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IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 08:22 AM

San Francisco at NY Mets When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 2, 2014 Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York SportsDirect Inc. The San Francisco Giants continue their quest for a division title when they visit the New York Mets for the second contest of their four-game series Saturday. San Francisco kicked off its 10-game road trip in winning fashion as Ryan Vogelsong tossed a two-hitter for his second career complete game. With the triumph, the Giants climbed within 2 1/2 games of the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West and maintained their slim lead atop the wild-card standings. New York's offense was non-existent after scoring 18 runs in a three-game series against Philadelphia, save for Lucas Duda's career-best 20th home run of the season and sixth in nine contests. The Mets still are within reach of a postseason berth as they are six games out of a wild-card spot and trail first-place Washington in the NL East by seven. New York is 2-2 on its seven-game homestand and 7-7 since the All-Star break. TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, CSN Bay Area (San Francisco), SNY (New York) PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants RH Jake Peavy (1-10, 4.71 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (5-5, 2.79) A return to the NL did not help Peavy record his first win in over three months as the veteran lost his debut with San Francisco after allowing four runs - three earned - and six hits over six innings against Los Angeles on Sunday. The 33-year-old has gone an astounding 0-10 since winning at Toronto on April 25. Peavy has fared well against New York over his career, going 6-2 with a 3.28 ERA in 11 starts. DeGrom continued his sensational stretch on Sunday, scattering four hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings at Milwaukee en route to his fourth consecutive victory. It was the fourth scoreless outing of the season for the 26-year-old, who has allowed a total of two runs in 27 1/3 frames during his winning streak. DeGrom, who never has faced the Giants, has yielded seven runs over his last seven starts. WALK-OFFS: 1. San Francisco SS Brandon Crawford is 8-for-13 against New York this season. 2. New York is 5-0-1 in its last six series at home. 3. The Giants designated 2B Dan Uggla and OF Tyler Colving for assignment and purchased the contracts of OF Jarrett Parker and INF Matt Duffy from Double-A Richmond. Duffy made his major-league debut Friday and recorded an RBI single.

Frayed Knot Aug 02 2014 02:09 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Curtis Granderson, rf Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Lucas Duda, 1b Travis d'Arnaud, c Juan Lagares, cf Wilmer Flores, ss Jacob deGrom, rhp Eric Young Jr., lf Hunter Pence, rf Brandon Crawford, ss Buster Posey, c Pablo Sandoval, 3b Michael Morse, lf Brandon Belt, 1b Joe Panik, 2b Juan Perez, cf Jake Peavy, rhp

TransMonk Aug 02 2014 02:32 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

By my math, the Mets are 4-3 this season when batting the pitcher 8th in 2014. Eric Young is the only non-pitcher to bat ninth in an intraleague game this season. He has 6 hits in 25 ABs with 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 walks and 5 Ks so far in the pitchers spot. deGrom and Niese are the only pitchers to bat eighth. Combined, they are 1 for 15 with a walk and 9 Ks in those situations.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 02 2014 02:51 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Colon batted 8th on July 10.

TransMonk Aug 02 2014 04:03 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Missed that one. The Mets lost that game, dropping the record to 4-4. Colon went 0 for 3 with a K and Young went 1 for 3 with a run scored.

d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 05:30 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Lagares flashing the golden leather.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 02 2014 05:32 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Good gravy. What. A. Catch.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 05:34 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Holy crow, what a catch. I didn't think he would reach that for nothing. Especially after cutting towards left a bit before he started straight back. I saw some extra giddy-up there. I may be over reacting but I think that's one of the best catches he's ever made, and he's made some amazin' ones.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 02 2014 05:36 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

For those who missed it. As usual, so much tougher than he made it look.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 05:45 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: For those who missed it. As usual, so much tougher than he made it look. The leap and grab directly over his head. I don't know that a catch gets any more difficult than that. And yea, he did make it look smoooo000OOOoooth. Lots of fielders can pull em back in, or track one down, but only very few can make that play.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 02 2014 05:47 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

deGrom almost breaks up deDoublePerfecto, but for deStretch by deFirstBaseman Belt.

d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 05:57 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Love games like this.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 02 2014 06:07 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

The Two Jakes remain perfect through four, just across the Van Wyck from Chinatown. WHOA

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 02 2014 06:09 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Eric Young is this inning's Baxter. (Fair ball, too.)

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:11 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

EYoung robs another possibility. Nice catch there. I wasn't so sure E was going to catch up to that one either. Very nice. Looking at Lags catch again. He wasn't even looking the ball into his glove. He stuck it up there above his head and was already preparing to run into the wall.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 02 2014 06:12 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Poosticks.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:15 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Walks don't kill on their own, so we are still in good shape. NOW PUMMEL PEAVY. Or just slap him around. Or draw a walk. Do something.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:18 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

So, THIS is an interesting game.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:22 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Peavy can't keep this up.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:22 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Smoly.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:26 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Zip-iddy-Duda.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:27 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

wowBOBwow Pence looked scared up there.

d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 06:27 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Love games like this.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:30 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Wow.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:36 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

No replay, but that looked like a pretty bad call on EY. Problem is Eric's body language suggested he was guilty.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:36 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Bullshit. Or maybe not. I was looking at the pitch, one no one should ever swing at.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 02 2014 06:37 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

My mother! My sister! My mother AND my sister AND yours should be watching this!

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:38 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

UGH. It was BULLSHIT. That's fuckin crucial in a game like this. Dagggggnabbitt.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:39 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Whoa!

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:39 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

I'd say that was foul by about four centimeters tops.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:41 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Undeniably foul as computer simulations will show if someone bothers to make one.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:42 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Well, pandas can do things human beings can not.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:43 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Ugh. Laggy, I know what you were doing there but that was stupid. Man in scoring position. Shame on you Juan.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:43 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Waddayagonnado? He picked that ball up off his ankles.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 02 2014 06:44 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

He tends to do that. I was thinking that either he or Pence would be the ones to watch as this game got late.

d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 06:44 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Keith tells us this team is worth liking. Thanks, Keith.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:45 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Zvon wrote: Ugh. Laggy, I know what you were doing there but that was stupid. Man in scoring position. Shame on you Juan. You think he would have kept the runner at first if he hadn't doven? Dived? Doved? I didn't really get that impression.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:46 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

If Pablo scored I would have been VERY upset with Lags. Like I was up there^. I'm okay now. Now I'm not. That's a form of showboating that I don't want to see from him. He knew there was no way he could catch it. He could have kept it to a single and he should have. Done. I'm okay again.

Gwreck Aug 02 2014 06:48 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

I'm not really ok yet as the Mets still appear hitless

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:49 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Right-center is murder.

TransMonk Aug 02 2014 06:50 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

I'm OK with Juan's dive. He had no chance at the ball...but he's laying out for a teammate on a losing club. That's not nothing.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:51 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Ugh. Laggy, I know what you were doing there but that was stupid. Man in scoring position. Shame on you Juan. You think he would have kept the runner at first if he hadn't doven? Dived? Doved? I didn't really get that impression. Oh I did. Or a play at second. Keith tells us this team is worth liking. Thanks, Keith. When he said that I was thinking: wtf Keith? All us fans like the Mets. That's why we are fans. But I know what he means. Hernandez is almost one of us. DAMN! Curtis almost hits one out. Pence always looks scared.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:51 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Zvon wrote: That's a form of showboating that I don't want to see from him. I don't see that as showboating. I see it as a desperate measure in a desperate time. Meanwhile, MOIPHY!!

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:52 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

I'm down with Keith. I see plenty of fans who hate their team.

d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 06:52 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Ha ha times two!

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:52 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Bunt, Lucas!

TransMonk Aug 02 2014 06:52 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Right-center is murder. Looks like they've figured it out: hit it to left.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:53 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

MUFFY!!! Best hitter alive! WRIGHT!!! The captain keeps it going. Lucas....

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:55 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Duda and Murphy were both off the base during that conference. Bad move.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:55 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Edgy MD wrote: I'm down with Keith. I see plenty of fans who hate their team. I may hate the players or the owners or the manager, or I may hate the way things are going, but you will never get me to say I hate the Mets.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:56 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Brilliant.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 06:58 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Edgy MD wrote: That's a form of showboating that I don't want to see from him. I don't see that as showboating. I see it as a desperate measure in a desperate time. Meanwhile, MOIPHY!! If he had a chance, yea. But in this case he was just going thru the motions in an 0-0 game. Laggy drives in run # 2 :)

d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 06:58 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Woo Hoo

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 06:59 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

The whole complexion of this inning change with the misjudged line drive over Morse's head. No, Keith, you were right the first time. The complexion of the inning changed when the trainer did emergency surgery on Sandoval's boo-boo.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 02 2014 06:59 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

"You DO bring me, Flores!" --Duda and Lagares

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 07:01 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Standing O for PV.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 07:02 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: "You DO bring me, Flores!" --Duda and Lagares Ha...I rarely would interject in the negative but that was a pretty bad one. lol.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 07:04 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Michael Morse, professional hitter. Reminds me of Bubba Trammell, the kind of outfielder that you gave you the idea that he'd be more effective if he took his bat out on defense.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 07:06 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Panik on the streets of Flushing.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 07:12 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

I'll stand & clap here at my desk.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 02 2014 07:14 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

This one's a real humdinger.

d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 07:18 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one's a real humdinger. Love games like this.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 07:19 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Five-hour energy commercial with Beltran looking like an alien.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 07:22 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 02 2014 07:25 PM

Five-hour energy commercial with Beltran looking like an alien. I got the two Colossal Man movies the other night after this came up. Haven't watched em yet (of course I saw these years ago on TV). Beltran really looks like him in this one: OE: In one of them he's the Colossal Beast.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 07:24 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Jeff Kellogg: racist.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 07:30 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Shit. I do NOT want this to be a nail biter. And we can't lose. We just can't. We can't.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 07:32 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Man our bullpen on defense makes me poop.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 07:32 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Man our bullpen on defense makes me poop. Flores kept a cool head there.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 07:34 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

That shot by Belt? Swoboda woulda had it.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 07:35 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Dance of happiness.

Zvon Aug 02 2014 07:35 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Panik on the streets of Flushing. Now I get it. BOOKS!!!!!

TransMonk Aug 02 2014 07:35 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

That was a fun game.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 07:36 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Jake Peavy: 1-11.

seawolf17 Aug 02 2014 07:37 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

TransMonk wrote: That was a fun game. Yeah, it really was.

Mets Guy in Michigan Aug 02 2014 07:39 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Awesome!!!

Zvon Aug 02 2014 07:39 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Travis finally sounds like a young man. I think he's all growed up.

d'Kong76 Aug 02 2014 07:40 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

TransMonk wrote: That was a fun game. Yeah, total enjoyment!

Frayed Knot Aug 02 2014 08:06 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

Just caught up via tape delay (although missed the first four innings). First two NYM/SFG games = 4:30 total Today's Yanx/Sawx game = 3:56

themetfairy Aug 02 2014 08:07 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

This was our first game with The 7 Line Army. A fun game and a fun group with whom to see the game!

Edgy MD Aug 02 2014 08:12 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

I'd like to thank the Phillies for doing their part and beating up on Washington, 0-11 as we speak. Bleh.

Frayed Knot Aug 02 2014 08:31 PM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

From my mini-KTE within yesterday's IGT: Lately [the Giants have been using] Morse in LF (which does horrible things to your defense) As the saying goes; I believe I had that one.

themetfairy Aug 03 2014 10:31 AM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

It was a party in the outfield while the team partied on the field.

Vic Sage Aug 04 2014 09:00 AM Re: IGT 08/02 -- SF Giants at NY Mets

i was at this one with my family. I feared it'd be rained out, but the weather was perfect. We sat behind 1st base, up in the Mezz (sorry, the Caesar section, whateverthefuck that is), which are fine seats, and more reasonably priced than the Field/Loge areas. The dueling no-hitters got us to to the 7th Inning Stretch in 1.5 hours; i thought the game would get completed in under 2hrs, which would've made us, and Frayed Knot, very happy. But the bats finally came alive, and both teams scored a bit, but the bullpens held up and we got the W in about 2.5 hours. The game was followed by some nice fireworks, an easy exit of the lot and onto the highway, with no traffic home. A lovely evening. and, by the way, deGrom is a beast.