IGT 05/27 - Mets @ Buccos - Batten Down the Hatches

[Frayed Knot]

Searage has made like nine trips out to the mound already (OK it's maybe more like three but it seems like more) but, jeez, it's only the 4th inning.
Cap those trips! Cap those trips!

[Frayed Knot]

We have far too many XBHs in four innings to only have four runs to show for it.

[Edgy MD]

But hey, Wheeler just found a six-pitch inning!

[Edgy MD]

Hey, José ... bunting is a running play.

RUN!

[Guest cooby]

Frayed Knot wrote: We have far too many XBHs in four innings to only have four runs to show for it.

Just what I was thinking

[Edgy MD]

Looks like W.P. Kinsella behind the plate in the first row.

[Edgy MD]

Mets lead down to one. Turn those DPs, Neil Walkie.

[Edgy MD]

WHAT A FAKEOUT, CABRERA!

[ashie62]

Gutsy Zack tonight. Yeah!

[Edgy MD]

Neil Ramirez, we need you at your best, man.

[Edgy MD]

Beautiful Blevvy.

One more out, man.

And then six more outs.

[Edgy MD]

Throw him a strike, man.

[Edgy MD]

Whew!

Six more of those.

And maybe nine insurance runs in the meantime.

[Frayed Knot]

Nice by Blevins after the semi-pitch-around to Harrison.


In case you ever forget who the NYM starting catcher is under all that gear, it's easy to figure out. d'Arnaud leads the league in pointing back to his pitcher. He does it after every third pitch or so.

[Frayed Knot]

I wasn't wild about the double-switch with Flores in for Duda.
But the pitcher's slot is likely to come up this inning and, if so, it'll keep Blevins in the game to face the lefty Polanco to start the 8th, plus the Pitt closer, Tony Watson, is a LHP so you might not
want Duda in there anyway in the late inning.

[Edgy MD]

Well Flores didn't show his value there in the top of the eighth.

Duda's also the better fielder. But hey, Blevvy seeing a fourth batter will be novel.

[Edgy MD]

Good show, Jerry. Got another double switch coming. Maybe Flores comes right back out.

[Edgy MD]

Double-switching in Lagares = good move.

[Frayed Knot]

Need a run or four here.
Reed hasn't exactly been Mr. Lockdown lately.

[Edgy MD]

Sheesh, Juan, just stay back there and be you.

[Frayed Knot]

Well, double switching Lagares into the game was soitenly the right move.

[Edgy MD]

I told you to stay back there, man.

[Guest 41Forever]

This is scary.

[Guest 41Forever]

Booooo!

[Edgy MD]

Welp.

[Guest 41Forever]

I sense another gut-punch loss.

[Frayed Knot]

Well this was fun while it lasted.

[Edgy MD]

Isn't this where we bring in Edgin?

[Guest 41Forever]

Our bullpen doesn't do well in extras.

[Edgy MD]

Or regulation, it seems, but making the catch to go to extras beats the alternative.