IGT 7/23/13 ATL@NYM - If it wasn't for those Medlen kids...

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Ruh roh. Kris Medlen is 4-0, 1.84 lifetime against the Mets, having made seven starts and ten relief appearances against our boys. Carlos Torres hopes to keep up his fine work in a matchup that, from all appearances, might go scoreless for a while.

[G-Fafif]

Eric Young, Jr. � LF
Daniel Murphy � 2B
David Wright � 3B
Marlon Byrd � RF
Ike Davis � 1B
John Buck � C
Juan Lagares � CF
Omar Quintanilla � SS
Carlos Torres � RHP

[Edgy MD]

There you go, Laggy getting the call vs. a righty.

(After striking out last night in the ninth on ball four from a righty up by his chin, but there you go.)

[G-Fafif]

Simmons SS
Heyward CF
JUpton RF
Freeman 1B
McCann C
Gattis LF
Uggla 2B
CJohnson 3B
Medlen P

[Frayed Knot]

28 (under pressure) pitches from Kimbrel last night, do you suppose that burns him for tonight's game?



Yeah, me either.

[Edgy MD]

Star Wars night with the Mets. I hope Jason Fry is medicated.

[ashie62]

I am calling this a near must win game. The Mets do not have even one 3-4 game swoon to spare if they are to contend for the NL East title...and I believe they can...

Now win dammit..

[ashie62]

Dang that was fast 0-1

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, tough, but they're going to point Medlen. POUND.

[Zvon]

Not a good start. Simmons leads off with a long ball.

Nice play by Q.
Settle in Torres.

[ashie62]

LAGGY!!!!!!!

[Zvon]

Not a great throw by Lags but a nice out. I thought Buck missed with the tag. Replay shows he got him good.

[ashie62]

Torres has nothing tonight..Who will be the hero in long relief?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Ashie62 wrote: Torres has nothing tonight..Who will be the hero in long relief?

Torres will relieve himself.

[Zvon]

He'll relieve himself, he'll drive in the runs, etc, etc.

[Zvon]

Torres is one tuff cookie. Doubt we can get more than 5 innings out of him tho.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Back to Vegas, Ike.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, tough, but they're going to point Medlen. POUND.

Pounding has yet to commence.

[Zvon]

Torres will go out for the 6th. 86 pitches. Dodged a lot of bullets, drove in the only run....oh yea....
SCORE SOME RUNS YOU BUMS!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta tip my hat to Torres.

[Zvon]

Great freakin job Torres. *salute

[nymr83]

Good effort by Torres... now how about some fucking runs???

[Edgy MD]

Pounding time is here.

[Edgy MD]

My wife just said Medlen looks like a lighter version of the asshole prospect in Trouble with the Curve.

I had eliminated that film from memory.

[Zvon]

[Guest Swan Swan H]

[Zvon]

Two on no out for BigByrd. Stay out of the DP.

[Edgy MD]

Man, lucky Medlen. Knock that flat brim off his head.

[Fman99]

So we need Ike to not hit into a double play, basically.

[Edgy MD]

Quick, somebody set McDowell's foot on fire.

[Zvon]

Medlens gassed. Knock him outta there!
Cripes, another RBI hit robbed.
1st and 3rd, 1 out for Ike.