IGT 9/30/16 NYM@PHI Mystery Achievement

[Edgy MD]

The Mets get a day off to decompress and then head into Philadelphia with a darn good chance to tie something up. Robert Gsellman takes on Alec Asher.

You may remember Asher from his last turn in the rotation, given a 10-0 lead over Sean Gilmartin, but leaving after giving up four unearned runs in the fifth, the start of what was almost an historic comeback. Yeah, those runs were unearned, but the Mets started hitting it hard all over the park. Fear not Asher. He's got no trophies on display. He signs them away. I mean, what the heck?

Céspedes, meanwhile, just wants to get out on the floor and do the Cuban Slide.

[G-Fafif]

Mets'll be @PHI on 9/30, unless the continued FLA designation is for luck.

BTW, FLA has been MIA for five seasons. Literally and figuratively.

[Edgy MD]

Shmuckface that I am with my copypaste errors, I get the date correct and I futz the city.

[Benjamin Grimm]

There's rain in the forecast for this weekend in Philadelphia.

National Weather Service wrote: Friday Showers. High near 68. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Friday Night Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Saturday Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Saturday Night A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Sunday A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

[Fman99]

According to GKR, they may cobble together an entire start on Friday using the bullpen. Which, of course, would be delightful. This was originally their plan for Saturday but since the game is a national broadcast, the Phillies don't want to embarrass themselves (beyond what they've already done to embarrass themselves in the standings this year, of course).

[bmfc1]

Insights into Asdrubal:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/asdrubal-cabrera-as-daniel-murphy/

[Edgy MD]

All sources I checked (one or two) still list Asher as our starter.

Let's achieve.

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[Benjamin Grimm]

And despite some rumblings that Bartolo might get today's start, it still appears that the Mets are sticking with the original plan of starting Gsellman.

[Lefty Specialist]

It's okay. Just put the hammer down these next two games and let Thor get a tuneup on Sunday. Two wins and it doesn't matter what anyone else does.

[Frayed Knot]

And while the weather's not looking good for tonight, it's also not looking like the total washout it might have been a couple days ago.
Saturday might be hit or miss.
Sunday ... well by Sunday we'll have things sewn up already so who cares.

[G-Fafif]

Jose Reyes - 3B
Asdrubal Cabrera - SS
Yoenis Cespedes - LF
Curtis Granderson - CF
Jay Bruce - RF
T.J. Rivera - 2B
Lucas Duda - 1B
Rene Rivera - C
Robert Gsellman - RHP

[Centerfield]

That lineup can mash.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It surprised me the other day to realize the Mets have three 30-HR hitters in their lineup right now, plus Doodoo.

[Centerfield]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: It surprised me the other day to realize the Mets have three 30-HR hitters in their lineup right now, plus Doodoo.

Just imagine if we had Walker and d'Arnaud didn't suck.

[Frayed Knot]

Asher was the guy who was on the mound for the only loss to the Phils in the last series, being the beneficiary of Gilmartin & Montero putting us in a 10-0 hole.
He held the Mets scoreless thru 4, then allowed 4 in the 5th and even though all were unearned that was it for him for the night.
NYM bats chipped away at the Philly pen after he departed and had the runners on base to tie it up but left seven on in the last three innings.

I think we owe him an ass-kicking.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Centerfield wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: It surprised me the other day to realize the Mets have three 30-HR hitters in their lineup right now, plus Doodoo. Just imagine if we had Walker and d'Arnaud didn't suck.

Good point about d'Arnaud. Has he pretty much been designated to be Rivera's backup at this point?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Hernandez 2B
Galvis SS
Herrera CF
Franco 3B
Howard 1B
Rupp C
Paredes LF
Altherr RF
Asher P

[Ceetar]

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Centerfield wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: It surprised me the other day to realize the Mets have three 30-HR hitters in their lineup right now, plus Doodoo. Just imagine if we had Walker and d'Arnaud didn't suck. Good point about d'Arnaud. Has he pretty much been designated to be Rivera's backup at this point?

be stupid if he was because even sucking this year he's better than Rivera.

[Chad ochoseis]

Rivera has been handling pitchers and throwing out runners and has an OPS almost identical to D'Arnaud's. I still want to think D'Arnaud has a better career ahead of him, but there's no way he's been better than Rivera this year.

[G-Fafif]

Ryan Howard's final series as an overpaid Phillie. Hope he doesn't get all dramatic over it.

[Guest d'Kong76]

1-13 with a homer late on Sunday with the Mets up 12-0 would be ok drama.
Other than that...

[G-Fafif]

d'Kong76 wrote: 1-13 with a homer late on Sunday with the Mets up 12-0 would be ok drama. Other than that...

/cosign

[Zvon]

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Rivera has been handling pitchers and throwing out runners and has an OPS almost identical to D'Arnaud's. I still want to think D'Arnaud has a better career ahead of him, but there's no way he's been better than Rivera this year.

Agreed.
d'Arnaud has to drop two things. His little wrist cock with the bat as the pitch comes in and his little wrist cock right before the throws a ball.
d'arnaud's problem is he has a wrist cock.

G-Fafif wrote: Ryan Howard's final series as an overpaid Phillie. Hope he doesn't get all dramatic over it.

He can cry and that kinda stuff but he better not be offensively dramatic.

[G-Fafif]

Zvon wrote: He can cry and that kinda stuff but he better not be offensively dramatic.

Or dramatically offensive.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Rivera has been handling pitchers and throwing out runners and has an OPS almost identical to D'Arnaud's. I still want to think D'Arnaud has a better career ahead of him, but there's no way he's been better than Rivera this year.

Agreed. dArnaud is just a complete mess. no 2 atbats the same for him, and i think the palpable sense that a journeyman minor league catcher is the preferred reciever gets to him at some level. I wonder if Plaweckis good year in AAA hasn't jumped him.

[Zvon]

Niiiiiiiiiiice.

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[Zvon]

Instead of my usual bitching Ill go with: Yay, I get to listen to Howie for the next 3 games.

[metirish]

Howard with a near HR , Gare reckons the wind brought it back in and Howard at the plate surely thought it was gone

[Zvon]

metirish wrote: Howard with a near HR , Gare reckons the wind brought it back in and Howard at the plate surely thought it was gone

That was way gone. Bit of a break. Duda's was gone too (IMO). Bad break there.

That's it Howard. I tip my cap, yea, you're great and all, and now stop it.

[metirish]

Booth rightly taking MLB to task for the awful shenanigans in the Reds?Cards game