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IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 29 2021 12:05 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 29 2021 12:18 PM

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batmagadanleadoff Aug 29 2021 12:06 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Looks like nobody cares, anyways. Woulda been fine by me if somebody else started this thread when it became apparent that I neglected this.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 29 2021 12:08 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - Forgot all about this. Sorry. Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 29 2021 12:09 PM

Brandon Nimmo's OBP's the last four seasons: 2018 - .404 (535 PA's) 2019 - .375 (254 PA's) 2020 - .404 (225 PA's) 2021 - .405 (295 PA's entering today's game).

bmfc1 Aug 29 2021 12:19 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Perhaps don't worry as much about a game-tying homerun from Soto when the guy behind him has a lot of power, too.

ashie62 Aug 29 2021 12:23 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Tylor has been serving a lot of HR balls of late. What advantage he had of the league has waned.

ashie62 Aug 29 2021 12:25 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Baez crushes it.

bmfc1 Aug 29 2021 12:44 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

I don't have SNY available today but Howie thought that the reversed call was correct. It seemed as if it was possible that Lindor's heal grazed it while he was holding the ball. What did Gary and Keith say?

bmfc1 Aug 29 2021 12:53 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Villar did everything he could to add to his total number of times getting thrown out on the bases by 1) admiring the flight of the ball 2) jogging to first 3) turning his head to watch the ball and the fielders instead of focusing on the 3B coach and running as hard as he can.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 12:54 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Pretty unusual to see righthanded pitchers plunking lefthanded batters multiple times.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 01:05 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Nimmo left stranded like Marcia Brady with a broken nose.

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 29 2021 01:06 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Oh my nose! Oh my nose!

bmfc1 Aug 29 2021 01:12 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

The Mets would be better off if Luis made his decisions and then did the opposite, like George Costanza.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 01:15 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

No more pitching to Juan Soto. Winning the game aside, there's a home run title on the line here.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 01:22 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

The irony, by not counting visits to the mound following the announcement of a pinch hitter, is that it pretty much guarantees there will be a visit to the mound following the announcement of a pinch-hitter.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 01:23 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Base-hit RBI beat homeruns.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 01:26 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Fedde got fingered.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 01:27 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Man, it sure is nice to have Villar and Pillar swinging the bat again.

bmfc1 Aug 29 2021 01:45 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Wayne mentioned this Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/would_it_dong As Villar's HR was a unicorn--it would not have been a HR in any other ballpark.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 02:28 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

God, grant me 20 more games just like this.

bmfc1 Aug 29 2021 02:29 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Edgy MD wrote: God, grant me 20 more games just like this. Clever use of "grant" on the day that Ed Anser passed.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 02:30 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

I hadn't heard about Ed.

bmfc1 Aug 29 2021 02:43 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Good game today. Finally.

Willets Point Aug 29 2021 02:57 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Two wins in a row!!! I didn't know that was even possible anymore.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 03:26 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Three multiple-run innings in one game. I mean, it's game three of a series against the post-abscission Washington pitching staff, but I'll take it.

Frayed Knot Aug 29 2021 05:04 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Edgy MD wrote: The irony, by not counting visits to the mound following the announcement of a pinch hitter, is that it pretty much guarantees there will be a visit to the mound following the announcement of a pinch-hitter. I noticed this, and also mentioned it during an IGT, a couple days ago. And after picking up on the trend, EVERY PH appearance since has triggered a PC visit. Further irony is that twice in the last two days NYM hitters have knocked the first pitch from an incoming reliever over the fence... so maybe these conferences aren't quite as valuable as managers think.

Frayed Knot Aug 29 2021 06:08 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Wayne mentioned this Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/would_it_dong As Villar's HR was a unicorn--it would not have been a HR in any other ballpark. Seems odd that the LCF gap in CitiField would be shorter than Wrigley in the same location, or in Philly for that matter, although some parks, Houston for instance, have higher, even if shallower, walls which would have kept that shot in the park. Don't really care though as that was the most impressive HR of the day IMO despite the greater distance of the Baez or Bell shots.

Edgy MD Aug 29 2021 06:59 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: The irony, by not counting visits to the mound following the announcement of a pinch hitter, is that it pretty much guarantees there will be a visit to the mound following the announcement of a pinch-hitter. I noticed this, and also mentioned it during an IGT, a couple days ago. And after picking up on the trend, EVERY PH appearance since has triggered a PC visit. Further irony is that twice in the last two days NYM hitters have knocked the first pitch from an incoming reliever over the fence... so maybe these conferences aren't quite as valuable as managers think. And Smitty got an RBI single, though it took four pitches.

Frayed Knot Aug 29 2021 08:09 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

One of my proposed rule changes is that if a batter gets a hit immediately following a mound visit that team loses mound visit privileges for the next two weeks.

nymr83 Aug 29 2021 09:06 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Frayed Knot wrote: One of my proposed rule changes is that if a batter gets a hit immediately following a mound visit that team loses mound visit privileges for the next two weeks. I have a better idea: 1 mound visit per team per game. that is it. play the game.

Edgy MD Aug 30 2021 06:57 AM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

I don't got nothing against mound visits in general. When they come in the midst of a rally, and the pitcher needs a reset, and the defense is gathered around to anticipate where to play and where to throw, there's generally something going on there. There's baseball substance. I just noted the irony of the rule change triggering a meaningful increase in one type of mound visit.

Frayed Knot Aug 30 2021 03:15 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Edgy MD wrote: I don't got nothing against mound visits in general. I'm beginning to despise them and would fully support cutting them back to one per game. Or maybe could be talked into two if I really wanted some other compromise. Strategy can be figured out on the field and doing so would favor the prepared team. And if they can't do that then you can either signal or yell from the dugout. More playing, less yapping. You want to game-plan? ... that's what pre-game is for, that's what practice is for, you've also got nine mid-innings to discuss stuff. You don't like the fact that your pitcher walked the leadoff hitter and now is 2-0 on the next guy? Tough, you brought the guy in, either trust him to get out of his predicament or yank him. Watching the Euros earlier this year there came a point in the game where England was clearly reeling while facing Spain, and there was a similar spot with England v Croatia in the last World Cup, and in both cases I LOVED the fact that nobody on that side could call a time-out, not to 'break the momentum', 're-set their agenda', 'ice the kicker', 'take a breather', 'call a new play', or any of the other expressions that American sports seem to take for granted as part of their games. And, yes, it's not just baseball. Hoops and football are even worse IMO at allowing this sort of thing, I just care less about those sports so don't waste my time yapping about it.

kcmets Aug 30 2021 03:34 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Putting a micro speaker in the pitchers cap that only the manager and pitcher coach can access (like a quarterback?) would eliminate most strictly pitching- messages that need to be 'conveyed.' If a strategic mound visit is needed, the manager or coach doesn't need to be present, pitcher can say something like, "Skip says were doing A & B unless C happens then do D." Probably a pipe dream.

nymr83 Aug 30 2021 03:43 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I don't got nothing against mound visits in general. You want to game-plan? ... that's what pre-game is for, that's what practice is for, you've also got nine mid-innings to discuss stuff. We talking about practice?

nymr83 Aug 30 2021 03:45 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Putting a micro speaker in the pitchers cap that only the manager and pitcher coach can access (like a quarterback?) would eliminate most strictly pitching- messages that need to be 'conveyed.' If a strategic mound visit is needed, the manager or coach doesn't need to be present, pitcher can say something like, "Skip says were doing A & B unless C happens then do D." Probably a pipe dream. it would make the next cheating scandal easier too "we think they just gave the sign for a suicide squeeze - throw it up and in and lets find out!"

Edgy MD Aug 30 2021 03:59 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

The "talking about practice" moment was referenced in Ted Lasso, and I had to dial up the original press conference so my wife would understand the context. Man, it felt like Iverson repeated himself for a month.

nymr83 Aug 30 2021 06:14 PM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

Edgy MD wrote: The "talking about practice" moment was referenced in Ted Lasso, and I had to dial up the original press conference so my wife would understand the context. Man, it felt like Iverson repeated himself for a month. I haven't seen Ted Lasso yet, I really should.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 31 2021 08:36 AM Re: IGT 8/29/2021 - WASH@Mets - Forgot all about this. Sorry.

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