RTS*IGT - 06/06 - Metropolitans @ Desert Zeeks

[Guest d'Kong76]

* road-trip salvaging...

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Arizona
When: 10:10 PM ET, Saturday, June 6, 2015
Where: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
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Bartolo Colon looks to record his National League-leading ninth victory on Saturday when the visiting New York Mets continue a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Colon has won back-to-back outings and has been piling up the victories despite a rather high ERA of 4.72.

The 42-year-old Colon will try to help New York set aside the woes that has seen it drop 10 of its last 12 road games. The latest was a 7-2 loss in Friday's second game of the series as Arizona's A.J. Pollock continued his torrid hitting with his fourth straight multi-hit outing. Pollock went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored and is 13-for-28 over his last six games. The Mets are 2-3 during a seven-game road trip and Friday's loss knocked them a half-game behind the first-place Washington Nationals in the National League East.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), FSN Arizona

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Bartolo Colon (8-3, 4.72 ERA) vs. Diamondbacks RH Chase Anderson (1-1, 3.26)

Colon's impeccable control has been a huge help -- five walks in 11 starts -- as he has been touched up for 11 homers in 68 2/3 innings. He defeated Miami in his last outing when he gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings. Colon allowed four runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings last season in his lone career start against the Diamondbacks in 2006 as a member of the Los Angeles Angels.

Anderson is coming off his worst effort for the season as he picked up a no-decision for the eighth time in 10 starts. He allowed a season-high six runs and matched a season worst by giving up 10 hits against the Milwaukee Brewers. Anderson, who has never faced the Mets, is 0-1 with a 3.70 ERA in four home starts this season.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt went 1-for-3 with an RBI on Friday and is 22-for-50 with six homers and 14 RBIs over the last 15 games.
2. The Mets placed INF Daniel Murphy (quadriceps) on the disabled list on Friday and recalled INF Danny Muno from Triple-A Las Vegas.
3. Arizona C Welington Castillo struck out in all four at-bats in his team debut after being acquired from Seattle on Wednesday.

[Guest themetfairy]

I was thinking RTS = Right The Ship.

Either way, let's do it!

[ashie62]

RIGHT THE SHIP!

[Frayed Knot]

And, for the third night in a row, this game will be for control of 1st place in the NL East as the Nats lost this afternoon to the Cubby Bears.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Inciarte RF
Pollock CF
Goldschmidt 1B
Tom�s 3B
Peralta LF
Owings 2B
Castillo C
Pennington SS
Anderson P

[G-Fafif]

Granderson 9
Tejada 6
Duda 3
Cuddyer 7
Lagares 8
Muno 4
Campbell 5
Recker 2
Colon 1

[Lefty Specialist]

G-Fafif wrote: Granderson 9 Tejada 6 Duda 3 Cuddyer 7 Lagares 8 Muno 4 Campbell 5 Recker 2 Colon 1

That, my friends, is a putrid lineup. Colon better have his hitting shoes on.

[batmagadanleadoff]

G-Fafif wrote: Granderson 9 Tejada 6 Duda 3 Cuddyer 7 Lagares 8 Muno 4 Campbell 5 Recker 2 Colon 1

When was the last time the Mets had a starting nine comprised entirely of single digit uniform numbers?

Edited June 6, 2015 by Guest

[ashie62]

Lagares fifth, wow.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Granderson 9 Tejada 6 Duda 3 Cuddyer 7 Lagares 8 Muno 4 Campbell 5 Recker 2 Colon 1 When was the last time the Mets had a starting nine comprised entirely of single digit uniform numbers?

I think those might be the positions!

[Edgy MD]

Missing Keith, that unfiltered nut.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

JOHNNY LAGS.

[Edgy MD]

You have been Juaned. Don't make me Juan you again.

[Edgy MD]

Muno reminds me of Sparkle, the way he drags the bathed behind the hands through the zone.

[Edgy MD]

Gary just called Bud Harrelson "The Original Mets Number Three."

Waitaminute. You know better than that, Gary.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Who gives away a Head of Baseball Operations bobblehead?

[Edgy MD]

Diamondbacks apparently.

How much branding mileage did Tampa Bay get out of their special assistant to the general manager?

[batmagadanleadoff]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Who gives away a Head of Baseball Operations bobblehead?

"A reasonable and sound organization."
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[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Loyal member of the organization for, like, ever? Maybe. (How cool would a Piggy-tending-garden bobble be, or Pete Flynn, or Jane Jarvis?)

Hired gun, brought in to clean house, with clear, more-well-established ties to at least two other organizations?

WAIT ON IT, MUNO. Dammit.

[Frayed Knot]

This team continues to:
1) spread their hits out. they seem to be kings of the one hit (but rarely more) per inning club
2) hit into a ton of GiDPs

[Edgy MD]

What is this, Campbell? Swing-Like-a-Colon Day?

[Fman99]

Bartolo Colon. Hitter.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"Chupame, Edgy."

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Happy birthday, Ruben?

We'll take a lucky bounce or two.

[Edgy MD]

Hoping the lucky bounce is him bouncing into a regular role as the Mets' starting shortstop.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Christ, Duda tattooed that one.

Anything hit hard to this outfield and in play is a likely out; anything hit hard to the infield is likely a hit.

[Edgy MD]

Muno performs the rare feat of chasing Chase at Chase.

[Edgy MD]

Bah. Very close.

[Frayed Knot]

Another night of running a pitcher's pitch count up with very little to show for it.
Met batters don't do much to help the other guy's IP totals but they do keep the ERA down.

I hope Colon is prepared and able to go at least 8 tonight. He may need to.