IGT 8/7 - Happy deGrom Day

[Centerfield]

deGrom is deBomb

[nymr83]

deGrom batting 8th with Eric Young 9th. I'd rather bat Neiwenhuis/den Dekker 8th and Young DFA

[Guest d'Kong76]

Better later than never...

NY Mets at Washington
When: 12:35 PM ET, Thursday, August 7, 2014
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
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Jacob deGrom attempts to win his sixth consecutive start when the New York Mets close a three-game series against the host Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon. The rookie has allowed just four runs during his five-start winning streak while establishing himself as a bona fide major-league talent. The division rivals have split the first two games after Washington's Adam LaRoche homered twice and drove in three runs in Wednesday�s 7-1 victory.

LaRoche�s 23rd career multi-homer performance helped the Nationals increase their lead over Atlanta in the National League East to four games. Danny Espinosa added a three-run blast while starting at second base over recent acquisition Asdrubal Cabrera as Washington improved to 6-2 against New York this season. Mets All-Star Daniel Murphy is 20-for-45 over his last 11 games and also has fared well against Thursday starter Jordan Zimmermann, going 13-for-41 with three homers, four doubles and seven RBIs.

TV:
12:35 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), MASN, WUSA 9 (Washington)

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Mets RH Jacob deGrom (6-5, 2.77 ERA) vs. Nationals RH Jordan Zimmermann (7-5, 3.00)

The 26-year-old deGrom continued his strong stretch by allowing two runs and four hits in 7 1/3 innings against San Francisco on Saturday. He has given up five or fewer hits in each of his last four starts and has 37 strikeouts against six walks during his winning streak. DeGrom is 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA in five day starts.

Zimmermann scattered five hits over seven scoreless innings to beat Philadelphia in his last turn for his first victory since June 30. He has issued just three walks over his last six starts and has walked only 21 in 132 frames this season. Zimmermann is 5-5 with a 3.29 ERA in 17 career starts against the Mets, including a victory on May 18 in which he gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Washington CF Denard Span has reached base in each of his last 32 games after going 1-for-4 on Wednesday.
2. New York 3B David Wright is 11-for-36 with two homers against Zimmermann.
3. LaRoche is 4-for-6 with two walks in the first two games of the series.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tim Byrdak in the booth with Howie today while Josh does a Chargers game.

[seawolf17]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Tim Byrdak in the booth with Howie today while Josh does a Chargers game.

Hopefully in character as Hulk Hogan.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Doing the pbp now.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Coupla Mets, (Wright Granderson) have looked just silly
on swinging strike three. Silly!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Not a bad call on the Muffy RBI double. Also, denounced saber metrics for overlooking the human element.

[Gwreck]

Wait, Wilmer Flores is batting sixth?

Flores - Recker - DeGrom - Young is not a good back half of the lineup. DeGrom might the the best hitter of those four.

[Guest d'Kong76]

LaRoche has his Pence on.

[HahnSolo]

LaRoche's slugging percentage is gonna go up about 100 points before the Mets leave town.

[Zvon]

I call that a lollypop throw EYoung.

[Zvon]

Great throw by Wreck gets the ungettable Span at second.

3-1 Nasty Nats.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Zvon wrote: I call that a lollypop throw EYoung.

I can't believe he fielded that ball, and he threw a
lollypop to the wrong guy.
Ronnie commented that no one said a word to him on
the bench and that players used to almost come to blows
in the dugout over bone-headed plays.

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: I call that a lollypop throw EYoung. I can't believe he fielded that ball, and he threw a lollypop to the wrong guy. Ronnie commented that no one said a word to him on the bench and that players used to almost come to blows in the dugout over bone-headed plays.

I heard him and I agree.

EYoungs biggest drawback: he's stupid. Baseball stupid. He's got all these tools but he's baseball stupid. And if no one gets in his face about plays like that he won't learn jack shit.

[MFS62]

d'Kong76 wrote: LaRoche has his Pence on.

I hat that guy. Before the series, I thought about posting "don't let LaRoche beat you" Then I saw that his career BA against the Mets is around .250. So I didn't. But man, that MF gets those hits at very bad times. And they generally go a long distance.
Oh, in case it wasn't strong enough. I hat that guy.

Later

[TransMonk]

Let's get some runs!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

TransMonk wrote: Let's get some runs!

yup

[Edgy MD]

The opportunity is at hand.

[Edgy MD]

Grandy, time to shine.

[TransMonk]

Woo!

[Edgy MD]

That's big league baseball right there.

[Zvon]

Sweet.

[MFS62]

Pick your poison time. two on and LaRoche and Desmond coming up. And I don't mean Nora Desmond.

Later

[Edgy MD]

I like how, on GameDay, when there's a coaching visit to the mound, the batter stands there, assuming his stance in the box.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Whew, We Blacked that inning out.

[Edgy MD]

Wright would do well to bring about two scoops of redemption to the end of this game.

[Zvon]

MFS62 wrote: Pick your poison time. two on and LaRoche and Desmond coming up. And I don't mean Nora Desmond. Later

It was not time for their close-up.

UGHHHHHHH, another pitcher with a shit throw.

[Zvon]

gah, OMG, this games as good as over.

WP, but Recker suddenly became the fourth stooge, not seeing the ball at his beautiful feet.

[Zvon]

We need two thirds of a triple play.