IGT 04/19 - Mets at Braves

[Guest d'Kong76]

Mets RH Matt Harvey (0-1, 4.80 ERA) vs. Braves TBD (?-?, ?.??? ERA)

[Vic Sage]

Harvey pitching for his career?

[Guest d'Kong76]

That hadn't occurred to me but perhaps for a spot in the rotation
in the near future? Speculation is Vargas will be good for a start in
San Diego next weekend. Matz recovered nicely after that bad first
inning last night so he's on less of a hot seat than Harv? We'll see.

[TransMonk]

I have yet to see too much from the 2018 Harvey that is different from the 2017 Harvey.

It's getting harder and harder to believe that he is going to turn around.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I know it's cold and all, but Harv's average FB velocity is 92.6 per Fangraphs. If nothing else, we know the spring training guns were definitely on the juice.

[seawolf17]

He looked so good in that first start. Come on, Harv.

[Ceetar]

His pitches still have movement, even very similar movement, though his velocity has come down every year ,even from last year (but it's a cold small sample still for this year)

Mainly, he's working slower and guys are making more out of the zone contact. suggesting that he's just not fooling them or the pitch isn't breaking as much as usual so it doesn't drop away? But the movement seems similar so perhaps he's just missing his spots. There does seem to be some indication that he's not getting his changeup as low as he usually does. Difference between crushing it at the bottom of the zone and swinging over it?

it's such a game of inches. The whole difference here might just be that previously Harvey could pinpoint the ball to a 3in circle and now he can only hit a 5in circle.

[Guest d'Kong76]

TBD = RHP Matt Wisler from Triple-A Gwinnett

[Benjamin Grimm]

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[Guest d'Kong76]

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[G-Fafif]

Flown in from New York fresh!

Conforto CF
Cespedes LF
Cabrera 2B
Bruce RF
Frazier 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Lobaton C
Harvey P
Rosario SS

Gonzalez was a Brave in name if not in actuality this past winter.

[Ceetar]

music

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: TBD = RHP Matt Wisler from Triple-A Gwinnett

Wisler has faced the Mets ten times previously (6 starts) including five time in 2017 - so this isn't some unknown quantity here.
Overall he's 3-2 with a 3.66 ERA and 1.24 WHiP

[Elster88]

The right side of the infield showing very limited range there. Gonzalez was holding the runner on but that was one of the softest grounders I’ve seen get through an infield.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Harvey = Sux

[Centerfield]

Fucking Harvey. He’s done.

[MFS62]

How long are they going to go before they get their first hit tonight?
My over/under= 4 1/3.

Later

[Fman99]

He's pretty crappy.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hey Harv! Boooooooo

[Benjamin Grimm]

He's making me long for Tyler Pill and Tommy Milone.

[Guest cooby]

Sad

[MFS62]

Shoulda' bet the under.
Later

[Guest 41Forever]

Is Vargas Day coming soon?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Blevvy gives up another 2 hits to lefties

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Make that 3 lefties with hits, the 3rd merely clears the bases

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Make it 3 hits to lefties and 3 runs allowed.

[Fman99]

[Centerfield]

Um. Why would you bring in our lone overworked lefty tonight?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hey we're one swing, and then another 4 swings, from making this a game again.

[Edgy MD]

One plus three now.

Nimmo does what Nimmo does, getting on base when we really needed him to get on base.

Got to get him into the lineup.