IGT #9 4/15/15 Niese Home Opener vs Phillies

[Ceetar]

SWEEP TIME!

Wright to DL. Campbell up.

#42 will play third base for the Mets.

Phillies will pitch Jerome Williams.

Jackie Robinson Day.

Original Met Al Jackson will throw out the first pitch to Mookie Wilson. Granderson will participate in the pregame ceremony as well.

[Ceetar]

1. Granderson
2. d'Arnaud
3. Duda
4. Cuddyer
5. Murphy
6. Campbell
7. Lagares
8. Tejada
9. Niese

[Edgy MD]

MLB to honor Butch Huskey.

[Edgy MD]

Key information to glean from that lineup:
[list:k1plbviq][*:k1plbviq]d'Arnaud bumped up to second in the lineup. #faith[/*:m:k1plbviq]
[*:k1plbviq]Campbell inserted into lineup. #hope[/*:m:k1plbviq]
[*:k1plbviq]Murphy kept at second base. #love[/*:m:k1plbviq][/list:u:k1plbviq]

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cuddyer ready to go! #relief

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: MLB to honor Butch Huskey.

Twitter is so depressing. Everyone in the world is making the same joke today while I've been doing it since 2008.

[Edgy MD]

They each owe you a dollar. ASSERT YOUR RIGHTS!

Stupid internet. Apply for a "Ron Taylor Day" copyright now in anticipation of next year!

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm sorry, but 42 is totally Ron Hodges.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Philadelphia at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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Jon Niese and Jerome Williams each enjoyed a strong season debut, but neither has a win to show for it. Both pitchers will try to notch their first victory of 2015 on Wednesday when the New York Mets wrap up their three-game home series with the Philadelphia Phillies.

New York is going for a sweep after posting a 2-0 triumph in the series opener and a 6-5 win Tuesday. Lucas Duda's three-run double highlighted Tuesday's offense for the Mets, who have played eight games this season - all decided by three runs or fewer. The Mets have won 19 of the last 25 meetings between the teams, although they may be without third baseman David Wright (hamstring) and Michael Cuddyer (hand), both of whom left Tuesday's game early. Chase Utley hit a pair of homers for the Phillies, who set a season high with five runs but still lost their third straight game.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, TCN (Philadelphia), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Phillies RH Jerome Williams (0-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. Mets LH Jon Niese (0-0, 1.80)

Williams allowed one run and five hits over six innings versus Washington last Friday in a game the Phillies eventually won 4-1. He struck out six against only one walk - his second-best strikeout-to-walk ratio since joining Philadelphia last August. He faced the Mets once in 2014, surrendering two runs in 6 1/3 innings of a victory on Aug. 30 at New York's Citi Field.

Niese gave up three runs (one earned) over five innings in his first start of the year - a 5-3 loss at Atlanta. He has dominated Phillies veterans Utley and Ryan Howard, holding them to a combined 7-for-54 with one extra-base hit. His career numbers against the Phillies feature an 8-6 record with a 3.00 ERA in 19 starts, including a 2-0 mark with a 2.57 ERA last season.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The only Mets player who has faced Williams more than three times is Curtis Granderson (1-for-8 with a home run).
2. Howard was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Tuesday and is hitting .143 with no homers and one RBI on the season.
3. New York has four relievers - Carlos Torres, Jerry Blevins, Buddy Carlyle and Erik Goeddel - who have yet to allow a run in a combined 9 1/3 innings.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ron Hodges. Man, what an accounting professor that guy was.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ron Hodges. Man, what an accounting professor that guy was.

I miss his classic photo.

[ashie62]

Jon Niese has become a Civil war re-enactor.

[ashie62]

Lagares hits a single up the middle scoring soupy sales.

[Edgy MD]

Bases loaded, two outs.

Warthan goes to the mound to tell Niese to shave.

[Edgy MD]

Sawed-off line out.

A little bit o' luck, a little bit o' skill.

[Edgy MD]

Doo-Doo Bomb.

[bigpurple:3798q87v]KABOOM![/bigpurple:3798q87v]

[Edgy MD]

Even the umps are wearing 42.

[Edgy MD]

Ronnie's right. The catcher gave Asche a lousy target.

[Edgy MD]

Ruben getting applause?!

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Ruben getting applause?!

verge of a sweep, Has a hit, Mets are winning..perfect storm.

[Edgy MD]

It's beautiful.

Everybody who comes to the plate reminds me at least a little of Butch Huskey.

[Edgy MD]

And Tejada thanks them by knitting them a bootie.

[Edgy MD]

Pitcher's got nothing here.

I'd still happily encourage the team to bunt against the shift.

[Edgy MD]

Here's to a whole season of the Phils running DeFrietas out there.

[Frayed Knot]

Ashie62 wrote: Jon Niese has become a Civil war re-enactor.

Half of MLB has seemingly become Civil War re-enactors lately.

[Edgy MD]

Another team's broadcaster noted that Nieuwenhuis (also a re-enactor) gets around pretty well for a big man.

Maybe it's because he debuted for the Mets in center, but I tend to think that he's a pretty big man for someone who gets around so well.

[Fman99]

The Phillies suck and I am embiggened by this news.

[Edgy MD]

That popup aside, d'Arnaud has been looking like a five-tool all-star tonight.

I'm thinking of petitioning MLB to let him keep wearing 42.

[Edgy MD]

My quiz answer: Ralph Kiner, Stan Musial.

[Theoldmole]

Those were my answers too, and I caught that Ralph was one. Was Stan the other?

But if they could knight Americans, he wouldn't be Sir Kiner, he'd be Sir Ralph.