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IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Centerfield Apr 03 2011 06:55 AM

Free Willie Harris!

The Second Spitter Apr 03 2011 07:35 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Apr 03 2011 08:21 AM

The Goodies Jose Reyes, ss Willie Harris, lf David Wright, 3b Ike Davis, 1b Angel Pagan, cf Lucas Duda, rf Daniel Murphy, 2b Josh Thole, c R.A. Dickey, rhp The Fishies Chris Coghlan, cf Omar Infante, 2b Hanley Ramirez, ss Gaby Sanchez, 1b Logan Morrison, lf John Buck, c Emilio Bonifacio, 3b Scott Cousins, rf Javier Vazquez, rhp

metirish Apr 03 2011 07:50 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Murphy with his first career start at second base...with all the talk about him playing second in the last few seasons I was surprised that he has never actually started a MLB game there.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 03 2011 08:26 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

So, Thole gets the day game after the night game. Mildly surprising. I remember there was talk that this series might be played in San Juan. I'm beginning to seriously doubt that that's going to happen.

The Second Spitter Apr 03 2011 08:32 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

When you don't have another catcher that hits....

Ceetar Apr 03 2011 09:05 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

The Second Spitter wrote: When you don't have another catcher that hits.... day off tomorrow, it's early. and yeah, Nickeas doesn't hit, and you're resting Beltran and Emaus today too.

Gwreck Apr 03 2011 10:37 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

I wonder how much Nickeas has caught a knuckleball, too. On Dickey: apparently he is going to climb Mount Kilamanjaro this offseason. Does anyone else remember those Dos Equis "Most Interesting Man in the Whole World" commercials? Because that's what I think of each time I hear another one of these Dickey stories...

Ceetar Apr 03 2011 10:39 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

I wonder how much Nickeas has caught a knuckleball, too. On Dickey: apparently he is going to climb Mount Kilamanjaro this offseason. Does anyone else remember those Dos Equis "Most Interesting Man in the Whole World" commercials? Because that's what I think of each time I hear another one of these Dickey stories... I would've loved to have run into Dickey out and about in Port St. Lucie. maybe next year. I do think of that commercial a bit. I wonder what Dickey's preferred beverage of choice is..

TransMonk Apr 03 2011 10:48 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Ceetar wrote: I wonder what Dickey's preferred beverage of choice is.. http://realalebrewing.com/

Ceetar Apr 03 2011 10:53 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Not Knuckleball Bock?

Ashie62 Apr 03 2011 11:09 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Lets get R.A.D. Murphy should be batting 8th, not Thole..

Ashie62 Apr 03 2011 11:14 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

KABOOM!

smg58 Apr 03 2011 11:52 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Textbook pitching against Bonifacio there. After Bonifacio went the opposite way and just missed a run-scoring double (it went foul), Dickey comes inside with two perfectly placed pitches for strikes two and three.

Met Hunter Apr 03 2011 12:07 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

I can watch Marlins miscues and poor pitching all day long with the Mets. I only wish Hermida and Ross could have been involved.

metirish Apr 03 2011 12:12 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

This is how I like my Sunday afternoons.

Edgy DC Apr 03 2011 01:09 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Something's wrong. Acccording to Gameday, there are people in the stands in Miami. Upper deck and everything. Meanwhile, my wife's new Macbook Pro is streaming the game quite nicely Thanks for the loaner, Honey.

Kong76 Apr 03 2011 01:22 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

metirish wrote: This is how I like my Sunday afternoons. Me too! I have spring fever.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 03 2011 01:24 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

metirish wrote: This is how I like my Sunday afternoons. These tend to go better than Friday and Saturday nights in Florida.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 03 2011 01:41 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

My name is Buck, and I like to fuck up rallies. Nice 3-2 slider from Carrasco cleans up Capuano's mess.

Gwreck Apr 03 2011 01:43 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

That's a lot of high sock action in today's game: Wright Reyes Dickey Capuano Carrasco

themetfairy Apr 03 2011 01:52 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Inherited runners stranded is my favorite statistic. Nice work DJ!

Frayed Knot Apr 03 2011 02:00 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

THESE are the Marlins I remember. Performances like they got from Josh Johnson cover up a lot of dreck, but they've been just awful defensively and otherwise since.

Edgy DC Apr 03 2011 02:27 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Imagine if they hadn't replaced Uglla with the far slicker Omar Infante.

bmfc1 Apr 03 2011 02:34 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Hooray! And to the whistling guy in the stands: SHUT UP!

TransMonk Apr 03 2011 02:52 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Willie Harris = 4 RBI this weekend. Not bad, Double Flap!

Fman99 Apr 03 2011 03:24 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Napped through innings 1-6 and caught the end. Good stuff.

Met Hunter Apr 03 2011 03:49 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

And after all the talk, all the same old same old, the Mets finish the weekend with the same 2-1 record as the MFYs.

Frayed Knot Apr 03 2011 05:47 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

And did it on the road ... against a division opponent ... one we've usually had trouble with ... and are behind only Philly in the East (who had a series at home with maybe the worst team in the NL). Really only 1 bad inning (pitch?) from Pelfrey and a blown Frankie save marred the whole weekend.

Ceetar Apr 03 2011 06:20 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Frayed Knot wrote: And did it on the road ... against a division opponent ... one we've usually had trouble with ... and are behind only Philly in the East (who had a series at home with maybe the worst team in the NL). Really only 1 bad inning (pitch?) from Pelfrey and a blown Frankie save marred the whole weekend. and I like all the matchups with the Phillies this week. First place here we come.

Willets Point Apr 03 2011 06:29 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Frayed Knot wrote: Really only 1 bad inning (pitch?) from Pelfrey and a blown Frankie save marred the whole weekend. Well there was the six innings of noffense to start off the season that was worrisome too, but I'm pleased to see that the bats have woken up.

Centerfield Apr 03 2011 06:56 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Rubber game on the road. I feel like the last time we won one of those was 2009. Good stuff.

Gwreck Apr 03 2011 07:33 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

We actually won 2 rubber games on the road in September last year, on 9/8/10 at Washington and 9/26/10 at Philadephia. We lost the 8 other road rubber games that year. The last time we WON a road rubber game when we weren't hopelessly out of the playoff race was probably June 7, 2009 in Washington.

The Second Spitter Apr 04 2011 12:28 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Case anybody missed it - tHere was a nice story during the game about Carlitos approaching and mentoring Duda when we was slumping last year. He even took him out for a nice dinner.

duan Apr 04 2011 05:58 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

how'd murph do at 2nd?

The Second Spitter Apr 04 2011 06:00 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

duan wrote: how'd murph do at 2nd? Awesome. Although he wasn't confronted with anything overly difficult. Best described as a confidence boosting experience.

Gwreck Apr 04 2011 06:41 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Ceetar wrote: and I like all the matchups with the Phillies this week. Young-Hamels? Umm, ok. Maybe the players dislike Hamels as much as I do and are ready to give him the pounding he so richly deserves. Pelfrey-Blanton? I guess. Niese-Halladay? Put down the crack pipe.

Ceetar Apr 04 2011 06:44 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Gwreck wrote: Ceetar wrote: and I like all the matchups with the Phillies this week. Young-Hamels? Umm, ok. Maybe the players dislike Hamels as much as I do and are ready to give him the pounding he so richly deserves. Pelfrey-Blanton? I guess. Niese-Halladay? Put down the crack pipe. Well, the Mets do tend to beat Hamels, and I think he's going to have a down year. More walks, less Ks. Hard to say Young is 'better', but I just like getting to face Hamels. Pelfrey's better than Blanton, that's an easy one. Obviously the last one is in their favor, but I do like Niese. Our offense is better, and our bullpen is better. Halladay might not be stretched out to go 8-9 effectively yet.

The Second Spitter Apr 04 2011 07:00 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

I don't think Niese v Halladay is a lay down misere*. At the risk of sounding like Joe Morgan, you still have to put up the runs to win a ballgame. I don't know, maybe I'm drinking kool-aid. OE *dead certainty.

Gwreck Apr 04 2011 07:40 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

I have no doubt that the Mets can beat Halladay; we need look no farther than Roy's last start when Houston bested him. But I will still be realistic that we are the underdog. I will be satisfied with winning one of the 3 games in Philly this series and happy with winning 2.

Ceetar Apr 04 2011 07:44 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

For all the talk of 'getting off to a hot start', if it's worth anything, winning the series against the Phillies would go a long way towards that. Then they've got 13/16 at home, and if the home field advantage they've had holds up, (They're playing Washington, Colorado, Houston and Arizona so..) they'll be off to quite a decent start.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 04 2011 08:06 AM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

Gwreck wrote: I will be satisfied with winning one of the 3 games in Philly this series and happy with winning 2. Me too.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 04 2011 05:19 PM Re: IGT - 4/3/11 Mets at Marlins

On the fourth day of this baseball season, R.A. Dickey slots in at third place in ESPN.com's new feature - The Cy Young Predictor - based on formulas by Bill James and Rob Neyer