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9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 01 2013 09:49 AM

Today is Father's Day in Australia. Ohlendorf has decent numbers but concern was raised over a 10mph drop in the velocity of his fastball during his last start. Niese opposes. Sunday nite start sure to compete well with Breaking Bad. CBS radio is counting down the top 500 of all time this weekend. 104: Take on Me. 103: Baby Love. 102: Some Kind of Wonderful

bmfc1 Sep 01 2013 10:03 AM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Nice tie-in JCL to this IGT as the Nationals play "Take On Me" after "Take Me Out To The Ballgame." They put the lyrics on the screen and when they get to: "I'll be gone/In a day or two", the volume is lowered and the crowd sings along.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 01 2013 10:34 AM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

I did not know that. Obvs, I was hurting for relevance. 101 was Layla and 100 was Drive My Car by the way.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 01:41 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

What could be more relevant than a Nats crowd singing about being gone in a day or two? HAR!

dgwphotography Sep 01 2013 02:59 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

This is that moment when I realize the Bryce Harper is 2 days younger than my daughter... I'm old...

G-Fafif Sep 01 2013 03:06 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Eric Young tops this countdown: Eric Young, Jr. - LF Daniel Murphy - 2B Josh Satin - 3B Lucas Duda - 1B Travis d'Arnaud - C Juan Lagares - RF Matt den Dekker - CF Omar Quintanilla - SS Jonathon Niese - LHP And comin' in at No. 38...Vic Black.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 01 2013 05:40 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

I was hoping Vic Black would come out firing in 77 or 88 or something like that. 38 is a little Zambronic for me.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 01 2013 05:57 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

I salute the return of Loco Doodoo.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 06:04 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

So Black, Lutz & Byrdak have been promoted - but Carson sent back down as the front office claims the Vegas bullpen is too thin right now.

themetfairy Sep 01 2013 06:14 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

RBIs by Murphy and Duda give the Mets a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 06:21 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

That was a nice start. Back to back doubles by Young and Muffy. Duds line RBI single was hit pretty wickedly. Hope Niese has a good night. Lets screw these Nats outta contention.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 06:26 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Matt Second Dekker

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2013 06:27 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

UpperDekker, indeed. Phwoar.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 06:28 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Frayed Knot wrote: Matt Second Dekker Can't top that one^. That was surprisingly way outta there.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 06:31 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

The pic I used for the kaboom above must be from the Expos very first game ever in 1969. I just noticed that now.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 06:36 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

bmfc1 wrote: Nice tie-in JCL to this IGT as the Nationals play "Take On Me" after "Take Me Out To The Ballgame." They put the lyrics on the screen and when they get to: "I'll be gone/In a day or two", the volume is lowered and the crowd sings along. That (the 'Take On Me' thing) all started with Michael Morse using it as his walk-up music and then catching on with the stadium in general, IIRC. I remember thinking back when he was still with the Nats that you can't be a 6' 5" power hitter and use for your walk-up music a song most associated with women doing aerobics classes in multi-colored leg-warmers back in the mid/late '80s.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 01 2013 06:44 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Frayed Knot wrote: So Black, Lutz & Byrdak have been promoted - but Carson sent back down as the front office claims the Vegas bullpen is too thin right now. They're too polite to say the issue is that Carson sucks.

Rockin' Doc Sep 01 2013 06:45 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

A lot of hungry young Mets feasting on Ohlendorf's offering. Seriously, the Mets line up looks like they emptied the rosters of Vegas and Binghamton. Niese gives one back in a long second inning. Needs to get Hairston here (and does) so Ohlendorf will lead off next inning.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 06:52 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Murph has been showing surprising pop lately. A lot of deep drives, half of which are dropping (I'd like to think). Almost hits another gapper but that clown Harper got in the way.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 06:53 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Yikes, Satin bangs one off the CF wall. Ha, the ball confused Harper. He sucks.

Rockin' Doc Sep 01 2013 06:54 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Harper danced that Satin drive into a double. Come on Lucas.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 06:55 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Found a spot over Harper's head that he couldn't reach, but Rendon keeps us from scoring. Hopefully they can get a few more runs out of Ohlendorf's meatballs before Johnson hooks him.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 07:04 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Nice play by Satin but what I'm noticing about him the most is that he has too many moving parts working at odds with each other in everything that he does. The throw could have been made from below or the side but he brings his arm all the way back and above into firing position. Hey, I thought dennyDek was the best fielding outfielder in the whole wide world of sports. I think he's reached three already tonight that he couldn't hang on to.

Rockin' Doc Sep 01 2013 07:07 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Werth robs D'Arnaud!

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 07:08 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Hey, I thought dennyDek was the best fielding outfielder in the whole wide world of sports. I think he's reached three already tonight that he couldn't hang on to. Magic ain't cheap. Ohlendorf, meanwhile, owes his defense a lot of alcohol.

Kong76 Sep 01 2013 07:08 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Werth really didn't need to climb fence, hammin' it ...

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 07:10 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Love me a Lagares double.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2013 07:13 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

On a pitch about a foot-and-a-half out of the zone, no less. Ohlendorf may have gained velocity post-surgery, but damn, if that fastball isn't Old-Parnell-straight.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 01 2013 07:15 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

We're clobbering most everything.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 07:23 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Damn!

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 07:23 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

It's a 3-2 game. It feels like they should be up by seven.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 07:26 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Harper can't get it by the Great Wall of DooDoo.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 07:28 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

I like that Dick's ad about all the things that go on between pitches, but the pitcher looks like Calvin Schiraldi.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 07:30 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Wow, the Mets are living on the warning track but not scoring accordingly. Come ons, Young.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 07:30 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Nice double by Hawkman!

Zvon Sep 01 2013 07:31 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Edgy MD wrote: It's a 3-2 game. It feels like they should be up by seven. Yea. This is gonna be one a those games isn't it. Course it is. Its the Mets and they have a day game in Atlanta tomorrow. So of course this game is going to go extra innings. Right? metsguyinmichigan wrote: I like that Dick's ad about all the things that go on between pitches, but the pitcher looks like Calvin Schiraldi. Yo, that commercial is awesome. Excellent portrayal of baseball on a screen. Niese gets a double! Look under your seats. YOU GET A DOUBLE! YOU GET A DOUBLE! EVERYBODY GETS A DOUBLE!

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 07:33 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Murph gets that run right back!

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 07:33 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Zvon wrote: Edgy MD wrote: It's a 3-2 game. It feels like they should be up by seven. Yea. This is gonna be one a those games isn't it. Course it is. Its the Mets and they have a day game in Atlanta tomorrow. So of course this game is going to go extra innings. Right? Steer away from fatalism at all turns. Trust me, it can only lead to madness.

Fman99 Sep 01 2013 07:34 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Hey, sometimes bunting helps! Muffie with the RBI knock after the EY sacrifice. These dingbats at ESPN, incidentally, mention the RBI in passing, too busy telling their own dumb ass stories to call the game.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 07:34 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Edgy MD wrote: Edgy MD wrote: It's a 3-2 game. It feels like they should be up by seven. Yea. This is gonna be one a those games isn't it. Course it is. Its the Mets and they have a day game in Atlanta tomorrow. So of course this game is going to go extra innings. Right? Steer away from fatalism at all turns. Trust me, it can only lead to madness. Might be too late for me. ;)

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 07:36 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Murphy vs Washington this season: .383/.413/.567 -- and that was before tonight where he's tacked on a single, double, and was robbed of a double.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 07:43 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Coming around to the notion that Niesey doesn't have much more than Ohlendorf tonight.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 07:47 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

How's that for den Dekking?

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 07:47 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

No problems, we've got a man there.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 07:48 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Edgy MD wrote: How's that for den Dekking? Was it a great grab? I was indisposed.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 07:52 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Did anyone see the homer in the Skank game where the ball rode along the top of the wall? I've seen balls bounce off the top of the wall and go out (or come back in) but never ever saw a ball bounce for about 20 feet on the very top of the wall as it deflected off a glove and fans and stuff. Pretty amazin'.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 07:54 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Zvon wrote: Did anyone see the homer in the Skank game where the ball rode along the top of the wall? I've seen balls bounce off the top of the wall and go out (or come back in) but never ever saw a ball bounce for about 20 feet on the very top of the wall as it deflected off a glove and fans and stuff. Pretty amazin'. I just liked the fact that the Yanx got burned by a 321 ft HR for a change. The one Adam Jones hit four batters later wasn't a cheapie though.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 07:57 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Zvon wrote: Edgy MD wrote: How's that for den Dekking? Was it a great grab? I was indisposed. Nope. Just a great job getting back there.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 08:09 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Oh great. Is Niese hurt now? Eycurumba.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 08:09 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Oh hell, what was that with Niese's calf?

TheOldMole Sep 01 2013 08:16 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

What happened to Nieae?

themetfairy Sep 01 2013 08:18 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Fingers crossed, it looked like it could have been a cramp.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 08:19 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

TheOldMole wrote: What happened to Nieae? Unclear - the radio broadcast might give you better info. It's a hot, humid night in DC, could be just cramps.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 08:21 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Young's making a case to come back next year.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 08:23 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

TheOldMole wrote: What happened to Nieae? Turns out he might have had a cramp, something with his leg that seems to be a small deal. But we'll see. I have to assume about a week ago Young was told not only that he has a 24/7 green light, but that he should most definitely steal second any and every chance he has.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 08:25 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Left calf cramp say the radio guys.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 08:37 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

What the heck, Acthison? Stop bouncing them! And it comes back to bite him in the ass.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 08:38 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Damn ... 2-outs and 0-2 and then single, WP, WP, Single nets them a run they shouldn't have had.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 08:39 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

And too much discussion about Yadier Molina. Neck tats should automatically make someone ineligible for the MVP.

themetfairy Sep 01 2013 08:41 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

No Schaefer For Old Man

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 08:45 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

OK, the challenge is out there. Turner is on base.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 08:50 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

And for the 49th out of 54 times on base this season, the red head has been erased (4) and/or stranded (45) on the base paths.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 08:54 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Hmmmm, Rice against the LHP-killing Hariston?!!? Would have been a good spot for a Vic Black intro maybe.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 08:55 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

I have a bad feeling about this.

Fman99 Sep 01 2013 08:55 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Hi, I'm Scott Rice and I'm here to piss your lead away.

Fman99 Sep 01 2013 08:56 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Harper bunting with no one out and two men on base. Stupid.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 08:57 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Sacrificing with Harper? OK, thanks, Davy!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2013 08:57 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Hey, I'm still ecstatic about the fact that Hairston didn't hit it a half-mile. The bunt just adds to that.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 08:58 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

The Nats have had about five single up the middle tonight which were about three feet away from being GiDPs Span's in this inning was one. I'm thinking Harper did that bunt on his own.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 08:58 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Fman99 wrote: Harper bunting with no one out and two men on base. Stupid. Yeah, I wondered about that. He moves the runners over, for sure. But damn, he's Bryce Freaking Harper and he's supposed to drive those guys in.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2013 08:59 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

I have difficulty seeing any way that he didn't do that on his own.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 09:00 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

There's one.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 09:01 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Frayed Knot wrote: The Nats have had about five single up the middle tonight which were about three feet away from being GiDPs Span's in this inning was one. I'm thinking Harper did that bunt on his own. Could he have seen TC out of the corner of his eye telling Duds to field back? And then was like HA!,I'll show him. That would be typical Harperishness.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 09:01 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

I'm worried that the gift run Acthinson gave them is going to haunt us.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 09:02 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Jeezuz H Christ

bmfc1 Sep 01 2013 09:02 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Idiotic throw by Q.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 09:02 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Freaking horrible. Niese gets screwed.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 09:03 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Q had more time for that throw. Good play and great try, but he had more time and rushed.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 09:04 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

bmfc1 wrote: Idiotic throw by Q. Don't think it was idiotic, just wasn't good enough. If it's on target he gets him there.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2013 09:04 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

"You know, they wouldn't have scored that run if not for Harper's savvy--" It's September, for fuck's sake. WHY isn't Tejada up here?

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 09:05 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Horrible.

themetfairy Sep 01 2013 09:06 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Fuck Fuck Fuck!!!!!

metsguyinmichigan Sep 01 2013 09:06 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: "You know, they wouldn't have scored that run if not for Harper's savvy--" It's September, for fuck's sake. WHY isn't Tejada up here? Sadly, I think it's because the 51s are in the playoffs.

Edgy MD Sep 01 2013 09:06 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Lousy game.

bmfc1 Sep 01 2013 09:07 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Q should have held it but as it turns out, everyone would have scored on the double. Frigging bullpen.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2013 09:08 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Yes, for God's sake, we don't want to turn off the 51* diehards. *Count approximate

Zvon Sep 01 2013 09:08 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 01 2013 09:09 PM

I did not expect them to take a lead. Cuz of the extra innings business. Well, I'm still not off the hook yet. I can be blamed for extra frames but not for a loss.

Fman99 Sep 01 2013 09:08 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

That entire half inning gives me pain in my brain/heart/cock/anus.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 09:12 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Soriano annoys me for some unspecific reason.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2013 09:12 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

It's adorable in a way, this ESPN announcer married-to-the-storyline thing. In another way, it's irritating, and totally inaccurate-- this would NOT save the Nats season.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 09:16 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: It's adorable in a way, this ESPN announcer married-to-the-storyline thing. In another way, it's irritating, and totally inaccurate-- this would NOT save the Nats season. I think it's just that ESPN employees tend towards looking at sports through a totally different lens than normal fans.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 01 2013 09:17 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Baseball sucks. I have no idea why you morons watch it.

Fman99 Sep 01 2013 09:17 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Well that sucked a garbage truck full of dicks.

Frayed Knot Sep 01 2013 09:17 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Damn!! We were thisclose to sweeping their asses out of their own stadium.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 01 2013 09:18 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

I know it's just normal crowd behavior, but you should be prohibited from booing ball-and-strike calls completely-- under penalty of ejection-- if you're caught cheering a sacrifice bunt by Bryce Fucking Harper.

bmfc1 Sep 01 2013 09:20 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

They win the first two, get our hopes up for a sweep against a team of sons of bitches, we wait all day for the game, for over two and a half-hours things looked great... and then Rice and German piss it away. Dammit. After [u:12x4vnod]The Washington Post[/u:12x4vnod] called the Mets "eminently beatable", this would have been great.

Zvon Sep 01 2013 09:36 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

We still hurt the Nats. Might be only a dent but might end up being painful in retrospect. Yep, shoulda won this one, and it would have been sweet, but I'll take kicking em in the knee and running away. On the whole I love how the bats have been so alive. The pitching, it was bound to blow a gasket, but its this RUN SCORING that has me in a good mood.

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2013 06:26 AM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Zvon wrote: ... but its this RUN SCORING that has me in a good mood. Should have scored more. 13 hits with 6 of them for XBs should net you more than 5 runs. Only partially cashing in on all those doubles in the early innings was as much to blame for the loss as was the pen or the fact that the Nats cashed in five of their six runs after two were out.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2013 08:31 AM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

Not cashing in on doubles, and not cashing in on two-strike counts. Horrible game.

MFS62 Sep 02 2013 08:33 AM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

If someone were to offer Werth a contract to become a sportscaster, starting immediately, I wouldn't object. Later

Rockin' Doc Sep 02 2013 06:47 PM Re: 9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

This fiasco was the first full 9 inning game that I had watched of the Mets this season. Last night's loss was frustrating, but I can't say I was surprised. I kept expecting them to cough it up and blow the lead at some point. The Mets succeeded at stringing me along for just about as long as they possibly could. I am still a Mets fan, but they just don't captivate my attention like they once did. I guess I should be thankful for that, because if I watched the Mets on a regular basis I would most assuredly drink far more.