IGT 5/9 Mets v. Dodgers Matz v Kazmir 10:10

[ashie62]

You didn't expect Victor Zambrano, did you?

LGM!

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at LA Dodgers
When: 10:10 PM ET, Monday, May 9, 2016
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lost twice on their home field in the National League Division Series last postseason after going 55-26 there during the regular season, paving the way for the New York Mets to enjoy their first pennant since 2000. The two division winners from a season ago reconvene at Dodger Stadium for the first time since, when the Mets visit for the first of four games in Los Angeles on Monday.

The Mets rode Jacob deGrom to a pair of low-scoring wins in California last October, including a do-or-die Game 5 that gave New York the momentum it needed to sweep the Chicago Cubs in the next round before losing in five games to the Kansas City Royals in the World Series. Pitching proved to be the difference for the Mets in the NLDS, as they limited the Dodgers to eight total runs over three meetings in Los Angeles. New York completed the first leg of its 11-game road trip against NL West opponents on a high note, getting a 4-3 win over San Diego on Sunday to earn a split of the four-game series. Los Angeles has reason to be equally optimistic about its recent play, holding the vaunted Blue Jays' offense to two runs in each of its final two games to take two of three in Toronto.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets LH Steven Matz (4-1, 2.83 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Scott Kazmir (2-2, 5.68)

Matz was dominant in his last outing on Wednesday against Atlanta, yielding only two singles and no walks while striking out eight over 7 2/3 innings to notch his fourth win in as many starts. It marked the third time in four outings the 24-year-old left a start without giving up a run - a stretch during which he hasn't surrendered a home run. Matz took the loss in Game 4 of the NLDS in his last start versus the Dodgers but defeated them by working six scoreless frames in his second career start last July.

Kazmir struck out a season-high nine and recorded his 100th career win in Tuesday's 10-5 victory over Tampa Bay, but yielded four runs on seven hits - including a pair of homers - and a walk over 6 2/3 innings. The three-time All-Star has given up at least four runs and seven hits in four of his last five turns but is 2-1 despite a 4.80 ERA in three starts versus the Mets. Kazmir has enjoyed particular success in his career against Yoenis Cespedes (0-for-6, five strikeouts) and Asdrubal Cabrera (2-for-17).

WALK-OFFS:
1. Cespedes, who homered for the third time in four games Sunday, leads the NL with 30 RBIs.
2. Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez is batting .093 with a homer and two RBIs at home (as opposed to .389 with two home runs and 15 RBIs on the road) but is a career .316 hitter against New York.
3. Mets 2B Neil Walker did not start Sunday against the Padres after twice fouling balls off his bruised right shin in recent days but appeared as a pinch hitter. The team has yet to update his status for Monday.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Hernandez, LF
Kendrick, 2B
Gonzalez, 1B
Turner, 3B
Puig, RF
Thompson, CF
Ellis, C
Culberson, SS
Kazmir, P

[bmfc1]

"Show your face Utley or are you yellow?"

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: Hernandez, LF Kendrick, 2B Gonzalez, 1B Turner, 3B Puig, RF Thompson, CF Ellis, C Culberson, SS Kazmir, P

Looks like the lefty starter causes [crossout]Mattingly[/crossout] Dave Roberts to get all fraidy-scared and sit most of his LH batters.
In addition to Utley, who's been the LAD leadoff hitter most of the time this year, gone from tonight's lineup are the youngsters Pederson (CF) and Seager (SS) plus the switch-hitting © Grandal.
In their places at catcher is the sub-.200 hitting AJ Ellis (although he's started nearly half the time this year), at SS something named Charlie Culberson (formerly of Colorado apparently), and in CF goes Trayce Thompson, a rookie last season w/the ChiSox and the brother and son of NBA players Klay and Mychal.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Granderson CF
Cabrera SS
Wright 3B
Cespedes LF
Duda 1B
Lagares CF
Flores 2B
Plawecki C
Matz P

[Zvon]

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Listening to Kevin Burkhardt I figured out what's wrong with Gelbs! Burkhardt sounds like an intelligent person and Gelbs sounds like a doof. It's all in the voice.

[Guest cooby classic]

Oh! Guy Smiley
Have fun guys! 5 am comes early but you'll be the first thing I'll check in the morning!

[ashie62]

Conforto sits for a lefty.

[Fman99]

I love a first pitch HR! GRANDYBOOM

[Edgy MD]

Let's tag the second pitch too!

[Zvon]

We celebrate Grandys first pitch kaBOOM with a throwback from 2005.
I don't think I've ever made a Grandy kaBOOM. Nor a Cespedes one.
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[Fman99]

Only a dipshit slides into first base.

[Edgy MD]

That's what you get for wearing Gil Hodges' number, punk.

[Zvon]

God, umps are worse than weather forecasters anymore. What an easy job it is when you don't have to judge things by what is happening in front of you.

[Zvon]

hmmm, they are gonna be doing a lot of that shit. Kendrick steals second, meh, okay but late throw by Plaw.

[Zvon]

Wow, what a catch by that Cespedes wanna be, Puig.

[Edgy MD]

And we get a nice Ren� Rivera imitation from Plawecki.

[Zvon]

Wow, I actually saw a picture of Plaw hitting the HR through twitter before I saw it happen thru MLBtv. That's weird and wacky stuff.

OE: ha, wrong kaBOOM

[Zvon]

I'm attempting to do the twitter thing too, but how the fuck does one keep up with that? There's dozens of tweets every few minutes. I'd miss the game if I was to read em all.

[Edgy MD]

Dead duck, Curtis.

[Fman99]

Kazmir's a mess out there.

[Guest themetfairy]

Zvon wrote: I'm attempting to do the twitter thing too, but how the fuck does one keep up with that? There's dozens of tweets every few minutes. I'd miss the game if I was to read em all.

I hear ya. I stay away from the place because I find it overwhelming.

[Zvon]

Fman99 wrote: Kazmir's a mess out there.

Ha, good.

Rubin on twitter:
The Mets now have 49 homers this season. That�s the most in franchise history through 31 games, topping the 44 produced by the 1994 edition.

Cripes, time to make more record breakers?

Anyone know how you would share the actual image of a tweet here?

[Edgy MD]

Kazzy ain't lasting too much longer, I would think.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

oh 2 dumb outs at 2nd in the same inning.

[Zvon]

themetfairy wrote: I'm attempting to do the twitter thing too, but how the fuck does one keep up with that? There's dozens of tweets every few minutes. I'd miss the game if I was to read em all. I hear ya. I stay away from the place because I find it overwhelming.

I learn stuff real fast there, like the HR earlier and that new record. I see great Mets pics there too. But it is overwhelming and I don't even try to keep up. I pop in for a few minutes and then pull myself away.

How was Cespedes out? I was typing

[Edgy MD]

Verizon question: Three Dodgers with 20 or more homers again' the Mets.

Um... Garvey, Gibson, and... Karros.

[Zvon]

Oh, that was weak Yoenis.

[Ceetar]

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: I'm attempting to do the twitter thing too, but how the fuck does one keep up with that? There's dozens of tweets every few minutes. I'd miss the game if I was to read em all. I hear ya. I stay away from the place because I find it overwhelming. I learn stuff real fast there, like the HR earlier and that new record. I see great Mets pics there too. But it is overwhelming and I don't even try to keep up. I pop in for a few minutes and then pull myself away.

you're not supposed to keep up. You cultivate your timeline so that it's mostly stuff you want to see, and you pop in and out and see what's going on. If you mostly follow live events type people, like Mets games, certainly moments get away from you. But it's a good way to find out news that you'd want to hear that you wouldn't know to search for. Things like former Mets doing things, or no-hitter alerts, or quick stats like records and pics and gifs. Pop in, read a few moments of tweets, and move on.