2016/04/05 IGT Game #2: Mets at Royals (Gay Dame)

[Fman99]

Tuesday 4 PM start time, which more or less fucks up every errand I have to run between those hours. Syndergaard vs Mets castoff/gargantuan pituitary case Chris Young.

[Ceetar]

Fman99 wrote: Tuesday 4 PM start time, which more or less fucks up every errand I have to run between those hours. Syndergaard vs Mets castoff/gargantuan pituitary case Chris Young.

yeah. It's a rough in-between time.

[ashie62]

Syndergaard will be fine. We likely will need help from the bullpen and bats.

[Guest cooby classic]

Listen in the car? I can do that until I get home....

[Fman99]

I get out of work at 4, which, theoretically, is good, except that I'll need to get in a workout, and then get Fboy to LL practice from 6-7, and then, somewhere in that time frame, also get some dinner prep and cooking done. Will be watching while home and listening on XM while in transit.

[Ceetar]

Fman99 wrote: I get out of work at 4, which, theoretically, is good, except that I'll need to get in a workout, and then get Fboy to LL practice from 6-7, and then, somewhere in that time frame, also get some dinner prep and cooking done. Will be watching while home and listening on XM while in transit.

see, it's timing like this which is why I want a freaking tv in my kitchen that the wife keeps vetoing. I've got the perfect wall space for it too. Just to the left of my aunt here. Drill through the wall into the stairwell for the wires and the cable box and mount the TV right there on the wall. perfect.

[Guest cooby classic]

Get your aunt in your camp. I'll bet she'd like to watch TV while she putters around out there too!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

We're a strict 1 TV family. Key to my success in the kitchen is a strategically placed mirror. It makes Duda a righty wearing 51 but does the job when I'm chopping garlic.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ceets, you're supposed to take the cellophane off before heating.

[Ceetar]

d'Kong76 wrote: Ceets, you're supposed to take the cellophane off before heating.

it doesn't just burn away into nothingness?

[Frayed Knot]

Fman99 wrote: I get out of work at 4, which, theoretically, is good, except that I'll need to get in a workout, and then get Fboy to LL practice from 6-7, and then, somewhere in that time frame, also get some dinner prep and cooking done.

This is why God invented TiVo (or other DVR method of your choice).

[TransMonk]

Frayed Knot wrote: This is why God invented TiVo (or other DVR method of your choice).

Correct. I watch nearly every game on delay after DVR recording and can get through a typical nine inning game in about an hour and a half by skipping commercials and walk-ups.

It's the best, Jerry. The best.

[Guest cooby classic]

Fman99 wrote: I get out of work at 4, which, theoretically, is good, except that I'll need to get in a workout, and then get Fboy to LL practice from 6-7, and then, somewhere in that time frame, also get some dinner prep and cooking done. Will be watching while home and listening on XM while in transit.

Anybody know what # on XM? It'll save me fiddling around trying to find it while I'm driving

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

While not a Must Win�, I'm declaring this a Big Game�: Early season Test Of Character� against the kind of right-handed slowballer we should be able to crush, behind the smart pick for NL Cy Young.

Looking for 7+ runs this afternoon for us and fewer than 2 for them. That would indicate we know what we're doing out there.

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Kansas City
When: 4:15 PM ET, Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard ruffled some feathers when he faced the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 of the World Series, adding an element of intrigue when he opposes the world champs again Tuesday in Kansas City. Syndergaard buzzed Royals leadoff hitter Alcides Escobar with the first pitch of that start last October, prompting some sharp comments from Kansas City players at the time and some whispers of retaliation leading into the teams' season-opening two-game series.

"I simply threw a pitch on the inside corner," Syndergaard told reporters recently when the topic came up. "Elevated. A purpose pitch. I don't really see how any retaliation could be made." The Royals really have no need to do anything but play their game, which was enough to claim the World Series in five games and to open the regular season Sunday night with a 4-3 win in a Fall Classic rematch. New York left fielder Yoenis Cespedes committed a key error in the first game of a season in which he will make $27.5 million, the Mets went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and Kansas City starter Edinson Volquez allowed two hits in six scoreless frames. The Royals were slated to start newcomer Ian Kennedy opposite Syndergaard, but a hamstring issue late in spring training forced Kennedy's start to be pushed back, giving Chris Young the nod Tuesday.

TV: 4:15 p.m. ET, MLB Network, SNY (New York), FSN Kansas City

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (2015: 9-7, 3.24 ERA) vs. Royals RH Chris Young (2015: 11-6, 3.06)

Syndergaard hit the ground running after his debut last May, finishing the regular season with back-to-back double-digit strikeout performances and holding his own in the postseason. He was rather pedestrian on the road, however, with a 2-5 record and a 4.23 ERA in 12 such starts. The 23-year-old, who also has a 5.86 ERA in five starts against American League teams, had 20 strikeouts against one walk in 20 2/3 innings this spring.

Young, who owns a 6.05 ERA in four career starts versus New York, had a 3.18 mark in 18 starts last year, the bulk of which took place before the trade deadline. The 6-10 veteran got the win with three dominant innings of relief in a 14-inning victory in Game 1 of the World Series and gave his team four innings in a Game 4 start. Five current Mets have faced Young and they are a combined 2-for-28 against him.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Royals 1B Eric Hosmer was 3-for-4 with an RBI in the opener and has seven RBIs in six games versus the Mets since the start of the World Series.
2. Cespedes is a .232 hitter with four RBIs and 19 strikeouts in 26 career games against Kansas City.
3. Including the postseason, Royals closer RHP Wade Davis has not allowed a run in his last 13 appearances.

[Edgy MD]

No offense to CY, but how can the defending champsTM be rolling him out in game two?

[metirish]

Edgy MD wrote: No offense to CY, but how can the defending champsTM be rolling him out in game two?

yeah really , I guess KC's strength in pitching is in the pen, if they get 5 innings from Young they would be happy.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I know right? We should fucking hammer him; I mean, humiliate the guy; while Syndergaard goes high and inside just enough to make them pee themselves.

I wanna find out which position player is their first pitcher, that's how big I want to want to win today.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Grandy
Wright
Cespedes CF
Doodoo
Walker
Conforto DH
Cabrera
dArnaud
De Aza LF

I hate to complain about lineups on Day 2 but mine'd be: Grandy-dArnaud-Conforto-Cespy-Doodoo-Wright-Walker-Cabrera-DeAza

[Edgy MD]

Wright ain't being dropped to sixth anytime soon.

A bridge not quite as far in Terry overcoming his deference to big paycheck guys: getting Cespedes to consider right field.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: Wright ain't being dropped to sixth anytime soon. A bridge not quite as far in Terry overcoming his deference to big paycheck guys: getting Cespedes to consider right field.

I'd say the former happens sooner than the latter, although I'd also accept Wright betting 7th.

I'm not sure it's all about paychecks so much as the idea of trying what's ideal first, and going to what's practical only if/when the ideal doesn;t reveal itself.

[Fman99]

Frayed Knot wrote: I get out of work at 4, which, theoretically, is good, except that I'll need to get in a workout, and then get Fboy to LL practice from 6-7, and then, somewhere in that time frame, also get some dinner prep and cooking done. This is why God invented TiVo (or other DVR method of your choice).

I am actually going to try this -- usually my disincentive is fantasy baseball related, I have to log on between 6:30 and 7 to set my lineup, and then I generally also see the score of the game when doing so -- but my lineup is already all set, since there are enough teams not playing today.

DVR is set.

[Ceetar]

Grandy Wright Cespedes CF Doodoo Walker Conforto DH Cabrera dArnaud De Aza LF I hate to complain about lineups on Day 2 but mine'd be: Grandy-dArnaud-Conforto-Cespy-Doodoo-Wright-Walker-Cabrera-DeAza

i love to complain about lineups apparently.

Wright
Granderson
Cespedes
Duda
d'Arnaud
Walker
Conforto
Cabrera
De Aza

[Lefty Specialist]

My Red Sox fan boss has put a meeting on my calendar from 4-5 PM.

Bucknerbucknerbucknerbucknerbucknerbuckner.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Grandy Wright Cespedes CF Doodoo Walker Conforto DH Cabrera dArnaud De Aza LF I hate to complain about lineups on Day 2 but mine'd be: Grandy-dArnaud-Conforto-Cespy-Doodoo-Wright-Walker-Cabrera-DeAza i love to complain about lineups apparently. Wright Granderson Cespedes Duda d'Arnaud Walker Conforto Cabrera De Aza

Wright
Granderson
Conforto
Cespedes
Duda
d'Arnaud
Walker
Cabrera
Lagares

BENCH: De Aza

Working tonight. If it were an early start, I'd be able to catch an hour live; if it were at 8 or so, I'd be able to catch the back end live. So, y'know, thanks.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Escobar, SS
Moustakas, 3B
Cain, CF
Hosmer, 1B
Morales, DH
Gordon, LF
Perez, C
Infante, 2B
Fuentes, RF

[Ceetar]

d'Kong76 wrote: Escobar, SS Moustakas, 3B Cain, CF Hosmer, 1B Morales, DH Gordon, LF Perez, C Infante, 2B Fuentes, RF

That's an odd way to arrange the Mets lineup. I don't think I like it.

[Ceetar]

ready?

[Guest cooby classic]

Go! Have pity on us not able to watch and be graphic!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Need some big purple today....

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