I.G.T. 8/18/15 Mets @ Birds Road trip!

[ashie62]

Shake it off guys. Score some runs for Jacob Metsies.

LETS GO METS!

[MFS62]

Hope you got your mojo back.

Later

[Fman99]

I hat off days.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Two this week, stoopid scheduling.

[Edgy MD]

Come out to Bal'mer and the first round's on me
Root on deGrom and then cheer Bobby Pee
Pray for sweet healing for Duda's sweet neck
And then scream as his drives bounce into the top deck

[ashie62]

MFS62 wrote: Hope you got your mojo back. Later

Doing all I can as a slow witted middle aged male.

[Frayed Knot]

We'll hit three hitters parks on this three city road trip (Balt, Colo, Philly).
It would be nice if we brought some hitters with us.

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Baltimore
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
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Jacob deGrom goes for his team-high 11th victory as the New York Mets kick off a nine-game road trip on Tuesday night with the first of two interleague contests against the Baltimore Orioles. The Mets, who hold a 4 1/2-game lead over Washington atop the National League East, will be trying to rebound after getting swept at home in a three-game series versus Pittsburgh.

DeGrom is unbeaten over his last six starts, not allowing a run in half of them to lower his ERA to 2.03 - second in the majors to Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Orioles opened a 10-game homestand with a four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics to snag the second wild card in the American League. Seldom-used designated hitter Steve Clevenger followed up Sunday's four-hit performance with the second homer of his career, a three-run shot in Monday's 4-2 victory that moved Baltimore five games over .500 for the first time since July 2. Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman, who has pitched at least seven innings in three of his past four starts, will oppose deGrom.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), MASN (Baltimore)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jacob deGrom (11-6, 2.03 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Kevin Gausman (2-4, 4.48)

DeGrom matched his season high with four walks last time out, but he more than compensated by striking out 10 and limiting Colorado to two hits over seven scoreless innings. It was the fifth quality start in as many outings since the All-Star break for deGrom, who is 2-0 and has permitted a total of six runs in that span. Since losing his first three decisions away from home this season, deGrom is 5-1 over his last seven road starts.

Gausman struck out eight and yielded three runs over seven innings in his last outing, but it went for naught as the Orioles were no-hit by Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma. He was tagged for six runs in 5 2/3 innings by the Los Angeles Angels in his previous turn, which followed a pair of solid outings in which he gave up two runs over 14 2/3 innings. Gausman is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in six appearances (three starts) at home.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Mets 1B Lucas Duda (back), who has not started the past six games, is hoping to be back in the lineup Tuesday.
2. Orioles C Matt Wieters (strained right hamstring) has sat out five straight games but is expected to return to the lineup Tuesday.
3. The Mets are targeting next Monday as the return date for 3B David Wright (back), who has been sidelined since April 14.

[Edgy MD]

Just printed my tickets. It's Koosman against Cuellar tonight, I think.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I saw the Mets play the Orioles at Baltimore in 1997, my first MLB game as an adult after a long absence from going to games. I still think of Camden Yards as the "new stadium" even though there are now 20 younger ballparks in MLB.

[Ceetar]

Look for The7Line shouting down the Orioles fans.

[G-Fafif]

Granderson RF
Murphy 3B
Cespedes CF
Duda 1B
d'Arnaud C
Johnson 2B
Cuddyer Some strange position that shouldn't exist
Conforto LF
Flores SS

Jacob deGrom pitches and bats not at all, sadly.

[Edgy MD]

DUDA!!

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: DeGrom is unbeaten over his last six starts, not allowing a run in half of them to lower his ERA to 2.03 - second in the majors to Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jacob deGrom: Come for the hair, stay for the dominance.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Machado 3B
Parra RF
Jones CF
Davis 1B
Wieters C
Schoop 2B
Clevenger DH
Hardy SS
Urrutia LF
Gausman P

[Frayed Knot]

- Machado is real good
- They just obtained Parra from the Brews at the deadline
- Jones is real good
- Davis is back on an 'On' year after going from .283 w/53 HRs in 2013 to .196 w/26 plus a drug suspension in 2014. Has a 2nd-best in ML 34 this year including 15 since the ASB [u:ob6895mu]and has had FOUR others taken away from him[/u:ob6895mu] by fence-leaping OFs -- http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/08/18/143810824/chris-davis-robbed-of-a-home-run-by-billy-burns -- including one last night and two on consecutive days in early July.
- Weiters is back after a myriad of injuries (including TJS) though may never morph into the combo offensive/defensive monster once projected for him
- Schoop (pronounced SCOPE) is pretty darn good himself since taking over the pretty much everyday 2B role in July. Real good defensively too.
- Clevenger spent most of the year in AAA, was recently brought up to be their 3rd catcher / 1B / DH
- Hardy is a low-OBP/decent power guy who at least used to have a good glove but turns 33 tomorrow. Was one of many SS speculated about here last winter.
- Urrutia is a guy I just heard of as I was typing this sentence. A 28 y/o Cuban singed by the O's in 2012. Just brought up after spending most of 2013-2015 in AA & AAA with decent results.

- Gaussman was a former #4 overall pick by Bal'mer in 2012. Relieved the first half of the season, has been starter the last 8 times through the rotation: 1-4

[Benjamin Grimm]

Frayed Knot wrote: - Schoop (pronounced SCOPE) is pretty darn good himself since taking over the pretty much everyday 2B role in July. Real good defensively too.

If he pronounced his name the way it was spelled, we could ask questions about how will we know if he loves us so. Instead, we're reduced to making jokes about mouthwash.

[TransMonk]

It's very encouraging to see Duda at 1B and not DH.

[Edgy MD]

Look for me in Section 76, Row 12, Seat 19.

[ashie62]

Don't fall.

[A Boy Named Seo]

From a depth and matchup perspective, the Mets should do pretty well going forward using the DH against the AL boys.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Look for me in Section 76, Row 12, Seat 19.

I looked it up.

It's the second section into fair territory on the field level to the right of the left field flag pole. Not the section with the pole, the next one. Right at the curve of the stadium. (the last one still sorta slanted left)

There are 23 rows in the section, so look smack dab in the middle. seat 19 is on the CF side of the section. It's the aisle seat. No other tickets (As of this moment) have been sold for that row. Most of the section behind him should be empty. Most in front, full.

Sections 70 and 72, so just two sections away, into foul territory, is the 7 Line Army.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, total 7 Line Army act on my right. Not my kind of scene (at least, anymore), but they mostly do it right.

Forgot my appreciation of the Oriole Park DJ. Mostly 80s fare, but he just went totally off-book by playing "Misfit Kid" by the Cars from Panorama. Now he or she is spinning "Dr. Robert."
S
As I sit and type, I get a segue to "Do It Clean" by Echo. Be my BFF, Oriole DJ.

Shit. Delayed start just announced.

(And Ryan "Church of the Poison Mind" comes on.)

[Edgy MD]

"Is That Love?"

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He's obviously celebrating the 35th anniversary of PANORAMA, released this week in 1980.

[Frayed Knot]

Now that's a decent start.

[Zvon]

It looks like 90% of the people there are Mets fans.

[Edgy MD]

What Gentlemans agreement the runner on third from jogging home there? Nobody's holding him.

[ashie62]

1-0 Mets after one.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I was off-the-air, did it actually rain?
Nice to see Duda looking rather nimble on the attempted
double play ball.