IGT 07/23- Mets at Marlins - Fish Tacos con Salsa Fresca

[Guest d'Kong76]

RH Jacob deGrom (6-4, 2.38 ERA) vs. RH Jose Fernandez (11-4, 2.53)

[Guest d'Kong76]

Reyes 3B
Granderson RF
Cespedes LF
Loney 1B
Cabrera SS
Walker 2B
d�Arnaud C
Lagares CF
deGrom P

Realmuto C
Prado 3B
Yelich LF
Stanton RF
Ozuna CF
Dietrich 2B
Johnson 1B
Hechavarria SS
Fernandez P

[Edgy MD]

High stakes pitching matchup.

I think we need some Jos� Reyes activity today.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Well, he certainly needs to hustle more than he did in his first AB/out.

[Edgy MD]

I've never seen a left fielder eaten up by a grounder.

[Frayed Knot]

Tonight's HP ump Ted Barrett is a big boy -- he seems to be at least 2 inches bigger than Fernandez who's listed a 6' 3" and closer in stature to that of Stanton's 6' 6" -- and, even though will turn 51 y/o next week, still looks like he could be one tough Mofo in a scrap.
He captained his football team at Cal State Hayward where he earned a degree in Kinesiology. He was also an amateur boxer who occasionally sparred with some pros including a guy we like to call Evander Holyfield. He now has a Maters and a PhD in Theology and helps to run a Christian Ministry.

Edgy MD wrote: I've never seen a left fielder eaten up by a grounder.

Welcome to the world of Giancarlo Stanton

[Guest d'Kong76]

Stanton's gonna break a baseball one of these days.

[Edgy MD]

Reyes popping up on the first pitch. Drag that bunt, man.

[Edgy MD]

Wow, look at our boys rallying?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Lotsa Mets' fans cheering Yo's game tying (lucky) single!

[Edgy MD]

Um... let me know when that one lands.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, Keith. Stop flattering Mattingly. He couldn't have carried your jock, let alone your gold glove.

Hey! A De Aza hit in captivity.

[Frayed Knot]

The one day we actually sorta/kinda hit Fernandez (2 runs ties the most runs we've ever scored against him in now 7 starts) deGrom picks that day to stink it up.

The Mets have actually pitched well is all but one game vs Jose F, losing 1-0, 2-1, 2-1 in 20 innings, 4-3, and 4-3 in 15 innings. The only other stinker was a Collin McHugh start where the Mets lose 8-1

[Frayed Knot]

De Aza's actually gotten on base in 7 of his last 15 PAs

[Guest cooby]

what's the score?

[Frayed Knot]

Mets now 3 of 7 tonight w/RiSP, which sounds kind of good but those 7 ABs have come with a total of 11 runners on 2nd and/or 3rd and only one of those 3 hits actually scored a run. One run.
This is either the weirdest sting of bad luck ever or a steak of incompetence which is quite possibly unmatched in ML history.

[Lefty Specialist]

Bring Me The Head of Asdrubal Cabrera.

[ashie62]

Mets need a jump start.

[Frayed Knot]

Nats win on a Stephen Drew walk-off 2B in the 9th
Can't count on the Padres to beat them every night.

[Benjamin Grimm]