Independence Day IGT II: 7/5 MIA@NYM

[Edgy MD]

Yes, July 5 is the day celebrated since 1811, marking the independence of Venezuelans from Spain. The American Confederacy of Venezuela presented the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence to the world, making its authors, Crist�bal Mendoza and Juan Germ�n Roscio, the greatest Venezuelan heroes ever. That is, until Wilmer Flores. I'm not sure if MLB is planning any special uniforms.

Wilmer will be leading the charge with patriotic zeal, as the Mets defend their turf, their place in the standings, and their five-game winning streak against the invading Marlins. Wei-Yin Chen, throwing for the Marlins, tries to find his Baltimore form. The defense will be led by Steven Matz, born in Stony Brook, but with the good sense to steer well clear of the local university.

Chen throws with his port side fin, so look for Juan Lagares in the lineup, and possibly a spicy side dish of Matt Reynolds.

[Lefty Specialist]

Malawi Independence Day July 6th and Solomon Islands Independence Day July 7th.

[Ceetar]

Featuring the expected return of Jose Reyes.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Edgy's on a roll! Keep it going!

[Frayed Knot]

Chen was smacked around in his June starts by such powerhouses as the Twins, Padres, Rockies, and Braves to the tune of 19 runs on 31 Hits over 18 innings - with only a good starts vs the Cubs of all teams mixed in between.

I suspect we could see a Reyes at 3rd / Flores at 1st deal, keeping Wilmer's hot bat in while giving Loney the night off vs the lefty

[Guest d'Kong76]

Hechavarria SS
Prado 3B
Yelich LF
Ozuna CF
Stanton RF
Johnson 1B
Rojas 2B
Mathis C
Chen P

[G-Fafif]

Reyes 3B
Granderson RF
Cespedes LF
Flores 2B
Cabrera SS
Loney 1B
Lagares CF
d'Arnaud C
Matz P

[Edgy MD]

Hmmm... Loney over Walker. Hmmm...

Wilmer ain't played first in a month. Maybe Terry's forgotten.

[TransMonk]

How long has it been since Terry's thrown out a lineup that looks that fast on paper?

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Wow, throwing Reyes right into it.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Everyone who had Reyes starting at third replacing his buddy in 2016
a couple of years ago please report to Window C for your winnings.

[ashie62]

Unreal.

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: Everyone who had Reyes starting at third replacing his buddy in 2016 a couple of years ago please report to Window C for your winnings.

HAha! Storybook shit to me.

[Edgy MD]

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[Frayed Knot]

That photo was many tattoos and spinal problems ago.

[ashie62]

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The Backstreet Boys.

[ashie62]

Fans do not sound mixed on Jose.

[Guest themetfairy]

[ashie62]

YO YO!

[Guest cooby]

OK. For us out of town fans, for those of you who can, please add some details.

Thank you!

[Guest themetfairy]

Cespedes hits a monster home run to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Kinda surprised at the McKnight thing by Gary.

[Guest themetfairy]

Damn - I could outrun Loney!!!

[Lefty Specialist]

Cespedes hit a laser off the facing of the second deck. And Matz looks very sharp, having thrown 6 pitches in the 5th.

Jose does not have a chance or a hit yet.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

It's not going to be popular, but I just have to say it: The Marlins uniforms have grown on me and I like them. I don't like the number font, and the cap logo seems a little too big. But I like them.

Glad I got that off my chest.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Ratz.


And I notice Stanton isn't wearing his face guard. Seems like he's been wearing it since he got hit.

[Ceetar]

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Ratz. And I notice Stanton isn't wearing his face guard. Seems like he's been wearing it since he got hit.

he doesn't wear it against lefties as I recall.

[Lefty Specialist]

Aaand we're back to the Noffense.

[Frayed Knot]

TransMonk wrote: How long has it been since Terry's thrown out a lineup that looks that fast on paper?

Since he was in charge of the Astros in the early '90s?




Meanwhile we're slipping back into the mode of how things were prior to the Cubs series last week, getting [crossout]2[/crossout], now 3, hits off a pitcher who had been giving up nearly 2 per inning (1.7) over his last four starts.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Brewers up 5-1 on the Nats. A win tonight sure would be nice!