IGT #53: Mets at Padres, 6/2/15

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Outside of the triple they didn't even hit him that hard. Just a big pile o' breaks.

Even that triple was more well-placed than it was smoked. I thought he would bounce back from that inning even though he gave up 4, but that turned out to be his best inning.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Amazing beyond amazing, Syndergaard had the same night tonight that Cashner had last night.

As Gary said earlier, double-digit hits and Ks by a pitcher in 5 innings or less had never been done before in the history of the game ... and now it happens two days in a row in the same series.

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: I think Plawecki's just bushed.

Has now struck out in 1/4 of his ML PAs.
That may be bushed or simply not ready, but either way I think those who were eager to replace d'Arnaud were a bit premature.


RBI by Wilmer ... comeback is starting!

[Edgy MD]

One back is something.

Nice to get Cuddyer going too.

#pyhrric victories.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Zvon wrote: I think Plawecki's just bushed. Has now struck out in 1/4 of his ML PAs. That may be bushed or simply not ready, but either way I think those who were eager to replace d'Arnaud were a bit premature. RBI by Wilmer ... comeback is starting!

IIRC aside from a nice little starting spurt d'Arnaud kinda sucked up the place til he went down and came back up. I like em both, hope both pan out. I don't expect Plawecki stay up when d' comes back. Cause there's something to that "he's not ready" talk. He needs to play and d' will get the bulk of it in the bigs, health willing.

[Edgy MD]

Terrible night for Grandy so far.

Let's make up for that... right... now.

[Frayed Knot]

Since Cashner left the game early in the 5th inning Monday night, I think the Padres pitchers have thrown about 80% breaking balls to Met hitters.
OK it's probably not that high, but between Monday's relievers, Kennedy the starter today, and especially Thayer who just got yanked, they've been the opposite of challenging.


... and down goes Duda on some junk.

Edited June 2, 2015 by Guest

[Zvon]

I'm waiting for Tejada to rip off his Mission Impossible rubber mask. I'm dyin to see who's under there.

Another hit. We could climb right back in. 2 on Duda up. My eyelids are growing incredibly heavy.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Holy Moley! Howie Rose just said that the Mick Taylor years was the Rolling Stones best period.

[Edgy MD]

Howie's no dummy.

[MFS62]

But we didn't get no satisfaction.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Zvon wrote: I'm waiting for Tejada to rip off his Mission Impossible rubber mask. I'm dyin to see who's under there.

It's not like his productivity is unprecedented.

It's easy to overlook, in part because of the depressed offensive environment league-wide, but his 2014 was a lot closer to his functionally useful 2011�2012 than it was to his disastrous 2013. He's had one misbegotten season, and Marc Carig would tell you it's been his whole career. I'm rooting for him. He's now got the second-best OPS among Met hitters not on the DL. (Third-best, if you count Syndergaard.)

[MFS62]

This should have been an opportunity for Niese to work out his problems and also rest other arms in the bullpen. And, it would have fit into TC's plans to have pitchers throw between starts in the 6 man rotation. Those are generally the only good things to come out of games like this.

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