IGT 9/24/16: PHI@NYM -- Sean A Little Love

[G-Fafif]

The Wild Card-leading Mets (+1 over SFG, +1 1/2 over STL) attempt to inch a wee bit closer to a playoff berth by sending three pitchers to the mound tonight, Sean, Gil and Martin...what's their last names?

Correction: It's Sean Gilmartin, their No. 18 starter, though at this point, the depth chart is good for cleaning Dan Warthen's glasses. And it's likely we'll see somewhere between three and eighteen pitchers anyway.

Sean a little love on tonight's emergency arm. May it be electric, light up the radar gun and orchestrate a win over Alec Asher.

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[Frayed Knot]

Alec Asher (not to be confused with Cody Asche) will be the Phils alleged starter. (Asher/Asche -- Rupp/Ruf ... what's with these guys? They get group discounts or something?)

The soon-to-be 25 y/o Righty, who came over from Texas as part of the mass of bodies in the Cole Hamels deal, will be making his 3rd ML start of the season to go with the 7 he started in 2015.
He shut-out the Nats two weeks ago on 2 hits over 6 IP in his 2016 debut. Since then he's held Pitt & Miami to 2 runs each over 6 and 4 innings.

His only start vs NYM came just about a year ago (Game #158) and he might still be seeing a therapist over that one. He left after facing seven batters but retiring just two while allowing a leadoff double followed by two walks, two wild pitches, two HRs (Muffy - 3R, Conforto - 2R) and on the short end of a 5-0 score although it turned out to be the Mets and not him who wound up losing the game as Logan Verrett and Bobby Parnell (in his final NYM appearance) conspired to give back the entire early lead and more in that post-clinching game.

Ya gotta figure that Robles, Ynoa, and maybe Smoker are unavailable for today's version of the March of the Wooden Pitchers, although Salas, Reed, and Familia should be tanned, rested, and ready.

[MFS62]

Every time the phone rings during a game, I grab my glove and get ready to warm up.

Later

[Guest cooby]

You might as well. The way it's going we might all get a chance to pitch

[Guest d'Kong76]

Well, it's past noon... anybody hear if anyone else is sick, hobbled, hurt, ailing...?

[Centerfield]

Jay Bruce diagnosed with Jason Bay's Disease.

[Zvon]

G-Fafif wrote: Sean a little love on tonight's emergency arm. May it be electric, light up the radar gun and orchestrate a win over Alec Asher.

That song is so perfect a choice because the intro & musical passage after the chorus always reminded me of a roller coaster.

[G-Fafif]

Jose Reyes – 3B
Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
Yoenis Cespedes – LF
Curtis Granderson – CF
Kelly Johnson – 2B
Michael Conforto – RF
Lucas Duda – 1B
Travis d’Arnaud – C
Sean Gilmartin – LHP

 

 

[Guest d'Kong76]

Hernandez 2B
Quinn RF
Herrera CF
Franco 3B
Joseph 1B
Ruf LF
Galvis SS
Alfaro C
Asher P

Edited September 24, 2016 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

G-Fafif wrote: Jose Reyes – 3B Asdrubal Cabrera – SS Yoenis Cespedes – LF Curtis Granderson – CF Kelly Johnson – 2B Michael Conforto – RF Lucas Duda – 1B Travis d’Arnaud – C Sean Gilmartin – LHP

Same lineup as yesterday, no?

How often has that happened since April?

[MFS62]

Is that the posted lineup?
I guess Cabrera's leg is OK.
On the post game presser last night, Terry said he might hold him out and play Reyes at short.


Later

[TransMonk]

Edgy MD wrote: Same lineup as yesterday, no? How often has that happened since April?

The exact players have appeared in the exact lineup spot as the previous game (spots 1-8, of course) just 11 times this season, 7 times since April and only 4 times since July 1.

The last time was 9/14 @ Washington.

Three identical lineups in a row has only happened once this season (April 19-22), though there was an off day between the second and third games.

The Mets record while trotting out the same lineup as the previous game: 2-9

[Edgy MD]

Whoah .... TransMonk is bringing the data.

That last line, though ... ouch.

[Zvon]

Same lineup as yesterday, no? How often has that happened since April? The exact players have appeared in the exact lineup spot as the previous game (spots 1-8, of course) just 11 times this season, 7 times since April and only 4 times since July 1. The last time was 9/14 @ Washington. Three identical lineups in a row has only happened once this season (April 19-22), though there was an off day between the second and third games. The Mets record while trotting out the same lineup as the previous game: 2-9

Awesome stuff.
LGM!

[Zvon]

Ugh.Squeezed right outta the gate.

I just read that Flores might be out for the season. Wtf? True?

Nice play Duda.

[Zvon]

3-0 PP

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ugh. Go Padres!

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Mets can, of course, get back into this game, but they have to stop the bleeding. And soon!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Okay, so the bleeding continues. Now it's 5-0.

Would an ailing Noah Syndergaard have had a worse inning? Gilmartin exits after 2/3 of an inning.

[Frayed Knot]

Just so I have this straight, this is NOT the way we wanted to start, right?

[ashie62]

Unreal.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Not terribly surprising, though. This makeshift starting rotation was going to bite them eventually. If this game turns out to be a loss, it won't necessarily kill their season. But it's certainly discouraging.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'll feel a lot better if the Mets can get two or three back this inning.

And Reyes makes the first out.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Okay, so the Mets made three outs on nine pitches.

I'm tuning out! Maybe I'll check in again later.

[Zvon]

I like to state the oblivious. Yep, GO PADRES!!!

[Frayed Knot]

Not sure what Asher's tattoo is of but it looks like a bar code of some kind.

[Frayed Knot]

Not sure if they've got what it takes to fight back from this - but I'm thinking that a hit would be a nice start.

[Guest cooby]

From the PSU flummoxing to this. Crap. Glad I had a nice afternoon, at least

[Guest d'Kong76]

Mets down by a touchdown and field goal.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I just checked in again. Yuck! Time to pull some of the starters. Get Cespedes and Cabrera out of the game!