IGT 5/17 Matt Harvey at Cubs

[Fman99]

He will bring along some other Mets with him, but, let's call it what it is.

[G-Fafif]

POW! They'll be Mharvved!

[TransMonk]

Storms and showers where I am (about 2.5 hours NW of Chicago) all morning. More rain expected.

[Guest vtmet]

Murphy swung the bat well yesterday...I normally like a fast guy leadoff, but that is in short supply on this team anyhow...so I say:

Bat Murphy leadoff today...

On Murphy's career when "leading off an inning":
.297 average; .348 OBP; .511 slugging percentage; .859 OPS;
10 HRs; 4 triples; 31 doubles; 165 "Total bases" in 348 Plate Appearances;

This season when "leading off an inning":
.292 average; .393 OBP; .583 slugging percentage; .976 OPS;

plus, he's one of the few guys on the team that can hit both LHP and RHP almost equally well...

[Lefty Specialist]

What they really need is Murphy leading off an inning with runners on base. Then they'd be all set.

[Guest vtmet]

Lefty Specialist wrote: What they really need is Murphy leading off an inning with runners on base. Then they'd be all set.

what they really need is (since they have no speed merchants), 4 Daniel Murphy's and 4 David Wright's in the batting order...not a ton of power but good OPS throughout the order...

[Edgy MD]

A Duda or two might be nice.

[seawolf17]

Lineup:

Murphy 2B
Harvey RF
Wright 3B
Duda LF
Harvey CF
Harvey 1B
Harvey SS
Recker C
Harvey P

[Guest Swan Swan H]

seawolf17 wrote: Lineup: Murphy 2B Harvey RF Wright 3B Duda LF Harvey CF Harvey 1B Harvey SS Recker C Harvey P

Harvey's good, but he's no Bugs Bunny.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

The ac'chul lineup, which looks an awful lot like a 'K,' appropriately enough for a Harvey start:

Valdespin � RF
Murphy � 2B
Wright � 3B
Davis � 1B
Duda � LF
Buck � C
Ankiel � CF
Tejada � SS
Harvey � RHP

[batmagadanleadoff]

"I swing"


"I don't"

[G-Fafif]

I'm so glad we'll have this time together
Just to take a pitch that's called strike three...

[Guest vtmet]

I swear that last season, MLB Network would have a day game telecast virtually every week day (M-F)...this year, I haven't seen them doing that, other than during spring training...What is the point in them making this network, to have basically the same thing as "Baseball Tonight" retelecast 24 hours a day?

[Guest vtmet]

Swan Swan H wrote: The ac'chul lineup, which looks an awful lot like a 'K,' appropriately enough for a Harvey start: Valdespin � RF Murphy � 2B Wright � 3B Davis � 1B Duda � LF Buck � C Ankiel � CF Tejada � SS Harvey � RHP

Is it just my perception or...is this the first time in a very long time that Terry has used the same lineup in the game that followed an actual win?

[ashie62]

TransMonk wrote: Storms and showers where I am (about 2.5 hours NW of Chicago) all morning. More rain expected.

You are outstanding in your field..

[Guest vtmet]

Ashie62 wrote: TransMonk wrote: Storms and showers where I am (about 2.5 hours NW of Chicago) all morning. More rain expected. You are outstanding in your field..

if thunder storms are coming; he might want to reconsider being out standing in his field...

[Zvon]

Great footage of Seavers almost perfecto in '69. Fun to see. Ive seen the hit itself many times but not the bunt and the last out. Toms reaction:bummed. I wonder what Grote said to him.

[ashie62]

Cubs suck!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Matt Harvey is never 'at' anyone. The Cubs are at Matt Harvey.

[Zvon]

PLAYBALL!

49degrees there.

[ashie62]

I like this weather...

[ashie62]

[bigpurple:pt4ve3qy]KABOOM![/bigpurple:pt4ve3qy]

[Zvon]

[ashie62]

That first pitch was a meatball Ike...

[ashie62]

1-0 Metropolitans...

[Zvon]

Ive gone from not worried about Ike, to worried, and now pity. I feel sorry for him.

[Edgy MD]

IKE

It is unfortunate.

[ashie62]

Whew!!!

[Fman99]

Just got the KABOOM on WFAN via XM. Quite the lag.

Will be avoiding the CPF, no offense, so as to not spoil any surprises.

[Zvon]

Ashie62 wrote: Whew!!!

Valde wasn't worried about it. If its any indication (balls hit hard) though, Harveys gonna be workin for it.