Braves @ Mets, 7/25: Wheelie Big Game

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Let's like, radically peel out.

[Guest sharpie]

Young lf
Murphy 2b
Wright 3b
Byrd rf
Satin 1b
Turner ss
Buck c
Lagares cf
Wheeler p

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Have to say I'm relieved to have a day off from Ike. I'm afraid we cannot win with him this year, big hit the other night notwithstanding.

Allan Dykstra?

[Edgy MD]

... is still hitting. He's gone .323 / .405 / .645 // 1.051 over his last 10, and is at .304 / .462 / .582 // 1.044.

Can the world take a firstbaseman whos greatest weapon is the base on balls?

Sixth in the league in batting average. First (by 48 points) in OBP. First (by 15 points) in slugging. First by .74 poitns in OPS.

He's clearly the best player in the Eastern League this year. And Puello is clearly second. One off the homer lead for a guy that's not really considered a power hitter.

[Frayed Knot]

The .278 IsoP number isn't bad either.

[Vic Sage]

Nothing against Dykstra, whose having a career minor league season, but it seems to me we already have a 1bman on the roster hitting .340. How about we just play him more?

Edited July 25, 2013 by Guest

[Centerfield]

Edgy MD wrote: ... is still hitting. He's gone .323 / .405 / .645 // 1.051 over his last 10, and is at .304 / .462 / .582 // 1.044. Can the world take a firstbaseman whos greatest weapon is the base on balls? Sixth in the league in batting average. First (by 48 points) in OBP. First (by 15 points) in slugging. First by .74 poitns in OPS. He's clearly the best player in the Eastern League this year. And Puello is clearly second. One off the homer lead for a guy that's not really considered a power hitter.

Is this AA?

[Vic Sage]

He was SD's 1st round pick in 2008, played 3 years in their system at A ball, without much success, then moved to the Mets.
Now he's 26, playing his 3rd consecutive year at AA/ Binghamton, either having a breakout season or beating up on less experienced younger kids, depending on your viewpoint.
But, hell, i'd give him a shot. The dude has got power.

[nymr83]

Vic Sage wrote: He was SD's 1st round pick in 2008, played 3 years in their system at A ball, without much success, then moved to the Mets. Now he's 26, playing his 3rd consecutive year at AA/ Binghamton, either having a breakout season or beating up on less experienced younger kids, depending on your viewpoint. But, hell, i'd give him a shot. The dude has got power.

That sounds a lot like "beating up on kids" to me but you never know. Where do the Mets put him though? how many ABs is he going to get with Ike and Satin here? Unfortunately there are only so many major league plate appearences and the Mets already have 2 not so young but not old options at 1B that they need to decide on (3 if you think that Duda does more harm than good in the outfield). Maybe someone else likes what he's doing and he nets you a relief prospect.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Byrd is the Wyrd.

[seawolf17]

Ralph in the booth, sez Twitter. Downside of having to work during day games.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tyrna grounder gives the Mets a lead.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Buckshot drives in another 2 with a single.

[seawolf17]

Buck's first RBI since April 23.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

LOL.

Young is out of the game with some kind of injury, Downtown Brown in left.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wheeler giving it right back, 2r HR makes it 4-3.

[Vic Sage]

what happened to Young?

[Zvon]

I had to check on Ralph with the Spahn business. I wanted him to be right, and he almost was. He said Spahn hit 37 dingers.
oe: still pretty damn impressive he almost got it right.

Spahn was also a good hitter, hitting at least one home run in 17 straight seasons, and finishing with an NL career record for pitchers, with 35 home runs. Wes Ferrell, who spent most of his time in the American League, holds the overall record for pitchers, with 37.

Also from Wiki:

First signed by the Boston Braves before the 1940 season, Spahn reached the major leagues in 1942 at the age of 20. He clashed with Braves manager Casey Stengel, who sent him to the minors after Spahn refused to throw at Brooklyn Dodger batter Pee Wee Reese in an exhibition game. Spahn had pitched in only 4 games, allowing 15 runs (10 earned) in 15-2/3 innings. Stengel later said that it was the worst managing mistake he had ever made: I said "no guts" to a kid who went on to become a war hero and one of the greatest lefthanded pitchers you ever saw. You can't say I don't miss 'em when I miss 'em. The 1942 Braves finished next to last, and Stengel was fired the following year. Spahn was reunited with his first manager 23 years later, for the even more woeful last-place New York Mets, and---referring to Stengel's success with the 1949-60 New York Yankees---later quipped, "I'm probably the only guy who played for Casey before and after he was a genius."

I did not know any of that stuff^

Edited July 25, 2013 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

Vic Sage wrote: what happened to Young?

Apparently he tweaked his ankle while in the midst of breaking other people's ankles.
Guess it started to bother him as the game went on.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Vic Sage wrote: what happened to Young? Apparently he tweaked his ankle while in the midst of breaking other people's ankles. Guess it started to bother him as the game went on.

Right knee pain is all Gary says.

[Zvon]

Byrd attributes his good hitting to real long hugs from Recker.

I hope Swanees not the jealous type.

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: Byrd attributes his good hitting to real long hugs from Recker.

Swannie is going to attribute his future first and second heart attacks to hugs from Recker.

[Zvon]

HA! Guess who sucks? FKN FRDY FREMN!

[Zvon]

Jeeze, how do you even hit a ball that way Bucky?

WILD PITCH but it bounces right back to the catcher and Byrd stays at third. Damn.

[Frayed Knot]

Wild pitch on the intentional walk - long the argument against the idea of the automatic (just wave him to 1st) IW

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

They never really say things like, "He definitely did not help his own cause there," do they?

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Wild pitch on the intentional walk - long the argument against the idea of the automatic (just wave him to 1st) IW

I'm afraid when all is said and done we will find out that not capitalizing on that 2 on 1 out sitch was killer.

And as Im typing FknFrdy Fremn launches one.
Tied 4-4.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Muffy singles home Brown

[Zvon]

We answer right back. I like.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wright triples! Muffy scores