Jeff Wilpon Cereal Bowl Day IGT 7-6-14

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

You gotta believe we will be there!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Texas at NY Mets
When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, July 6, 2014
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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The Texas Rangers hope their road struggles are behind them as they visit the New York Mets for the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday. The Rangers halted their string of 10 straight losses away from home Saturday as Robinson Chirinos belted a three-run homer and Adrian Beltre added a solo shot. The 5-3 victory, Texas' first on the road since June 16 at Oakland, also ended the club's six-game overall skid.

New York fell to 1-1 on its 10-game homestand that takes the team into the All-Star break. The loss was the Mets' fifth in six contests but marked the return of David Wright, who was sidelined for seven games with a shoulder injury. The star third baseman went 1-for-4 with a double in his first appearance since June 27 at Pittsburgh.

TV:
1:10 p.m. ET, FSN Southwest (Texas), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Rangers RH Nick Tepesch (3-3, 3.65 ERA) vs. Mets RH Zack Wheeler (3-8, 4.25)

Tepesch has not pitched since scattering three hits over 7 1/3 scoreless innings in a victory over Minnesota on June 27, as his scheduled start was pushed back twice this past week. The 25-year-old went 0-3 between wins, both of which came against the Twins. Tepesch has made five of his eight starts this season on the road, going 1-2 with a 3.91 ERA.

Wheeler was forced to settle for a no-decision at Atlanta on Monday despite limiting the Braves to one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. It was an impressive bounce-back performance by the 24-year-old, who was tagged for six runs over two frames by Oakland on June 25 after tossing his first career complete game - a three-hit shutout - six days earlier at Miami. Wheeler remains in search of his first home victory, as he is 0-4 with a 5.40 ERA in six outings at Citi Field.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The Rangers have won only three of their last 17 games.
2. Mets C Travis d'Arnaud has collected seven RBIs over 10 games since returning from a stint in the minors. He drove in nine runs in 39 contests prior to the demotion.
3. Texas OF Shin-Soo Choo leads the major leagues with 13 leadoff home runs since the start of the 2012 season.

[Guest d'Kong76]

It's not a wig, dammit ... it's a cereal bowl cut!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

On the 7 now and only just realized I'm still wearing my shower shoe flip flops I was wearing around the house before we left.

[Frayed Knot]

1. Curtis Granderson - RF
2. Daniel Murphy � 2B
3. David Wright � 3B
4. Lucas Duda- 1B
5. Kirk Nieuwenhuis - LF
6. Juan Lagares - CF
7. Anthony Recker - C
8. Ruben Tejada � SS
9. Zach Wheeler- RHP

[MFS62]

If they're going to give me a free Jeff Wilpon gift, they're going to have to give me something else to even out the deal.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Multiple, 2-out, RBI hits ... what a concept!!!

[Frayed Knot]

So if Tepesch were pitching for the home team here, how long do you think it would take this board to nickname him 'Tepid' ?
Not long I suspect.

[MFS62]

49 pitches through 3 innings?
Just throw strikes, kid. The bullpen's been very busy lately. Give them a break.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Good to see a Tejadouble. That's the biggest thing missing from his game.

[Frayed Knot]

And yet another opposing pitcher who gets his first-ever hit vs the Mets this season.
That must be at least five or six this year, seems like thirty.


And I really hope 'Operation Shutdown' isn't in effect again today. A five run 1st inning is supposed to be a start, not the end, of your scoring.

[Edgy MD]

Nieuwie will not be ignored.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is that a mirror behind and to the right of home plate? I can only guess that it was put there for today's game to allow fans on TV to get a view of Anthony Recker's ass.

[Edgy MD]

Wow, you don't see Lageres quit on a drive to deep center very often.

Two ball over his head in one game.

[Frayed Knot]

And remember folks, if your case of Rougned Odor last for more than four hours, contact your physician.

[Frayed Knot]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Is that a mirror behind and to the right of home plate? I can only guess that it was put there for today's game to allow fans on TV to get a view of Anthony Recker's ass.

There's a camera in there from which they will occasionally show a shot.
I think they've tried several types of glass over it because when they first put in out there the covering was getting broken by foul balls on a regular basis.
Plus it shows a reflection of Anthony Recker's ass real well.

Edited July 6, 2014 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

That's two 1st-to-home dashes for Grandy in one afternoon - and neither one was a gimme.

[Edgy MD]

Tack-on runs are just among the most beautiful things on earth.

[Guest themetfairy]

No Germen beer today.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Tack-on runs are just among the most beautiful things on earth.

And necessary!

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, let's get out of this NOW!!!!

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Tack-on runs are just among the most beautiful things on earth.

Tejada!
Later

[Lefty Specialist]

I guess Tejada was reading about Flores tearing it up in Vegas and decided to start hitting again...

[Frayed Knot]

A bit of an emphatic flair by Mejia over a four-run (non) save.
Better to save your flourishes for tighter spots there Jennry.

[Edgy MD]

The players may aim to win the series, but how sweep-able was this after knocking out Darvish?

[Zvon]

I didn't see the first inning. Of all the innings to miss, huh? Gonna watch it now.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: The players may aim to win the series, but how sweep-able was this after knocking out Darvish?

Yesterday they got the 2-out/1st inning 3R HR, today we did.
On such small turns of fate do things like series wins and/or sweeps ride.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Great day at the park, I gotta say. Taught the Pail how to score a game and the shade reached us by the end of the 1st inning when we had a 5-0 lead and discovered that my brother and his fam were only one section down so they joined us in the shade for the rest of the day. I felt like Doodoo had the big hit that inning, the previous 2 in the order hammered the ball right at 'em, if it were a true Mets game Doodoo would have been caught looking and we'd lose in 13.

Niuewy might not ever stop striking out too much but he's making a case.

[Edgy MD]

Nieuwie can't hit the curve, but he sure knows what to do with a hanger.