IGT Mets & Rays 6/13/12 - Keep your peckers up!

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

R.A. Dickey aims for win #10 and continue the Mets' winning ways in Tampa Bay. Some dude name David Price starts for the Rays.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Rays don't stand a chance tomorrow night. Not with Dickey and his Radically Altered knuckler. We should beat 'em even with eight Jason Bays in the lineup.

[Frayed Knot]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: We should beat 'em even with eight Jason Bays in the lineup.

At least a couple of those bouncers are bound to sneak through the infield; we just have to figure out a way to group them into a couple of runs.
Hopefully we can do all that before Maddon figures out to plant all seven of his spare fielders in the infield between 2nd & 3rd.

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: We should beat 'em even with eight Jason Bays in the lineup. At least a couple of those bouncers are bound to sneak through the infield; we just have to figure out a way to group them into a couple of runs. Hopefully we can do all that before Maddon figures out to plant all seven of his spare fielders in the infield between 2nd & 3rd.

what's the ground rule for the Trop roof? maybe Bay can hit a super-pop up.

[Frayed Knot]

There are actually several rules depending on which catwalk--or "ring" as they call them--your pop fly hits.

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: There are actually several rules depending on which catwalk--or "ring" as they call them--your pop fly hits.

Do any of them give Bay a chance at a cheap homer?

There should be a ground-rule at MFYS that a ball in the first ten rows down the line is an OUT, kinda like when you're a teenager and you are out for hitting it over the fence and losing the ball

[Fman99]

Wait, why is my cock out/up?

[metsmarathon]

is yours ever neither out nor up?

[Ceetar]

Fman99 wrote: Wait, why is my cock out/up?

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I knew this thread title was Fman bait.

[G-Fafif]

I'll see your Valdespin and raise you a Rottino.

Andres Torres-8
Daniel Murphy-4
David Wright-5
Scott Hairston-9
Jason Bay-7
Vinny Rottino-DH
Ike Davis-3
Mike Nickeas-2
Omar Quintanilla-6

R.A. Dickey-1

[Edgy MD]

Interesting to see Duda sit against the lefty but not Davis.

[G-Fafif]

Prediction: By next month, a Tampa dance music station will have a DJ going by the air name Jordan E. Valdez-Spin.

[Guest sharpie]

I'll take that bet. I bet that by next month a Tampa dance music station will not have a DJ going by the air name Jordan E. Valdez-Spin.

[G-Fafif]

My favorite song (and the only one I know of, save for Buccaneer fight songs) that invokes my college-era stomping grounds.

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[G-Fafif]

sharpie wrote: I'll take that bet. I bet that by next month a Tampa dance music station will not have a DJ going by the air name Jordan E. Valdez-Spin.

Name of a top DJ in my long-ago Tampa days: Mason Dixon. So I'm almost tempted to put money to mouth.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: Interesting to see Duda sit against the lefty but not Davis.

Hrrm. "Interesting" is a charitable word choice. Speaking of interesting... tonight's squadron:

CF Torres
2B Murphy
3B Wright
RF Hairston
LF Bay
DH Rottino
1B Davis
C Nickeas
SS Quintanilla

[ashie62]

The thread is called "Peckers up?" Well, Julianne Hough says how do you do!

[TransMonk]

I'm in for three innings until I'm off to softball.

LET'S GO METS!!!

[TransMonk]

Double steal? Yuck.

[nymr83]

Wright must have had a terrible jump, they rarely throw for the trail runner on a double-steal.

Also, isn't wright something like 7 for 15 stealing bases this year? Time for the red light!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

We make way too many outs on the bases.

[TransMonk]

Another defensive misplay by Wright. Ruled an infield hit, but looked like a bad decision to barehand to me.

[Guest themetfairy]

TransMonk wrote: Another defensive misplay by Wright. Ruled an infield hit, but looked like a bad decision to barehand to me.

Keith agreed that there was no reason for him to barehand the ball.

[Zvon]

themetfairy wrote: TransMonk wrote: Another defensive misplay by Wright. Ruled an infield hit, but looked like a bad decision to barehand to me. Keith agreed that there was no reason for him to barehand the ball.

That was Upton but yea, Wright still had plenty of time.

We are workin Price. 40 pitches after 2

[Zvon]

Gah. Price Ks the side. But that took quite a few pitches. His innings are numbered

[Frayed Knot]

Nymr83 wrote: Wright must have had a terrible jump, they rarely throw for the trail runner on a double-steal.

He did. Almost looked like he wasn't quite ready for it.
Was also a perfect throw.

[Frayed Knot]

themetfairy wrote: TransMonk wrote: Another defensive misplay by Wright. Ruled an infield hit, but looked like a bad decision to barehand to me. Keith agreed that there was no reason for him to barehand the ball.

Not so sure I agree with Keith there. I doubt he gets him if he gloves it.

Interesting also that they called it a hit, because if they didn't ...

[nymr83]

Dickey cruising, 27 2/3 scoreless at the end of the 3rd.

This is one game I really wish I was home to watch. Radio can't do the knuckleball justice.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Frayed Knot wrote: themetfairy wrote: TransMonk wrote: Another defensive misplay by Wright. Ruled an infield hit, but looked like a bad decision to barehand to me. Keith agreed that there was no reason for him to barehand the ball. Not so sure I agree with Keith there. I doubt he gets him if he gloves it. Interesting also that they called it a hit, because if they didn't ...

Whoa. I was wondering where that 1 in the H column came from. There's no way that shouldn't have been an error.