IGT 4/23 Sunny Sunday Mets vs Nationals

[Frayed Knot]

41Forever wrote: Conforto ain't going back to Vegas any time soon.

It's up to him at this point to not only make himself indispensable to the roster but also to the starting lineup.
Make it so that someone has to take a spot away from you.

[Zvon]

Rockin' Doc wrote: I think Cabrera was arguing that it was foul. I believe both you and he may have been correct.

I didn't catch that. Looked a good foot outside from the rear view.

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: That didn't look fair to me. I didn't think it was but no one even questioned it.

Cabrera questioned the home plate about it because it's his call until the ball reaches 1st base (which it never did) and those calls aren't reviewable.

Edited April 24, 2017 by Guest

[bmfc1]

Zvon wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: That didn't look fair to me.

I didn't think it was but no one even questioned it.
Because it ended an inning, we got no analysis. It's not reviewable but it should have been discussed. The ESPN crew would rather discuss their fantasy teams.
Also no analysis of strike 3 to Granderson.

Edited April 24, 2017 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

Fman99 wrote: Wheeler gets through 6 IP at less than 100 pitches thrown. Nice to see progress there, especially after the first inning doodie fest.

92 thru 6 so this is almost certainly his last inning even if he goes 1-2-3
Unfortunately, Scherzer's on an even better pitch count - 78

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

The ESPN booth talks virtually non-stop, unfortunately very little of it concerns the actual game being played.

[Zvon]

I'm happy with Wheeler's outing. Nice to see him get a little deeper into the game.

[Fman99]

I want more analysis of Scherzer's non matching eyeballs. He's an odd looking bird.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Overall, an encouraging start by Wheeler.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Rockin' Doc wrote: Overall, an encouraging start by Wheeler.

Overall, a very GOOD start. He made one or two mistakes, and they weren't even big ones; he just happened to get punished for one of 'em.

[Edgy MD]

Zimmerman? Come on.

[Fman99]

Dang.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

That Smoker pitch just got punished.

[Zvon]

Come on Mets. Ughhhhhhhh.

Zimm with a 2 run bomb. 6-3.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'm just amazed it wasn't Insurance Person putting the nail in the coffin.

[Zvon]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Rockin' Doc wrote: That Smoker pitch just got punished.

But like in Friday's game it was an opposite field hit by Harper off Smokie that set it all up. The guy is really good and his team is otherwise hot, we couldn't have caught them at a worse time.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Forget "hot." His team is "good."

So when, yeah, you're letting guys like Lobaton tag mistakes over the wall, and walking the Rendons of the lineup in pressure situations... it won't end up well.

[Zvon]

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Looking for as many positives as possible; that was a nice inning by Familia.

[Edgy MD]

Take pitches. Bunt.

Bunt. Take pitches.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Yes, it's a ballgame, and yes, it's irritating that it's a 10-straight-minute stint in the middle of the ninth... but Shulman bringing up Bumgarner's dumb dirt bike decision, then holding Boone's feet to the fire-- following a harsh-but-fair critique of Bumgarner-- about his own contract-violating off-field injury with the MFYs made for pretty compelling TV.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy MD wrote: Take pitches. Bunt. Bunt. Take pitches.

Or, alternatively, hit. That'll work, too.

Why even bring IN Ollie for a LOOGY thing with a three-run lead?

[Zvon]

Lead off single for Bruuuuuce.
BREAK IT!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Short cameo appearance by Oliver Perez. Dusty does know that Walkers a better hitter with most of his HRs coming from the left side? Apparently not. Either that or he knows what he has in Perez.

[Fman99]

Get that raccoon out here, it's an emergency!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Walker is, like, allergic to low, down-the-middle fastballs with two strikes? It's a problem, lately. He just refuses to touch them.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Cespedes in the on-deck circle, going Willis Reed on us here?

[Edgy MD]

Reyes going Reyes, unfortunately.

[Fman99]

That's 1-8 in their last 9. Gross.