IGT 6/23/2013: NYM @ PHI -- With Whiz

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Descendants of Whiz Kids to choke on their cheesesteaks, courtesy of brilliant, young Matt Harvey.

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Young CF
Murphy 2B
Wright 3B
Byrd RF
Satin 1B
Buck C
Lagares CF
Quintanilla SS
Harvey P

Happiest of Harvey Days!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I want Downtown Brown. Awful lot of Byrd lately.

[ashie62]

Sell Byrd at the deadline and you may get your wish..

[batmagadanleadoff]

[Zvon]

[Zvon]

I'm really liking this Young trade. With him and Lagares out there its like we have a whole new engine under the hood.

[Zvon]

Nice. Young singles. Murph singles. Wrights sac fly gets Young to third, and he scores on a Byrdy sac fly. That's workin it.
1-0 Mets.

[Edgy MD]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I want Downtown Brown. Awful lot of Byrd lately.

I'm hoping for both. I don't see where Eric Young has to be an everyday starter.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I want Downtown Brown. Awful lot of Byrd lately. I'm hoping for both. I don't see where Eric Young has to be an everyday starter.

I think Young has the potential to be just what we need in the outfield and in the lineup. I'll be very surprised if Byrd is with us after the trade deadline. Someones gotta need what he can bring.

[Edgy MD]

All our outfielders bring something to the table.

Where's Matt Badigan? I don't see any Kormans?

[Edgy MD]

Brown gets sat down.
Young will be similarly rung.

[Edgy MD]

That's what we need from Marlon Byrd.

[Zvon]

All our outfielders bring something to the table. Where's Matt Badigan? I don't see any Kormans?

He'll catch up. I hope. It's not Harvey Day w/o BatMags

Howard tells Harvey " No, not in my house". And thats a fine catch by Byrd on the rail.

[Zvon]

Wright just misses one. Opp field double.

[Zvon]

We have a light rain falling

[Zvon]

Harvey gets out of a pickle. GJ.

[Zvon]

WOW!!!! Ive never seen that. Revere drops a fly on the exchange. Lagares gets to third!

[Zvon]

He clearly caught it. Had possession for like 2 seconds. But mishandles it taking the ball from his glove and dropped it. I've never seen it happen quite like that. Ha! Revere sucks! Though technically the rule says he did not complete the play.

[Zvon]

DOUBLES IN LAGS!

[Zvon]

And Young doubles in Harvey. Nice. And Wright doubles Young home. WOOT!

[Zvon]

All started with that interesting call on the Revere fly.
4-0 Matts

[Edgy MD]

Delmon Young is number 3. I know this because I've been looking at his back most of this inning.

[Zvon]

A 6 pitch inning by Harvey.

[Edgy MD]

How did this guy lose 10 in the minors? --- Phillies PbP Guy Tom McCarthy

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: He clearly caught it. Had possession for like 2 seconds. But mishandles it taking the ball from his glove and dropped it. I've never seen it happen quite like that. Ha! Revere sucks! Though technically the rule says he did not complete the play.

It always seemed odd to me that that rule is enforced more on outfielders than anywhere else.
And even w/OFers it's rare. I have seen it, just not that often (probably 3 or 4 times in my life).

[Zvon]

Lagares slugs our 5th double of the game! 5-0 Matts!

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: How did this guy lose 10 in the minors? --- Phillies PbP Guy Tom McCarthy

That's why forecasting prospects, even as lower lower pros much less as amateurs, is so tough.
Harvey, for whatever reason(s), is simply a better pitcher at the ML level than he ever was before.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Zvon wrote: He clearly caught it. Had possession for like 2 seconds. But mishandles it taking the ball from his glove and dropped it. I've never seen it happen quite like that. Ha! Revere sucks! Though technically the rule says he did not complete the play. It always seemed odd to me that that rule is enforced more on outfielders than anywhere else. And even w/OFers it's rare. I have seen it, just not that often (probably 3 or 4 times in my life).

Watching it live I really thought he completed the play. Even after he dropped it I thought he had it long enough. But the rule does say transfer glove to hand. Yes, I was surprised at this call.

Q sacs Buck for 6-0

[Edgy MD]

Harvey tried to enter the Peanuts universe and undress Savery with a line drive.

I'm glad this Lannan isn't as good as the Lannan who used to stymie us with Washington.