IGT 06/06 - NYM @ TEX - R. U. Ready 2 Rock

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Well, the Mets can't stand prosperity. A single and a home run puts the Rangers back in front.

[Frayed Knot]

So so far tonight we've had Neil Walker just miss making a play, Lucas Duda just miss making a play, and Jay Bruce just miss making a play.
None were errors, nor should they have been, but it's three plays not made.
Meanwhile, I'm not sure that deGrom has retired two batters in a row yet.

[Fman99]

d'Kong76 wrote: Cool Cheap Trick song.

Seriously! I'm psyched to see them, got tix for them coming to the Cuse this summer.

[Frayed Knot]

Austin Bibens-Dirkx.
Didn't they open for Florida-Georgia Line during their last tour?

[Edgy MD]

I haven't heard Darling be this bored and this boring in a long time. Like, maybe not since he worked for the Nats.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Hi, my name is Austin Bibens-Dirkx and I'm about to get my clock cleaned!

[Frayed Knot]

What's that now, five ABs with a runner on 3rd and less two outs ... and they've produced, what, like 3 pop-ups, a K, and a GiDP?

[Fman99]

I know he's got a HR and all but he's an iron glove out there at SS.

[Guest themetfairy]

Fuck Cabrera and his solo home run! He's killing us more than he's helping us.

[Frayed Knot]

Plays. Not. Made.

[Frayed Knot]

SB takes the GiDP out of play ... but we don't turn DPs anyway so I suppose it doesn't matter.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

DeGrom is broke. This team is broke.

[Fman99]

Yikes.

[Edgy MD]

This is still baseball, right?

[Frayed Knot]

Isn't it good that we've got our best pitcher going tonight?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Things not going as I planned.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

DeGrom has allowed 10 hits and 8 earned runs in 4 innings. The Rangers are hitting him like it's slow pitch softball. Granted the defense has a lot of "almost" plays. However all 4 just missed plays by the defense were on balls that were hit really hard. DeGrom isn't fooling many of the Rangers hitters.

[metirish]

Game not over in this park, tough to see Jake stink again

[Frayed Knot]

2 pop-outs and a GiDP by d'Arnaud tonight -- all with runners on base.

[Edgy MD]

Why would defenders need pine tar all over their gloves? Why is it allowed?

[Frayed Knot]

9 LOBsters tonight, courtesy of 1/9 w/RiSP
Duda's 2-out single in the 1st was the only hit.

But that's what happens when you face the other team's ace and their top pen guy .... oh wait.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I had such a good song for the 7th-inning stretch... maybe tomorrow...

[Frayed Knot]

Scooter Gennett?!?!?!

[Frayed Knot]

And we just replaced deGrom with the guy who has the highest HR-rate on the team.
Yes, Smoker is even higher than Robles, 2.7 HRs/9



btw, Robles in Las Vegas: 4 games, 4.1 innings, 6 runs (5 earned) on 9 hits, 4 BBs, 6 Ks

[ashie62]

Sandy said recently the Mets will make a run. My two thoughts?

1. Has re really looked at the pitching staff?

2. Not with these 25 guys.

[Frayed Knot]

Getting the leadoff hitter on seems to decrease the odds that we score.

[Frayed Knot]

Plays. Not. Made.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, another not-an-out.

[Frayed Knot]

And now another ...as soon as this one is reviewed.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

d'Kong76 wrote: Cool Cheap Trick song.

The story is they wrote that song to serve as a sound check for those gigs where they didn't have time to get a sound check. That's why it's short and has a drum solo at the end.

It is the opening number at all their gigs since