IGT 8/23/12 -- Rockies @ Mets

[Frayed Knot]

1:10 first pitch -- so we're gettin' the pain over early today.

Most notable thing about today is the ML debut of Collin McHugh (must be Italian)
I hope he can hit.

Tyler Chatwood is the opposing pitcher who I think is the same guy who hit the game-winning bucket for Hickory HS in the Indiana state hoops championship.
In the baseball part of his life he's made just 4 starts this season and has an ERA of 5-1/2 and a WHiP of 1.63 ... IOW, we're dead.



Over/Under on bunt plays screwed up = 2.5

[Guest Swan Swan H]

More shuffling of deck chairs:

Valdespin CF
Murphy 2B
Wright 3B
Davis 1B
Hairston LF
Baxter RF
Tejada SS
Thole C
McHugh RHP

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I got excited when I set the DVR to record the game, because I saw what I thought was a live Mets Fast-Forward in that slot, and thought, "They can cut out the middleman? Why don't they do this for EVERY game?"

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: Over/Under on bunt plays screwed up = 2.5

Is that Mets on defense, Mets on offense, or combined?

Later

[Edgy MD]

Gabby Douglas in the house today.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Gabby Douglas in the house today.

8th inning 'guy' or bat off bench?

[Edgy MD]

Mets are 3-0 on Thursdays this month, with 23 of their sixty runs on the day that gives children far to go.

It's been the hump day that the team finally says "Enough bullshit this week," before tanking the weekend away as well.

A confluence of Gabby and Thursday and Morrissey McHugh. Get your money down on the Mets today, folks.

[Edgy MD]

She's from Tide Territory, right?

[Edgy MD]

Other beat writers supress laughs as Gabby fields question about Wright intimidation campaign from Megdal.

[Zvon]

PLAY BALL!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

McHugh getting first big league squeeze, but gets a Big Whiff

[Edgy MD]

Not the attendance hoped for at ceremonial first pitch.

[Edgy MD]

McHugh pitches out of a scoring situation in the first. Nice.

[Zvon]

A few big Ks. Welcome to the bigs Collin.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Rally music for today's game.
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[Zvon]

If Valde don't steal at some point here I see no reason for him being at the top of the order.

[Ceetar]

Zvon wrote: If Valde don't steal at some point here I see no reason for him being at the top of the order.

even if he does steal I don't see a reason.

of course, that was the first game-starting walk for the Mets in 50 games.

[Edgy MD]

How long has he been our leadoff batter? Like six minutes?

OE: It's his second game there.

[Zvon]

That would not have been the point for me, but nice, he makes it as Muffy wuffs.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Edgy DC wrote: How long has he been our leadoff batter? Like six minutes?

That should be more than enough time to formulate a permanent opinion.

[Zvon]

Ceetar wrote: Zvon wrote: If Valde don't steal at some point here I see no reason for him being at the top of the order. even if he does steal I don't see a reason. of course, that was the first game-starting walk for the Mets in 50 games.

The reason for me would be to see if he can do what a lead off hitter should be able to do. I don't like him in that spot in any case. But this is the time for Shorty to take a look at things for the future.

[Edgy MD]

Valdespin has reached base 45 times and stolen seven bases.

Ruben Tejada has reached base 124 times and stolen one.

Let's keep the horses in the barn.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Leadoff runner, stranded, to a pitcher who let up 10 runners in 4 innings' work last time out?



This is your team.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Leadoff runner, stranded, to a pitcher who let up 10 runners in 4 innings' work last time out?

And once again because no one could get the ball out of the infield
(OK, the last out was technically to LF but it was shallow enough to be caught by the SS)

[Frayed Knot]

MFS62 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Over/Under on bunt plays screwed up = 2.5 Is that Mets on defense, Mets on offense, or combined?

2.5 if strictly defense. The line for defense + offense is 3.5

The Rox bunted with the 2nd batter of the game and Ike tried to mess it up but bucked the recent rend by recovering in time.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

McQ is the poo thru two. Woo hoo!

[Zvon]

ComOn Baxter! You should know better than that.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Forced at second on a bloop base hit to right, directly in front of the runner?



This is your team.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Do they make Mets players spin around on a bat before they let them loose on the bases?

[Frayed Knot]

And inning 2 features 2 hits, a walk, a stolen base ... and, of course, no runs.