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California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Frayed Knot Jul 25 2017 05:43 PM

San Diego, where all the Padres used to wear Brown and the Mets will be in Gray / we'll stop in for a game on a summer's .. er, night. Seth Lugo vs Jhoulys Chacin [9 - 6; 4.27; 1.29] Chacin was the starter in the one game of that May series in which the Mets won, smacking him around for [u:19d90m7b]7 runs on 8 hits in 2/3 of an inning[/u:19d90m7b]!! Conforto = HR; Reyes = Single; Bruce = Single; Walker = Single; Granderson = Sac Fly; Flores = Single; Duda = Double; R. Rivera = Single; Harvey = Ground Out; Conforto = Single ... and that was all for his night. Final Score: Mets 9 - Padres 3 Since that day he's actually been pretty decent aside from the fact that he rarely goes more than six innings - although even that's not so unusual now.

Ashie62 Jul 25 2017 07:29 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

San Diego sux

d'Kong76 Jul 25 2017 07:43 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Ashie62 wrote: What's that all about?

d'Kong76 Jul 25 2017 07:46 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

NY Mets at San Diego When: 10:10 PM ET, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California By Gracenote If Jacob deGrom could somehow start two out of every three games, the New York Mets likely would be buyers instead of sellers this week as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaches. Alas, deGrom won’t be available Tuesday as New York continues its four-game set against the host San Diego Padres, who had few answers for the ace in a series-opening 5-3 loss. DeGrom tossed eight strong innings en route to his eighth straight victory as the Mets won for the fifth time in six contests. New York is 13 games out of first place in the National League East and has several players on the trade block - including closer Addison Reed, Lucas Duda and Jay Bruce, who added to his value Monday by going 2-for-5 with two RBIs. San Diego began dealing on Monday, sending starter Trevor Cahill and relievers Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter to Kansas City for pitchers Matt Strahm and Travis Wood and infielder Esteury Ruiz. The rebuilding Padres received a boost Monday from Hunter Renfroe, who belted two home runs and is batting .310 with four blasts and eight RBIs over his last 15 games. TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), FSN San Diego PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Seth Lugo (4-2, 4.05 ERA) vs. Padres RH Jhoulys Chacin (9-7, 4.26) Lugo pitched into the seventh inning for the second straight start on Thursday, when he held St. Louis to one run over 6 2/3 frames. The 27-year-old has performed well on the road, going 6-2 with a 3.61 ERA in 13 career games (eight starts) away from home. Lugo, who is making his second career appearance against San Diego, owns a 9-2 record and 3.32 ERA over his last 14 starts dating back to Aug. 25, 2016. Chacin won his third consecutive decision on Thursday, allowing two runs and four hits over six innings in a 5-2 victory over San Francisco. The Venezuelan has been a pleasant surprise for the Padres, giving up fewer than three earned runs in seven of his last eight outings. Duda is 3-for-6 with two homers against Chacin, who is 1-5 with a 6.50 ERA in eight career games (seven starts) versus the Mets. WALK-OFFS: 1. Padres SS Erick Aybar could miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a fractured left foot. 2. The Mets placed Zack Wheeler on the disabled list with a stress reaction in his right arm and recalled fellow RHP Tyler Pill from Triple-A Las Vegas. 3. Chacin is 5-2 with a 1.94 ERA in 10 starts at Petco Park this season.

Edgy MD Jul 25 2017 08:58 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Second place on the line. The Mets passed into sole possession of third last night.

d'Kong76 Jul 25 2017 09:15 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

10 games out of the wild card with 65 to play.

Edgy MD Jul 25 2017 11:38 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

The Mets have been severly disConfited, but it looks like the Padres are going with a pretty different look. [fimg=260]http://content.sportslogos.net/news/2013/12/Mr.-Met-Logo.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=190]http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/ODE3WDkwMA==/z/nvQAAOSww9xZA2Et/$_57.JPG[/fimg] [list=1][*]Curtis Granderson, cf[/*:m] [*]Asdrubal Cabrera, 3b[/*:m] [*]Yoenis Cespedes, lf[/*:m] [*]Jay Bruce, rf[/*:m] [*]T.J. Rivera, 2b[/*:m] [*]Lucas Duda, 1b[/*:m] [*]Jose Reyes, ss[/*:m] [*]Travis d'Arnaud, c[/*:m] [*]Seth Lugo, sp[/*:m][/list:o] [list=1][*]Jose Pirela, lf[/*:m] [*]Carlos Asuaje, 2b[/*:m] [*]Wil Myers, 1b[/*:m] [*]Hector Sanchez, c[/*:m] [*]Hunter Renfroe, rf[/*:m] [*]Cory Spangenberg, 3b[/*:m] [*]Manuel Margot, cf[/*:m] [*]Allen Cordoba, ss[/*:m] [*]Kyle Lloyd, sp[/*:m][/list:o]

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2017 12:02 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

What happened to Chacin? oe: bumped until tomorrow apparently Well whatever happened to him, Kyle Christopher (no, really) Lloyd will be making his ML debut tonight. 26 y/o, 6' 4" / 220; BR/TR; 29th round draft pick of the Padres in 2012 out of the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana despite being from Carmel, California Steady progress through the minor leagues since although repeating at the AA level this year. 7-5; 4.01 in 15 starts at AA San Antonio in 2017

Ashie62 Jul 26 2017 01:37 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

5 of the 9 Padres starters I have never heard of.

d'Kong76 Jul 26 2017 01:46 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Who is the video guy and what is his relevance to this IGT?

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 02:17 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Hey, who is this Céspedes guy? Did the Mets just add him?

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 02:19 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Hey, check it out! Oskcar's old secretary Myrna is sitting behind home plate!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2017 02:21 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Cespedes pulls ahead of d'Arnaud in the team HR race.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 02:34 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Padres must be desperate if they're running there. That guy was a dead duck. Yeah, go ahead and use your challenge on that one, Andy Green.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2017 02:39 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Another play that 2017 d'Arnaud makes that pre-2017 d'Arnaud might not

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 02:52 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

"We don't read books in here." — Ronnie on his treatment by a Mets veteran in the clubhouse of Miller-Huggins Field Gotta be Ron Hodges, right?

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 02:56 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Well, this has been a stinko inning.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2017 03:00 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Magic Loogie don't look too good.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2017 03:03 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 26 2017 04:59 AM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Another play that 2017 d'Arnaud makes that pre-2017 d'Arnaud might not I was thinking the same thing. How many times did we see him fumble the hop from an OF throw because the whole mishmash of gloving the ball, blocking the plate, and making the tag seemed too much for him and he'd wind up messing up one or more of those tasks?

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2017 03:05 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Magic Loogie don't look too good. 44 pitches should get a pitcher through 3 innings and maybe 4 if he's being real efficient. Lugo tonight took that many to get himself 4 outs! - and one of those outs came via the defense, not from him.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2017 03:11 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Edgy MD wrote: "We don't read books in here." — Ronnie on his treatment by a Mets veteran in the clubhouse of Miller-Huggins Field Gotta be Ron Hodges, right? Ronnie has previously identified Hodges as the guy who'd spit tobacco juice on all over his new shoes. Doesn't seem too anxious here about fingering the anti-reader. In that book 'The Arm' that was out a couple years ago on the issues surrounding the UCL and TJ surgery, one of the pitchers featured because he was going in for his second go-around on TJ was reliever Todd Coffey (kind of an Edgin looking character who used to sprint in from the pen when summoned). Anyway, he comes across as this same kind of dumb jock by telling his daughter that if a book's any good it'll get made into a TV show or movie so there's no reason to read it. You might think that attitude had improved a bit since Ronnie's time but apparently not.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 03:20 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Let's send this guy back to the Texas League NOW!!!!

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 03:24 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Frayed Knot wrote: "We don't read books in here." — Ronnie on his treatment by a Mets veteran in the clubhouse of Miller-Huggins Field Gotta be Ron Hodges, right? Ronnie has previously identified Hodges as the guy who'd spit tobacco juice on all over his new shoes. Doesn't seem too anxious here about fingering the anti-reader. In that book 'The Arm' that was out a couple years ago on the issues surrounding the UCL and TJ surgery, one of the pitchers featured because he was going in for his second go-around on TJ was reliever Todd Coffey (kind of an Edgin looking character who used to sprint in from the pen when summoned). Anyway, he comes across as this same kind of dumb jock by telling his daughter that if a book's any good it'll get made into a TV show or movie so there's no reason to read it. You might think that attitude had improved a bit since Ronnie's time but apparently not. Other guesses: Ellis Valentine, Mike Torrez. Would this be 1982 or 1983?

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 03:28 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Travis d'Arnaud, Mr. RBI.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 03:34 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Two or more seasons of 50 or more steals and 50 or more stolen bases in the National League since 2000. Reyes and Hanley Ramirez, right?

Fman99 Jul 26 2017 03:35 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Fading fast here.

Fman99 Jul 26 2017 03:38 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Edgy MD wrote: Two or more seasons of 50 or more steals and 50 or more stolen bases in the National League since 2000. Reyes and Hanley Ramirez, right? 50 steals and 50 XBH, you mean, methinks. And yeah, those would be my guesses as well.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2017 03:39 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Grandyman with the hustle

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 03:39 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Grandy hits a Texas Leaguer off the Texas Leaguer!!

Fman99 Jul 26 2017 03:40 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Well, lookee-here, brand new ballgame, ribbie for Ass-dribble to bring in Grandy.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 03:48 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Doubles for everybody!!

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2017 03:56 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Fman99 wrote: Fading fast here. Not sure how this game is going to end, but however it does it's going to be a lot later than last night's.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 04:00 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Don't you walk Myers in that situ ... oh, right, Sanchez.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 04:02 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

METS 4 7 1 PADS 4 7 1

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2017 04:39 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 26 2017 04:39 AM

It's all in the wrists!! That also partially makes up for all those at 'em balls they hit earlier.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 04:39 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Taking the two-run lead on some

themetfairy Jul 26 2017 04:39 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Cespedes is a single away from the cycle. More importantly, his Little League home run gives the Mets the lead again!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2017 04:40 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Crazy play from the start. Perhaps craziest was that ball landing fair.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2017 04:47 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Nice 1-2-3 [u:3khwp2om]8-pitch[/u:3khwp2om] inning from Seaweed. Makes the double switch look that much better.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 04:58 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

This may be Seaweed's best game of the season.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2017 05:01 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Six outs on 18 pitches. Hell, I'd let him pitch the 9th if his spot in the lineup doesn't come up this inning.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 05:04 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Edgy MD wrote: Two or more seasons of 50 or more steals and 50 or more stolen bases in the National League since 2000. Reyes and Hanley Ramirez, right? RIGHT!

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 05:10 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

If this is ultimately a win, I wanna see, "Rivera, T.J.: S (1)" in the boxscore.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2017 05:13 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Jeez on an 0-2 pitch again with Reed

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2017 05:15 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Whew

themetfairy Jul 26 2017 05:15 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 05:16 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Another night in San Diego, another poopy-pants save.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 05:19 AM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Both Wild Card leaders lose today, so the Mets gain a game on each. Giants helping us out by TCB against Pittsburgh, too.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 26 2017 01:48 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Cast your vote!

Edgy MD Jul 26 2017 03:11 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

So, was Céspedes' exit purely about double switching, or was Terry concerned about his legs after he circled the bases? I'm happy to see them sneak back into the fringes of the race, but realistically, if it takes Little League homers to beat the floundering Pads after they've already started selling off parts and are throwing pitchers at us who are just up from AA and A+ ... well, it's hard to project sustainability from that.

seawolf17 Jul 26 2017 06:20 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

Edgy MD wrote: Both Wild Card leaders lose today, so the Mets gain a game on each. Giants helping us out by TCB against Pittsburgh, too. I'm just saying, we're only a game and a half out of being three games behind the team that's only four and a half games out of the last wild card spot. Anything can happen.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 26 2017 06:26 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17

A 1973-style surge would be a lot of fun. If the Mets can't get anything good for players like Bruce and Duda, let's just keep them and see what happens.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 13 2017 01:21 PM Re: California Dreamin' IGT -- Mets @ Pads 7/25/17