IGT 7/27 STL@NYM, 7:05PM

[Chad ochoseis]

Adam Wainwright, who's been hot, faces Logan Verrett, who's been good enough. MLB.com's preview notes that Wainwright pitched successfully against the Mets once in 2006.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Both the Gnats and Fishsticks playing gay dames today.

[Edgy MD]

And both leading early.

[Chad ochoseis]

Nats playing not two miles from where I'm sitting right now. Was thinking of going, but life got in the way.

[Edgy MD]

Mets need a hero tonight.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Edgy MD wrote: And both leading early.

Yeah, looks like no help on the matinee fronts...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This is a Big Game again falling to Verrett, and we really need to bats to support him. That is all.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, and as much as a more dynamic offense might have dug the Mets out of Game One yesterday, the most dynamic player they have is out of the lineup.

I'm trying to tell myself that any minute now, one of d'Arnaud, Flores, Lagares, or Conforto is going to wake up just a little bit more matured, and turn the game into his plaything.

All of them, actually, I'm hoping.

[Ceetar]

Curtis Granderson � RF
Asdrubal Cabrera � SS
Yoenis Cespedes � LF
James Loney � 1B

Neil Walker � 2B

Wilmer Flores � 3B

Michael Conforto � CF
Travis d�Arnaud � C
Logan Verrett � RHP


Flores in against the Righty, so we'll see how this goes..

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ceetar wrote: Flores in against the Righty, so we'll see how this goes..

How's he gonna get better without getting the opportunity? They've
mishandled him, he's gonna be huge! Did I mention big? Huge.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, and as much as a more dynamic offense might have dug the Mets out of Game One yesterday, the most dynamic player they have is out of the lineup. I'm trying to tell myself that any minute now, one of d'Arnaud, Flores, Lagares, or Conforto is going to wake up just a little bit more matured, and turn the game into his plaything. All of them, actually, I'm hoping.

Travis + Conforto have had some very good swings lately but still not consistent or impactful enough but if you're gonna dream, latch onto them 2.

[Ceetar]

He's got 817 PA against righties and over 100 this year.

Maybe he'll hit them eventually, but the Mets should assume he won't and have someone ready to go if Reyes can't.

[Edgy MD]

Thanks for nothing, Phillies.

[Guest d'Kong76]

G. Garcia 2B
Diaz SS
Piscotty RF
Holliday LF
Adams 1B
Gyorko 3B
Molina C
Pham CF
Wainwright P

[Edgy MD]

Thanks for nothing, Indians.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Historically biggest game in the history of really-biggest-July games in history.

[Zvon]

Verrett has a smooth enough 1st. Walked a Bird, stranded at 1st.
0-0 Mets

[Zvon]

Ahhh, tsk tsk. Cabrera gaps one but is thrown out at second. Like Keith said, it took a perfect throw from Piscotty.

Be nice if Cabby went on a lil hot streak, balance out that RISP BS.

[Zvon]

In the 2nd: Loney, lead off double. Walker, RBI single. Flores, single.
1st & 2nd, 0 out.

1-0 Mets

[bmfc1]

How much longer are we going to be subjected to the mediocre-at-best Logan Verrett? He's a AAAA pitcher, not a starter on a winning major league team.

[Zvon]

Shit. What happened? I stepped off.

Oh, that Wainwright lead off walk. That's when I stepped off. I had a bad feeling about that walk. And Holliday does his job.

Two early walks in this game is concerning enough, but the lead off walk to the pitcher was a big red flag to me.

Logan has a smooth 4th.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

bmfc1 wrote: How much longer are we going to be subjected to the mediocre-at-best Logan Verrett? He's a AAAA pitcher, not a starter on a winning major league team.

I'm not huge on Verrett, but I think he's an adequate fifth starter. And, I don't know what the other option is until Wheeler gets back.

[Zvon]

3-1 Cards after 5.

I'm yawning over here. Wake me the fuck up Mets.

[Edgy MD]

Nice to see that Wainwright curve miss.

[Zvon]

Damn. I thought Wilmer got enough of that.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Must. Score. Runs.

[Edgy MD]

Leadoff dude on.

That's supposed to help, right?

[Edgy MD]

Cool by De Aza, but we'd have a run home if d'Arnaud was running there.

Shouldn't he have been running?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

one of these guys will get a hit

[Edgy MD]

Just not Grandy.

Wainwright seems to be grinding. Good pitch followed by bad pitch.