Back in the New York Groove! IGT 4/19/13 - Nationals @ Mets

[Guest themetfairy]

Matt Harvey vs. Stephen Strasberg - Bring it on!

[Zvon]

This is gonna be a great . I'm so glad to hear Harvey , as opposed to giving the stock cliche answers, says he's excited and looking foward to this matchup. May the best man w....hmmm, be wearing orange and blue!

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

themetfairy wrote: Matt Harvey vs. Stephen Strasberg - Bring it on!

Ooh! That's appointment viewing.

[Gwreck]

It seems impossible that there would be more weather problems this week, but then again...

National Weather Service Forecast wrote: Thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Low around 52. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

[Edgy MD]

Curt Schilling: "Harvey > Strasburg."

I know, I know, but the cadet's logic is sound, Captain.

[ashie62]

Strasburg and Harvey go to war.

[Ceetar]

I really want to head out to Citi for this one, but I'm not feeling up to it. Torture myself to enjoy in person, or just relax at home? hmm.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Torture myself to enjoy in person

Unless you're a masochist, you probably won't enjoy being tortured.

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Torture myself to enjoy in person Unless you're a masochist, you probably won't enjoy being tortured.

well I always enjoy being at Citi. It's just the trip around it that might end up being torturous.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This is a bogus redundant thread and may be bad luck. Please merge with previous IGT thread.

[Ceetar]

Let's make Strassburgers of him.

Edited April 19, 2013 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Merge completed, Professor Brundlefly.

Anybody at the game, try and get some shots of the fire damage.

Lay you even money that there's a "Sweet Caroline" singalong tonight. (And again, I'd prefer me some "Dirty Water.")

[Guest sharpie]

Us:

Valdespin cf
Murphy 2b
Wright 3b
Davis 1b
Buck c
Duda lf
Byrd rf
Tejada ss
Harvey p

Them:

Span cf
Werth rf
Harper lf
LaRoche 1b
Desmond ss
Tracy 3b
Lombardozzi 2b
Suzuki c
Strasburg p

[Zvon]

Play Ball! You would think Id have a graphic for this.

[TransMonk]

Edgy, you need an avatar.

[ashie62]

Strasburg blinks first

2-0 Metropolitans..

[ashie62]

Marlon is my favorite Byrd.

[nymr83]

I love watching Harvey pitch

[Edgy MD]

Would really like to build on this lead. Never comfortable going up against Davey Johnson in a tight endgame.

[Edgy MD]

Gimme gimme Duda treatment.

[Edgy MD]

Howie Rose is right about Dwight Gooden being right. This guy is the real deal.

[metirish]

Ron with a great little nugget about Tom Gorman and how he used to shake of Carter, they used to call him Gorfax because he liked to talk up his own game like he was Koufax, " ok Gary, this is for a fastball, this is the sign for a slider, yyybbb", "just throw it Tom,I'll catch it".

[Fman99]

This Strasburg kid is OK. He could be the next Matt Harvey someday.

[Edgy MD]

metirish wrote: Ron with a great little nugget about Tom Gorman and how he used to shake of Carter, they used to call him Gorfax because he liked to talk up his own game like he was Koufax, " ok Gary, this is for a fastball, this is the sign for a slider, yyybbb", "just throw it Tom,I'll catch it".

In If at First, Hernandez wrote that they called him Gorfax because he was as slow as Koufax was fast.

[metirish]

Interesting, Keith never brought that up.

[Edgy MD]

Lovely double play.

[metirish]

Nice catch on a tough play by Valdy in center....often see that one get through.

[Edgy MD]

Honron![/bigpurple]

It's 3-0, Mets! (Or 2-0 if you're Ashie.)

[Edgy MD]

Honron![/bigpurple]

Suck it, Strasburg. We've got two lefty sluggers in this lineup.

[metirish]

Were the crowd singing "Harvey's Better"?, I didn't hear what Gary said.