. What are they commemorating?

[MFS62]

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: I see they are all wearing yellow ribbons and accessories. What are they commemorating?

Tony Orlando and Dawn?

Later

Edited September 2, 2016 by Guest

[Guest d'Kong76]

It's another awareness thing that doesn't work on everyone because I've
already forgotten why or what it's for.

Edited September 2, 2016 by Guest

[Guest d'Kong76]

Granderman looking mighty comfy out there in CF!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ass-drubbled

[Guest d'Kong76]

More Broo-birds for Bruce in the bottom of the the 6th.

[bmfc1]

And again in the 8th.

[MFS62]

Where's Conforto?
Did Terry send him out to find Waldo?

Later

[Chad ochoseis]

We owe the Cubs, Indians, Brewers, and Reds some Schaefer.

[Zvon]

Bats didn't show up tonight.

[ashie62]

The other contenders lost. Yeah!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Or, y'know, put another way... everyone else did us a favor. And the Mets couldn't capitalize.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Yeah, when worrying about 3-4 other teams plus yourself these favors aren't
going to present themselves often so big blown opportunity in my book.

[Benjamin Grimm]