IGT #17 4/24 "Home" Home Opener @ NYY

[Ceetar]

If we're taking/took back New York, then any game in NY is technically a home game right?

The Mets haven't lost in the Bronx since June 10th of 2012. They're riding a 4-game winning streak in that building, and since we know this Mets team goes to at least 11, it should be a cake walk right? At least, a cake walk for C.C. Sabathia who purposely came to camp fat despite the rest of the team dieting.

It's Jacob deGrom against Michael Pine Tar Pineda and it seems to be a chilly day so expect to get a little sticky.

The Yankees acquired Pineda for Jesus? Montero who was gonna be a stud catcher until he wasn't, and David Phelps, who we faced earlier this week.

[ashie62]

Lets take the town back.

Ceetar holds the record for consecutive IGT's

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at NY Yankees
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, April 24, 2015
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
SportsDirect Inc.

The white-hot New York Mets have added extra spice to the upcoming edition of the Subway Series, taking the best record in baseball and a franchise record-tying 11-game streak into the Bronx on Friday in the series opener against the New York Yankees. The Mets finished off a sweep of Atlanta on Thursday to complete the first perfect 10-game homestand in club annals and match their best start through 16 games at 13-3.

"It's a lot of fun in here right now. It's a lot of fun to be a Met," said second baseman Daniel Murphy, who drove in four runs in Thursday's 6-3 victory. While the Yankees can't match the gaudy numbers of their cross-city rivals, they are on a roll of their own after concluding a 7-3 road trip by taking three of four from Detroit. The Yankees have won six of seven, including the final three versus the Tigers, who owned the league's top record entering the series. "The stadium should be rocking," Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez said. "Our fans are ready and their fans are ready, too."

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, WPIX, WFAN

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jacob deGrom (2-1, 0.93 ERA) vs. Yankees RH Michael Pineda (2-0, 5.00)

There has been no sophomore slump for deGrom, who yielded a two-run homer in the first inning of his season debut and hasn't allowed a run since. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year struck out eight in seven scoreless innings versus Miami on Saturday after blanking Philadelphia for 6 1/3 innings in his previous turn. DeGrom was a 1-0 loser to the Yankees in his major league debut, giving up one run on four hits.

Pineda followed up a shaky performance at Baltimore by winning his second straight start at Tampa Bay last time out, permitting three runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. He was knocked around for five runs on nine hits but also had a season-high nine strikeouts in a 6-5 victory over the Orioles. Pineda, who will be making his first start versus the Mets, was 3-1 with a 1.59 ERA in six outings at Yankee Stadium last season.

WALK-OFFS:
1. DeGrom is riding a scoreless streak of 18 1/3 innings.
2. Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury, who scored both runs in Thursday's 2-1 win, is 4-for-27 lifetime against the Mets.
3. The away team has prevailed in the last six meetings while the Mets have won four straight at Yankee Stadium.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

CHEAP HOME RUN ALERT: two different local meteorologists report that the wind should be blowing out at 10-15 mph (with gusts higher) to right tonight.

[Gwreck]

Paging Mr. Granderson...

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'm less excited about Curtis, and more worried about Messrs. Teixeira, Headley, Drew, et. al.

[Gwreck]

Tough to hit cheap homeruns when deGrom will be striking them out instead.

[Guest d'Kong76]

@cgrand3 RF
@juanlagares2 CF
Duda 1B
@mcuddy23 DH
Murphy 2B
Campbell 3B
Flores SS
@kplawecki26 C
Nieuwenhuis LF

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Edgy MD]

Let's get Niewie going!

[Zvon]

I ask one thing of the Mets in this series. One thing: Win or lose, don't let A-Rod tie Mays vs. us.

He needs 2 more.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

They should flip Flores and Lagares

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ellsbury, CF
Gardner, LF
Rodriguez, DH
Teixeira, 1B
McCann, C
Beltran, RF
Headley, 3B
Drew, 2B
Gregorius, SS

[Frayed Knot]

btw, for out of owners who either don't normally get Met telecasts, or don't want to depend on their computer or 'game-casts' feeds, or who might be fed the dreaded YES crew and think there's no alternative, MLBN is carrying this game on their channel with the always good team of Costas & Kaat.

[Guest cooby]

hmmm....soso first inning...

[Lefty Specialist]

Pineda looking sharp early.

[Guest cooby]

Damn Texiera...just as I'm thinking he oughta be taking advantage of that opposite field hole, he pulls a HR to right. Barf.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Stupid band box stadium. Let's get those back.

[ashie62]

deGrom threw alotta pitches

[ashie62]

This is not going well.

[Zvon]

Wearing the white NY on the Mets caps tonight: not good. I like the cap but not here.

That was a good play by Duda. Stayed with it nicely.

[Zvon]

The time difference between TV=WPIX and the PC=MLB.TV is well over a minute. Close to two. Unprecedented. I'm supposed to be seeing this live on MLBtv.

[Zvon]

Good Mets crowd presence there. I like.

Nice Newy. Whoaaaa.Gets 2!

[Guest cooby]

Zvon wrote: The time difference between TV=WPIX and the PC=MLB.TV is well over a minute. Close to two. Unprecedented. I'm supposed to be seeing this live on MLBtv.

wow. I'm watching on WPIX. Which one is closer to realtime?

[Lefty Specialist]

lol at Gary..."Evander Holyfield, wisely keeping his ears covered."

[Zvon]

WPIX. It's usually the other way around but only by like 5/10 seconds.
I rebooted it and now it's only around 40 seconds.
CRAP!

Well, I predicted a 5-3 Mets win, so, they got their 3.

[Zvon]

whoa, nice. Nice throw, nice tag FatFeets

[Lefty Specialist]

deGrom proving human tonight.

[Zvon]

HOLY CRAP!

[Zvon]

That was not a bad pitch. damn.

[Guest cooby]

Damn. Maybe the Teixera shift ought to be in the right field stands