1986 NLCS Game 4 Astros @ Mets

[@joshs4594]

Somebody once joked that he thought Dickey Thon was a marathon for people named Dickey.

[@justendtheseason8492]

Greatest postseason of all Mets vs Astros 16 innings in gm 6 with Mike Scott waiting in the wings was an all time classic

[@johnnyg2049]

Just watching Dutch Rennert call strikes is priceless.

[@Milordvega]

23:17 Alan Ashby's two-run home run from the right side won this game for Houston. But he also won an earlier postseason game for the Astros with another two-run homer - it was a walkoff home run in the bottom of the 1st of Game 1 of the 1981 NLDS, and he was batting lefty that time. So I'm wondering if Ashby's the first switch-hitter to win two separate postseason games with home runs, one from the left and one from the right. Maybe Mantle did it, but I only know of left-handed game-winners from him (1952 and 1964 World Series). I'm not sure if he won a World Series game with a home run from the right side, though he did hit at least one WS home run batting right-handed (vs Sandy Koufax). At the very least, Ashby must be the first NL switch-hitter to do this. That's a nice thing to put on his baseball résumé.

[@justendtheseason8492]

Anyone who's been to Shea knows Hernandez was waiting for a plane to pass overhead in the first inning

[@josecolon2201]

Scott dominates after that gm3 loss

[@samplermike]

Mike Scuff

[@wateriswet0510]

1:41:46 Howard Johnson fouls into the Mets dugout, which subsequently inspects Mike Scott's pitch for any scuff marks

[@hectorlopez1069]

Mike scott was unstoppable in this series.

[@MrJsfingers]

He had the scuffing down to a science.

[@justendtheseason8492]

Mike Scuff

[@bobbenbrown123]

Thank God they won game 6 and avoided having to face this scuffer in game 7 otherwise they would have lost the series

[@samplermike]

He was a known cheater

[@mowm88]

@@MrJsfingers Gaylord Perry must have had you in the fetal position.

[@williamdunphy352]

Commentators: Keith Jackson & Tim McCarver.

[@anthonychiulli7736]

Mike Scott dominance again

[@samplermike]

LOL Scott was a cheater who doctored baseballs

[@mowm88]

exactly. Fun watching whiny mets fans whining here about him.

[@williamdunphy352]

Umpires (Game 4) HP Dutch Rennert 1B Joe West 2B Fred Brocklander 3B Doug Harvey (CC) LF Lee Weyer RF Frank Pulli

[@TimeofQwerty]

59:40 Dickie Thon hits his first and only postseason home run

[@littlebud9999]

Great game great NLCS

[@MainEventPoint]

The fact that the announcers are opening saying that Mike Scott scuffed the ball spoke volumes. And the Mets got boned out of home field for this series because of the fucking Oilers? That would absolutely not happen now...

[@caveman3096]

They beat Houston. Quit bitching.

[@BrianKirkwood-g3s]

@@caveman3096 They literally are the City of Bitches so that won't happen.

[@mowm88]

WAHHHHHHHHH someone beat my metss what did you do in 88 when LA clocked'em

[@MainEventPoint]

All I was saying was that today a team wouldn't lose home field advantage because of another sports league. Jesus relax you chuckleheads.

[@kevzvipe]

PLEASE more TIGERS games from 1983 to 88. thank you!

[@sashakelemen9129]

I’m going to sit around a camp fire telling the young kids about how pitchers would finish a game.

[@frankkiser5861]

Check out game 5 of this series Doc Gooden pitched 10 innings, even better..

[@jamescrawford7529]

Shocking...Joe West blows a call at 45:25. Bachman, for the second game in a row, runs out of the baseline going to first to avoid a tag. West ruled that Scott interfered with him, but Bachman was already out of the baseline trying to avoid the tag again.

[@YotesFan1980]

Everything you just said is incorrect, according to the rules. Joe West got the call right. Backman, in this game and the previous game, was perfectly fine. Rule 5.09: (b) Retiring a Runner Any runner is out when: (1)  He runs more than three feet away from his base path to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball. A runner’s base path is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base he is attempting to reach safely. Backman, in both cases, did not veer off a straight line when the tag attempt began.

[@stephanielaurenbounds4958]

LET’S GO METS!!!

[@bahapanties]

Tough gritty, grind them out games.

[@justinnardine8564]

The Stanley steamer was serpent!

[@jayburdification]

What was the answer to the you make the call? 😡

[@davissae]

Scott and Ryan. Never trust pitchers with two first names.

[@baseballman4958]

47:00-The umpires should have told Hal Lanier to pick his spot, arguing that Scott didn’t interfere with Backman. It was blatant. Yet they let Lanier go on and on. After a while you say, sit down and be more intelligent with when you dispute a call, this one is a no-brainer.

[@brianrodriguez8282]

22:45 McCarver predicts the future again

[@johnnyg2049]

Probably the only one I've seen him get right.

[@brianrodriguez8282]

@@johnnyg2049 He also did well in the 1988 NLCS G1, calling out the Dodgers' outfielders against Carter in the 9th inning

[@baseballman4958]

He needed to learn how to pronounce English worlds properly. “Time” is pronounced like the herb “thyme”, not “tom” or “tahm”.

[@caveman3096]

Sadly his pronunciation can no longer be corrected to meet your standards as he is now dead

[@kevinburke6055]

The Mets basically gave this game up from the start. They wanted to rest their top 3 starters. I mean Sid was good but to put him up against Scott was suicide.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Mets are a bunch of crybabies thinking mike scott cheated.

[@bobbenbrown123]

Wrong they are FACTS! Douchy comment 🤡🤡

[@cowetascore8476]

Yet he did. he scuffed the ball. Even Scott admits it. Why do you think he was a 1 year wonder?

[@peteramarillo8952]

high fastball. low splitter. high fastball. lowsplitter. high fastball. low splitter. repeat. then in the 8th and 9th innings he threw nothing but splitters.

[@cowetascore8476]

Mike Scott was a cheater.

[@mowm88]

Naw Mets just sucked when they faced him.

[@ejflor1313]

Tim McCarver is the worst announcer in the history of sports.

[@bleacherz7503]

Joe Buck

[@Robert-xw2ob]

John Sterling and Suzyn waldman of the Yankees by far and above the worst announcers in major league baseball