IGT 8/7/2012 MIA @ NYM: Who ARE These Guys?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Hello, everyone, this is Bob Murphy welcoming you to beautiful Citi Field for the first game of a three-game series as the New York Mets return home to face their division rivals, the Miami Marlins. It's perfect baseball weather tonight, folks. The temperature is a balmy 82 degrees with a light breeze, and there are just a few cumulus clouds up there in the sky as the sun begins to set. It should be a good one, and here with the lineups is my broadcast partner Gary Cohen.

[G-Fafif]

Murph's scorecard:

Tejada 6
Murphy 3
Wright 5
Hairston 9
Bay 7
Cedeno 4
Torres 8
Thole 2
Niese 1

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Thanks Bob. The hot hitting Ruben Tejada leads off at shortstop. Daniel Murphy gets the start at first base with Ike Davis sitting against the lefthander. David Wright bats third, Scott Hairston plays right and bats fourth, and Jason Bay, who is coming off a very tough road trip, bats fifth in left. Ronny Cedeno moves up to the six-hole and plays second, Andres Torres is in center, Josh Thole gets the start with Rob Johnson out with a bruised hand, and pitching and batting ninth, it's Jonathan Niese.

We'll be back with the Marlins lineup after these words from Two Brothers Scrap Metal.

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[metirish]

Mets need to win with this effort being put in by Swanie.......nice job...

Guys?

[G-Fafif]

The rest of Murph's scorecard:

Solano 4
Ruggiano 8
Reyes 6
Lee 3
Stanton 9
Kearns 7
Green 5
Buck 2
LeBlanc 1

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Guys? Guys? Looks like Bob and Gary got on line for one of those new steak sandwiches, so I'll be bringing you the Marlins lineup.

Somebody named Solano is playing second base, Justin Ruggiano, who I spoke with last month, very nice guy, he's batting second and playing center. Jose Reyes bats third, boy if Jerry Manuel were alive today.... Carlos Lee, who is still a Marlin despite their best efforts to get rid of him bats cleanup. Gi-an-car-lo Stanton, boy I love saying that name, he'll be in right field. Austin Kearns - can you believe he's only 32? I was watching him back when I was pledging Delta Kappa Phi, he'll be in left. Nick Green bats seventh and plays third, replacing Hanley Ramirez, but really, who could replace Hanley? John Buck bats eighth and catches, and on the mound, making just his second start of the year, the southpaw Wade LeBlanc.

Guys? Are you back, guys? Well, we'll return with the first pitch, but first a word from Big Bucks Auto

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[G-Fafif]

What IS Jan going to do with her scrap metal?

[Zvon]

Give me one good reason why Bay is starting?

[Ceetar]

Zvon wrote: Give me one good reason why Bay is starting?

I told myself I'd give him until 150 AB until I started bitching.

[Gwreck]

Ceetar wrote: I told myself I'd give him until 150 AB until I started bitching.

He's got 130 ABs.

If he went 10 for 20 (all homers) in those next 20 ABs, he'd still have a sub-.800 OPS.

[Zvon]

In those 130 ABs he has 20 hits. Twenty hits this season.

[Ceetar]

Gwreck wrote: Ceetar wrote: I told myself I'd give him until 150 AB until I started bitching. He's got 130 ABs. If he went 10 for 20 (all homers) in those next 20 ABs, he'd still have a sub-.800 OPS.

It's not about his overall numbers, it's about him being out for long enough that you wonder if he needs a "spring training" worth of AB to get his bat going. Timing, reps, etc. He did smack around lefties last year, so it's not that far fetched that he could do that again.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yeah but if he hit 10 HRs in his next 20 ABs maybe we could trade him instead of releasing him. Either way I can't see this going on for much longer.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah but if he hit 10 HRs in his next 20 ABs maybe we could trade him instead of releasing him. Either way I can't see this going on for much longer.

LeBlanc's a lefty. I wonder if now that they're home they'll drop him against righties.

[Gwreck]

It's not far-fetched that Jason Bay could hit 10 homers in his next 20 ABs?

Yes, I suppose if by "not far-fetched" you mean it's "not far-fetched" that I could win the Powerball and buy a suite for the CPF at Citi Field next year.

[Ceetar]

Gwreck wrote: It's not far-fetched that Jason Bay could hit 10 homers in his next 20 ABs? Yes, I suppose if by "not far-fetched" you mean it's "not far-fetched" that I could win the Powerball and buy a suite for the CPF at Citi Field next year.

Not that far fetched that he could have something approaching the .918 OPS he had against lefties last year.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

There will be no peace on this board until we can come to a consensus on this critical issue:

Is it far fetched or far-fetched?

[HahnSolo]

Swan Swan H wrote: There will be no peace on this board until we can come to a consensus on this critical issue: Is it far fetched or far-fetched?

And is it ever just fetched? Why is it always far fetched (or far-fetched)?

[Zvon]

Ceetar wrote: Ceetar wrote: I told myself I'd give him until 150 AB until I started bitching. He's got 130 ABs. If he went 10 for 20 (all homers) in those next 20 ABs, he'd still have a sub-.800 OPS. It's not about his overall numbers, it's about him being out for long enough that you wonder if he needs a "spring training" worth of AB to get his bat going. Timing, reps, etc. He did smack around lefties last year, so it's not that far fetched that he could do that again.

I just read Martino's column and it has instilled in me extended sympathy for Jason. Ill give him four more at bats. All I ask for is one hit. Is that too fetched?

[Zvon]

OOO, I like that All-Star game logo for '13. Is it All-Star? Or All Star? Or just all star?

[Zvon]

Niese looks like all business tonight.

[Ceetar]

It's All-Star, but it's also stupid. I hate dashes.

And I think All Star makes more sense than far-fetched since fetched doesn't feel like a word.

but what do I know, I've never been taught grammar.

Hit for Murphy. can Hairston drive him in with 2o uts?

[Ceetar]

no. But it did take him 11 pitches to not drive him in, so there's that.

[Zvon]

Damn. Nice catch.

[Zvon]

I like how they have included the bridge in the All-Star game logo. I was disappointed that it was removed for the 50th logo. They could have kept that in there.

[Zvon]

See, I'm down on Bay but I don't wanna hear him get booed. That's a shame. If I was there I wouldn't boo him until his fourth at-bat, if he should deserve it. I might not even boo. Maybe just groan real loud.

[Zvon]

Gah, fat 3-2 curve ball to Lee results in an RBI single. And Stanton delivers the sac fly. Nice catch by Torres. 2-0 them.

[Zvon]

Shity. Buck doubles in two more.

[Zvon]

hA! Niese was out. Ill take it. ComOn Tejada. Make it count.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Gotta ca$h in now.