IGT 8/6/2011: ATL @ NYM: Beat Whoever's Pitching for Them

[G-Fafif]

Fredi Gonzalez's nightmare:

Jose Reyes � SS
Justin Turner � 2B
Daniel Murphy � 1B
David Wright � 3B
Angel Pagan � CF
Jason Bay � LF
Lucas Duda � RF
Josh Thole � C
Jonathon Niese � LHP

[Frayed Knot]

Game tonight is on MLBN for those out of the area - and tomorrow's game is also a national telecast, via TBS.

But, regardless of who's showing it, we gotta score some fucking runs tonight.
I mean, yeah, Izzy, plus various other portions of the pen, have jumped on the suck train lately, but after a string of games where they plated: 8, 8, 10, and 8, they then shifted to 0, 2, 3, 3, 1
That just ain't gonna get it done no matter who's pitching and how.

[Frayed Knot]

And it's actually Tommy Hansen tonight, not Jurrjens.
So, 'big deal' you say, we'll still get Jurrjens tomorrow.

Not so fast there Peachtree breath. Seems like there's been a Minor change in the Braves' rotation:

Jair Jurrjens will have to wait a couple more weeks before attempting to halt the struggles he has experienced since the All-Star break. The Braves have placed him on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee strain.
Mike Minor has been recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to start in Jurrjens' place Sunday afternoon against the Mets.
Jurrjens entered the All-Star break with a National League-best 1.87 ERA. The 25-year-old right-hander has posted a 6.26 ERA and allowed opponents to hit .281 against him in his four starts since the All-Star break.
Jurrjens missed the final two weeks of the 2010 season because of a torn meniscus in his right knee. He underwent arthroscopic surgery in October and had never previously indicated his knee has bothered him this year.

[Ceetar]

everytime a Brave goes on the DL I get mad. Stupid Mets couldn't have one a couple more games to be able to capitalize on a beaten and battered team? Boo..

[Frayed Knot]

The more annoying part was Omar Infante going on the DL yesterday right after he got 27 hits against us (or something like that) during the shortened Florida series.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I hope we beat the shit out of Mike Minor for the suggestion that Beltran wasn't worth him.

[Guest themetfairy]

Rain Delay. First pitch scheduled for 8:10.

[Frayed Knot]

Same hard hits as in the start of last night's game.
Now we just have to not forget how to do it for the rest of the contest.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Like, say, when you get second and third with no out. Right there would be a place where you'd want to get a hard hit or two.

[Frayed Knot]

An now, without a ball even slightly hard hit, the Braves have not only tied up the game but are on the verge of blowing it open.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

So, yeah... I'm thinking I'd like to maybe revisit that SP-reliability vote, maybe.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: So, yeah... I'm thinking I'd like to maybe revisit that SP-reliability vote, maybe.

Not that it's been a good game for Niese, but he's also had to deal with an error, a bloop, a broken bat bloop, and two infield singles.

And I was just about to bitch about how we'd probably go the rest of the game without another hit but Bay shuts me up before I get there.

[Ceetar]

Jason Bay is slowly having a not-terrible second half. Wonder if there are/were lingering effects from that concussion. (or the ribcage or whatever it was earlier this season)

[Frayed Knot]

Well this is all unexpected!!!

[Frayed Knot]

And yet more shitty hits/defense!! (and almost another infield hit)

[batmagadanleadoff]

Mets Stats: Post All-Star Game (min. 50 PA's) entering tonight's game:

The Good

Lucas Duda --- .327/.426/.633 (3 HR's/49 AB's)
David Wright --- .400/.414/.582 (2 HR's/55 AB's)
Daniel Murphy --- 375/.425/.525 (30 Hits/80 AB's)

The Bad

Jason Bay --- .250/.324/.375 (Bad, but good by Bay's standards)

The Ugly

Jose Reyes --- .247/.263/.411 (2 BB's/73 AB's)
Angel Pagan --- .211/.256/.296 (.211/.256/.296)

[batmagadanleadoff]

Mets Stats: Post All-Star Game (min. 50 PA's) entering tonight's game: The Good Lucas Duda --- .327/.426/.633 (3 HR's/49 AB's)

Lucas Duda, at 1.059, is 7th in the NL in post-All Star Game OPS (min 50 PA's). David Wright is 11th.

[Frayed Knot]

Pagan's the biggest problem there (although has two hits tonight) - low BA, few walks, little power
Reyes is a small sample size and the rest of his year more than cancels that out.
Bay is at least improving and has a larger MLB track record of success than Angel.




In the meantime, we need to kick the soft part of the Atlanta pen around and build a bigger lead NOW!!!!

[ashie62]

Ceetar wrote: Jason Bay is slowly having a not-terrible second half. Wonder if there are/were lingering effects from that concussion. (or the ribcage or whatever it was earlier this season)

He got in shape by pole dancing.

[Fman99]

Boyoyong

[metirish]

Bay is so bad he wouldn't even hit that......

[Fman99]

metirish wrote: Bay is so bad he wouldn't even hit that......

He'd flail at it sadly and end up walking back to the living room in a dejected fashion, holding his Canadian rig like a maple bat.

[Piggiestomatoes]

MLB is going to have the Metsies peeing in cups after tonight's blasts. I'm sure the ball is carrying but they seem to be hitting it on the screws.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Bay too. The Mets can use my pee if it helps.

[Fman99]

Must every thread on this site eventually turn to Edgy's pee? CAN'T WE MOVE ON PLEASE?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Two infield hits for Uggla is annoying.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Any hit by Larry is equally annoying.

[Guest Edgy DC]

One-run game. With Byrdak spent early. Gonna be a hairy last two innings if the Mets don't tack on.

[Fman99]

Good start to the home 7th with the Pagan leadoff double.

[bmfc1]

Two ABs in a row where Bay was up with a runner on 2d and nobody out and didn't advance the runner.