He can still sing though.Bob Montgomery said:He's 89 years old. His range is down to 4 notes.
He can still sing though.Bob Montgomery said:He's 89 years old. His range is down to 4 notes.
He was awesome!InsideTheParker said:I missed Tony Bennett? I tuned in to see a policeman or some other uniformed person singing the anthem.
He was sadInsideTheParker said:I missed Tony Bennett? I tuned in to see a policeman or some other uniformed person singing the anthem.
Tony Bennett has never been about range, he's been about phrasing and whether your eight, nine, or 89 your phrasing never goes. It was still pretty awesome.Shane said:He can still sing though.
Cain had a great jump. No chance anyway.Average Reds said:One of the worst throws to 2nd I've seen from a catcher.
one benefit is no Harold Reynolds for a long time.kieckeredinthehead said:Could be the last night of baseball for a long time. Enjoy it.
That's right - personally Tony is my favorite after Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin, and Anita O'Day.Van Everyman said:Tony Bennett has never been about range, he's been about phrasing and whether your eight, nine, or 89 your phrasing never goes. It was still pretty awesome.
As a pure Mets fan, you feeling any optimism?Gdiguy said:Harvey at 97... he's certainly bringing it tonight.
I love Gameday, sort of.Al Zarilla said:one benefit is no Harold Reynolds for a long time.
I don't think the Royals hitters do "adjust." They're all really good contact guys who can get around on heat. Bumgarner succeeded by pitching backwards the whole game and staying out of the zone. Think about the final out of the game vs. Perez. The problem is that the Mets pitchers need to adjust. They're already reducing their fastball %, but I can't imagine it's easy to adjust on the fly like that, especially for a bunch of youngsters.glasspusher said:OK- and sorry for the on-topic post-
Everybody keeps talking about how the Royals' hitters adapt eventually to different ways of pitching them, and I think there's some truth to that, but man, in Game 7 last year, when MadBum came in, they were swinging at everything and he knew it. Blows my mind that pretty much the whole team started swinging at everything. I suppose it's just that he had gotten in their heads, and as a smart pitcher, took full advantage of it.
They seem to be a tougher group this year, more experienced, and yeah, a bit of luck isn't hurting them one bit- they're taking full advantage of those breaks.
Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat said:As a pure Mets fan, you feeling any optimism?
kieckeredinthehead said:I don't think the Royals hitters do "adjust." They're all really good contact guys who can get around on heat. Bumgarner succeeded by pitching backwards the whole game and staying out of the zone. Think about the final out of the game vs. Perez. The problem is that the Mets pitchers need to adjust. They're already reducing their fastball %, but I can't imagine it's easy to adjust on the fly like that, especially for a bunch of youngsters.
Take a team that's really good at making contact and pair them with a team that's built around throwing hard (and a defense built around the theory that most of the opposing hitters will strike out anyway), and you get what we've seen. The Royals are a very, very good team and they are built to confound most other good team's strengths.
rembrat said:I'm going to need a Met to sit on that inside 2seam fastball and launch on it. He's throwing that there with too much cinfidence.
rembrat said:Keep Escobar off the bases and you keep them off the board.
I don't know who the Mets backup catcher is. Is he any good?Gdiguy said:
D'Arnaud's inability to throw out runners is a surprising negative the entire series - compounded by the Royals being (mostly) fast, I feel like half the lineup is freely taking 2nd on any walk / single / error