From SB Nation’s “Talking Chop” Blog:
- “Let’s give Wheeler a rude welcome to the bigs”
- “So apparently Wheeler is supposed to have better stuff than Harvey…. I have to say, that’s a bit hard to believe.”
- “Yeah, Harvey was like 7 innings of Billy Wagner. I’ll have to see it to believe it.”
- “Does anyone really believe Mike Minor has a chance to start the Allstar game? Over guys like Kershaw, Harvey, etc?”
- “Damn mets”
- “well, Wheeler is throwing gas”
- “Is Wheeler wearing a special padded hat? It looks way too big for his head”
- “Patience guys. He might walk the park”
- “Wheeler’s hat does appear to be quite large for his head.”
- “It’s got to be padded or something”
- “Maybe he has a lucky piece of cloth in the lining or something.”
- “Actually, it looks like the hat still has the white cardboard thingy still in it”
- “could be his gf’s panties inside his hat for good luck”
- “90 mph slider… damn”
- “Strasburg is obviously a stud when he’s healthy. Harvey might be nearly as good, though.”
- “Man, I miss Bourn. Really was a great fit for this club.”
- “So I guess this is the Met’s C lineup tonight then. I haven’t heard of half of these guys”
- “CJ’s girlfriend wearing glasses, must be smart”
- “I would really not enjoy another loss to Los Mets.”
- “seems like a minor league line up”
- “Dude, Heyward… fuck you.”
- “Do the Mets really have anything of value to trade?”
- “would you not like to see David Wright at 3rd for us?”
- “would be kind of awesome”
- “I was really hoping he was going to go into free agency, and then we could sign him, But I guess he was inspired after seeing all the love Chipper got”
- “Somebody that trades for Buck is going to end up being disappointed”
- “Jesus. Mets not sure what they are doing”
- “Wheeler has thrown more balls than strikes, and we haven’t scored. #Barves”
- “I miss when the Mets starting pitchers sucked.”
- “Dem eyebrows”
- “Your eyebrows are very angry, Josh Satin.”
- “Satan*”
- “Come back, Juan Francisco. All is forgiven.”
- “Wheeler isn’t dealing with the tiny zone Maholm’s getting”
- “The Mets lineup tonight is made up”
- “Does Heyward understand what “rolling over” means? And why he should do his best to avoid such a swing?”
- “How long ’til Upton bros have the same batting average?”
- “Collin Cowgill stole one of Wil Myers’s L’s”
- “not his talent, though”
- “Damnit Captain America, Can’t you go back to failing like you did in the day game?”
- “Nice life Marlon Byrd. Additionally, D-Wright is one of my favorite non-Braves, division rivals be damned.”
- “You’d think the mets would have a better record. They’re starting rotation is stocked full of Cy Young caliber strikeout artists.”
- “They just look like Cy Young caliber strikeout artists when they face the Braves. Shaun Marcum’s ears are burning.”
- “Is Atchison the 60 year old? I love that guy”
- “After the first time I saw him pitch I had to Google him, figured there was no way he was under 40.”
- “This poor against the Mutts through 2.5 games is pathetic.”
- “Oh look its the end of the 6th inning and the braves haven’t scored yet. Where have I heard this story before…”
- “Well fuck me”
- “Doesn’t count, that guy’s made up”
- “Wow….you have got to be kidding me. WTF is a Recker?”
- “Lol, if the Braves get swept in a doubleheader due to an Anthony Recker homer…”
- “Is there any way to fix this whole getting shutout for several innings at a time thing?”
- “sacrifice a chicken?”
- “Uhhh, Mets? Wheeler’s at 102 pitches. Why is he batting?”
- “Mets relievers….”
- “Mets future…”
- “Welcome to the show. Next stop, Dr. Andrews.”
- “Apparently their manager is a moron… He let’s his pitcher hit, then pulls him anyway.”
- “I know Lyon will pitch a scoreless frame here, but how is he still an MLB pitcher”
- Chip Caray will now talk for 10 minutes about productive outs…”
- “Ok guys no more excuses, this isn’t wheeler or harvey anymore its the fucking mets bullpen, amongst the worst.”
- “You think the Mets would notice if we were to steal Daniel Murhpy and put Uggla on the plane with them at the end of this series?”
- “Surely their bicep-o-meter would go haywire.”
- “Give ’em Wood and Uggles for Murphy. Maybe they’ll say yes before the plane takes off”
- “I don’t think that’s even worth it. Murphy annoys the crap out of us but he’s basically a slap hitter that plays average defense”
- “Murphy is basically a fringe starter on a good team for a guy like Wood”
- “A fringe starter? Come on, man, the guy can hit.”
- “un-f-ing believable”
- “#BARVESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS”
- “OH MY FUCKING BARVE”
- “WHAT…. THE…. FUCK.”
- “Yeah they deserve to lose.”
- “First off, there are TWO OUTS FOCUS ON THE MOTHERFUCKING BATTER AT THE PLATE YOU INCOMPARABLEDIPSHIT. secondly…. ah, fuck it.”
- “Holy Christ, do we love blowing close games with our second-rate relievers.”
- “Braves are out Metsing the Mets”
- “losing to the fucking mets. the team that came within one swing of being swept at home by the Cubs, and got swept by the Marlins. wtf”
- “WHAT IN THE FUCK ARE YOU LEANING AWAY FROM DAN?”
- “Oh Jesus, that wasn’t even the 9th?”
- “Can we just trot Gattis out there on one leg?”
- “$5 says we make Marcum look like a fucking Cy Young winner tomorrow”
- “David Wright is not my buddy”
- “Harold Reynolds saying the Braves are overrated right now on mlbtonight”
- “has anyone told Harold Reynolds he is a dick”
- “Braves announcers waaaay too fucking much about David Wright’s 1500th hit”
- “it hurts… this is a team we should beat, severly.”
- “Cher is horrifying”
- “Jesus…she’s still alive? What is she, like 143?”
From MLB’s ATL Braves Message Board:
- “I predict Wheeler will strikeout 2 people….in the first inning…”
- “No surprise Heyward is someones first strikeout victim of their career.”
- “The Braves might be able to get to Wheeler by the 3rd inning…..”
- “Be into the Mets bullpen real quick at this rate.”
- “Watching Heyward take at bats against quality arms is just painful to watch. Most of his hits lately have come late in games vs poo flinging relievers.”
- “Is the met pitching this good or is our offense this bad?”
- “Wheeler not impressing me. All this kid is throwing is straight fastballs dead red in the middle of the plate. When he misses, it’s way off. We should be teeing off on this guy like Uggla did. Nothing he is throwing is overwhelming nor fooling. I don’t understand why our guys just swing through easy to hit fastballs.”
- “Wheeler is awesome. He and Harvey are two guys who will help the Mets rebuild. I wish Atlanta had one of them right now.”
- “Really dread the thought of facing Harvey and wheeler for a long time to come”
- “Pathetic just doesn’t quite cover this.”
