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IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Delights

Edgy MD May 12 2015 07:38 AM

The debut of that latest Mets pitching phenom, that bounty for R.A. Dickey bounty, that consumer of in-game meals, Noah Syndergaard. [fimg=450:339yfevk]http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1617961!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/back-cover-february-18-2014.jpg[/fimg:339yfevk]

Ceetar May 12 2015 07:39 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Happy Thorsblot!

d'Kong76 May 12 2015 08:00 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

NY Mets at Chi. Cubs When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois SportsDirect Inc. Terrific starting pitching has carried the New York Mets during their hot start to the season, and they're about to add another potential weapon to the arsenal. Highly touted right-hander Noah Syndergaard is set for his major-league debut Tuesday when the Mets face the host Chicago Cubs in the second game of a four-game series. Syndergaard, a first-round pick in the 2010 draft, joins an impressive starting rotation that already includes young guns Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom. The Cubs haven't won consecutive games since a four-game winning streak from April 24-28, but they have a chance to change that after claiming a 4-3 win in the series opener. Chicago managed only six hits in the opener but made them count, getting back-to-back homers from Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo in a three-run first inning. The Cubs are trying to end a streak of three straight series losses. TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, MLB Network, SNY (New York), CSN Plus Chicago PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (NR) vs. Cubs RH Jake Arrieta (3-3, 3.41 ERA) Syndergaard gets the call to fill in while Dillon Gee (groin) is on the disabled list, but if all goes well he could stick in the rotation. Syndergaard has been a dominant force throughout his time in the minors, averaging more than a strikeout per inning in his pro career. The 22-year-old is 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA in five starts at Triple-A Las Vegas this season and has more strikeouts (34) than walks and hits combined (28). Arrieta has lost two straight starts and has failed to get through six innings in both. The 29-year-old gave up a season-high five runs (four earned) in 5 1/3 innings in a loss at St. Louis last time out. Arrieta is 0-1 with a 2.41 ERA in three career starts against the Mets and allowed only one run in 11 2/3 innings over two meetings last season. WALK-OFFS: 1. The Cubs are 13-2 when their starter records a quality start and 3-13 when they fail to do so. 2. New York CF Juan Lagares went 0-for-3 Monday, dropping his batting average in road games to .227, compared to .328 at home. 3. Mets OF Curtis Granderson is 9-for-25 with three homers versus Arrieta.

Centerfield May 12 2015 08:02 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Twenty years from now we are going to sit around and have trouble remembering the order of all of our 5 consecutive ROY's. We will remember it started with deGrom, and then was it Syndegaard next? Or was it Conforto then Syndegaard? Was Matz one of them? It will be doubly confusing when trying to separate it from the order of Cy Young awards. At least the World Championships will be easy to track. Every year from 2015 to 2030.

MFS62 May 12 2015 08:02 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I'd like to see Recker catch him, to guide him through any rookie jitters he might have. Later

Ceetar May 12 2015 08:12 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

MFS62 wrote: I'd like to see Recker catch him, to guide him through any rookie jitters he might have. Later Plawecki has caught him so many times..

TransMonk May 12 2015 08:14 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I didn't know this (sorry if it's been posted here before): MLB.com wrote: The Blue Jays actually selected both Syndergaard and Bryant in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, 17 rounds apart. Syndergaard signed and began developing in Toronto's system, before the Mets traded R.A. Dickey for him in a seven-player deal three winters ago. Bryant never signed with the Jays, instead going to college and becoming the second overall pick in the 2013 Draft.

Ashie62 May 12 2015 09:27 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Syndergaard & Plawecki, a battery for the ages, I hope. GO GETTEM THOR!!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 09:50 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I gotta say, I like the gimmick possibilities of "Noah's Arc."

Centerfield May 12 2015 09:54 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I gotta say, I like the gimmick possibilities of "Noah's Arc." Absolutely. He can become the spokesperson for McDowell's.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 10:30 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO SHAKE YOUR HAND, OR KISS IT, OR WHAT-- I FEEL LIKE BREAKDANCING Noah celebrates first no-hitter with all-nighter at Marquee YES, YES-- F*CK YOU, TOO! Rookie returns to Twitter, engages with fans MY BUNS HAVE NO SEEDS Syndergaard angrily denies PED allegations

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 11:11 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

[fimg=555]http://www.seriessub.com/series/episodes/5179.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=222]https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/espn-grantland/img/grantland-logo@2x.png[/fimg] Journey Into Mystery: It’s Finally Time for Syndergaard vs. Bryant, and Lots of Superhero Metaphors, and Really Exciting Baseball, So Get Pumped Tonight, a giant man who people call Thor will attempt to save New York from a runaway genetics experiment who operates under the rule of the deposed mastermind of an evil, world-conquering empire and his bespectacled, snake-wielding henchman. Mets pitching phenom Noah Syndergaard will stand his ground against Cubs hitting phenom Kris Bryant on a cool, breezy evening at Wrigley Field, one of America’s great landmarks, with the power of Syndergaard’s arm brought to bear against the power of Bryant’s bat (or sword, if we’re keeping the metaphor going). Syndergaard, with his effortless but prodigious strength, will battle Bryant, with his smile handsome but menacing, like the bad guy in a teen romantic comedy, and his eyes glowing blue as if he were chosen by the Prophets to battle the Kosst Amojan. Mankind is on a slow but inexorable path toward all popular culture being part of the Marvel Universe.1 What was once the province of comic books and movie theaters has come for network TV, in the form of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Everwood,2 and more. And now, baseball features Thor battling other superheroes. At this point, we know Bryant well — the inconceivable raw power, the psychic plate discipline, the fact that the amount of swing-and-miss in his offensive game makes him resemble Adam Dunn as well as a deity of the trade winds. And the bat’s not all: Bryant is a good all-around athlete with a plus arm and plenty of baseball savvy. This is the same process of discovery and praising-with-faint-damnation that we went through in discovering the full extent of The Mighty Giancarlo Stanton’s greatness, but while it took years with Stanton, it took only a few weeks with Bryant. Whenever a new life-form evolves, however, nature will eventually bring around a new kind of predator to hunt it. Syndergaard might not be a perfect analogue for Bryant’s quality, but he’s a similar kind of player. At 6-foot-6, 240 pounds, he looks like what we’d get if Boeing made human beings. Like Bryant, Syndergaard took a huge leap forward in his draft year, and the Blue Jays took him 38th overall when he was just 17 years old.3 Unlike Bryant, who stepped into the professional game nearly fully formed and destined for stardom from the start, Syndergaard needed some time to develop. He never put up the kind of gaudy minor league numbers that Bryant did because, among other reasons, he pitched the past season and change at Triple-A Las Vegas, a place where the air is so hot and thin it’s like playing baseball on Mercury. But over the course of six minor league seasons, Syndergaard grew larger and more imposing, like a pile of unfolded laundry. In his current form, Syndergaard can throw a 93-to-97 mph fastball well into the later innings, and because velocity for velocity’s sake isn’t enough in the big leagues, he can also drop a solid changeup and a menacing curveball on anyone who’s sitting too intently on the heater. He’s the size of an SUV, with a Scandinavian last name and this kind of hammer to wield; you can see why they call him “Thor.” That Syndergaard has arrived in the major leagues at the age of 22 is the latest testament to the Mets’ ability to scout, draft, and develop power arms in recent years. The franchise has been completely unable to get out of its own way in plenty of other areas, but at this moment, the Mets have more pitchers than they can use. In the past few years, they’ve fleeced the Blue Jays for Syndergaard and the Giants for Zack Wheeler, and they’ve gotten Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom to outperform their draft profiles by tremendous amounts. Next year, those four pitchers could form a playoff rotation; this year and last, they gave the Mets enviable depth that meant that when Harvey got hurt, they could bring up deGrom, and when Wheeler got hurt, they could go back to Dillon Gee, and when Gee got hurt, they could finally bring up Syndergaard. Nowadays, no team makes it through a season with only five starting pitchers, so building up that kind of potential and quality is not only necessary, but extremely difficult. If the Mets are going to ride their incredible April wave all the way to the postseason, though, that’s exactly what they’re going to need to keep doing. Because while the single combat metaphor was convenient for this superhero battle gag, Syndergaard will have to contend with more than just Bryant on Tuesday night and beyond. He’ll have to face Anthony Rizzo, and Jorge Soler, and lots of other potent bats on lots of other teams. The only thing that can defeat a superhero is another superhero. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015- ... prospects/

Lefty Specialist May 12 2015 01:36 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Ceetar May 12 2015 01:37 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Lefty Specialist wrote: Thanks ReadTheApple.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 01:38 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Stop Thor-Jacking!

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 12 2015 01:46 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Ceetar May 12 2015 01:52 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

d'Kong76 May 12 2015 02:03 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Fowler CF Bryant 3B Rizzo 1B Montero C Soler RF Castro SS Coghlan LF Arrieta P Russell 2B

Ceetar May 12 2015 02:48 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Tuesday, May 12 @ Chicago Curtis Granderson – RF Daniel Murphy – 3B Michael Cuddyer – LF Lucas Duda – 1B Wilmer Flores –SS Kirk Nieuwenhuis – CF Kevin Plawecki – C Noah Syndergaard – RHP Ruben Tejada – 2B

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 12 2015 02:56 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Go, Niuewy. We need you!

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2015 03:07 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

A Boy Named Seo May 12 2015 03:26 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Today I read "Happy Thorsday" somewhere on the internet, then remembered I still have to show up to work 3 more times this week. :) replaced by :(

Edgy MD May 12 2015 04:14 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Aurelio Lσpez — now that's the guy with a couple o' nicknames. You realize he had two nicknames that put "Thor" to shame? In his native Mιxico, he was known as "El Buitre de Tecamachalco" ("The Vulture of Tecamachalco"). Stateside, he just went as "Seρor Smoke." Syndergaard chews through the league a couple of times, he might get a nickname half as good as either of those.

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 04:29 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Lefty Specialist May 12 2015 05:31 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Gee, when I went to Bacalod City I stayed at the Motel 6 and had frumpjacks for breakfast. Worst P20,000 I ever spent. Hey, is there a ballgame tonight?

Ashie62 May 12 2015 05:46 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Yes, in 15 minutes.

Ashie62 May 12 2015 06:08 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

And they are off. Lagares out with right side strain. day to day.

Ashie62 May 12 2015 06:09 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Granderson gets his 21st walk. Arietta is a civil war beard guy.

Zvon May 12 2015 06:15 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Should have kept taking Muffy. He hasn't harnessed his movement yet. DP. Cuddy swings at shit.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 06:17 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

That's a gift of a first strikeout here in the Syndergaarden of Earthly Delights.

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 06:18 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Edgy MD May 12 2015 06:19 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Perfect first. JUST LIKE TIM LEARY!!!!

Zvon May 12 2015 06:19 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Nice. A lucky K (curve in the dirt) to start. Quick inning, 7 pitches. Very nice.

Lefty Specialist May 12 2015 06:20 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Did he throw nothing but 97-99 MPH fastballs?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 06:21 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 12 2015 06:22 PM

He threw at least one curve. Fowler looked at Noah's ArcTM, and was all, like, "Ar-ar-ar-ar-at?" That Arrieta curve to get Duda wasn't half-bad, neither.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 06:22 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Lefty Specialist wrote: Did he throw nothing but 97-99 MPH fastballs? Got Fowler on hammer that bounced at his toes.

Ashie62 May 12 2015 06:23 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Edgy MD wrote: Perfect first. JUST LIKE TIM LEARY!!!! I remember that day. Nooo!

Zvon May 12 2015 06:23 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I had the (was it Fleer?) tattoo. This exact one. [fimg=100:3rt0ll0x]https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7749/16957356223_57a1f92a94_o.jpg[/fimg:3rt0ll0x]

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 06:33 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2015 06:34 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Syndergaard facing Castro. John Harper must be totally plotzing.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 06:34 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I'm tempted to give this intentional walk an intentional boo. Benjamin Grimm wrote: Syndergaard facing Castro. John Harper must be totally plotzing. Syndergaard embarrassed the guy.

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 06:35 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Zvon May 12 2015 06:36 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

That's a nice tightly wrapped curve he's got there.

Zvon May 12 2015 06:45 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Tejada looks extra small tonight for some reason. Must be the lighting. 0-0, mid 3rd.

Frayed Knot May 12 2015 06:47 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 12 2015 06:50 PM

I suppose it would be really tough to scare up the stats about what's the highest pct of time that a team has gone through the lineup the first time around without recording a hit -- but, whatever it is, the 2015 Mets have sure done it a bunch of times this year.

Ashie62 May 12 2015 06:49 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

He looks good. Noah throws hard.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 06:52 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Sorry, Murph, I'm scoring that an E.

Ashie62 May 12 2015 06:55 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Ronnie said Murphy was "styling"

Ashie62 May 12 2015 06:56 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Houston, we have adversity.

Ashie62 May 12 2015 07:01 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Yeah! High pitch count. 5 inning outing on tap.

d'Kong76 May 12 2015 07:02 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I doubt they still have kangaroo court, but Murphy needs to write a check tomorrow afternoon.

Zvon May 12 2015 07:02 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Whew. We need runs guys. Get the kid some runs so we all can breath a little easier. Plaeeeeease.

Zvon May 12 2015 07:06 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Ugh, Curtis! Ugh.

d'Kong76 May 12 2015 07:07 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Yikes Granderson, bring your platinum card too tomorrow.

Zvon May 12 2015 07:10 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Damn. That play was totally in front of Grandy too. What a bad decision. There are times to be aggressive, force them to make the play. That wasn't one of em.

Zvon May 12 2015 07:14 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

OH, oh boy what a catch by Cuddy. He misses that and there's a Cub on 3rd...at least.

Lefty Specialist May 12 2015 07:14 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Cuddyer caught that ball like he was trying to keep his fedora from falling off.

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 07:15 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 07:19 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

So, appropriately enough, the hammer's his finishing-weapon-of-choice tonight.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 07:31 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I'm getting too used to, and spoiled by, the 2015 Mets pitchers, getting way too grumpy with Synderballs outside the strike zone.

Zvon May 12 2015 07:32 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

huge k!

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 07:33 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Edgy MD May 12 2015 07:33 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Blazing heat to get out of it, though.

Zvon May 12 2015 07:34 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Edgy MD wrote: Blazing heat to get out of it, though. It looked like he didn't wanna go anywhere near the strike zone and then BAM-BAM,out.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 07:36 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Edgy MD wrote: I'm getting too used to, and spoiled by, the 2015 Mets pitchers, getting way too grumpy with Synderballs outside the strike zone. I find myself having the same reaction. Like, "Walks? PLURAL?"

Edgy MD May 12 2015 07:37 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Gotta swing eventually, Plawecki.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 07:52 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Well, yeah, you spend enough time tiptoeing through minefields, your toes are going to get tired.

Frayed Knot May 12 2015 07:52 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

At the rate we're scoring runs, the first run was enough to put this game on ice anyway.

Frayed Knot May 12 2015 07:55 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Meanwhile, Coughlin came into this series hitting under .200 and has (except for 1 K yesterday) hit nothing but line drive for two games now.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 07:56 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

As far as debuts go, that certainly was one.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 08:02 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

This is one of the few contexts-- climate-wise, anyway-- where Torres-A's headgear actually seems to fit. It's like a comfy Met pseudo-Ushanka.

Zvon May 12 2015 08:04 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Bumper Cap's been bumpy lately.

Zvon May 12 2015 08:06 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Jeeze. get him outta there.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 08:07 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Yeah, Cossack-Head's working with Soviet-era efficiency here.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 12 2015 08:10 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Poosticks. He had Rizzo at second, right?

Zvon May 12 2015 08:10 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Oh Duda. Ronnies right. Play was at second. Nice stop tho.

Zvon May 12 2015 08:11 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Poosticks. He had Rizzo at second, right? yep.

Zvon May 12 2015 08:14 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

They didn't score a half a dozen runs. It just feels like it.

Frayed Knot May 12 2015 08:15 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Worst. Game. of the Season ... well, worst 2/3 of a game anyway. No official errors though plenty of them actually. Pitchers have issued something like 28 walks. Game has slowed to a crawl. 17 mound conferences. .200 hitters are smacking the shit out of us Bad baserunning Sloppy fielding One hit And Arrieta has faced the minimum thru 6, including in an inning where he only retired one batter.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 08:20 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Oh, dear, Eddie Vedder.

Frayed Knot May 12 2015 08:22 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Bryant knows how to throw out Murphy even if Murphy doesn't know how to throw out Bryant.

Fman99 May 12 2015 08:29 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Sucky

Edgy MD May 12 2015 08:30 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Boys, this game's no fun if you don't get a hit once in a while.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 12 2015 08:38 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I think Nieuwy's gotta go. My middle son Darrell Ceciliani, a lefthanded hitter who can play all 3 OF positions, is hitting .337/.398/.628//1.026 in Vegas.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 08:46 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I wanna go back to the East.

Zvon May 12 2015 08:47 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Wow. Bryant looked like Kingman!

Edgy MD May 12 2015 08:51 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

And Murphy looked like Castillo. Two hands, Rube.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 09:01 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Jerry Meals is HAWNGRY.

Zvon May 12 2015 09:01 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Gah!, that was low. Cudd couldnt do nothing with that anyway.

Zvon May 12 2015 09:07 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I'm with Ronnie. Thor didn't totally suck. Lot'sa pitches, like Wheeler when he first arrived. He competed for 5. The offense is offensive.

themetfairy May 12 2015 09:10 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I would have taken Thor out after five. He had gotten into and out of trouble a couple of times and looked like he was starting to struggle. I know it's easy to say that now, but D-Dad is my witness that I said it at the end of that inning.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 09:19 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Zvon wrote: Lot'sa pitches, like Wheeler when he first arrived. He competed for 5. Like Wheeler, full stop, I'd say. Less moving parts than Wheeler, I think. There's probably more reason to be hopeful about this guy's mechanics.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 12 2015 09:26 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I know he's doing his honest best but Murphy is killing this team, if not offensively then defensively, night after night. If they're not going to take my advice and swap out Ceciliani for Niuewy, then make Murphy the lefty bench guy, kick Flores over to third base, and go with Reynolds at SS. And a big tanks for nuttin to David Wright whose frequent injuries have made us see way more of Muffy than we ever deserved.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 09:41 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

He sure seems out of his element. Distracted, a little lazy, tired maybe. Pressing and pissy at the same time, but I'm sure that's me just seeing things. With Wright out, it's like it's his infield, but he's just too aloof (or seems it of late) to lead anybody into battle. Tejada and Duda seem sharper and more locked in, but neither of them can provide a rallying point because Tejada is embattled and Duda is Duda.

d'Kong76 May 12 2015 09:46 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

That lollipop throw was the turning point of the game to me.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 13 2015 12:05 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

d'Kong76 wrote: That lollipop throw was the turning point of the game to me. Not sure I'd go QUITE that far, but... well... yeah, okay, if I squint-- blew up that inning, running up the kid's pitch-count in a roundabout way, bringing his Bad-Wheelerness to the fore-- I can see it. And speaking of that... Edgy MD wrote: Zvon wrote: Lot'sa pitches, like Wheeler when he first arrived. He competed for 5. Like Wheeler, full stop, I'd say. Oh, indeed. Just before I dozed off while putting the kid to bed-- somewhere during Alex Torres' seventh or eighth walk-- I was thinking this very thing. Kid came with a lot of fastball-nibbling around the edges, where he probably could've done a lot better for himself had he taken a page from Colon's playbook and pounded the zone all night (which would have also let him keep a good amount of his own playbook concealed, on this first round through the league). As a matter of fact, I'd love it if they got the kid a Spanish-to-English phrasebook/phone app and sent him to Bartolo's Finishing School four-to-five nights a week.

Centerfield May 13 2015 08:15 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Can someone explain to me why Ruben Tejada is starting 3 out of the last 4 games when the offense is struggling as badly as it is? Infuriating.

Ceetar May 13 2015 08:20 AM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

Centerfield wrote: Can someone explain to me why Ruben Tejada is starting 3 out of the last 4 games when the offense is struggling as badly as it is? Infuriating. because he's a better bet to get on base than Flores and Herrera? Particularly Flores, who if the offense picks up and Wright returns , you could drop for Tejada for defensive reasons. Turns the lineup over. I'd rather get him on and that mean maybe bringing up Lucas Duda and the real hitters another time than banking on Flores hitting his weekly home run that day.

Edgy MD May 13 2015 01:57 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

It's probably happened before, and more than once, but I'm not sure I've ever noticed, but I'm just realizing now that yesterday's was the first time I've taken note of both teams opening with pitcher-batting-eighth lineups.

d'Kong76 May 13 2015 02:10 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I think they mentioned it yesterday, only like the third time in like a hundred years or something. Please, someone correct me if I'm mistaken.

TransMonk May 13 2015 04:03 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I recall what Kong heard coming from Gary and Ron.

Edgy MD May 13 2015 08:00 PM Re: IGT 5/12/15: Mets@Cubs — Syndergaarden of Earthly Deligh

I'm getting Cubbie feeds.