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IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Frayed Knot Jun 13 2015 09:37 PM

Gee I hope we can win this series. Dillon Gee -- not a 6th starter but one who has been inserted into the "Spot Start" role -- faces off against Mike Foltynwicz [3-2, 4.72, 1.49] a 23 y/o who had 16 relief appearances last year w/Houston but has started 8 games for the Braves this season since his call up on on May 1st. A former 1st round draft pick of the Astros (19th overall in 2010), they dealt him to the Braves over the winter for Evan Gattis, who I believe is an actual cave man.

d'Kong76 Jun 14 2015 06:05 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Atlanta at NY Mets When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, June 14, 2015 Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York SportsDirect Inc. The National League East is available for the taking if either the New York Mets or the Atlanta Braves can put together a run. The teams will meet in the rubber match of a three-game series when the Mets host the Braves on Sunday. The Mets were the surprise team of the early going but are having trouble stringing wins together of late and dropped Saturday’s game 5-3 in 11 innings to fall for the seventh time in 11 games. New York was without closer Jeurys Familia, who was home to be with his family following the birth of a child, on Saturday and had trouble getting the final outs in his absence. The Braves have dropped seven of their last 11 as well but avoided a three-game slide when Cameron Maybin drove in a pair in the 11th. Maybin is on fire of late with multiple hits in seven of 10 games this month. TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, FSN South (Atlanta), SNY (New York) PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Mike Foltynewicz (3-2, 4.72 ERA) vs. Mets RH Dillon Gee (0-3, 4.50) Foltynewicz has been up and down since joining the Atlanta rotation and is in a funk of late with back-to-back rough outings. The 23-year-old was lit up for five runs on 12 hits and a walk while matching a season low with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings against San Diego on Tuesday. Foltynewicz pitched in relief against New York as a member of the Houston Astros last season and allowed three runs in 2 1/3 frames. Gee will return to what is being referred to as a “six-man lite” rotation, with rookie Noah Syndergaard being pushed back to Monday. Gee was moved to relief and worked 1 2/3 innings out of the bullpen against San Francisco on Tuesday but will fill in as needed in the rotation. The Texas native lost at Atlanta on April 11 but held the Braves to two runs in seven innings at home in a no-decision on April 22. WALK-OFFS: 1. Saturday’s loss dropped the Mets to 30-1 when leading after eight innings. 2. Atlanta 1B Freddie Freeman is 6-for-13 with two homers and four RBIs in the last three games. 3. New York INF Danny Muno is 2-for-24 and made three errors at third base on Saturday.

G-Fafif Jun 14 2015 08:30 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

All those ANTHONY RECKER IS SIMPLY GORGEOUS banners will be bittersweet, as Ravishing Recker has been sent to beautify Las Vegas, along with Danny Municipal Disaster Area. They make room for Gee and Tejada, each back from a respective sanctioned leave.

d'Kong76 Jun 14 2015 09:58 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

@cgrand3 RF @juanlagares2 CF Duda 1B @TdArnaud C Flores SS Ceciliani LF Tejada 3B @Dilson_H 2B @DillonGee35 P @kcmets #cpftoocool

d'Kong76 Jun 14 2015 10:03 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Peterson 2B Maybin CF Freeman 1B Markakis RF Urine 3B Johnson LF Simmons SS Bethancourt C Foltynewicz (say that ten times fast) P

G-Fafif Jun 14 2015 11:16 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

JCL & the Family carried the Ehrhardt banner on SNY.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 11:41 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Foltynewicz bunting like a Met.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 11:50 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

But three-run homers, those are hard to match.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 12:09 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Simmons maybe impressed me more in missing that soft liner by Duda than in many plays he makes. He had no bidness being even in on that play.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 12:13 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Two back. Might have been three or more, but two outs on the bases. Whose idea was that brick backstop, anyways?

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2015 12:15 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

What was that candy commercial slogan from a few years back: Not going anywhere for a while? Well this game isn't going to end anytime soon either. 2 run innings are nice, but it would also be nice if we'd force the pitcher to retire more than one batter in an inning. And it would be nice if Dillon could maybe miss a few bats every now and then.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 12:32 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

They just cut to the Ehrhardt banner again.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 12:34 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Second decker Ceciliani. That's something.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 12:36 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

#DILSONDONGER!!

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 12:38 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Ron and Gary agree that we wasted Maybone there.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 12:44 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

#STARTGILMARTIN! #GILSTARTIN!

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2015 12:54 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Yeah, we missed Travis. Shouldn't this Cuniff guy be playing for the Pirates ... and be managed by Terry?

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 12:55 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Folks missing a great game. Well, you're probably catching the game, BUT YOU'RE MISSING MY POSTS. TravisBOMB followed by something ever rarer, a Flores walk. He's suddenly a walk machine.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 12:58 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Ruben watched a first-pitch meatball go by.

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2015 01:01 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Ruben watched a first-pitch meatball go by. And Dilson watched a last-pitch meatball go by.

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2015 01:03 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Ron and Gary agree that we wasted Maybone there. Yeah, me too. That was a perfect spot for deGrom. If he gets on then you've got Granderson up already w/2 hits under his belt for the day and and a runner on. And if not then you haven't wasted 1/4 of your bench.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 01:19 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Bunt that, suckaroonies.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 01:19 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

That deserves a curtain call. Anybody know what Laggy is wearing on his forearm band?

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 01:21 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

So, who do you line up to pitch in the next three innings? #useastarter

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 14 2015 01:32 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Gee seems like a mess. Bouncing him back and forth from starter to pen to starter can't be helping.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 14 2015 01:37 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Ex-Met David Aardsma takes the hill.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 01:39 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Gee seems like a mess. Bouncing him back and forth from starter to pen to starter can't be helping. It may be asking too much to find an explanation in there, though. More importantly, we smashed our way past his bad start. Now let's hang tough or keep smashing or both.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 01:43 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Oh, Campy!

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 01:52 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Goin' for the four-out save. I support this, yet I fear it.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 01:54 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

#DILSONSPECTACULAR #METS

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 14 2015 02:00 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Nice! Was Dana Eveland a Met at one time, too?

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 02:01 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Had a good year as a Mets in 2014. Suddenly, we have seven eighths of a lineup.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 14 2015 02:11 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Two down!!

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 02:11 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Dudes behind the plate, try and act like humans. You're creeping out my pitcher.

Ashie62 Jun 14 2015 02:12 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

WE WIN!

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 14 2015 02:12 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

I submit that Familia is worthy of consideration for the All-Star team.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 14 2015 02:13 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

In the books! An amazing comeback! That has to be a morale-boosting win after last night's debacle.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 02:13 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

MFS62 Jun 14 2015 02:14 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Libros! Had 'em all the way. Good win. Later

Ashie62 Jun 14 2015 02:19 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Got to like Ceciliani with that OF assist yesterday and today's bomb. Too bad Cuddyer won't play third.

TransMonk Jun 14 2015 02:30 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

What a weird game...it's nice to see the Mets win one of these. I think it's the first time this season that I had mentally written off their chances of winning yet they surprised me by coming back to win the game.

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2015 02:31 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Best win of the year? Mebbe. Certainly the most unexpected. Could have been a sweep but for the (rare) bullpen failure on Saturday. But we skated past some danger in both Friday's game on today's so we can't get too greedy. And how 'bout a 10-8 game with 28 hits, 7 walks, and 16 Ks in under three hours? Barely under (2:59) but under. See, it can be done. Take that Yanx/O's who are approaching hour 3 still in the 7th inning of a 5-3 contest. And also Houston/ChiSox a couple days ago who somehow stretched a 4-1, 8-1/2 inning game into 3:12

Centerfield Jun 14 2015 02:44 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Nice! This is the "sack up" type of win I've been looking for all season. Is it me or have the bats woken up since being no hit? Now let's get David back and win this thing.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2015 02:54 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Centerfield wrote: Nice! This is the "sack up" type of win I've been looking for all season. Is it me or have the bats woken up since being no hit? More likely, from my perspective, they've woken up since d'Arnaud has returned. Centerfield wrote: Now let's get David back and win this thing. It ain't nothin', but we may need to settle for Daniel.

d'Kong76 Jun 14 2015 03:19 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Well, you're probably catching the game, BUT YOU'RE MISSING MY POSTS. I was with ya in the now-clean garage with poor wi-fi but 50,000 watts of clear-channel action through 35 year-old 200 watt Technic speakers!

Lefty Specialist Jun 14 2015 04:49 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Have to admit I turned this off at 8-3 and was totally surprised to find they won 10-8.

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2015 05:50 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

I'm not going to claim now that I saw the comeback coming, but this game had a whiff to it from the very beginning that something out of the ordinary was not just possible but almost likely. If they hadn't answered for an inning or two after it became 8-3 then the interest level would have gone down, but that they came back with 2 in that same inning, which turned out to be the second straight 'crooked number' inning and the first of four straight, kept the optimism up. Nice also to see a lot of the fire power come from the young pups.

themetfairy Jun 14 2015 06:08 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Banner Day was fun, and the game was insane. It was fun seeing the Lunchbuckets and their banner, and metsmarathon with minimm. And I made Newsday!

Zvon Jun 14 2015 07:39 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Nice TMF. :) This was an amazin' game. I'll look for the JCL tribe while I review it again. The homers from Herrera and Ceciliani really surprised me. And d'Arnauds blast was wicked.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 14 2015 07:45 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Zvon wrote: Nice TMF. :) I'll look for the JCL tribe while I review it again. I can barely find any of today's banners on the web. That vine link doesn't seem to work, either.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 14 2015 08:27 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Great game! I also felt like we could and possibly would win this one. I think it was how easily we scored in the 1st even though it took a wild pitch. That said the Lagares home run shocked me; he was down 0-2 in that AB as usual. Darnaud makes the whole lineup come alive. The banner was pretty much a last minute decision: we had tickets already, found out it was banner day only last week, and made it up last night. Changed the concept at the last minute and personally feel like we totally won but I think Karl is too subversive for the Wilpons; they prefer ones that espouse family values. On our way past first base we encountered Carlos Torres who signed our banner.

metsmarathon Jun 15 2015 07:14 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

i'd have to backtrack into history, and i don't keep track of these kinds of things, but i think that most games minimm has been to have involved a mets win. the kid is fast too. he blazed around hte bases after the game so fast i barely got one photo of him, which remains to be plucked from my camera... he had a very good time, though i don't think he actually payed too much attention to the game. unfortunately i got to the game too late to see the bannering, or get a nathans'-branded cap, but did meet up briefly with tmf, and snagged a pepsi party patrol t-shirt that landed in the aisle next to me. i may not have any luck getting actual baseballs at ball games, but this is my third t-shirt.

Centerfield Jun 15 2015 07:27 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

themetfairy wrote: Banner Day was fun, and the game was insane. It was fun seeing the Lunchbuckets and their banner, and metsmarathon with minimm. And I made Newsday! Looking good MF!

Edgy MD Jun 15 2015 07:32 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

metsmarathon wrote: unfortunately i got to the game too late to see the bannering, or get a nathans'-branded cap, but did meet up briefly with tmf, and snagged a pepsi party patrol t-shirt that landed in the aisle next to me. i may not have any luck getting actual baseballs at ball games, but this is my third t-shirt. You're tall and handsome. The party patrollers are subconsciously aiming for you.

Ceetar Jun 15 2015 07:36 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

funny, I almost got a t-shirt on Tuesday. Was up in the excelsior. Saw one hit the corner but wasn't sure if it tipped in or fell down. I sorta meandered over there (no one in the last two sections, and this was pre-game) but an usher hustled over and grabbed it and gave it to a kid 2 sections over who seemed to have no idea what was going on. but hey, free shirt!

themetfairy Jun 15 2015 07:53 AM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Looking good MF! Thanks CF :)

Zvon Jun 15 2015 02:33 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Great game! I also felt like we could and possibly would win this one. I think it was how easily we scored in the 1st even though it took a wild pitch. That said the Lagares home run shocked me; he was down 0-2 in that AB as usual. Darnaud makes the whole lineup come alive. The banner was pretty much a last minute decision: we had tickets already, found out it was banner day only last week, and made it up last night. Changed the concept at the last minute and personally feel like we totally won but I think Karl is too subversive for the Wilpons; they prefer ones that espouse family values. On our way past first base we encountered Carlos Torres who signed our banner. I did see this. Very kool. I wanna say you totally won but I have you tied with the met fairy FTW.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2015 02:57 PM Re: IGT 6/14/15 Braves @ Mets

Edgy MD wrote: That deserves a curtain call. Anybody know what Laggy is wearing on his forearm band? UniWatch is all over it.