IGT, 8/10, Wheeling Through the Desert

[Edgy MD]

Zach Wheeler approaches Brandon McCarthy with a polite request that the Snakes get the hell out of the way.

[Zvon]

Fuck being polite.

[Frayed Knot]

Good Guys:
1) Eric Young, Jr. � LF
2) Juan Lagares � CF
3) Daniel Murphy � 2B
4) Marlon Byrd � RF
5) Ike Davis � 1B
6) Wilmer Flores � 3B
7) John Buck � C
8) Omar Quintanilla � SS
9) Zack Wheeler - P

Bad Guys:
1) Adam Eaton � CF
2) Martin Prado � 3B
3) Paul Goldschmidt � 1B
4) Aaron Hill � 2B
5) Cody Ross � RF
6) Wil Nieves � C
7) Gerardo Parra � LF
8) Cliff Pennington � SS
9) Brandon McCarthy � RHP

[G-Fafif]

"Better yet, let's go to the Citi Field sleepover and hiss the Diamondbacks!"

[Zvon]

Young leads off the game with a hit but that's about it. Might be another shitty home plate ump but that looked like it could have been a strike to Murph, who is called out on strikes to end the first. Danny got a little verbal. Lil bit.

[Zvon]

Cooome on. Ike and Buck let an easy pop foul fall between them. Either could have caught it, both backed off.

Almost a great DP started by Muffy. Nice play. Got the lead runner.

[Zvon]

Astros don't like the home plate ump either.

0-0 after one.

[Zvon]

I do like Ikes strategy of no longer swinging the bat. Draws another walk.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Maybe it's just the beard, but McCarthy looks old these days. Not, say, Atchison old but still. Like, the 40ish granola dad in the Tevas behind you in line at Whole Foods.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Gary name-dropping his good bro, Greg Prince.

[Zvon]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Gary name-dropping his good bro, Greg Prince.

Caught that. Very kool.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

So close to saying "G-Fafif," too. You could tell. Cagey, bro, cagey.

[Fman99]

Zvon wrote: Fuck being polite.

I love playing "Snake-A-Way."

[Fman99]

KABOOM

[Zvon]

Lagares!

[Guest themetfairy]

Obi Juan Lagares is our only hope!

[Zvon]

Almost to the deepest part of the park. Sweet.

[Zvon]

themetfairy wrote: Obi Juan Lagares is our only hope!

Pssst-Ike, don't swing the bat.

[G-Fafif]

Zvon wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: Gary name-dropping his good bro, Greg Prince. Caught that. Very kool.

Thanks. Not a little surreal.

[Zvon]

Zvon wrote: Pssst-Ike, don't swing the bat.

I'll take that back with no problembo. Ike doubles to deeeeep center.

[Zvon]

WTF Flores? GJ driving in Ike but OMG, you are slower than possible. And you stopped too. That makes you even slower.

[Zvon]

I don't buy that "they are rookies" excuse. What?,they don't have third base coaches in the minors? Maybe Tuefel did mess him up there tho, with the timing of the hold.

[Frayed Knot]

Thoughts on the (in progress) game

1) There are a lot of very juvenile type signs at the ballpark there. Not juvenile as in the message, just paper stuff w/magic markers that look and reads like they were made by 4th graders during recess

2) that techno-pop walk-up music used by one of the Arizona players (Parra, I think) is a crime against the senses

3) that double was the best ball Ike has hit since his recall, he has several doubles but many of them have been bloops or just strategically placed

4) REALLY dumb base-running move by Flores, our third dumb-ass move on the bases in the last 13 innings.

Edited August 10, 2013 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Don't look at it as an excuse, so much as... a prism of understanding.

[Zvon]

Ike with a wicked line single and LOOK WHOS BATTING ABOVE .200!

[Edgy MD]

I really like Pennington's play at shortstop.

Ike is hitting like he's back, and oh, look, he's off the interstate.

Marlon Byrd just missed a real good chance to get thrown out at third.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

He went down to Las Vegas as Kranepool-in-a-bad-year, and he's come back as Mark Grace.

I mean, I'll take it, but it's a little weird, right?

[Edgy MD]

These guys still carrying on that Byrd wasn't really hit.

[Zvon]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: He went down to Las Vegas as Kranepool-in-a-bad-year, and he's come back as Mark Grace. I mean, I'll take it, but it's a little weird, right?

I still don't know what we got here with Ike.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: These guys still carrying on that Byrd wasn't really hit.

Then Byrd can also act? Kool beans.