IGT 5/16/13 Mets v Cardinals Avoid the Four Day Self-Poo

[Fman99]

Go get em boys!

[Centerfield]

Adam Wainright on the mound for the Cardinals. It's almost unfair to send this lineup up against him.

[G-Fafif]

Jordany Valdespin � RF
Daniel Murphy � 2B
David Wright � 3B
Ike Davis � 1B
Lucas Duda � LF
John Buck � C
Rick Ankiel � CF
Ruben Tejada � SS
Jonathon Niese � LHP

Wainwright instructed by Collins to plunk Valdespin, lest he get too comfortable. Also, it will give the Mets a leadoff baserunner.

[Ceetar]

Did they remember to ask Valdespin first if he wanted to play today?

[Edgy MD]

Thought it'd be a Recker day.

Hundleyesque workload that Buck is getting so far.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Thought it'd be a Recker day. Hundleyesque workload that Buck is getting so far.

I assume he gets one of the next three day games off at least. maybe.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I'd swap Duda and Ike, or even put Duda in front of Wright. If all he does is walk or hit a homer, put him in front of David anyway.

Ike - Duda - Buck - Ankiel... you gotta break that fearsome, foursome up somehow.

[Edgy MD]

I'm all about moving Duda up. I stand on street corners in a scary homemade Mr. Met costume passing out leaflets.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm all about moving Duda up. I stand on street corners in a scary homemade Mr. Met costume passing out leaflets.

I started doing that and then Duda stopped hitting and I was worried I jinxed it.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Duda didn't have a great game yesterday but his recent slump to me looks like hitting into a bad luck more than anything. Have to be encouraged that Muffy seems to be breaking out again. If Terry wants to do some lineup magic he could do worse than bat Muffy leadoff when he's hot.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Duda didn't have a great game yesterday but his recent slump to me looks like hitting into a bad luck more than anything. Have to be encouraged that Muffy seems to be breaking out again. If Terry wants to do some lineup magic he could do worse than bat Muffy leadoff when he's hot.

Duda got a little strikeout happy early in the month but he's seemingly stopped that. Only 2 in his last seven games (2 games were just a PH) He only has two walks in that time though, and three in May. I don't know if that means bad luck or buying into this more aggression thing or simply pressing too hard on a team that's struggling.

But of all the hitters struggling it's Duda I have the most faith in in any given day.

He's 1/26 when he puts the ball in play. Only once in May has he hit the ball and it's hit grass before seats or glove.

[Guest themetfairy]

Let's just say that I'm not running out and buying myself an Ankiel jersey....

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Retire, 16

[TransMonk]

I love two out rallies!

[A Boy Named Seo]

What do you call that mustache-free goatee that Murph's wearing?

PS - Wainwright's socks are the shit.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Poor Ike just completely suxxx

[TransMonk]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: What do you call that mustache-free goatee that Murph's wearing?

I call it The TransMonk.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Touch�.

Edit: Looks like it's actually called the goatee (or the TransMonk), and what I thought was the goatee is the Van Dyke. I wanna see a Met wearing the Dali.

[seawolf17]

TransMonk wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: What do you call that mustache-free goatee that Murph's wearing? I call it The TransMonk.

I call it the I Tried That But My Wife Didn't Like It.

[Frayed Knot]

This is the first, and now,as I type, second, end-of-inning lead we've had in this series.
Now all we have to master is that situation where you have the lead at the point where the game actually ends. I think they call that a WIN but it's been so long that I can't quite remember.

[Ceetar]

You know what I find impressive*? The Mets, as of this moment, are closer (strictly in the loss column) to first place than last.

[ashie62]

I'm skeptical about Ike batting cleanup.

Great spot for Niese to snap out of it.

[ashie62]

HOLY CRAP..WE ARE WINNING 2-1 IN THE FIFTH!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Whatever he lost, Muffy has suddenly found it. Lead us Muffo!

[Frayed Knot]

I'm skeptical about Ike hitting major league pitching.

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: I'm skeptical about Ike hitting major league pitching.

Davis doesn't usually hit curves very well, and Wainwright is pretty good at that.

as for the other 150 AB? *shrug*

[Frayed Knot]

Except that it's gotten to the point where it seems like one of us would look better up there.

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: Except that it's gotten to the point where it seems like one of us would look better up there.

I'm willing to try. sign me up.



Yay fan saving Ankiel from over-aggression.

[Frayed Knot]

Ankiel makes what looks to be the 19th bad base-running decision of the series but gets away with it as the 3B ump incorrectly rules it touched by a fan down the LF line therefore a GR 2B

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tejada breaks an 0-for-15.

We are back. Almost.