I’m sure when ESPN booked this game, they expected a game that could very well be a deciding factor to a pennant race. Unfortunately, Pete Alonso singlehandedly destroyed those hopes when he hit a dinger then mocked Bryce Elder from the dugout by yelling “Throw it again”. He’ll never live it down and I’ve been carrying that torch to make sure he never forgets:
Braves Lineup
If the Mets were to actually have an advantage in any of the games this series, it would be this one as Yonny Chirinos faces off against Kodai Senga. Senga has been pretty dominant this year while Yonny’s been more of a domino. In fact, I’d bet good $ that this will be the last time we see Chirinos in a Braves uniform. As we discussed a few days back, Chirinos does have an option, but also has accrued 5 years of service so he can refuse to be optioned. Honestly, that would likely be a bad move for him as he’d also be jeopardizing his MLB salary. My guess is he accepts the assignement should it come.
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I know that Murphy has been scuffling at the plate lately, and that lineup construction decisions don’t really matter all that much in the long run, but I just can’t understand why he’s hitting below Eddie Rosario. He’s posted a wRC+ that is 50 points higher than Rosario’s in 28 fewer PAs.
I think Sean just answered that question with a strikeout while Eddie hit a fly ball.
And, yeah, no matter how well he pitches, Yonny is Gonny.
I never knew about this!
I remember it well. But what I most remember about it is that I actually thought at the time they’d let him pitch an inning or two. Even before I got old, I loved the idea that old guys still had enough skills to play: Minnie Minoso, Manny Mota, Hoyt Wilhelm, Julio Franco, Jamey Moyer, and (to take the best example from another sport) George Blanda. I’m a sucker for every one of those stories.
Against the Mets this series, for all the talk about 1st inning runs, the Braves have scored the majority of their runs in the 7th-9th innings off the Mets bullpen. The Braves bullpen has been head and shoulders better than the Mets.
It’s amazing Yonny is struggling the third time through. Who possibly could have expected that? Dude isn’t fooling anyone
YONNY stands for: You Oughta Need No Yonny.
(This was actually better than I expected.)
Edit: McHugh stands for: Might Could Holler “UGH”
It’s honestly unspeakable to leave him in to walk the tying run in. Classic sleeping at the wheel. It’s not like I expected a win with Yonny pitching but dang, at least look like we are trying to win.
For the record McHugh isn’t any type of improvement
Whatever the question, McHugh is not the answer.
Welp. McHugh needs to go too. $#!#%$@@$^ walks. 3 Grybos – that has to be some sort of record.
Replay favors the Mets, of course.
Another 2-out rally – just like in Pittsburgh.
McHugh is throwing a gas can on the fire.
Well, the silver lining is that I can’t imagine that we will see any more starts from Yonny Chirinos.
We can only hope
McHugh shouldn’t be on the roster when Dylan Lee returns. .
The walks killed us but our defense doesn’t always help out our pitchers
I hate that we’re losing, but at least our long national Yonny Chirinos-mare is nearly over.
Snitker was probably thinking “I need him to get through the 5th,” but that really isn’t the case. I think he was wanting to save his bullpen after a double header and before a Yankees series, but the pen was pretty fresh. And McHugh is probably the worst option with the bases loaded as a pitch-to-contact guy. Poorly managed game, but none of that is Snit’s strong suit.
Of course, I get the recap for the game that surely ends the Chirinos era. I’ll try not to repeat myself.
Is there a rule against bringing in a good reliever in the 5th inning? If you really want to use M’Q, let him start the 6th clean. He’s not exactly a get-out-of-a-jam type of pitcher.
There is such an unwritten rule for Snitker, it appears. But if you were playing the game to win, you need a high-leverage guy. Also, you would’ve taken out Chirinos after 4, thanking lucky stars he only gave up 1, or you would’ve taken him out after the first 2-3 balls off him in the 5th were lasers.
This far ahead in the division, it was worth it to see if Yonny could get through it. At this point they need to know what they’ve got on their roster more than they needed to manage like they were playing for one game.
Agreed, though that doesn’t explain the choice of McHugh. That said, I watched Will Smith give up a walkoff two-run homer in the 10th today that brought back unpleasant memories. The lightning in a bottle we caught in the 2021 playoffs continues to astonish me.
I think Yonny is NOT a starter but a long reliever. McHugh used to start, too, but he is more of a long reliever. I think things could have been different if the Braves went in with this attitude and let McHugh start the 5th. 4 innings and one run would have been a good result for Chirinos. That’s why I think that ultimately McHugh will go and Yonny could be retained as long reliever (optioned now and called back later) (in my opinion, they are similar types and Yonny is younger and cheaper).
Both Yonny and McHugh should be on the chopping block. One will go for Lee and the other for Wright (or even Chavez). I think it’s likely that Yonny goes tomorrow for Lee and the Braves have bullpen games for the 5th slot in the rotation (Lee or McHugh could “open”).
It hasn’t been that long since a 6-5 road trip was a good thing.
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And no no no no no on the bullpen games idea, Roger!