IGT 4/19/16 NYM @ PHI: On This Episode of 'V'

[G-Fafif]

Verrett (ERA 1.29).

Velasquez (ERA 0.00).

Something's gotta giVe.

We shall discoVer Very soon.

Expect a Vital, Vibrant pitchers' duel.

Or an onslaught of offense.

[TransMonk]

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Philadelphia
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Vince Velasquez's first season with Philadelphia has gotten off to a rousing start. The talented right-hander seeks a third straight dominant outing Tuesday when the Phillies host the New York Mets in the second beat-down of the three-game beat-down.

Velasquez came over last winter in the trade that sent closer Ken Giles to Houston and he has more than lived up to the hype. The 23-year-old has pitched 15 scoreless innings over his first two starts, allowing six hits while striking out 25. The first start in his Phillies career was a 1-0 win over the Mets on April 9, when he tossed six innings to help Philadelphia take two of three at Citi Field that weekend. New York gained a measure of revenge with a 5-1 triumph in Monday's series opener as Noah Syndergaard delivered seven strong innings and David Wright homered twice.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), CSN (Philadelphia)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Logan Verrett (0-0, 1.29 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Vince Velasquez (2-0, 0.00)

Verrett made a spot-start in place of Jacob deGrom against Miami last week and logged six scoreless innings in a 2-1 victory. His only other work this season came in a one-inning relief appearance against Philadelphia on April 10, when he allowed a walk and an RBI double to Andres Blanco. Opponents are batting just .167 against the 25-year-old this season and he has yet to allow a hit with a runner in scoring position (0-for-6).

Velasquez struck out 16 without a walk in last week's dominant 3-0 victory against San Diego, as he continues to own righties (1-for-25) and lefties (5-for-26). Asdrubal Cabrera had a single and a double against Velasquez earlier this month, but the rest of his teammates went 1-for-26 that night. His 0.60 WHIP currently ranks second in the NL behind Clayton Kershaw's 0.55 mark.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Cabrera is 10-for-22 during a six-game hitting streak.
2. New York 1B Lucas Duda has driven in two runs in each of the last two games after totaling one RBI over his previous nine outings.
3. The Phillies have scored three runs or fewer in eight consecutive games.

[Guest cooby classic]

G-Fafif wrote: Verrett (ERA 1.29). Velasquez (ERA 0.00). Something's gotta giVe. We shall discoVer Very soon. Expect a Vital, Vibrant pitchers' duel. Or an onslaught of offense.

Super!

[Frayed Knot]

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[metirish]

Hopefully this won't be as bad to watch as the remake of the V

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Verbiage'd you all about this vato, verily.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

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[G-Fafif]

[G-Fafif]

There have been 22 V-Mets, but only two have really ridden the V for all it's Vorth, shorthandwise. Bobby V, as we'Ve seen aboVe, and this pie-loVin' fella who went by JV1:

[Ceetar]

Curtis Granderson � RF
David Wright � 3B
Michael Conforto � LF
Yoenis Cespedes � CF
Lucas Duda � 1B
Neil Walker � 2B
Asdrubal Cabrera � SS
Travis d�Arnaud � C
Logan Verrett - RHP

[G-Fafif]

GalVis SS
Herrera CF
Blanco 2B
Howard 1B
Franco 3B
Lough RF
Rupp C
Goeddel LF
Velasquez P

[Guest themetfairy]

V as in 5 as in the team's fifth match-up of the season.

[ashie62]

Conforto goes BOOM BOOM

[Edgy MD]

It's so un-Terry-like to just drop Conforto into the three-hole this early in the season. And he's handling it with aplomb.

[Zvon]

WooHOO! Waaaaaaaaaay outta there!

The game and radio is not in sync like yesterday . Howie is about 10 seconds ahead. That's not too bad.

[Edgy MD]

THAT was gone off the bat.

I don't know, but this Cespedes guy may be worth it.

[Lefty Specialist]

Verrett dancing between the raindrops here, but they're going to need a lot of bullpen tonight.

[Guest cooby classic]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: [youtube]W1VPOGipmVY[/youtube]

totally works for me

[Frayed Knot]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Verrett dancing between the raindrops here, but they're going to need a lot of bullpen tonight.

68 pitches through 4 innings for Verrett is higher than you'd like but not alarmingly so.
But, yeah, we should probably by happy with 6 IP tonight, especially since he's now on base for the second time tonight.

[Zvon]

None of the icons above (img/,URL,etc.) work for me today. I rebooted the browser and did everything I can think of.

I can manually add an image, which will enable me to contribute to the overall theme.
Like so:
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[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Zvon wrote: None of the icons above (img/,URL,etc.) work for me today. I rebooted the browser and did everything I can think of. I can manually add an image, which will enable me to contribute to the overall theme. Like so: [fimg=300]http://www.thestoneband.com/assets/images/gears/guitars_4.jpg[/fimg]

That is RAWKIN

[Guest cooby classic]

Izzit You?

[Guest cooby classic]

Izzit You?

[Edgy MD]

Icons are broken for me as well.

Hard times in forum land, folks.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: It's so un-Terry-like to just drop Conforto into the three-hole this early in the season. And he's handling it with aplomb.

Seems to have done well for Walker too.

[Edgy MD]

Guys, I think Neil Walker may be able to bat righthanded after all.

[Zvon]

cooby wrote: Izzit You?

HA! If it was me I would never ever share that photograph.

[Zvon]

Wow. Verrett was certain that was outta there. We get 6 from him I'll be very happy.
Nice play Walker.
6-0 Mets
I'm very happy.

[Lefty Specialist]

Very August 2015-like Metsies tonight.