IGT 5/26/12: Sunny Day Game vs Padres

[Frayed Knot]

There's my Davis double -- my prediction was right, only about 18 hours too early.

On the other hand, Ike has swung at each of the last four pitches he's seen. Maybe that's a good thing, I dunno.

[nymr83]

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[Edgy MD]

Why not? We're up 5-0 in the ninth and playing for first. Or second and third, anyway.

Which alignment do you use in the ninth?

Send Nieuenhuis out to left?
Send Ike to first and send Rottino to left?
Send Ike to first and send Nieuenhuis to left?
Send Ike to first and send Rottino to right and Nieuenhuis to left?

And Santana pitches, right? RIGHT?!

[Edgy MD]

Nickeas up with the bags juiced. I wonder if he was given orders to swing at the first pitch and spare Santana the delay and the trip to the plate.

[Frayed Knot]

I'd just put Ike at 1st and slide Rottino out to LF.
No need to make wholesale changes for sake of your best defensive lineup - particularly because Nickeas is about to bust this thing open.

And, yes, Santana pitches.

[Edgy MD]

[bigpurple:299gkr6v]Holy crap![/bigpurple:299gkr6v]

[nymr83]

The longer this inning goes the more likely we DON'T see Santana... Remember he's coming off the surgery and its 5-0, I'd be ok with mop-up man here.

[Guest themetfairy]

Grand Slam Nickeas!

[Frayed Knot]

A Slammer AND a 3R HR in the same game?!?!?!
I wasn't sure that was even permitted with this bunch!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Yes, but he was visualizing a bunt.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Thayer it goes!

Darn lucky Mets and those unsustainable two-out runs...

[Edgy MD]

Edgy DC wrote: Remember how awesome it was when a pitcher was getting the job done, and he came up in the eighth or ninth, and the crowd rose and gave him a standing ovation, and whether or not he acquitted himself well at the plate, that ovation seemingly bouyed him when he came out in the ninth and reached back for a little extra to finish the game. Let's see some of that shit today.

Thank you, Terry.

[Edgy MD]

The monkey that fell of Nickeas' back now running wild through Elmhurst.

[Frayed Knot]

Thayer is only good in save situations.
Black is clearly mis-using him.

[nymr83]

The radio feed from the mlb blackberry app is a minute or two behind, I saw Edgy's big "holy crap" while they were having the trainer look at Cedeno.

HOLY CRAP!

[Frayed Knot]

.. avi

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: Thayer is only good in save situations. Black is clearly mis-using him.

Do you listen to the Baseball Today podcast? Keith Law was ripping that stupidity earlier this week.

[Edgy MD]

The sweet and sexy old 4-4-3 doubleplay pulled off by Murphy.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That's defensive substitute Murphy to you.

[nymr83]

Wow Santana is under 90 pitches!


Run differential fixed!

[Edgy MD]

That was awesome.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"Go fuck yourself, San Diego."

-Our Anchor-Man

[Guest themetfairy]

So many worthy Mets today, so little Schaefer....

[bmfc1]

Johan's position as he stood there waiting for the runner to end the game was fantastic.

[metirish]

Not even a hundred pitches for the great Santana......

[Guest The Second Spitter]

themetfairy wrote: Grand Slam Nickeas!

Yia sou Levendi!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Now that's more like it. I like these enjoyable, low stress readings of IGT's.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Seventy seven pitches through seven. Remember how awesome it was when a pitcher was getting the job done, and he came up in the eighth or ninth, and the crowd rose and gave him a standing ovation, and whether or not he acquitted himself well at the plate, that ovation seemingly bouyed him when he came out in the ninth and reached back for a little extra to finish the game. Let's see some of that shit today.

oh, there was a ton of that today.

4PA day for Santana. he clearly was not going to swing in the 9th.

was a fun day indeed. Santana actually hit 90-91 a couple of times too, and was just cruising. I think there was one hard hit ball that Duda caught at the track and that was it. a ton of soft crappily awesome contact. You could smell the CG in the 5th. Very good day indeed, and Wright didn't even get a hit (although a 390 foot out)

aside, really really nice hand for Ike Davis when he was announced and even greater after the hit. Love that Mets fans are supporting him.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, and definite credit to Sandy and Terry and his teammates for working with him and supporting him, giving the fans a cue.

I can certainly hope that the support would be the same if his name was Ike Diaz, but...

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Yeah, and definite credit to Sandy and Terry and his teammates for working with him ans supporting him, giving the fans a cue. I can certainly hope that the support would be the same if his name was Ike Diaz, but...

let's pretend it would be until there's evidence otherwise.

Crowd was jovial in general. didn't boo Nickeas or Turner (hell, didn't even boo the Padres) even though maybe they had reason to. But it was a low stress game right from the get go so that make things easier too.