I.G.T. 5/5/15 Orioles v Mets Norris v. Colon

[ashie62]

New series, new life. Lets get the defense and offense on track and beat the canaries.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Weather permitting, game is on 5/5.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

d'Kong76 wrote: Weather permitting, game is on 5/5.

Well, there's the first error of the series!

[Farmer Ted]

Johnny Monell on the way according to some twitter wonks.

[Ceetar]

Farmer Ted wrote: Johnny Monell on the way according to some twitter wonks.

Odd move.

I'd guess for Recker but who knows. But I doubt Monell is the answer to any of the Mets questions right now.

[ashie62]

d'Kong76 wrote: Weather permitting, game is on 5/5.

Can you be nice enough to fix the date? Thanks Ashie

[Guest d'Kong76]

Okey dokey

[ashie62]

d'Kong76 wrote: Okey dokey

Thankee!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Baltimore at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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The New York Mets need to find a way to get their offense untracked as they prepare to host the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in the opener of a two-game interleague set. New York is coming off back-to-back 1-0 home losses to the Washington Nationals to tumble to 3-7 since tying a franchise record with an 11-game winning streak.

The Mets dropped 1-0 games on consecutive days for the first time since 1990 and have scratched out only 12 runs during a 1-5 stretch. �As we said when we won 11 in a row: Hey, we�re going to have a downtime,� New York manager Terry Collins told reporters. �We didn�t think it was going to be right away, but we�re going to have one. You�ve just got to play through it.� The Orioles are playing through adversity of their own, winning two of three at Tampa Bay after the series was shifted to Florida due to security concerns following the rioting in Baltimore. Center fielder Adam Jones went 4-for-4 with a tiebreaking two-run single Sunday to push his American League-leading batting average to .402.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, MASN2 (Baltimore), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles RH Bud Norris (1-2, 12.18 ERA) vs. Mets RH Bartolo Colon (4-1, 3.31)

Although he received tons of run support, Norris turned in a much-needed solid start versus Boston last time out, allowing three runs over a season-high 6 2/3 innings to earn his first victory. The 30-year-old Californian was shelled by Toronto for nine runs in his previous outing and had failed to go beyond five innings in his first three starts. Norris is 1-1 with a 4.68 ERA in five career starts versus New York.

Colon is fewer than three weeks shy of his 42nd birthday but the burly Dominican is showing no signs of his age despite coming off his first loss, when he permitted four runs in 6 2/3 innings at Miami. Colon has worked at least six innings in each of his five starts and has walked only one while striking out 25 in 32 2/3 innings. Colon has made 27 appearances (26 starts) against the Orioles, going 12-8 with a 3.25 ERA.

WALK OFFS:
1. Jones is the first Orioles player to record three four-hit games in the first 23 contests of a season.
2. Mets SS Wilmer Flores, who sat the past two games following a 2-for-20 slump, is expected to return to the starting lineup.
3. New York has won the past six meetings against Baltimore.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Offense untracked? Is that well English?

[Edgy MD]

If we get skunked by Bud F. Norris, you KNOW we'll be sending out an SOS.

[dgwphotography]

Edgy MD wrote: If we get skunked by Bud F. Norris, you KNOW we'll be sending out an SOS.

I guess you could say that they would be sending out the "Bat" Signal...

[Frayed Knot]

Quickie O's KTE

Adam Jones (CF) and Manny Machado (3B) play everyday and are both real good with stick and with glove. Jones in particular is hitting over .400 this season.
C - Caleb Joseph is filling in quite well so far [.305/.414/.475] for the (once again) injured Matt Weiters. Joseph also spent the empty-stadium game last week pantomiming signing autographs along the stands and high-fiving and cap-tipping to the imaginary fans.
1B - Chris Davis had a GREAT 2013 but is now trying to come back from a bad 2014 which ended with a drug suspension.
2B - Rookie Rey Navarro & journeyman Steve Pearce have been sharing the job.
SS - Evreth cabrera (ex of Sandy Eggo) is one of the short stops we opted not to pursue over the winter and, at the moment, he's doing about what all the SS we didn't sign are doing [.221/.235/.247]
A variety of guys seem to be manning the corner OF/DH/PH spots following the loss of Nick Markakis, none on a regular basis or to any particular distinction: Alejandro de Aza, David Lough, Steve Pearce, Travis Snider, Delmon Young, Jimmy Paderes

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: Quickie O's KTE Adam Jones (CF) and Manny Machado (3B) play everyday and are both real good with stick and with glove. Jones in particular is hitting over .400 this season. C - Caleb Joseph is filling in quite well so far [.305/.414/.475] for the (once again) injured Matt Weiters. Joseph also spent the empty-stadium game last week pantomiming signing autographs along the stands and high-fiving and cap-tipping to the imaginary fans. 1B - Chris Davis had a GREAT 2013 but is now trying to come back from a bad 2014 which ended with a drug suspension. 2B - Rookie Rey Navarro & journeyman Steve Pearce have been sharing the job. SS - Evreth cabrera (ex of Sandy Eggo) is one of the short stops we opted not to pursue over the winter and, at the moment, he's doing about what all the SS we didn't sign are doing [.221/.235/.247] A variety of guys seem to be manning the corner OF/DH/PH spots following the loss of Nick Markakis, none on a regular basis or to any particular distinction: Alejandro de Aza, David Lough, Steve Pearce, Travis Snider, Delmon Young, Jimmy Paderes

26-year-old, switch-hitting Paredes is doing pretty decently (.353/.367/.667 with 3 HRs in 52 PAs) and has been getting some 2B reps with Jonathan Schoop hurt.

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, several of those platoon/OF/IF/DH guys have some decent numbers, but no one seems to have a specific, full time job to call his own and of course they're going to have to lose one of them during this series on account of no DH. Plus any set-up that involves Delmon Young on the field with a glove in his hand is a net plus for the opposing team.

[Guest d'Kong76]

@cgrand3 RF
@juanlagares2 CF
Duda 1B
@mcuddy23 LF
Murphy 3B
Flores SS
@kplawecki26 C
@Dilson_H 2B
Colon P

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Guest d'Kong76]

Machado, 3B
Paredes, 2B
Jones, CF
Davis, 1B
Young, RF
Joseph, C
Snider, LF
Cabrera, SS
Norris, P

[batmagadanleadoff]

dgwphotography wrote: Edgy MD wrote: If we get skunked by Bud F. Norris, you KNOW we'll be sending out an SOS. I guess you could say that they would be sending out the "Bat" Signal...

You're getting way ahead of yourself. Tonight, they'll be sending out the Fat Signal.

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And if the FatMan can't finish what he starts, then probably the Hat Signal.

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Fatman and Hatman

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[ashie62]

We may need Colon for an RBI.

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: If we get skunked by Bud F. Norris, you KNOW we'll be sending out an SOS.

Guys?

[Edgy MD]

Anthony Rieber in the WOR booth. He's had one line and he's already sharper than Marc Carig.

[Edgy MD]

Colon is impressive the way he finds his strikeout pitch when a runner finds third.

[Edgy MD]

Leadoff dubble.

180 feet from doing that scoring thing I've been reading about.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Not advancing on a de facto sacrifice bunt won't help with that.

[Edgy MD]

Back in bidness!

[Edgy MD]

This is the way it's supposed to happen when Bud Norris is pitching.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Multiple runs in an inning? Oh, come on. That's not allowed.

[Guest d'Kong76]

A cornucopia of runs!

[Edgy MD]

Hey, it's 1999-ish pitching coach Dave Wallace, out on the mound, telling Norris to try and bring it like Josias Manzanillo.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Just another ridiculous, extra-base-saving play from JohnnyLags. Ho hum.

It looked like he might have hurt his wrist or side on that, but he's okay, apparently?