IGT 5/29: Gsetting Gshit Done

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Sorry, Ashie.

Because what goes better with barbecues than a cold Brew going down?

CF Broxton
LF Thames
1B Aguilar
3B Shaw
RF Santana
C Pina
2B Villar
SS Arcia
P Garza

LF Conforto
3B Reyes
RF Bruce
1B Duda
CF Granderson
SS Cabrera
2B Flores
C Rivera
P The Stroke

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The Starter-Stroke-Soon-To-Be-Swingman feints at his usual first-inning run-tithing, then settles to fan Sunday Santana. On a rare change up, no less.

[Edgy MD]

Given three mandatory patriotism holidays per season, you'd think they could've come up by now with a goofy-lookin' helmet to match the goofy-lookin' hats.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

They do, sorta. Logo-appliqué-wise, anyhoo.

Speaking of running stuff into the ground, with that sinker away to Santana, G-man again makes like a hero-complex arsonist again, putting out the fire he started hisself.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Bucknor seems to be giving out that outside strike rather... inconsistently. (See: that backwards-K for Conforto.)

[Edgy MD]

That was a wormy-assed call.

[Edgy MD]

Are we getting something like vintage 2016 Gsellman? He's not overpowering anybody, but he's changing speeds and keeping everything around the plate.

[ashie62]

I feel asleep. Thanks for reaching out,

[Edgy MD]

Good for you.

Big shot Mets playing the infield back.

[Edgy MD]

And it's sure looking like playing infield back was something like the right strategy.

[Edgy MD]

Don't recall ever saying this about a sacrifice fly, but heckuva play all around.

[Edgy MD]

Stick with it. Chase Garza.

[Edgy MD]

I got Robin Yount as one half of the trivia question. Is Rollie Fingers the other half?

[Edgy MD]

Sheesh, d'Arnaud is coming into the game next inning anyhow. Let him hit here.

[Edgy MD]

What a walk!

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: I got Robin Yount as one half of the trivia question. Is Rollie Fingers the other half?

Pete Vukovich

[Frayed Knot]

I was OK with letting Gsellman hit there - mostly because of the state and recent history of the bullpen. Having them need to cover two in a lot less than three (50% less in fact).

Now if Terry was doing so because he wasn't ready for the situation after the inning started 2-outs/none-on, then that's bad on him, but I wouldn't have pulled him anyway because of above.

[Edgy MD]

[Frayed Knot]

And Gsellman rewards Terry twice: with the walk and now with an easy-peasy 7th

[Frayed Knot]

Oooooh, fists went flying in SF.
Didn't see what led up to it, but Harper took one right off the hip from SFG hurler Hunter Strickland. Harper winged his helmet en route to the mound then punches started flying and occasionally
landing. More than your typical MLB tussle.


The odd part was Posey staying behind the plate before very belatedly coming out.

[Edgy MD]

Bruce somehow has been given a YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN TO FIRST ON A WILD PITCH STRIKE THREE card.

[Frayed Knot]

Harper & Strickland both ejected, but Harper's run came around to score and it's now 3-0 Nats in mid-8th

[Edgy MD]

I like to think that Bruce coming out on the double switch was punitive as well as strategic.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The two '86ers are talking about the Strickland-Harper brawl again, for the second time in ten minutes. It seems like a video-clip madeleine for them-- the nostalgia is just dripping off of their words. "Good one, there. That was a GOOD one."

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I got Robin Yount as one half of the trivia question. Is Rollie Fingers the other half? Pete Vukovich

And not only did Vuckovich win the Cy Young, but then he went and portrayed the opposing team's slugger in MAJOR LEAGUE

[fimg=300]http://ccshof.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Pete-Vuckovich-Major-League-movie-Klu-Haywood.jpg[/fimg]

[Guest cooby]

Watched the brawl just to see Bryce Harper's hair

[Frayed Knot]

Mr. Reed, we're ready for your close-up.

[Edgy MD]

And here we go.

You stick with Sewald until he gives up a baserunner, man.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

First pitch strikes are big for our man Reed.

[ashie62]

Addison Reed is NOT the man.

Reed IS the man.

Edited May 29, 2017 by Guest