Series Thread: New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs (5/11-14)

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

4 gamer in the windy city @ the friendly confines.....

NEW YORK METS (20-11, first place/NL East) at CHICAGO CUBS (15-15, second place/NL Central)

Monday: RHP Jacob deGrom (3-3, 2.95) vs. LHP Jon Lester (2-2, 4.04), 8:05 p.m. ET

*Tuesday: RHP Noah Syndergaard (3-0, 1.82 at Triple-A Las Vegas) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (3-3, 3.41), 8:05 p.m. ET

Wednesday: RHP Matt Harvey (5-1, 2.72) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (3-1, 3.52), 8:05 p.m. ET

Thursday: LHP Jonathon Niese (3-2, 1.95) vs. LHP Travis Wood (2-2, 4.96), 2:20 p.m. ET

*(would have been really cool if Noah had his debut on Thor-sday instead of Tuesday....lol)


Series preview: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs - Mets Blog - ESPN


Mets will be flush with young aces against Cubs - Mets Blog - ESPN

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

What the...THREE night games in Wrigley??? I thought this was 'Murica?

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Yikes....the confines aren't so friendly for Jake in the 1st....2 HR, 2BB, 1HBP on 30 pitches...
...and Murphy already has an error.....smh
3-0 Cubbies, after 1. Mets have their work cut out........

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Mets have a pulse.....Plawecki w/ a 2 out rbi single.......3-1 in the 4th.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Cubs get that run back....4-1 after 4....I'm outta here....gonna check out the Dubs-Grizzlies game.
Hopefully the mets decide to show up in this one....deGrom is having a very unusual sloppy outing...

later.

LGM.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

DeGrom isn't himself. He's usually a cool customer out there, even when he gets lit up, and last night he was noticeably agitated. Some of that had to do with the ump's strike zone; Lester was also getting squeezed and he was way more demonstrative, waving his arms, yelling at the home plate ump. But maybe after that ROY award, he's thinking it should be easier than it really is.

At least they came back and made a game of it, which is another way they've progressed this season. You never feel like they're really out of a game with this pitching staff/bullpen. Timely hitting is all the difference.

Get to see Syndergaard tonight, so excited about that. Hope the bats give him some support. Need to at least split this series, which now means winning two of the next three. It's doable.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

That 1st inning yesterday did us in....maybe Thor helps us to get back on track tonight...

Morning Briefing: Noah Syndergaard Day! - Mets Blog - ESPN

* also, I may have inadvertently hexed us yesterday by forgetting to post the lineups the way I usually do.
Be advised.... I won't let that happen tonight.....lol

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

CHICAGO (5/12)-- Here are the lineups for Tuesday's 8:05 p.m. ET game between theNew York Mets and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field as Noah Syndergaard makes his major league debut.

* note some of TC's batting order/lineup changes....

Curtis Granderson, RF

Daniel Murphy, 3B

Michael Cuddyer, LF

Lucas Duda, 1B

Wilmer Flores, SS

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF

Kevin Plawecki, C

Syndergaard, RHP

Ruben Tejada, 2B






Dexter Fowler, CF

Kris Bryant, 3B

Anthony Rizzo, 1B

Miguel Montero, C

Jorge Soler, RF

Starlin Castro, SS

Chris Coghlan, LF

Jake Arrieta, RHP

Addison Russell, 2B

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

This is one of those rare games where both mgr's are batting their pitcher in 8th spot.


Bring the Thunder, THOR!!!!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

In case you missed it......

Juan Lagares out of the lineup with a shoulder strain Just Mets

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Okay it could be time to sit Murphy for a stretch of games until he decides to pull his head completely out of his ass once & for all....

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Woooo, Cuddyer!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

And now Grandy wants to join the clueless by committing a fundamental no-no on the base paths.....lol


edit: sorry for the late post.....my computer is running slower than normal....smh

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Thor looking real good in his first start. Tons of movement, could be a beast.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Noah.....with the help of his "arc" gets out of trouble in the 5th......
Still no score, heading into the 6th.

Of the 10 games currently in progress around the majors, this is the only scoreless one......lol

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Sorry guys that one is on me, totally jinxed him. We need bats badly. Cubs pitching hasn't looked that amazing, our lineup just looks shot. Wright and D'Arnaud probably aren't enough either.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I had a bad feeling about this series on sunday after we beat philly........these muther fuckers always seem to have our number for some reason. Ughhhh

We'll probably get swept....and see our division lead gone by the weekend.

* and I agree.....we're gonna need much more than Wright & Td'A to help bolster this anemic offense.

No easy answers... & I'm not even sure who's available or who the team may be targeting.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Good news from out of town at least......the Reds just beat the Braves.
I'm also gonna root for a D-backs & Dodgers win tonight......lol

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Well looks like another early departure for me again to go watch the NBA playoffs instead.....might become a theme these next few weeks......especially if the mets continue to falter and disappoint.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I think a thank you is in order to Cincy, Zona & LA.....just for tonight at least.