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IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Fman99 Aug 16 2017 03:01 AM

Maybe the home field helps us.

Frayed Knot Aug 16 2017 12:51 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

As mentioned during the game last night, Robert Gsellman replace Seth Lugo in the DL merry-go-round and will start in his place. Gsellman was last seen limping off the field with a pulled hammy on June 27th. Not quite clear what's up with Lugo but I think it's possible he's pitched his final game for the year. For that other side will be recent pick-up Jamie Garcia. This will be his 3rd start for the Yanx -- neither of the first two were very good -- although we've already faced him twice this season when he was with the Braves and seven times in his career prior to that with the Cardinals Mets won both 2017 games, hitting up Garcia for a total of 6 runs on 13 hits over 13 IP

Centerfield Aug 16 2017 01:42 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: Not quite clear what's up with Lugo but I think it's possible he's pitched his final game for the year. And maybe 2018 as there are whispers of TJ surgery. Should have had it months ago.

Edgy MD Aug 16 2017 02:31 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Would TJ Rivera be the first TJ to get TJ surgery since the original? Anyhow, one thing that stinks is that the Yanks don't look like anything special. Their offense is full of boring hacker/whiffers, waiting for a mistake, and the pitching staff is full of slider/nibblers. They don't play smart and their defenders seem to be out of position. They're not aggressive, and when they are, they look stupid. They just seem like a more winning version of the Mets.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 16 2017 02:33 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Yeah they are eminently beatable. We really need a reliable tablesetter type to hit 3rd everyday and reach base at 400, and we'd kill these guys.

Ceetar Aug 16 2017 02:43 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah they are eminently beatable. We really need a reliable tablesetter type to hit 3rd everyday and reach base at 400, and we'd kill these guys. I mean, we have a guy that can hit 3rd, get on base at 400. he's on the 60 day DL. Whatever happened to him? If he'd been a regular these past few I feel like he'd be a HoFer.

Frayed Knot Aug 16 2017 05:25 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

We currently do have an uninjured soul who can hit 3rd and get on base at a .400 clip (.389 anyway). What we could use is someone, or several someones, who can get on base at a decent clip in front of him (and Cespedes) then maybe our offense in this series wouldn't consist of just four swings, at least two of which would probably have been outs in any other park. Maybe Rosario turns into that guy, too soon to tell, and with Lagares being consistently unable to play in more than 12 consecutive games without breaking something we have no idea about him either although his .299 career OBA five years into his career suggests not.

Ceetar Aug 16 2017 05:49 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Lagares, no. He can be a useful piece if he can keep his BB% up. it's dipped a little this year, though let's see where it ends. if he can get it to last year's level with the slight increase in power and the gold glove defense he's worth playing for the 15 games he's healthy. unless you can find a real CFer with some OBP anyway.

seawolf17 Aug 16 2017 05:51 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Ceetar wrote: unless you can find a real CFer with some OBP anyway. I read that as a "real CPFer" and was like "well, Lunchie's kid can play..."

Edgy MD Aug 16 2017 05:58 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

I'm telling you, Nimmo vs. the righties and Lagares vs. the lefties is the centerfield/leadoff elixir you're looking for. If the two of them can stay healthy, and the manager sets them loose to do what they can do, they will be a potent cocktail of baseball excitement. Lagares can also come on for defense on occassion, shifting Nimmo to a corner spot when appropriate. Seeing recent alignments with Conforto in center and Nimmo on the corner made me want to holler. And that's when Nimmo was allowed into a lineup at all. Let's play baseball, Terry!

Ceetar Aug 16 2017 06:21 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

seawolf17 wrote: Ceetar wrote: unless you can find a real CFer with some OBP anyway. I read that as a "real CPFer" and was like "well, Lunchie's kid can play..." My kid rounded the bases nicely on Sunday but then fell and skinned her knee pretty badly running behind the backstop, so probably no better than Lagares.

Frayed Knot Aug 16 2017 06:32 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

I'm not so sure it's been established that Nimmo is a better CF than Conforto.

Ceetar Aug 16 2017 06:39 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

I felt like Nimmo's been up and down a lot, but I just looked and it's barely. I feel like we/them have given up on him as anything more than like, fodder, but he's gotten like no real exposure, hit well in the minors last year, though only average this year. But he walks. he walks well. Some comfort and confidence to drive the ball a little in an offensive juiced ball era seems worth giving him a longer look too. Can we please move Granderson? He doesn't have to be a gold glover, just solidly average with that BB% rate and he's the perfect leadoff guy.

Edgy MD Aug 16 2017 06:43 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

And he's got a Gold Glover to caddy for him.

d'Kong76 Aug 16 2017 08:17 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

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Frayed Knot Aug 16 2017 08:27 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Or we can go with Mr. Pop-Up in the leadoff slot.

Edgy MD Aug 16 2017 08:35 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

That's Señor Pop-up to you.

d'Kong76 Aug 16 2017 08:43 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Maybe he'll adjust his approach leading off. Tal vez.

d'Kong76 Aug 16 2017 09:13 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

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John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 16 2017 09:20 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

I could check this but would guess offhand that 5th is the highest dArnaud has hit all year. Ah, He hit 5th twice before, both against lefties.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 16 2017 09:56 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Reyes and Flores both out with rib cage injuries, dArnaud playing 3B

d'Kong76 Aug 16 2017 10:04 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Update: Lagares CF Cabrera 2B Cespedes LF Confortoboom RF d'Arnaud 3B Rosario SS Smith 1B Rivera C Gsellman P

Frayed Knot Aug 16 2017 10:19 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 16 2017 11:11 PM

So basically our bench is Zimmo deGrom & Matz will be the first PH'ers off the bench

Ashie62 Aug 16 2017 11:04 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Dear lord. I tip my cap to Travis. I assume a trade is not coming out of this.

Ashie62 Aug 16 2017 11:07 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Reyes inured in BP I thought Flores stretched out pretty hard the other day.

Centerfield Aug 16 2017 11:43 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Dumbest run ever.

Zvon Aug 16 2017 11:44 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Reyes and Flores both out with rib cage injuries, dArnaud playing 3B Holy cow! And 2nd, or so I hear.

Centerfield Aug 16 2017 11:47 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Wonder if that is the end of Jose Reyes Met career.

Edgy MD Aug 16 2017 11:48 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

How do two infielders come up with off-field-incurred ribcage injuries on the same day?

Ashie62 Aug 17 2017 12:08 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

I believe Wilmer was hurting prior to today.

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 12:10 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Well, Aaron Judge just re-wrote the Citi Field record book.

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 12:12 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Edgy MD wrote: How do two infielders come up with off-field-incurred ribcage injuries on the same day? #BarwisMethods

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 12:24 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Leadoff double followed by .... absolutely fucking nothing for the next four innings/thirteen batters. And, yes, Gary, d'Arnaud has been hidden defensively. The problem is that he's also been hidden offensively!

Lefty Specialist Aug 17 2017 12:34 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Somewhere in America, Matt Reynolds is heading for the airport.

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 12:54 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

THIS is a situation that calls for a Josh Edgin.

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 01:04 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Which Mets pitcher has the most Subway Series wins? I'm guessing Trachsel.

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 01:04 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

so now, even when our HRs are preceded by a walk and a hard smash they still wind up as solos. And isn't it amazing how often, even when they do hit against the shift, they manage to find the one fielder on the off side? And now walk-walk-double doesn't score a run!! It's like they're inventing ways not to score.

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 01:05 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Which Mets pitcher has the most Subway Series wins? I'm guessing Trachsel. I don't know who, but I'm guessing the amount is two or fewer.

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 01:12 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

That was definitely an interference (obstruction, actually) indication but no way was Cespedes going to score without it so he wasn't going to be awarded home. What I was worried about is that he was going to pull the idiot move of assuming he was going to be awarded the base and get tagged out as he loafed between 3rd & home. That came up in a (non-NYM) post-season game a few years back but I forget the specific actors. That's also at least the second time this season that G, K, & R seem confused as to how that rule works.

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 01:17 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Mets Regular Season Wins Against the Yankees 1) Al Leiter: 5 2) Oliver Perez: 4 3) Tom Glavine: 3 T4) Mike Pelfrey: 2 T4) John Franco: 2 T4) Johan Santana: 2 T4) Steve Trachsel: 2 T8) Mike Hampton: 1 T8) Hisanori Takahashi: 1 T8) Jenrry Mejia: 1 T8) R. A. Dickey: 1 T8) Dillon Gee: 1 T8) Jeremy Hefner: 1 T8) Matt Harvey: 1 T8) Brandon Lyon: 1 T8) Scott Rice: 1 T8) Daisuke Matsuzaka: 1 T8) Bartolo Colon: 1 T8) Jacob deGrom: 1 T8) Jon Niese: 1 T8) Fernando Nieve: 1

metirish Aug 17 2017 01:21 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Fuck , bases loaded for Judge Judy

d'Kong76 Aug 17 2017 01:21 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Bases juiced, here comes da Judge...

HahnSolo Aug 17 2017 01:22 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: That was definitely an interference (obstruction, actually) indication but no way was Cespedes going to score without it so he wasn't going to be awarded home. What I was worried about is that he was going to pull the idiot move of assuming he was going to be awarded the base and get tagged out as he loafed between 3rd & home. That came up in a (non-NYM) post-season game a few years back but I forget the specific actors. That's also at least the second time this season that G, K, & R seem confused as to how that rule works. Scrappy Eric Byrnes for the A's against the Red Sox.

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 01:23 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Yeah, let's issue a few more free passes, nothing bad ever comes from that.

d'Kong76 Aug 17 2017 01:23 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

There goes da Judge...

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 01:25 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

How come you never see a team, when the infield fly rule is called, intentionally drop it to see if any of the runners panic and try to advance? It's probably been tried, but I haven't seen it in a while. Does one's manhood compel one to prove he can catch the ball?

41Forever Aug 17 2017 01:27 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Rats.

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 01:30 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

They get extra base hits with runners on, we get Sac Flies (if we're lucky) so as to keep our one run at a time limit in effect.

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 01:32 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Nuts to you, ump.

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 01:33 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

WE WANT ROBO UMP!

Ashie62 Aug 17 2017 01:40 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Amazon is working on a Robo-Ump prototype.

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 01:47 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

I had forgotten Smokey was even active on the roster. Meanwhile, Travis d'Arnaud is breaking the boxscore on my mlb.tv broadcast. [fimg=700:2lim9gzf]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/screen-shot-2017-08-16-at-9-45-16-pm.png[/fimg:2lim9gzf]

HahnSolo Aug 17 2017 01:55 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Good bunt by Juan. Helped by a poor effort at it by warren

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 01:59 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

What a shlub of an umping job tonight.

Fman99 Aug 17 2017 02:03 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Yep umpiring has been bad. Giving a nice help to the Shitdicks tonight.

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 02:05 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Wow, a stranded leadoff hitter. No way to see THAT coming.

Rockin' Doc Aug 17 2017 02:06 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

How much are the Mets paying Cespedes this season? I don't think they are getting a fair return on their investment. Come on Conforto. Damn. that took no time. Inning over. I'm really starting to hate baseball.* *Or at least this season of baseball.

HahnSolo Aug 17 2017 02:10 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Well we kept the Judge K streak going at least

Rockin' Doc Aug 17 2017 02:14 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

That ws nice to see, but it doesn't cancel out the bomb he hit earlier in the game.

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 02:19 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

My nightly announcement that you're supposed to TAKE A STRIKE when down by more than one in the ninth, guys.

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 02:20 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

The strike-out/passed-ball is what passes for a rally these days.

d'Kong76 Aug 17 2017 02:24 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Shitdicks win! Thaaaaa, Shitdicks, WINNNN!!

Frayed Knot Aug 17 2017 02:25 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

We not only don't score leadoff hitters, we rarely even move them. Instead they just get a 10 minute conversation with the opposing team's 1B

Edgy MD Aug 17 2017 02:25 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

The only thing that ending was missing was Donald Trump behind home plate.

Fman99 Aug 17 2017 02:26 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Fucking hell. This week sucks a big fat President.

Rockin' Doc Aug 17 2017 02:28 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

The Mets fall upon the sword once again against the Bronx Evil Empire.

Ashie62 Aug 17 2017 08:30 AM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

A weird game that Travis d'Arnaud and Aaron Judge will not forget soon.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 17 2017 01:50 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

If your name is "Garrett Cooper" and you play first base for the Yankees, you definitely should go by the name of "Gary".

Benjamin Grimm Aug 17 2017 01:53 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets

Cast your vote!

Benjamin Grimm Sep 15 2017 03:05 PM Re: IGT August 16 Shitdicks @ Mets