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Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @ Mets

themetfairy Apr 18 2013 06:32 PM

Matt Harvey vs. Stephen Strasberg - Bring it on!

Zvon Apr 18 2013 07:03 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

This is gonna be a great . I'm so glad to hear Harvey , as opposed to giving the stock cliche answers, says he's excited and looking foward to this matchup. May the best man w....hmmm, be wearing orange and blue!

Mets – Willets Point Apr 18 2013 07:08 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

themetfairy wrote: Matt Harvey vs. Stephen Strasberg - Bring it on! Ooh! That's appointment viewing.

Gwreck Apr 18 2013 10:09 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

It seems impossible that there would be more weather problems this week, but then again... National Weather Service Forecast wrote: Thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Low around 52. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 06:02 AM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Curt Schilling: "Harvey > Strasburg." I know, I know, but the cadet's logic is sound, Captain.

Ashie62 Apr 19 2013 07:56 AM I.G.T 4/19/13 Top Dogs..Nationals v. Mets 7:10 p.m.

Strasburg and Harvey go to war.

Ceetar Apr 19 2013 01:22 PM Re: I.G.T 4/19/13 Top Dogs..Nationals v. Mets 7:10 p.m.

I really want to head out to Citi for this one, but I'm not feeling up to it. Torture myself to enjoy in person, or just relax at home? hmm.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 19 2013 01:25 PM Re: I.G.T 4/19/13 Top Dogs..Nationals v. Mets 7:10 p.m.

Torture myself to enjoy in person Unless you're a masochist, you probably won't enjoy being tortured.

Ceetar Apr 19 2013 01:30 PM Re: I.G.T 4/19/13 Top Dogs..Nationals v. Mets 7:10 p.m.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Torture myself to enjoy in person Unless you're a masochist, you probably won't enjoy being tortured. well I always enjoy being at Citi. It's just the trip around it that might end up being torturous.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 19 2013 01:44 PM Re: I.G.T 4/19/13 Top Dogs..Nationals v. Mets 7:10 p.m.

This is a bogus redundant thread and may be bad luck. Please merge with previous IGT thread.

Ceetar Apr 19 2013 02:29 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @ Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 19 2013 02:40 PM

Let's make Strassburgers of him.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 02:32 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Merge completed, Professor Brundlefly. Anybody at the game, try and get some shots of the fire damage. Lay you even money that there's a "Sweet Caroline" singalong tonight. (And again, I'd prefer me some "Dirty Water.")

sharpie Apr 19 2013 02:36 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Us: Valdespin cf Murphy 2b Wright 3b Davis 1b Buck c Duda lf Byrd rf Tejada ss Harvey p Them: Span cf Werth rf Harper lf LaRoche 1b Desmond ss Tracy 3b Lombardozzi 2b Suzuki c Strasburg p

Zvon Apr 19 2013 05:12 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Play Ball! You would think Id have a graphic for this.

TransMonk Apr 19 2013 05:37 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Edgy, you need an avatar.

Ashie62 Apr 19 2013 05:43 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Strasburg blinks first 2-0 Metropolitans..

Ashie62 Apr 19 2013 05:44 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Marlon is my favorite Byrd.

Nymr83 Apr 19 2013 06:18 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

I love watching Harvey pitch

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 06:24 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Would really like to build on this lead. Never comfortable going up against Davey Johnson in a tight endgame.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 06:28 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Gimme gimme Duda treatment.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 06:38 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Howie Rose is right about Dwight Gooden being right. This guy is the real deal.

metirish Apr 19 2013 06:39 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Ron with a great little nugget about Tom Gorman and how he used to shake of Carter, they used to call him Gorfax because he liked to talk up his own game like he was Koufax, " ok Gary, this is for a fastball, this is the sign for a slider, yyybbb", "just throw it Tom,I'll catch it".

Fman99 Apr 19 2013 06:47 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

This Strasburg kid is OK. He could be the next Matt Harvey someday.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 06:50 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

metirish wrote: Ron with a great little nugget about Tom Gorman and how he used to shake of Carter, they used to call him Gorfax because he liked to talk up his own game like he was Koufax, " ok Gary, this is for a fastball, this is the sign for a slider, yyybbb", "just throw it Tom,I'll catch it". In If at First, Hernandez wrote that they called him Gorfax because he was as slow as Koufax was fast.

metirish Apr 19 2013 06:51 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Interesting, Keith never brought that up.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 06:51 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Lovely double play.

metirish Apr 19 2013 06:53 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Nice catch on a tough play by Valdy in center....often see that one get through.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 06:56 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Honron![/bigpurple] It's 3-0, Mets! (Or 2-0 if you're Ashie.)

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 06:58 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Honron![/bigpurple] Suck it, Strasburg. We've got two lefty sluggers in this lineup.

metirish Apr 19 2013 07:00 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Were the crowd singing "Harvey's Better"?, I didn't hear what Gary said.

Gwreck Apr 19 2013 07:00 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

metirish wrote: Were the crowd singing "Harvey's Better"?, Yes, that's exactly what it was.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 07:01 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Josh Lewin: It's the first time in the life of this guy (Strassburg) that he's not been the featured attraction... high school, college, the minors...

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2013 07:09 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Josh Lewin: It's the first time in the life of this guy (Strassburg) that he's not been the featured attraction... high school, college, the minors... Not totally true. Strasburg was rare for a 1st round draft pick (and especially a 1/1 pick) in that he wasn't even drafted out of HS. Only after going to SD State did he make a commitment to get himself in shape and eventually blossomed into not only a top pick but probably one of the most ballyhooed picks of the last decade or more.

Gwreck Apr 19 2013 07:18 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

HUGE

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 07:18 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Harvelous.

Nymr83 Apr 19 2013 07:21 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

How many Met pitchers let themselves get distracted and rocked after the botched double play, but Harvey didn't even have the "mad at my teammates" facial expressions, he just bore down and got the job done.

metirish Apr 19 2013 07:21 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

USA chants go up at City

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 07:23 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

That was Denard Span, Newtown Truther making that last out.

Zvon Apr 19 2013 07:24 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

I lost my internets during the 1st inning :(. And now it comes back on, and Harveys out. Thats all I wanted was to see him pitch tonight, and I was all excited about this matchup, lol. Life is so cruel sometimes. Kinda kool listening on the radio though. At least I could hear it.

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2013 07:27 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

And now those dreaded words: It's all up to the Met bullpen

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 07:29 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Zvon wrote: I lost my internets during the 1st inning :(. And now it comes back on, and Harveys out. Thats all I wanted was to see him pitch tonight, and I was all excited about this matchup, lol. Life is so cruel sometimes. Kinda kool listening on the radio though. At least I could hear it. He sounds better than most guys look. Sucks, but welcome to my world.

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2013 07:32 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Not sure I would have gone with Rice in this spot -- Werth leading off and Harper can pound LHPs as well as RH -- but the career minor leaguer gets the job done vs 2-3-4 in the order!!

Ashie62 Apr 19 2013 07:33 PM Re: I.G.T 4/19/13 Top Dogs..Nationals v. Mets 7:10 p.m.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This is a bogus redundant thread and may be bad luck. Please merge with previous IGT thread. Why was the link I started for this game yesterday extinguished? Thats not right

Zvon Apr 19 2013 07:35 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Edgy MD wrote: I lost my internets during the 1st inning :(. And now it comes back on, and Harveys out. Thats all I wanted was to see him pitch tonight, and I was all excited about this matchup, lol. Life is so cruel sometimes. Kinda kool listening on the radio though. At least I could hear it. He sounds better than most guys look. Sucks, but welcome to my world. And I'm so used to it that it pisses me off. My brother calls and we're talking and he asks "whats the name of the 2nd Craig Bond movie?" and I'm like " Lemme see, Casino Royale,....Skyfall, I don't recall. Lemme chk the internet.DOH!" easy triple for the Capt.

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2013 07:37 PM Re: I.G.T 4/19/13 Top Dogs..Nationals v. Mets 7:10 p.m.

Ashie62 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This is a bogus redundant thread and may be bad luck. Please merge with previous IGT thread. Why was the link I started for this game yesterday extinguished? Thats not right Fairy had started one earlier. Better to merge than to have two and get confused. It's also better to burn out than it is to rust.

Ashie62 Apr 19 2013 07:38 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Didnt see hers, sorry!

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 07:38 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Twenty-first career Met triple for Wright, one behind Mazzilli for eleventh all-time. Hey Zvon, do you have an original on this ol' avatar of mine? Looks like Ryan and Koos have lost some of their calves in my touchup work. Hey, it's 6-1! (Or 3-1 if you're Ashie.)

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2013 07:39 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Ike be Storin' Drew's pitch in the upper deck.

Zvon Apr 19 2013 07:39 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2013 07:41 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

There's a Walgreens Pharmacy ad right behind home plate (at the moment) and it's funny to see that "Curly W" juxtaposed with the Nationals logo. It's like we're playing against Walgreens. No wonder we're winning.

Zvon Apr 19 2013 07:43 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Edgy MD wrote: Twenty-first career Met triple for Wright, one behind Mazzilli for eleventh all-time. Hey Zvon, do you have an original on this ol' avatar of mine? Looks like Ryan and Koos have lost some of their calves in my touchup work. Hey, it's 6-1! (Or 3-1 if you're Ashie.) Probably have it. Might still have it supported. I'll look around (my photobucket is a friggin mess-stuf I have posted here may disappear as I try and organize all that Met stuff).

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2013 07:43 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @ Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 20 2013 12:16 PM

That's 500 lbs of lefty hitters hitting four balls about 1,600 combined feet.

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2013 07:46 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Let Rice finish the game. He earned it!

Zvon Apr 19 2013 07:49 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Should be able to right click and save:

Fman99 Apr 19 2013 07:52 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Muffie with the nice gloving.

Kong76 Apr 19 2013 07:53 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

He said Harvey was a funny name. Oh, he did, did he?

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 07:53 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Thanks so much. Wow, this is a heckuva game I'm not seeing.

Gwreck Apr 19 2013 07:54 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

--> Books!

Zvon Apr 19 2013 07:58 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

At least I caught a few innings. Good Game! Good Win! What a start for Harvey so far! This is amazin'.

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2013 08:02 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Kong76 wrote: He said Harvey was a funny name. Oh, he did, did he? Hey Ralph, Harvey looks like he's an even better first round Met draft pick than your friend Al Shirley

Fman99 Apr 19 2013 08:02 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Matt Harvey, first pitcher in MLB to win four games. Also, gave up four hits tonight, which was the MOST he's given up in any start so far in 2013.

Centerfield Apr 19 2013 08:06 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Anyone watching the post-game? I don't think I've ever seen more makeup on one person than there is on Bobby V right now.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 08:12 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Kinda crazy, but I got the notion that Citi Field was (finally) truly established tonight as the Mets' home, in a way that not even the no-hitter did.

Ceetar Apr 19 2013 08:23 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Edgy MD wrote: Kinda crazy, but I got the notion that Citi Field was (finally) truly established tonight as the Mets' home, in a way that not even the no-hitter did. Broadcast suggested the same. I don't know if I buy that necessarily, but it could be the idea that the buzz was what drew people to the park, not something that happened to those that happened to be there.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 08:31 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

A little of both is necessary, though. A buzz that brings a promise of an event and the team absolutely delivering on that promise. I dunno, Friday night, back from a road trip, division rival, aces matching up, division rival is the defending champ, Davey Johnson in the opposing dugout, a legend like Gooden in the house, and the team utterly dominates, with just enough drama in the seventh to make it exciting, before absolutely pulling away. All the key bats contribute. The slumbering slugger wakes up. A goofy but harmless thing like Marlon Byrd heading to first on ball three. Good news coming in from outside the park. You can't deliver on the buzz any better. Mets = America

Ceetar Apr 19 2013 08:35 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Edgy MD wrote: A little of both is necessary, though. A buzz that brings a promise of an event and the team absolutely delivering on that promise. I dunno, Friday night, back from a road trip, division rival, aces matching up, division rival is the defending champ, Davey Johnson in the opposing dugout, a legend like Gooden in the house, and the team utterly dominates, with just enough drama in the seventh to make it exciting, before absolutely pulling away. All the key bats contribute. The slumbering slugger wakes up. A goofy but harmless thing like Marlon Byrd heading to first on ball three. Good news coming in from outside the park. You can't deliver on the buzz any better. Mets = America does hurt some that it's April though.

Edgy MD Apr 19 2013 08:35 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Of April is May born.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 19 2013 08:41 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Great game all around wannit? Couple-too-tree defensive plays, some clutch pitching and hitting, Ike and Doodoo destroying the ball, Harvey going all Seaver on their asses. Nats don't look very good! Part of it are those awful fat numerals on their jerseys. Jeez, guys, take a lesson form your forebears. Doodoo, thanks in part to following Ike and Buck (homers or nothing) hasn't homered with anyone on base yet.

Kong76 Apr 19 2013 08:42 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

I want some of what Bobby V is on!!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 19 2013 08:47 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Watching on DVR, just getting through Harvey's tiptoe through the 7th... pretty rockin' crowd for a stadium that was half-empty. Almost Shea-like.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 19 2013 09:18 PM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Lucas Duda, your NL leader in OPS.

Frayed Knot Apr 20 2013 06:33 AM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Centerfield wrote: Anyone watching the post-game? I don't think I've ever seen more makeup on one person than there is on Bobby V right now. That's because you didn't run into me last weekend ... but that's a story for another time.

metirish Apr 20 2013 08:55 AM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Pretty sure Hefner will kill that buzz today.

Edgy MD Apr 20 2013 10:30 AM Re: Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @

Lucas Duda WILL NOT PERMIT IT TO DIE!!