I.G.T 7/28 Mets @ Dbacks 8:10 pm est 3 days Til Harvey

[ashie62]

So we will go with Chris Young v. Ian Kennedy...

[Benjamin Grimm]

Some potential big Schaefer implications for this game.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Some potential big Schaefer implications for this game.

I'm guessing that Chris Young could seal his first Schaefer pitcher of the month award with a strong outing today. Or if not strong, adequate, given the overall sorry state of Mets starting pitching this past month.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/6073/chris-young

[ashie62]

Chris Young will be pitching to Chris Young.

[ashie62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Some potential big Schaefer implications for this game.

There had better be

[Frayed Knot]

1) Ruben Tejada SS
2) Jordany Valdespin RF
3) David Wright 3B
4) Ike Davis 1B
5) Daniel Murphy 2B
6) Jason Bay LF
7) Kirk Nieuwenhuis CF
8) Josh Thole C
9) Chris Young RHP

Arizona Diamondbacks
1) Gerardo Parra CF
2) Aaron Hill 2B
3) Jason Kubel LF
4) Paul Goldschmidt 1B
5) Justin Upton RF
6) Miguel Montero C
7) Stephen Drew SS
8) Ryan Wheeler 3B
9) Ian Kennedy RHP

[ashie62]

The New Kids on the Block..

Tejada...Valdespin...Torres...Nieuwenhuis...Beato...

[Edgy MD]

Well, I suppose there are faster ways to gay up a thread.

[ashie62]

Remember, I do not read at a higher level than People magazine...

[ashie62]

Az 2-1 in the 2nd

36 pitches by Chris Young..oye..

[Guest themetfairy]

Isaac Benjamin just hit his second home run of the night!

The home cooking is doing him well

[Guest themetfairy]

Once again we get back one and give up two....

[bmfc1]

If Ike can get up 4 more times, maybe he can hit 4 more solo homeruns. Of course, by then Young will have given up a few more bombs.

Young is the new Batista.

[ashie62]

This game feels like Chinese Checkers

[ashie62]

themetfairy wrote: Isaac Benjamin just hit his second home run of the night! The home cooking is doing him well

Wouldn't it be funny if he beats Sugarpants in HR and RBI?? and hits 140 points less..

[bmfc1]

Other than "because someone has to start" and "they have nobody else", why is Young still on the team?

[Edgy MD]

Because we'd likely be worse without him.

My team is losing.

[Edgy MD]

But we have two on and one out.

[Edgy MD]

Nuttin'.

[bmfc1]

Edgy DC wrote: Because we'd likely be worse without him.

How so? I'm not arguing, just asking.

[Fman99]

Wow, three dingers already for Ike! Too bad the rest of the team is sucking ass.

[Guest Kong76]

Davis with three homers!

[bmfc1]

Too bad that group isn't sitting behind home plate tonight.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/sports/baseball/his-power-restored-ike-davis-returns-home-to-arizona.html?ref=sports

[ashie62]

Ike has da fever.

[Frayed Knot]

We need to go at least four batters over the minimum in order to get Ike up twice more in this game.
The double bonus is that, if they actually do that, hoping that Ike hits his fourth might not be the only thing worthwhile over the final three innings of this game.

[Guest Kong76]

The person that does the SNY updates on facebook is
gayer than anything posted here.

[ashie62]

Hail Hail Ike and all that, but the Mets don't have that many losses to give..its almost August..lets go!

[Frayed Knot]

bmfc1 wrote: Other than "because someone has to start" and "they have nobody else", why is Young still on the team?

Maybe because he's given up 3 runs or less in 8 of his 9 starts prior to tonight?

Look, I think it's safe to say that he won't be in the CY race but let's not act like he's been awful either.

[bmfc1]

Good point FK. It seems like he always pitches just poorly enough to lose.

[ashie62]

Chris Young is part of the solution, not the problem.