IGT #16 4/23 Getaway Day Home Opener vs Braves

[Ceetar]

Mets go for 10-game home opener sweep. Including the sweep of three division 'rivals'. Jeff Wilpon is grumbling about the cost of brooms at the rate they're going through them.

Mets have yet to score a 9th inning run, mainly because they haven't batted in the ninth inning since April 12th.

Julio (Capital of Iran) against Bartolo (final section of the digestive system)

[Guest sharpie]

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. Juan Lagares ® CF
3. Lucas Duda (L) 1B
4. Michael Cuddyer ® LF
5. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B
6. Eric Campbell ® 3B
7. Wilmer Flores ® SS
8. Anthony Recker ® C
9. Bartolo Colon ® P

[Edgy MD]

Ceetar wrote: Julio (Capital of Iran) against Bartolo (final section of the digestive system)

Col�n is also a port city of Panama.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Atlanta at NY Mets
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 23, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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Of all the reasons behind the New York Mets� sizzling start, none may be more important than 41-year-old Bartolo Colon. The major-league�s second-oldest player aims to become baseball�s first four-game winner this season when he leads the Mets � winners of 10 in a row � into Thursday�s home contest against the Atlanta Braves.

New York is riding its longest winning streak since 2008, and has won 11 in a row at Citi Field dating back to last season. The Braves� stunning start, in which the rebuilt club won six of its first seven games, has faded thanks in part to a sputtering offense. Atlanta is hitting .226 and is leaving an average of seven runners on base per contest during its current 2-5 slump. The lone Atlanta player hitting of late is catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who is 7-for-17 in his past four contests after collecting three hits in Wednesday�s 3-2 loss.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, SportSouth (Atlanta), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Julio Teheran (2-0, 3.71 ERA) vs. Mets RH Bartolo Colon (3-0, 2.25)

A big objective for Teheran in his fourth start of the season is to keep the ball in the park, after allowing four homers in five innings Saturday at Toronto. The 24-year-old surrendered five runs to the Blue Jays, after giving up two earned runs in 12 innings while winning his first two outings. Teheran beat the Mets in Atlanta on April 11, giving up one earned run (three total) and only two hits in six innings.

Colon, who turns 42 in May, has issued just one walk while allowing only five runs in 20 innings. He beat the Braves in his second start April 12 in Atlanta, giving up three runs on six hits in seven innings. Colon ranks in the top 10 in the majors with a 0.80 WHIP, striking out 18 hitters while holding opponents to a .200 batting average.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York RHP Matt Harvey will start Saturday against the New York Yankees after visiting a doctor Wednesday for a minor foot issue the team declined to identify.
2. Atlanta RHP Jim Johnson walked three hitters and allowed the go-ahead run in two-thirds of an inning Wednesday, and has surrendered five runs on eight hits in his past 2 2/3 frames.
3. Mets� starters have recorded 11 quality starts in 15 games.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Young CF
Callaspo 3B
Markakis RF
Freeman 1B
Pierzynski C
Gomes LF
Simmons SS
Peterson 2B
Tehran P

[Frayed Knot]

Look at old man Pierzynski, oldest catcher in MLB, playing a day game after a night game.

[Theoldmole]

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[Benjamin Grimm]

Terry is gonna lose this challenge.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Shows what I know!

[Zvon]

TheOldMole wrote: [youtube]KOO5S4vxi0o[/youtube]

boc! bytpe!

2nd one is best you tube post eveh

[Zvon]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Shows what I know!

Could be a bad omen tho. We usually waste the early challenge. Remember early last year how we won like every challenge?

I thought the pop bunt single by EYjr was a bad omen, so what do I know?

Grandwalk!

[Zvon]

[A Boy Named Seo]

Yikes. Couple of those to Cuddyer looked like strike 3. Sacks drunk. LGM.

[Gwreck]

MURPH

[Guest d'Kong76]

Murph with a bases clearing double!!!

[Zvon]

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3-0Mets

[A Boy Named Seo]

Huge, Murph.

[Lefty Specialist]

Breaking: Home Depot reporting shortage of brooms.

[Ceetar]

I'll take 3-0. RUNS!

[Zvon]

OUT! yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think Lagares' arm is just fine!

[Zvon]

oh no. With that throw where else was he gonna stand?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Tough call. He might be safe, but there may not be "conclusive" evidence to overrule.

[Zvon]

This sucks. Not the possibility of a reversal. The time taken here. It saps my juices.


Technically, no open lane. I think it was a great play and fair play.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think Lagares' arm is just fine!

Oops... Lagares didn't make the throw to the plate; if it's an out, it's an 8-4-2.

[Zvon]

I agree with Gary, between the legs is an open lane.

[A Boy Named Seo]

He was so much out.

[Zvon]

BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


If they changed the rule like Gary said, thats bullshit! Ughhhhhh, they're ruining baseball.

[Edgy MD]

Well, I wouldn't say that they're ruining baseball, but I disagree with the call.

[Gwreck]

The plate-blocking rules are stupid. This is proof of why.