Oh yeah, me again on the IGT - Aug 1st, 2016

[Frayed Knot]

I almost forgot last time it was my turn too.

Yanx @ Mets, 7:10 PM, on your usual local station plus ESPN for youse outta-towners.

I don't believe any starting lineups have been posted yet because no one knows who is actually on which roster at this point so that's going to take a while to sort out.

We are pretty sure that it's still going to be Verrett vs Sabathia. C.C. Roider (probably not, but I couldn't resist the joke) is having a strange year and not just because he's sober for the first time in a while, but because he's alternated stretches of stinking and shining that make observers think that he's either done or back to his dominant days of yesteryear.
In a stretch running from May 4th thru June 10 Sabathia allowed [u:1o35k2yj]a total of 4 earned runs across 7 starts/44 innings[/u:1o35k2yj]. In the six starts since then he's coughed up 31 earnies in 42 innings.

[G-Fafif]

Granderson RF
Ruggiano CF
Walker 2B
Flores 3B
d'Aarnaud C
Loney 1B
Reynolds SS
De Aza LF
Verrett RHP

[ashie62]

Pathetic lineup.

Ruggiano?

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Ashie62 wrote: Pathetic lineup. Ruggiano?

I was wondering if De Aza gets the boot when Bruce arrives. But I forgot about Ruggiano.

[Zvon]

Great job by lil 'd blocking the plate there. Great relays too.
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[fimg=300]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Coz2LsqW8AEvW05.jpg[/fimg] I would have caught that drive.

[Guest cooby]

geez what happened to him?

[Zvon]

cooby wrote: geez what happened to him?

Thumb surgery. I know, looks like he's on his death bed.

[Guest themetfairy]

[bigpurple:1kd0dagf]Wilmer!!!!![/bigpurple:1kd0dagf]

[Zvon]

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[bigpurple:2ky2ft73]kaBOOM![/bigpurple:2ky2ft73]

a live kaBOOM. Pretty kool.

[Zvon]

Ruggiano leaves the game limping.
Hmm, Sandy in the booth. Good timing.

[Zvon]

lil d' with the fuckin backhand. Cripes.
1-1 Mets

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

I was watching the videos on the MLB AP, and hearing about Beltran. And -- how long have David Cone and Ken Singleton been broadcasting for the Evil Empire? Don't they have Al Leiter, too?

Ruggerino, he seems to have trouble with balls in deep center.

[Frayed Knot]

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: I was watching the videos on the MLB AP, and hearing about Beltran. And -- how long have David Cone and Ken Singleton been broadcasting for the Evil Empire? Don't they have Al Leiter, too?

Singleton since forever ago, Cone more or less since he retired but only now and then. That booth has tended to be the lead p-b-p guy (Michael Kay) and a revolving cast of about nineteen different color guys.
OK 19 is a bit of an exaggeration but there have been a bunch.

Edited August 1, 2016 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

I missed what happened with Ruggiano.

[Guest cooby]

Who is the guy that sounds like he needs to swallow? Or spit

[Frayed Knot]

cooby wrote: Who is the guy that sounds like he needs to swallow? Or spit

What are you watching, ESPN?

[Zvon]

I missed however they scored. Ahh,a walk to a nobody. They kill too. And a De Aza error. And Gardner.

[Guest cooby]

Frayed Knot wrote: cooby wrote: Who is the guy that sounds like he needs to swallow? Or spit What are you watching, ESPN?

Yes

[Edgy MD]

That's the first of what will ultimately be about a million Conforto-Nimmo RBI.

[Guest cooby]

And who are the orange shirted folks? Don't you hate it when I can watch a game? All I do is ask questions

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Ruggiano hurt himself rounding the bases.

[Zvon]

cooby wrote: And who are the orange shirted folks? Don't you hate it when I can watch a game? All I do is ask questions

lol. That's the 7 Line Army.

We love when you watch w/us Coob.

[Guest themetfairy]

The 7 Line. They will be in attendance at all of the Subway Series games.

[Frayed Knot]

cooby wrote: cooby wrote: Who is the guy that sounds like he needs to swallow? Or spit What are you watching, ESPN? Yes

Probably Eduardo Perez (son of HoF Cincy player Tony). Has kind of a deep voice slightly tinged with a Spanish accent.
Former pitcher Dallas Braden is the other ex-jock - the guy with the receding, curly hair if they show the booth. I forget who the p-b-p guy is, some nondescript ESPN staffer.

Edited August 1, 2016 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Ruggiano hurt himself rounding the bases.

He flied out and grounded out ... couldn't have been a whole lot of 'rounding'.

Whatever it was, we now have all three RH-hitting OFs not available, and on a night when Sabathia is pitching.

Edited August 1, 2016 by Guest

[Guest cooby]

Thank you all for your help! I think you're right FK about Perez.

[Edgy MD]

New strategy � bunt on Sabathia. He's got no wheels at all.

[Zvon]

Perez has an inside out voice.

Ha, nice hitting by Wilmer. Taps an infield single. If he would learn to go to opposite field with authority...nice hitting but that wasn't a sound opposite field swing.

[Edgy MD]

Hits on the night:

d'Arnaud 2
Lucroy 0

[Zvon]

lil 'd hits one to opposite field with some authority. Niiiice.


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