IGT 7/8/13 - NYM @ SFG - Matt The Giant Killer

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Tim Lincecum takes the vague memory of his two Cy Young awards and the recent sting of his 4-9, 4.66 season record to the hill to face the surging Mets, led by the oft-nekkid but rarely exposed Matt Harvey.

The game starts at 10:15 Eastern time, which will please A Boy Named Seo but cause us Easterners to be sleep-deprived and crabby at work tomorrow. I assure you that no one in my office will notice the difference.

Not to step on the KTE, but the Giants are 5-16 since June 15, and the Mets are 13-9 since being shit on by Bob Costas on June 16 (well, including the cause de crapola, the walk-off slam game). 13-9 may not sound like much, but this ain't football where teams go 14-2 on a fairly regular basis. A 13-9 pace will win you 95.7 games, and that's a pretty good three week stretch. The key, of course, is converting that .3 game.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Mets
Eric Young Jr., lf
Daniel Murphy, 2b
David Wright, 3b
Ike Davis, 1b
Marlon Byrd, rf
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, cf
John Buck, c
Omar Quintanilla, ss
Matt Harvey, rhp

Giants
Gregor Blanco, cf
Marco Scutaro, 2b
Brandon Belt, 1b
Buster Posey, c
Pablo Sandoval, 3b
Hunter Pence, rf
Brandon Crawford, ss
Andres Torres, lf
Tim Lincecum, rhp

[batmagadanleadoff]

"eff Wilpon said that he'd comp my seats if I wear this
shirt to the game. Let's see if the old man keeps his word".

[Edgy MD]

Ah, the old "Eff" designation.

Meanwhile, Mike Krukow coming on, looking like a slightly older Steve Phillips.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

EY's coming. Hide your hearts, girls.

[Edgy MD]

Mets go in order in the first.

It's hard to accept that they Mets could be favored in a matchup against Tim Lincecum.

[Zvon]

Nice open Swan. No Mattman comic. Too early to say it was jinxin' him but I'm not taking any chances. Comic is 0-2.

[Edgy MD]

One batter. One Korman.

[batmagadanleadoff]

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: Ah, the old "Eff" designation.

Clever, ain't it? And it rhymes with Jeff!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Ah, the old "Eff" designation. Clever, ain't it? And it rhymes with Jeff!

Yeah, what was that 'Mutt' guy thinking? Mutt don't rhyme with Jeff.

[Edgy MD]

Nieuwie looks comfortable going back, and this is a park that holds the ball.

[Edgy MD]

Park didn't hold that.

Can we stop talking about who starts the All Star Game and worry about winning the game?

[batmagadanleadoff]

This is beginning to remind me of what happened to David Cone when he wrote a column for the 1988 playoffs.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Are the Harveys called Kormans or Kormen?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Matt Harvey should stop begging for attention and start pitching well for a change. This guy is RA Dickey without the brainpower, vocabulary or charitable nature.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Hello, I'm Lieutenant J.C. Lunchbucket, Hubris Enforcement Squad.

[batmagadanleadoff]

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

To be fair, Harv DOES give a lot to Arab charities, indirectly.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Plus, pretty charitable to ex-teammates, apparently.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

When's Wheeler Day?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

That's 50 pitches through two innings.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And 17 pitches for the 8th and 9th hitters.

But hey-- at least he's doing the little things right with the bat.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Seaver would have gotten the bunt down. And wore pants.

[Zvon]

Oh wow, what a great grab by Wright.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

And a nice one to his left. Harvey back on track, hopefully. Now it's time to put some points on the board.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I did have a little trouble making out what Keith was saying that last half-inning, what with SugarPants' figurative penis all up in his mouth.

[Edgy MD]

Somebody's teaching a clinic tonight, and it's not Harvey.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Yeah, maybe it's my bleary eyes, but I'm not seeing any command issues here.