IGT Tues Jun 19 Mets v O's

[Fman99]

Johan versus some turd... I smell a winning streak.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That sounds better than smelling the turd.

Nice photo in the Daily News this morning of Santana with Seaver.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Nice photo in the Daily News this morning of Santana with Seaver.

By next week, Seaver will insist they've never met.

[Edgy MD]

Muffy back at 2b:

[*:361a61py]Nieuwenhuis, cf[/*:m:361a61py]
[*:361a61py]Valdespin, lf[/*:m:361a61py]
[*:361a61py]Wright, 3b[/*:m:361a61py]
[*:361a61py]Duda, rf[/*:m:361a61py]
[*:361a61py]Davis, 1b[/*:m:361a61py]
[*:361a61py]Murphy, 2b[/*:m:361a61py]
[*:361a61py]Quintanilla, ss[/*:m:361a61py]
[*:361a61py]Thole, c[/*:m:361a61py]
[*:361a61py]Santana, sp[/*:m:361a61py][/list:o:361a61py]

Curious to see how far Terry's willing to go with Valdespin as a viable left field candidate. That position's become a real death trap, huh?

[Frayed Knot]

David Wright and the eight lefty swinging dwarfs.

[seawolf17]

Frayed Knot wrote: David Wright and the eight lefty swinging dwarfs.

LHPs Dana Eveland and Troy Patton already warming up in the bullpen.

[Edgy MD]

I would love to see a manager announce righty starter and go to the pen after the opposing number stacked his lineup with lefties.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: I would love to see a manager announce righty starter and go to the pen after the opposing number stacked his lineup with lefties.

Not just go to the pen, put the starter in LF so when the opposing manager wastes his bench, you can bring the original guy back in.

[Lefty Specialist]

Boy, that's an awful long way to go to mess with a manager's head.

[Edgy MD]

I see it as a solid strategic maneuver. Sacrifice a righty for a lefty in the seventh, get a strategic advantage in a big spot. Sacrifice a righty for a lefty in the first, get strategic advantage all night.

[nymr83]

Instead of a closer for the 9th inning, how bout a 1-inning starter for the 1st... Either Rauch or Byrdak depending on the handedness of their first 3 batters and then WHAM 2nd inning in comes the unanounced starter... Is it Santana on normal rest? Is it Dickey on 3 days? Is it Gee on an extra day? You won't know until the game starts!

[bmfc1]

I'm watching on the Orioles station. Chris Davis said that he was "really surprised" at how nice Citi Field is which was "surprising" because it's close to Yankee Stadium and he finds this "ironic." Thorne did not ask how the two differ or what exactly is "ironic."

Ex-Met Mike Bordick is doing color tonight on MASN. He told us that "Newenhouse" is in center.

Edited June 19, 2012 by Guest

[Ceetar]

of course it would only take a couple of times through for them to realize what you're doing and know who in the rotation is 'supposed' to pitch. Otherwise you could always keep it vague and 'schedule' one of the starters that's on his throw day for every game. So like tomorrow, set Chris Young as the probable starter, have him do one batter and then go to Gee.

[Ceetar]

no no hitters today. Johan has one and has given one up.

[Zvon]

Santana gets himself out of the jam! Very nice job.

[TransMonk]

You can almost see the smoke coming out of Showalter's ears.

[Lefty Specialist]

TransMonk wrote: You can almost see the smoke coming out of Showalter's ears.

Showalter was born with smoke coming out of his ears.

[Zvon]

Bases juiced for Muffy

[Zvon]

Damn. Well, ones better than none.

[TransMonk]

The Strikeout King made a nice run-saving grab there.

[Frayed Knot]

Not exactly smacking this chump around here, are we?
Especially considering his BAA vs LHBs is about .900
I do believe instead that we are going for the single-game ground-out record.

[Lefty Specialist]

Not liking the way this is shaping up with El Bullpen Enflamado waiting in the wings.

[Zvon]

[TransMonk]

Duda says, "No big deal."

KABOOM!

[Frayed Knot]

The scariest seven words in the Met fans' vocabulary: We need nine outs from our bullpen

[TransMonk]

That was a great inning by Parnell!

[Frayed Knot]

OK Terry, so Parnell got the first three of those nine outs with minimal fuss and muss.
So how 'bout leaving him in to pitch the 8th too rather than taking a chance with an unknown? (assuming he isn't PH'd for)

[Zvon]

Lets add on!

[Zvon]

What a strange play.

[Zvon]

Big 2 ribby single by Valde!