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

[Edgy MD]

F-yeah!

You're done, Kersh!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Still a game as Jose Jose goes homerhomer. Need a fresh arm to tame the Gavinator

[Frayed Knot]

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

Until tonight.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

We're certainly not giving JoseJose enough credit for whatever he's doing between ABs.

[Frayed Knot]

Be a good idea to beat up on whoever comes in to try and pitch the 7th & 8th because, among other attributes, the Dodgers have maybe the best closer in the bigs.
Jansen: 0.91 ERA; 0.57 WHiP; Batters Faced = 107 - Ks = 50; Earned Runs allowed = 3

[Frayed Knot]

Gary: "And the Mets will get the tying run to the plate"

I'll take 'Phrases I never thought I'd hear tonight' for $800 Alex

[Edgy MD]

Just missed, Conforto.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, fudd.

Fucking rabbitball gives and the rabbitball takes away.

[Edgy MD]

Surprised we're not bringing in The Blev to face Utley.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

0-2 fastball. Fat part of plate.

[sarcastic clapping]

[Edgy MD]

Watcha got for us, Wilmer?

[Edgy MD]

Dodger outfield playing way deep. Helped us out on Céspedes' doink, but hurts us on Wilmer's deep drive.

[Edgy MD]

Ah, Reyes. Over your head.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy MD wrote: Dodger outfield playing way deep. Helped us out on Céspedes' doink, but hurts us on Wilmer's deep drive.

Well, yeah, no doubles.

Of course, if you chase high fastballs, you don't even have to worry about what OF defense they're playing.

[Edgy MD]

OK, Kershaw for dinner. Jannsen for dessert.

[Edgy MD]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Dodger outfield playing way deep. Helped us out on Céspedes' doink, but hurts us on Wilmer's deep drive. Well, yeah, no doubles. Of course, if you chase high fastballs, you don't even have to worry about what OF defense they're playing.

Yeah, but I don't play no doubles until the tying run gets to the plate.

[Edgy MD]

Janssen stays in reserve as Nimmo leads off with a hit-hit-hit!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And his mates follow with an out-out-out.

And there's the Randy Newman.

[Edgy MD]

Well, they punched back against the best. That's something.

They'll beat 'em in the sequel.

[bmfc1]

http://deadspin.com/keith-hernandez-thinks-hes-off-the-air-says-tanner-roa-1796246741
Keith is now qualified to become President!

[Edgy MD]

I heard that, but I didn't make out what it was. Keith and Gary came on talking about the Nats and Roark in non-air voices and then the mics went dead after a few lines and I couldn't understand why.

[Fman99]

Frayed Knot wrote: Be a good idea to beat up on whoever comes in to try and pitch the 7th & 8th because, among other attributes, the Dodgers have maybe the best closer in the bigs. Jansen: 0.91 ERA; 0.57 WHiP; Batters Faced = 107 - Ks = 50; Earned Runs allowed = 3

Maybe more amazing, is, 50 K's. And zero walks.

[Edgy MD]

The T.J. Rivera folk hero status is a bit premature. Not only did he strike out swinging all night, but he came up in the ninth with the tying run two batters behind him in the form of Jay Bruce. By definition, you should be taking there. Even beyond that, Hatcher had walked two with two outs the previous inning and just struck out Conforto with what would have been ball four if Conforto hadn't chased. He was 40 pitches into his night, and just getting Jansen into the game would have been a meaningful achievement, as it would have compromised his availability the rest of the series.

So Rivera lined out on the first pitch. He made good contact (the only contact he made all night) and probably feels pretty OK about it, but it was ass-backwards.

As for Keith, I'm working with a Jerry Lewis screwball theory that the same sap who threw the switch on his mic early was the guy who messed up in the Mr. Met costume, and is just being cycled from job to job and screwing everything up as he goes.

"This is your FINAL final chance! You hear me, Crumley!"

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: 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).

Will he become this generation's Joe McEwing to Kershaw's Randy Johnson?
Later

[Frayed Knot]

McEwing's lone HR off of the Big Unit was the 10th of his career 25

[Lefty Specialist]

So, Wheeler. Has he hit a wall? 15 runs in 3 2/3 innings is, you know, not sustainable.

[Benjamin Grimm]

One way to look at it is that the fewer innings Wheeler pitches per start the deeper he'll go into the season before he hits his innings limit. At his recent pace, he may make it all the way to late September!

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: McEwing's lone HR off of the Big Unit was the 10th of his career 25

I was think more of Joe's "Randy killer" reputation (justified or not).

Later

[Frayed Knot]

MFS62 wrote: McEwing's lone HR off of the Big Unit was the 10th of his career 25 I was think more of Joe's "Randy killer" reputation (justified or not).

Yeah, that would be 'Not'.
The whole 'Johnson Killer' rep was a classic example of a first impression based on a small sample size lasting far beyond its sell-by date as it was based entirely on a five AB stretch over two
games in 2000 where he went: Double, Ground-Out, Double, HR, Double.
The problem is, other than those two games he had 5 singles and a double in 38 trips.

In total he wound up a more than respectable .250 career vs Unit, but it was essentially two games whence this whole rep stems.

[MFS62]

That's what I meant by "or not". Thanks for the supporting data.
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