IGT 9/28/2012 NYM @ ATL: Chipping Away

[G-Fafif]

Substituting for Edgy because he hasn't started the Chipper Jones Night thread, presumably out of sadness for the loss of a great opponent (uh-huh).

Ruben Tejada � SS
Daniel Murphy � 2B
David Wright � 3B
Ike Davis � 1B
Scott Hairston � CF
Lucas Duda � LF
Mike Baxter � RF
Josh Thole � C
Jonathon Niese � LHP

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Neise looking pretty sharp, but Freddie the Freeloader hit one three miles to give the Braves a 1-0 lead. Hudson, for the most part, is making the Mets look like they're swinging strands of fresh pappardelle.

[Frayed Knot]

Funny how the hitting returns to normal (our version of normal) when facing major league pitchers instead of whatever the Marlins & Pirates were throwing out there.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

And with that, Murph leads off with a double.

[Edgy MD]

A lot of great outfield catches against the Mets of late.

[Frayed Knot]

Swan Swan H wrote: And with that, Murph leads off with a double.

Hey, it's not a single.



And speaking of not a single, Homer Bailey heads to the 9th in Pittsburgh with a no-hitter.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Jeez, the Mets got robbed a lot this week. Heyward with a full extension, cross-body dive to pick one inches from the turf on Wright.

[G-Fafif]

Say Heyward! (Dammit.)

Watching Braves' young slugger go very deep a few weeks ago in the company of fellow Mets fans (after fighting to get a restaurant TV changed to the Mets game), a friend of a friend at the table was all "I hate that guy." Why, he was asked. "Because he's so good."

Not a great reason to hate an opposing player -- except when he's just killed you, I suppose.

[Frayed Knot]

Bloops tend to get you robbed a lot (and we tend to hit a lot of bloops) although Alvarez did rob some hot shots at 3B the other day at CitiField

Edited September 28, 2012 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Hairston, man, just make contact. Boo.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hairy Fail.

Come on, Doodoo.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

I'm thinking Peterson and Snyder climbing the walls vs. Dickey and Baxter.

[Edgy MD]

Come on, Dudy. Be my friend.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[bigpurple:3q6udgk7]THE DUDE ABIDES[/bigpurple:3q6udgk7]

[G-Fafif]

EAT IT HUDSON!!!

[Fman99]

YEAH RUIN THE FUCKIN CHIPPER LOVE FEST DUDA! KABLAMMO!

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah FUCK YOU Hudson -- serves you right for turning that into a 10 minute AB!!!!
How'd that work out for ya, huh?

[Edgy MD]

I'MSORRYBUTFUCKYEAH!![/bigpurple]

[Frayed Knot]

Two outs in Pittsburgh ...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That was hot, specially since they IW'ed themselves into this mess. I was looking up images of Art Howe to say "He battled!"

See?

[Edgy MD]

Substituting for Edgy because he hasn't started the Chipper Jones Night thread, presumably out of sadness for the loss of a great opponent (uh-huh).

Sorry, but I was on the road.

Wife DC: What did you say you needed a smart phone for?

Edgy: I need to start In-Game Threads from the road.

Wifey: Ummm...

[Edgy MD]

Great play, Wright.

Down side of the Mets taking a seventh-inning lead is that Jones is now set up to become a late-inning hero on his own night.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Yeah FUCK YOU Hudson -- serves you right for turning that into a 10 minute AB!!!! How'd that work out for ya, huh?

And, really, did Hudson think Ike was going to be going on the pitch or something?
He was just throwing to 1st and doing that whole fake-3rd-go-1st thing as a stall and as a way not to pitch to Duda ... except he IW'd Ike just to get to Duda which is why I say ... Fuckin' serves ya right!

[G-Fafif]

Substituting for Edgy because he hasn't started the Chipper Jones Night thread, presumably out of sadness for the loss of a great opponent (uh-huh). Sorry, but I was on the road. Wife DC: What did you say you needed a smart phone for? Edgy: I need to start In-Game Threads from the road. Wifey: Ummm...

Out on the road today
I posted IGT from a Cadillac
A little voice inside my head said
"Baxter's batting seventh?"

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Hairy foiled the strategy by striking out rather than grounding into a 6-4-3.

[Frayed Knot]

Booooo pinch-hitter

[Frayed Knot]

SHIT, Rusty could have scored from 1st had that ball not cleared the fence on a hop - and I'm talking about Rusty TODAY!!!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Freddy sez: Since the IBB worked so well last inning, let's try again.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Stupid half-right Freddy.

[Edgy MD]

Chipper, cut that shit out.

Oh, now I get Brad Benson, that card.