9/1/13 NYM @ WAS

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Today is Father's Day in Australia.

Ohlendorf has decent numbers but concern was raised over a 10mph drop in the velocity of his fastball during his last start. Niese opposes.

Sunday nite start sure to compete well with Breaking Bad.

CBS radio is counting down the top 500 of all time this weekend. 104: Take on Me. 103: Baby Love. 102: Some Kind of Wonderful

[bmfc1]

Nice tie-in JCL to this IGT as the Nationals play "Take On Me" after "Take Me Out To The Ballgame." They put the lyrics on the screen and when they get to: "I'll be gone/In a day or two", the volume is lowered and the crowd sings along.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I did not know that. Obvs, I was hurting for relevance.

101 was Layla and 100 was Drive My Car by the way.

[Edgy MD]

What could be more relevant than a Nats crowd singing about being gone in a day or two? HAR!

[dgwphotography]

This is that moment when I realize the Bryce Harper is 2 days younger than my daughter...

I'm old...

[G-Fafif]

Eric Young tops this countdown:

Eric Young, Jr. - LF
Daniel Murphy - 2B
Josh Satin - 3B
Lucas Duda - 1B
Travis d'Arnaud - C
Juan Lagares - RF
Matt den Dekker - CF
Omar Quintanilla - SS
Jonathon Niese - LHP

And comin' in at No. 38...Vic Black.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I was hoping Vic Black would come out firing in 77 or 88 or something like that. 38 is a little Zambronic for me.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I salute the return of Loco Doodoo.

[Frayed Knot]

So Black, Lutz & Byrdak have been promoted - but Carson sent back down as the front office claims the Vegas bullpen is too thin right now.

[Guest themetfairy]

RBIs by Murphy and Duda give the Mets a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.

[Zvon]

That was a nice start. Back to back doubles by Young and Muffy. Duds line RBI single was hit pretty wickedly.
Hope Niese has a good night. Lets screw these Nats outta contention.

[Frayed Knot]

Matt Second Dekker

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

UpperDekker, indeed. Phwoar.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Matt Second Dekker

Can't top that one^. That was surprisingly way outta there.

[Zvon]

The pic I used for the kaboom above must be from the Expos very first game ever in 1969. I just noticed that now.

[Frayed Knot]

bmfc1 wrote: Nice tie-in JCL to this IGT as the Nationals play "Take On Me" after "Take Me Out To The Ballgame." They put the lyrics on the screen and when they get to: "I'll be gone/In a day or two", the volume is lowered and the crowd sings along.

That (the 'Take On Me' thing) all started with Michael Morse using it as his walk-up music and then catching on with the stadium in general, IIRC.
I remember thinking back when he was still with the Nats that you can't be a 6' 5" power hitter and use for your walk-up music a song most associated with women doing aerobics classes in multi-colored leg-warmers back in the mid/late '80s.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Frayed Knot wrote: So Black, Lutz & Byrdak have been promoted - but Carson sent back down as the front office claims the Vegas bullpen is too thin right now.

They're too polite to say the issue is that Carson sucks.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

A lot of hungry young Mets feasting on Ohlendorf's offering.

Seriously, the Mets line up looks like they emptied the rosters of Vegas and Binghamton.

Niese gives one back in a long second inning. Needs to get Hairston here (and does) so Ohlendorf will lead off next inning.

[Zvon]

Murph has been showing surprising pop lately. A lot of deep drives, half of which are dropping (I'd like to think). Almost hits another gapper but that clown Harper got in the way.

[Zvon]

Yikes, Satin bangs one off the CF wall. Ha, the ball confused Harper. He sucks.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Harper danced that Satin drive into a double. Come on Lucas.

[Edgy MD]

Found a spot over Harper's head that he couldn't reach, but Rendon keeps us from scoring.

Hopefully they can get a few more runs out of Ohlendorf's meatballs before Johnson hooks him.

[Zvon]

Nice play by Satin but what I'm noticing about him the most is that he has too many moving parts working at odds with each other in everything that he does. The throw could have been made from below or the side but he brings his arm all the way back and above into firing position.

Hey, I thought dennyDek was the best fielding outfielder in the whole wide world of sports. I think he's reached three already tonight that he couldn't hang on to.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Werth robs D'Arnaud!

[Edgy MD]

Hey, I thought dennyDek was the best fielding outfielder in the whole wide world of sports. I think he's reached three already tonight that he couldn't hang on to.

Magic ain't cheap.

Ohlendorf, meanwhile, owes his defense a lot of alcohol.

[Guest Kong76]

Werth really didn't need to climb fence, hammin' it ...

[Edgy MD]

Love me a Lagares double.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

On a pitch about a foot-and-a-half out of the zone, no less.

Ohlendorf may have gained velocity post-surgery, but damn, if that fastball isn't Old-Parnell-straight.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

We're clobbering most everything.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Damn!