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NFT: Mets v Giants series Finale - Mighty Thor Day!

spike : 8/21/2016 5:10 pm
It's pretty much all must wins this upcoming series at St Louis! Mets are FIVE games back from 2nd WC, after the Cards won today. Marlins also SWEPT the Pirates.

Tonight is Thor Day!

Reyes, 3B
Granderson, CF
Cespedes, LF
Bruce, RF
Walker, 2B
Loney, 1B
Cabrera, SS
Rivera, C
Syndergaard, RHP

No Blevins tonight.. . BP overuse?  
spike : 8/21/2016 5:27 pm : link
Adam Rubin
ESPN Staff Writer

Lefty specialist Jerry Blevins' forearm was tight Saturday and he was unavailable. Terry Collins is unsure until Blevins throws his availability for Sunday.
Great to have Jay Bruce (our rbi machine) back in the line-up.  
Phil in Joisey : 8/21/2016 5:58 pm : link
Read a quote from him that said he feels he's having good at-bats and he'll be heating up any moment. Good at-bats? I guess he means fouling a ball off is an achivement for him. He reminds me of Little League where parents yell out to their non-hitting children, "That's getting a piece of it" when they actually touch a pitch with their bat.
RE: No Blevins tonight.. . BP overuse?  
Vanzetti : 8/21/2016 6:38 pm : link
In comment 13080462 spike said:
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Adam Rubin
ESPN Staff Writer

Lefty specialist Jerry Blevins' forearm was tight Saturday and he was unavailable. Terry Collins is unsure until Blevins throws his availability for Sunday.



Finally some good news!
Granderson has been consistently awful all season long  
PhiPsi125 : 8/21/2016 9:00 pm : link
and we have him for another year. I really hope they find a way to unload Curtis in the offseason because he's dead weight in a crowded outfield. Just an atrocious player this season.
Agreed about Granderson  
spike : 8/21/2016 9:01 pm : link
We need to eat some money and trade him so Conforto can play daily.
Agreed on Grandy  
Stufftherun : 8/21/2016 9:15 pm : link
he's killed them all season long.

Nice to see, not one, but two guys gunned out trying to steal!
so much for our top bats returning  
spike : 8/21/2016 9:21 pm : link
We still have yet to get a hit off Shark.
whoever hits a solo homer  
spike : 8/21/2016 9:37 pm : link
will win this game
Syndergaard pitching a gem  
EJV79 : 8/21/2016 9:42 pm : link
can the mets score a fucking run for him?
RE: whoever hits a solo homer  
Stufftherun : 8/21/2016 9:43 pm : link
In comment 13080694 spike said:
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will win this game


It's just a matter of time.
please Ces  
spike : 8/21/2016 9:45 pm : link
drive him in or at least move him over
Fuck yea ces  
EJV79 : 8/21/2016 9:46 pm : link
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Boom!  
Stufftherun : 8/21/2016 9:47 pm : link
The shark just took that one on the nose!
Bochy shouldve IBB Cespedes with 1st base open  
spike : 8/21/2016 9:47 pm : link
but we will take it.


How much will it take to resign Cespedes? A Cano type mega contract?
Cespedes is going to get  
Rflairr : 8/21/2016 9:55 pm : link
some serious money this offseason. Giants are probably saying we have to go after this guy. He's smashing in their ballpark
please dont give up  
spike : 8/21/2016 9:56 pm : link
any runs this inning!
I am going to hate this franchise so much when they let Ces walk.  
arcarsenal : 8/21/2016 10:07 pm : link
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When will they teach their pitchers how to bunt properly?  
spike : 8/21/2016 10:09 pm : link
Is it that hard to work on it?
RE: I am going to hate this franchise so much when they let Ces walk.  
PhiPsi125 : 8/21/2016 10:11 pm : link
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Yup. I really hope that Jay Bruce isn't their answer for not signing Ces but that would be sooo Mets.
RE: When will they teach their pitchers how to bunt properly?  
Stufftherun : 8/21/2016 10:12 pm : link
In comment 13080730 spike said:
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Is it that hard to work on it?


Shortly after TC has departed.
RE: RE: I am going to hate this franchise so much when they let Ces walk.  
spike : 8/21/2016 10:14 pm : link
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Yup. I really hope that Jay Bruce isn't their answer for not signing Ces but that would be sooo Mets.


And Citifield will be EMPTY. Mets fan s arent dumb.

The Wilpons will leak some negative press on Cespedes to justify their failure at resigning him.
98 pitches thru 8 innings  
spike : 8/21/2016 10:17 pm : link
Thor did a good job conserving pitches.

Let him finish the game!
Need to put Bruce or Conforto at 1st next year  
Eric on Li : 8/21/2016 10:18 pm : link
then platoon Granderson and Lagares.
A 2016 season  
Stufftherun : 8/21/2016 10:33 pm : link
blueprint win.
PIITB!  
spike : 8/21/2016 10:33 pm : link
Thor and Familia look like their normal dominant selves
4.5 games out of 2nd WC  
spike : 8/21/2016 10:35 pm : link
Playoffs start on Tuesday with 3 must win games, but we are throwing Niese, Degrom, and Matz/Lugo
Thank the lord Granderson  
ZGiants98 : 8/21/2016 10:44 pm : link
was able to break up the no-hitter and score one of the only runs tonight. ;)
RE: Thank the lord Granderson  
PhiPsi125 : 8/21/2016 10:45 pm : link
In comment 13080763 ZGiants98 said:
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was able to break up the no-hitter and score one of the only runs tonight. ;)


I knew your first post was going to be something positive about Granderson, lol.
In all seriousness  
ZGiants98 : 8/21/2016 10:49 pm : link
I dug the lineup tonight. FINALLY! Of course, it only is lasting one day because Walker is on his way to NY tomorrow until Friday.

The way Conforto is murdering Vegas right now it cant really be ignored. There's no way it's "Vegas" anymore. What he's doing would be incredible anywhere. Where would he even fit though? Bruce to first is all I can think of but it wont happen.
RE: RE: Thank the lord Granderson  
ZGiants98 : 8/21/2016 10:50 pm : link
In comment 13080765 PhiPsi125 said:
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was able to break up the no-hitter and score one of the only runs tonight. ;)



I knew your first post was going to be something positive about Granderson, lol.


Ha. I missed the thread and just checked in. Just messin man.
This is such a different team  
steve in ky : 8/21/2016 10:50 pm : link
with a healthy Cespedes in the lineup. And now that he and some of the other injured regulars are back in the lineup the pitchers can back to simply pitching their games instead of what must have been feeling like they couldn't make even one small mistake for giving up one run.

Now lets see if they can build on these wins and start to put together a little run.

Plus with the bench players back on the bench instead of starting the team has a decent bench for TC to utilize.

Wait...  
Metnut : 8/21/2016 10:50 pm : link
are the Mets really throwing Niese on Tuesday? Can't be true right? Total failure by the org if it's true.

Nice of Cespedes and Thor to show up tonight. Chance to safe the season @STL this week or to put the nail in the coffin. LGM.
Mets have to put on their brass knuckles  
spike : 8/21/2016 10:51 pm : link
and dig deep, because they are fighting for their playoff lives

at Cards, then Phils, Marlins and Nats at Citi
Tonight's recap  
ZGiants98 : 8/21/2016 10:51 pm : link
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RE: Wait...  
ZGiants98 : 8/21/2016 10:52 pm : link
In comment 13080772 Metnut said:
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are the Mets really throwing Niese on Tuesday? Can't be true right? Total failure by the org if it's true.

Nice of Cespedes and Thor to show up tonight. Chance to safe the season @STL this week or to put the nail in the coffin. LGM.


Saw the same thing. Only thing I can think of is that Matz might need to miss another start so they will have to skip him instead.
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ZGiants98 : 8/21/2016 10:53 pm : link
Matt Ehalt @MattEhalt
Syndergaard actually told Terry he was tiring. Otherwise he goes nine.
Matz is flying to NY  
spike : 8/21/2016 10:53 pm : link
to see the doctor about the shoulder on Monday..

So we should have some answers.. Would Lugo be available to pitch in the Cards series?
RE: This is such a different team  
ZGiants98 : 8/21/2016 10:54 pm : link
In comment 13080771 steve in ky said:
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with a healthy Cespedes in the lineup. And now that he and some of the other injured regulars are back in the lineup the pitchers can back to simply pitching their games instead of what must have been feeling like they couldn't make even one small mistake for giving up one run.

Now lets see if they can build on these wins and start to put together a little run.

Plus with the bench players back on the bench instead of starting the team has a decent bench for TC to utilize.


Been saying this during our entire brutal stretch. Cespedes is the key to this lineup. Our lineup just couldn't afford to lose him earlier.
RE: RE: This is such a different team  
Uncle Frank : 8/21/2016 11:34 pm : link
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with a healthy Cespedes in the lineup. And now that he and some of the other injured regulars are back in the lineup the pitchers can back to simply pitching their games instead of what must have been feeling like they couldn't make even one small mistake for giving up one run.

Now lets see if they can build on these wins and start to put together a little run.

Plus with the bench players back on the bench instead of starting the team has a decent bench for TC to utilize.




Been saying this during our entire brutal stretch. Cespedes is the key to this lineup. Our lineup just couldn't afford to lose him earlier.


Z right on as usual. Big C is the key. With him back I see us rolling into the playoffs with a SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER
RE: Tonight's recap  
Uncle Frank : 8/21/2016 11:39 pm : link
In comment 13080775 ZGiants98 said:
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Nice write-up, have you talked to your editors about getting a shot to do interviews? Perhaps just a spring training beat to start with. I always enjoy your recaps and would love to see that!
nice win.  
madgiantscow009 : 8/22/2016 12:25 am : link
RE: RE: Tonight's recap  
ZGiants98 : 8/22/2016 12:35 am : link
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Nice write-up, have you talked to your editors about getting a shot to do interviews? Perhaps just a spring training beat to start with. I always enjoy your recaps and would love to see that!


Thanks man. Appreciate that. I do live in Florida so something like that might be possible during spring training!
There has to be someone  
bhill410 : 8/22/2016 5:44 am : link
Who we can throw instead of Neise. Gessleman I thought was on the same throw day? In an extremely important game against a team you are trying to catch Neise just can't be trusted.
RE: There has to be someone  
spike : 8/22/2016 10:00 am : link
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Who we can throw instead of Neise. Gessleman I thought was on the same throw day? In an extremely important game against a team you are trying to catch Neise just can't be trusted.


I dont see why they cant move them up to a regular five day schedule and go with deGrom tomorrow and Lugo Wednesday and Matz Thursday. If Matz cant go, then we put Niese or Colon there
RE: RE: There has to be someone  
Metnut : 8/22/2016 10:31 am : link
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Who we can throw instead of Neise. Gessleman I thought was on the same throw day? In an extremely important game against a team you are trying to catch Neise just can't be trusted.



I dont see why they cant move them up to a regular five day schedule and go with deGrom tomorrow and Lugo Wednesday and Matz Thursday. If Matz cant go, then we put Niese or Colon there


Yea, I'd rather do that too, but org must feel like Thor and DeGrom are tiring and need the extra day. I just find it hard to believe that there's no one other than Niese that we can throw out there.

IMO, we would've been better served trading for a 5th SP rather than Bruce at the deadline. Conforto is hitting like .450 in the minors, so unless we're going to give up on him, let's get him back to MLB and sink or swim with him. Any chance he's taking any reps at 1B in Vegas?
4.5 out  
spike : 8/22/2016 11:05 am : link
with the potential of cutting it to 1.5 games back OR be 7.5 games out by Thursday.


I'd say this is a MUST win series, if not a sweep. Too bad we are throwing a league worst starter (Niese) and a AAAA starter (Lugo) at them.
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