IGT 6/11/17: NYM@ATL -- Seth, What Can He Do?

[G-Fafif]

Seth Lugo makes his first start of 2017. The Mets make Jaime Garcia sorry he came to the ballpark. 1:35 PM on WPIX.

Don't peer into the dugout for T.J. Rivera, Tyler Pill or Matt Reynolds. All have been optioned in the name of healthy bodies.

[Frayed Knot]

Hopefully he got his rest as he and the boys were playing all night on Saturday.

[MFS62]

G-Fafif wrote: Don't peer into the dugout for T.J. Rivera, Tyler Pill or Matt Reynolds. All have been optioned in the name of healthy bodies.

T.J.??
WTF??

Later

[Chad ochoseis]

That was my first thought, too. But there really isn't any other position player to move, unless you feel ready to DFA Reyes. I'm not sure I'm there yet. The head scratcher to me was optioning Pill rather than Neil "The Human Torch" Ramirez.

[G-Fafif]

Michael Conforto – LF
Juan Lagares – CF
Wilmer Flores – 1B
Jay Bruce – RF
Neil Walker – 2B
Asdrúbal Cabrera – SS
René Rivera – C
José Reyes – 3B
Seth Lugo - RHP

[Edgy MD]

The lefty knocks both a hot Granderson and a slumping Duda out of the lineup.

Remember, after the recent transactions, the Mets are down to five infielders, and the two regular middle infielders are balky.

[G-Fafif]

Bad people who must be stopped...

Inciarte CF
Phillips 2B
Markakis RF
Kemp LF
Adams 1B
Flowers C
Camargo 3B
Swanson SS
Garcia P

[Guest 41Forever]

Frayed Knot wrote: Hopefully he got his rest as he and the boys were playing all night on Saturday.

Nice!

[Frayed Knot]

Just going with the theme.

[Edgy MD]

I'm OK with the bunt here, but not after the corners come in.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

2nd and 3rd, nobody out.

Three outs, nobody in.

I'm sure that won't haunt us in this one-run game.

[Edgy MD]

We weren't very rispy in the next inning either.

[Edgy MD]

Not only do the right field seats seem to have some weird stainless steal fronts, but one of the aisles seems to be blocked off by a pair of Beverly Hillbillies planks nailed in place.

[Edgy MD]

Challenge that!

[Edgy MD]

WOW!!

[Frayed Knot]

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You can take it off the boooooooard ... Yes!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Nicely turned. Nice stretch from Wilma, too.

Is it me, or is Senor Flowers' D (at first, anyway) improving of late along with the bat?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Quick Lugosian work in the sixth. More to come in the seventh?

[Edgy MD]

Reyes should be running with Garcia throwing all those curves to the bunting pitcher.

[Edgy MD]

My keys to his ears!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

On base twice in three PAs and a steal... a pretty happy birthday for JoseJoseJose thus far.

[Edgy MD]

Lugo's out, guys.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I mean, still a terrible play by Camargo. But yeah.

[Edgy MD]

Um, José's out, guys.

Crud.

[Edgy MD]

This guy may be a tenor, but that's a baritone delivery.

[Lefty Specialist]

So a 6 man rotation is dumb, but if you were to take somebody out of the rotation right now, it'd either be deGrom or Harvey.

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: Not only do the right field seats seem to have some weird stainless steal fronts, but one of the aisles seems to be blocked off by a pair of Beverly Hillbillies planks nailed in place.

I mean, what kind of operation are they running here?

[Frayed Knot]

Someone obviously failed to tell these new guys -- Matz & Lugo -- that 90 pitches is the proper amount for four innings, not seven.
I'm willing to let them slide for now but pitch count efficiency is not something we're going to continue to tolerate around here.

[Edgy MD]

Great to see Blevvy retiring Kemp.

My faith wasn't strong.

[Edgy MD]

You've been Blevved.

We all have.