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IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2017 01:09 PM

Yeah Houston. Y'know, born the same year as us, used to be league-mates but apparently lost a bet of some kind so were exiled to the DH league. Lotsa rain, big flood, sympathy and all that. Team has a huge lead in their division -- like clinched a playoff slot back in May sometime -- but they skidded to a 11-17 August which does put their near season-long AL best record in trouble (are now just +2.5 on Cleveland, +4.0 on Boston) if you're one of those who think that stuff actually means anything. Today's 2:10 EDT start features Matt Harvey vs Charlie Morton Morton -- the 33 y/o ex-Brave, ex-Pirate from Redding, CT -- is 10-6 with a 3.88 ERA 1.22 WHiP in 20 starts this year. Doesn't seem to go deep into games (5-6 innings most of the time) but who does these days? Harvey, of course, is making his first start in like 4,567 days and during rehab starts his fastball was reportedly clocked at speeds up to 62 mph so we're not quite sure what we're going to get from the big dope here. He's probably on a pitch count which may even extend into double digits. Fortunately it's September so we have 19 relievers in the pen to take over and pitch until they each get either one out or reach a pitch count of 35 whichever comes first. And it's a DH game so not only will we likely have a middle infielder in the outfield but we'll probably have one at DH too .. and won't that be fun. The good news is that we'll miss both their existing ace Dallas Keuchel and their newly imported ace Justin Verlander. Whether there will be any Kate Upton sightings has yet to be determined. Quick Astros overview: C - Brian McCann - still fat and slow and bald 1B - Yuli Gurriel - Cuban import, some power, good average, few walks 2B - Jose Altuve - just 4' 5" yet averages 7 hits per game SS - Carlos Correa is on the DL so other guys play there instead 3B - Whichever other guy ins't filling in at SS that day fills in at 3rd OF - rather than set spots, they seem to have a rotation system in their OF like it's volleyball or something meaning that anyone could be anywhere in a given game. So some combo of Josh Reddick, rookie Derek Fisher (2014 1st round pick), George Springer (still trying to prove he's a cousin), Jake Marisnick, Marwin Gonzalez (they'll play him anywhere), the newly picked-up Cameron Maybin, and even 56 y/o Carlos Beltran will cover the three slots plus DH. Overall they have a very good defense and have somehow managed to train their guys to hit for power and yet not strike out all the time despite being a total all-or-nothing team just a year or two ago. So they're tops in the AL in BA, OBA, SLG, and R/G; also are tops in 2Bs, 3rd in HRs, only slightly below average in walks, and yet have the fewest strikeouts in the league by a lot! Sound familiar? Yeah, not to me either.

G-Fafif Sep 02 2017 03:49 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Reyes 2B Nimmo LF Cabrera 3B Flores "DH" d'Arnaud C Rosario SS Smith 1B Taijeron RF Lagares CF And pitching, Matt Harvey. Maybe just call him Matt today.

G-Fafif Sep 02 2017 03:50 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Home team: Springer DH Bregman SS Altuve 2B Reddick RF Gonzalez 1B Maybin CF Davis 3B Centeno C Kemp LF Charlie Morton pitches.

Ashie62 Sep 02 2017 03:50 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

themetfairy Sep 02 2017 03:58 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Welcome Back Matt!

Ashie62 Sep 02 2017 04:22 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Matt says he feels well so bring it on!

cooby Sep 02 2017 05:19 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Who's the nipple-less girl?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 02 2017 06:04 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Jamie Callahan looks like he stopped in the airport to get a fresh haircut.

themetfairy Sep 02 2017 06:22 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Jamie Callahan looks like he stopped in the airport to get a fresh haircut. He kind of looks like a young Al Leiter, doesn't he?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 02 2017 06:27 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Harv looks like he's going for 80 pitches right here in the 1st

A Boy Named Seo Sep 02 2017 06:38 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Matt Harvey does not want us all to waste the middle part of our Saturday on a long, holiday weekend! Thanks, Matt!

d'Kong76 Sep 02 2017 06:49 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

cooby wrote: Who's the nipple-less girl? I think she has those new nipples that are all the rage out west. After they blow her up they push them in flush... similar to nips you find on a beach ball. Big $$.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2017 06:55 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Charlie Morton teaching Matt Harvey how to pitch.

Ashie62 Sep 02 2017 06:56 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

The nipple free girl is new Astro Justin Verlander's girlfriend Kate Upton.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2017 07:00 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

The sad thing about that Springer homer is that it wasn't that bad of a pitch. But Harvey has nothing on it.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2017 07:08 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Harvey uncorks a wild pitch and the Houston DJ booth is ready with a "Born to Be Wild" sound cue. A little bush, and Harvey gets Gonzalez on the next pitch. Way to get angry.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 02 2017 07:09 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Edgy MD wrote: The sad thing about that Springer homer is that it wasn't that bad of a pitch. But Harvey has nothing on it. Yepp. Got Marwin on the backwards K, but that "fast"ball was 92.

Lefty Specialist Sep 02 2017 07:10 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Matt Harvey doing his very best to lift spirits in the Houston area. Job well done. Now go home for the winter.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2017 07:12 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

The Mets need a couple of players named "Marwin."

41Forever Sep 02 2017 07:26 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Not Harvey's best performance.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 02 2017 07:27 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Thank god Tommy Milone's out there now

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2017 07:28 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Morton has 7 of the 9 outs via Ks. Harvey had 3 Ks but I believe all were Ks were looking and I'm not sure there was a single swing and miss by the Astros.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2017 07:29 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

41Forever wrote: Not Harvey's best performance. A small possibility that it's his last, however.

d'Kong76 Sep 02 2017 07:40 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Unless there's some physical set back, I think they'll run him out there at least one more time if not two. Smith with a nice opposite-field kaboom to get the Mets on the board.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2017 07:43 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Frayed Knot wrote: ... and I'm not sure there was a single swing and miss by the Astros. Checking the record: [list][*]Josh Reddick (first inning, fourth overall batter) had a swing and miss (94.6 mph 4-seam fastball). [/*:m] [*]Marwin Gonzalez (second inning, 14th overall batter) had a swing and miss (83.8 mph curveball).[/*:m][/list:u]

Edgy MD Sep 02 2017 07:44 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

d'Kong76 wrote: Unless there's some physical set back, I think they'll run him out there at least one more time if not two. I agree.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2017 07:50 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

You know, Taijeron was a productive hitter for three seasons in AAA without tasting the bigs, but the Mets kept him down, thinking his contact rates and chase rates and defensive acuity suggested that he would not translate into a big league hitter. Who was the Mets staffer who championed that opinion? Put that person in charge.

Edgy MD Sep 02 2017 07:52 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Pretty funny that Keith is talking about what he can't say on the air, and Gary counters with, "You see Roark pitch last night?"

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2017 07:59 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Gary reporting that the Ver has Landed.

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2017 08:02 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Edgy MD wrote: ... and I'm not sure there was a single swing and miss by the Astros. Checking the record: [list][*]Josh Reddick (first inning, fourth overall batter) had a swing and miss (94.6 mph 4-seam fastball). [/*:m] [*]Marwin Gonzalez (second inning, 14th overall batter) had a swing and miss (83.8 mph curveball).[/*:m][/list:u] Well that's two out of 70, that's ... uhh, not good. Meanwhile my estimate for NYM swing and misses today is somewhere around half of Morton's pitches.

Centerfield Sep 02 2017 08:05 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Jesus. Is Harvey really just toast? Can't believe it's come to this. Go get Yu.

Frayed Knot Sep 02 2017 08:46 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Well this inning (top 7) has been an unexpected turn of events!!

d'Kong76 Sep 02 2017 08:51 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Time to stretch... [youtube:3jkc3tp7]KCLXy-vSu3o[/youtube:3jkc3tp7]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 02 2017 09:36 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

9th inning kaboom-back is on. Suck it, Tyler Clippard.

Ashie62 Sep 02 2017 10:10 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

I'm not sure Harvey has another game in him as a Met. Sad.

cooby Sep 02 2017 11:53 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH

Lefty Specialist wrote: Matt Harvey doing his very best to lift spirits in the Houston area. Job well done. Now go home for the winter. lol.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 28 2017 03:04 PM Re: IGT - Mets @ Houston - 9/2/17 - 1st game of DH