Lefty Specialist

Altherr earning that DFA he's going to get after the game.

Nice K of FFF.

Wow. Dances on the edge of the volcano and survives.

Diaz= doom.

DeGrom gets screwed yet again by the Noffense.

DeGrom making his bid for white supremacy.

So why are both teams wearing a 45 on their sleeves?

These white uniforms are reeeeeeediculous.

=G-Fafif post_id=19598 time=1566501384 user_id=55] Ruben's route takes him out of town. He's been DFA'd and non-infielder Chris Flexen has been recalled, presumably as a pitcher.

I guess I can't judge without knowing their history, but it seems like kind of a dick move banning a beat reporter.

Probably the third Greatest Win of the Year to date. Not "third-greatest," but the third time we're in Greatest territory. I thought the second game of the doubleheader sweep of the Marlins that pushed them past .500 was the Greatest. Then I thought the Friday night over the Nationals with Conforto and the shirt was the Greatest. Now I believe beating the Indians in the tenth as they did is http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/08/22/love-is-in-the-air/the Greatest...until the next comes along. SNY will have some new Mets Classics to show this winter, that's for sure.

Vic Sage wrote: I drove back to NY from Ithaca yesterday (dropping off little Vic at college), and its a long-ass drive, so i passed out early last night and didn't see the big finish. I wake up this morning, sad because my little guy is gone, and turn on SNY to see we came back and won. Still sad, but happy, too. Alright, Mets. Damn you. You made a bad day better, so now I guess i have to get back on board and let you break my heart again. LGFM I am dreading the day I have to make that drive. My wife is going to be an absolute wreck and I'm not going to be much better. If it's anything like I remember, your little guy will love Ithaca. 4 of the best years of my life. Is he going to IC or CU? My wife cried for two hours and wondered how he'd ever survive in rural Maryland without us. That hug when you let them go can be traumatic. Spoiler alert: He was (and is) just fine. And when he comes home it's special. JD Davis was still jumping up and down last night when the phone was buzzing with him calling to celebrate. Life is good.

So, Cards fall out of first into the second wild card, with the Mets gaining a net 1/2 game. Mets and Phils now tied at 1.5 out of the WC with identical 66-60 records.

Edgy MD wrote: Was there anybody you wanted up more than J.D. Davis there? Mrs Lefty and I said the same thing last night. It's a weird feeling to have as a Met fan, but we just KNEW he was going to come through there. I keep thinking I'm going to wake up and they're actually 16 games under .500. But no.

=Centerfield post_id=19450 time=1566398659 user_id=65] Must have balls the size of Saul Katz.

They started out tame and then erupted into delightful silliness. Ralph and Elizabeth Warren! Keith and Kramer! Cher! Milton Berle as a Heckawi Indian!

It is indeed. Libros!!!

We'll soon see if it's Sewald-proof.

8-2. Diaz and Familia-proof?

Nice to take advantage of a good team's flub.

Octavio Dotel and Luis Castillo https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2850395-ex-mlb-players-luis-castillo-octavio-dotel-arrested-on-drug-trafficking-chargesarrested as part of a drug-trafficking ring. Yeah, THAT's a good retirement plan.

Rajai Davis joins the party, at Walker Lockett's expense.

Lefty Specialist wrote: 'R' or not, I think he does reasonably well out of the gate. .250, 18/50 in a shortened season since they'll hold him down for a bit. And this, my friends, is why I'm not a major-league GM.

lol at Nimmo carrying a Batman lunchbox.

Lefty Specialist wrote: Has Aaron Altherr had anything to celebrate? Besides JD Davis' injury, that is? Altherr''s thrilled that he gets to stand so close to Batgirl. She's too torrid for tots and for guys hitting .085. To put it in perspective, that's only 85 points higher than I, a middle-aged guy with glasses and negligible foot speed, would hit against major league pitching.