IGT 08/16 - Mets @ D'backs - Snake, Rattle and Roll

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: SNY Trivia Who are the only three pitchers to face Keith 100 or more times?

Steve Carlton, Mike Krukow, Bob Knepper

[Chad ochoseis]

Frayed Knot wrote: Finally a NYM pitcher realizes the only way he's going to get to pitch with a lead.

Syndergaard this season: 1 KABOOM every 14 at bats. Better than anyone on the team not named Yoenis. Next best is Neil Walker, 1 HR every 18 ABs.

And as I type this, Kelly Johnson moves into third with 1 home run every 15 ABs.

Edited August 16, 2016 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Two outfield errors sure helps, but nice to see De Aza hustling all the way.

[Frayed Knot]

Not that I'm saying I predicted this or anything, but I wondered, when they first displayed the lineup, about Rivera at 3rd & Johnson at 2nd rather than the other way around as Rivera put in about twice as much 2B time in the minors as compared to his time logged at 3B

But TJ has looked anything but smooth at 3rd in his short ML time.

[Edgy MD]

Looks like we all bailed on this one about the same time.

[metirish]

Frayed Knot wrote: metirish wrote: SNY Trivia Who are the only three pitchers to face Keith 100 or more times? Steve Carlton, Mike Krukow, Bob Knepper

Was this the answer?

[ashie62]

We won.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Looks like we all bailed on this one about the same time.

I hung with the game (just not the thread) but, man, that game had the brakes slammed on it during the middle innings.
After the DBacks' staff had a couple of fugly back to back innings in the 5th & 6th, Syndergaard threw 35 pitches in the 6th and never even got out of the inning, it took a pitching change and an 8-pitch K from Blevins before that half-inning was put to bed. Later, Robles needed 27 pitches just to get through 4 batters (retiring two of them) in the 7th.

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: metirish wrote: SNY Trivia Who are the only three pitchers to face Keith 100 or more times? Steve Carlton, Mike Krukow, Bob Knepper Was this the answer?

That was the given answer, yes.
I would have guessed Carlton on my own (I didn't hear the question when it was first asked) but no way I get either of the others.

[Edgy MD]

I would have gone with Krukow and Reuschel. Probably Phil Niekro after that.

On edit: Reuschel was fourth, with 97 confrontations with Keith. But Niekro was down there at 24th. I guess I'm forgetting the Braves were ever in the Western Division. Even Joe Niekro faced him more.

[Frayed Knot]

I missed the question when it was first asked (flipping back & forth with the 'lympics) but, when discussing the answer, Keith revealed that, upon his retirement, Elias gave him a complete printout/breakdown of every pitcher he ever faced during his career, so he had even more insider knowledge than usual on this one.
Gary then asked if he carried the copy around with him in case he might happen to run into an old opponent that he could spring his stats on.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cast your vote!

[Centerfield]

So I know this is kind of crazy, but if you squint, doesn't TJ Rivera kinda resemble ARod at the plate?

Obviously not results, but his stance, his demeanor, etc.

No?

Obviously this is Mini-Manny again.

[metirish]

Frayed Knot wrote: I missed the question when it was first asked (flipping back & forth with the 'lympics) but, when discussing the answer, Keith revealed that, upon his retirement, Elias gave him a complete printout/breakdown of every pitcher he ever faced during his career, so he had even more insider knowledge than usual on this one. Gary then asked if he carried the copy around with him in case he might happen to run into an old opponent that he could spring his stats on.

Yeah, this was an interesting conversation. I wondered if this was something Elais did for all retiring players at that time?

[Frayed Knot]

Not everyone but ... He's Keith Hernandez.




actually I have no idea, first I ever heard of it

[metirish]

Right , I would think payers of a certain stature in the game got this gift.

[Guest d'Kong76]

My guess is Keith asked someone at SNY to get it for him. Content providers
have accounts with Elias to crunch stuff for a fee and he probably got some
intern or stat hound they work with to submit the request for a steak dinner.

(of course, I have no freakin' idea how he got it)

[Benjamin Grimm]