IGT 07/21 -- Mets at Mariners

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Seattle
When: 10:10 PM ET, Monday, July 21, 2014
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
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The New York Mets attempt to wake up their bats when they visit the Seattle Mariners for the opener of their three-game series Monday. New York was held to just five hits in a shutout loss at San Diego on Saturday and didn't record one the following day until All-Star Daniel Murphy doubled with two out in the eighth inning of a 2-1 defeat. Star third baseman David Wright on Monday will celebrate the 10th anniversary of his major-league debut with the Mets, who won nine of 11 prior to their offensively challenged weekend.

Seattle, which has a 1 1/2-game lead over Toronto and the New York Yankees for the second American League wild-card spot, will be glad to be home after a three-game series at Los Angeles in which it dropped two of three while playing a total of 37 innings. The Mariners suffered a 3-2 loss in 16 frames on Friday before winning in 12 by an identical score the following night. They were on their way to victory in the rubber match before the Angels reached Fernando Rodney for two runs in the ninth, denying the All-Star closer his 200th career save while resulting in the Seattle's sixth loss in nine contests.

TV:
10:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), ROOT (Seattle)

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Mets LH Jon Niese (5-4, 2.96 ERA) vs. Mariners LH Roenis Elias (7-8, 4.54)

Niese is expected to be activated from the disabled list, where he's resided since July 5 due to a strained left shoulder. The 27-year-old posted back-to-back victories before exiting his start against Texas on July 4 with what was described as a lower back contusion after being hit with a line drive by the third batter of the game. Niese, who has yet to allow more than three earned runs this season, has never faced Seattle.

Elias has had 11 days to recover from a three-start losing streak during which he surrendered 17 runs over 14 1/3 innings. The 25-year-old Cuban rookie lasted only 3 1/3 frames against Minnesota on July 9 as he was tagged for seven runs - six earned - and seven hits. Elias has not fared well at home during his first season with Seattle, going 2-5 with a 5.14 ERA in 10 outings.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Mariners All-Star 2B Robinson Cano is expected to return to the lineup after requesting Sunday off due to ongoing hamstring problems.
2. Mets manager Terry Collins stated OF Bobby Abreu would serve as the team's designated hitter in the final two games of the series.
3. Seattle's bullpen logged 16 1/3 innings during the marathon series against the Angels.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Bloomquist, SS
Jones, CF
Cano, 2B
Seager, 3B
Romero, RF
Smoak, 1B
Hart, DH
Ackley, LF
Zunino, C

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

The shortstop that we were kicking the tires on all winter. Franklin? Is he even with the big club? Did we dodge a bullet there?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Granderson, RF
Murphy, 2B
Wright, 3B
Campbell, 1B
Duda, DH
d'Arnaud, C
Young, LF
Lagares, CF
Tejada, SS

[Frayed Knot]

Duda DH'ing while Campbell fields ... if it were a RHP would it be the other way around?

Let's kick the asses of these coffee-snorting, rain-soaked, Windows-code writin' bums.

[Edgy MD]

Other things to hate about the Seattle Mariners:
[list:2bjkwjzn][*:2bjkwjzn]They think they're the only people with a fishmarket.[/*:m:2bjkwjzn]
[*:2bjkwjzn]The way they deify Paul Revere and the Raiders.[/*:m:2bjkwjzn]
[*:2bjkwjzn]Frazier is a thing of the past. Get over it, already.[/*:m:2bjkwjzn][/list:u:2bjkwjzn]

[Fman99]

I'll say it, also. Starbucks coffee tastes like it was first run through a homeless man's ass crack.

Call me a Philistine, if you must.

[Fman99]

Finally, baseball. I've been passing the time watching "Jurassic Park" on AMC. Was there ever a more doomed movie character than Dennis Nedry (played by Wayne Knight AKA "Newman")?

[Zvon]

Fman99 wrote: Finally, baseball. I've been passing the time watching "Jurassic Park" on AMC. Was there ever a more doomed movie character than Dennis Nedry (played by Wayne Knight AKA "Newman")?

And I rarely root for anyone to get sprayed by a dinosaur.

The game so far: Too much green. Not enough blue.

0-1 Green


Hmm, how did Dave not get the guy at first in the first place? Heads up play Soup.

[Gwreck]

As per the SNY broadcast, Lagares is hitting .380 against lefties this year.

So why is he hitting eighth tonight?

[Edgy MD]

He's not been hitting of late.


Smokin' D from Tejada.

[ashie62]

FWIW the CBS power poll ranks the M's 6th in all baseball...

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: Fman99 wrote: Finally, baseball. I've been passing the time watching "Jurassic Park" on AMC. Was there ever a more doomed movie character than Dennis Nedry (played by Wayne Knight AKA "Newman")? And I rarely root for anyone to get sprayed by a dinosaur..

By the end of that movie I was rooting for EVERYONE IN IT to get thrashed by one of those critters.

[Frayed Knot]

Nice walk, nice read on the PB, and now nice tag by Tejada.
Now we gotta get 'im in.

[Edgy MD]

The Granderson topspin drive shows itself.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Zvon wrote: Fman99 wrote: Finally, baseball. I've been passing the time watching "Jurassic Park" on AMC. Was there ever a more doomed movie character than Dennis Nedry (played by Wayne Knight AKA "Newman")? And I rarely root for anyone to get sprayed by a dinosaur.. By the end of that movie I was rooting for EVERYONE IN IT to get thrashed by one of those critters.

Ha. Even the kids?

I thought Granderson got all of that one. Come on Murph, drive it in!

[Zvon]

Ugh, the worst time for Murphys worst swing of the season.

[Zvon]

Whoa, Mr Wright! Happy anniversary Capt!

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: Fman99 wrote: Finally, baseball. I've been passing the time watching "Jurassic Park" on AMC. Was there ever a more doomed movie character than Dennis Nedry (played by Wayne Knight AKA "Newman")? And I rarely root for anyone to get sprayed by a dinosaur.. By the end of that movie I was rooting for EVERYONE IN IT to get thrashed by one of those critters. Ha. Even the kids?!

The kids, the adults, the director, the producer, the key grips, the caterer ...

[Edgy MD]

Bam!! 6-4-3.

Let's get those runzz back.

[Zvon]

I missed that half but it looks like it could have been worse. The homer had to be hit well--the others are described as soft hits.

1-3, thats not even green. aqua?

[Edgy MD]

A Rick Waits sighting!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Lagares making with the stinky again.

[Zvon]

Whoa. Lags gave up on it.

[Frayed Knot]

Our pitching is making some shaky-hitting teams look like we're back in the late-90's era.

[Edgy MD]

Zvon wrote: Whoa. Lags gave up on it.

Yeah, he did. Surprising. Maybe he lost it.

Mets' starters can't carry the bats forever.

[MFS62]

Fman99 wrote: I'll say it, also. Starbucks coffee tastes like it was first run through a homeless man's ass crack.

Just got home from work, So I wish I could have commented before the game started. You know I'm your biggest fan, but, how do you know it does? Just askin'.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Down with Cuba!!!

[Zvon]

OOO, nice catch T.

[Edgy MD]

Tejoddy has saved a bushel of runs this evening.