I may be a White Sox fan, but I love watching the Royals in the playoffs

10/27/2015 11:30:41 PM

First blown save since July 30..

10/27/2015 11:32:00 PM

10/27/2015 11:34:20 PM

NyM, are you being sarcastic in 90% of your posts? Or do you not understand ellipses...

10/27/2015 11:41:22 PM

This game is going to give me a heart attack. My chest feels like I'm watching an NC State basketball game

All of this is because Cespedes made a bad play in the first inning. UGH

[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 12:21 AM. Reason : -]

10/28/2015 12:19:51 AM

Never understood why they pitch out with their strong arm. If you're going to walk a guy, why not just rest and use your off arm to play catch with the catcher for 4 throws?

10/28/2015 12:41:10 AM

You want the ball to get to the catcher ASAP so there's no funny business on the bases.

[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 12:43 AM. Reason : -]

10/28/2015 12:42:41 AM

I disagree. They just just toss it underhand. That will work out muscles they don't normally use, allowing them to go deeper into games and also improve their overall health and well-being by releasing toxins from their bodies.

10/28/2015 12:42:56 AM

^^^^Or if Hosmer hadn't booted one.

[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 12:45 AM. Reason : FL ]

10/28/2015 12:44:07 AM

We all knew this would come down to a Chris Young vs. Bartolo Colon match up, it was just a matter of time.

Still think no Mets starter is going to have to make 3 starts?

10/28/2015 12:46:58 AM

is this the same 6'10 chris young that pitched for the padres back in the 80s mid2000s?

10/28/2015 12:48:13 AM

Yeah, he's almost as old as most of the posters on this message board.

10/28/2015 12:54:11 AM

peavy and him were a helluva 1-2 punch back when adrian gonzalez wasn't old enough to grow a mustache

10/28/2015 12:56:42 AM

^^^^The Mets haven't used any of their starters in relief. The Royals have.

[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 12:57 AM. Reason : ^]

10/28/2015 12:56:47 AM

Have the game announcers mentioned anything about Volquez' dad? Reports are saying he died just before the game started.

10/28/2015 1:10:09 AM

homerun derby shootout after 14

10/28/2015 1:12:20 AM

Bartolo makes me chuckle.

10/28/2015 1:13:10 AM

Royals' to get a taste of Angels' Mets' Colon

10/28/2015 1:16:08 AM

10/28/2015 1:19:55 AM

Somewhere Keith Hernandez just angrily backhanded a tranny hooker.

Big win. Cracked Familia in game 1, made them use their whole bullpen. I love the way this sets up the next couple of games. Really don't mind that Young is probably pushed back or maybe even out of the starting rotation.

10/28/2015 1:25:53 AM

As good a game as you'll see. Going to be a long series from looks of it.

10/28/2015 8:56:02 AM

Wish I could have made it till the end fell asleep in the 12th or so

10/28/2015 9:23:03 AM

Yost already said Chris Young should be fine for Game 4.

10/28/2015 10:03:17 AM

He could be, I doubt they'll use him. It's more likely that they put Volquez out there than Young in game 4 now. It's all very dependent on how the series goes these next couple of games. Chris Young is not exactly aa workhorse of a starterstarter. He's 36 and has had more shoulder surgeries than most MLB staffs have.

10/28/2015 12:11:21 PM

^^^ I fell asleep at some point in the 11th I think (Niese was still pitching) but woke up when the bottom of the 14th started

10/28/2015 5:00:56 PM

They never swing and miss... This may be a lot quicker series than I thought if the Mets bats don't wake up.

10/28/2015 9:40:14 PM

I'm pro sabermetrics, but it turns out that there is a lot of value in putting the ball in play.

10/28/2015 9:43:05 PM

They literally are impossible to strike out.

10/28/2015 9:46:44 PM

Eric Hosmer, clutch as fuck.

10/28/2015 9:47:04 PM

Honestly didn't realize they were this good. Hard to believe Houston took them 5.

Best contact hitting team I've ever seen.

10/28/2015 9:53:30 PM

Shit, this inning reminds me of one of those Bugs Bunny baseball cartoons. Really didn't think they'd do this to deGrom.

10/28/2015 9:54:29 PM

Also, on the sabermetrics point, I never did like the idea of taking pitches just to take pitches that so many teams espoused. Often times the best pitch to hit you'll get is the first one. There's so much emphasis on getting strike one that there's a lot of good reasons to go up there hacking.

10/28/2015 9:59:50 PM

agree completely. it's one thing if you're just selective and are looking for something specific early, but so many guys seem to be taught to take just to get the pitch count up.

10/28/2015 10:03:04 PM

It's an overreaction to some of the really stupid things that old school baseball used to teach. Lots of bad risk taking on the basepaths, too much bunting, being overly afraid to strikeout.

The NBA is starting to drift a little bit too far in this direction now with the overemphasis on trying to get dunks and threes to make sure you maximize your points per possession. It's not there yet, but in a few seasons it probably will be and you'll see some team that decides that a wide open 20 footer actually isn't that bad if the other options are a contested 3 or an interior shot against a great rim protector.

10/28/2015 10:11:10 PM

The one night Cueto decides to actually perform. Damn.

10/28/2015 10:40:07 PM

Where's Murphy when you need him?

10/28/2015 10:42:32 PM

^^He's got it in him. He hasn't been good this postseason though outside of one game and tonight. I actually hope we don't re-sign him next season, or if we do we don't pay him #1 starter money.

He's a high risk, high reward guy.

[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 10:45 PM. Reason : asda]

10/28/2015 10:43:26 PM

Damn, Royals hitters are putting so much pressure on Mets pitching.

I'm always super impressed with the baserunning. Guys do a great job of tagging up and advancing even when not trying to score.

10/28/2015 10:49:45 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CSc7a-ZWoAI-T2o.mp4

[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 10:52 PM. Reason : oops thought that was a gif]

10/28/2015 10:52:36 PM

Maybe the Mets pitchers would do better if they were used to facing 9 actual hitters each inning instead of 8

10/28/2015 10:53:32 PM

Don't tell that to Flyin Ryan.

#hottakes

10/28/2015 10:55:36 PM

Pete Rose took the over and is pissed

10/28/2015 11:14:08 PM

You know, if I was Pete Rose I probably would be laying money on every game. Fuck it, right? He's never getting into the HOF anyway, might as well do the stuff he loves like whoring and gambling.

10/28/2015 11:26:58 PM

Quote :

"Of the 94 pitches deGrom threw, the Royals swung and missed at three and fouled off 23. They didn't whiff on a single fastball. "

10/29/2015 12:10:51 AM

Mets are inexplicably a pretty heavy betting line favorite in this game. I would have them favored too, but -140 seems a bit high.

10/30/2015 7:34:54 PM

Thor looked strong that inning. Missed strike 3 call, turned into a double. Check swing that was just out of Syndergaard's reach moves the runner over. Botched double play scores the run. Unfortunate they got a run out of that...but on the whole Sydnergaard looked pretty good.

10/30/2015 8:22:33 PM

I don't think we're getting a pitcher's duel today.

How short a leash will Mets have on Synndergaard?

10/30/2015 8:40:55 PM

looks like we're in store for a fun game.

syndergaard looked filthy in that last inning (4th)

10/30/2015 9:22:49 PM

^^ made it 6, and even scored a run himself!

Tonight's win (if the Royals don't make a big comeback) is on Granderson, Wright, and Syndergaard. Through the 6th, a combined 5-of-10 with 2 HR, 6 RBI, and 5 runs scored, plus Syndergaard pitched well once he got out of the 2nd.

Morales' indecision on who to throw out in the 6th leading to the bases loaded. That'll make blooper reels for awhile.

[Edited on October 30, 2015 at 10:55 PM. Reason : /]

10/30/2015 10:40:46 PM

He definitely found his footing. Didn't look good for him early on.

Why use Familia at all in this game? Kind of odd to bring him in to start the 9th.

[Edited on October 30, 2015 at 11:30 PM. Reason : Fgghj]

10/30/2015 11:29:51 PM