Frayed Knot

Nice to see the opening pitches of the 7th inning slide in just under the 3 hour mark.

Since a hit here is too much to ask for, I'm beseeching the baseball Gods for three straight BBs/HBPs

Edgy MD wrote: So the new Marlins mascot is ... a giant Cheez-it? Spider-Man's arch-enemy The Wall? A big Cuban sandwich? The booth seems to think it's Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal

We've hit the 2-1/2 hours mark and there is one out in the 6th inning. During Ronnie & Keith's day (I picked 1985 for no particular reason) 1/4 of their games were already over by this point. The 2021 Mets have TWO (9-inning) games under 2:30

Chisholm didn't like the trail of that pitch.

Three innings, one hour 38 minutes. Just a hair short of a five hour pace.

Just in case you needed any evidence that the mere existence of replay changes the decisiveness of calls even before getting to replay, i give you this game.

Good news: two runs without a hit Bad news: we can't get a hit

Frayed Knot wrote: =kcmets post_id=76806 time=1631039423 user_id=53] Three 6:40 starts! So you're saying these games have an outside shot of being over by 10PM?

So even when Carrasco keeps the ball in the infield their runners still reach.

Which cereal brand is back in the replay review room?

Fortunately for Carrasco, Pillar didn't panik on that long drive.

=kcmets post_id=76806 time=1631039423 user_id=53] Three 6:40 starts!

The minors seem to have gone to a standard schedule with six games per week and each Monday as their off/travel day.

We got the leadoff guy on in the 9th too, only we didn't do shit with him. Remember when Díaz was bad in non-save situations and excellent in save situations? Since July 11, when Díaz has come in for a save, he has a 7.43 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and has blown five saves. Another example of why you don't base strategy on stats like those by assuming that they're proof positive of cause-and-effect. Diaz good in saves sits but not in non-save sits is a fact ... right up until it's not. And with closers you're ALWAYS talking about small sample sizes. And speaking of bad strategy: Juan Soto: 3-for-16 this series (w/5 BBs). With all of these games being close (even if the final score didn't always indicate it) giving him a 1.000 OBA by "walking him every time" would have been a disaster. He's good but you walk and/or 'pitch around' players like him situationally, not preemptively. Not that it won't stop someone from saying the same thing next time we face Freddie or even some lesser light who's perceived as "a Met killer". 10 of the last 14 losses have been by one run including several in 9th and extra innings.

=Methead post_id=76757 time=1630960194 user_id=61] Looked like he missed it, but no way were they overturning that

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Wilson's. He miss home plate? Did McCann ever tag him? oe: I guess with the appeal it didn't matter

Dom drowning in Finnegan's wake there. Makes you wonder why James Joyce wasn't umping.

Frayed Knot wrote: What is the other unique HR feat to be achieved by father and son Fielder? The answer, btw, is Cecil = 319 career HRs Prince = 319 career HRs Although I suppose Poppa ultimately wins when his 38 from Japan are added in.

He'll amaze ya', he'll frustrate ya'

Michael Conforto: Creator of Triples

Give Hand a big hand for getting the 3-4-5 hitters in a 1-2-3 inning.

What is the other unique HR feat to be achieved by father and son Fielder? For those listening to the radio, Gary noted how little Vladdy hitting #40 today vs NYY makes the Guerreros the second pere/fils tandem to hit 40 HRs in a season. The first being Cecil & Prince

I'm giving you perfectly acceptable answers which are all being promptly rejected.

Edgy MD wrote: Down, Hand, West, Wall, Orange. The orange-haired President with the tiny hands (acc to Marco Rubio) wanted to build a wall in the south-west but then went down to defeat in his re-election attempt.