IGT 6/19/17 - NYM@LAD - Late Night with Zack Wheeler

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"Maybe there's something going on with Zach."

Beyond the fact that he can't locate a fastball with any sort of horizontal precision, save Right Down Middle.

[Frayed Knot]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit chugging warm vodka straight out of the bottle.

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: Do the Mets and the Dodgers use the same baseballs?

Well, Reyes does, anyhow.

Now the only active Met to hit a homer off of Kershaw as a Met.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Cool, JoseJoseJose. 6 more of those, and we're back in business until the next inning Wheeler pitches.

[Frayed Knot]

In other NL East news:

-- Nats jumped out to a 6-0 lead in Miami tonight but wind up losing 8-7 on a walk-off Marcel Ozuna single, although this was mostly starter Roark's doing (gave back all six runs in bottom 3)
rather than the usual suspect bullpen.

-- Braves thumping the Giants 9-0 in the 8th after putting up a seven spot in bottom 7th

[Frayed Knot]

At some point in the future, historians are going to be scratching their heads wondering why the record from this game shows a left-hand hitter pulling a ball into a 5-6-3 GiDP

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Good news: No more Wheeler ahead.

Bad news: Nothing but Montero ahead.

[Edgy MD]

OK, a second homer.

Let's get a baserunner or two before that shit and we'll have a story.

[Centerfield]

Fman99 wrote: I'd like to see Wheeler keep his pitch count down.

Well. He kept it relatively low.

See, as much as Wheeler sucks in person, he is the perfect pitcher for west coast games when you have to wake up early the next day.

[Frayed Knot]

Justin Turner, now in his 4th year as a Dodger: .307/.376/.496; 53 (now 54) HRs in 1,400 ABs
He was .265/.326/.370 as a Met (814 ABs)

Edited June 20, 2017 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Shnucky to be in a hole, but I'm enjoying the new Montero.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm expecting Cheech to bust out any minute.

[Frayed Knot]

One wonders if it being a "pressure's off" kind of situation is a reason for the "new" Rafael?
It seems to me that we've seen this type of mini-success with him before in limited samples but then when he's asked to run with it he flops miserably.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'll believe it when I see it over, y'know, more than 2 frames.

Meanwhile, Darno works the walk from 0-2 against the GodPitcher. Not an easy thing t'do.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Here we go. It's Gavin Time

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

CHEECHARONES

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

WHAT
DID
I
SAY

[Edgy MD]

GAVIN CECCHINI!!

FUCK YOU, FATES!!!

[Frayed Knot]

So what 3 HRs off of Kershaw means is that if Wheeler had merely slightly sucked tonight this would be a real nice game here.

[Edgy MD]

I LOVE that shot!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Gary's like, wow Checchini has been SO BAD in his 2 at bats this year, I'm shocked!

They should play his ass all the time.

[Frayed Knot]

The last time Kershaw gave up more than 4 runs in any game was April of 2016, his 5th start of last year.

[Frayed Knot]

How cool is it for Cecchini that, for the remainder of his like, he gets to answer 'Clayton Kershaw' to the question about who he hit his first ML HR off of? (in only his 9th ML AB btw).

[Edgy MD]

Rafael is in grave danger of winning my love.

[Edgy MD]

Good for you getting to first, Joc Pederson, but it's at least a minor scandal seeing a Dodger wear #31.

Or #14, for that matter.

[Edgy MD]

And Kiké F. Hernandez is in #14. ¡Increible!

[Edgy MD]

Bruce very talky tonight but not getting tossed.

[Edgy MD]

I'm not sure Montero has much left. He's sort of posing after his pitches like a kid throwing a frisbee.

[Edgy MD]

Maybe I'm not giving him enough credit.

[Edgy MD]

Or shmaybe I'm given him just enough and Terry's giving him a little too much.