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NYM @ WAS, 8/31/13

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Aug 31 2013 01:54 PM

July still the only winning month for the Mets, but a win tonight will finish it off at a not-entirely-wretched 14-15. A loss and were about as good as May.

Wheeler vs. Dan Haren, who sucks, and whom we owe a beating.

Going with an outfield of Young-Den Dekker (CF) and Largares (RF), t'Ravis batting fifth.

Young
Muffy
Satin 3B
Davis 1B
dArnaud
Lagares RF
DenDekker CF
Squinty
Wheeler

Edgy MD
Aug 31 2013 02:02 PM
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Doodoo wants to playplay.

Gwreck
Aug 31 2013 02:03 PM
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Too bad he can't fieldfield. We need a DH next weekend in Cleveland, right?

G-Fafif
Aug 31 2013 02:24 PM
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Finally, got both crazy "d" guy-names in the same lineup. And by "finally," I mean after a few days.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Aug 31 2013 02:27 PM
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I like that he's exploring a little bit with the two-centerfielder formation and whatnot. This adventurousness... it's... exciting.

G-Fafif
Aug 31 2013 02:30 PM
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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote:
I like that he's exploring a little bit with the two-centerfielder formation and whatnot. This adventurousness... it's... exciting.


I haven't been this excited since Beltran and Cameron both went after the same ball!

(Gotta stop defaulting to the worst possible precedent.)

G-Fafif
Aug 31 2013 02:31 PM
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Washington's fading wild card chances rest tonight on these slender shoulders:

Span 8
Zimmerman 5
Harper 7
Werth 9
Desmond 6
LaRoche 3
Ramos 2
Lombardozzi 4
Haren 1

Frayed Knot
Aug 31 2013 02:54 PM
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G-Fafif wrote:

Span 8
Zimmerman 5
Harper 7
Werth 9
Desmond 6
LaRoche 3
Ramos 2
Lombardozzi 4
Haren 1


Must be nice to be able to run the same starting eight out there almost every night.
- Only Lombardozzi in for Rendon is a deviation from their usual set-up
- Only Rendon in for Espinosa is a change from how they drew it up last winter.
- Only Harper and his approx month-long knee problem plus Ramos being in and out during various spans have missed any appreciable time the whole season.

And yet, somehow through all of that, the Mets have outscored the Nats by four runs this year in one fewer game.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Aug 31 2013 03:18 PM
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G-Fafif wrote:
LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote:
I like that he's exploring a little bit with the two-centerfielder formation and whatnot. This adventurousness... it's... exciting.


I haven't been this excited since Beltran and Cameron both went after the same ball!


Hey, danger's sexy, too. Just slap some of those alternate-Saturday-night blue-and-orange jumpsuits on 'em, and crank the Monster Magnet dubstep remix, and you've got Jackass Night, motherfathers!

By the by, this is some great pain medication my friend gave me.

Ashie62
Aug 31 2013 05:04 PM
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Someone like Rusty Trombone could put the Gnats over the top...

G-Fafif
Aug 31 2013 05:30 PM
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Spanning the globe doesn't help the Nats. Denard dives, Omar drives in two!

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 05:49 PM
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There goes Ike. Sheesh. Intercoastal and it looked painful. Only the fact that we have many to see at first makes me feel anything good about this.

Good game here. Mets up 4-0 and playing exciting, yes, exciting baseball.

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 05:52 PM
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Satins running is anything but aerodynamic.

G-Fafif
Aug 31 2013 05:54 PM
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As a USF Bull, I'm not fond of the Florida Gators, to put it mildly. But I'll make an exception for Matt den Dekker.

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 05:54 PM
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Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 31 2013 06:33 PM

The other d' with his first hit in the history of M.L. baseball, an RBI bloop single.
5-0

Lefty Specialist
Aug 31 2013 06:05 PM
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Hey, this is fun. They should do it more often.

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 06:05 PM
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Wow. 6 runs in the 3rd. I'll be very happy when the Nats are home watching post season play along with us :)

8-0 Mets

G-Fafif
Aug 31 2013 06:09 PM
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I'm provisionally pretending this is payback for the sweep at Shea in September 2007.

Frayed Knot
Aug 31 2013 06:13 PM
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Bad News: Opposing pitcher broke up the no-hitter
Good News: The opposing starter didn't last long enough in the game to get an AB

Edgy MD
Aug 31 2013 06:29 PM
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The Nats destroyed the Mets' hopes and now the Mets are destroying the Nats' hopes.

And eye for an eye is sad!

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 06:30 PM
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G-Fafif wrote:
I'm provisionally pretending this is payback for the sweep at Shea in September 2007.

Whatever works. Seeing a lil giddyup on Wheelers high heat. lil bit.

Edgy MD
Aug 31 2013 06:38 PM
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Edgy MD wrote:
Doodoo wants to playplay.

Doodoo step over Ikeike. Doodoo get to playplay, but Doodoo sad.

G-Fafif
Aug 31 2013 06:47 PM
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Hope Lucas embraces the confidence the organization might show in him by reluctantly allowing him to temporary replace the .205-hitting first baseman in whom they have limited faith.

G-Fafif
Aug 31 2013 06:48 PM
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So many media outlets say they'll shy away from making reference to the Redskins this fall. I imagine there'll be no similar soul-searching needed regarding the use of "Nationals" come October.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Aug 31 2013 07:18 PM
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Honestly, I'm as thrilled-- maybe more-- when my boy's walking as when he's putting wood on it.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Aug 31 2013 07:24 PM
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O, was that nice.

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 07:25 PM
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Wow, what a flying grab. Qs having a hellofa game.

Edgy MD
Aug 31 2013 07:36 PM
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Eric Young wasn't born. He was created in a government lab at the Ministry of Hustle.

Edgy MD
Aug 31 2013 07:37 PM
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That's nine runs.

None scored by Turner.

Edgy MD
Aug 31 2013 07:43 PM
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See, two-run single there. They could have pinch-run Turner for Murphy or Satin, but they just don't care about re-familiarizing him with the plate.

themetfairy
Aug 31 2013 07:44 PM
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No gulps of Schaefer for anyone tonight, but a lot of sips to go around.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Aug 31 2013 07:46 PM
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Well, TrainingWheels might get a little more'n a sip.

Edgy MD
Aug 31 2013 07:49 PM
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Hey, Bryce. Smart thinking there.

Another assist by Lagares, too.

MFS62
Aug 31 2013 07:54 PM
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Edgy MD wrote:
Hey, Bryce. Smart thinking there.

Another assist by Lagares, too.

An old baseball axiom is that you shouldn't make the first or the last out of an inning at third. (I wouldn't want to make any out there).
So, thank you for trying for third ... PUNK!

Is that #12 for Lagares?

Later

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 08:02 PM
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Missed the Harper out at third when it happened. Just saw the replay. Hahahahahahaha,Harper you suck AND you're an idiot.

Edgy MD
Aug 31 2013 08:03 PM
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It's a league-leading #12 for Lagares.

Got to start considering him for a Gold Gwove.

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 08:07 PM
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Turner refuses to join the party. That makes him a party pooper.

MFS62
Aug 31 2013 08:09 PM
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Unless the Mets have a heckuva inning, he won't have a chance to score a run in this game.

Later

Frayed Knot
Aug 31 2013 08:11 PM
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Nats have a bunch of soft hits and some hard outs tonight - so I guess it all evens out.

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 08:16 PM
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This has been a weird season. After the Harvey news I thought whats the point of watching now? But a few of these recent games have been some of the most enjoyable games of the season. Baseball is such a wonderful game.

themetfairy
Aug 31 2013 08:21 PM
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The post-game interview with Young is cracking me up. It's like he's studied the Big Book of Baseball Cliches and he's spitting out as many of them as he can quickly remember

Zvon
Aug 31 2013 08:23 PM
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Great game. :)

Edgy MD
Aug 31 2013 08:24 PM
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You should hear Juan Lagares on with Ed Coleman on the radio.