IGT 06/13 - NYM at ATL - Early Matinee

[Methead]

Bautista just whiffed on 2 straight pitches, right where his wheelhouse used to be

[Lefty Specialist]

Now I know how Bob Gibson lost 9 games with an ERA of 1.12 in 1968. He must have had the Mets hitting behind him.

[HahnSolo]

Their pen lefty made it look so easy...

We have Blevins.

Edited June 13, 2018 by Guest

[Centerfield]

Blevins in. HR for FFF.

The Mets are so predictable. They might even be worse at poker than they are at baseball.

[Guest cooby]

d'Kong76 wrote: cooby wrote: I;m about to send these guys some frigging Wheaties Never mind cereal, it's time for Lebanon baloney.

That's too good for them

[Benjamin Grimm]

At least April was fun. That's more than we had last year.

[ashie62]

It's cheaper to fly Mickey back to NY from Atlanta than Arizona.

[metirish]

Just seeing the score now, bleh

[Edgy MD]

Amazin' that the team hasn't been no-hit yet. They're doing a great job distributing their 2-5 hits evenly across every game.

[smg58]

Maybe that's what it will take to hit rock bottom.

[Ceetar]

smg58 wrote: Maybe that's what it will take to hit rock bottom.

2015 Mets were 31-28 after Heston's no hitter.

59-44 the rest of the way.


2015 Mets were 89-72 after Scherzer's no-hitter.

went 1-0 the rest of the way.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ceetar wrote: smg58 wrote: Maybe that's what it will take to hit rock bottom. 2015 Mets were 31-28 after Heston's no hitter. 59-44 the rest of the way. 2015 Mets were 89-72 after Scherzer's no-hitter. went 1-0 the rest of the way.

And the 1927 Yankees also won a lot of games. You forgot about the 1927 Yankees.

[batmagadanleadoff]

If only Cespedes could go on another Babe Ruth spree. And we still had the Daniel Murphy of the second half of 2015. And Matt Harvey and Steven Matz pitching like all stars. And Familia pitching like the best reliever in all of baseball. Then we could win more games than we're likely to win.

[Ceetar]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: If only Cespedes could go on another Babe Ruth spree. And we still had the Daniel Murphy of the second half of 2015. And Matt Harvey and Steven Matz pitching like all stars. And Familia pitching like the best reliever in all of baseball. Then we could win more games than we're likely to win.

Or like, Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith adjust to the majors and start mashing, and Conforto gets comfortable? yeah. That could happen too.

Or they could trade for Machado.

Or Cespedes could come back and yes, hit for a wRC+ of like 140.

And it could be perfectly timed so they win like 13/13 games against the Nationals.

Or any of the dozens of arms they've cycled in could get locked in in the bullpen. happens regularly.

[MFS62]

Just got home and saw the box score.
In yesterday's thread, I said to pitch around Freddie F'n Freeman.

Maybe if I etched it on a stone tablet and left it in the clubhouse, they'll read it.

Later

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Amazin' that the team hasn't been no-hit yet. They're doing a great job distributing their 2-5 hits evenly across every game.

Give them time.
When is the next Julio Teheran start against them?

Later

[Fman99]

I listened on XM, except between 1:15 and 1:45, when I napped in my Jeep on my lunch break. That was probably the highlight of the afternoon, in retrospect.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

d'Kong76 wrote: cooby wrote: I;m about to send these guys some frigging Wheaties Never mind cereal, it's time for Lebanon baloney.

Forget the Lebanon baloney. It's time for a big damn enema.

[Frayed Knot]

Just got home and saw the box score. In yesterday's thread, I said to pitch around Freddie F'n Freeman. Maybe if I etched it on a stone tablet and left it in the clubhouse, they'll read it. Later

No offense, dude, but you bring this up every time they play the Braves at which point somebody, usually me, brings up the stupidity and long-term losing strategy of essentially gifting players,
even power hitters, a 1.000 OBA -- at which point you generally resort to claiming that you didn't literally mean it until the next Braves series when you say the exact same thing.

In Monday's (small) sample size, Freddie:
- came up in the 1st with a runner on 2nd/1-out and promptly K'd. Would you rather walk him there and go to 1st & 2nd w/1out?
- in the 4th he lead off and they walked him. And although HE didn't actually score a run (he was out on that 1-2-5 DP) his leadoff walk set-up the first run of the game.
"How 'bout that?' as Mell Allen used to say
- in the 6th he again led off the the Braves' half and this time he HR'd - but considering that the Braves went on to tack on 2 walks, 3 singles, 2 steals, and an inning-capping Grand Slam, how's the outcome going to be any different there with him walking rather than being pitched to? I'll answer that: none, except that your way you go in KNOWING that he won't make an out rather than taking you chances where there's a greater than 50/50 chance he will.
- and finally in the 7th, he lead off with a walk ... and quickly scored on the following double!!!

His OPS v-NYM is slightly above his overall career numbers -- iow, he's not some kind of magical "Met Killer', he's merely a good hitter who's going to beat you, and them, and everyone else
on occasion.
So do us a favor, either make an argument for actually putting him on each time or drop this six times/season ritual.
And claiming that you only want to 'pitch around him' but not actually walk him is a non-answer.

[MFS62]

If I'd known you'd get that excited I wouldn't have written it.
Your health is important to us.
Yes, no excuse. I post it in the same way people started posting "Fuck Ichiro" and it turned into a thing.
Its my perception that he does seem to do well against the Mets at the most inappropriate times, and I have no statistical backup for that.
He's a pain in the ass against the Mets. I dislike him as much as I disliked Larry Jones. There have been some players who did well against the Mets who I respected - Stargell comes to mind.
Freddie's not one of them.
Maybe in the future, I'll just type "Fuck Freddie Freeman".
Now get better.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

It's just frustrating to hear that they should have walked him, but only after something bigger than a walk occurs.
And again, if you want to make the case that 100% walksshould be the case then go ahed and make it. But the passive/aggressive approach is no approach at all.

[Centerfield]

MFS62 wrote: He's a pain in the ass against the Mets. I dislike him as much as I disliked Larry Jones. There have been some players who did well against the Mets who I respected - Stargell comes to mind. Freddie's not one of them. Maybe in the future, I'll just type "Fuck Freddie Freeman". Later

Why the dislike? I don't remember FFF doing anything other than hit the ball alot.

[Centerfield]

Frayed Knot wrote: It's just frustrating to hear that they should have walked him, but only after something bigger than a walk occurs. And again, if you want to make the case that 100% walksshould be the case then go ahed and make it. But the passive/aggressive approach is no approach at all.

Right. This was my issue earlier in the year when the Mets seemingly (I don't know if it was intentional or not) were walking Bryce Harper at every opporunity. Runners on, 2 outs? Sure. Walk him. Leading off an inning? No way. Earn that shit.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Centerfield wrote: MFS62 wrote: He's a pain in the ass against the Mets. I dislike him as much as I disliked Larry Jones. There have been some players who did well against the Mets who I respected - Stargell comes to mind. Freddie's not one of them. Maybe in the future, I'll just type "Fuck Freddie Freeman". Later Why the dislike? I don't remember FFF doing anything other than hit the ball alot.

Yeah my take on Freddie is that he's awesome. Probably more than any player in baseball he's just *looks* like he's about to get a hit every time up, like he's designed to hit the shit out of the ball. It';s the stance but also his eyes and stuff. It's like he feels he has the advantage all the time. I watch him with my hands on my face.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: It's just frustrating to hear that they should have walked him, but only after something bigger than a walk occurs. And again, if you want to make the case that 100% walksshould be the case then go ahed and make it. But the passive/aggressive approach is no approach at all.

Why get angry with your frustration?
You are generally one of the good guys here.
This is out of character for you.
I admitted I have no statistical backing to it, just gut feel.
Maybe its just jealousy that the Braves have someone as consistently good as him and we don't. I dunno.
I can root for or against any player at any time.
It my right as a fan.
What more do you want me to say?

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]