Edgy MD

Let us all praise Asdrubal Cabrera's elbow, which has fallen in the name of a great cause.

If only Brandon Nimmo could get a turn at bat.

Man, if Smitty gets hitty ...

Frazier has missed two meatballs this at-bat.

Your posting brevity is carrying this rally.

Why in the world is Colorado not trying to throw out our runners? Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining.

Nimmo gives me OBP Fever, and there is no cure.

LET'S GO, NIM-MO!! (clap! clap! clap-clap-clap!)

Mets knock out the Bus and now they face Rus.

Would be nice to have a lefty pinch-hitter in this situation.

Smith looked like he was in deep danger of getting pegged on that trip. Thanks, Mr. DJ!~

I'm a little confused by so many frequent and maniacal swapouts from the back end of the bullpen. I mean, I understand being down on Robles, but I see no reason to think Flexie is obviously (or even suggestingly) the better choice. Get a hitter.

Keith may blow a big advertising deal between the Mets and Gatorade.

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Maybe, but my understanding is that it doesn't provide enough resistance to effectively create the break of curveball pitchers.

You think Lugo's stuff plays much better at Coors than Vargas'?

I remember him fondly as he appeared in the Crane Pool Parody Classic, starring in "Throw It Quickly," by (I think) centerfield, sung to the tune of "Kiss Me Deadly."

Based on 2018 numbers, once a guy reaches 2-0, his OBP for the at-bat is .506, with a .225 walk rate. At this point, he has already kind of won the at-bat, tilting the odds from the pitcher's favor to his own, when all he has to do is get on any way he can. Forgetting about the fact that this is a pitcher struggling with his control, if he takes the and it's a strike right down the pipe his On-Base-Percentage going forward from there is still .387. But put that ball in play, and his OBP (and batting average) is .338. Leave the bat on your shoulder! Make him throw a strike! Science!

Hitting is hard. It's harder if you have a counter-productive approach.

I wish. But if it's so, I'd sure like to see my team be the first to turn back from this madness.

I'm a LOT more pissed at Cabrera than Vargas. He came up in the ninth against a pitcher beating himself as so many Rockies relievers have. Their only current reliever pitching well had already been used, and the Mets were down by four. Against Davis. Who had walked four guys and given up four runs in a third of an inning last time out. So this time, he bears in against the free-swinging José Reyes ... and walks hims! Tying run on double deck. All of Colorado is starting to feel dread and pressure, and when Amed Rosario taps a soft grounder to the best fielding third baseman on earth, he throws it down the line. Up comes Cabrera with the tying run on deck! 100% of everybody affiliated with the sad, sad Colorado cause is thinking "Here we go AGAIN!" Desperate for something, ANYTHING, to avert disaster, Bud Black gets one of his starters up in the pen. It's a starter having a crap year, but it's time poor Bud tries something. He's desperate. And then Davis falls behind 2-0. What you do here is let a guy on his heels beat himself. Plus, any 13-year-old knows that with the tying run behind you in the ninth, a walk is a good as a homerun. It's better than a homerun, because the next guy is facing a more fatigued and demoralized pitcher, with the nuisance of guys on the bags. Next pitch comes in at the shins ... and for some unfathomable reason, Cabrera swung. All Vargas did was fail. Are we ourselves, indeed.

I would have kept him out of Denver. He's EXACTLY the kind of low-velocity, breaking-pitch-dependent pitcher who gets creamed in high altitude. He has even in his better times and did yesternight.

South Atlantic League Southern Division All-Stars defeated their Northern Division enemies with the help of a handful of Columbia Fireflies, 9-5. On the offensive side of the ledger, firstbaseman Jeremy Vasquez totally pulled a Mazzilli, entering the game late and coming up smelling like roses, garnering a walk and a ninth-inning homer. This more than made up for the 0-2 game catcher Scott Manea put in, even counting the stolen base he allowed. Among the pitchers, badass prospect David Peterson was unavailable, having already been promoted to the Florida State League, but his rotation mate Joe Cavallaro was more than qualified with a 7-1 record and a 2.06 ERA, and was in fact given the start for the Southern squad. Unfortunately that start was limited to a single inning in which he gave up a run on two hits. Fortunately teammates Stephen Villines (struck out the only batter he faced) and Trey Cobb (came on in the ninth with a runner on and got the final two outs) made up for that showing. The league gets today off and the season resumes tomorrow with the 34-33 Fireflies hosting the Lakewood BlueClaws.

Blub.

How in the world does Cabrera swing 2-0 with the tying run on deck? Why do the Mets do that shit?