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IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Fman99 Jun 07 2014 05:11 AM

Lets end the badness. Colon vs. Tim Hudson.

d'Kong76 Jun 07 2014 08:32 AM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

NY Mets at San Francisco When: 10:05 PM ET, Saturday, June 7, 2014 Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California SportsDirect Inc. The San Francisco Giants own the biggest division lead and became the first team in baseball to reach 40 wins while continuing their dominance at home. The Giants will try to secure their ninth win in the last 11 games when they host the New York Mets again on Saturday. The Mets got off to a promising start on their road trip but dropped three in a row to the Chicago Cubs and could not hold a lead on Friday against San Francisco as the losing streak hit four games. The Giants improved to 19 games over .500 with Friday’s 4-2 triumph and have won seven of their last eight home games with nine still to come on the current homestand. The pitching staff is surrendering an average of 2.57 runs in the last 14 games and the offense is doing just enough to make that stand up, like when Buster Posey hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth on Friday. New York is struggling to find that sort of clutch hit during its slide and All-Star David Wright is 0-for-13 in that stretch. TV: 10:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), CSN Bay Area (San Francisco) PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Bartolo Colon (5-5, 4.52 ERA) vs. Giants RH Tim Hudson (6-2, 1.75) Colon is enjoying a three-start winning streak and has worked into the eighth inning in each of those turns. The burly veteran issued a season-high three walks in seven-plus frames at Philadelphia on Monday but limited the damage to two runs for his third straight quality start. Colon does not own a long track record against anyone in the San Francisco lineup but surrendered a home run in three at-bats against Hunter Pence. Hudson is enjoying a strong run and is making a bid for a National League All-Star spot by surrendering two earned runs or fewer in each of his last eight outings. The veteran has not surrendered a run in either of his last two outings after holding the St. Louis Cardinals to three hits in seven innings on Sunday. Hudson has plenty of experience against New York and is 17-10 with a 3.47 ERA in 30 career starts against the Mets. WALK-OFFS: 1. Mets C Travis d’Arnaud is 3-for-26 since returning from the DL on May 29. 2. San Francisco SS Brandon Crawford has driven in five runs in the last two games. 3. New York top prospect RHP Noah Syndergaard will be shut down for a week after X-rays and a CT scan on his shoulder came back negative.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 09:29 AM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

It's not that Hudson hasn't long been a good pitcher, but he's currently off to the best season of his career despite turning 39 in a few weeks and coming off a missed half-season with a rather gruesome broken ankle (courtesy of EYJ in a game last July). In particular his walk rate is suddenly sub-1.0 per/9 after spending 15 seasons consistently in the 2.5-3.0 range and his H/9 (6.9) is the lowest in his career as well. The ballpark probably helps somewhat but it's not like Atlanta or Oakland were hitters paradises either and his HR/9 rates were always low anyway.

Ashie62 Jun 07 2014 11:34 AM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

He has been doing this a long time...hof?

themetfairy Jun 07 2014 11:57 AM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

No. He hasn't amassed HOF stats.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 03:37 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Fman99 wrote: Lets end the badness. Colon vs. Tim Hudson. Fman99 ftw!

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 06:38 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Matt den Dekker, cf Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Curtis Granderson, rf Chris Young, lf Lucas Duda, 1b Ruben Tejada, ss Anthony Recker, c Bartolo Colon, rhp Angel Pagan, cf Hunter Pence, rf Buster Posey, c Pablo Sandoval, 3b Michael Morse, 1b Tyler Colvin, lf Brandon Crawford, ss Brandon Hicks, 2b Tim Hudson, rhp

Fman99 Jun 07 2014 06:47 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Ashie62 Jun 07 2014 07:17 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I actually miss EYJ...

Fman99 Jun 07 2014 08:06 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Wow, apparently Tim Hudson is the active wins leader with 211 career W's. At age 39. And throwing darts this year. Will we ever see another 300 game winner? Starting to wonder...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 08:16 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Nice that we're getting off to a fast start with the RiSPwhiffing.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 08:17 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

CYoung, you are... THE WEAKEST LINK. Goodbye.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 08:32 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I dunno. Weakest Link reference. Funny seeing Tejada batting behind Duda.

Fman99 Jun 07 2014 08:33 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Nice! Recker brings in the first run. Now, go get ten more.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 08:33 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Mets leady.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 08:46 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Edgy MD wrote: I dunno. Weakest Link reference. Yea, that was weak. But, unfortunately, true.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 09:02 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Very mullety team, these Giants. It's the spirit of Rod Beck out there.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 09:03 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Zvon wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I dunno. Weakest Link reference. Yea, that was weak. But, unfortunately, true. Hey, man, Young is a-huggin' third.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 09:05 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Oh, Ruben.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 09:06 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Edgy MD wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I dunno. Weakest Link reference. Yea, that was weak. But, unfortunately, true. Hey, man, Young is a-huggin' third. WTF happened there? I was just about to apologize to Mr CYoung. Ah, Mr T screwed up. K, sorry CYoung. Nice hit and run scored.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 09:08 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Fellas! FELLAS! I turned to the Met game to bring my heart rate DOWN between periods, fellas.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 09:20 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Nice crowd at the Second Stick. Not a lot of seagulls yet.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 09:27 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

We haven't had trouble getting the leadoff guy on.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 09:29 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Murphy nailed by a Murphy-type play.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 09:41 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

After watching hockey, my goodness, baseball is slow. Hi guyz!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 09:51 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

In a way, it's gotten comforting, this RiSP problem of ours. Reliable. Soothing, almost.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 09:52 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Recker not looking good. He had to get that guy in from 3rd. Boooooo!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 09:57 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

This team... Pence notwithstanding, they do not like the haircuts, do they?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 10:00 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Joe West, man.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 10:01 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Sheez. Joe West you suck! (4 that pitch-I like West)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 10:05 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

What part-- the grandstanding on-field work, or the country-music side gig?

Zvon Jun 07 2014 10:07 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: What part-- the grandstanding on-field work, or the country-music side gig? His entire body of work. ;) Wow, Bart got out of it. Nice.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 10:11 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I think the problem with Kevin is that he sounds like a kid sometimes. I never thought of Gary for his voice. More for his fan view & knowledge. But he does have a great baseball voice.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 10:16 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Posey sucks! And I really mean that.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 10:17 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I think the thing about Kevin is, he's too even-keel, especially at the top end of the excitement spectrum. He describes well, conveys information well... but emotes pretty poorly. He's like the Anti-Gus-Johnson.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 10:30 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Good lord they're just trying to give this game away!!

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 10:32 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Thingz gettin' messy.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 10:33 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

EVERYONE's trying to give this game away. It's just that the Giants are the only ones polite enough to accept. Side note: I think Kevin would be better off trying the Harry Kalas route, and going laconic. He just doesn't do "excited" well, vocally.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 10:34 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

DAMN!

Zvon Jun 07 2014 10:35 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Side note: I think Kevin would be better off trying the Harry Kalas route, and going laconic. He just doesn't do "excited" well, vocally. That could be it. In any case, there's a thing about Kevin.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 10:36 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

UGHHHHHH, what a try by T.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 10:37 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Duda, theres a thing first basemen call "a stretch"...

Zvon Jun 07 2014 10:41 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Hey Posey! Maybe we should change the rules so you get four strikes! Ha!

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 10:44 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

On the positive side, both Raphael Soriano and Craig Kimbrel have blown 9th inning saves tonight. Nats @ Padres are in the 10th inning tied at 2; Snakes still batting in the 9th vs Kimbrel's Braves.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 10:48 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

btw, at this time last night the game was already over for 20 minutes - and here we are in just the top of the 7th tonight.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 11:09 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Joe West helping us out.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2014 11:12 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 07 2014 11:14 PM

West takes, West gives. West is capricious and capacious; he blows hot and cold. West is El Nino. Jeurys, on the other hand, is El Hombre.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:14 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I wonder what the Wilpons think when Keith starts going on and on about how great it is to have a stadium without all the loud, piped-in music and scoreboard directed cheers? It won't change anything, but I hope he keeps harping on it.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 11:14 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Let's get insured.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 11:15 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Frayed Knot wrote: I wonder what the Wilpons think when Keith starts going on and on about how great it is to have a stadium without all the loud, piped-in music and scoreboard directed cheers? It won't change anything, but I hope he keeps harping on it. Oh, I think it matters. The team looks for feedback on this sort of thing all the time.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 11:21 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Here come the gulls.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:22 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I wonder how long it's been since the LOOGY Lopez went 2 complete innings?

Zvon Jun 07 2014 11:23 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I feel confident in Mejia.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 11:25 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I'm tempted to ask if that was your final answer, but it would be hypocritical of me.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:26 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

One-run save on the road against the meat of the order. This will be a MAN-SIZED save if he can pull it off.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2014 11:27 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Pagan has been very steppy-outy all game.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 11:28 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Edgy MD wrote: I'm tempted to ask if that was your final answer, but it would be hypocritical of me. No sir. That would be comedic. As was that. WTF happened there?

Zvon Jun 07 2014 11:28 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

omg. DUDA! STRETCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:30 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

They just keep inventing ways not to win games.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:32 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Kiss this one goodbye.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 11:32 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I don't think Lucas should have come off the bag there. The throw was not that off. Jesus.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 11:33 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

ohhh, you can't let Pence tag there. Grandys arm is that weak?

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:35 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Doesn't help matters that Murphy's single w/0 outs in the 6th was their last hit.

Zvon Jun 07 2014 11:37 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Between this and the hockey game, that's a pretty shitty double header.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:38 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

34th loss of the season -- half of them by one run -- 7 of them via walk-off -- and I don't wanna know how many of them where we had 3 or more run leads early.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:41 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Nats, then Mets, now Braves, all blow one-run save opps, and then lose on walk-offs inside about a 10 minute window

Zvon Jun 07 2014 11:42 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Frayed Knot wrote: 34th loss of the season -- half of them by one run -- 7 of them via walk-off -- and I don't wanna know how many of them where we had 3 or more run leads early. 7. Wow. Feels like more. Feels like every other fuckin game.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:45 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

10 hits -- 2 doubles + 8 singles (2 of those singles were off the OF wall); plus 4 walks, 1 SF error, 1 wild pitch, 2 HBPs, and all of them except the HBPs were prior to the 1st out in the 6th inning -- and yet all of that somehow added up to just 4 runs.

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2014 11:46 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Zvon wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: 34th loss of the season -- half of them by one run -- 7 of them via walk-off -- and I don't wanna know how many of them where we had 3 or more run leads early. 7. Wow. Feels like more. Feels like every other fuckin game. Well, a 'walk-off' doesn't include the ones where we lose in the final AB at home

Zvon Jun 07 2014 11:47 PM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: 34th loss of the season -- half of them by one run -- 7 of them via walk-off -- and I don't wanna know how many of them where we had 3 or more run leads early. 7. Wow. Feels like more. Feels like every other fuckin game. Well, a 'walk-off' doesn't include the ones where we lose in the final AB at home

Ashie62 Jun 08 2014 10:13 AM Re: IGT June 7 Mets at Gints

I'm verklempt