IGT 07/19 Mets at Fishsticks - Hey Ho, Let's Go!

[Edgy MD]

Losing the last game before the break and first after the break does not build Kahnfidence

Haven't lost yet.

McNerf brought his bat in addition to his glove.

[Edgy MD]

Martinez plates number two, and a walk to Pete gets the pitcher hooked.

NOT LOST YET!!

[metirish]

Huge at bat here ,let's go

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

More like Minaya, am I right?

[Centerfield]

Get him out of the game. Jesus Manaea.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Just call him the SHaMVP

[Frayed Knot]

Who is this guy and what did he do with that scrub Jeff McNeal?

And it was an actual hit with a runner(s) on. It came on the team's 13th baserunner.
The only previous one was Nimmo's dribbler towards 3rd w/Lindor on 1st.

[Lefty Specialist]

Blind Squirrel finds two nuts!

[kcmets]

I'm getting close to being happy enough to pee.

I need more happiness, but I can feel it on the horizon...

[kcmets]

McNutty, Professional Baseball Player!

[Edgy MD]

This is awesome baseball.

[Gwreck]

Needed that tying run to score there.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Just needed a fly ball, Bader

[Frayed Knot]

Now three hits with runners on: McNeil's 2nd HR and TWO IF singles w/a runner on 1st only.
At some point someone is going to have to find some OF grass.

[Frayed Knot]

Marlins now have four non-HR hits that have knocked in a run.
That's four more than the Mets have.

[Edgy MD]

Man, my connection went dead for the last 20 minutes and that's why the Marlins scored.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Dammit. Not the start the SHaMs needed

[Edgy MD]

Weird game. A lot of hard-hit balls turned into outs on both sides.

But the Marlins converted more of them.

Manaea really came up empty. They clobbered anything he put over the plate.

[Frayed Knot]

What was that, our fifth IF pop-up/flare of the game or was it the sixth?

[kcmets]

I was so happy baseball was back. And then I wasn't. And I can't pee.

Hasta mañana...

[Lefty Specialist]

Seemed like a very winnable game, but they didn't win it. Manaea was poopy.

Anyone getting the feeling that JD Martinez is hitting a wall here?

[Edgy MD]

J.D. carried the team when the baton was in his hand. Maybe it's somebody else's turn. But he got a walk and a sacrifice fly tonight, and tattooed the ball in the ninth.

I'm more concerned about Alonso. I don't see the bat speed, and I don't see him capitalizing on balls left over the plate.

[Frayed Knot]

Two HRs plus two IF hits. That means four hits actually found some OF grass (3 1Bs, 1 2B) and on one of those we got thrown out trying to stretch.
That's a nice formula for turning 8 hits (incl. 2 HRs) plus 7 BBs and a Sac Fly into just 4 runs.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

J.D. carried the team when the baton was in his hand. Maybe it's somebody else's turn. But he got a walk and a sacrifice fly tonight, and tattooed the ball in the ninth.

I'm more concerned about Alonso. I don't see the bat speed, and I don't see him capitalizing on balls left over the plate.

I was about to start the "Alonso Sucks" thread. He looks positively awful out there

[metirish]

Man, he's tighter than a ducks arse up there , watching that $$ dwindle away will.do that I would guess