IGT 4/19 Filthy v. Mets Gsellman v. Velasquez.

[ashie62]

Didn't think i'd ever look at Gsellman as a stopper but here we are.

LGM.

[Centerfield]

Kind of a big start for Gsellman. I think his ERA is above 9?

Suddenly we are not deep at all at starting pitcher.

[Lefty Specialist]

Starters are doing fine, up to a point. And that point is so early in the game that the bullpen is getting stretched until it breaks. If Gsellman pitches 5 innings and gives up one run but throws 100 pitches, he will have failed.

[TransMonk]

I worry less about Gsellman and more about the all-or-nothing offense. They should light up Velasquez tonight.

[Ceetar]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Starters are doing fine, up to a point. And that point is so early in the game that the bullpen is getting stretched until it breaks. If Gsellman pitches 5 innings and gives up one run but throws 100 pitches, he will have failed.

bullpen pitched 4 scoreless yesterday. if the bats hit, 5IP is fine.

[ashie62]

I am repeating myself but Bartolo Colon might have fit nicely these days and/or if more arms suffer.

[Edgy MD]

One more pitcher. One more pitcher. One more pitcher.

[Ceetar]

Ashie62 wrote: I am repeating myself but Bartolo Colon might have fit nicely these days and/or if more arms suffer.

Luckily it's usually not hard to find a Bartolo Colon type when you need one.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Maybe a 2:22 vanilla-wrapped preview will help change our IGT mojo...

Philadelphia at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
By SportsDirect Inc.

The New York Mets have found themselves on the wrong end of some late-inning heroics during their season-high four-game skid. After getting swept over the weekend on their foe's final at-bat, the Mets look to rebound from a four-run 10th inning in a 6-2 setback when they play the second contest of a three-game series versus the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.

Jose Reyes' costly drop of a routine popup allowed the tying run in the eighth inning and the veteran is hitting just .100 entering Wednesday's tilt versus right-hander Vince Velasquez, against whom he is 0-for-5 with three strikeouts. Such is life for the struggling offense of New York, which mustered 2.5 runs per game over the last four while batting .165 with an on-base percentage of .270. That's a far cry from the 23 runs and 10 homers the Mets recorded during a three-game sweep last week at Citizens Bank Park. While New York's bats have cooled considerably, Philadelphia's Cesar Hernandez carries an 11-game hitting streak (19-for-49, seven RBIs and 12 runs scored) into Wednesday's tilt against right-hander Robert Gsellman.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, CSN Philadelphia, SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Phillies RH Vince Velasquez (0-2, 9.00 ERA) vs. Mets RH Robert Gsellman (0-1, 9.28)

Velasquez struck out 17 batters in his first two starts, but that's where the positives end thus far for a pitcher that figures to be a key component of a young and developing rotation. The 24-year-old was tattooed for five runs on as many hits and walked four batters in five innings of a 5-4 setback versus the Mets last Wednesday. Michael Conforto is 4-for-7 (.571) with two homers and three RBIs versus Velasquez while Asdrubal Cabrera is 4-for-9 (.444).

Gsellman was fortunate to walk away with a no-decision on Thursday after allowing a career-high eight runs on five hits while issuing three free passes in 4 2/3 innings at Miami. The 23-year-old fared significantly better in his last two starts versus Philadelphia, scattering three hits and striking out eight in seven innings of a 17-0 rout on Sept. 25 before allowing just one run and fanning seven in six frames of a 5-1 victory five days later. Freddie Galvis is 3-for-8 (.375) with a double against Gsellman, who has limited the rest of the team to a .256 batting average (10-for-39).

WALK-OFFS:
1. Philadelphia CF Odubel Herrera, who homered on Tuesday, has four hits and three runs scored in four contests versus New York this season.
2. Mets RH Jeurys Familia will serve the final contest of his 15-game suspension for domestic abuse on Wednesday.
3. Phillies 3B Maikel Franco is mired in an 0-for-17 stretch since going 5-for-11 with two homers and six RBIs in the previous series versus New York.

[Ceetar]

Speaking of Odubel Herrera.

you might have heard this on the Effectively Wild Podcast if you listen..

he's slow.

31.9 seconds between pitches is molasses. (average is 24)

it's like 6 seconds longer than last year where he was warned, warned, fined, negotiated the fine into a warning.

He saw 25 pitches last night. That's about 12 minutes. That's more than 3 minutes more than the average batter.

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat≶=all&qual=0&type=15&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=11,d

[Edgy MD]

The successful quick pitch on him may have been the highlight of last night's game.

Lowlight: Beerman getting hit in the nuts with a foul ball liner.

[Guest d'Kong76]

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[Guest d'Kong76]

So how do you share a tweet so it looks like it's coming from Twitter
and not just 'borrow' an image from a Twitter page?

[Ceetar]

d'Kong76 wrote: So how do you share a tweet so it looks like it's coming from Twitter and not just 'borrow' an image from a Twitter page?

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Mets/status/854773857403547650[/tweet]

[Edgy MD]

When you find the tweet you want to sharey-share, click on it to enbiggen it. When enbiggened, it has its own URL.

Back here at the Pool, in the posting window, second button from the right is a "tweet" button. Click that button and [code:1wp2f2so][tweet]Place the URL in here[/tweet][/code:1wp2f2so].

[Guest d'Kong76]

Thanks, my embiggenin' didn't work but it put me on the right path...
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[Guest d'Kong76]

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[ashie62]

I wish there was a spot for Wilmer to get more time.

[Edgy MD]

Wilmer will get his swings.

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[Edgy MD]

Fifty visible seats behind home plate at game time, and one dude total occupying them. SAD!

[Edgy MD]

65ELLMAN, ladies and gents.

[Edgy MD]

That secondbaseman left the bag.

Man, everybody's mailing it in.

[Edgy MD]

Well, now we know Céspedes can slide.

[Zvon]

GAH! Yo out at home. Got a last second stop sign but kept going. At least he slid.

[Centerfield]

Was it close?

[Zvon]

Centerfield wrote: Was it close?

Yes. Very. But no banana.

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Greg rockin the purple sweatshirt.

[Zvon]

That tweet was a live broadcast so I dunno if it will show up correctly^.

It's not to me. It was a Gelbs interview with Greg in the background.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: Was it close?

Well, he was close to listening to his coach but decided instead that looking over his shoulder while running between 2nd & 3rd at the ball in the RF corner was a better idea.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Was it close? Well, he was close to listening to his coach but decided instead that looking over his shoulder while running between 2nd & 3rd at the ball in the RF corner was a better idea.

He was bookin' tho. Wasn't doggin' it.
AND HE SLID!

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[Zvon]

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.....but that wasn't. Caught at the wall.