IGT 05/15 - Mets at Rockies

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Colorado
When: 4:10 PM ET, Sunday, May 15, 2016
Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
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The New York Mets entered the beginning of their 11-game road trip last week looking every bit like the defending National League champions, but they appear to be running out of gas as they near the end of their western trek. The Mets hope to avoid their first sweep of the season and fourth straight loss overall Sunday when they wrap up a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies.

New York went 7-2 on its homestand from April 25-May 4 and had won 10 of 12 to improve to 17-9 after opening the season by going .500 through 14 contests. The Mets' offense has been inconsistent at best while splitting four-game series in San Diego and Los Angeles, however, and hasn't enjoyed the surge that usually comes with a visit to Colorado, which has limited New York to six runs after losing its previous 11 meetings with the World Series runner-up. The Mets' season-long struggles with runners in scoring position has continued - 4-for-18 in this series and a major-league worst .207 for the season - which has become more of an issue for an offense that has only hit one home during its weekend stay at Coors Field despite ranking second in the NL with 52. The Rockies have used their first three-game home winning streak of the season after winning only four of their first 14 at Coors Field.

TV: 4:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), ROOT (Colorado)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jacob deGrom (3-1, 2.12 ERA) vs. Rockies RH Tyler Chatwood (4-3, 3.09)

DeGrom, winless in his first two May starts despite a 3.75 ERA, will attempt to recapture the form that allowed him to go 3-0 with a 1.02 ERA in April. The 27-year-old Stetson product settled for a no-decision in his last outing Tuesday, permitting two runs on eight hits over seven innings at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Although he has yet to pitch in Coors Field, deGrom has dominated the Rockies while winning each of his two starts against them, giving up five hits in 15 scoreless frames while striking out 19.

Chatwood continued to be a complete different pitcher at home than on the road (4-0, 0.33 ERA) in Monday's loss to Arizona, falling to 0-3 with a 7.88 ERA in Colorado after surrendering six runs in as many innings. The 2008 second-round pick has failed to produce a quality start in any of his three turns in Coors Field, giving up each of the five homers he has allowed this season in those outings. Chatwood draws the Mets for only the fourth time and first since 2013, when he worked six strong innings in a no-decision.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The Mets lead the majors with 36 home runs on the road, but 2B Neil Walker's fourth-inning solo shot Saturday was the first by a position player in the last five games.
2. Rockies RF Carlos Gonzalez has not homered in 24 games - his longest streak since 2012 - or produced an RBI since April 24, a span of 17 games.
3. New York C Kevin Plawecki has five RBIs over his last five games after failing to plate a run in 15 of his first 16 contests.

[ashie62]

Day off for David.

I'd would be ok with sending David to PSL until the weather warms.

[Guest d'Kong76]

DEAZA RF
CABRERA SS
CONFORTO LF
CESPEDES CF
DUDA 1B
WALKER 2B
PLAWECKI C
CAMPBELL 3B
deGROM P

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ashie62 wrote: I'd would be ok with sending David to PSL until the weather warms.

I'd be ok with sending me to PSL until the weather warms.

[TransMonk]

Weather looks like it could be an issue today in Denver.

[Guest d'Kong76]

BLACKMON CF
STORY SS
ARENEDO 3B
PARRA LF
GONZALEZ RF
REYNOLDS 1B
LeMAHIEU 2B
GARNEAU C
CHATWOOD P

[soupcan]

MLB apparently testing the 'advertising on uniforms' issue today.

I'm not a fan.

[soupcan]

Cespedes ka-boom.

1-0 Mets.

[Guest cooby classic]

d'Kong76 wrote: Ashie62 wrote: I'd would be ok with sending David to PSL until the weather warms. I'd be ok with sending me to PSL until the weather warms.

I'll tag along.

[soupcan]

1-1. Thanks Conforto.

[soupcan]

Campbell doubles, deGrom singles him in.

2-1 Mets, top 3.

[Zvon]

Swingin away! We don't need no stinkin' bunts. 2-1 Mets

[soupcan]

3-1 Mets. Thanks Conforto!

[Frayed Knot]

soupcan wrote: MLB apparently testing the 'advertising on uniforms' issue today. I'm not a fan.

It's an 'in-house' thing, advertising an MLB initiative for kiddie involvement in exercise and ball playing.

[Guest themetfairy]

Frayed Knot wrote: soupcan wrote: MLB apparently testing the 'advertising on uniforms' issue today. I'm not a fan. It's an 'in-house' thing, advertising an MLB initiative for kiddie involvement in exercise and ball playing.

Thanks Michelle Obama....

[Guest d'Kong76]

Hah! Shift that!

[Zvon]

We are so spoiled- we have the best talking heads in baseball.

GKRS QUOTES ?@GKR_Quotes Gary: Another hit it where they ain't base hit!! Ron: You mean hit where players used to be? Beat the shift.

[soupcan]

Frayed Knot wrote: soupcan wrote: MLB apparently testing the 'advertising on uniforms' issue today. I'm not a fan. It's an 'in-house' thing, advertising an MLB initiative for kiddie involvement in exercise and ball playing.

I get it, just saying that's what'll look like when they finally do it.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Advertising on unis would really blow, I hope it never comes to that. They're
ballplayers, not frickin' billboards.

[soupcan]

NBA has already said they're doing it. Just a matter of time before the rest of the pro leagues follow suit.

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: Advertising on unis would really blow, I hope it never comes to that. They're ballplayers, not frickin' billboards.

I'd have to seriously consider not following the Mets. Well, with both eyes. Definitely no more merchandise support.

Watching minor league, or college baseball can be just as satisfying as MLB ball. I've turned my back on MLB before.

I kinda like the ads on the OF walls. Reminds me of some of those old classic ballparks.

[Frayed Knot]

soupcan wrote: NBA has already said they're doing it. Just a matter of time before the rest of the pro leagues follow suit.

Yup! I think it's just a matter of when, not if.
The only hope I cling to is that, when it does come, they'll keep them small and reasonably unobtrusive, which I'm sure they will at the beginning but, once that line is crossed, the urge to creep up in size will be much easier.

[Zvon]

We can't let this happen. Let's get up a petition or something. Start a fb page: NO ADVERTISING ON MLB UNIFORMS! . Or blast it out from the CPF page.

I bet we can get 5 million people who are dead against ads on unis. Might be harder finding a dozen who like the idea.

Whew, Conforto caught that one.

[Frayed Knot]

"Hey Trevor, what's the story?"



and if you get that reference, you're officially old

[Frayed Knot]

We can't let this happen. Let's get up a petition or something. Start a fb page: NO ADVERTISING ON MLB UNIFORMS! . Or blast it out from the CPF page. I bet we can get 5 million people who are dead against ads on unis. Might be harder finding a dozen who like the idea.

If public opinion mattered in these matters, the Dodgers would still be in Brooklyn, the Colts in Baltimore, World Series games would be during the day (at least on weekends), and they never would have torn down the old Penn Station.

[Guest cooby classic]

I would sign it.


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[Guest cooby classic]

I would sign it!


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[Edgy MD]

Public opinion matters when dollars follow.

Tyler Chatwood should not be pitching into the seventh against the Mets at Coors.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Tyler Chatwood should not be pitching into the seventh against the Mets at Coors.

There's been a lot of this sort of thing lately.
Nats & Phils both lost today. This would be a nice win to cash in on.

[Zvon]

We can't let this happen. Let's get up a petition or something. Start a fb page: NO ADVERTISING ON MLB UNIFORMS! . Or blast it out from the CPF page. I bet we can get 5 million people who are dead against ads on unis. Might be harder finding a dozen who like the idea. If public opinion mattered in these matters, the Dodgers would still be in Brooklyn, the Colts in Baltimore, World Series games would be during the day (at least on weekends), and they never would have torn down the old Penn Station.

I disagree. This is cosmetic issue. And they are doing it to reach people with ads. If we can convince them that the effect would be detrimental to their goal they might drop the idea.

If I see ads on unis I won't buy stuff. I'll hurl.