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IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Edgy MD Apr 04 2017 06:53 PM

Expect the first of two unusually hardy cheers for the visiting pitcher in this series as the Mets defend their first-place position. Pinch-running specialist Travis d'Arnaud is expected to crack the lineup for the first time, possibly Wilmer Flores and Michael Conforto also.

Fman99 Apr 04 2017 07:57 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Early season off days suck. I get it, weather doesn't always cooperate. I'm just saying, more Mets baseball please!

MFS62 Apr 05 2017 01:26 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

We always commented on Colon's weight. Here's a way for him to lose some pounds. Hit a lot of balls in the gap, and he'll have to run to back up third base. LGM. Later

Centerfield Apr 05 2017 01:36 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I am a bit surprised that Colon and Dickey are starters 2 and 3. I wonder if I would have tried Garcia, who pitched pretty well last season. Not sure what happened to Matt Wisler. He was only just ok last season, but shut down the Mets IIRC. Just looked at the Braves schedule and he doesn't seem to even be in the rotation. Really pumped to see deGrom tonight. I hear he is back to full strength. If so, the NL should be afraid.

metirish Apr 05 2017 01:50 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Should be a nice crowd tonight , going to be a nice evening . LGM

Edgy MD Apr 05 2017 02:19 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Centerfield wrote: I am a bit surprised that Colon and Dickey are starters 2 and 3. I wonder if I would have tried Garcia, who pitched pretty well last season. Bart pitched clearly better, though, particularly if you're generous enough to throw out that start on José Fernandez Tribute Day.

Frayed Knot Apr 05 2017 02:25 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Centerfield wrote: I am a bit surprised that Colon and Dickey are starters 2 and 3. I wonder if I would have tried Garcia, who pitched pretty well last season. MLB.com now has it listed as Garcia starting on Thursday with Dickey pushed to their Friday game at Pitt; not sure if that's correct or not. Garcia is good when he's good but he might be even more erratic than the fat man and the knuckleballer combined so I'm not sure the order means much of anything. Mike Foltenewicz is listed as their 5th starter for now although theirs could be a very different rotation by the end of the season.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 05 2017 02:29 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I don't think Dickey was ever scheduled to pitch in the Opening Series.

metirish Apr 05 2017 02:36 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I don't think Dickey was ever scheduled to pitch in the Opening Series. Yes, I distinctly recall Gary on the telly saying " the Mets will miss Dickey in this series" , he was talking about the crowd reactions to Bart and Dickey

Zvon Apr 05 2017 05:31 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I'm pumped! [fimg=500:32y2e9rm]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iW-ujz8ySxvJt7IzQSHa_TIYcGA1uQfKCGk8a8jyJcLG7QJ0zgwlFnQ_ELtC2jI7kvIYkbb8-cwCTOwnj3a4HbFh2wx9aNPOEmLNMoQavEhpnzXfAZjROYMjIr2RL7qorPxvJzDsejQX1wpzVnx3O2rJ17t8DCZFW0kdnpo8Dx7bbaoR4itSsJMRAeBALJSRAJtteYEfNfmNOHpRMEmznqT74v0w1PTLa2BktCiYbQzACpdgoHKBfIZF6zhbmkbCzSGBsKAq49V3YBEJYDcEpajxCGS2Q9koFMIsv31E5izs0hVYqfs637ejSxuAOkTbTRH6nk5AQytThwcBIEJdbHAJctJ5IxbybORbeNcMnrz2GE-NdMAL_DDfx_-ZdiKqtdpJP8HbnB7hBM633bnpMxi4yE_xvWIf87AwtBQs4LiBrW0E0UmHjRiCaaPHeZzLCkJcgQEb72a22re8eOb7Mpw0GQwv9lfzMSmxhfAtD1Ww8qCYhwp88GDbjVqM3V_JTYZjlLDljUJC9xsfkfaSVxnBC67pBCtQFoHGJC0SYqV50w9t6A5iop0BOp9PsGuAggsMGFUB-7d2EEjFHMdcyaqbJAovoWDLBTUOdoyw6y5mw9nNMrGXKA=w2072-h1464-no[/fimg:32y2e9rm] [fimg=500:32y2e9rm]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PXxrwzfr1t84xKwyHtbdfdoS-pFYli_GMWnDkN1jQfar61rl9xxf7p8ojxCX8hk104BbuNfb6GtG9OoLs_PnL85tUihDtutYCfbpj6oN2vXmXR-Pgj25GyFr7DXxSycNiBzNipszImkBs1nT8_jwKmtVq6h1UYzapDHbpluDTQ9TKi0vgqmOsiZnm8-GRVGOgwdb6-OPoSQH4U1hvSszGbEBtHVb3VOHKepNxenX-PsPDOAMpX2nHgaWpPktn9cvwvbg8Ck3BNY0ipIwhEw41Dbvrjm2r2gt6GlEGoXwbKzlsZKDxWygUaLz3v4JA3g5uIS7Zd6am9Kg7pEdBUGscwTxqiyzx6Qli-0jfHriZvrp4V5Q4QE57MTaD0MWhMhl00Cy_5giE0szFFEYa1YdiOvyvaQKxR5tLDJcexxICGr_Izlnr-pyYOAKWYr_BpNAaEyfyemgaKc6mrLU6cZJ29SoGb_FIMCbd0NZMdQCk3Mt8-pAT4WHkpTKo_k9FWyq6YNGNVInZd2oWsfbQ2QPx5ro3v-3e0-cFh7r4QLOG4INoIwfPAnJnvOHuHH3LqMAOpumqFUJ0wgZe2y4BDEm0Sr_ztVodBgMV7TmHYY2jsWkYb77oI8h5w=w971-h686-no[/fimg:32y2e9rm]

Zvon Apr 05 2017 05:42 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I like and respect Bartolo, so I will pay a mini pregame tribute to him: [fimg=400:2infz3cn]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HFzUCSThb-8qITNuh7Ect83_oq65hHeWNLRascY_YaFO77upD-Qj_KWcrV_3-6mOeETWki4TDNWuIdTHdEo1F2F0UugQJv4AvG-HYhSIgavujNPG9FmDLzxWMOEKDxnaqRSxnxAKE6zZfxTeIsglp8egCQdns4ks5djwHT-qWkr9hL0kOYpt2PuyPKPUMjazR_Rkrapf8N0eeTxy-DiJl_B-x8TIzwayQ60ao29mKyf_JZJtCLpryqd1itt_A4ZWx8G9TxpVS34Amvw35PsKCiLMELSpTyD038Kd7u_u2R6peH7vbC2aPXZubKiGeiA6mUWcJSzpfZwkOoI1XyI7aKM3ZyQGa62VH9bIUn41qjgjSwwR9hJiPzGRa37fpXB_q9xlHVTRaG7keAdU2Nr7F9DlhMeWWz98LRpX_xZs96oFqx2XoWLR-JKxznHbcILJrCA6zTpp_9DT-Hq1qjq9VjCin-p199bdZAWJAjpg7FAu6IGillfRRbAF2bQlIHHX55ASs7Z11PFpepFb9rxsj5hAkxMqoCl_WUEaznXwyvw1AVmtLYvOwQ09w2fr42j9Sl33jLaed7j1xWTYPuoFqp2Oq3RbeGESZCV5aBUqprEgDy_DUmg4ng=w640-h452-no[/fimg:2infz3cn]

Centerfield Apr 05 2017 05:52 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I love Bartolo. But only until about 7:09 p.m. tonight. Then we can rekindle after he's done pitching.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 05 2017 05:57 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

This will be the sixth time Bartolo has pitched against the Mets. He last did so on July 2, 2011 as a Yankee. Before that, there were three games as an Expo in 2002 and one as an Angel in 2005. He's 4-1 against the Mets in five starts. 2.81 ERA. During his time as a Met, his Schaefer accolades resulted in the creation of five UMDB retrocards:

Frayed Knot Apr 05 2017 06:31 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Benjamin Grimm wrote: This will be the sixth time Bartolo has pitched against the Mets. He last did so on July 2, 2011 as a Yankee. Before that, there were three games as an Expo in 2002 and one as an Angel in 2005. Looking up the first of those Expos games in 2002, (less big) Bart pitched a complete game for a 2-1 win that day for Montreal despite the NYM lineup getting 13 hits off him. Even that fairly recent year (in this century anyway) seems quaint as the odds of a team getting just one run off 13 hits and the starter staying in the entire game while doing so are remote. Bart threw 133 pitches; the Mets tied it at 1-1 in the 8th and had the bases loaded and one out and still he was allowed to stay in and get out of the jam (Jay Payton hit into a force at home then Ordonez K'd. Mike Piazza and Timo Perez both had 3 hits that day, maybe Terry give them the start tonight. Five days later the Mets, behind Jeff D'Amico, got to Colon for 4 runs on just 5 hits ... go figure.

Ashie62 Apr 05 2017 06:33 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

LGM!

Edgy MD Apr 05 2017 07:19 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Both teams swap catchers but otherwise back Colón and deGrom with the same squadrons in the same order. [table:1dmmdf5x][tr:1dmmdf5x][td:1dmmdf5x][fimg=200:1dmmdf5x]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/b/b2/Atlanta_Braves.png/revision/latest?cb=20100925025244[/fimg:1dmmdf5x][/td:1dmmdf5x][td:1dmmdf5x][fimg=200:1dmmdf5x]http://logos-download.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/New_York_Mets_logo_logotype.png[/fimg:1dmmdf5x][/td:1dmmdf5x][/tr:1dmmdf5x][tr:1dmmdf5x][td:1dmmdf5x][list=1:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Inciarte, cf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Swanson, ss[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Freeman, 1b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Kemp, lf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Markakis, rf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Phillips, 2b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Garcia, 3b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Suzuki, c[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Colón, sp[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][/list:o:1dmmdf5x][/td:1dmmdf5x][td:1dmmdf5x][list=1:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Reyes, 3b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Cabrera, ss[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Céspedes, lf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Granderson, cf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Walker, 2b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Bruce, rf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]Duda, 1b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]d'Arnaud, c[/*:m:1dmmdf5x] [*:1dmmdf5x]deGrom, sp[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][/list:o:1dmmdf5x][/td:1dmmdf5x][/tr:1dmmdf5x][/table:1dmmdf5x]

Ceetar Apr 05 2017 07:31 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

move Duda up. get Conforto in there after Colon is out.

d'Kong76 Apr 05 2017 07:57 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Ceetar wrote: get Conforto in there after Colon is out. So, in the second inning!

Ashie62 Apr 05 2017 09:35 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I had been thinking Colon could make Conforto look silly so I am aboard.

metirish Apr 05 2017 11:19 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

DOes anyone else have FiOS and does their feed on SNY look like a bad stream on a PC?. I am watching the game but it looks like a feed I cast to the TV from a PC, choppy etc. I noticed this a few games last season . I have checked other live sports channels and they are fine

Chad Ochoseis Apr 05 2017 11:34 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Good to see Walker showing mobility. I was going to post about his back in the worries thread.

Batty31 Apr 05 2017 11:45 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Nice ovation for Colon

Batty31 Apr 05 2017 11:46 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

metirish wrote: DOes anyone else have FiOS and does their feed on SNY look like a bad stream on a PC?. I am watching the game but it looks like a feed I cast to the TV from a PC, choppy etc. I noticed this a few games last season . I have checked other live sports channels and they are fine Sorry Irish...Optimum here. My feed is fine

Lefty Specialist Apr 05 2017 11:51 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

metirish wrote: DOes anyone else have FiOS and does their feed on SNY look like a bad stream on a PC?. I am watching the game but it looks like a feed I cast to the TV from a PC, choppy etc. I noticed this a few games last season . I have checked other live sports channels and they are fine I have Fios and everything looks fine. Including that sheepish grin from deGrom when he struck out Bart.

Edgy MD Apr 05 2017 11:58 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Ninety-four from Colón?

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 12:08 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

It's a rare man that can rock the yellow v-neck sweater. Keith is not that man.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 12:12 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Hey, a bezrunner. Bring him around, Grandy.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 12:13 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Kemp hits deGrom, and Ces Kemps Colon, and suddenly, this game has lost a little of its sense of wonder.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 12:15 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Got to send Céspedes 3-2.

metirish Apr 06 2017 12:16 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Feed is fine now, maybe it needed tome to warm up...

cooby Apr 06 2017 12:19 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

deja vu

metirish Apr 06 2017 12:20 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

metirish wrote: Feed is fine now, maybe it needed tome to warm up... well fuck me it's not, it was on commercial break, they were fine , hard to watch this

Ashie62 Apr 06 2017 12:21 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Dear Lord, please let the Mets hit some this season. Thank you.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 12:34 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

"This one's going out... That's it. It's just going out."

metirish Apr 06 2017 12:35 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

FiOS has a good in home agent that fixes issues, reset the STB and bam, Mets in glorious HD ....thought that one had a chance

Fman99 Apr 06 2017 12:35 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Kaboom, bitches!

cooby Apr 06 2017 12:44 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

metirish wrote: metirish wrote: Feed is fine now, maybe it needed tome to warm up... well fuck me it's not, it was on commercial break, they were fine , hard to watch this :(

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 12:47 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Well, that should be the last time deGrom has to face Freeman. A good start by Bruce is aces. He needs it mo' than anybody.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 12:50 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

It's cool to see the pitchers all chatting up deGrom: Matz, Syndergaard ... and Wright.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 12:59 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

"THIS ONE... THIS ONE GOES OUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T MAKE TRIPLES ON THEIR OWN... THIS ONE'S CALLED 'YOU'RE WELCOME, NICK MARKAKIS.'"

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:04 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

"THIS one's off the new album. But it's just like my old stuff." Tie game.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 01:04 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

This Markakis guy who just hit a triple, by the way ... survivor of spinal fusion surgery. Not the same player he was, maybe, but he's had a few modestly successful seasons.

Ashie62 Apr 06 2017 01:04 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Thats it for Robles. Ouch.

metirish Apr 06 2017 01:06 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Edgy MD wrote: This Markakis guy who just hit a triple, by the way ... survivor of spinal fusion surgery. Not the same player he was, maybe, but he's had a few modestly successful seasons. I did not know this , excellent

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:07 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I get that Markakis was/is decent. But that's two doubles-into-triples by Bruce in two games. He's given back a third of his total bases already in the field. Little Jerry Time, it seems.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:10 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Preliminary pheeeeyew. Could have sworn that was disaster coming, on 3-2 to puncher's-chance-power-Bonifacio.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:12 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 06 2017 01:13 AM

[Exhales]

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 01:12 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I get that Markakis was/is decent. But that's two doubles-into-triples by Bruce in two games. He's given back a third of his total bases already in the field. Little Jerry Time, it seems. That triple is more on Walker than Bruce AFAIC. That was just an awful relay throw where even a decent one would have made it a close play.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 01:13 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

The 7th has been our best inning this season BY FAR. I don't think that's a coincidence and I expect the trend to continue.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:15 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Frayed Knot wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I get that Markakis was/is decent. But that's two doubles-into-triples by Bruce in two games. He's given back a third of his total bases already in the field. Little Jerry Time, it seems. That triple is more on Walker than Bruce AFAIC. That was just an awful relay throw where even a decent one would have made it a close play. We'll have to agree to disagree. Bruce got to that ball way too late for Walker's poor throw to even matter.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:22 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Fernando Living Rooms on for the top of the order... including Ol' Freddy.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:25 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Little League-reminiscent errors won't help Mr. Living Rooms tiptoe through the minefield, Jose.

Fman99 Apr 06 2017 01:26 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Clutch DP groundout! Salas dealing.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:27 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

"Make yourself at home, Senor Freeman. Have a seat."

41Forever Apr 06 2017 01:27 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Huge DP!!!!

Fman99 Apr 06 2017 01:29 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Whoa look at all the seconds they just saved! (Stupid.)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:30 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I almost expected the 7-4 putout on that Kemp double. Ces spoils one, doesn't he?

Fman99 Apr 06 2017 01:31 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Nice recovery there after the Kemp 2B. On to the bottom of the 8th!

41Forever Apr 06 2017 01:33 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Ces sure made that a lot closer than I thought it would be! Let's get a run here!

Lefty Specialist Apr 06 2017 01:34 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I like Salas. He's sneaky good.

d'Kong76 Apr 06 2017 01:35 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

41Forever wrote: Ces sure made that a lot closer than I thought it would be! He has insane getting-the-ball-where-wants-and-with-zip instincts.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:36 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Salas and Blevins looking strong so far, which doubtless means that they'll be pitching 90 innings a piece this year.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:37 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Conforto in for the (crosses fingers) double-switch?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:40 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

It's 50 degrees out. You can take off the ninja mask, Ender.

Fman99 Apr 06 2017 01:48 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Pretty glove work there by Ass Drew Bull.

metirish Apr 06 2017 01:48 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: It's 50 degrees out. You can take off the ninja mask, Ender. Yeah really , both saying it's cold there , my friend at the game says it's fine

Fman99 Apr 06 2017 01:50 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

In Reed we trust.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 01:52 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

All set up for someone (like maybe rhymes with Bes-Pes-Dus) to be the hero.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:52 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

The silver lining to Dutch Boy's short early-season leash is getting this pen a nice workout. They're certainly flexing a bit.

41Forever Apr 06 2017 01:53 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Asdrubal, Cespedes and Grandy -- pretty good guys to have coming up in this situation.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 01:53 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I think Asdrubal has seen about 10 pitches total in his eight 2017 ABs so far.

metirish Apr 06 2017 01:55 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Well my friend just texted me saying that it got "brutal cold" there last few innings

Mets Willets Point Apr 06 2017 01:57 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

A walkoff would be nice right about now.

Fman99 Apr 06 2017 01:57 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Dang

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 01:58 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Farts. What now? More Reed? More Gselling out? Smoker for a couple?

41Forever Apr 06 2017 02:01 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Rats!

Lefty Specialist Apr 06 2017 02:01 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Edgin, please don't suck.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 02:03 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

First Keith Flying Fanny of the year!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 02:06 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Big beard with no fade to the ears AND no hair is a look that has a People Under The Stairs, cannibal-hillbilly kinda feel to it, no? Well, Edgin's pitching looks better so far, anyway.

Fman99 Apr 06 2017 02:06 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Lefty Specialist wrote: Edgin, please don't suck. He listened!

Lefty Specialist Apr 06 2017 02:07 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

OK, thx.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:07 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

SMEDGIN!

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:09 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Big beard with no fade to the ears AND no hair is a look that has a People Under The Stairs, cannibal-hillbilly kinda feel to it, no? Well, Edgin's pitching looks better so far, anyway. I'm a little more comfortable with Edgin's hair choices than Robles' to be honest. That guy's got, like, a shmoe-hawk.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 02:11 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

"I eat lefties, NOT lost young city-slicker couples."

Mets Willets Point Apr 06 2017 02:12 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

A walkoff would be nice here as well.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:12 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

How did Duda get to first? I didn't see any pitches?

41Forever Apr 06 2017 02:13 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Bruuuuuuuuccccceeeee!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 02:13 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Apr 06 2017 02:16 AM

"Tramps like us? Baby, we can kindasorta leg out a double, if they're playing deep enough, and the rightfielder leans back on that throw in to second."

41Forever Apr 06 2017 02:13 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Oh, Travis.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 02:14 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Do it for the lost tribes of Israel, Ty!!

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:14 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

d'Arnie is still looking kinda long.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 02:15 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Hard to tell with the bat on his shoulder.

metirish Apr 06 2017 02:16 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Frayed Knot wrote: Do it for the lost tribes of Israel, Ty!! :)

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:16 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Lookin' scared up there, Ty.

41Forever Apr 06 2017 02:17 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

That's one way to piss away a leadoff double.

Ashie62 Apr 06 2017 02:17 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

That was just plain sad. Gotta swing guys.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 02:17 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Edgy MD wrote: Lookin' scared up there, Ty. Right?

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:19 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I think that's partly just his look. But he's up there with Doug Flynn body frame in a Mark McGwire world, and I'M almost scared for him. Shouldn't the Mets be going to Smokie before Montero?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 02:21 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I guess they figure it'll be a while.

metirish Apr 06 2017 02:21 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Never know what to make of Montero , Christ

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:22 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I guess they figure it'll be a while. Yeah, so you save the longest guy for last.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 02:25 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

With the pitcher's spot making the last out, I guess they figure this is the time you want your hurler to go two.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 02:27 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Frayed Knot wrote: With the pitcher's spot making the last out, I guess they figure this is the time you want your hurler to go two. Go two, and turn two.

d'Kong76 Apr 06 2017 02:27 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Walker having a nice leathery game this evening.

41Forever Apr 06 2017 02:27 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I love double plays like that!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 02:28 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

End it, y'all. Raffy Hunter gives me nervous.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:32 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

These are coolest of possible nouns Walker to Cabby to Doo A trio of Mets as relentless as hounds Walker to Cabby to Doo Turning a pair just like riding a bike Sending a Braves batter back down the pike Some folks ain't happy, but I think I like Walker to Cabby to Doo

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:34 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Jim Johnson looks like Jim Henderson.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 06 2017 02:35 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Jeez-Felipe-Alou, I don't remember Jim Johnson looking this nasty, even when he was closing.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 02:35 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

metirish wrote: Do it for the lost tribes of Israel, Ty!! :) Still trying to find out if he's from the Jerusalem or the Tel Aviv Kellys.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:42 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Every game of this series will feature a pinch-running appearance by somebody named d'Arnaud.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 02:43 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

If this inning gets around to Freddie they'll have to bring in Smoker ... and now it looks like it's going to.

41Forever Apr 06 2017 02:46 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Montero hasn't improved much.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:49 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Well, that's one way to keep from having to use Smokes.

41Forever Apr 06 2017 02:49 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Double rats.

d'Kong76 Apr 06 2017 02:50 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

41Forever wrote: Montero hasn't improved much. Booth disagrees, much improvement to his slider. That said...

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 02:55 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

d'Kong76 wrote: 41Forever wrote: Montero hasn't improved much. Booth disagrees, much improvement to his slider. That said... That said, it looks like he still lacks to the CAHNfidence to start a guy off with strike one.

bmfc1 Apr 06 2017 02:58 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Edgy's point is correct. Montero is shit. He was shit and he is still shit. Sandy let some bullshit innings in ST fool him and then the stupid WBC gave Sandy the opening to put Montero on the roster as the "long man", much to the delight of every other team in baseball.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 03:02 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Flegh

d'Kong76 Apr 06 2017 03:12 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

bmfc1 wrote: Edgy's point is correct. Montero is shit. He was shit and he is still shit. Sandy let some bullshit innings in ST fool him and then the stupid WBC gave Sandy the opening to put Montero on the roster as the "long man", much to the delight of every other team in baseball. Well, ok then!! Take it up with the booth.

d'Kong76 Apr 06 2017 03:17 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Rain out likely tomorrow, so this will fester a little longer...

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 03:19 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

bmfc1 wrote: Edgy's point is correct. Montero is shit. He was shit and he is still shit. Sandy let some bullshit innings in ST fool him and then the stupid WBC gave Sandy the opening to put Montero on the roster as the "long man", much to the delight of every other team in baseball. I think that extends well beyond the mandate of my point.

d'Kong76 Apr 06 2017 03:22 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I think I should not report what the booth fucking says!

G-Fafif Apr 06 2017 05:31 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Cold night at the old (nine-year-old, at any rate) ballpark. Weirdly long lines to get in, yet not that huge a crowd. Weirdly long lines at concessions. Joint not operating on all cylinders yet...or is in midseason form. They replaced the awful, awful, awful car race with a more fun version, three go-carts being pedaled around the track. Made me think of the little Jets plane that used to grace the sidelines at Shea offseason. Two cool new artifacts in the museum: Yogi's jacket from the 1973 postseason, with the rarely seen 75th anniversary patch celebrating the 1898 smashing together of the boroughs; the pillbox cap Tom Seaver wore in 1976. But the joy from seeing them was diminished by a) a lineup card from a game vs the Nats at Citi Field in July 2016 that, according to the accompanying text, was the lineup card from the game when the Mets hit 8 HRs at Citizens Bank Park in August 2015; and b) a Mets 41 jersey allegedly worn by Tom when he pitched during one of his twelve seasons as a Met. Except it has a drop shadow and, at best, was worn by Seaver when he threw out a first pitch. It's the kind of thing that if you saw at a Champions in a Marriott, you'd say, fine, whatever. But it's the frigging Mets museum. Montero sucks. The intentional walk bit was confusing at first, weird altogether. Throw the bleeping balls.

Zvon Apr 06 2017 07:49 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

This was a good game and a tough loss. Shame on Robles (Atl. shoulda scored 2 there). How long can you expect a bullpen to hold 'em? Disappointing. Two hits vs. Colon (*tips cap) and three the rest of the way?!! Come-OOOON Mets. Hit the fuckin ball. Extra inning though. I love it. Game deleted from my cranium save for the Bruce homer, which was very nice to see and I'd love to see 33, 34 more of those. Colon & deGroms line were mirrored except for the run. And Colon gave up the run! Gah!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 06 2017 10:59 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I watched at two boots pizza but caught the end on a long walk home. Seems to me the goat of the night ought to be dArnaud for going down on 3 pitches the way he did. Not a great turn for Kelly either. Oh, and Reyes looks awful. Montero has to get the Kurt Suzukis out because eventually the Kemps and Freemans will get a turn to drive them in.

Ashie62 Apr 06 2017 12:07 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

That about says it. Bad weather today.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 12:19 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Seems to me the goat of the night ought to be dArnaud for going down on 3 pitches the way he did. Not a great turn for Kelly either. Oh, and Reyes looks awful. Yup, yup, and yup. Also, two days ago, when the Brave bullpen was self-immolating, Flores ended the inning swinging 3-0. Crazy. When you've got a bullpen burning in game one of a series, make 'em throw a billion pitches. There might be a war of attrition in game two or three.

Fman99 Apr 06 2017 12:31 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

41Forever wrote: Montero hasn't improved much. Had a great spring. Fat load of good it did him yesterday. I went to bed when they went 1st/3rd the inning prior, and he got out of that, only to nuke himself the next frame.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2017 12:33 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Yeah, an awful lot of bullpen shaming going on for a team that amassed all of 5 hits over 12 innings ... 60% of them by Jay Bruce Fact is we were dancing around trouble much of the night -- Braves were 1 for 10 w/RiSP prior to the Kemp hit -- and didn't come close to deserving to win that game. NYM bats only had 2 ABs w/RiSP and none in regulation -- only the aforementioned back-to-back d'Arnaud and Kelly K's following Bruce's 10th inning 2B (and the IW to Duda).

Benjamin Grimm Apr 06 2017 12:41 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Reyes did look awful. Hopefully it was just one bad day. He's been talking a lot about how he'll get off to a better start this year because he's had the benefit of spring training.

Centerfield Apr 06 2017 01:43 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I have been fearing a regression year for Reyes. Also, it's one AB, but I've already seen enough of Ty Kelly. Is there anyone in the world that would not have preferred seeing Kelly Johnson in that spot?

TransMonk Apr 06 2017 01:48 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Yeah, Ty Kelly always looks to me like a socially awkward teenager among men. His batting stance looks defensive and timid. I'm sure it's what works best for him as he is a professional baseball player, but it does not fill me with confidence when he is up in a big spot.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 06 2017 02:33 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Cast your vote!

Edgy MD Apr 06 2017 08:29 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Two cool new artifacts in the museum: Yogi's jacket from the 1973 postseason, with the rarely seen 75th anniversary patch celebrating the 1898 smashing together of the boroughs; the pillbox cap Tom Seaver wore in 1976. But the joy from seeing them was diminished by a) a lineup card from a game vs the Nats at Citi Field in July 2016 that, according to the accompanying text, was the lineup card from the game when the Mets hit 8 HRs at Citizens Bank Park in August 2015; and b) a Mets 41 jersey allegedly worn by Tom when he pitched during one of his twelve seasons as a Met. Except it has a drop shadow and, at best, was worn by Seaver when he threw out a first pitch. It's the kind of thing that if you saw at a Champions in a Marriott, you'd say, fine, whatever. But it's the frigging Mets museum. This is deeply disconcerting and needs to be answered with agitation.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 06 2017 08:50 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

I agree. Sloppy curation undermines the integrity of the museum. The Mets already have a poor reputation for respecting their history. They need to be more careful with this stuff.

d'Kong76 Apr 06 2017 08:53 PM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom

Probably a mistake by an nonsalaried intern, cheap ass... oh, never mind....

Benjamin Grimm Apr 30 2017 10:50 AM Re: IGT, 4/5/2017, ATL@NYM, Colón @ deGrom