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IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Edgy MD Jul 11 2014 08:29 AM

Arms race 2014 rolls out as two teams stockpiling young pitchers match up Henderson Alvarez and Zack Wheeler.

Frayed Knot Jul 11 2014 09:10 AM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Hope NYM bats take a Big Gulp of Henderson Alvarez.

Edgy MD Jul 11 2014 10:54 AM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

According to Batting Stance Guy, LeBron James returning to Cleveland officially makes the Marlins the best sports team in Miami.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 12:30 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Mets can pass the Marlins in the standings this weekend...

Ceetar Jul 11 2014 12:42 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Ashie62 wrote: Mets can pass the Marlins in the standings this weekend... Gotta sweep though. But a sweep would make an 8-2 homestand going into the break which is a nice way to stick around, especially if the Nats and Braves limp in.

seawolf17 Jul 11 2014 01:01 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Ceetar wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Mets can pass the Marlins in the standings this weekend... Gotta sweep though. But a sweep would make an 8-2 homestand going into the break which is a nice way to stick around, especially if the Nats and Braves limp in. Ya. Gotta. Believe.

d'Kong76 Jul 11 2014 02:46 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Miami at NY Mets When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, July 11, 2014 Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York SportsDirect Inc. Henderson Alvarez has done his part to carry the Miami Marlins’ rotation since Jose Fernandez was lost for the season. Alvarez, who has not lost since May 11 and has given up 11 earned runs over his last 10 starts, gets the call Friday as the visiting Marlins open a three-game series against the New York Mets. New York lost Thursday’s series finale to Atlanta after beating the Braves three consecutive times, while the Marlins had a day of rest after splitting the first six contests of a nine-game road trip. The Marlins and the Mets have split their first 10 meetings this season, with New York winning three of four in Miami from June 19-22. Miami's Marcell Ozuna brings a 15-game hitting streak during which he is batting .368 with five doubles and three home runs into the series opener. Teammate Casey McGehee is tied for the National League lead with 112 hits, while New York's Daniel Murphy is third with 111. TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Miami), SNY (New York) PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins RH Henderson Alvarez (6-3, 2.27 ERA) vs. Mets RH Zack Wheeler (4-8, 4.07) Alvarez is 4-0 with a 1.49 ERA over his last 10 starts, allowing fewer than three earned runs nine times – including seven outings with fewer than two surrendered. He gave up one run on five hits in seven innings Sunday at St. Louis to notch the victory. Alvarez is 2-0 in three starts against New York this season, posting a 0.84 ERA and striking out 16 with just two walks in 21 1/3 innings. Wheeler pitched his first career complete game in his last outing against the Marlins, throwing a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts on June 19 in Miami. He gave up six runs in two innings at Oakland in his next start but has given up one earned run over 6 1/3 frames in both a no-decision against Atlanta on June 30 and a victory Sunday over Texas. Wheeler is 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA in four career games against Miami. WALK-OFFS: 1. New York RHP Jeurys Familia did not pitch in the final two games of the Atlanta series, as he is dealing with arm fatigue after making 35 appearances since May 1. 2. The Marlins are in the midst of playing 16 of 19 games away from home. 3. New York is 5-2 on its current 10-game road trip but plays 17 of their first 24 contests after the All-Star break on the road.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 04:40 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

A Mets sweep would put me and most of us on a strong Mets high.... Squish the Fish...

Frayed Knot Jul 11 2014 04:49 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Grandy Muffy Davey Doodie (OK, perhaps I'll have to rethink that one) Travie Kirky Juanny Ruby Wheelie

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 04:54 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Jack Ruby could be handy..

Lefty Specialist Jul 11 2014 05:56 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Wheeler firing accurately from the non-grassy knoll.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 11 2014 06:00 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

BOO-BOOM

Frayed Knot Jul 11 2014 06:01 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Frayed Knot wrote: Hope NYM bats take a Big Gulp of Henderson Alvarez. THAT was a big gulp!!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 11 2014 06:04 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

CitiField DEAL OF THE WEEK: Fantastic young-starter ERAs 25% off... or more!

Frayed Knot Jul 11 2014 06:13 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 11 2014 06:21 PM

Nailed his ass!!!! ... at home and then at 1st

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 06:19 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Gut the Fish...

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 06:34 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Yelich just wore Zack down...

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 06:41 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Doodah is looking like quality full service plus 1B..

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 06:44 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

[bigpurple:36ynzmfl]MONSTER WRIGHT KABOOM![/bigpurple:36ynzmfl]

Zvon Jul 11 2014 06:44 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Wow. Balls traveling tonight. Wright-upper decker BOOM!

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 06:46 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

I'm just gonna guess that went 450 feet plus...

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 06:50 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Wheeler did a nice job getting out of last inning after Yelich's terrific ab...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 11 2014 06:50 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

CitiField DEAL OF THE WEEK: Fantastic young-starters ERAs [crossout]25% off... or more[/crossout] NOW ON FIRST-HALF CLOSEOUT CLEARANCE! EVERYTHING MUST GO OUTTA HERE!

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 06:51 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Don't think Zack goes 7....

Zvon Jul 11 2014 06:56 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Ashie62 wrote: Don't think Zack goes 7.... 102 pitches. 5 run lead. I don't think so either, because of the lead. But that's why I'd keep him in there. Let him go 120 pitches as long as the tying run isn't on deck. That's a lot of room to play with. Rest that pen if we can.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 06:57 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Zack is done..

Zvon Jul 11 2014 06:59 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

If he didn't dick around outside the strike zone so much, he'd serve himself well.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 06:59 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Very nice... Vic Black time...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 11 2014 06:59 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Wheeler needs some Nutri-Gro on the upper lip there, to fill out the beard. That Amish tonsorstuff doesn't fly at this level, son!

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:01 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

More Kabooms now please....

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 11 2014 07:02 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

I know it's been said, but, Sweet Chintz Music, that cell-phone-stand really IS one cheap-looking giveaway.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:02 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Zack Wheeler... bald and beautiful...

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:04 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

That's what I'm talkin about!

Zvon Jul 11 2014 07:04 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

I wouldn't even use Black at this point. Trot out the mop up guys. Carlyle still here? Eveland? MLB.tv lists the replay of Duda's homer like this: Duda's monster home run. Newy= TRI-BOOM!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 11 2014 07:04 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 11 2014 07:06 PM

Ozuna, as he does quite a bit when pressed into centerfield service, looks like hot garbage on the triple. But hey, he hits better than Lagares!

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:05 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Niuwie on third... Ozuna in the OF lol

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:05 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: But hey, he hits better than Lagares! Take that swami!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 11 2014 07:07 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Ashie62 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: But hey, he hits better than Lagares! Take that swami! But hey, he holds melanin and wears garish orange alternate jerseys better than Lagares!

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:07 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Zack is back..

Zvon Jul 11 2014 07:08 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Wheeler bats.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:14 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Nice discussion on the importance of an SP going 7 now...

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:14 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: But hey, he hits better than Lagares! Take that swami! But hey, he holds melanin and wears garish orange alternate jerseys better than Lagares! Better contrast lol

Frayed Knot Jul 11 2014 07:15 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ozuna, as he does quite a bit when pressed into centerfield service, looks like hot garbage on the triple. But hey, he hits better than Lagares! He played that one the same way he played Granderson's deep fly in the early innings. Got away with it the first time, not so much on Nieuwenhuis's

Zvon Jul 11 2014 07:16 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Did Shorty do that just to get Wheeler a round of applause?

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:17 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Aw Terry... you leave him in for the 7 and pull him with two out.. C'mon...

Frayed Knot Jul 11 2014 07:18 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Odd time to pull Wheeler. And just as he was one out short of qualifying for not just the 6-inning/<4 runs Quality Start but the 7/<4 Super Quality Start

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:19 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Frayed Knot wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ozuna, as he does quite a bit when pressed into centerfield service, looks like hot garbage on the triple. But hey, he hits better than Lagares! He played that one the same way he played Granderson's deep fly in the early innings. Got away with it the first time, not so much on Nieuwenhuis's Ozuna is vulnerable as a CF..

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:19 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Frayed Knot wrote: Odd time to pull Wheeler. And just as he was one out short of qualifying for not just the 6-inning/<4 runs Quality Start but the 7/<4 Super Quality Start Very Odd...

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:21 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Score more...

Zvon Jul 11 2014 07:24 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Wright 4for4!

Zvon Jul 11 2014 07:29 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Looked for the Battle of the Broadcasters on youtube. No-go. Is it possible they will show it on-line on the SNY website? I've never visited SNY's website.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:40 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Zvon wrote: Looked for the Battle of the Broadcasters on youtube. No-go. Is it possible they will show it on-line on the SNY website? I've never visited SNY's website. You can watch it here on Metsblog.. [url]http://metsblog.com/metsblog/watch-battle-of-the-broadcasters-presented-by-citi-team-wor-vs-team-sny/

Ceetar Jul 11 2014 07:42 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Zvon wrote: Did Shorty do that just to get Wheeler a round of applause? By getting to the lefties he saved having to go to another reliever before Edgin

Edgy MD Jul 11 2014 07:46 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Lunchie deserving some beer for motivating Lagares to turn this game into a great big FU. Not fast, Juan's ass!

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:49 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Ceetar wrote: Zvon wrote: Did Shorty do that just to get Wheeler a round of applause? By getting to the lefties he saved having to go to another reliever before Edgin Should have let Zack finish the 7th... Putting in Edgin was unnecessary...

Zvon Jul 11 2014 07:51 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Looked for the Battle of the Broadcasters on youtube. No-go. Is it possible they will show it on-line on the SNY website? I've never visited SNY's website. You can watch it here on Metsblog.. [url]http://metsblog.com/metsblog/watch-battle-of-the-broadcasters-presented-by-citi-team-wor-vs-team-sny/ Thank you :) Yea, I'd give Laggy a long look from here on out to see if he can sustain any kind of offensive output. I think he can. I was very surprised some are writing him off this soon.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:51 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Wrap this up. POG David Wright... BOOKS!

Edgy MD Jul 11 2014 07:52 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Ron Darling hasn't seen Star Wars but he watches monkeys riding dogs on YouTube?

Fman99 Jul 11 2014 07:52 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Put it in the books! Confident at the dish and on the mound and in the field. Lots to be happy about this week.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:53 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Looked for the Battle of the Broadcasters on youtube. No-go. Is it possible they will show it on-line on the SNY website? I've never visited SNY's website. You can watch it here on Metsblog.. [url]http://metsblog.com/metsblog/watch-battle-of-the-broadcasters-presented-by-citi-team-wor-vs-team-sny/ Thank you :) Yea, I'd give Laggy a long look from here on out to see if he can sustain any kind of offensive output. I think he can. I was very surprised some are writing him off this soon. I would hold on to Lagares.. No need to be hasty with him...

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:55 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Haven't seen a number but David's HR looked like one of the longest of his career..

Zvon Jul 11 2014 07:55 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Great game. Double figure in hits again. Wheeler looking good. Two monster homers. The one from Wright was especially nice to see. Hey Travis--watch the Wright post game interview. That's how a full grown MLB player talks.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 11 2014 07:56 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Edgy MD wrote: Lunchie deserving some beer for motivating Lagares to turn this game into a great big FU. T'is a strange and wonderful gift he's got.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 11 2014 07:58 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

That foul pop last night really set me off. That, and my suspicion that he's not a real good hitter.

Ashie62 Jul 11 2014 07:58 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Zvon wrote: Great game. Double figure in hits again. Wheeler looking good. Two monster homers. The one from Wright was especially nice to see. Hey Travis--watch the Wright post game interview. That's how a full grown MLB player talks. Easy to watch a game like this... It was very grown up..

Edgy MD Jul 11 2014 08:00 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

A shot going into the postgame showed an all-business David Wright going down the gamut of his teammates, high-fiving them with his glove hand with intense seriousness. All in super slow-mo. And then, when he got to deGrom, his eyes lit up, his face broke into this free, glowing smile, and as he high-fived with his glove, his bare hand tenderly caressed Jacob's hair. It was just guys doing their stupid homogoofing that guys do, but in super slow mo, it was fantabulous.

Frayed Knot Jul 11 2014 08:08 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Loved Gary's lack-of-K's lately stat. Swinging more and earlier = lack of swinging and missing ... what a concept!

Frayed Knot Jul 11 2014 08:11 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

Bonus IGT as we go to Baltimore O's get a leadoff double (Machado) in the 10th, Buck then decides to bunt the runner over to 3rd but his guy Ks, ... AND THEY GET THE GAME-WINNING HIT ANYWAY O's 3 - Yanx 2 shouldn't have bunted Buck, but you got the win despite yourself.

Ceetar Jul 11 2014 08:23 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 11 2014 08:54 PM

Edgy MD wrote: A shot going into the postgame showed an all-business David Wright going down the gamut of his teammates, high-fiving them with his glove hand with intense seriousness. All in super slow-mo. And then, when he got to deGrom, his eyes lit up, his face broke into this free, glowing smile, and as he high-fived with his glove, his bare hand tenderly caressed Jacob's hair. It was just guys doing their stupid homogoofing that guys do, but in super slow mo, it was fantabulous. aww man, I turned it off prematurely to avoid Ojeda as per usual and missed that. edit: through the magic of DVR I just went back and rewound. Saw what you meant except it wasn't in slow-mo..? edit again: found it. haha. good stuff. I video'd it with my phone. uploading. will share tomorrow if anyone else wants to see.

MFS62 Jul 11 2014 08:38 PM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

The box score shows that Lagares got three hits and an RBI. What did he do that has someone writing him off? Later

Ceetar Jul 12 2014 05:20 AM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

The clip Edgy mentioned (gotta click since it's not YouTube, which probably violates some MLB rule or something) only seems like regular slow-mo, not super slow-mo [url]https://plus.google.com/photos/108298182040954132162/albums/6011505776202668001/6035133243527553618?banner=pwa&pid=6035133243527553618&oid=108298182040954132162 fear not though, I then recorded it at 120fps (he gets to deGrom at :32, just after Harvey, who clearly deserves high fives for this one [url]https://plus.google.com/photos/108298182040954132162/albums/6011505776202668001/6035133244581964242?banner=pwa&pid=6035133244581964242&oid=108298182040954132162

Edgy MD Jul 12 2014 08:03 AM Re: IGT 7/11: Chimichanga Night

The funniest part of that super-duper-slo-mo is leaving Harvey hanging there like a dope before he ever gets to deGrom.