IGT 05/31 Metsies at Sillies

[Guest d'Kong76]

Fuck it, I'm starting one anyway... and they spelled
collegiality wrong!!

NY Mets at Philadelphia
When: 3:05 PM ET, Saturday, May 31, 2014
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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A five-game series figured to tax the host Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, a notion that was assured when the teams locked up in a 14-inning marathon on Friday night. The Phillies finally halted a six-game home losing streak to the Mets with a 6-5 victory to improve to 4-4 on their 11-game homestand. Slugger Ryan Howard entered the series with a 12-game hitting streak against New York but is 0-for-11 with six strikeouts in the first two games.

Mets manager Terry Collins said his team may need to dip into the minors for a fresh arm after he was forced to use seven relievers to cover 9 1/3 innings Friday night. New York will be banking on rookie Jacob deGrom, set to make his fourth major-league start, to provide innings and give the bullpen a breather. DeGrom was in a similar predicament in his last outing and wound up throwing 122 pitches in 6 2/3 scoreless innings one day after the Mets played a doubleheader.

TV:
3:05 p.m. ET, WPIX (New York), CSN Philadelphia

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Mets RH Jacob deGrom (0-2, 1.83 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Kyle Kendrick (1-5, 4.04)

DeGrom has deserved a better fate in his first three career starts, which includes a 1-0 loss to the New York Yankees in his major-league debut and a bullpen meltdown after limiting Pittsburgh to five hits last time out. Those two outings were sandwiched around a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in which he surrendered three solo homers among four hits. One issue has been deGrom's control - he's walked 10 and fanned 14 in 19 2/3 innings.

Kendrick broke into the win column for the first time since last August in his last start, working 6 2/3 scoreless innings against Colorado to snap a 16-start winless drought. It marked the seventh time in 10 outings this season that Kendrick has permitted three runs or fewer and was his fourth straight quality start at home. Kendrick did not factor in the decision versus the Mets on May 10, giving up four runs on 5 1/3 innings.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The Mets are hitless in their last 13 at-bats with the bases loaded and 6-for-48 in such situations this season.
2. Kendrick is 8-8 with a 3.58 ERA in 23 appearances (17 starts) against the Mets.
3. DeGrom, who played shortstop collegiately, was 4-for-5 at the plate in his first three games before whiffing as a pinch hitter Friday.

[ashie62]

You are the permanent IGT/KTE Master...well played..

The in game KTE's are really really good!

[Guest d'Kong76]

That's how I looked this morning when I woke up at 5:30.
Some shows were better in b&w, The Munsters was definitely
one of them.

[Edgy MD]

Mets winning 2-0.

I like how the way Gary and Ron pronounce "Brignac." It sounds like the Mets are opposing [fimg=300:23x8cu11]http://media.dcentertainment.com/sites/default/files/GalleryChar_1900x900_brainiac_52ab8ac59c7615.15266666.jpg[/fimg:23x8cu11]

[Frayed Knot]

dGrom looking deGood!!

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, he's gorgeous.

And he's the guy who was supposed to get one start and then go help out in the pen. Message to Montero: You get a spot in this rotation, you bite DOWN.

[Edgy MD]

I say keep bunting until they lighten up the supershifting nonsense. You've got to keep the defense honest.

[Edgy MD]

TejadaBOOM!

[Guest themetfairy]

D-Dad's comment, "Philadelphia - where light hitting Mets shortstops hit home runs!"

Yea Ruben!

[Frayed Knot]

I hope that Ruben HR doesn't turn out to be a bad thing in the long run.
Y'know, one HR now in exchange for a barrage of fly outs trying to replicate it later on.

[Zvon]

Mr. T with the poke.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Let's take 4 of 5 to erase the nightmare of last night.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Phuckin' Utley

[Guest themetfairy]

Howie opines that Terry is pleased that he doesn't have to worry about managing to a rookie's no hitter.

[Zvon]

Jumped in late. Didn't even know he had a no-no going. The Philsheads were not touching the subject.

Utley. Figures.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: And he's the guy who was supposed to get one start and then go help out in the pen. Message to Montero: You get a spot in this rotation, you bite DOWN.

Yup! Competition is a wonderful thing.
With a staff minus Gee, Harvey, and Hefner, there are still enough guys out there to where the weakest link, even if only temporarily, get rotated out when he hits a rough patch. Also no automatic holes in the rotation every fifth day; no Jay Bells taking up a roster spot the entire season while contributing nothing; Cy Oung now not guaranteed a regular spot, etc.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Marlon Jerrard Byrd -- slick fielder

[Frayed Knot]

Ruben having himself a day!

Meanwhile, if I'm the Phils I'm walking deGrom with 1st base empty and pitching to Young

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Frayed Knot wrote: Ruben having himself a day! Meanwhile, if I'm the Phils I'm walking deGrom with 1st base empty and pitching to Young

so they did

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: Marlon Jerrard Byrd -- slick fielder

David owes Marlon a couple a pay-back robberies already in this series.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Stupid Muffy.

[Frayed Knot]

Leaving far too many potential runs out there.
Please don't allow that to come back to bite us.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This is all Murphy's fault. He's a fucking idiot.

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This is all Murphy's fault. He's a fucking idiot.

Lately, he gets on base and becomes the fourth stooge.

After the walk I didn't like deGrom facing Howard. But like, who would. We cannot let this one get away.

[Zvon]

TC with the double switch. Rice and denDekker in. Phils have a runner on third, 2 out in the 8th.

I really want deGrom to get this win.

[Zvon]

YEA! Rice Ks Howard.

[Zvon]

Of course we get no insurance runs. Familia on for the save.

[Edgy MD]

I come home and the tying run scores.. Bleh.

[Zvon]

Now I don't even care if we win. And that's a pretty sad state of affairs.

Meh, maybe if we score a run I'll start to care again.