Edgy MD wrote: Name your position player pitcher. It's gonna be Nido, right? The 'New Rules' virtually prevent the Mets from using a position player on the mound in this game. They're only allowed in the 9th these days and the Brews are unlikely to bat in the 9th today.
It's the start of the first full week of 2023 Baseball and of TWiBBing Philly, the only winless team in the NL (also DET & KCR) head to the Bronx for a three game set starting tonight. I like how the Phils, behind starts by Nola & Wheeler, coughed up 27 runs to the Rangers in the first two games then held them to just two runs on Sunday night ... but lost anyway. The rest of the NL East starts three-game series today also: - the 2 - 1 Braves head to StL - the Nats (1 - 2) host Tampa - and the 1 - 3 Marlins host the Twins
Bottom 9, Sawx down by one in Fenway, two outs, none on, Japanese newcomer Yoshida hits a routine fly to Oriole LF Ryan McKenna and the game is ov ... nope, he drops the ball!! Up comes Adam Duvall: Walk-Off 2R HR !!!
Yanx load the bases in the 9th down by two ... and Stanton GiDPs Yanquis lose, THAAAAAA Yanquis lose. Oh they tried begging for replay overturns of the outs both at 2nd and 1st but if either were flipped every ump involved in the decision deserved to immediately lose their job and their pension.
8 runs, 22 hits, 15 Ks, 9 BBs, multiple replays challenges, and 14 mound visits (seems like it anyway) by Mel Jr, and still under 3:00 Think the rule changes are having an effect?
Gary name-checking GAFIF on air…love it. When Gary said, an inning or two earlier when discussing 'ghost' Mets, "I wonder if there's a list", my immediate reaction was, "Oh there's a list".
I wasn't as convinced as GKR that the replay review was a missed call. Cooper's foot eventually came off the bag but maybe after the ball had hit glove.
Frayed Knot wrote: ... and will force their pen to get at least 10 outs Of course it would have been nice if they hadn't given the Fish pen the first four of those outs on like a dozen pitches total.
Nice contact but Chisholm was on the trail. Still a good inning after two and none on. Got rid of Luzardo who had been near perfect and will force their pen to get at least 10 outs
Was about to say, just prior to this mini rally, that being down only 1-0 was a good result given the first five innings. Now there's a Yuge chance to flip the script.