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IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

d'Kong76 Jun 14 2017 01:45 PM

Chi. Cubs at NY Mets When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York By Gracenote The Chicago Cubs may have found the solution to their recent offensive woes, and it involves their slugging first baseman batting first. Non-traditional leadoff hitter Anthony Rizzo and the Cubs hope to remain hot at the plate when they visit the New York Mets for the finale of their three-game series on Wednesday. Rizzo led off Tuesday's game with a home run and finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs in a 14-3 victory. The Cubs belted a season-high five homers and scored more runs than they totaled in their previous nine road games - all losses. The rout ended an impressive stretch for Mets pitchers, who had allowed just one run in each contest during a four-game winning streak. New York will need a lengthy outing from Matt Harvey after taxing the bullpen on Tuesday, as Zack Wheeler didn’t get out of the second inning and the team burned its long relievers. TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, CSN Chicago, SNY (New York) PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs LH Mike Montgomery (0-3, 2.43 ERA) vs. Mets RH Matt Harvey (4-3, 5.02) Montgomery will be making his second start in place of the injured Kyle Hendricks, and he hopes it lasts a little longer than the first. The 27-year-old gave up two runs and three hits in four innings of a no-decision against Colorado on Friday, as three walks and a number of deep counts helped cut his outing short. Montgomery never has faced the Mets in his career. Harvey has been inconsistent through 12 turns, posting only four quality starts while allowing five or more runs four times. The 28-year-old was excellent Friday at Atlanta, allowing four hits over five scoreless frames, but threw 104 pitches before settling for a no-decision. Harvey is 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA in two career starts against the Cubs. WALK-OFFS: 1. A win on Wednesday would give the Cubs their first series win on the road since taking two of three at Pittsburgh from April 24-26. 2. Rizzo is 11-for-26 with two homers during his eight-game hitting streak. 3. The Mets hit two ninth-inning home runs Tuesday and have belted 37 shots in their last 22 games.

d'Kong76 Jun 14 2017 06:47 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Rizzo 1B Happ 2B Bryant 3B Montero C Jay RF Schwarber LF Baez SS Montgomery P Almora Jr. CF

d'Kong76 Jun 14 2017 07:10 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

[tweet:3pffs1cs]https://twitter.com/Mets/status/875067582654664705[/tweet:3pffs1cs]

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2017 07:22 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Hmmm, no Cespedes [u:1l43rv7a]OR[/u:1l43rv7a] Conforto. I know at least some of these Cespedes days off were sort of pre-planned so as to ease him back in, but this 'stiff back' or whatever they're calling it for MC is starting to get not so funny anymore. Montgomery, who was with Seattle until being dealt to the Cubs at the deadline last summer, has never faced the Mets. He started as a 2014 rookie but mostly as a reliever since then including the stint where he was called on to get a little out we like to call the final one of the extra-inning/Game-Seven/World Series. It was the only batter he faced that game but the tying Cleveland runner was on 1st and batter Michael Martinez was the WS winning run at the plate when Montgomery induced the Series-ending 5-3

Ashie62 Jun 14 2017 07:46 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Conforto should go to DL and Nimmo promoted. Ian Happ is the next Cubs phenom.

Centerfield Jun 14 2017 07:53 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Ashie62 wrote: Conforto should go to DL and Nimmo promoted. Ian Happ is the next Cubs phenom. Hope he pans out as well as their last one. (Schwarber)

Ceetar Jun 14 2017 07:56 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Nimmo is 24th worst of 101 qualifying batters in SLG. in the PCL.

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2017 09:13 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Ashie62 wrote: Conforto should go to DL and Nimmo promoted. Well if you did that right now you'd be swapping out the guy hitting .300 in the majors for one hitting .220 in the minors, so unless you've got insider info that this back thing is going to last a while ... Ian Happ is the next Cubs phenom. Haps was a high (9th overall) 1st round draft pick and a Top-30-ish prospect acc to those who rate such stuff heading into this season. That's a good prospect, but not necessarily a sure-fire future star. So far he's K'd in more than 40% of his ML ABs including Ks in four straight ABs following his Grand Slam last night.

Ashie62 Jun 14 2017 10:46 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I'm just throwing out a name to replace a dl'd Conforto. I love Happ. Justin sayin.....

Edgy MD Jun 14 2017 10:57 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

In short, please don't believe the next thing is always the better thing, just because it has the apparent virtue of unfamiliarity. That said, I think it's a safe bet that Nimmo is better than he might look when you peek only at his current batting average. His OPS sits at a far-more-respectable .730. Secondly, that average is .283 over the last 60 at-bats. And yeah, I'd've called up Rosario when I DL'd Cabrera: [list][*]Firstly, the team had won three straight, so he doesn't come up with the pressure of turning the narrative around.[/*:m] [*]Secondly, they probably want somebody more like a starting shortstop than they apparently consider Rivera to be, considering Reyes hasn't been hitting.[/*:m] [*]Thirdly, he can take the lefties and Reyes the righties, taking the pressure off him further.[/*:m] [*]Lastly, with a presumed 10-Day DL trip happening for Cabrera, it pre-places an end-date on his promotion, so there's no pressure on him to prove himself utterly and finally. If he's not performing like a wunderkind off the bat, well, he was just an injury replacement. His real launch date comes later.[/*:m][/list:u] The Mets' and their prospect would have gotten coverage from several different angles. So I don't believe in dealing out and calling on the next big name when faced with adversity, but I'm ready to call those names. I don't, however, have any idea what condition Conforto's condition is in.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2017 11:12 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Getting Rizzed on the first pitch. #NotPartofthePlan

Edgy MD Jun 14 2017 11:45 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Thanks for the run, Kris Bryant. #PartofthePlan

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2017 11:55 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous! Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 14 2017 11:56 PM

Edgy MD wrote: #PartofthePlan Someday we'll all understand #danfogelberg

Edgy MD Jun 14 2017 11:55 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Harvey's change suddenly has some sort of backup, screwball-type movement.

Edgy MD Jun 14 2017 11:57 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: #PartofthePlan Someday we'll all understand #danfogelberg You don't get a Dan Fogelberg reference every day. Tip of the hat to you.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 12:00 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

And down goes Walker. I get the idea we will see Rosario sooner than planned.

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 12:01 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Now THIS might get Rosario called up ... unless that's merely the cramp of all time.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 12:01 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Walking under his own power, anyhow.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 12:11 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I suppose Schwarber could have hit that harder and longer. In theory.

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 12:16 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Edgy MD wrote: I suppose Schwarber could have hit that harder and longer. In theory. We won't know for sure until it lands.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 12:23 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Bases jammed, and the pinch-hitter is ... Matz. What a mess.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 12:26 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Wow! Baez should have gone straight for third.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 12:27 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Looks like another earned run on Bryant's record.

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 12:59 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

It just occurred to me that the two right fielders in this game are not only both named Jay but also have a total of four first names out there.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 01:01 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Laggy = Your Worst Nightmare

themetfairy Jun 15 2017 01:06 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Obi Juan Lagares is our only hope!

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 01:09 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Considering that we're up against three HRs in this game vs Juan's triple being maybe the only hard-hit ball by the Mets all night, the fact that we're tied after six can be looked at as a good thing.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 15 2017 01:12 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I mean, I'll take it. I don't like our odds as the game wears on, with no PHs, and a bullpen that's already had to work OT, and the Sewalds giving way to the Salases, but I'll take the mas-o-menos coin flip.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2017 01:18 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Watching this one at a bar on a work trip. How awful was Hovvey? How awesome is Lagares?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 15 2017 01:22 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Yeah, I missed the first few. Was Harvey that bad? I mean, sub-60 pitches over 4, good control, a handful of gopher balls, but... I mean, do you pull him there, really? jERRY

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 01:24 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I was kind of proud of Harvey. His fastball was for shit but he worked well with his other pitches. Really impressed by Blevvy. I was starting to think there was no way to get a pitch by Rizzo. It's like he's got Phil Esposito's slapshot and Tony Esposito's blocking ability.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2017 01:25 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

And wtf Genius Terry, Matz with a key hit PHing for him.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2017 01:28 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Cubs trolling us as a Little Leaguer wearing #6 tosses a 1-2-3 7th

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 01:37 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

A small taste of playoff béisbol happening.

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 01:38 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Quit begging and swing the bat Willlllllson!!

d'Kong76 Jun 15 2017 01:38 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

How could Contreras not swing at that third strike after flinging the bat and having to go pick it up with his tail between his legs on the previous pitch? Blevins!!!

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 01:40 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Cubs trolling us as a Little Leaguer wearing #6 tosses a 1-2-3 7th Gary says Carl Edwards Jr. is too skinny to wear a double digit uni. Listed at 6' 3" / 170 !! And btw, CEJ, "sleeves" of tattoos look even worse on skinny arms than they do on meaty ones.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2017 01:40 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Grandyman

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 01:41 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I had no idea Curtis was sitting on #299 Nice timing, dude.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 01:41 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

. [bigpurple:3o055x8k]KA300M!![/bigpurple:3o055x8k]

41Forever Jun 15 2017 01:42 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Curtis-KABOOM No. 300!

41Forever Jun 15 2017 01:43 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Edgy MD wrote: . KA300M!![/bigpurple] Brilliant! Trademark that quickly before it's on a t-shirt!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 15 2017 01:43 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Beautiful. Edwards looks like a nine-year-old wearing Halloween facial hair, doesn't he?

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 01:48 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Hit hard by Yo, but I'm kind of surprised Reyes didn't go for third.

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 01:49 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Edgy MD wrote: I was kind of proud of Harvey. His fastball was for shit but he worked well with his other pitches. Yeah, it was kind of a weird (half) game for Harvey. Down 1-0 after 1 pitch and 2-0 after about five, he hung in there after that but his velocity was down and I think the dugout thought he was walking the tight rope the entire time. So, like last game when he was pitching well, they figured getting him out too early was better than too late.

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 01:49 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Edgy MD wrote: Hit hard by Yo, but I'm kind of surprised Reyes didn't go for third. Nah, I thought that was a stop at 2nd play all the way.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2017 01:50 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I should mention I'm in a suburban mall parking lot joint and it's all you can eat tacos night

41Forever Jun 15 2017 01:51 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Nice steal by Reyes to get the corners with no outs.

41Forever Jun 15 2017 01:51 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I should mention I'm in a suburban mall parking lot joint and it's all you can eat tacos night Hopefully with all you can eat Tums!

d'Kong76 Jun 15 2017 01:53 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Let's not gsett hurt over there Gsell...

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 01:54 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

If Gsellman's hair beats the throw to the base, is he still safe?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2017 01:55 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Doo fuckin doo

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 01:56 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Rondon wearing the ever-popular Joe Strummer buzzhawk.

41Forever Jun 15 2017 01:56 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

LUCAS-KABOOM!!

d'Kong76 Jun 15 2017 01:56 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous! Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 15 2017 01:57 AM

It's Gonna be Dudalicious!

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 01:56 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Camptown ladies sing your song ...

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 01:56 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

. [bigpurple:3usvjirq]DON'T DOUBT DOODOO!!![/bigpurple:3usvjirq]

Fman99 Jun 15 2017 01:57 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

. [bigpurple:3ukgmlxf]KABOOM FOR DOO DOO[/bigpurple:3ukgmlxf]

RealityChuck Jun 15 2017 01:57 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

And here I'm thinking, "You don't have to hit it out of the park. Just into the outfield." The Dude abides!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 15 2017 01:57 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

YOU'RE MY BOY, BOO!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2017 01:58 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

This is developing as one of those humiliation innings we know so well

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 01:59 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

How about picking up Harvey? Way to Met, Mets.

d'Kong76 Jun 15 2017 01:59 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Everybody hits!

41Forever Jun 15 2017 02:00 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I like tonight's game much better than last night's game.

d'Kong76 Jun 15 2017 02:01 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Someone's gotta tell Flores not to slide there, we're running out of bodies.

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 02:01 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I shirley hope all this scoring keeps Reed out of the game. We gots four tough ones coming up, starting in less than 24 hours.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2017 02:04 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Nats we're getting their asses kicked on the way down here

Fman99 Jun 15 2017 02:04 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Yeah this trended real nice in the 9th (well at least till that DP). But WHY use Reed here with a 5 run lead? YUCK.

Fman99 Jun 15 2017 02:05 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

What's good, is, I've finally figured out how to comfortably watch WPIX games without getting fucked out of them. Using the Chromecast my wife got me for Xmas, two years ago, and this time casting from my (wired) desktop PC, using a free stream posted to Reddit, and also as to minimize the amount of traffic using wireless, and casting to the TV in the room my wife usually watches in and asking her to retire to the basement where I usually sit, and BAM. TV baseball.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 15 2017 02:06 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Reed has already been throwing for 15 minutes or so. So... not using him here wouldn't exactly be resting him, you know?

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 02:07 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

C'mon, Reedy. Hold steady. I agree with Gary. That's why you have Edgy start the inning.

41Forever Jun 15 2017 02:08 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I don't understand why Reed is in there.

cooby Jun 15 2017 02:09 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Fman99 wrote: What's good, is, I've finally figured out how to comfortably watch WPIX games without getting fucked out of them. Using the Chromecast my wife got me for Xmas, two years ago, and this time casting from my (wired) desktop PC, using a free stream posted to Reddit, and also as to minimize the amount of traffic using wireless, and casting to the TV in the room my wife usually watches in and asking her to retire to the basement where I usually sit, and BAM. TV baseball. Hmmmm....easy peesy

Fman99 Jun 15 2017 02:10 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Lol, as I typed it, my free stream switched over to a West Coast game. Found it anew, though I'm getting the Cubs network now. Better than nothing.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 02:11 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

41Forever wrote: I don't understand why Reed is in there. Terry's thinking is likely that, if he's warmed up, you use him. My thinking is that, if Edgin's warmed up too, you save Reed for when you need him.

Fman99 Jun 15 2017 02:12 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Put it in the books!

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 02:13 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Smugly end, but a heckuva win.

themetfairy Jun 15 2017 02:13 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

bmfc1 Jun 15 2017 02:14 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

I went to the Nationals-Braves game and saw the Nationals lose. Came home and saw the Mets win. This was a good baseball day.

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 02:16 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Swellest guy in baseball, ladies and gents.

Frayed Knot Jun 15 2017 02:17 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

bmfc1 wrote: I went to the Nationals-Braves game and saw the Nationals lose. Came home and saw the Mets win. This was a good baseball day. Nice!! This game didn't end in the manner I wanted it to (#Reed) but he hadn't pitched in three days and it wasn't a totally taxing inning for him (19 pitches) so I don't think it should affect him going forward providing we don't need him for three consecutive or anything (which we certainly might which is why I would have gone with Edgin).

Ashie62 Jun 15 2017 02:35 AM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Nice win! Harvey is scaring me.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 15 2017 01:30 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Cast your vote!

Edgy MD Jun 15 2017 01:32 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!

Caught the Cardinals last night in the standings too.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2017 01:32 PM Re: IGT 06/14 - Cubs at Mets - It's Gonna be Harvelous!