IGT 4/6/2017 Braves v. Mets Harvey Day!

[Edgy MD]

Or not tune out again, which is the plan.

Interesting that Wright is hanging out with the starting pitchers again.

[Frayed Knot]

It's a good thing we've kept Freddie pretty much down in this series cuz Kemp is kicking our butts (4 2Bs + 2 HR)
He was looking like he was headed for the skids out west there but now seems reborn with the Braves.
Still a small sample size but he's hitting around .290 with 14 HRs plus 19 2Bs in <250 ABs for the Braves since being traded there last July.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Reyes gets a single, details at eleven...

[Edgy MD]

Cabrera almost seemed to be aiming that ball to left, like Tony Gwynn or Ichiro Suzuki.

[ashie62]

Very satisfying game. WTG Matt.

[Edgy MD]

Ashie62 wrote: Very satisfying game. WTG Matt.

Getting Brandon Phillips out is a nice change.

Maybe instead of Kelly Johnson, the Braves trade Brandon Phillips to the Mets this summer. He's clearly a placeholder there.

(Not that the Mets need another infielder.)

[Edgy MD]

I think GKR are high tonight.

[Frayed Knot]

Geeeez, they haven't hit a ball hard all inning and they get the tying run to the plate!!!

[Frayed Knot]

Nice inning by Salas even if the line score isn't going to look so pretty - and a big strikeout of the kid when things got hairy.

Now the only problem is that all those runners turned the lineup over and so whoever gets the 9th gets the meat of the Braves order.

Edited April 7, 2017 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Whoah!

Went all dead red there.

[Edgy MD]

Talking golf in a baseball booth is for Phil Rizzuto, guys.

Think we're going to see the debut episode of Addison Reed, Mets Closer with a four-run lead?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Here comes Kemp again. I feel like Atlanta should try to assemble a whole team of black ballplayers like Kemp.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yay

[Fman99]

Books!

[Guest themetfairy]

[Guest d'Kong76]

Harvey Day is back, huge I tell ya!

[batmagadanleadoff]

He's like Babe Ruth against lefties, I tell ya, this Wilmer.

[Frayed Knot]

And the Nats, in the closing game of their home series with the Marlins which was (at least) twice delayed by weather, give up two in the 8th to tie the game, one more in the 9th to re-tie it, then another in the 10th to lose and prevent a sweep.
The Nats' pen-in-progress had done well when needed in Games 1 & 2, but this afternoon/evening experienced serial failures by Kelley, Solis, erstwhile closer Treinan, and newcomer Blanton.


So, y'know, tied for 1st place and all.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cast your vote!

[TransMonk]

A very encouraging start from Harvey. He looked confident and was fairly consistent.

I'm looking for Wheeler to continue the string of good starts on Friday!

[Edgy MD]

So what was that SW sign that Kemp hit with his second blast? Does he win a sweater? Some Southwest Airlines tickets?

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: So what was that SW sign that Kemp hit with his second blast? Does he win a sweater? Some Southwest Airlines tickets?

http://www.sw24.com/

I'd link the home run shot but it won't let me screenshot it. gotta figure out the Nougat workaround.

[Frayed Knot]

And their theory is that 'SW24' is so well known that all you have to do is let people see the logo and they'll say; "Oh yeah, that security outfit ... thanks for the reminder, I'll give them a call tomorrow" ???

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: And their theory is that 'SW24' is so well known that all you have to do is let people see the logo and they'll say; "Oh yeah, that security outfit ... thanks for the reminder, I'll give them a call tomorrow" ???

Probably the other way around. When you're looking for security you've got fond home run memories of it that you can't quite place but feel good about.

[Benjamin Grimm]