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IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

G-Fafif Jun 19 2010 04:59 AM

It's time to Better Know Your Local Baseball Punditocracy. Apologies for being a little behind. This is from subscription-only newsday.com (available to lucky Optimum users like myself) on Friday, and the esteemed Ken Davidoff: The Yankees will pound the Mets, 9-2, in the Subway Series (Part II) opener, ending both the Mets’ seven-game winning streak and the Yankees’ two-game losing streak. Losing pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, a rookie, will allow six runs in five innings in his second career start against the Yankees. Davidoff's Saturday prediction (also from Friday)? On Saturday, the Yankees will triumph again, 4-2, behind the strong efforts of Phil Hughes. Ah yes, Hughes (a booming 9-1). A fine pitcher. So much better than Mike Pelfrey (an incidental 9-1). Joel Sherman, in the Post, gathered confirmation for us that is one thought more highly of than the other: The Post asked 12 baseball men from both leagues: If you could have Pelfrey, who turned 26 in January, or Hughes, who turns 24 next Thursday, for the next five years whom would you take? I am not surprised much any longer in this business, but I was surprised by the results. Though there was a lot of talking about wanting to figure out a way to have both, all 12 respondents, when pushed to go one way or the other, took Hughes. So at 1:05 PM, the unanimously invincible Phil Hughes will look to make it two in a row in Ken Davidoff's mind. For the rest of us, Mike Pelfrey (0-12 where it counts, apparently) will attempt to continue a different, arguably more accurate kind of reality. FYI, though I cannot claim membership in the local baseball punditocracy, I did file my own Subway Series Preview Friday afternoon. I believe you may still find it valid.

G-Fafif Jun 19 2010 07:52 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Who knows what Evil lurks...? Jeter SS Swisher RF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez DH Cano 2B Posada C Granderson LF Gardner CF Pena 3B The awesome Phil Hughes, whom 12 of 12 baseball people would take over Mike Pelfrey, starts but will not take a turn at bat.

Ceetar Jun 19 2010 07:56 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Jose Reyes - SS Angel Pagan - CF David Wright - 3B Ike Davis - 1B Jason Bay - LF Chris Carter - DH Jeff Francoeur - RF Alex Cora - 2B Henry Blanco - C

metirish Jun 19 2010 08:08 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Sherman was just surprised, he wasn't astounded and shocked? 12 of the 12 baseball people I spoke with when pushed gave me one reason for taking Hughes , it was not shocking insomuch as obvious, he lockers next to Jeter baseball person # 8, since they moved his locker next to Jeter's he's become a different pitcher, actually when I think about it he's become an overall better person

metirish Jun 19 2010 08:20 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Francesa on the radio jawing about Reyes " dancing around second base and in the dugout , you can't go crazy about that, keep him off base".

TheOldMole Jun 19 2010 08:57 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

If they moved my locker next to Jeter's, Jeter would become a different person.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 19 2010 09:20 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Posada C Jose Reyes - Green light Angel Pagan - Green light David Wright - Steal, MF Ike Davis - You too. Get down there already! Jason Bay - Make like Pittsburgh and Steal 'er Chris Carter - GOGOGOGOGOGOSUPERFASTMYTEMPLESARETHROBBINGWITHFIVE-HOURENERGYARRRR Jeff Francoeur - All smiles Alex Cora - You, hold. Ah, just kidding-- go right ahead. Henry Blanco - It's your call, buddy. I'm a little scared of you.

Edgy DC Jun 19 2010 09:33 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

I'm hoping the Mets activate Luis Castillo in time for the game.

Frayed Knot Jun 19 2010 10:21 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Jeter SS Swisher RF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez DH Cano 2B Posada C Granderson LF Gardner CF Pena 3B Assuming this is correct, it's interesting how, after Granderson PH'd last night, Girardi stuck him in CF displacing Gardner whom he moved over to LF. Now, given the opportunity to start clean, he sticks Granderson in LF and Gardner in CF. Not sure it means much one way or the other, I'm just not sure what his thought process is there. Not that the Yanx really have a full-time DH - well they do but his name is Nick Johnson meaning he's on the DL - but Girardi almost has no choice now but to alternate ARod & Posada there on most days as neither one can handle multiple days in the field w/o a break right now. For those crying about the very existence of Cora on the roster, Ramiro Pena [.186/.234/.203] is what other teams' backup middle infielders look like too. Plus, on days when he does get a start, more often than not it's not even as a middle infielder.

Ashie62 Jun 19 2010 10:31 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

FAFIF for the in season I.G.T. record. LETS

Ashie62 Jun 19 2010 10:36 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Captain Intangibles can't play today. He been scratched, for Pena, like a cheap claimer at Belmont.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:05 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

TheOldMole Jun 19 2010 11:10 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:11 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Jeeze, went to the bathroom and Missed it,lol.

TheOldMole Jun 19 2010 11:15 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Mets have never put a young pitcher in the bullpen with an eye toward moving him into the rotation? What about Mejia?

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:18 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[quote="TheOldMole":3k21chw8]Mets have never put a young pitcher in the bullpen with an eye toward moving him into the rotation? What about Mejia?[/quote:3k21chw8] They should have an emergency Pool Phone in the booth so we can call em.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:24 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

The booth is right. Pelf's ball is not moving the way we like it. Yanks are making this a game early. Runners at the corners, no out.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:25 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Carp. But we got the DP. That was real big. With no out I already put that guy on third on the board.

TheOldMole Jun 19 2010 11:29 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

And Jason leads off with a hit, after his worst swings of all last night.

G-Fafif Jun 19 2010 11:38 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Late scratch of Captain Edge due to bruised right heel. Renovated MFY lineup if you haven't already noticed: Garnder LF Swisher RF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez DH Cano 2B Posada C Granderson CF Pena SS Russo 3B

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:39 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

That splitter on Pasada looked like it was movin just right! wootillitoot! OOH, almost a DP.

G-Fafif Jun 19 2010 11:40 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 19 2010 11:52 AM

Assuming this is correct, it's interesting how, after Granderson PH'd last night, Girardi stuck him in CF displacing Gardner whom he moved over to LF. My mistake (pre-Jeter scratch). Granderson center, Gardner left.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:44 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[quote="G-Fafif"] Assuming this is correct, it's interesting how, after Granderson PH'd last night, Girardi stuck him in CF displacing Gardner whom he moved over to LF. My mistake (pre-Jeter scratch). Granderson center, Gardner left.

Dock his pay for the day!

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:50 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 11:51 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Reyes homer happy.

G-Fafif Jun 19 2010 11:51 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

"Their leadoff hitter has become Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium!" --Wayne Hagin on Jose Reyes after his SECOND home run of the game

TheOldMole Jun 19 2010 11:51 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

G-Fafif Jun 19 2010 11:55 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Pagan needs to look straight ahead as runs to second. Peeking at the catcher, whether it's Cervelli or Posada, will always slow you down, because they're both kind of sickening.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:55 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Ohhhhh, what a throw by Posada, nails Pagan.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 11:56 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

I'm not up on Yankee stuff, but who just visited the mound? It wasn't the pitching coach ... big galoot, bench coach Mike Harkey? "Girardi says if you give up another homer to Reyes I gotta kick your ass."

Zvon Jun 19 2010 11:59 AM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

I heard the Yanks are a lil upset cuz last night a few Mets pulled Cervellis.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 12:00 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Great freakin play by Ike. Very nice.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 12:03 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Awwwwww crap.

seawolf17 Jun 19 2010 12:14 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[quote="Kong76"]I'm not up on Yankee stuff, but who just visited the mound? It wasn't the pitching coach ... big galoot, bench coach Mike Harkey? "Girardi says if you give up another homer to Reyes I gotta kick your ass."

It's Harkey. One of the many They mentioned last night that their regular pitching coach is out for some personal reason. One of the great washouts of the Overproduced Baseball Card Era.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 12:18 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Thanks for card image ... I must have tuned out the yibber yabber about whasisname being away from the team last night ...

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 12:18 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

The ball be flyin' to right field today boys and girls ...

Zvon Jun 19 2010 12:24 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[quote="Kong76":1hjxw4hn]The ball be flyin' to right field today boys and girls ...[/quote:1hjxw4hn] You know Ike has to be very aware of this.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 12:52 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Jason Bay = go get your shine box

Zvon Jun 19 2010 01:03 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

I hate to let this game go to waste. There's things like Reyes 2 kabooms,... the stat that we are like 27-8 when Reyes scores, going up against Hughes and his never loses after he has a lead this late in a game. I think Reyes will trump Hughes.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 01:11 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Phil Hughes is killing my Mets Buzz.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 01:17 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

I wanna see Joba cry.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 01:20 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[quote="Kong76"]I wanna see Joba cry.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 01:23 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

What the fuh, David?

Edgy DC Jun 19 2010 01:30 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

I realize that a century or so of precedence says otherwise, but that's got to be an error.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 01:31 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Whut tha fuh Pagan?!

Zvon Jun 19 2010 01:34 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Darling really is awsum in the booth. Esp analyzing pitching.

Edgy DC Jun 19 2010 01:37 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Ignatius digging himself out here. Touching 96 (or 95.7) even. MLB.tv won't give me anything but the YEScast.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 01:37 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

We're spoiled with that threesome ... it's a great mix.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 01:39 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

That deserves some big purple ... . [bigpurple:3jzraa2n]Igarashi[/bigpurple:3jzraa2n]

Edgy DC Jun 19 2010 01:39 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Bam. If this has got to happen against Rivera, than it has got to happen against Rivera.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 01:41 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Let's pull the ol' EXIT SANDMAN!!!

Edgy DC Jun 19 2010 01:42 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

We need a baserunner. Take a pitch.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 01:42 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

LETS GO IKE!

Edgy DC Jun 19 2010 01:44 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Chasing high, Ikey.

Edgy DC Jun 19 2010 01:47 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Don't swing at that crap, Carter.

Edgy DC Jun 19 2010 01:47 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Stupid black uniforms.

Kong76 Jun 19 2010 01:49 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Oh well, nice run by G-F's IGTS ...

Zvon Jun 19 2010 01:54 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

What I'll take away from this game is the way Carter busted it down the line there on the last out. He's a freakin animal maaaaaan. Good game. Pelf didn't have all his stuffage. Some nice relief work from Iggy after a BIG miscue by Pagan. To paraphrase a wise Pooler: Could have been worse, it wasn't, no one got hurt.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 01:56 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[quote="Edgy DC":1mmc0mf6]Stupid black uniforms.[/quote:1mmc0mf6] Earlier in the game i was thinkin , wow, suddenly the black uni's look sharp. But your right. May we burn em?

Frayed Knot Jun 19 2010 02:28 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

Obviously the two 2R-HRs were the problem, but other than that ... - too many lead-off runners allowed - we might have actually been lucky to get away with as few runs against as we did - Wright & Bay were non-existent

Fman99 Jun 19 2010 02:39 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[quote="seawolf17"][quote="Kong76"]I'm not up on Yankee stuff, but who just visited the mound? It wasn't the pitching coach ... big galoot, bench coach Mike Harkey? "Girardi says if you give up another homer to Reyes I gotta kick your ass."

It's Harkey. One of the many They mentioned last night that their regular pitching coach is out for some personal reason. One of the great washouts of the Overproduced Baseball Card Era.



Looks like someone applied the eye black directly over the eyes, erroneously.

G-Fafif Jun 19 2010 02:50 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[quote="Ashie62":2uudea7h]FAFIF for the in season I.G.T. record.[/quote:2uudea7h] An honor to share it with you, but let's both hope it's broken nine games from now.

Zvon Jun 19 2010 02:58 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

[quote="Fman99"][quote="seawolf17"][quote="Kong76"]I'm not up on Yankee stuff, but who just visited the mound? It wasn't the pitching coach ... big galoot, bench coach Mike Harkey? "Girardi says if you give up another homer to Reyes I gotta kick your ass."

It's Harkey. One of the many They mentioned last night that their regular pitching coach is out for some personal reason. One of the great washouts of the Overproduced Baseball Card Era.



Looks like someone applied the eye black directly over the eyes, erroneously.

Actually I photoshopped that and pulled the old switcheroo with his eyebrows and mustache.

Gwreck Jun 19 2010 04:46 PM Re: IGT 6/19/2010 NYM @ MFY: You Gotta Blow The Bronx Away

What an annoying game. And to think that I used to like Curtis Granderson once, too. While I hate to give any credit to the MFYs, that steak sandwich from Lobel's is damn good.