IGT 05/19/11-Nationals @ Mets

[bmfc1]

METS:
Reyes-SS
Thole-C
Beltran-RF
Bay-LF
Murphy-1B
Turner-3B
Pridie-CF
Tejada-2B
Gee-RHP

Nationals:
Bernadina-CF
Desmond-SS
Nix-LF
Werth-RF
LaRoche-1B
Espinosa-2B
Rodriguez-C
Cora-3B
L. Hernandez-RHP

Edited May 19, 2011 by Guest

[bmfc1]

Why can't the Mets hit Livan Hernandez? From Brian Costa today, via Rubin:

"Since the Mets released him in August 2009, Hernandez has become a Mets-killer. In six starts against them, he has posted a 1.96 ERA, allowing just 1.09 walks and hits per inning. Against the rest of the league over that span, he has a 4.27 ERA and 1.40 WHIP."

[Ceetar]

bmfc1 wrote: Why can't the Mets hit Livan Hernandez? From Brian Costa today, via Rubin: "Since the Mets released him in August 2009, Hernandez has become a Mets-killer. In six starts against them, he has posted a 1.96 ERA, allowing just 1.09 walks and hits per inning. Against the rest of the league over that span, he has a 4.27 ERA and 1.40 WHIP."

Today seems like a good day to hit him.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, part of the reason is that they've been a pretty poor team since they released him in August 2009.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Well, part of the reason is that they've been a pretty poor team since they released him in August 2009.

And now we've got injuries to make our lineup at close to it's worst all year when we face him. doh!

[ashie62]

Fear not..Livan is somewhere between 45-60 years old.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Hey! So am I!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

1. Jose Reyes SS
2. Josh Thole C
3. Carlos Beltran RF
4. Jason Bay LF
5. Daniel Murphy 1B
6. Justin Turner 3B
7. Jason Pridie CF
8. Ruben Tejada 2B
9. Dillon Gee P

AND

1. Roger Bernadina, CF
2. Ian Desmond, SS
3. Laynce Nix, LF (Really?)
4. Jayson Werth, RF
5. Adam LaRoche, 1B
6. Danny Espinosa, 2B
7. Ivan Rodriguez (deceased), C
8. Alex Cora, 3B
9. Brown Junkballin' Grimace, P


IN MEDIA RES:

Gee through two having faced the minimum, thanks to a 3-6-3 double play from the increasingly-defensively-stout Murphy.

Considering they went 1-2-3, Reyes, Thole and Beltran worked Livan a little bit, seeing 20 pitches. Of course, against Senor Frisbee, that's about as meaningful as bailing 20 gallons of saltwater from Titanic.

[Gwreck]

Gee gave up a walk but that's the only Nationals baserunner so far. Tejada singles to lead off the bottom of the third.

[bmfc1]

Get the friggin' bunt down, Dillon.

[bmfc1]

Ahem... there's a thread for this already. I'm on a winning streak so I started it.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Was waiting for yours... only, apparently, I can't read a thread list properly. My bad.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

BUNTFAIL

Edited May 19, 2011 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

UGH! The Derek Jeter EDGE commercial!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Thole dropping a slumpbuster into centerfield.

[bmfc1]

Question for the floor: would you rather see the Jeter Ford Edge commercial or the anti-smoking commercial with the guy missing his voice box?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Bay rips one --- ups his batting average and his suddenly dfinititve "well-hit average."

Foist and second.

[Gwreck]

I used to love swimming. And I would rather watch that every day of the week and twice on Sunday before I see Jeter's commercial ever again.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Turner 10 RBI in last 5 games.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Turner & Hooch, baby.

One-zip.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Two-out RBI?



How gingervating!

It's a slumpbusting kind of day, really-- Thole's had a couple of good at-bats already today. Same with Bay.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Pirates put that super-shift on for LaRoche too. I was watching and wondering what happened to the thridbaseman.

He somehow doesn't seem good enough for that treatment. Worked like a charm, though.

So, five innings. Are we allowed to talk yet about that thingie we're not allowed to talk about? At least using oblique and non-specific references?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

So far, so good as they say.

Gee-Reyes to be your contestants in the back-to-back HR contest coming up.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: The Pirates put that super-shift on for LaRoche too. I was watching and wondering what happened to the thridbaseman. He somehow doesn't seem good enough for that treatment. Worked like a charm, though. So, five innings. Are we allowed to talk yet about that thingie we're not allowed to talk about? At least using oblique and non-specific references?

well, if Howie can said it, we can right?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Edgy DC wrote: So, five innings. Are we allowed to talk yet about that thingie we're not allowed to talk about? At least using oblique and non-specific references?

What? A no-hitter?

[Gwreck]

I've always felt the cutoff was 6. You get through six and it starts crossing the mind as a true possibility.

[soupcan]

Well Howie just sorta mentioned it, invoking that there was something possibly brewing that hadn't yet happened in 7,849 games...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Edgy DC wrote: So, five innings. Are we allowed to talk yet about that thingie we're not allowed to talk about? At least using oblique and non-specific references? What? A no-hitter?

Oh, s'it!

[Gwreck]

I'm quite certain that Howie starts thinking about it every time the Mets pitcher goes through the first inning 1-2-3.

[G-Fafif]

When was the last time the Mets had a third baseman as productive as Justin Turner? Ventura? HoJo?

Can't think of anybody else lately.