IGT 08/11 - ARZ @ NYM - Win One For the Kids, Dammit!

[Guest d'Kong76]

And to avoid .500, dammit!!
RH Braden Shipley (1-1, 4.15 ERA) vs. RH Noah Syndergaard (9-6, 2.64)

[bmfc1]

TJ Rivera had good at bats and worked the count last night so I was hoping that he'd play today. Nope.

[Guest d'Kong76]

De Aza CF
Walker 2B
Bruce RF
Loney 1B
Johnson 3B
Conforto LF
Rivera C
Reynolds SS
Syndergaard P

[Guest d'Kong76]

Segura 2B
Bourn CF
Goldschmidt 1B
Lamb 3B
Owings SS
Drury LF
Brito RF
Gosewisch C
Shipley P

[MFS62]

bmfc1 wrote: TJ Rivera had good at bats and worked the count last night so I was hoping that he'd play today. Nope.

Naturally.
After last night's game, Terry said (I paraphrase) that it was time for the kids to prove they belong in the majors.
TJ can't do that from the bench,Terry.
Oh yeah, and
PITCH AROUND GOLDSCHMIDT !


Later

[Frayed Knot]

In fairness to Terry, Kelly Johnson is starting where TJ Rivera did yesterday and he did a little bit last night to earn a start as well.
Also this pitcher's R/L splits are pretty severe (small sample size).

[Frayed Knot]

Wouldn't it be more appropriate if this Shipley guy were a Brewer?

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[bmfc1]

What kind of a schmuck wears a Braves cap to a non-Braves game and sits in the front row?

[ashie62]

2 over .500

[Frayed Knot]

DBacks have more XBHs so far in this game (4) and as many in that 4th inning from the bottom of their depleted order off our supposed ace (3) as the Mets have in this entire series.

[bmfc1]

"Mets go 1-2-3" should be the name of this season's "highlight" film.

[Lefty Specialist]

Glub, glub, glub.

[Frayed Knot]

And apparently, unlike NYM pitchers, give-back innings aren't standard operating procedure with them. Our batters follow up by going out 1-2-3 on 9 pitches.

[Guest d'Kong76]

If anyone is DVR'ng this to watch later, delete it.

Edited August 11, 2016 by Guest

[bmfc1]

The title of this thread should be shortened to "Dammit!"

[Guest d'Kong76]

Seconded.

[Frayed Knot]

Finally get two ABs w/RiSP. Result = two K's

[Guest d'Kong76]

Jon Niese on the keyboards, Jon Niese...

[Frayed Knot]

Good thing we missed Arizona's starting catcher (Wellington Castillo) in this series, eh?
Their backups need just one more HR in this series to tie d'Arnaud's season output.

Edited August 11, 2016 by Guest

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

This is awful. What the hell is a Tuffy Gosewisch? It sounds like a name Charles Schulz would make up as one of Charlie Brown's opponents.

[Fman99]

Wow. Just tuned in. BLERCH.

[bmfc1]

Time to trade anyone who isn't going to help for 2017. Let Matz and Noah rest.

[Frayed Knot]

Chris Owings, a non-slugging SS, is out-XBH'ing the entire NYM team in this series.

[Zvon]

[G-Fafif]

The kids' parents are demanding refunds.

[Guest d'Kong76]

How many campers have we lost to the Yankees today?

[Guest cooby]

Blerch. XBH. Tuffy.

Many new words have been coined today

[Guest cooby]

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Edited August 11, 2016 by Guest

[Guest d'Kong76]

G-Fafif wrote: The kids' parents are demanding refunds.

Cross posting gmta moment...

[Guest cooby]

Ways this could be worse: sitting outside the casino out of money and waiting two hours for the bus home