IGT #24 5/1 May Day, May Day vs Nats

[Edgy MD]

The JA-SON taunt is less than classy, fans.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I'd taunt him.

[Guest d'Kong76]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yay

[Edgy MD]

2:29 of raw beauty.

[Edgy MD]

Worth noting that that Cuddyboom is likely a double in 2014.

I'm not certain Werth catches the Murph shot if he stays on his feet.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I didn't think it was much of a Werthmuff

[Frayed Knot]

THOUGHTS ON THE GAME!!!!

1) Scherzer probably isn't any more intense than Harvey, but he's certainly more overtly intense.
2) Duda led off innings twice. Would have been a good time to bunt against the shift, especially when facing a pitcher like that.
3) Does Murphy get that tag down as quickly as Dilson (on the Harper play)? I'm betting no.
4) I was reasonably sure that Grandy was going to be out at home but was in favor of sending him anyway. 2 outs, very few hits in the game, gotta try.
5) Plawecki doesn't seem to come out of the chute all that fast on his throws but he does seem to get the ball down to 2nd in short order. It's a very compact motion that's not likely to get all out of whack.
6) I was thinking about getting Flores out of the lineup after 7 when he made the last out. But then if Murph didn't get those runs in it would have been that batting slot w/2 outs and the bags juiced in what was still a one run game, so maybe not.
7) But then he wasn't out after he made the last out in the 8th too. Of course it was a four run game by that point but I still would have done it.
8) A-Torres in with all RHBs coming up ... hmmmm. I know he's not a strict LOOGY.
9) Would be nice to have at least one hard-thrower in before Familia. At least one from the Black / Parnell / Mejia trio would suffice.
10) We've already beat Scherzer x 2 !!!!

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm not certain Werth catches the Murph shot if he stays on his feet.

Well he first misjudged it and broke in, then slipped and fell trying to correct himself.
I think he could have overcome one of those boo-boos or the other, just not both.

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: THOUGHTS ON THE GAME!!!! 1) Scherzer probably isn't any more intense than Harvey, but he's certainly more overtly intense. 2) Duda led off innings twice. Would have been a good time to bunt against the shift, especially when facing a pitcher like that. 3) Does Murphy get that tag down as quickly as Dilson (on the Harper play)? I'm betting no. 4) I was reasonably sure that Grandy was going to be out at home but was in favor of sending him anyway. 2 outs, very few hits in the game, gotta try. 5) Plawecki doesn't seem to come out of the chute all that fast on his throws but he does seem to get the ball down to 2nd in short order. It's a very compact motion that's not likely to get all out of whack. 6) I was thinking about getting Flores out of the lineup after 7 when he made the last out. But then if Murph didn't get those runs in it would have been that batting slot w/2 outs and the bags juiced in what was still a one run game, so maybe not. 7) But then he wasn't out after he made the last out in the 8th too. Of course it was a four run game by that point but I still would have done it. 8) A-Torres in with all RHBs coming up ... hmmmm. I know he's not a strict LOOGY. 9) Would be nice to have at least one hard-thrower in before Familia. At least one from the Black / Parnell / Mejia trio would suffice. 10) We've already beat Scherzer x 2 !!!!

These are good TotG! I'll add that Murph looked comfortable-ish at third. Moreso than he looked at the end of 2014, anyhow.

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I'm not certain Werth catches the Murph shot if he stays on his feet. Well he first misjudged it and broke in, then slipped and fell trying to correct himself. I think he could have overcome one of those boo-boos or the other, just not both.

Yeah, I'm just saying I'm not certain. He likely does, but maybe it eludes him anyhow.

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: That Nieuwenwhiff sucked, but I'm taking his baldfaced visage as a good omen. I salute the baldface in boldface!

As ridiculous as it is to to make too much of the beard, the more I think about this, the more I think the Mets may be trying to shift into take-nothing-for-granted mode.

[Zvon]

Ha! Werth sucks!