IGT 09/09-Mets at Braves-SHaM on!

[Guest d'Kong76]

RH Robert Gsellman (2-1, 2.87 ERA) vs. RH Julio Teheran (5-9, 3.01)
I've been on a 'comes alive' kick this week...
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[Zvon]

Tonight the drive for the wild card continues. Be there or be square.
LETS GO METS!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Great graphic!

Great Framping.

[A Boy Named Seo]

LOL @ Wilmer and the little 'Friends' banner.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is that Guy Smiley?

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: I've been on a 'comes alive' kick this week...

I wore out FCA on my turntable. But I think the side with Shine On didn't get nearly as much play as it's flip side (whatever was on it) because I always played the other side.

For those young whippersnappers who don't know: the music of the 70's had "sides".

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm so old, I remember when music had "corners".

[Guest d'Kong76]

I don't where to start the kudos on that slick graphic, Z.
The flying hair hat I guess would be a starting point haha...

[Lefty Specialist]

Gary with hair! Keith on his butt! Cloverfield Mr. Met! Matt Harvey hanging out a window! Wow!

[A Boy Named Seo]

Yeah, poor Harv and David have been reduced to team painters.

[Zvon]

Thanx guyz.

I had planned more additions but this was time sensitive. By tomorrow we could be in the drivers seat.

I wanted the add Ronnie but did not find a suitable pic in time (I might update). The muppet represents Gelbs. I don't mean that as an insult, he's just a muppet kinda guy.

I tried to get in as many players as possible but still many are left off. There is some room there for more.

[Centerfield]

Any confirmation on Atlanta's starter? ESPN has someone else.

[Ceetar]

Centerfield wrote: Any confirmation on Atlanta's starter? ESPN has someone else.

the press notes confirm. ESPN is..well, not the most reliable source.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

That graphic is amazing and I can only imagine how many hours that took -- all of them well-spend, by the way. I found the Phanatic getting trampled. Looking for the raccoon that was in my office. I'm sure he's in there somewhere.

OE: Found him! Right there in front next to the Cub.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: That graphic is amazing and I can only imagine how many hours that took -- all of them well-spend, by the way. I found the Phanatic getting trampled. Looking for the raccoon that was in my office. I'm sure he's in there somewhere. OE: Found him! Right there in front next to the Cub.

OE 2: I have new computer wallpaper. This will start the day with a smile.

What's the colorful thing behind Thor? A dragon?

[Zvon]

That graphic is amazing and I can only imagine how many hours that took -- all of them well-spend, by the way. I found the Phanatic getting trampled. Looking for the raccoon that was in my office. I'm sure he's in there somewhere. OE: Found him! Right there in front next to the Cub. OE 2: I have new computer wallpaper. This will start the day with a smile. What's the colorful thing behind Thor? A dragon?

I don't even know. Lemme go move him out of the way (that's over 140 layered images).



Oh, that's The 7 Line.
This came together rather fast because it had to. I started on the new one right after the last game of the Reds sweep. Still, yea, that took a bunch of hours.

Back to the important stuff:

Last 20 games:

Mets 14-6
Nationals 11-9
Cardinals 10-10
Giants 8-12
Pirates 7-13
Marlins 7-13

[Zvon]

Over the past calendar year only 3 relievers (Jansen, Chapman, Betances) have a lower FIP than Addison Reed's 1.90

The importance of Yoenis Cespedes:
Mets are 59-46 when he starts in 2016.
Mets are 15-20 when he doesn't start in 2016.

The last time Jeurys Familia walked a batter was on August 1st, he has pitched 15.2 innings since and has struck out 20 in that span.






These tweets are from Michael Mayer ?@themainemets who shares kool Metropolitan info.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Reyes 3B
Cabrera SS
Cespesdes LF
Granderson CF
Flores 2B
Bruce RF
Loney 1B
d�Arnaud C
Gsellman P

[Guest d'Kong76]

Inciarte CF
Garcia 3B
Freeman 1B
Kemp LF
Markakis RF
Flowers C
Peterson 2B
Swanson SS
Teheran P

[Ceetar]

Freeman's having a great year. He's actually been worth as much as Daniel Murphy.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Is this the first time we're seeing Kemp as a Brave? I'm already fearing him putting some kind of Pendeletonian hurting on us.

[TransMonk]

Freeman was pretty crappy for the first two months this season, too. His overall numbers show how great he's been since then.

[Zvon]

gah! My nemisis is in the lineup.



Kidding.


Kinda.

[Zvon]

More from Mike:

The Mets 95 road home runs are
the sixth-most in a single-season in team history. The record is 105 set in 2000.

The Mets are hitting .271 (36-133) with runners in scoring position in their last 18 games.

[Edgy MD]

Late scratch.

1. Reyes, 3b
   
2. Cabrera, ss
   
3. [crossout]Cespesdes, lf[/crossout] Tebow, lf
   
4. Granderson, cf
   
5. Flores, 2b
   
6. Bruce, rf
   
7. I'm So Loney, I Could Cry, 1b
   
8. d�Arnaud, c
   
9. Gsellman, sp

[Benjamin Grimm]

1. Reyes, 3b
2. Cabrera, ss
3. [crossout]Cespesdes, lf[/crossout] Tebow, lf
4. Granderson, cf
5. Flores, 2b
6. Bruce, rf
7. I'm So Loney, I Could Cry, 1b
8. d�Arnaud, c
9. Gsellman, sp

Late scratch.

Hey! That was a distraction!

[G-Fafif]

May we add to the 65 lifetime Met wins accumulated at Turner Field, the 20 (22, actually) best of which are ranked here.

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Is this the first time we're seeing Kemp as a Brave? I'm already fearing him putting some kind of Pendeletonian hurting on us.

First for Kemp, also first look at 2015 #1 overall pick (though not by the Braves) SS Dansby Swanson
Kemp = .262/.312/.433 w/5 HRs in 141 ABs
Swanson = .270/.319/.413, 2 Hr, 63 ABs


Freeman OPS by month:
April = 776
May = 741
June = 1080
July = 907
August = 1147
Sept (such as it is) = 1200

[Zvon]

Reyes, 3b Cabrera, ss [crossout]Cespesdes, lf[/crossout] Tebow, lf Granderson, cf Flores, 2b Bruce, rf I'm So Loney, I Could Cry, 1b d�Arnaud, c Gsellman, sp Late scratch. Hey! That was a distraction!

I was doing this before I even finished reading...

[Zvon]