IGT, April 27, 2017 Dickey v. Syndergaard (OE: Haarvey)

[Edgy MD]

Matchup of the two featured guys in a much-noted trade. Somewhere, John Buck, Mike Nickeas, and Josh Thole will be gathered round the set.

[bmfc1]

Today, the Mets won't ruin our evening.

[G-Fafif]

Dickey at Citi Field would be enough, but the Thor component makes it all the juicier. This may be the first pitching matchup I've woken up excited about simply on merit.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Atlanta at NY Mets
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 27, 2017
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
By SportsDirect Inc.

Freddie Freeman loves hitting against the New York Mets, and he led a breakout offensive performance the visiting Atlanta Braves hope to replicate in the finale of a rain-shortened two-game series Thursday. Freeman was one of six Braves to collect multiple hits as Atlanta emphatically ended a six-game losing streak Wednesday with an 8-2 victory, raising his career average against the Mets to .314.

The Braves - who hit .194 in averaging 2.5 runs and 6.3 hits during their skid - pounded out a season-high 16 hits Wednesday, including one by Brandon Phillips to extend his hitting streak to 11 games before the second baseman left the game with a left groin strain (he is listed as day-to-day). The Mets’ decision to push ace Noah Syndegaard to Thursday’s series finale backfired as New York allowed five runs in the first inning in Yoenis Cespedes’ return to the lineup. The New York left fielder, who missed the previous three games with a hamstring injury, finished 1-for-4 but it was not enough to keep the Mets from losing their fifth in a row and ninth in the past 10 games. New York was held without a homer for just the fifth time in 20 games this season.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, FSN Southeast (Atlanta), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH R.A. Dickey (1-2, 3.86 ERA) vs. Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (1-1, 1.73)

Dickey needed just 73 pitches to navigate seven strong innings against Washington on Thursday, giving up three runs on three hits with three strikeouts in a tough 3-2 loss. Right-handed batters are hitting .283 with three homers in 46 at-bats against the 42-year-old. Dickey, who won 39 games and a Cy Young Award with New York from 2010-12, is 2-0 with a 1.59 in three career appearances against the Mets.

The Mets elected to change course Wednesday, allowing Robert Gsellman to take his normal turn in the rotation and bumping Syndergaard back to Thursday. He lost to the Phillies on April 20, surrendering five runs (three earned) in seven innings with 10 strikeouts and no walks - his sixth career game with no walks and double-digit strikeouts. Syndergaard, who began his season with six shutout innings against the Braves on April 3, has yet to walk a hitter or give up a homer in 26 innings with 30 strikeouts.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York SS Asdrubal Cabrera is 6-for-18 lifetime against Dickey with two homers and six RBIs, while OF Curtis Granderson (.172) and 3B Jose Reyes (.154) have struggled.
2. Braves C Tyler Flowers tied a career high Wednesday with four RBIs, finishing 2-for-4.
3. Freeman has five hits in nine at-bats against Syndergaard, but LF Matt Kemp is 1-for-14 with six strikeouts.

[Edgy MD]

Had they stuck with Syndergaard last night, they could have used Gsellman in Wheeler's turn, and so crossed off a start in in the ZW POST-OP INNINGS SUPRESSSION mission.

[Lefty Specialist]

bmfc1 wrote: Today, the Mets won't ruin our evening.

Worried about my afternoon, though.

[metirish]

No such thing as a "must win" game in April ,right?????

[Fman99]

Do I listen half attentively while working? Or do I set the DVR and watch it tonight, fresh, ignoring all social media until then?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Depends on how interested you are in Dickey's one-hitter through 7 2/3's...
Ouch, who said that!

[ashie62]

That made me laugh.

[Edgy MD]

Syndergaard scratched. Harvey to take the hill.

Mother of pearl.

OE: I am not kidding.

[metirish]

Edgy MD wrote: Syndergaard scratched. Harvey to take the hill. Mother of pearl. OE: I am not kidding.

WTF?????

Tired arm says Collins

Edited April 27, 2017 by Guest

[G-Fafif]

Sounds like Syndergaard has come down with a case of weekend sports talk host -- Biceps Tendinitis on the FAN, Sixty-Six....

Harvey and Dickey were briefly part of the same rotation in 2012. Not as awesome as they were traded for each other, but maybe Matt can make it to 1:10 at least.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Um, holy shit.

[seawolf17]

Whatever they're paying Ray Ramirez, TRIPLE IT. The guy's a fuckin' wizard.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Inciarte CF
Garcia 3B
Freeman 1B
Kemp LF
Markakis RF
Suzuki C
Peterson 2B
Swanson SS
Dickey P

[G-Fafif]

Conforto CF
Cabrera SS
Cespedes LF
Bruce 1B
Walker 2B
Granderson RF
d'Arnaud C
Reyes 3B
Harvey P

[Benjamin Grimm]

Kristie Ackert, Daily News wrote: Here we go again. Noah Syndergaard is being scratched for Thursday afternoon’s start with a "tired arm," Mets manager Terry Collins said. He described the injury as "tendinitis" in the righthander’s right biceps. The Mets are turning to Matt Harvey to take the mound against the Braves at 1 p.m. Syndergaard, who described it as discomfort in his shoulder/biceps area, will likely undergo tests and be examined Thursday. The hurler said he's being pushed back as a precaution and his plan is to focus on making a start Sunday in Washington.

[Edgy MD]

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Why is the body part called a "tend[u:27i9jqco]o[/u:27i9jqco]n," but the ailment called "tend[u:27i9jqco]i[/u:27i9jqco]nitis"?

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: Had they stuck with Syndergaard last night, they could have used Gsellman in Wheeler's turn, and so crossed off a start in in the ZW POST-OP INNINGS SUPRESSSION mission.

I guess now we know why that didn't happen.

[Guest cooby]

bmfc1 wrote: Today, the Mets won't ruin our evening.

Wondered how you knew that, then I saw the 1:10 start time

[Guest cooby]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Kristie Ackert, Daily News wrote: Here we go again. Noah Syndergaard is being scratched for Thursday afternoon’s start with a "tired arm," Mets manager Terry Collins said. He described the injury as "tendinitis" in the righthander’s right biceps. The Mets are turning to Matt Harvey to take the mound against the Braves at 1 p.m. Syndergaard, who described it as discomfort in his shoulder/biceps area, will likely undergo tests and be examined Thursday. The hurler said he's being pushed back as a precaution and his plan is to focus on making a start Sunday in Washington.

Oh Jeez Zusss

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm just numb.

[seawolf17]

themetfairy wrote: I'm just numb.

DAMMIT now we have to push your start back too.

[TransMonk]

seawolf17 wrote: themetfairy wrote: I'm just numb. DAMMIT now we have to push your start back too.

BOC

[Guest cooby]

Lololilolol

[ashie62]

See Thor at the break.

We really really suck right now.

[ashie62]

Sundays starter is TBD.

Citifield was built on an Indian burial ground.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I thought it was built on Shea Stadium's parking lot.

[G-Fafif]

1-2-3 first innings from Harvey and Dickey have a habit of making me happy. Only one has a definite downside in the present scheme of things.