IGT 8/8/14 NYM @ PHI: Our Long Nationals Nightmare Is Over

[G-Fafif]

Forty years after Richard Nixon vamoosed out of Washington, the Mets head up from the nation's current capital to the nation's previous capital (representing, come to think of it, the nation's previous previous capital).

Colon, a bouncing baby righty when RMN was still clinging to office, versus A.J. Burnett, whom the Mets will hopefully impeach and remove from the mound midway through his term.

[Guest d'Kong76]

He ain't heavy, he's Bartolo...

NY Mets at Philadelphia
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, August 8, 2014
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Fresh off a dramatic three-game sweep, the Philadelphia Phillies look to ride their new-found momentum into the series opener with the visiting New York Mets on Friday. Ryan Howard's eighth-inning grand slam lifted Philadelphia to a 6-5 victory over Houston on Thursday. New York has lost four of its last five games, including a 5-3 defeat in 13 innings against Washington on Thursday despite three hits from All-Star Daniel Murphy.

Friday's pitching matchup features a pair of veteran right-handers with 33 combined seasons of major league experience. A.J. Burnett takes the ball for the Phillies, still in search of his first win since the All-Star break. Mets starter Bartolo Colon, who defeated Burnett at Citi Field on July 28, is looking to bounce back from one of his worst performances of the season.

TV:
7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), CSN Philadelphia

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Mets RH Bartolo Colon (10-9, 4.12 ERA) vs. Phillies RH A.J. Burnett (6-11, 4.16)

Colon had not allowed a home run in four straight starts before giving up a pair in Sunday's 9-0 loss to San Francisco. The 41-year-old was charged with six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings in that contest - the most runs he has given up since mid-May. In two starts against the Phillies this season, Colon is 2-0 with a 1.85 ERA, including a strong performance in that 7-1 triumph on July 28.

Burnett has endured an up-and-down season and has a chance to break his career high for losses, set when he went 10-15 for the 2011 Yankees. His last four starts have featured two dreadful outings and an abbreviated performance his last time out, when he gave up five runs - one earned - in 1 2/3 innings before getting ejected for arguing balls and strikes. The 37-year-old has faced David Wright and Curtis Granderson a combined 45 times, holding them to six hits (one home run).

WALK-OFFS:
1. Murphy has four straight multi-hit games and enters this matchup riding a 10-for-19 hot streak.
2. Howard had eight RBIs in the Astros series, while CF Ben Revere was 8-for-15 against Houston.
3. The Mets have taken eight of 12 meetings between the teams in 2014.

[seawolf17]

No, he's definitely heavy.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Heard part of The Hollies' song this morning and
it's been in my had all day.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Revere, CF
Rollins, SS
Utley, 2B
Howard, 1B
Byrd, RF
Sizemore, LF
Ruiz, C
Asche, 3B
Burnett, P

[Ceetar]

Curtis Granderson - RF Daniel Murphy - 2B David Wright - 3B Lucas Duda - 1B Travis d'Arnaud - C Kirk Nieuwenhuis - LF Juan Lagares - CF Wilmer Flores - SS Bartolo Colon - RHP

[Guest d'Kong76]

Lol, did I post that in another thread?

[Frayed Knot]

Not that I want to seem greedy or anything (after all, who am I to turn down 7 hits plus a walk in a 10 batter span?) but mixing in an XBH every once in a while would be a nice surprise.

[Frayed Knot]

Travis d'A does have some pop in that bat of his, don't he?
That one got gone in a hurry.

[Edgy MD]

Jim Thome slinging the shit in the Phillies booth --- acknowledging that the DH rule seriously extending his career.

[Edgy MD]

A quiet fifth, and Colon is in line for the winnebago.

[Edgy MD]

Know what would be a good name for a child?

"Bartolo Bastardo," that's what.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: A quiet fifth, and Colon is in line for the winnebago.

I think a Winnebago is also Bartolo's personal car.
The others were all too small.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Byrd sent that one a ways.

Bartolo sure does salivate a lot.

[Frayed Knot]

OK, Flores isn't fast. But he's also not nearly as slow as some claimed and the rest of us were led to believe.
Some of the scouting reports I'd read on the prospect sites talked about him as having '25' speed (on the 20-80 scale) which is basically Mo Vaughn/Molina brother territory.

[Edgy MD]

Let's finish this.

[Edgy MD]

Nothing against Eveland, but if I was Bart, and they pulled me, I'd kinda be pissed if they didn't turn the game over to the best available pitcher.

[Frayed Knot]

And now we're going to have to get the big boys up anyway.

[Edgy MD]

Grady Sizemore, tying run.

Glub.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Is not!

Still, time to Jail Jenrry.

[Edgy MD]

Not a good corner to paint yourself in, Terry.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

GRANDY SAY RELAX

... for the moment

Edited August 8, 2014 by Guest

[Fman99]

Nerve wracking.

[Edgy MD]

I'm a little surprised Tejada doesn't get inserted in a situation like this.

[Fman99]

[Guest d'Kong76]

.
[bigpurple:11pvda2l]Phew![/bigpurple:11pvda2l]

[Guest themetfairy]

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Nothing goes down smoother at the end of the evening than a nice, tart Brignac.

[Frayed Knot]

Pretty quick inning considering all that happened.
Most of the hits were first-pitches, the walk was four pitches, and the K only 4.

[Edgy MD]

Nothing goes down smoother at the end of the evening than a nice, tart Brignac.

It tastes like briney cognac, I believe.

Go, go, CoCo.

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