Firecracker IGT -- Snakes @ Mets -- 7/4/13

[Frayed Knot]

As America celebrates the 227th anniversary of us tossing those Limey bastards outta here (even as we still inexplicably fawn over the goings-on of their royal family) I'm celebrating by starting my first IGT since banning myself some two months ago following a string of shitty games which, I reasoned, could only have been my fault.

1:10 start -- Dillon Gee and Ian Kennedy are your scheduled protagonists
The earlier start time gives this game at least a 27% chance of ending before midnight.


Speaking of starting times, nice to see most teams opting for the day-time starts today - beginning with the 11AM first pitch in the D of C.
Toronto is going with the standard 7PM start, although in fairness to them it's not July 4th up there (I'm not sure what date it is in Canada, I just know they don't have a July 4th). They had their early start and patriotic shirts on Monday. No wonder that country is all backwards.
Also night games in Atlanta & Dallas but they have the excuse of running from the heat. And a couple of 6PM starts in Denver & Anaheim. The rest of the country in going with baseball in the sun even if those of us on the easy coast have only seen a total of about 7 hours of sunshine over the last two weeks.

[ashie62]

Going to be a very warm day at the park.....

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Freedom for Anthony Recker!

Eric Young Jr., lf
Daniel Murphy, 2b
David Wright, 3b
Marlon Byrd, rf
Josh Satin, 1b
Anthony Recker, c
Omar Quintanilla, ss
Juan Lagares, cf
Dillon Gee, rhp

[Guest Swan Swan H]

The enemy. Parra returns in RF.

Capana 8
Prado 4
Goldschmidt 3
Chavez 5
Ross 7
Parra 9
Nieves 2
Pennington 6
Kennedy 1

[ashie62]

Murphy..he giveth..he taketh away!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Murphy with quite the inning - and there are only two out.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Ashie62 wrote: Murphy..he giveth..he taketh away!

Yup!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Three up-and-in to Wright (one a slider). Ross's bat-flipping ass would be a perfect target for some of the same, but nah. The Mets don't do that.

[bmfc1]

I guess Terry doesn't mind if his best hitter gets thrown at. However, he doesn't mind if one of his own players gets hit to teach him a lesson.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Byrd singles and moves up on a fly to deep left. Ross played it right in, but the throw was a bit off line. Excellent judgment and hustle.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Kennedy looks like the guy in high school who picked on the weak guys and hid from the big guys.

[Edgy MD]

Crap! Ralph sounds bad.

[Edgy MD]

Gee looking great. Strikes out the side.

Passing the two-month test for sure.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

And Kennedy goes down without hearing any chin music. If I were Wright I'd be wondering why.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Recker shows off his muscular, tanned, well-toned, shapely arm, driving toward second with his supple, powerful thighs.
oe: leg-related typo fixed.

Edited July 4, 2013 by Guest

[Zvon]

Nice. Well done Byrd. His grounder to second allows Wright to skip home. Nice double by Wright too.

[bmfc1]

The 1964 All-Star game lasted 2:37. Remember that when it's the 8th inning and it's 11 PM.

[Zvon]

I missed something that involved two runs. Grrr.
Not a kaboom though. A 2 RBI single by Nieves. Come on Gee. Dont be givin it back.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Im out here in the sticks with no tv or radio reception. Gameday tells me Parra doubled on a bunt to Murphy.

???

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Im out here in the sticks with no tv or radio reception. Gameday tells me Parra doubled on a bunt to Murphy. ???

Im not all here. Missed that inning. From CBS:

Cody Ross : Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ross walked.
Gerardo Parra : Parra doubled to right, Ross to third.
Wil Nieves : Nieves singled to center, Ross and Parra scored.

[Edgy MD]

Lagares swinging at junque. A hanger, but a hanger under his chin.

[Zvon]

Gee knows that pitchers on this team need to know how to drive in their own runs.

[Edgy MD]

BRICKA, BRACKA, FIRECRAKA!!
SIS, BOO BAH!!!?
BUGS BUNNY!! BUGS BUNNY!!
RAH! RAH! RAH!!

[bmfc1]

Parra's drag bunt went was too far to Satin's right while Murphy moved in when he saw the bunt but it was bunted so hard that it went past him on the left and the ball ended up in short RF.

[Zvon]

bmfc1 wrote: Parra's drag bunt went was too far to Satin's right while Murphy moved in when he saw the bunt but it was bunted so hard that it went past him on the left and the ball ended up in short RF.

That was the double!? Yikes. OO, it just came up on my MLBTV replays.

OOO,wow.

[Zvon]

The white hats suck.

[Edgy MD]

That was a good pitch Satin hit.

[Zvon]

Very pretty voice. Thank you Mary K. *salute

[bmfc1]

The Nationals featured Neil Diamond today during the fourth inning debuting an original, corny as hell, patriotic song.

[Zvon]

We need ya NOW Muffy. Step it up.