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Well, that ends that.
As this game went a long you could see whichever team got to the bullpen first would probably win. The Mets let Bumgarner cruise too easily through the first 3 innings and it hurt them big time in the end. Still, he's a hell of a pitcher, and hats off to him for an incredible performance. No shame in losing to him.
Hats off to Noah, too. He got into enough trouble to where he just squeaked through 7 innings, but all in all, it was a pretty dominant performance. Bumgarner just outlasted him more, mostly due to the Mets gift wrapping quick outs the first time through the order. What can you do? The Giants also seemed to get a lot of gift ball calls behind home plate.
Also, man, what a catch that was by Granderson. Not quite Endy Chavez, but sort of close given the scenario, right?
TC did nothing wrong with going to Reed in the 8th and Familia in the 9th. That duo has been one of the best relief combos in baseball this season and those were 100% the right choices. Ironically, Familia gave up ONE homer the entire season. Poor fortune that this was the spot he gave up #2 instead of doing what he usually does (induce an inning-ending double play or a strikeout).
Overall, I'm not dissatisfied with where this team went this year. This roster was completely turned upside down by injuries and they were in such a hole in August that it's pretty miraculous they overcame those problems to grab a playoff spot. Even if they had won this game, this team is not only injury-marred and drained but would be given the Cubs. Obviously anything can happen in a short series, but what are the odds they even win a game vs Chicago, let alone 3?
Too much to digest and think about offseason needs right now... but kudos to this team for making do with what they had. Looking forward to brighter days in 2017.
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1B was going to be a black hole regardless tonight against Bumgarner, but where it hurts is later in the game. Say what you want about Duda but James Loney is just terrible. This is a proven fact at this point. I feel like this is TC rewarding him for his "efforts" in place of Duda this season and him being the one who "deserves" to be in there.... but it puts the Mets at a small disadvantage and any kind of disadvantage in a 1-game playoff hurts.
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Giants have a pretty solid, deep lineup vs RHP. Outside of Belt, nobody has really been spectacular, but 7 of their 8 projected batters have a wRC+ of 100 or greater vs RHP this season (and Panik is close at 97).
They're also a difficult bunch to strikeout - their 17.3 K% vs RHP ranked 2nd lowest in MLB.
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Was honestly a bit surprised the O's didn't get hammered - Tillman has a HORRIFIC history against the Jays and in that ballpark.
No excuse for not going to your best reliever, especially in a do-or-die game like that. I have no idea what was going through Showalter's mind to go to Brian freakin' Duensing and Ubaldo Jimenez over a reliever who will get Cy Young Award votes this fall. Incredible.
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This team deserves a lot of credit for where they are. I know some folks haven't performed up to expectations, but considering all of the injuries, they've done a heck of a job to sit where they're at. Obviously they never hung with Washington, but we all knew before the season that the division winner would be decided by who was hit less with injuries... kudos to this team and what they've been able to do this year.
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Man, what a perfect outcome last night with Mets winning and Cards and Giants losing. Mets now get a nice day off while the pressure amplifies in San Francisco and St. Louis, who both play tonight.
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I didn't think it was a big deal to use Familia when he hadn't pitched in so many days. The Mets have an off day tomorrow, so I'm not terribly concerned about him being overworked. TC probably figured it was better to bring him in with a massive lead to get some work in as opposed to holding off until they truly need him, where rust may affect his ability to hold a 1- or 2-run lead. Familia has some ugly splits when pitching on 6 or more days of rest, for whatever that's worth.
Remaining schedules for the WC-relevant teams:
Mets (4 games, +0.5 ahead of all): @ Marlins x1, @ Phillies x3
Giants (5 games, -0.5 behind Mets): vs Rockies x2, vs Dodgers x3
Cardinals (5 games, -1.5 behind Mets): vs Red x2, vs Pirates x3
Mets have the advantage of having the softest remaining schedule (I think?) while the Giants and Cards have the advantage of being at home in all remaining games. Based on the probable pitchers, it looks like the Giants may have to face Hill and Kershaw in their final series. The Cards face DeSclafani tonight, whose no pushover, but no clue who they will face against the Pirates, besides maybe Chad Kuhl.
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Come on guys... did neither of you get the "joke" above?
Hint: look at their injuries and put two and two together...
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Hmmmmm...
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Just horrific news, re: Fernandez. What a tragedy.
Not at all surprised the Marlins came out and played inspired ball last night.
Fingers crossed we can wrap this thing up....
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Not terribly excited about either of these moves; seems like chasing the past on a couple of guys who were interesting 2-3 years ago. At least with Spiller you can argue the Gailey factor and the special teams value, but ASJ is liability on and off the field in addition to being a poor schematic fit.
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Where's Tim Tebow at these days?
..Oh wait. Right. Argh.
Edit: Now it sounds like Brissett won't have surgery and could be fine for next week; Jimmy G may also be back anyway.
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....and now Brissett needs thumb surgery. Wow.
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Pats are truly remarkable with their game preparation.
Josh McDaniels will get another shot at being a head coach in this league very, very soon.
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The scheduling really fvcked Miami to start the season with a trip to Seattle and then to New England. Can it get any rougher than that?
At least 4 of their next 5 are at home and they get the lowly Browns next.
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I think this week will be tough on New England. Such a short window to get Brissett fully prepared against a strong defense (Houston leads the league in sacks and rank inside the top 10 in yards per play and points allowed), who knows if Gronk will play, and while Osweiler is meh Houston has plenty of explosive playmakers on offense in Hopkins, Fuller, and Miller.
They do get the reeling Bills (at home) after that though, and Jimmy G *might* be back by then (plus Gronk if not this week), so 3-1 seems do-able.
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How about Seattle losing to LA? I had a sneaky feeling that game would be close -- hobbled Wilson, Rams home opener back in LA, coming off an embarrassing performance on MNF, the advantage the Rams' D-line has over Seattle's porous O-line, etc. -- but I didn't expect LA to come out on top (they still haven't scored a TD this season!).
Seattle is 3-3 dating back to Week 16 of last season (including playoffs) and have scored just 15 points this season.
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+1 on the white face masks; love them.
Fitz and Co. completely roasted the Bills' secondary last night; it almost looked too easy at times. Love what I've seen of Enunwa so far.
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Cool stuff from Matt Bowen of ESPN on how the Pats didn't change a thing with Jimmy G under center: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17532827/with-jimmy-garoppolo-replacing-tom-brady-qb-new-england-patriots-change-thing-offense-nfl-2016-week-1
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Not that he does himself any favors with his inability to slide but the dude is made out of pure glass. Pretty funny everyone had durability and "small stature" concerns over the QB that was taken 74 picks later in the same draft and who has yet to miss a single game.
By the way, whoever has Gary Barnidge in your guys' fantasy league should be doing backflips over this occurrence.
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Saw this stat on Rotoworld (for those who watched the entire game, you probably already know this): "Andy Dalton targeted A.J. Green 10 times in Darrelle Revis’ coverage. He completed all 10 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown."
I could be citing the wrong place but I believe PFF also graded Revis very poorly in the second half of last year. How the mighty have fallen...
Really hope Watkins doesn't play this week or is limited, although despite Mehta and Schefter's comments he only missed 8 snaps this weekend, fwiw.
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Mehta says Watkins could be shut down for several weeks. That would bode really well for the Jets if he can't go on TNF or isn't close to 100% ((don't forget it's a short week as well and Schefter said he wasn't 100% just prior to yesterday's game). Buffalo was thoroughly stale vs Baltimore and are pretty banged up in general. If you contain McCoy (and Tyrod running), Jets should be able to win.
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They'll put up a better fight than the Mets would've, I'm sure. All of the Divisional Series are actually pretty intriguing this year. I don't really have any rooting interests besides seeing the Nats get knocked out. Cubs and Red Sox, which MLB is praying for, would be the best World Series outcome to watch, IMO.