IGT, 5/20, Dodgers @ Mets

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Y'know, if you're looking to start a pesky, speedy leadoff guy who gives you less-than-zero with the leather, Terry, you could do a lot worse than Bobby Abre--

[Has CVA]

[Edgy MD]

Two outs, but come on, Murph

(Don't pull this guy, Mattingly.)

[Guest d'Kong76]

Edgy MD wrote: Does any outstanding hitter look more like a cab driver than Adrian Gonzalez? All these awesome physical specimens and the guy I'm afraid of looks more like a building superintendent resigned to disappointment.

Hope there's no cab drivers or supers reading the IGT.

Wilson prevails.

[Edgy MD]

d'Kong76 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Does any outstanding hitter look more like a cab driver than Adrian Gonzalez? All these awesome physical specimens and the guy I'm afraid of looks more like a building superintendent resigned to disappointment. Hope there's no cab drivers or supers reading the IGT.

Just doesn't look like a guy with an active lifestyle.

Speaking as a chunky-assed desk jockey myself.

Anywutz, Wilson just got away with larceny there. Robbed the store and he didn't even have any bullets in his gun.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Bad night for Muffy.

[Edgy MD]

Welcome back, Edgin.

Ccould you help us out here?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Of all the pitchers you could use here, Edgin's definitely one of them.

[Edgy MD]

Good throw has him there.

[Edgy MD]

Everything is broken.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

On the plus side...

USA Network: Modern Family (TV-PG): Gloria insists on a night of salsa dancing with Jay; Cameron goes too far when Mitchell and a friend challenge him to get a hot woman's (Leslie Mann) number; Phil builds a tree house.

Sounds like a good one!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Gotta love 4 hour (and over) games that suck.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

There's still a chance Muffy comes up as the winning run and strikes out.

[Edgy MD]

Hit it to Turner!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

If family fare isn't your thing...

FX: Fargo (TV-MA): Malvo executes his master plan; Lester attempts to craft a plan of his own; Gus and Molly team up in Duluth.

"Never less than entrancing..." -Robert Bianco, USA Today

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

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[Guest d'Kong76]

Yup�

[Edgy MD]

So, I'm like 0-3 in IGTs this year.


BOOO!!!!

[Guest d'Kong76]

I think you should start tomorrow's NOW!!

[Zvon]

On the plus side... USA Network: Modern Family (TV-PG): Gloria insists on a night of salsa dancing with Jay; Cameron goes too far when Mitchell and a friend challenge him to get a hot woman's (Leslie Mann) number; Phil builds a tree house. Sounds like a good one!

I coulda been watchin Fargo.

Hey, I like the Grandy/Duda outburst. It's nice to see an inning like that. Now if we can get Wright to just play par and Murph to not get un-hot we may be able to roll a lil bit. Both killed us tonight.

[Edgy MD]

We also need the exy-cution. Clean, effective defense and baserunning. Murph's throw to the plate with the infield in was something of a horror show.

And I hope he isn't already un-hot.

He seems more selective this year. I'm too lazy to see if that means fewer walks, but he isn't even cocking when the fastballs come in off the plate inside and outside. As to whether he's laying off the breaking pitches at the ankles, I am agnostic.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Josh Edgy was definitely in his field of vision when he tried to make that play.

David Wright is very sick and it's infecting everyone.

[Frayed Knot]

Murph's walk rates are somewhat UP this year (.050) as compared to his career norms (.043), although still considerably below where league averages tend to sit (.065 - .070).
Not sure what it all means.

Edited May 21, 2014 by Guest

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: We also need the exy-cution. Clean, effective defense and baserunning. Murph's throw to the plate with the infield in was something of a horror show. And I hope he isn't already un-hot. He seems more selective this year. I'm too lazy to see if that means fewer walks, but he isn't even cocking when the fastballs come in off the plate inside and outside. As to whether he's laying off the breaking pitches at the ankles, I am agnostic.

Murphy?

He's got a 7.7 BB% this season, up from his career 6.2%. His K% is about the same, .6 lower than career which given the growing K climate might actually be a significant amount. BABIP is roughly the same. Fangraphs has him as positive value defensively, offensively, and baserunningly. (though I don't really put much/any stock in defensive numbers in May)

28.4% LD rate over his 22.7% career. A few more balls on the ground as compared to fly balls. He's seeing a few more 2-seam fastballs and a few less changeups.

Most of Murphy's hit-value has come on a variety of baseballs in his career. This year is much the same except he's gotten no value off of sliders like he has occasionally in the past. This is probably because he's swinging at 6% less pitches out of the zone compared to career. He's actually swinging less in general which means he's getting fewer swinging strikes while making contact with about the same amount of pitches.

So yeah, I guess he's being more selective.

[Edgy MD]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Josh Edgy was definitely in his field of vision when he tried to make that play. David Wright is very sick and it's infecting everyone.

I don't know if it was Keith or Ronny, but one of them said that if that happens, you take the pitcher's head off. He's responsible for himself. That macho posturing is all well and good, but it doesn't change the fact that you don't have a clear target to throw to. So yeah, I'm going to agree with your implication and say the bulk of the blame lies with the bulk of Edgin's ass.

But execution is a team thing. I guess Edgin's conditioned instinct is to run to first when the ball is hit toward the first baseman. That's generally good, but it certainly hurt last night.

Hmmm... how to get Wright right... .

[Fman99]

I went to bed after Wilson and his 9.something ERA went 1-2-3 in the 8th. Ugly.

[Edgy MD]

Wilson was a disaster. We had four lefties up against him too. He had these jive-ass non-breaking sliders missing away over and over.

Murphy needs to explain himself for striking out against that garbage.