Gee Your Beard Smells Terrific iGt 7/9/14

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Media types describing Gee like a stallion prior to a stakes race, up on his toes, prancing.

By the way, it wasn't Buddy Carlyle but Gonzalez Germen who was demoted to make room.

Facing Ervin Santana who is only okay, let's continue hitting and get back into this thing.

[Edgy MD]

Santana was the fringey dude signed in a crisis when Medlen and Beachy went down on the eve of the season, and he came out like gangbusters in April --- particularly against the Mets. Smashed back to earth in May and has been hit and miss since. Beatable. Bea. Tuh. Bull.

I suspect he's gonna pull an Astacio and acknowledge he was pitching hurt all along after his arm blows up at the end of July.

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, through his first six starts this season (two of those vs the Mets) Santana had an ERA of 1.99
In the ten starts since then it's been 5.20

[Guest d'Kong76]

Atlanta at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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The New York Mets get a member of their starting rotation back from the disabled list when Dillon Gee starts Wednesday�s home contest against the Atlanta Braves, but he takes the spot of another injured New York hurler. Gee, out since May 10 with a strained lat muscle, replaces Jon Niese, who is heading to the DL with a strained left shoulder. The Mets won the first two of a four-game set, delivering a season-high 18 hits in Tuesday�s 8-3 victory for the 4,000th victory in franchise history.

Atlanta is 4-for-24 with runners in scoring position so far in the series, but did get a two-run single from Freddie Freeman in the ninth Tuesday. That hit raised Freeman�s average to .301, the first time the All-Star first baseman has been above .300 since May 29. Gee, New York�s opening-day starter, posted a 1.36 ERA in his final five starts before going on the disabled list and is 4-4 lifetime against the Braves.

TV:
7:10 p.m. ET, SportSouth (Atlanta), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Braves RH Ervin Santana (7-5, 3.93 ERA) vs. Mets RH Dillon Gee (3-1, 2.73)

Santana has won his past two starts following a three-start losing skid, allowing two runs in each outing to down Philadelphia and Arizona. His first two victories of the season came against the Mets, firing eight shutout innings in his 2014 debut on April 9 and holding New York to one run in seven innings 10 days later. Santana has walked three hitters and struck out 20 in his past 20 innings.

Gee rebounded from missing the second half of 2012 with a blood clot in his shoulder to make 32 starts last season, and pitched effectively before experiencing severe pain in his back after a May 10 start against Philadelphia. New York manager Terry Collins told reporters he expects to limit Gee to 90 to 95 pitches. Gee struck out 16 in 8 2/3 innings during his rehabilitation stint with Class A-Brooklyn.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York�s starters in the opening two games of the series, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jacob deGrom, have combined for 14 strikeouts and two walks in 14 innings.
2. The Braves stole three bases in three attempts Tuesday and are 52-for-65 this season.
3. New York RF Curtis Granderson has 10 hits in his past eight games, including four homers and two doubles.

[Edgy MD]

I'm OK with keeping Gee on a pitch limit, but I can see a downside to announcing that.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: By the way, it wasn't Buddy Carlyle but Gonzalez Germen who was demoted to make room.

Good thing we're getting fresh-faced comers like this guy and Eveland some valuable reps; wouldn't want to waste those on stiffs like Germen.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

To be fair, we really shouldn't judge the club's posture toward its resources by monitoring who gets the last 2 slots in the bullpen, particularly after 99% of the important stuff has been turned over to the younger org guys.

Germen by the way looked like shit on Sunday.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And Carlyle's looked like shit for, like, the last decade.

But, yeah, I know. I'm just saying... if we're doing this let's-see-what-floats thing, well, let's see what floats. Half-measures kill.

[Edgy MD]

When I see a young guy competing with an older guy, I mentally tell him, "I have options on you, so you better damn well defeat your elder outright if you want his job."

It's not like the Mets haven't demonstrated a happy willingness to shed Valverde and Farniefarn when that day comes. But earn it, Gonzo.

[Zvon]

Yes, now they make baseball cards with bits of a players beard.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Granderson-9
Murphy-4
Wright-5
Duda-3
Abreu-7
Nieuwenhuis-8
d�Arnaud-2
Tejada-6
Gee-1

[Edgy MD]

[Edgy MD]

I'm heading out to the ballyard tonight to root Bud Norris and O's to VICTOIRE! over Doug Fister and his villainous Nats teammates. I'm counting on you all to carry this one without me.

[Ceetar]

Cruising in this game. Gee might not need his pitch allotment.

[Zvon]

Well, if Abreu can do that....

let the old man play!
(still, wheres Laggy?Jeeze looeeze)

[Ceetar]

Lagares has been slow in his return, okay for a breather here and there I guess.

[Zvon]

Dammitt

[Zvon]

You got the cutting part down Doodoo. Now work on the where to throw part. Or the not drop it part.

[Zvon]

Oh Murphy, you wascilly wabbitt.

[Zvon]

I saw that Freeman. Trying to injure Dave with a batted ball.

[Zvon]

Ugh. That is the worst check swing call Ive ever seen. And that ump looked pissed at Bobby.

[Zvon]

Nice Newy! Nice.

2-1 Mets

Looks like they stopped the towel thing.

[Zvon]

'd BOOM!

[Zvon]

Towels are back. Now it's towels and balloons.

[Edgy MD]

Keep it going there. Doing my best to help the Orioles come back against Nats..

[Zvon]

OH! Thought we got him.


Nope.

Come on Black. You can do this.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: Keep it going there. Doing my best to help the Orioles come back against Nats..

..do what you can. That's all you can do.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Phee-yew.

[Frayed Knot]

Braves hitters fade to Black

[Zvon]

Newy just made Gee shit a brick.