IGT, Game 9, 4/10 NYM@ATL (Mejia vs. Hale)

[Zvon]

Mejia going for his second win this season. If New York can win they take the 3 game set.

[G-Fafif]

EYJ LF
Murph 2B
Captain 3B
Grandy RF
Ike 1B
Juanderful CF
Td'A C
Ruby Baby SS
My Mejia P

[Edgy MD]

Heck, wouldn't it be something if Lagares is for real and actually spends a nice swatch of time hitting like a middle-of-the-order-hitter?

[Benjamin Grimm]

That would be Juanderful!

[ashie62]

Take the series... one series at a time...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Simmons scratched for Braves with jammed hand, maybe from that spill the other night.

Other than the fact that Heyward (last night) and Freeman (practically always) are whalloping the ball I think we're catching the Braves (as we did the Reds) at a good time to take 2 of 3.

A good long or bad long plane trip depends on it.

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Simmons scratched for Braves with jammed hand, maybe from that spill the other night. Other than the fact that Heyward (last night) and Freeman (practically always) are whalloping the ball I think we're catching the Braves (as we did the Reds) at a good time to take 2 of 3. A good long or bad long plane trip depends on it.

Simmons: I hate to feel good about that but I do. Did you see that play he made last night. Jeez.

Freeman: What's he batting this series? No, don't tell me.

Yep, I want this series. MEJIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Fart. Upton.

I think they'll regret not cashing in a few more of those Braves gifts in the first.

[Zvon]

Yep. Mejias bearing down there was nice. It could have gotten away from him. I thought that 6-3 out was a single up the middle off the bat. Whew.

1-1 after two

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Big RBI by Ike there #power

[Edgy MD]

Wright's hit was the first with RiSP Hale has allowed in his four start career?

How do the Braves find/make these guys?

[Edgy MD]

It's 2014.

Isn't it time you consign that war chant into the realm of "things I used to do that mortify me when I think about it now"?

[Zvon]

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[Frayed Knot]

Granderson now has both the worst AB and worst defensive play of the game.
That K w/1st + 3rd no one out was lame.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Gotta make the plays.

[Zvon]

shit

[Zvon]

Mejia's gotta play it cooler than that. The hand clap was bad enough but throwing his glove is just juvenile.

Come on Mejia: man up. This won't be the last time they get to you.

[Lefty Specialist]

d'Arnaud needs to lose some playing time. He's had exactly one well-struck hit this year.

[Frayed Knot]

I don't want to say that this game is moving slowly or anything, but they're a full inning behind a Yanx/Sawx game which started at the same tine.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: I don't want to say that this game is moving slowly or anything, but they're a full inning behind a Yanx/Sawx game which started at the same tine.

A Yank/Sawx game is pretty decent measuring stick.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Zvon wrote: Mejia's gotta play it cooler than that. The hand clap was bad enough but throwing his glove is just juvenile. Come on Mejia: man up. This won't be the last time they get to you.

Yeah, that's bad form. Dice K is just a phone call away.

[metirish]

WOW, B.J. Upton gets booed for making a great effort on a catch.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

We've played pretty poorly (beyond EYJ) but this is very much still a ballgame.

[Zvon]

Niiiice. Man, if Young could just do this like twice a week....

I do think if given extended time he could find a groove. At least that's what I've been wishing.

[Zvon]

Time to wreck the pen.

4-4, 1out, bases full, top'Othe5th

[Guest d'Kong76]

Stranding three there, uh, sucked

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: Stranding three there, uh, sucked

Seriously.

Laggy might start thinking about laying off that outside pitch. I know that one was real close but it's not like he's connecting on 'em.

At least d' appeared to hit it hard this time.

[Zvon]

Jesus.

FFF. Enough already.

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: I don't want to say that this game is moving slowly or anything, but they're a full inning behind a Yanx/Sawx game which started at the same tine. A Yank/Sawx game is pretty decent measuring stick.

For a cricket match, sure.

[Edgy MD]

Not a great game for Mejia, but he's shown some heart hanging in there.

d'Arnaud's hit the ball hard more often than that. I'm not tossing him back.