IGT 3/31/2014: WAS @ NYM -- It Gets Early Early Here

[Frayed Knot]

Mixtapewormhole wrote: can't begrudge Lagares that K - filthy curveball

Would have been even filthier if it was actually over the plate.

[metirish]

TransMonk wrote: I like the aggressive approach of swinging at the first pitch the Mets have shown today. I know it is not going to work all the time, but when you know what's likely to come, put it in play.

love what Alderson says on that


�This is not �hitting for dummies,�?� said Alderson. �Be aggressive? What the hell does that mean? Being aggressive is just swinging from your ass. But it doesn�t accomplish a lot.�

Even out of Alderson�s mouth, it doesn�t sound exactly simple.

�It�s something in between aggressiveness and passivity,� he said. �It�s aggressiveness with judgment, or patiently aggressive. Or aggressively patient.�

[Guest Mixtapewormhole]

Frayed Knot wrote: Mixtapewormhole wrote: can't begrudge Lagares that K - filthy curveball Would have been even filthier if it was actually over the plate.

true enuff

[nymr83]

the 3rd pitch is arguably a strike by that... makeup call?

[Frayed Knot]

NYM batters = 5 for 9 with a walk + 2 SACs vs Strasburg so far (as of the Wright single)

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[Zvon]

Nymr83 wrote: the 3rd pitch is arguably a strike by that... makeup call?

Could be.

Wright 2 fer 2.

[Zvon]

Nice at bat by Ike. Very nice. Draws the walk.

Edited March 31, 2014 by Guest

[Centerfield]

Nice walk by Ike. Strasburg nearing his pitch limit for the season.

[Edgy MD]

I'll join with the previous two posts and say that Ike with the program and taking the walk is very goodness.

[Zvon]

Ugh, nice curve from Strass

[Frayed Knot]

Mets with just one non-Sac/non-K out so far - Ike's hard shot to 2B that Rendon smothered.
Other than that: 1 Sac Bunt, 1 Sac Fly, 6 Ks

[Edgy MD]

Two more whiffies bring us to eight through four innings.

[Zvon]

G-Man generating some wind.

[Edgy MD]

Wright will not bat 1.000 this season.

[nymr83]

Strasburg striking everyone out

[Benjamin Grimm]

Gee: 66 pitches through five innings. Maybe they'll be able to get seven or eight out of him.

[Edgy MD]

Strasboig at 63 pitches.

[Zvon]

Doc never looked better.

K, Wilke stops sucking. 'Lil bit.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Fawteen in a row for G.

[Edgy MD]

That's in a row indeed.

Dude needs a new nickname now.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I have Strasburg at 84 pitches through 5 innings, and Gee at 77 pitches through 6.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote:

Stealing this.

[nymr83]

Young fails to make a play and breaks the streak at 15 in a row,

come on Gee, end this!!

[nymr83]

and now Young makes a slop throw to first on the backend of a doubleplay ball. fuckerr

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Gulp

[metirish]

Fuck......agree with staying with Gee...until that hit of course.

[nymr83]

neither one shows up in the box score, but two sub-par defensive plays at second led to that run and could cost the Mets he lead. Gee is done and they're going to the pigpen... lets hope new year means new results when that door swings open

[Edgy MD]

The DP ball was there.

[Zvon]

Good job by Mr. Gee. Good 'nuff.

The pen is tested.

[Zvon]

Torres fails. But could have been worse. Be nice Rice.