IGT 08/10 - Mets at Phils - And on a Good Day... (l)

[Guest d'Kong76]

Mets RH Jacob deGrom (12-5, 3.36 ERA)
Phillies RH Vince Velasquez (2-6, 4.82)

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[Guest d'Kong76]

Hernandez 2B
Galvis SS
Herrera CF
Franco 3B
Williams RF
Joseph 1B
Hoskins LF
Rupp C
Velasquez P

[Guest d'Kong76]

Granderson RF
Walker 3B
Cespedes LF
Conforto CF
Flores 1B
Reyes 2B
d’Arnaud C
Rosario SS
deGrom P

[Frayed Knot]

Juan Lagares has been activated off the DL to replace the hole left by the Bruce trade.

[Guest themetfairy]

Obi Juan Lagares is our only hope....

[bmfc1]

You wanted to see Dominic Smith tonight? Sandy doesn't give a rat's ass what you want.

So once again a 2B is at 3B, a SS is at 2B and a DH is at 1B.

[Edgy MD]

I kinda wanted to see Lagares.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I have a hard time seeing every move the Mets make as a reflection of how evil Sandy Alderson is.

[Guest themetfairy]

Do you love me yet?

[ashie62]

Palisades Park, come on over!

[Edgy MD]

Way to go, 2B at 3B, and DH at 1B! Let's get the SS at 2B into the act!

[Edgy MD]

Verizon Trivia Question: Who holds the all-time record for most walkoff homeruns?

I'm going with Hank Aaron.

[Edgy MD]

Looked it up and ... nope!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Finally got around to this and it's the seventh (!). On to pitch for the Phils is rookie/minor Impressionist Jesen Thierien.

[seawolf17]

That's an interesting question. I'm going to pick a random Phillies home run hitter and say Ryan Howard.

[Edgy MD]

Close.

Man, Céspedes is a complete guess-hitter now, isn't he?

[Edgy MD]

Conforto, who is looking like a hitter-hitter, goes KABOOM! down the right field line for three runs.

This is maybe what happens when you put your best hitter in the middle of your lineup.

[Edgy MD]

Well, liner off the pitching arm for deGrom. That could be ... in no way good.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Conforto, who is looking like a hitter-hitter, goes KABOOM! down the [crossout]right[/crossout] left field line for three runs.

[MFS62]

Must be Mike Schmitt.

(but I was going to say Big Papi.)

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Now pitching for the Phillies

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[Frayed Knot]

MFS62 wrote: Must be Mike Schmitt. (but I was going to say Big Papi.) Later

Jim Thome was your answer.
Lots of HRs and lots of time as a Phillie -- should have been the obvious guess.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, Andres Blanco is still in the league.

[bmfc1]

Edgy MD wrote: Man, Céspedes is a complete guess-hitter now, isn't he?

Yes. And it sometimes seems like he's a guess-fielder, too. It's sad.

[Guest d'Kong76]

X-rays on deGrom... negatory.

[Edgy MD]

Garcia has something written on the front of his cap. It looks like "Ack-Ack."

[seawolf17]

d'Kong76 wrote: X-rays on deGrom... negatory.

"We expect him to be out for three to sixteen months."

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: Garcia has something written on the front of his cap. It looks like "Ack-Ack."

It says "RIP ACA."

[Frayed Knot]

Do you suppose those some frined's initials or is he just upset about the possible demise of the Affordable Care Act?

[Edgy MD]

Can we play these guys the rest of the season?