IGT 9/19/2017: NYM@MIA -- Let's Groove Tonight

[G-Fafif]

Hey, the Mets are playing a baseball game on this date in 2017.

The sizzling Nori Aoki leads off and plays right.
The hot-hitting veteran Jose Reyes fills in again at short, batting second.
The third-place hitter is third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera, swinging a scorching bat himself.
Dominic Smith is at first and in the cleanup slot, really showing the power the Mets were hoping for.
Travis d'Arnaud catches, bats fifth and looks to continue his incremental progress.
Brandon Nimmo continues to flash the leather in left; he'll bat sixth.
Gold Glove defender Juan Lagares is stationed in center, batting seventh.
Versatile Phil Evans makes his major league debut at second, batting eighth.
And pitching and batting ninth, one of the keys to the Mets' 2016 playoff drive, Seth Lugo.

Cripes, I almost believe that's a real team.

[G-Fafif]

The Marlins starting pitcher requires his own post so as to fit his entire name in.

Going for Miami will be Odrisamer Despaigne. He has an earned run average of 4.35 and a word score of phenomenal.

[Guest d'Kong76]

G-Fafif wrote: Hey, the Mets are playing a baseball game on this date in 2017. Travis d'Arnaud catches, bats fifth and looks to continue his incremental progress.

Meaning he's not hurt?
D'oh, who said that?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yikes! I have trouble with a name like "Scott Boras." How am I going to handle "Odrisamer Despaigne"?

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Yikes! I have trouble with a name like "Scott Boras." How am I going to handle "Odrisamer Despaigne"?

More evidence that you are carrying on in the tradition of Ralph.

[G-Fafif]

No Rosario again because the young man is "violently sick," according to his manager (and tweeted by DiComo). "It's more than the flu." Out for Wednesday afternoon's game, too, probably.

[Frayed Knot]

That will make it two streaks of multiple games missed for Rosario -- five games earlier with the finger and now three games (at least) here with his tummy assuming he misses tomorrow -- and he just
got here!! Plus he's only like 12 years old and hasn't been trained by Bawris so we can't blame any of the usual suspects of old age or abuse.


Also, now just 6.0 games ahead of Philly for last place as they were beating Kershaw last night (4-3 on an Aaron Altherr GS) while we were doing diddley off of Dan Straily who had given up around 50 or
60 runs over his last half-dozen starts. Season ends with three in Philly - so who says there's nothing left to play for!

[G-Fafif]

Fishy lineup:

Ichiro LF
Giancarlo RF
Christian CF
Justin 1B
J.T. C
Derek 2B
Brian 3B
Mike SS
Odrisamer P

Well, if Suzuki gets to go by his first name...

[Guest 41Forever]

G-Fafif wrote: Hey, the Mets are playing a baseball game on this date in 2017. The sizzling Nori Aoki leads off and plays right. The hot-hitting veteran Jose Reyes fills in again at short, batting second. The third-place hitter is third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera, swinging a scorching bat himself. Dominic Smith is at first and in the cleanup slot, really showing the power the Mets were hoping for. Travis d'Arnaud catches, bats fifth and looks to continue his incremental progress. Brandon Nimmo continues to flash the leather in left; he'll bat sixth. Gold Glove defender Juan Lagares is stationed in center, batting seventh. Versatile Phil Evans makes his major league debut at second, batting eighth. And pitching and batting ninth, one of the keys to the Mets' 2016 playoff drive, Seth Lugo. Cripes, I almost believe that's a real team.

I salute the positivism in this post!

This is in the grand tradition of Casey and Greg Goossen, "Now, that fellow over there, he's 20, too. In ten years he has a chance to be 30."

[Guest d'Kong76]

Fuck you, Ichiro!

[ashie62]

Stanton will hit six homers against the Mets.

[Guest d'Kong76]

While also hitting for the cycle.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Also, he'll steal a couple of bases and rob two homers.

[Edgy MD]

I'll take the under on the six homers.

[Edgy MD]

Are they really gonna pull Lugissimo after five? Are they saving him for the post-season?

[Edgy MD]

It seems like the Reyes we used to have liked the low pitch, especially batting lefthanded. This guy we have now likes it up.

[Edgy MD]

DEAD FUCKIN' CENTER for d'Arnaud.

[Edgy MD]

Hard-hit balls that whole inning.

[Edgy MD]

Familia again? How about getting McGowan some work?

[Edgy MD]

Good inning, Jeurys.

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[MFS62]

I hope the pitchers keep grooving to the minimum.
OTOH, the Marlins' pitchers can groove all they want.
I was at work when I got to this thread, and EWF's Let's Groove was playing on the speakers.

Later

Edited September 20, 2017 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: It seems like the Reyes we used to have liked the low pitch, especially batting lefthanded. This guy we have now likes it up.

Hence the plethora of pop-ups this season (although not this evening).

The other thing about later career Jose is that his walk rate now (slightly) exceeds ML averages.
The odd part is that his OBA remains low because his BA has dropped so far.

[Edgy MD]

Power and OBP. He's transitioning to old-guy skillz.

[Edgy MD]

What a plate appearance here by Laggy.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Edgy MD wrote: DEAD FUCKIN' CENTER for d'Arnaud.

Incrementally smashed!

[Edgy MD]

I thought Aoki's double-flap helmet was only going to be for a day or two, but here he is weeks later, and he's still rockin' it.

He's not even a switch hitter.

[Guest 41Forever]

Four hits for Jose! And he's got more homers than Travis. I didn't expect that.

[MFS62]

C'mon Cabrera, get a hit. I want to see Smith get another chance with runners on base.

Later

OE: some other time, ok?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Whoops. Let's just end this thing, AJR

[Guest d'Kong76]

Let's turn up the Groove NOW!!!