Edgy MD Site Manager Posted April 4, 2017 Posted April 4, 2017 Expect the first of two unusually hardy cheers for the visiting pitcher in this series as the Mets defend their first-place position.Pinch-running specialist Travis d'Arnaud is expected to crack the lineup for the first time, possibly Wilmer Flores and Michael Conforto also.
Fman99 Old-Timey Member Posted April 4, 2017 Posted April 4, 2017 Early season off days suck. I get it, weather doesn't always cooperate. I'm just saying, more Mets baseball please!
MFS62 Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 We always commented on Colon's weight. Here's a way for him to lose some pounds.Hit a lot of balls in the gap, and he'll have to run to back up third base.LGM.Later
Centerfield Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 I am a bit surprised that Colon and Dickey are starters 2 and 3. I wonder if I would have tried Garcia, who pitched pretty well last season.Not sure what happened to Matt Wisler. He was only just ok last season, but shut down the Mets IIRC. Just looked at the Braves schedule and he doesn't seem to even be in the rotation.Really pumped to see deGrom tonight. I hear he is back to full strength. If so, the NL should be afraid.
metirish Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Should be a nice crowd tonight , going to be a nice evening . LGM
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted April 5, 2017 Author Posted April 5, 2017 Centerfield wrote:I am a bit surprised that Colon and Dickey are starters 2 and 3. I wonder if I would have tried Garcia, who pitched pretty well last season.Bart pitched clearly better, though, particularly if you're generous enough to throw out that start on José Fernandez Tribute Day.
Frayed Knot Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Centerfield wrote:I am a bit surprised that Colon and Dickey are starters 2 and 3. I wonder if I would have tried Garcia, who pitched pretty well last season.MLB.com now has it listed as Garcia starting on Thursday with Dickey pushed to their Friday game at Pitt; not sure if that's correct or not.Garcia is good when he's good but he might be even more erratic than the fat man and the knuckleballer combined so I'm not sure the order means much of anything.Mike Foltenewicz is listed as their 5th starter for now although theirs could be a very different rotation by the end of the season.
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 I don't think Dickey was ever scheduled to pitch in the Opening Series.
metirish Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Benjamin Grimm wrote:I don't think Dickey was ever scheduled to pitch in the Opening Series.Yes, I distinctly recall Gary on the telly saying " the Mets will miss Dickey in this series" , he was talking about the crowd reactions to Bart and Dickey
Zvon Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 I'm pumped![fimg=500:32y2e9rm]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iW-ujz8ySxvJt7IzQSHa_TIYcGA1uQfKCGk8a8jyJcLG7QJ0zgwlFnQ_ELtC2jI7kvIYkbb8-cwCTOwnj3a4HbFh2wx9aNPOEmLNMoQavEhpnzXfAZjROYMjIr2RL7qorPxvJzDsejQX1wpzVnx3O2rJ17t8DCZFW0kdnpo8Dx7bbaoR4itSsJMRAeBALJSRAJtteYEfNfmNOHpRMEmznqT74v0w1PTLa2BktCiYbQzACpdgoHKBfIZF6zhbmkbCzSGBsKAq49V3YBEJYDcEpajxCGS2Q9koFMIsv31E5izs0hVYqfs637ejSxuAOkTbTRH6nk5AQytThwcBIEJdbHAJctJ5IxbybORbeNcMnrz2GE-NdMAL_DDfx_-ZdiKqtdpJP8HbnB7hBM633bnpMxi4yE_xvWIf87AwtBQs4LiBrW0E0UmHjRiCaaPHeZzLCkJcgQEb72a22re8eOb7Mpw0GQwv9lfzMSmxhfAtD1Ww8qCYhwp88GDbjVqM3V_JTYZjlLDljUJC9xsfkfaSVxnBC67pBCtQFoHGJC0SYqV50w9t6A5iop0BOp9PsGuAggsMGFUB-7d2EEjFHMdcyaqbJAovoWDLBTUOdoyw6y5mw9nNMrGXKA=w2072-h1464-no[/fimg:32y2e9rm][fimg=500:32y2e9rm]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PXxrwzfr1t84xKwyHtbdfdoS-pFYli_GMWnDkN1jQfar61rl9xxf7p8ojxCX8hk104BbuNfb6GtG9OoLs_PnL85tUihDtutYCfbpj6oN2vXmXR-Pgj25GyFr7DXxSycNiBzNipszImkBs1nT8_jwKmtVq6h1UYzapDHbpluDTQ9TKi0vgqmOsiZnm8-GRVGOgwdb6-OPoSQH4U1hvSszGbEBtHVb3VOHKepNxenX-PsPDOAMpX2nHgaWpPktn9cvwvbg8Ck3BNY0ipIwhEw41Dbvrjm2r2gt6GlEGoXwbKzlsZKDxWygUaLz3v4JA3g5uIS7Zd6am9Kg7pEdBUGscwTxqiyzx6Qli-0jfHriZvrp4V5Q4QE57MTaD0MWhMhl00Cy_5giE0szFFEYa1YdiOvyvaQKxR5tLDJcexxICGr_Izlnr-pyYOAKWYr_BpNAaEyfyemgaKc6mrLU6cZJ29SoGb_FIMCbd0NZMdQCk3Mt8-pAT4WHkpTKo_k9FWyq6YNGNVInZd2oWsfbQ2QPx5ro3v-3e0-cFh7r4QLOG4INoIwfPAnJnvOHuHH3LqMAOpumqFUJ0wgZe2y4BDEm0Sr_ztVodBgMV7TmHYY2jsWkYb77oI8h5w=w971-h686-no[/fimg:32y2e9rm]
Zvon Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 I like and respect Bartolo, so I will pay a mini pregame tribute to him:[fimg=400:2infz3cn]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HFzUCSThb-8qITNuh7Ect83_oq65hHeWNLRascY_YaFO77upD-Qj_KWcrV_3-6mOeETWki4TDNWuIdTHdEo1F2F0UugQJv4AvG-HYhSIgavujNPG9FmDLzxWMOEKDxnaqRSxnxAKE6zZfxTeIsglp8egCQdns4ks5djwHT-qWkr9hL0kOYpt2PuyPKPUMjazR_Rkrapf8N0eeTxy-DiJl_B-x8TIzwayQ60ao29mKyf_JZJtCLpryqd1itt_A4ZWx8G9TxpVS34Amvw35PsKCiLMELSpTyD038Kd7u_u2R6peH7vbC2aPXZubKiGeiA6mUWcJSzpfZwkOoI1XyI7aKM3ZyQGa62VH9bIUn41qjgjSwwR9hJiPzGRa37fpXB_q9xlHVTRaG7keAdU2Nr7F9DlhMeWWz98LRpX_xZs96oFqx2XoWLR-JKxznHbcILJrCA6zTpp_9DT-Hq1qjq9VjCin-p199bdZAWJAjpg7FAu6IGillfRRbAF2bQlIHHX55ASs7Z11PFpepFb9rxsj5hAkxMqoCl_WUEaznXwyvw1AVmtLYvOwQ09w2fr42j9Sl33jLaed7j1xWTYPuoFqp2Oq3RbeGESZCV5aBUqprEgDy_DUmg4ng=w640-h452-no[/fimg:2infz3cn]
Centerfield Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 I love Bartolo. But only until about 7:09 p.m. tonight.Then we can rekindle after he's done pitching.
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 This will be the sixth time Bartolo has pitched against the Mets. He last did so on July 2, 2011 as a Yankee. Before that, there were three games as an Expo in 2002 and one as an Angel in 2005. He's 4-1 against the Mets in five starts. 2.81 ERA.During his time as a Met, his Schaefer accolades resulted in the creation of five UMDB retrocards:
Frayed Knot Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Benjamin Grimm wrote:This will be the sixth time Bartolo has pitched against the Mets. He last did so on July 2, 2011 as a Yankee. Before that, there were three games as an Expo in 2002 and one as an Angel in 2005.Looking up the first of those Expos games in 2002, (less big) Bart pitched a complete game for a 2-1 win that day for Montreal despite the NYM lineup getting 13 hits off him.Even that fairly recent year (in this century anyway) seems quaint as the odds of a team getting just one run off 13 hits and the starter staying in the entire game while doing so are remote.Bart threw 133 pitches; the Mets tied it at 1-1 in the 8th and had the bases loaded and one out and still he was allowed to stay in and get out of the jam (Jay Payton hit into a force at home then Ordonez K'd.Mike Piazza and Timo Perez both had 3 hits that day, maybe Terry give them the start tonight.Five days later the Mets, behind Jeff D'Amico, got to Colon for 4 runs on just 5 hits ... go figure.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted April 5, 2017 Author Posted April 5, 2017 Both teams swap catchers but otherwise back Colón and deGrom with the same squadrons in the same order.[table:1dmmdf5x][tr:1dmmdf5x][td:1dmmdf5x][fimg=200:1dmmdf5x]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/b/b2/Atlanta_Braves.png/revision/latest?cb=20100925025244[/fimg:1dmmdf5x][/td:1dmmdf5x][td:1dmmdf5x][fimg=200:1dmmdf5x]http://logos-download.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/New_York_Mets_logo_logotype.png[/fimg:1dmmdf5x][/td:1dmmdf5x][/tr:1dmmdf5x][tr:1dmmdf5x][td:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Inciarte, cf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Swanson, ss[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Freeman, 1b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Kemp, lf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Markakis, rf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Phillips, 2b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Garcia, 3b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Suzuki, c[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Colón, sp[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][/list:o:1dmmdf5x][/td:1dmmdf5x][td:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Reyes, 3b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Cabrera, ss[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Céspedes, lf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Granderson, cf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Walker, 2b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Bruce, rf[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]Duda, 1b[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]d'Arnaud, c[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][*:1dmmdf5x]deGrom, sp[/*:m:1dmmdf5x][/list:o:1dmmdf5x][/td:1dmmdf5x][/tr:1dmmdf5x][/table:1dmmdf5x]
Ceetar Grand Central Contributor Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 move Duda up.get Conforto in there after Colon is out.
Guest d'Kong76 Guests Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Ceetar wrote:get Conforto in there after Colon is out.So, in the second inning!
ashie62 Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 I had been thinking Colon could make Conforto look silly so I am aboard.
metirish Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 DOes anyone else have FiOS and does their feed on SNY look like a bad stream on a PC?. I am watching the game but it looks like a feed I cast to the TV from a PC, choppy etc. I noticed this a few games last season . I have checked other live sports channels and they are fine
Chad ochoseis Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Good to see Walker showing mobility. I was going to post about his back in the worries thread.
Batty31 Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 metirish wrote:DOes anyone else have FiOS and does their feed on SNY look like a bad stream on a PC?. I am watching the game but it looks like a feed I cast to the TV from a PC, choppy etc. I noticed this a few games last season . I have checked other live sports channels and they are fineSorry Irish...Optimum here. My feed is fine
Lefty Specialist Old-Timey Member Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 metirish wrote:DOes anyone else have FiOS and does their feed on SNY look like a bad stream on a PC?. I am watching the game but it looks like a feed I cast to the TV from a PC, choppy etc. I noticed this a few games last season . I have checked other live sports channels and they are fineI have Fios and everything looks fine. Including that sheepish grin from deGrom when he struck out Bart.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted April 6, 2017 Author Posted April 6, 2017 It's a rare man that can rock the yellow v-neck sweater.Keith is not that man.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted April 6, 2017 Author Posted April 6, 2017 Hey, a bezrunner.Bring him around, Grandy.
Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Guests Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 Kemp hits deGrom, and Ces Kemps Colon, and suddenly, this game has lost a little of its sense of wonder.
metirish Old-Timey Member Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 Feed is fine now, maybe it needed tome to warm up...
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