Master Index of Archived Threads


IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

G-Fafif Jun 13 2015 06:05 AM

"Waiter, there's hair on my mound!" There sure is. It's Jacob deGrom versus Shelby Miller (plus their respective teammates) at 4:10 PM. WPIX-TV will pre-empt its weekly showing of Hey, Why Am I Watching Channel 11? to air this battle of young aces and high hopes. The Best of the Late Dr. Bernard Meltzer will not be heard over 710 WOR. The first 15,000 fans attending the game at Citi Field will receive a David Wright replica jersey, courtesy of the Hospital for Special Surgery. The next 15,000 fans will be rumored to be cleared for baseball activities any day now. All fans will receive a complimentary sideways glance from some dude in a dark red golf shirt.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 08:28 AM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

G-Fafif wrote: All fans will receive a complimentary sideways glance from some dude in a dark red golf shirt. Are the usherinos really that oppressive?

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 09:00 AM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Sorry to be tardy, the paper I get these silly previews from had annoying-ad-loading issues for a few hours... here's pretty little ditty for ya'll... [youtube]9qp6GU-aUjk[/youtube] Atlanta at NY Mets When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, June 13, 2015 Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York SportsDirect Inc. The New York Mets look to continue their recent mastery of the visiting Atlanta Braves when the National League East rivals meet for the second contest of their three-game set on Saturday. Since dropping the first two games of the season series, the Mets have posted five straight victories, including a 5-3 triumph on Friday. Wilmer Flores slugged his 10th home run to help Bartolo Colon pick up his major league-leading ninth win as the Mets defeated Atlanta for the ninth time in their last 12 meetings at Citi Field. New York's Jacob deGrom also is on a hot streak as he looks to win his fifth consecutive decision on Saturday. The emerging star had missed the Braves thus far in 2015 but was 2-1 with a 1.29 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 18 innings against them last season. Atlanta, which has dropped seven of 10 to fall 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Mets, counters with Shelby Miller, who entered the weekend ranked second in the NL in ERA with a 1.84 mark. TV: 4:10 p.m. ET, SportSouth (Atlanta), WPIX (New York) PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Shelby Miller (5-2, 1.84 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (7-4, 2.42) Atlanta won eight of Miller's first nine starts but has lost three in a row, although he has allowed one run over seven innings in two of those setbacks. Miller gave up a season-high four runs in a season-low 4 1/3 innings in his last road start on June 2 in Arizona. The 24-year-old also surrendered four runs over six frames in his lone start at Citi Field. After finishing seven innings just twice in his first eight starts, deGrom has accomplished the feat four straight times. He gave up two earned runs and fanned 10 in seven frames of a 6-3 win at Arizona on Sunday, improving to 4-0 with a 1.24 ERA over a five-game stretch. The Stetson University product is 5-1 with a 1.34 mark in seven outings at home. WALK-OFFS: 1. New York LF-1B Michael Cuddyer is 3-for-3 with a double against Miller. 2. Braves 1B Freddie Freeman has collected a home run, two doubles, one single and three walks in his last two games. 3. The Mets are 22-11 against division rivals.

Ashie62 Jun 13 2015 11:49 AM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

A Saturday day game. Yeah!!

Frayed Knot Jun 13 2015 01:05 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

A couple of switcheroos for both managers today Jace Peterson - 2B Cameron Maybin - CF Freddie Freeman - 1B Nick Markakis - RF Kelly Johnson - LF AJ Pierzynski - C Chris Johnson - 3B Andrelton Simmons - SS Shelby Miller - P Curtis Granderson - RF Travis d'Arnaud - C Lucas Duda - 1B Michael Cuddyer - LF Wilmer Flores - SS Darrell Ceciliani - CF Dilson Herrera - 2B Danny Muno - 3B Jacob deGrom - P If Jim Johnson relieves in the game for the Braves today it'll be a three-Johnson day for them.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 02:16 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Two strikeouts... and a satellite launching by Freddie Freeman.

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 03:29 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Haven't seen the HR yet, but there was some radio awe.

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 03:40 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Bottom of the sixth... calling some O!!

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 04:00 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Flores flashing leather! Time to stretch, please do not visit vendors or even think about leaving your seats... [youtube:37yktv5c]6zT4Y-QNdto[/youtube:37yktv5c]

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 04:07 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Granderwood!

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 04:09 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

d'wood!

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 04:14 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

d'Duda!

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 04:19 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Coach Cuddy with an ugly K.

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 04:31 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Stupidly-long reviews just suck the life out of a game.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 04:32 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Boom. YOU SEE WHAT YOU GET?!!!

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 04:34 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Muno entering E record territory.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 04:35 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Tough Muno game. Have a Parnell Day.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 04:40 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Strange to see Laggy playing so deep where he didn't have a crack at that blooper.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 04:44 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Who's your closer? Robles? Carlos Torres?

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 04:47 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Feeling some Dilson...

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 04:47 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Ceciliani, very gloveless.

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 04:48 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Dilson (and looking) not the same way.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 04:53 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Robles, Robles!

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 04:56 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Johnson getting all the calls on that walk.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 05:01 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

No good door to pick here.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 05:08 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Grubbage.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 05:22 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

So, assuming Familia is unavailable, after Torres, we have Gilmartin and then we dip into the rotation.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 05:28 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Doo could almost bunt a double here.

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 05:44 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Extra-inning suckitude... lgm! [youtube:32c4lfia]0mijSJ8O6qU[/youtube:32c4lfia]

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 05:53 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Well, that sucked... [youtube:2vkom4ce]ELcTJZLxhFU[/youtube:2vkom4ce]

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2015 06:03 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Someone tell me that song sucks and we're gonna argue!

Gwreck Jun 13 2015 06:24 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Danny Muno, your flight to Las Vegas departs JFK at 9:30. Don't be late. Parnell was at 91-92. Nice to see him pitching again but he does not look the same. I advocate hitting Freeman with pitches tomorrow. Does less damage.

Frayed Knot Jun 13 2015 06:39 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Just too many mistakes. We dodged them all Friday night and dodged most of them today. But sooner or later that stuff is going to bite you. - you know your infield is in trouble when Campbell is used as a defensive replacement. Yeah I know it was a double switch more than anything, but when EC is a defensive upgrade you've got a problem. And even if the glove isn't a problem, Muno clearly doesn't have the arm for that side of the infield (neither does Campbell really but he at least fakes it better). And when I see this revolving door at 3rd, I think back to all the bitching some Met fans did for years about Wright's defense, about how anxious some were to shove him across the diamond to 1st. No folks, he's what you WANT in a 3B. - I was shocked that Fredi G didn't bring Grilli back after his 8 pitch 1-2-3 10th inning. And two leadoff singles later it was looking like a huge mistake ... until Ceciliani made a huger one. - I can't believe Simmons was able to get on top of that nose-high fastball up the middle leading off the 11th.

Ashie62 Jun 13 2015 06:45 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Fire Terry Collins.

Frayed Knot Jun 13 2015 07:14 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Are you just going to say this reflexively after each and every loss or are you going to toss in a cogent argument one of these days?

MFS62 Jun 13 2015 07:20 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Gwreck wrote: I advocate hitting Freeman with pitches tomorrow. Does less damage. Pitching at him sounds like a better plan than the one the Mets have for pitching to him. Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 13 2015 07:46 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Bullshit call on the Freeman AB. I mean, I know. But that call sucked.

Edgy MD Jun 13 2015 08:10 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Frayed Knot wrote: Are you just going to say this reflexively after each and every loss or are you going to toss in a cogent argument one of these days? It would be nice.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 05:07 AM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

This one kinda hurt. I mean, having lived very dangerously the last two days, it's relatively fortunate to walk away with one win, but it still hurt. Flores not picking the double play ball cleanly. Not that it matters that much without Tejada out, but that's why you use defensive replacements. And Muno spending the afternoon butchering third while he's likely a better bet to come up with those plays at short. There's only so far the "I wanna stay off the back page" logic can stretch. None of Muno's errata led directly to runs... but they were deeply consequential in that it stretched the pitching staff's workday, asking them to get three more outs that, in the end, they didn't have in them. Someday, somebody will wake up and realize how wasteful it is to default to changing relievers at the top of the inning whether the previous guy threw 3 pitches or 30. Bobby Parnell threw all of four pitches. With your closer out, and desperate for solutions, why not just let him start the ninth? And sooner or later, you've got to let Gilmartin see the light of day against Freeman and Markakis. You know you're playing Russian Roulette treating Álex Torres as a lefty specialist when he's just not.

d'Kong76 Jun 14 2015 03:14 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

Someone could have told me yesterday wasn't Steve Miller Band Day... not sure why I thought it was, buffoon me...

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 03:42 PM Re: IGT 6/13/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a deGrom Day

It's always SMBD in my head. Until it isn't, anyhow. Like there's ever a bad reason to play "Swingtown."