NY Mets ~~ August 2021

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LOL at McNeil.
New pitcher comes in for the Nets.
So Jeff goes after the 1st pitch and flied out...with Pete on deck & Dom in the hole trying to gauge the guy.



....and of course Pete whiffed on 4 pitches...then Dom flied out on 2 pitches.

On to the 6th.
Mets clinging to a 2-1 lead.

 

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NICE!

Villar (Caballo Loco) just crushed a 2 run blast with 1 out in the 6th to give the Mets some insurance.



4 - 1 Mets heading to the 7th.

Trevor May coming in to hopefully shut the door.

LGM!

 

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We definitely need a new bullpen coach.
I mean if some of these guys aren't ready to take the mound...then why the fuck are they coming in???
Is Rojas signing off on this??
What is this shit??
FFS....
May gives up b2b singles right away...tying run already at the plate.
He's thrown 20 pitches and still no outs.


edit:
Finally a strikeout. 1 down.....Need 2 more.

Ugghh...now he gives up a walk to load the bases....still only 1 out.
Fucking ridiculous.

And now Familia takes over....sheeesh.
This damn game should've been over by now.

 

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Just an awful awful look..compounded by Rojas' mismanagement...and dumbfuckery by some of the alleged coaches.

They're about to shit this one away.

 

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And there you have it..Game tied.
With 2 outs a WP by Familia scores a run...then he gives up a run single.

Fun times.

and yet...another WP....
Now an IBB to Soto.....still 2 outs.

Rojas just shrugs.

I'm sure Zimmerman will put the Nats ahead here.

 

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Heading to the bottom of the 7th tied 4-4 after allowing 3 runs in the top half.



It took 2 pitchers a combined 46 pitches to finally get 3 outs.

I'm guessing Luis Rojas' job will still be safe?....and so will BP coach Ricky Bones' job??

Hahahahahahaha.
This team tolerates/enables so much stupidity it's ridiculous.

 

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OMG!

Thank You, Pete!
Walk off Solo Blast.
Mets win it 5-4..and sweep the twin bill.

WOW!

 

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Familia gets credited with a blown save...but also the (vulture) win.
Too funny.

Best case scenario for the Mets in these next 10 games would be a 5-5 split....or maybe a little better, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
They have 3 at home this weekend vs LAD......then 3 @ SF....and 4 @ LAD.

 

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Familia gets credited with a blown save...but also the (vulture) win.
Too funny.

Best case scenario for the Mets in these next 10 games would be a 5-5 split....or maybe a little better, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
They have 3 at home this weekend vs LAD......then 3 @ SF....and 4 @ LAD.

Could end up becoming a make or break stretch before we even hit September.
I shudder to think....but I digress.

 

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Game 2 Wrap/Recap....

Alonso's walk-off HR secures twin-bill sweep

NEW YORK -- Four days before hitting one of his more significant home runs of the season, a walk-off blast to secure a 5-4 win for the Mets over the Nationals in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday, Pete Alonso implored Mets fans to “believe in us” and

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Mets 5-4 Nationals (Aug 12, 2021) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals MLB game from August 12, 2021 on ESPN.

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Box....

MLB Gameday: Nationals 4, Mets 5 Final Score (08/12/2021)

Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Nationals vs. Mets at Citi Field

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Pics....

MLB Gameday: Nationals 4, Mets 5 Final Score (08/12/2021)

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Up Next....

Mets Rookie RHP Tyler Megill (1-2, 3.20 ERA) opposes Los Angeles LHP Julio Urías (13-3, 3.41) in the opener of a three-game series against the Dodgers on Friday at Citi Field.

 

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8/13-15
Dodgers @ Mets
LA comes in for the weekend.
Key series to close the homestand for NY before heading west.

Dodgers 6-5 Mets (Aug 13, 2021) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets MLB game, final score 6-5, from August 13, 2021 on ESPN.

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MLB Gameday: Dodgers 6, Mets 5 Final Score (08/13/2021)

Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Dodgers vs. Mets at Citi Field

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Mets Friday Lineup vs Dodgers (Urias)

 

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So..it looks like it's gonna be another one of those games where the other side scores and scores but we don't answer.

3-0 LA after 4.


I'm just gonna leave this here....

 

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1st pitch outs will not do a damn thing but help the other team.
Especially when they don't even move a baserunner into scoring position.

 

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Hahahaha.

Sheeeeesh.

3-0 LA after 5.

That's probably it for tonight.

Go Cincy.

That is all.

 

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Megill went 5.
Zero run support.....what else is new.
Drew Smith took over in the 6th

* Mets are getting sac flied to death tonight.

It's 4-0 now.
* 3 of LA's 4 runs have come via the sac fly rbi.
Ex Met Billy McKinney just had 1. Of course.

 

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Mets strategy/approach at the plate tonight is sort of like....

 

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Well hot damn...will ya look at that??
Mets are on the board in the 7th....via Conforto's PH double and Dom's 2 out rbi single.

4-1.
Baby steps.

 

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OMG!!!
The Mets have tied the game 4-4 in the 7th.
Thanks in part to Dom, Nimmo & McNeil, ...and a Dodger reliever's WP.





edit:
Miguel Castro held the fort in the top of the 8th.

4-4 Mid 8th.
LFGM!

 

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Welp...here we go to the 9th....in a 4-4 tie.

Edwin Diaz is now in...and immediately walks McKinney on 4 way outside...after he had him 0-2.
Then he got a pop out on a bunt attempt....but then he hits Trae Turner.. which the Mets challenged and won... so Turner came back to bat..and was K'd by Diaz...but he also balks McKinney to 2nd of all things.

2 outs for Muncy.

edit:
Yes!
Diaz K's Muncy.
Heading to the bottom of the 9th...tied at 4-4.

Meanwhile...there's at least some positivity..and potential silver lining...
Philly lost to Cincy earlier...and Atlanta is losing currently.