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IGT 07/10 - Nationals at Mets - Time to Rock Yet Again!

d'Kong76
Jul 10 2016 09:52 AM

LH Gio Gonzalez (4-8, 4.79 ERA) vs. LH Steven Matz (7-4, 3.34)


Turner 2B
Werth LF
Murphy 1B
Harper RF
Ramos C
Rendon 3B
Taylor CF
Espinosa SS
Gonzalez P


Reyes 3B
Granderson RF
Flores 1B
Walker 2B
Cabrera SS
Lagares CF
d’Arnaud C
De Aza LF
Matz P

Ashie62
Jul 10 2016 10:11 AM
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Wilmer in the three hole.

d'Kong76
Jul 10 2016 10:12 AM
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Glory be!

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 11:30 AM
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Ashie62 wrote:
Wilmer in the three hole.
Ha! Just when I thought I had TC figured out. Shoulda batted Matz 8th today. That might have been useful.

bmfc1
Jul 10 2016 12:02 PM
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Ronnie is doing the TBS broadcast (light blue polo).

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 12:18 PM
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Gah. I didn't wanna have to update this. Murphy hits another. Unbelieveable.

2-0 WashNats

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Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 12:21 PM
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It's Murphuly.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 12:37 PM
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Walking Taylor on four pitches is ... troublesome.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 12:45 PM
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Somehow they survive that inning without a scratch.

Reyes trying to recapture his leadoff homer record.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 12:50 PM
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Professional at-bat by De Az results in a baserunner.

He's performing a little.

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 12:56 PM
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lil bit. That hadda hurt bad.

Frayed Knot
Jul 10 2016 12:57 PM
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One thing that would help a whole lot would be to stop walking Werth each and every fucking time he comes to the plate.

d'Kong76
Jul 10 2016 01:01 PM
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De F Aza

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 01:10 PM
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Ugh, Gelbs, how about picking up the call in a timely and thorough manner.

Reyes with another kaBOOM. I have some Reyes kaBOOMS, pretty sure.
OO, a special one .

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 01:14 PM
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José's got old guy skillz now.

Frayed Knot
Jul 10 2016 01:20 PM
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Note to Keith: You've got more than ten pounds to lose.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 01:26 PM
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Note to Mets: Gio hasn't been good for several weeks.

bmfc1
Jul 10 2016 01:33 PM
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But he gets to face this lineup including 3 OF'ers who aren't hitting.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 01:36 PM
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Granderson has certainly been hitting, and I implore him to do so now.

Hey, we slayed that dragon Murph.

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 01:36 PM
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Frayed Knot wrote:
One thing that would help a whole lot would be to stop walking Werth each and every fucking time he comes to the plate.


Now I think they are just trying to get you all riled FK.

DP! YAY!

Nymr83
Jul 10 2016 01:43 PM
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Edgy MD wrote:
Granderson has certainly been hitting, and I implore him to do so now.


Granderson gets such a bad rap around here despite being the Mets' best free agent hitting acquisition since Carlos Beltran, what did he do wrong?

d'Kong76
Jul 10 2016 01:53 PM
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I love these unis and no orange dots. Just sayin'.
Continue talking amongst yerselfs...

Frayed Knot
Jul 10 2016 01:59 PM
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Nymr83 wrote:
Edgy MD wrote:
Granderson has certainly been hitting, and I implore him to do so now.


Granderson gets such a bad rap around here despite being the Mets' best free agent hitting acquisition since Carlos Beltran, what did he do wrong?


I was going to say 'Not be Carlos Beltran' but then I remembered that lots of Mets fans didn't like Beltran either so there's probably nothing he could do.

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 02:04 PM
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Nymr83 wrote:
Edgy MD wrote:
Granderson has certainly been hitting, and I implore him to do so now.


Granderson gets such a bad rap around here despite being the Mets' best free agent hitting acquisition since Carlos Beltran, what did he do wrong?


I'm with you '83. Even his usually down months of April & May he was producing. I understand the noodle arm in right business but not why folks are down on him overall.

bmfc1
Jul 10 2016 02:09 PM
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I love Granderson but wouldn't mind him getting some hits today.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 02:12 PM
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Matz getting better as the day rolls on.

Metz need to get better too.

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 02:18 PM
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I almost feel for De Aza, who has been pummeled by baseballs all day.

Almost.

bmfc1
Jul 10 2016 02:19 PM
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On the verge of losing 6 of 7 to WSH, I hardly feel for any of them. de Aza is so bad he can't even get hit by a pitch.

Frayed Knot
Jul 10 2016 02:24 PM
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So basically the remainder of this game will be an exercise in
a) whether we can hold the Nats to no more runs
and
b) whether we can hit two more solo HRs

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 02:28 PM
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Nice catch by De Aza. Credit:due. I will support you if you do useful things.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 02:35 PM
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Runs. Let's get some.

Baserunners. Let's start with base runners. Preferably not after two out. But, you know, whatever you can do.

bmfc1
Jul 10 2016 02:37 PM
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Next time I have trouble sleeping, I will think of the Mets batters (other than Jose) today.

Frayed Knot
Jul 10 2016 02:44 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
Next time I have trouble sleeping, I will think of the Mets batters (other than Jose) today.


Instead of counting sheep you can count pop-ups.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 02:44 PM
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Send Céspedes up for Lagares in the ninth?

Lefty Specialist
Jul 10 2016 02:46 PM
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PapelDouche on for the ninth.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 02:47 PM
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Nope, but Nimmo.

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 02:50 PM
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Hey De Aza. Want outta my doghouse? Walk this off.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 02:51 PM
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They should have Céspedes in the on-deck circle just to scare the pitcher.

d'Kong76
Jul 10 2016 02:52 PM
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Gotta love De Aza!

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 02:53 PM
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Bring on the SHaMs.

Zvon
Jul 10 2016 02:54 PM
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Swings at ball 4. From the doghouse to the toilet.

*FLUSH

Mets Guy in Michigan
Jul 10 2016 02:56 PM
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You knew the game was over when DeAza was the final batter. If he's still on the roster when we return from the break, I'll be disappointed.

bmfc1
Jul 10 2016 03:11 PM
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He should have been DFA'd weeks ago but perhaps Sandy won't admit his mistake or he thinks he can find a sucker for a trade. Either way, having him up in that spot was terrible. If Yo was n/a than Terry didn't have a choice as Loney had to PH for the pitcher.

d'Kong76
Jul 10 2016 03:15 PM
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Marlins win, just to add to the sting...

Lefty Specialist
Jul 10 2016 03:31 PM
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Mets Guy in Michigan wrote:
You knew the game was over when DeAza was the final batter. If he's still on the roster when we return from the break, I'll be disappointed.



Exactly. He's gotta go.

d'Kong76
Jul 10 2016 03:49 PM
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Remind me again, what does SHaMs stand for?

d'Kong76
Jul 10 2016 04:18 PM
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d'Kong76 wrote:
Remind me again, what does SHaMs stand for?

Slipping into senility over here... viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1076

Ashie62
Jul 10 2016 04:30 PM
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The first half of the season was excruciating.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 05:11 PM
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d'Kong76 wrote:
Remind me again, what does SHaMs stand for?

Second Half Mets!

d'Kong76
Jul 10 2016 05:14 PM
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Ashie62 wrote:
The first half of the season was excruciating.

Yeah, I dunno... feel kinda lucky to only be six out. Rest up, boys!

Nymr83
Jul 10 2016 08:46 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
He should have been DFA'd weeks ago but perhaps Sandy won't admit his mistake or he thinks he can find a sucker for a trade. Either way, having him up in that spot was terrible. If Yo was n/a than Terry didn't have a choice as Loney had to PH for the pitcher.


Even if Cespedes is unavailable (and he had to be, or else fire Terry now) I would send Loney up there. the worst they can do is walk him (and THEY don't know Cespedes can't hit at all, send him out on deck for the pitcher), and then i'd rather see Syndergaard with the tying run on 2nd needing a single instead of deAza with the tying run on 1st needing a double. its possible Syndergaard wasnt available either... I'd use deGrom.

bmfc1
Jul 10 2016 09:01 PM
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You make a good point Nymr83. They saved Loney with 2 outs for something that never happened.

Edgy MD
Jul 10 2016 09:23 PM
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Nymr83 wrote:
i'd rather see Syndergaard with the tying run on 2nd needing a single instead of deAza with the tying run on 1st needing a double. its possible Syndergaard wasnt available either... I'd use deGrom.

That's some really stretchy thinking. And that's even ignoring the fact that you need James Loney to get you from one scenario to the other.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jul 10 2016 10:14 PM
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Mets Guy in Michigan wrote:
You knew the game was over when DeAza was the final batter. If he's still on the roster when we return from the break, I'll be disappointed.


I was at the game with YoungerPooper and my favorite aunt (also a Met fan, if not quite as intense).

"Who is this, again? The guy who hit himself," says she, in the ninth.

ME: "De Aza. Game's over, I think."

AUNT: "Really?"

ME: "Probably. I hope to hell I'm wrong, but... yeah."

YoungerPooper: "Does that mean we should boo HIM, too?" (We'd been having an ongoing conversation about Murph and Harper, and why fans were booing; she still cheers Murph, quietly.)

ME: "No. Probably not. He seems like a nice man, but I just wish someone else were playing his position, because he's not playing very well."

YoungerPooper: [After a second] "I'm still cheering Murphy."

Nymr83
Jul 11 2016 12:00 AM
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Edgy MD wrote:
Nymr83 wrote:
i'd rather see Syndergaard with the tying run on 2nd needing a single instead of deAza with the tying run on 1st needing a double. its possible Syndergaard wasnt available either... I'd use deGrom.

That's some really stretchy thinking. And that's even ignoring the fact that you need James Loney to get you from one scenario to the other.


No - my argument is that you are in a better position with Loney up compared to de Aza - even if you think they'll walk him. if they don't walk him then you undeniably have the better hitter at the plate anyway.

What would you do if you were the Nationals' manager and Loney comes up with Cespedes holding a bat on deck? unless you have a mole in the Mets locker room telling you Cespedes can't swing is there really any way you can chance pitching around Loney? Terry outsmarted himself by only taking into account what he knew and not thinking of what the Nats didn't know.

bmfc1
Jul 11 2016 05:50 AM
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For what it's worth, I think that Rivera was still available so saving Loney for the unlikely event that de Aza got on wasn't the only option.

Edgy MD
Jul 11 2016 07:29 AM
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Nymr83 wrote:
Nymr83 wrote:
i'd rather see Syndergaard with the tying run on 2nd needing a single instead of deAza with the tying run on 1st needing a double. its possible Syndergaard wasnt available either... I'd use deGrom.

That's some really stretchy thinking. And that's even ignoring the fact that you need James Loney to get you from one scenario to the other.


No - my argument is that you are in a better position with Loney up compared to de Aza - even if you think they'll walk him. if they don't walk him then you undeniably have the better hitter at the plate anyway.

What would you do if you were the Nationals' manager and Loney comes up with Cespedes holding a bat on deck? unless you have a mole in the Mets locker room telling you Cespedes can't swing is there really any way you can chance pitching around Loney? Terry outsmarted himself by only taking into account what he knew and not thinking of what the Nats didn't know.

I certainly agree that I would have sent Céspedes to the on-deck circle.

Benjamin Grimm
Jul 11 2016 08:13 AM
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Cast your vote!

Benjamin Grimm
Aug 12 2016 08:57 AM
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