Series Thread: NY Mets @ SD Padres (7/18-20)..2nd half opener

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Series preview: Mets at Padres - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

Morning Briefing: Almost back - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

 

[HammerDown]

I'm surprised Tyson Ross isn't on the hill tonight for the Padres. An extra day of rest I guess?

GO PADRES!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I'm surprised Tyson Ross isn't on the hill tonight for the Padres. An extra day of rest I guess?

GO PADRES!

It's believed SD gave him the extra day to visit with one of his many hometown (oakland) heroes, Bill Russell, who was recovering in a Lake Tahoe area hospital.

:rollseyes:

 

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Morning Briefing: Back to work! - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

 

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Nice start to the roadtrip & the 2nd half.....

Mets win it 5-4.

Rapid Reaction: Mets 5, Padres 4 - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

Mets Win In The Ninth - ESPN Video - ESPN

 

[Nasty_Magician]

The Mets are actually fun to watch again. I forgot what it's like to watch fun baseball.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Hahaha....smh

Ex-Met Jordany Valdespin has been promoted by the Marlins.




SAN DIEGO -- Ex-Met Jordany Valdespin has been promoted by the Miami Marlins and is starting for the ballclub at second base on Saturday.

Valdespin, 26, was hitting .270 with eight homers and 29 RBIs in 222 at-bats with Triple-A New Orleans.

His last major league game came on July 13, 2013 with the Mets at Pittsburgh. It was during that series that Valdespin cursed out Terry Collins after learning he had been demoted.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

The Mets are actually fun to watch again. I forgot what it's like to watch fun baseball.

Boy howdy.

And not having either the Braves or Nationals run away with the division is such a tease.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

7/19..Saturday night lineups for the Mets & Padres @ Petco Park in SD.

Curtis Granderson, rf
Daniel Murphy, 2b
David Wright, 3b
Lucas Duda, 1b
Travis d'Arnaud, c
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, lf
Juan Lagares, cf
Ruben Tejada, ss
Dillon Gee, rhp





Alexi Amarista, ss
Chase Headley, 3b
Seth Smith, lf
Yasmani Grandal, 1b
Will Venable, rf
Chris Nelson, 2b
Cameron Maybin, cf
Rene Rivera, c
Tyson Ross, rhp

 

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Cripes.....looks like the Mets might have spent a little too much time partying in Mission Beach today or the Gaslamp district last night.....(maybe both?)

Rapid Reaction: Padres 6, Mets 0 - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

 

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Niese returning; Matsuzaka headed to pen - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

Abreu, struggling in pinch, to DH in Seattle - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

No inclination to promote Flores - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

 

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Sunday (7/20) lineups for the Mets & Padres rubber game in SD.


Mets
Curtis Granderson, rf
Daniel Murphy, 2b
David Wright, 3b
Lucas Duda, 1b
Travis d'Arnaud, c
Bobby Abreu, lf
Juan Lagares, cf
Ruben Tejada, ss
Zack Wheeler, rhp

Padres
Alexi Amarista, ss
Chase Headley, 3b
Seth Smith, lf
Yasmani Grandal, c
Will Venable, cf
Chris Denorfia, rf
Jake Goebbert, 1b
Chris Nelson, 2b
Odrisamer Despaigne, rhp

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

LOL..the Mets are being no hit so far thru 5, by the only team left in MLB history w/o one....

 

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No No'd thru 6 now.....smh

Bats are lying dormant, sound asleep....

 

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Stretch time in SD...Mets still hitless...they leave the bags full (HBP & 2BB)
Tejada weakly grounds out, ending their only "threat" so far.
1- 0 Padres.

This lethargic and anemic offense is cruel on the eyes.

 

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Finally....Danny Murphy laces a 2 out double to break up the no-no in the 8th.

LGM!!!!

 

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YES!!!!
The captain #5 ties it up, with a clutch rbi single....game tied 1-1....Despaigne gone after 7.2 innings. The high pitch count got him.

YGB!!!

 

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Mets crap the bed in the 9th...lose it 2-1.

Onto Seattle.

 

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Rapid Reaction: Padres 2, Mets 1 - Mets Blog - ESPN New York