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Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2016 07:23 AM

aka: The final Late Late Show of the year. After this it's reasonable starting times from here on out and nothing but EDT starting next Friday. Lugo (as per Matz's latest set-back) vs Cueto The good news is that they're scheduled to get both Cespedes and Cabrera back, and also a possible return of the non-DL'd Neil Walker (for a day or two anyway until the baby alarm sounds). The bad news is that the guys voted as 'Most likely to be bumped' are the only ones hitting lately: Ty Kelly (4 for his last 9 + 5 BBs and good defense); TJ Rivera (.355 over 31 ABs); Justin Ruggiano (3/5 last night incl a GS) Already a swap has been made of LHRs as they've opened up the window to let the Edgin out and the (Josh) Smoke(r) waft in. More details as they happen ... but only if you keep it where it is.

Ashie62 Aug 19 2016 04:38 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Seth Lugo? Are you shittin me?

d'Kong76 Aug 19 2016 04:47 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

As reported here at 7:52am this morning, they shit you not!!

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2016 05:07 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Ashie62 wrote: Seth Lugo? Are you shittin me? And you prefer who exactly on less than a day's notice?

d'Kong76 Aug 19 2016 05:55 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Span CF Pagan LF Belt 1B Posey C Crawford SS Pence RF Nunez 3B Panik 2B Cueto P

d'Kong76 Aug 19 2016 06:01 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Reyes 3B Johnson 2B Bruce RF Cespedes LF Loney 1B Granderson CF Cabrera SS Rivera C Lugo P

bmfc1 Aug 19 2016 07:22 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Frayed Knot wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Seth Lugo? Are you shittin me? And you prefer who exactly on less than a day's notice? I'd suggest that perhaps the team should have better options available for spot starts. Niese didn't last 4 innings and he's getting another start. IMO Sandy didn't do a good job stocking the system.

bmfc1 Aug 19 2016 07:33 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

d'Kong76 wrote: Reyes 3B Johnson 2B Bruce RF Cespedes LF Loney 1B Granderson CF Cabrera SS Rivera C Lugo P Goodbye TJ Rivera and Ty Kelly--see you in 2 weeks.

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2016 08:55 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

bmfc1 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Seth Lugo? Are you shittin me? And you prefer who exactly on less than a day's notice? I'd suggest that perhaps the team should have better options available for spot starts. Niese didn't last 4 innings and he's getting another start. IMO Sandy didn't do a good job stocking the system. So we want the really good options at last-minute, fill-in 8th starters like all the other teams have.

bmfc1 Aug 19 2016 09:04 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

How about a decent rotation in Vegas? I don't care what the other teams do, this is supposed to be a championship-level team but it's a team which scrounges for starters.

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2016 09:07 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Oh good, a ten minute delay!!! I was beginning to worry that these west coast starts and 3-1/2 games* weren't making the games late enough. * last four games: 3:29; 3:24; 2:53 (ARZ); 3:30 (SF)

Zvon Aug 19 2016 09:24 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

What a opportunity for Seth Lugo, starting his 1st MLB game. Yo go Lugo! Gelbs tosses some hard "why are they stealing" questions to lil d' and Travis deflects them, somewhat like he does with balls in the dirt.

Edgy MD Aug 19 2016 10:11 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Frayed Knot wrote: aka: The final Late Late Show of the year. After this it's reasonable starting times from here on out and nothing but EDT starting next Friday. Until the post-season.

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2016 10:42 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

So not only does yet another one of our already rare hit w/RiSP fail to actually score a run but it all followed yet another failed Sac Bunt which could have scored the run one play earlier. Bottom line: 3 hits in an inning and 8 in 5 innings yet the only run is ... say it with me folks ... a Solo HR!

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2016 11:01 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

57 pitches to get through six innings for Lugo. Lately that's where Syndergaard and Matz have been after about three.

Edgy MD Aug 19 2016 11:01 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Hunter Pence illegally downloads Olson Twins movies.

Edgy MD Aug 19 2016 11:07 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Hunter Pence goes to Olive Garden for authentic Italian.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 19 2016 11:14 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Lugo: Shittin' you.

Edgy MD Aug 19 2016 11:20 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

So, this is how those teams who hit the other way play.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 19 2016 11:35 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Big test for Jay Bruise here.

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2016 11:36 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

I don't think Jay has Bruised a baseball since about the Yanqui series.

Edgy MD Aug 19 2016 11:38 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Shoulda gone the other way and stuff.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 19 2016 11:38 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

He gets an F, as in Fuck Me.

Frayed Knot Aug 19 2016 11:39 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Same Shit Different Day: They get two-out hits w/RiSP, we don't.

Edgy MD Aug 19 2016 11:44 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Alternating crap defense with outstanding defense tonight. Both teams, kinda.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 19 2016 11:59 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Welp

Frayed Knot Aug 20 2016 12:02 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

I mean, this game was essentially over as soon as the Giants got their 2nd run anyway -- and if it wasn't over then then it was when Bruce GiDP'd -- but, man, this team finds new and interesting ways to blow games on a nightly basis. SF has about 3 or 4 decently hit balls all game and has a 5-run lead. This 3-run (and counting) 9th inning has consisted of six ground balls, two of which left the infield. oe: and now it's a 5-run inning.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 20 2016 12:10 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

I think we'll be lucky to hold off the Phillies

Zvon Aug 20 2016 12:36 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Pathetic folks. Absolutely pathetic. Stick a freakin' fork in 'em. Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow. Like yesterday. And the day before. And the day before. Each loss is like the worst.

Ashie62 Aug 20 2016 05:25 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Slip slidin away.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 20 2016 06:29 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Cast your vote!

Lefty Specialist Aug 20 2016 06:38 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think we'll be lucky to hold off the Phillies This.

bmfc1 Aug 20 2016 06:42 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

I didn't see it so I am asking the group: what was your opinion when Terry took out Lugo? Lugo had only thrown 69 pitches but there were 2 runners on, a lefty batter and Blevins was available. Shouldn't Terry have known that Bochy would PH with a righty or was Lugo clearly tiring (he had been pitching out of the bullpen) and it was the proper move regardless of what Bochy did?

cooby Aug 20 2016 07:22 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Getting up in the morning and reading these IGTs is getting depressing

Frayed Knot Aug 20 2016 07:58 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

bmfc1 wrote: I didn't see it so I am asking the group: what was your opinion when Terry took out Lugo? Lugo had only thrown 69 pitches but there were 2 runners on, a lefty batter and Blevins was available. Shouldn't Terry have known that Bochy would PH with a righty or was Lugo clearly tiring (he had been pitching out of the bullpen) and it was the proper move regardless of what Bochy did? There wasn't one obvious move. The pitch count was still low but Lugo had just given up hits to three of his last seven hitters including a double that was a HR in most parks. Due up was the LH-swinging Panik, then the pitcher, then Span (LH). So he could pitch Lugo to Panik there, bring in Blevins to do so, or IW Panik forcing Bochy to either bat Cueto there w/2 outs or remove him. He chose the last. Bochy announced a LH PH -- Terry went to Blevins -- Bochy switches to SW-hitter Ehire Adrianza, a 26 y/o .222 career hitter w/just 23 ABs this season. Adrianza singles as does Span after him; both were essentially grounders which simply found a hole but that's the way things have gone this year, they get 2-out hits, we don't.

Rockin' Doc Aug 20 2016 08:45 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

cooby wrote: Getting up in the morning and reading these IGTs is getting depressing Definitely, though I doubt it is as depressing as actually watching their pathetically anemic offense on a nightly basis.

cooby Aug 20 2016 08:53 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Yeah, these poor guys are staying up til midnight and later watching them.

Rockin' Doc Aug 20 2016 09:04 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think we'll be lucky to hold off the Phillies Zvon wrote: Pathetic folks. Absolutely pathetic. Stick a freakin' fork in 'em. My sentiments exactly. The Mets have suffered some key injuries this season (particularly Wright, Duda, Harvey & Cespedes) which have hurt them a great deal, but virtually all teams suffer injuries during the course of the long season. Good teams find a way to compensate and endure, the Mets certainly have not done that. The current team, is too flawed to be a playoff team, in my opinion. They have too many low BA/low OBP guys with power that appear incapable of delivering base hits with regularity. The team can't string together hits and move runners along, so they live and die by the home run (generally solo shots since no one gets on base with regularity).

Centerfield Aug 20 2016 09:14 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

They're also fucking stupid and lazy. Just saw the highlights. This team is an embarrassment. You have to fire the manager.

Zvon Aug 20 2016 11:37 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

I feel a little better today. lil' bit. Lets go Mets! *forced smile Like G-FAFIF says in today's column, we have seen worse. It sucks atm but it ain't over.

cooby Aug 20 2016 12:06 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

That's our Zvon!

Zvon Aug 20 2016 12:25 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

bmfc1 wrote: I didn't see it so I am asking the group: what was your opinion when Terry took out Lugo? Lugo had only thrown 69 pitches but there were 2 runners on, a lefty batter and Blevins was available. Shouldn't Terry have known that Bochy would PH with a righty or was Lugo clearly tiring (he had been pitching out of the bullpen) and it was the proper move regardless of what Bochy did? I was hoping Lugo could finish the inning but was not surprised or against his removal. He did look like he was laboring at that point and had pitched in relief just a few days prior. TC had to know which way that chess game would go (I don't want to know if he didn't). The PH wasn't someone to worry about. Blevins couldn't get it done. I have more of an issue with Collins saying to the world before the game that he only expected so much out of Seth (was it 5? 6 innings?). That could get in the pitchers head. Why say anything at all? Or say, "How long he goes depends on how he pitches". Don't box 'em in. cooby wrote: That's our Zvon! Awww. Thank you Coob. It's nice to be a part of a community that can pick me up when I'm down. We may be picking each other up a lot from here on out. Lets Go Mets!

themetfairy Aug 20 2016 04:03 PM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16

Zvon wrote: cooby wrote: That's our Zvon! Awww. Thank you Coob. It's nice to be a part of a community that can pick me up when I'm down. We may be picking each other up a lot from here on out. Lets Go Mets! I got your backs!

Benjamin Grimm Sep 15 2016 07:55 AM Re: Game #122 IGT - Mets @ Giants 8/19/16