IGT #115 8/12 Padres @ Mets

[Ceetar]

Paul Clemens vs Logan Verrett

Free Shirt Friday

[G-Fafif]

Seth Lugo hath returned. No word on corresponding player move.

[Centerfield]

Conforto out.

Sophomore jinx continues.

[Guest themetfairy]

Wayne Randazzo reports that Comfort is the corresponding move.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Centerfield wrote: Conforto out. Sophomore jinx continues.

The great April he had, combined with all of the gushing from Keith Hernandez, made me think we had a superstar in the making.

It seems wise to perhaps reevaluate that expectation. At least for the short term. He's still young, and may yet blossom. And hopefully if he does, it will be while he still plays his home games in Queens.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Geez, just read that Wheely is going back to see the elbow doctor

[bmfc1]

d'Arnaud starts tonight against a team that has 4 steals this season... of home!

[Frayed Knot]

We never did get a KTE for these guys back when we split a four-game series out there in May -- which is OK because it would be unusable now anyway seeing as how the entire team has turned over since then now has a almost a complete new cast of characters.

C - Derek Norris is still there but is hitting .191 though with usual catcher's pop (12 HRs)
1B - Wil Myers is a once highly-touted prospect who just starting to come into his own now that he's on at least his 3rd org and 3rd position change
2B - the only thing I know about Ryan Schrimpf is he's last in the league in vowels
SS - Alexi Ramirez is the Cuban ex-ChiSox who was one of the endless post-Reyes candidates we discussed here. Kind of good that Sandy et al didn't listen to whichever of us was touting him: .237/.273/.327
3B - Yangervis Solarte had like six good weeks in the Bronx a couple years back before being dealt off for Chase Headley in a move the Yanx probably regret: .292/.357/.490; 11 HRs
LF - Rookie Alex Dickerson has been playing lately because the name change didn't reverse the declining fortunes of Melvin Upton
CF - Travis Jankowski (Seawolf is going to remind you that he was a Seawolf) took over when Jon Jay got hurt and might not give the job back. He runs .. A LOT! - 25 steals in just 187 ABs including home twice
RF - some rookie named Jabari Blash got the job when Matt Kemp was sent away in the latest episode of a team sending Matt Kemp away. Blash appeared in the May series but spent most of this year in the minors

They sent away every pitcher who started against us in the series out there (Rea, Shields, Cashner, Pomeranz) even though they then got Rea back after he hurled 3 innings for the Marlins but he's DL'd now anyway.
So we'll see former Astro/Marlin Paul Clemens on Friday. We should kick his ass just for the name alone
Saturday, facing deGrom, will be Jared Cosart who, just for variety, is a former Astro & Marlin
Sunday they've got TBD going against Matz. Not sure if TBD also pitched in Miami and Houston but I'm going to assume he did just to make things easier.

[Frayed Knot]

bmfc1 wrote: d'Arnaud starts tonight against a team that has 4 steals this season... of home!

Although it's not like starting Rivera on Thursday slowed their running game down.

[metirish]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Geez, just read that Wheely is going back to see the elbow doctor

the wheels are really coming off

[ashie62]

Logan Verrett, we are a lock!

[ashie62]

metirish wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Geez, just read that Wheely is going back to see the elbow doctor the wheels are really coming off

You could make the argument the Giants won the Beltran Wheeler trade.

[G-Fafif]

Ashie62 wrote: You could make the argument the Giants won the Beltran Wheeler trade.

Beltran arrived, got hurt, didn't help them and left with no compensation by way of a draft pick. Wheeler gave the Mets a year and a half of pretty good pitching regardless of the injuries. Other than not having to deal with Zack's elbow, I don't see what the Giants won.

[ashie62]

metirish wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Geez, just read that Wheely is going back to see the elbow doctor the wheels are really coming off

Off to Dr. Andrews...

http://nypost.com/2016/08/12/zack-wheelers-doctor-visit-may-wipe-out-2016-comeback/

[Zvon]

bmfc1 wrote: d'Arnaud starts tonight against a team that has 4 steals this season... of home!

Passed ball on a pitch right over the middle. If d'Arnaud don't kaBOOM one tonight I'm thru w/him. I've seen enough.

Bases loaded, no out.

[Fman99]

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[bigpurple:rgga8yvt]SUCKY[/bigpurple:rgga8yvt]

[Zvon]

grand slam. G'night folks.



I'm not really going, but........jeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzNcrackers

[bmfc1]

Explain why Verrett got another start and "there was no one else" is not a valid answer.

[Zvon]

Followed by a solo shot. Maybe I will go play some GTA V. This is fuckin torture.

5-0

[Zvon]

Keith has faith. Then again he gets paid to.

[MFS62]

Oh yeah.

OLYMPIC SPOILER ALERT!


And the US women's soccer team lost today.

Later

[Guest cooby]

O.M.G.

[Frayed Knot]

Eh, no problems, we can get five runs in an inning too, right?

Oh wait, we're the team that struggles to get five hits in a game.

[Frayed Knot]

Ashie62 wrote: metirish wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Geez, just read that Wheely is going back to see the elbow doctor the wheels are really coming off You could make the argument the Giants won the Beltran Wheeler trade.

Not an intelligent one.

[Frayed Knot]

A caught stealing ... take the ball out of play!!!!

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: A caught stealing ... take the ball out of play!!!!

*grabs chest*

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Awful. Absolutely awful. Maybe the wrong guy got sent down.

[ashie62]

I thought 5-0 SD was a joke.

There is nothing better than Verett to put out there?

Games like this get managers fired. It would be some form of damage control.

Movie time.

[Zvon]

Thank you Travis.

[Fman99]

Zvon wrote: bmfc1 wrote: d'Arnaud starts tonight against a team that has 4 steals this season... of home! Passed ball on a pitch right over the middle. If d'Arnaud don't kaBOOM one tonight I'm thru w/him. I've seen enough. Bases loaded, no out.

Whoa, good call.