IGT 7/22/12 - LAD@New York: Seen Better Days

[Guest The Second Spitter]

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[ashie62]

Us..

Ruben Tejada, ss
Jordany Valdespin, lf
David Wright, 3b
Ike Davis, 1b
Daniel Murphy, 2b
Lucas Duda, rf
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, cf
Josh Thole, c
Jon Niese, lhp

[Benjamin Grimm]

I guess nobody's watching the game today. (I'm not either.) I just checked the score online, though. Scoreless, Mets batting in the bottom of the third. So far they've had one single by Murphy.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Several tweets about Valdespin, but not saying what he did. What happened?

[Frayed Knot]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Several tweets about Valdespin, but not saying what he did. What happened?

Got a couple of hits, but I don't know if that's what the Tweets are talking about.

Mattingly comes and gets the starter with 1 out in the 5th even though he still has a lead.
Not sure if this is a good thing or not. We weren't exactly hitting him (most hits were soft) and K-ing a lot, but he was also up around 100 pitches already and so in comes the lefty to face Ike & Muffy with men on.

[Frayed Knot]

And neither of them come through and we leave two runners on for the 2nd inning in a row.



btw for youse outta-towners, this game is on TBS

[Frayed Knot]

Wow -- Nieuwenhuis got a hit! And off a LHP too!
I think that's his first since sometime in May although I'll have to check the records on that.

[DocTee]

I'm a-feared they are coming back to normal. They are what they are-- and Turner sucks.

[Frayed Knot]

But the leadoff hitter is on and this is a chump we can beat.

Don't bunt w/Valdy!!

[Edgy MD]

2-0.

SWING!

Or TAKE!

[Frayed Knot]

Not my favorite play, but at least it worked.

[Frayed Knot]

And, once again, it'll be up to the lefties - and Mattingly doesn't have one in the bullpen.

[Edgy MD]

Gotta watch out for that double play here.

[Frayed Knot]

Got that hole over at first because they have to hold [crossout:17o7kywm]Tejada[/crossout:17o7kywm] Wright on.

[Edgy MD]

I'll take it!

[Gwreck]

Bad call at first: Davis obviously safe.

[Frayed Knot]

Would've been a close play at home if Loney fielded that one cleanly.

C'mon Lucas, send 'em home.

[Frayed Knot]

Gwreck wrote: Bad call at first: Davis obviously safe.

And that's with Jim Joyce umping home

[nymr83]

Edgy DC wrote: I'll take it!

Mets robbed, Ike was safe!

I don't like the Valdespin bunt, inviting them to walk our best hitter with 1B open, thankfully they turned down that invitation.

[Frayed Knot]

We should probably consider ourselves lucky just to get it tied considering that only one hitter that inning got the ball out of the infield.

[Edgy MD]

Sticking with Parnell. Right move.

Sorry now that we got only 12 pitches total out of Rauch and Byrdak.

[Frayed Knot]

So who's left on the bench? Just Hairy & Bay, right?

[Edgy MD]

Nymr83 wrote: Edgy DC wrote: I'll take it! Mets robbed, Ike was safe! I don't like the Valdespin bunt, inviting them to walk our best hitter with 1B open, thankfully they turned down that invitation.

Was that a straight sacrifice or more of the bunt-for-a-hit-and-take-the-sacrifice-as-a-backup-plan move?

[Frayed Knot]

It's almost like Parnell decides ahead of time what he's going to throw on that particular day.
Last week there was that outing where he threw nothing but curve-balls. Today everything is on the outside half.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy DC wrote: Edgy DC wrote: I'll take it! Mets robbed, Ike was safe! I don't like the Valdespin bunt, inviting them to walk our best hitter with 1B open, thankfully they turned down that invitation. Was that a straight sacrifice or more of the bunt-for-a-hit-and-take-the-sacrifice-as-a-backup-plan move?

It kind of doesn't matter since bunting for a hit doesn't work when everyone is looking for it.

[Edgy MD]

Well, it matters because I asked.

Frayed Knot wrote: So who's left on the bench? Just Hairy & Bay, right?

Cede�o also. All righties.

[Edgy MD]

That's the way to use a reliever.

[Frayed Knot]

NOW I wouldn't mind a bunt with Nickeas and leave it up to Hairston & Tejada.


oe: Oops, I had the batters in the wrong order ... never mind

[Frayed Knot]

And now my previous thought is back on: Bunt w/Nickeas and avoid the potential GiDP

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: It's almost like Parnell decides ahead of time what he's going to throw on that particular day. Last week there was that outing where he threw nothing but curve-balls. Today everything is on the outside half.

It is certainly not outside the realm of possibility that, while warming up in the pen, he sees his curve feels particularly good/bad that day and uses it accordingly.