IGT 08/17 - Mets @ D'backs - Niese Day for a Split

[Guest d'Kong76]

Mets LH Jonathon Niese (8-6, 5.20 ERA) vs. Diamondbacks RH Zack Godley (3-2, 5.24)

[Centerfield]

I see the value in not throwing Ynoa out for his first MLB start in Arizona, but man. Would have loved to see the kid get a chance.

[Edgy MD]

It'll come one way or anudder.

[Edgy MD]

Niese's last start for the Mets? Six innings of shutout ball vs. Atlanta.

He's hot!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Segura 2B
Haniger CF
Goldschmidt 1B
Weeks Jr. LF
Tomas RF
Owings SS
Drury 3B
Gosewisch C
Godley P

[Guest d'Kong76]

Reyes SS
Johnson 3B
Bruce RF
Loney 1B
Rivera 2B
Granderson LF
d�Arnaud C
De Aza CF
Niese P

[metirish]

These 9:40 kick offs are really messing with my 7pm baseball clock

Edited August 17, 2016 by Guest

[Guest cooby]

How about it?

[MFS62]

Either pitch around Goldschmidt or play deep and cut across.
It wouldn't hurt if they could find a pair of jet powered roller skates for De Aza.

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Lookit Grandy buried in the lineup

[Frayed Knot]

O-o-T-S from earlier today:

- Nats scored in 7 of their 9 innings - but managed "only" ten runs and wound up on the short end of a 12-10 game in Colorado.
Third rough outing in a row for Strasburg [19 ER in his last 3 starts, 11-2/3 innings] after being unbeatable much of the summer, and this one was really rough: 9 earned and not making it out of the 2nd inning. I mean, yeah it's Denver, but still

- Sabathia only a little better for the Yanx: 7 runs over 6 IP as the Yanx lose the game and the series to Toronto

- Pitt overcame an early 4-0 deficit to edge the now 2nd-place Giants

- Cards thump the Astros

[Edgy MD]

Run, Kelly!

[Guest d'Kong76]

MFS62, what's with the Goldschmidt obsession?

[Edgy MD]

Niese, your time is now.

[ashie62]

I would have played Flores over Loney tonight and bat T.J. fourth.

Edited August 17, 2016 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

We are the knights who say, "Niese!"

[metirish]

That Mike Vail story was pretty funny

[Guest themetfairy]

Welcome back Niese....

[ashie62]

Hawkman

[metirish]

i was just going to post how Niese was looking good....back to back home runs

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

A Jon Niese fourth-inning meltdown? Didn't see that coming.

[metirish]

His out are loud and long

[metirish]

"One bad inning for Jon otherwise well done " says Gary


A bit optimistic

[Zvon]

Niese pulled in the 5th @82 pitches, down 3-1. Goeddel takes the mound.

I was surprised when I saw Niese was pitching. I thought he was gonna be outta the pen only.

[Guest themetfairy]

No Schaefer for pitchers so far....

[metirish]

Wow, Weeks with another HR - 6-1 .....goodnight

[Zvon]

Goeddel gives up a 3 run bomb. Nite folks

6-1 Slimeybacks

[Zvon]

metirish wrote: Wow, Weeks with another HR - 6-1 .....goodnight

lol.

[Frayed Knot]

And that (the second Weeks HR) is why you don't automatically 'pitch around' a lineup's top hitter each time, because guaranteeing anyone a 1.000 OBP is going to come back to bite you eventually, and probably often.

Edited August 17, 2016 by Guest

[Zvon]

Goeddell has absolutely zilch stuff tonight. Get him outta there. His slider can't reach the plate!