IGT 06/27/17 - The Long Dark Off-Day of the Soul

[Edgy MD]

A high people-of-color factor behind home plate. Good to see.

[Frayed Knot]

Apparently we are permitted to get two-out hits as well.
Previous evidence indicated otherwise.

[Frayed Knot]

Annnnnd, we'll need a new pitcher for the 4th.

[bmfc1]

And now 6 of the 7 SPs the Mets started with are injured within the first 3 months of the season.

[Edgy MD]

Well, Gsellie joins the cool kidz club.

[ashie62]

Gsell pulls a hammie half-steppin it to first.

Do we have any starters left? Goeddell?

[Edgy MD]

Yes, Pill, for one.

Perspective, man.

[Lefty Specialist]

Holy shit- Ronnie just angrily threw the Mets training staff under the bus....."they need to train baseball players, not weightlifters with six-pack abs."

[ashie62]

Edgy MD wrote: That's not really true. Come on. Perspective.

Nah, its pretty spot on.

[Guest cooby]

Good! Maybe someone will listen to him

[Frayed Knot]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Holy shit- Ronnie just angrily threw the Mets training staff under the bus....."they need to train baseball players, not weightlifters with six-pack abs."

His diatribe was more generally directed at training staffs all over baseball, but it certainly didn't absolve the local boys.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Holy shit- Ronnie just angrily threw the Mets training staff under the bus....."they need to train baseball players, not weightlifters with six-pack abs."

I suspect that the weightlifting thing makes sense, insofar as the stronger/faster/harder these guys perform motions that have always been unnatural, kinesiologically speaking, the likelier it is that they hurt themselves. But Ronnie does have the whiff of Old Man Yelling At the Moon there.

I think the trivia answers tonight are Stanton (doy), Harper, and Arenado. No Goldy, Gary.

[Edgy MD]

Ashie62 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: That's not really true. Come on. Perspective. Nah, its pretty spot on.

OK, fine. They have no pitching because you disregard Gsellman, and then you claim they have nobody because Gsellman got hurt.

While these are both miserable thoughts, they can't both be true.

[Edgy MD]

Moreover, there's a game to win here, and it's gonna take a big ol' hunk of Neil Ramirez to win it.

Anthony Young, be with us now.

[ashie62]

Mattingly just wants his starters to go five. Yeesh.

[Frayed Knot]

For the moment Gsellman gets replaced by Wheeler who is expected to be off the DL in time for the weekend series v Philly
Beyond that it means that Montero's good recent start earns him at least a temporary promotion to the rotation with Pill in reserve and pray we don't need anyone beyond that.
Or, as Graham Parker might put it, we need temporary duty and hope to God that it doesn't rain.



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Edited June 28, 2017 by Guest

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

We'd be kicking their asses if Cespedes wasn't sleepwalking tonight

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, that's something.

Think he played 18 holes this afternoon or 36?

[seawolf17]

Ashie62 wrote: Mattingly just wants his starters to go five. Yeesh.

That was his mantra in the spring. Kinda sad, but then again, they didn't have much by way of starting pitching talent, despite their impressive academic pedigree.

[metirish]

Darling's rant and then espousing the virtues of a local dive bar was great

[Edgy MD]

I'm Paul Sewald and I've laid out a Monterian three scoreless innings, putting my team in a position to strike.

Strike, team, strike!

[Frayed Knot]

Put THAT in your bear claw and smoke it!

[Edgy MD]

Now let's open up on this pen.

[Frayed Knot]

And now Nimmo does what Nimmo do.

[Edgy MD]

Not too many other seasons (or planets) where that is conceivably a double play.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Bad luck on the DP. Bear claw was low bridged

[Edgy MD]

Throw strikes when they're bunting, man.

[metirish]

1st and 3rd , no outs , in a fix says Gary , previously it was a bind

[metirish]

Ichiro hits one in the hole and Flores runs away from it ....Gary

[Guest d'Kong76]

Fuckin' Ichiro