IGT 4/12/17: NYM@PHA -- Wheeler Wednesday

[Edgy MD]

It'll be hard to top this evening's game, but the Mets are contractually forced to try. Wins over the last three games have given us a peek at what the rotation can do for a team, and a foolish young reliever has seemingly awoken our team's bats.

Go get-em, boys!

[Fman99]

It'll be interesting to see if we'll see first inning Wheeler or subsequent, car crash innings Wheeler tonight.

[Lefty Specialist]

Given the suddenly-precarious nature of the rotation, this is a big game for Wheels tonight.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Collins and Warthen are saying that Wheeler's struggles last week were because of the cold weather.

I guess we'll see.

[metirish]

He needs this

[Edgy MD]

That wasn't an all-negative outing. Just him coming back one rotation turn later is a positive, in my book.

[TransMonk]

I'm just looking for continual improvement from Zack. I'm rooting for him.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: That wasn't an all-negative outing. Just him coming back one rotation turn later is a positive, in my book.

First game in two years, I'm prepared to give him a bit of a mulligan anyway.

Now he's just a pitcher in the rotation. go pitch.

[Centerfield]

Never been high on Wheeler. Throws hard, but seems to have a straight, hittable fastball. Off-speed stuff is lackluster. Nothing is really swing and miss.

Nibbles a lot, I guess because he has a straight, hittable fastball, his off-speed stuff is lackluster, and doesn't have a swing and miss pitch.

[soupcan]

Edgy MD wrote: ...and a foolish young reliever has seemingly awoken our team's bats.

Would you expand on this please? Apparently I missed something.

[Centerfield]

That guy who gave up the epic Cabrera walkoff last year threw behind him on Monday.

Mets haven't stopped scoring since.

[Lefty Specialist]

Centerfield wrote: Never been high on Wheeler.

I was high on Wheeler once. Thought my dog was purple and had the munchies for a week.

[TransMonk]

Centerfield wrote: Never been high on Wheeler. Throws hard, but seems to have a straight, hittable fastball. Off-speed stuff is lackluster. Nothing is really swing and miss. Nibbles a lot, I guess because he has a straight, hittable fastball, his off-speed stuff is lackluster, and doesn't have a swing and miss pitch.

I think his curve can be formidable. Not that it always is - but it can be his swing and miss pitch.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Henandez 2b
Kendrick lf
Herrera cf
Franco 3b
Saunders rf
Joseph 1b
Rupp c
Galvis ss
Velaquez p

[soupcan]

Centerfield wrote: That guy who gave up the epic Cabrera walkoff last year threw behind him on Monday. Mets haven't stopped scoring since.

Ah, yes. Thank you.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Granderson cf
Cabrera ss
Cespedes lf
Bruce rf
Walker 2b
Duda 1b
Reyes 3b
d'Arnaud c
Wheels p

[G-Fafif]

A change at the top has been announced:

Conforto cf
Cabrera ss
Cespedes lf
Bruce rf
Walker 2b
Duda 1b
Reyes 3b
d'Arnaud c
Wheels p

[ashie62]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[G-Fafif]

Reportedly a manager's decision, not injury-induced.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I like it.

Has the FBI found Jose Reyes yet?

[Zvon]

Conforto??!..........niiiiiiiiice.

[Zvon]

Conforto led off the game with a single and came around to score on a Yo double.
Ces then tried to steal third (with Bruce up...why?) and was rundown and tagged out.

1-0 Mets

[Zvon]

Yep, get him those at bats.......

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

How do you bench that, exactly?

[soupcan]

Anybody know what the little circular patch on the Phillies right arms is? Blue circle with a Phillie 'P' inside what looks like a silver capital 'D'.

[batmagadanleadoff]

soupcan wrote: Anybody know what the little circular patch on the Phillies right arms is? Blue circle with a Phillie 'P' inside what looks like a silver capital 'D'.

The Dallas Green death patch?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Yep, Dallas Green memorial patch.

[soupcan]

Gracias.

[Fman99]

So far, so good. Kid is throwing darts.

[Zvon]

soupcan wrote: Anybody know what the little circular patch on the Phillies right arms is? Blue circle with a Phillie 'P' inside what looks like a silver capital 'D'.

That's for Dallas Green