IGT 4/2/2025 (#6): NYM@MIA — Holmes Before Home

[Edgy MD]

I would be highly tempted to run Siri for Soto here, but probably not.

[Frayed Knot]

Marlin pitcher Xzavion Curry would net you some SCRABBLE points.

[Edgy MD]

Dinna swing, Winkie.

[Frayed Knot]

The bases-loaded BB, our best scoring play after the bases-loaded HBP.

[Edgy MD]

The bases-loaded BB, our best scoring play after the bases-loaded HBP.

The bases-loaded E6 can be an effective approach also.

[Frayed Knot]

Is there something in the rules that prevents us from getting a ball out of the infield with a runner on 3rd and < 2 outs?

[Frayed Knot]

Oh Danny boy, don't put this speedster on.



Too late.

[Edgy MD]

Danny Young may not have any saves in his career, but he is currently tied with Johneshwy Fargas as the franchise's all time leader among players wearing 81.

But it ain't looking like he's about to extend that lead.

[ashie62]

It does look like Young may be Syracuse bound on the day off

[Edgy MD]

See, now, if Zvon were here, we would be getting a cool graphic of Huascar Brazoban as a Muppet in a garbage can or something.

[Chad ochoseis]

"Brazoban coming on for the save opportunity" are seven words you don't hear together very often.

[Frayed Knot]

I'm combining Huascar Brazoban's names and nicknaming him 'Boxcar'

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Huascar!!!!!

[Edgy MD]

BrazoBANISHMENT!

[Frayed Knot]

Every once in a while you get a W you TOTALLY didn't deserve.

[ashie62]

Never a doubt!!

[kcmets]

Wasn't pretty, but we'll take it.

God, I hate this ghost runner bullshit.

[Lefty Specialist]

Boy, that's as ugly a win as you'll ever see.

[Frayed Knot]

That game went a nearly full 3-1/2 hours (3:27). Even for an 11 inning game that's a long one in this new era.
Of course in the old days they would have been starting extras at about the 3:27 mark.

[MFS62]

Had 'em all the way
A win is a win is a win.


Later

[roger_that]

ghost runner bullshit.

Wasn't this peddled originally as temporary? And now they've made it permanent?

Or was it introduced as "Now and forevermore you're stuck with this insultingly dumb shit"? I forget.

[Fman99]

For this team to somehow scuffle around this badly and still have a 3-3 road trip to start the year, well, that's a minor miracle.

[Frayed Knot]

ghost runner bullshit.

Wasn't this peddled originally as temporary? And now they've made it permanent?

Or was it introduced as "Now and forevermore you're stuck with this insultingly dumb shit"? I forget.

It was peddled as temporary but I suspect that, within the walls of their Park Avenue offices, it was always intended to be permanent.
Covid just gave them an excuse to introduce it for the short 2020 season.
In '21 they declared it to be still 'necessary' because the virus might re-surge and there were still travel restrictions.
Then in '22 they had a shortened spring training due to labor negotiations so of course they had to use it again.
By '23 they sort of off-handedly said it was permanent because 'The Fans Love It'!

[roger_that]

Thanks for the weird history lesson. This is some kind of three card monte scam. They have no plausible rationale for keeping it at this point just some general notion of 'popularity' that runs contrary to every fan I know.

I record games and fast forward through commercials so I had to rewind when I saw Soto standing on second-- WTF he just made the last out!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

MLB offices on 6th Ave today