IGT 8/19/2017: MIA@NYM -- On They Play

[G-Fafif]

Granderson and Rivera won't be in the starting lineup against Vance Worley.

Nimmo CF
Cabrera 2B
Cespedes LF
Conforto RF
Flores 3B
Smith 1B
Rosario SS
Plawecki C
Montero P

Looking forward to Cecchini getting a shot in the leadoff slot if only to have four consecutive Cs atop the lineup.

[G-Fafif]

Other team:

Gordon 2B
Stanton RF
Yelich CF
Ozuna LF
Realmuto C
Dietrich 3B
Moore 1B
Rojas SS
Worley P

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Sandy just must be fucking with Cabrera by not trading him at this point.

[Lefty Specialist]

Can they just stop playing right now and let everyone rest up for next year?

[seawolf17]

Since I brought it up last night -- Tom Koehler AAA update, for what it's worth: 1.67 ERA in 37 2/3 innings (seven games), with 55 K.

(Sigh.)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Obviously doesn't have the smarts to make it back the bigs but that's OK. Not all of us can afford a great education and it's no reason not to like the guy.

[Frayed Knot]

Joanne Worley and (Mary) Tyler Moore?!? ... it's like they don't even feel they have to put an all-male lineup out there to beat us, so just let a couple of '70s TV comediennes handle it.

[ashie62]

This is excitement, and hit it.

[Edgy MD]

I'm hoping this is the beginning of Nimmo nailing down that leadoff spot and owning it.

[ashie62]

No time like the present to find out about Nimmo.

[Edgy MD]

You see Nimmo getting to Gordon's hit in a hurry and holding him to a single?

Nimmo can play center.

[Edgy MD]

Rosario also looking more comfortable at short.

And the entire Mets squad forgets how many outs there are.

Sheesh, guys, one day without Granderson.

[Frayed Knot]

Nuthin' like getting shut down for some 15 innings by the likes of Justin Niccolino and Vance Worley and leaving the likes of Flexen & Montero with ZERO margin for error.

TGI-GiDPs

[Edgy MD]

What's our record for DPs?

[Edgy MD]

One-hitter.

Vance Worley.

ONE-HITTER VANCE WORLEY WTF?!

W?! T?! F?!

[Edgy MD]

And Rosario answers that with a hit!

[Frayed Knot]

That's the second pop-up that Rosario has missed despite seeming to have it lined up.
Neither was an easy chance, but in both cases he looked like he did the hard part by getting there only to then whiff on it.

[Edgy MD]

Here's the most important pitch coming.

[Edgy MD]

Whoah. Big strikeout.

[Edgy MD]

One run home, but a good job bailing out by Montie.

Problem is that one run is intimidating lead these days.

[Edgy MD]

He's got 91 pitches and he leads off the bottom of the inning. Think we see Cecchini?

[Edgy MD]

Or Reynolds. Curious.

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm hoping this is the beginning of Nimmo nailing down that leadoff spot and owning it.

There's a hit.

[MFS62]

I think it may be time to stop the "Montero is pitching, is he all we have?" kinds of comments. He is now pitching like a solid, if not spectacular, major league starter - a back end of the rotation type of pitcher. Most of his past few games have resulted in "quality starts" and that is what we expect from that type of pitcher.

LAter

[Edgy MD]

Mets get Montero off the hook.

It would be lovely to get him a lead here.

[Edgy MD]

There 'tis!!

If Realmuto blocks that wild pitch in the dirt, that's an inning-ending double play.

[Edgy MD]

Florry, Florry, tell a story.

[Edgy MD]

Raffy in a position to get his first 2017 win at home if the bullpen can hold this.

IF the bullpen can hold this.

If the bullpen can hold this.

If the bullpen can hold this.

[Edgy MD]

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[bigpurple:tudp8ltq]WECKY![/bigpurple:tudp8ltq]

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: What's our record for DPs?

Five!

And they just tied it!