IGT: July 25, "Slumpbuster" Hefner vs Strasburg

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

OK, I'm bringing some Midwestern Magic to Wednesday afternoon's game.

Now, some might think that our somewhat unimpressive rookie would not stand a chance against Mr. No. 1 Pick.

Not so, I say! We don't want to put all that pressure on Young Matt Harvey's Thursday debut, so I say today the team goes out there and takes care of business.

Oh, sure. Lucas is getting sized for his Herd batting practice jersey, and Johan's on the shelf and Gee's on the shelf and Frank-squared is, well, we didn't like him any way.

I say today is the day Jason Bay gets his act together and gets a single (!) and does not crash into the wall.

Anyway, like the Bambino at Wrigley, I'm calling the shot. Mets win 6-4. (With all four Nats runs coming in the ninth inning. I'm not promising anything pretty.)

Edited July 24, 2012 by Guest

[Fman99]

Jordany goes deep twice today. Book it.

[ashie62]

Travis Hafner is pitching? Who did we trade.

[Frayed Knot]

Ashie62 wrote: Travis Hafner is pitching? Who did we trade.

We traded Mike Pelfrey, Dillon Gee, and Johan Santana to the DL for several players to be named earlier.

[bmfc1]

[u:38nuhkjm]Mets:[/u:38nuhkjm]
Tejada-SS
Valdespin-LF
Wright-3B
Davis-1B
Murphy-2B
Nieuwenhuis-RF
Thole-C
Torres-CF
Hefner-RHP

[bmfc1]

I apologize if there is an existing thread for trade deadline news about our team because I don't see it.

According to Harper:

Major League sources say his name has been already out there in trade discussions. One source says the Mets have already rejected an offer from the Padres of reliever Luke Gregerson for Murphy.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-mets-gm-sandy-alderson-trading-daniel-murphy-bullpen-article-1.1121343#ixzz21dqMllke

[MFS62]

Fman99 wrote: Jordany goes deep twice today. Book it.

The more I see of him the more I like him.
Tats and 'tude.
He just may be as much of a badass stud as he thinks he is.

Later

[bmfc1]

MFS62: it's nice to see someone with some attitude on this team. Ike is so friendly to the players when they reach 1B that I expect him to offer them a drink.

[Edgy MD]

Two different definitions of nice there.

I don't think the Mets problem is that they're too nice, or that Valdespin's success is linked to a lack of kindness or a surfeit of hostility or attitude.

[ashie62]

bmfc1 wrote: MFS62: it's nice to see someone with some attitude on this team. Ike is so friendly to the players when they reach 1B that I expect him to offer them a drink.

or a blowjob

[Ceetar]

[Edgy MD]

It's Strasburg vs. Hefner, man.


Bro?


Bro!

I'm totally stoked!

[Edgy MD]

[*:2pfc4a6n]Lombardozzi, 2b[/*:m:2pfc4a6n]
[*:2pfc4a6n]Harper, rf[/*:m:2pfc4a6n]
[*:2pfc4a6n]Zimbabwe, 3b[/*:m:2pfc4a6n]
[*:2pfc4a6n]LaRoche, 1b[/*:m:2pfc4a6n]
[*:2pfc4a6n]Morse, lf[/*:m:2pfc4a6n]
[*:2pfc4a6n]Espinosa, ss[/*:m:2pfc4a6n]
[*:2pfc4a6n]Bernadina, cf[/*:m:2pfc4a6n]
[*:2pfc4a6n]Leon, c[/*:m:2pfc4a6n]
[*:2pfc4a6n]Strasburg, rhp[/*:m:2pfc4a6n][/list:o:2pfc4a6n]

[Vic Sage]

i say let their beards duke it out. winning facial follicles gets the W.

[MFS62]

Another opinion of Valdespin:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jordany-valdespin-snaps-york-mets-record-pinch-hit-160000557--mlb.html

Later

[Edgy MD]

Morse homers and one more day in which our team doesn't get the early lead.

[Edgy MD]

And Espinosa ends a 10-pitch at-bat with a homer of his own.

Hefner's beard is losing.

[bmfc1]

Hefner is the Mike Nickeas of starting pitchers.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Clown


Question

Edgy DC wrote: Bro? Bro! I'm totally stoked!

[MFS62]

Whoever mentioned Morse's neanderthal looks a few days ago was correct.
He looks not too far from "man walks upright" on the evolutionary scale.
A monster, and not a bad hitter.
Later

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Ikeaboom! Murphy follows up with a solid single, but Nooey goes 4-6-3. 2-1 Gnats.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Murph boots an easy DP, but Hefner gets out of it with good pitching (pop-up Zimmerman and K LaRoche) and a bit of good fortune and head's up play. Lombardozzi had third on a PB, but he overslid the bag and Wright hung with the tag and got him.

[Edgy MD]

An Ike Davis homer followed by a David Murphy single really underscores that Murphy is hitting in the wrong part of the lineup.

[Vic Sage]

Murph and Valdy should be flipped in the order

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Valdy misplays a popfly to a single, runner later scores when Thole can't handle throw home. Wright whiffs on a passed ball but doesn't even attempt to take first base.

No fundies.

[Edgy MD]

Vic Sage wrote: Murph and Valdy should be flipped in the order

Seems too obvious, don't it.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Tejada's with an Ordonez-like slide to his right to take a hit away from Morse, with an backhand pick from Ike at the other end.

Meanwhile, Hefner just buzzed Bernadina - a fastball behind his head. He did the old 'look at the mound where my foot slipped' bit, but I'd love to think there was a message there.

[Frayed Knot]

I wouldn't mind sending a message - although buzzing one behind a guys head isn't the way you want to see it.

[Edgy MD]

The problem is not that our pitchers aren't mean and threatening enough.

It's 3-1 in the seventh. That's where we were two nights ago.

[bmfc1]

Doesn't Byrdak want to get traded? That's not going to help.