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IGT 4/9/09: Gay Dame @Porkopolis

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 06:26 AM

Continuing the streak... Gangsta J sez Cora and Castro are scheduled for starts. God bless Ollie. A good start here earns him a short stay from the boobirds.

bmfc1 Apr 09 2009 08:16 AM

Jerry goes with three "C's" in a row: Reyes, ss Murphy, lf Wright, 3b Delgado, 1b Beltran, cf Church, rf Castro, c Cora, 2b Perez, lhp

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 08:40 AM

Got my MLB Gameday Audio subscription this morning so I can listen to the call on WFAN from work.

metirish Apr 09 2009 08:55 AM

Willy Taveras cf Darnell McDonald lf Joey Votto 1b Brandon Phillips 2b Jay Bruce rf Edwin Encarnacion 3b Ryan Hanigan c Paul Janish ss Bronson Arroyo p

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 10:33 AM

Headphones are on, listening online to Howie and Wayne doing the game on WFAN.

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 10:37 AM

Arroyo has traditionally done well against the Mets but has had health issues this spring, carpal tunnel syndrome mixed with crappy-pitcher-itis.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 10:41 AM

Opening the game with a bad-call strikeout, and it seems Bill Welke is trying to take the heat off of his crewmate Angel Hernandez.

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 10:42 AM

Murph works a single on a full count. The kid's a hitter!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 10:43 AM

murph singles to right, wright reaches on an error

Gwreck Apr 09 2009 10:43 AM

Nice at-bat by Murphy, getting a single on the 9th pitch of the AB.

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 10:43 AM

Wow. Another E courtesy of the Cincinatti News Bears and it's 1st/2nd one out instead of the end of the inning.

metirish Apr 09 2009 10:44 AM

Gwreck wrote: Nice at-bat by Murphy, getting a single on the 9th pitch of the AB. I think that's his pitch the ninth one , kid works those at bats.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 10:46 AM

Delgado reaches on force play, Beltran walks so they're loaded for Chuchy

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 10:48 AM

Bleh. LOB 3.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 10:48 AM

force plays for everyone

Gwreck Apr 09 2009 10:49 AM

Maybe next time through the order we can get the ball out of the infield fellas.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 10:55 AM

Ollie mows em down with 10 pitches. All three of 'em!

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 10:55 AM

Great first for Ollie...10 pitches.

themetfairy Apr 09 2009 10:55 AM

Fingers crossed, it looks like Good Ollie is in the house today. At least he was there for the first inning.

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 10:56 AM

Wow I missed that entire half-frame doing work stuff. Nice quick work Ollie!

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 10:58 AM

Is the Reds SS Janish the same guy from Ghostbusters II?

metirish Apr 09 2009 11:07 AM

Ollie is throwing strikes ?

Gwreck Apr 09 2009 11:08 AM

Struck out the side: nice.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 09 2009 11:09 AM

"He is GOOD Ollie. You are like the buzzing of flies to heem!"

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 11:16 AM

Voltran with a 2-out RBI single, 1-0 good guys

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 11:19 AM

Church doubles in 2 more!

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 11:19 AM

Work is crazy today. I got the headphones on just in time for Church's double.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 09 2009 11:24 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 09 2009 11:25 AM

"Vat is this... I am drippings with runs!"

metsguyinmichigan Apr 09 2009 11:24 AM

Just getting here. Delgado still doing the job!

themetfairy Apr 09 2009 11:35 AM

And just like that, Bad Ollie is back....

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 09 2009 11:35 AM

Damn.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 11:36 AM

Ollie getting his ass kicked suddenly. 4 runs, including a 3r HR by NL MVP Joey Votto.

HahnSolo Apr 09 2009 11:37 AM

Jesus, Ollie. Three more years of these head-scratching performances?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 09 2009 11:40 AM

Votto, apparently, punishes mistakes (see also: last night). (That Phillips shot was a near-miss, too.)

Gwreck Apr 09 2009 11:43 AM

This Votto guy is a real pain in the ass.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 11:56 AM

Most performances are head scratchers. Let's not pre-emptively lament Perez's contract after one bad inning. Votto is a f'real player and sometimes they get you.

apmorris Apr 09 2009 11:59 AM

checkin in. listening via 700 WLW in Cinninati on GameDay (free). Very hokey. Base hit!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 09 2009 12:02 PM

Daniel Murphy: Professional Hitter. GameDay... as in, ESPN?

OlerudOwned Apr 09 2009 12:02 PM

apmorris wrote: checkin in. listening via 700 WLW in Cinninati on GameDay (free). Very hokey. Base hit! http://www.freebaseballradio.com/NYmets.html Found this website yesterday. The [url=http://cranesville.com/wcss1490/wmp.asx]WCSS 1490[/url] stream has been crystal clear Howie and Wayne for both games.

apmorris Apr 09 2009 12:02 PM

"should be an error" all tied

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 12:03 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 09 2009 12:04 PM

"Go... yes, I think; go... the joyfulness is over!"

metirish Apr 09 2009 12:04 PM

OlerudOwned wrote: ="apmorris"]checkin in. listening via 700 WLW in Cinninati on GameDay (free). Very hokey. Base hit! http://www.freebaseballradio.com/NYmets.html Found this website yesterday. The [url=http://cranesville.com/wcss1490/wmp.asx]WCSS 1490[/url] stream has been crystal clear Howie and Wayne for both games. Dude , that's huge from you.....thanks for the links....Howie never sounded better.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 12:13 PM

Hey, Welke, that slider was strike three.

metirish Apr 09 2009 12:13 PM

Darren O'Day getting ready Howie says.

Nymr83 Apr 09 2009 12:13 PM

Business as usual for Oliver Perez, who has walked 4 today with nobody out in the 5th inning.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 12:13 PM

Joey Votto: Met killer

Centerfield Apr 09 2009 12:14 PM

Sweeps are hard.

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 12:15 PM

Has anyone seen the wheels? They seemed to have come off at some point.

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 12:15 PM

Ollie makes me sick.

metirish Apr 09 2009 12:16 PM

Sac fly from Phillips ...6 - 4 Reds

OlerudOwned Apr 09 2009 12:17 PM

Which Johnny Canuck at 1st projects the better career: Votto or Morneau?

Gwreck Apr 09 2009 12:18 PM

I don't see why we can't get those two runs back, and more.

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 12:18 PM

O.P. getting the hook, mercifully.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 12:18 PM

Oh, waaa. There's a game going on.

metirish Apr 09 2009 12:19 PM

O'DAY becomes Met #?

Gwreck Apr 09 2009 12:21 PM

Need the GIDP right NOW!!!

OlerudOwned Apr 09 2009 12:22 PM

Important appearance for O'Day. With the starters not being able to go deep into games, he needs to prove himself more valuable than Marlon before the impending Livan roster move needs to be made.

Fman99 Apr 09 2009 12:24 PM

Bleh. O'Day lets Ollie's runners in. Vigo the Carpathian gets us again!

metsmarathon Apr 09 2009 12:25 PM

yeesh... not a good game so far

Frayed Knot Apr 09 2009 12:26 PM

OlerudOwned wrote: Important appearance for O'Day. With the starters not being able to go deep into games, he needs to prove himself more valuable than Marlon before the impending Livan roster move needs to be made. Not doing it: HBP / FO / 2RBI-1B O'Day can you see ... yourself being sent down?

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 12:27 PM

What a clusterfuck.

OlerudOwned Apr 09 2009 12:28 PM

It's just a 4-run hole, it's still good, it's still good. It's just the 6th inning, it's still good, it's still good.

metirish Apr 09 2009 12:29 PM

Janish is pronounced Yonish if anyone cares.....I don't ...

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 12:30 PM

Church = doubles machine. Gotta get at least one here.

metirish Apr 09 2009 12:31 PM

TransMonk wrote: Church = doubles machine. Gotta get at least one here. You called it......double for Church

OlerudOwned Apr 09 2009 12:34 PM

metirish wrote: ="TransMonk"]Church = doubles machine. Gotta get at least one here. You called it......double for Church Be aware that the radio stream I found is a bit delayed. May want to hold off until after an at-bat finishes up to refresh the thread, lest there be spoilers or apparent acts of prophesy.

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 12:34 PM

I called it after it happened :) Sac fly plates one as the bottom of the order manufactures a run out of a leadoff double.

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 12:37 PM

Oh, Ollie! Final line: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 8 ER, 5 BB, 7 K Blech!

metirish Apr 09 2009 12:39 PM

TransMonk wrote: I called it after it happened :) Sac fly plates one as the bottom of the order manufactures a run out of a leadoff double. Oh well you're a dick then....joking of course....

Frayed Knot Apr 09 2009 12:43 PM

Stokes gets through a scoreless 6th w/only a Votto single keeping it from being perfect. Top o' the order coming up.

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 12:43 PM

Stokes works around a Votto (surprise, suprise) hit. Hey, top 'o the order: runs please!

Centerfield Apr 09 2009 12:51 PM

I completely forgot that Brian Stokes existed. I remember thinking this winter that he could be really useful this year. Let's hope. Delgado coming to bat as the tying run.

Frayed Knot Apr 09 2009 12:52 PM

Dusty gets Rhodes up (see what I did there?) to face Delgado.

bmfc1 Apr 09 2009 12:53 PM

Nicely done FK. I was surprised that Dusty Baker knew how to do a double-switch.

apmorris Apr 09 2009 12:54 PM

8-6

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 12:55 PM

Chipping away. Would like to feel more secure about tying the game.

Centerfield Apr 09 2009 12:56 PM

Beltran coming up as the tying run.

OlerudOwned Apr 09 2009 12:56 PM

Chipping away. One big hit would be, well, big. edit: Whoa, hivemind.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 12:59 PM

The relentless Met picket fence.

OlerudOwned Apr 09 2009 01:06 PM

Someone get Encarnacion some pine tar. I wouldn't be happy if he pegged Wright, but I'd be pretty thrilled if he put the lumber in Angel Hernandez's teeth. Game of inches.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 01:06 PM

Poll By Matthew Cerrone - Apr 9, 2009 2:45 pm The Mets are down three runs going in to the seventh inning, based on your gut feeling, will they come back to win ...

bmfc1 Apr 09 2009 01:12 PM

On an unrelated note, Chico Harlan chatted today: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/04/08/DI2009040801357.html He didn't answer any questions or comments about his infamous statement that he hated sports. I know that he received at least one.

HahnSolo Apr 09 2009 01:12 PM

Two scoreless innings from Stokes. Keeping us in the damn thing.

Nymr83 Apr 09 2009 01:12 PM

Stokes getting it done! and the Mets clawing back 1 run at a time, they'll need 2 more with 2 to play

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 01:13 PM

I'm stoked by Stokes' two scoreless. A three run 8th would be awesome.

Centerfield Apr 09 2009 01:14 PM

I don't agree with Tatis for Church here.

Frayed Knot Apr 09 2009 01:14 PM

Tatis PH-ing for Church against Rhodes ... and promptly Ks

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 01:15 PM

Does Cora get to bat? Does Castro get to run if he gets on? Who is the pinch-hitter that gets the big spot --- Anderson or Sheffield? (Answer for now: lean toward Sheffield against lefties and for power; lean towards Anderson for on-basey-times and against righties.)

HahnSolo Apr 09 2009 01:15 PM

Interesting for: - PH'ing for Church at all, considering how hot he is. - Tatis over Sheff, for whatever that is worth.

metirish Apr 09 2009 01:16 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Poll By Matthew Cerrone - Apr 9, 2009 2:45 pm The Mets are down three runs going in to the seventh inning, based on your gut feeling, will they come back to win ... No

Frayed Knot Apr 09 2009 01:16 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 09 2009 01:17 PM

Anderson's been used already -- Sheffield, Castillo & Schneider are still on the bench. Dusty bringing in Weathers (sometimes the weather brings in dust)

Centerfield Apr 09 2009 01:16 PM

I have no problem with using Tatis, just not for Church. Especially when you have Alex Cora, the pitcher etc. coming up.

Gwreck Apr 09 2009 01:18 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 09 2009 01:20 PM

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Frayed Knot Apr 09 2009 01:18 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Anderson's been used already -- Sheffield, Castillo & Schneider are still on the bench. Oh yeah, plus Reed (who pops out hitting for Castro)

Centerfield Apr 09 2009 01:20 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 09 2009 01:21 PM

Not exactly Jerry's best inning here...over-emphasizing the lefty-righty matchups and using two pinch hitters who are not as good at the plate as the guys they replaced. On Edit: Then letting Alex Cora hit.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 01:20 PM

metirish wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Poll By Matthew Cerrone - Apr 9, 2009 2:45 pm The Mets are down three runs going in to the seventh inning, based on your gut feeling, will they come back to win ... No Well, my point was... forget it.

metirish Apr 09 2009 01:21 PM

Edgy DC wrote: ="metirish"] Edgy DC wrote: Poll By Matthew Cerrone - Apr 9, 2009 2:45 pm The Mets are down three runs going in to the seventh inning, based on your gut feeling, will they come back to win ... No Well, my point was... forget it. I already have...

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 01:29 PM

Sit down, Votto! Is it Sheff time?

apmorris Apr 09 2009 01:30 PM

2 runs in the ninth, let's see it.

apmorris Apr 09 2009 01:31 PM

Sheff!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 09 2009 01:32 PM

Centerfield wrote: Not exactly Jerry's best inning here...over-emphasizing the lefty-righty matchups and using two pinch hitters who are not as good at the plate as the guys they replaced. On Edit: Then letting Alex Cora hit. For someone who seemed to emphasize how much he wanted to get away from l-r matchup-playing-- "guys who can just pitch," etc.-- he's done a LOT of it in this game.

seawolf17 Apr 09 2009 01:33 PM

ESPN can get Gary Sheffield, who was signed fifteen minutes ago, photoshopped into a Mets hat, but when I clicked onto the Cubs game the other day, Aaron Heilman, now TWO teams removed from his Metsdom, is still in a Mets hat. Doesn't ESPN make enough money to hire some more graphics folks? And could you imagine the boos that Sheffield would be hearing right now if this game was at Shea?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 09 2009 01:33 PM

More like, "Sheff (shrug)."

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 01:34 PM

On the other hand, seems to me that was Castillo's at-bat he just gave to Sheffield.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2009 01:34 PM

ugh

seawolf17 Apr 09 2009 01:35 PM

Edgy DC wrote: On the other hand, seems to me that was Castillo's at-bat he just gave to Sheffield. Absolutely. What does Sheffield give you there? Even a home run doesn't help you. You needed a baserunner. Fuckin' hell, Jose.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 09 2009 01:35 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 09 2009 01:36 PM

Not watching-- question for anyone watching: is Cordero as dominant as the play-by-play is making him sound/look?

seawolf17 Apr 09 2009 01:36 PM

Ugly.

Frayed Knot Apr 09 2009 01:36 PM

Edgy DC wrote: On the other hand, seems to me that was Castillo's at-bat he just gave to Sheffield. Except that the top of the lineup was coming up and no other logical place to PH Sheff. Don't matter: K - K - K and we're not going 162-0 after all.

TransMonk Apr 09 2009 01:36 PM

Well, I think Ollie will now officially have the fan-ire-target on his back. This one is squarely on him.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 01:41 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: ="Edgy DC"]On the other hand, seems to me that was Castillo's at-bat he just gave to Sheffield. Except that the top of the lineup was coming up and no other logical place to PH Sheff. So, Sheff don't play. Or he gets used in extra innings. Big whoop.

Centerfield Apr 09 2009 02:20 PM

First loss of the season is always the toughest. I'm glad it came after two wins though. All I ever ask is that the first loss not be before an off-day.

Frayed Knot Apr 09 2009 03:04 PM

Edgy DC wrote: ="Frayed Knot"] Edgy DC wrote: On the other hand, seems to me that was Castillo's at-bat he just gave to Sheffield. Except that the top of the lineup was coming up and no other logical place to PH Sheff. So, Sheff don't play. Or he gets used in extra innings. Big whoop. But he's been a better OBP man than Castillo over the years (and even recently) so it's not like he's an all-or-nothing guy who Jerry would be wasting by not saving him for a power spot that'll probably never come up. I'd rather go down using him and sitting Castillo than the other way around.

Gwreck Apr 09 2009 05:34 PM

Centerfield wrote: First loss of the season is always the toughest. Actually, I'm pretty sure that recent history tells us otherwise.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2009 09:28 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: But he's been a better OBP man than Castillo over the years (and even recently) so it's not like he's an all-or-nothing guy who Jerry would be wasting by not saving him for a power spot that'll probably never come up. Luis Castillo reached at a .362 clip against righties last year, Gary Sheffield at .330. The best argument for Sheff is that Cordero is a rightie who is more effective against lefties than righties. But Sheffield is rusty and admittedly not in shape. He saw nothing but fastballs and looked at three strikes without taking a single cut. I'm dubbing it the most depressing at-bat of the year.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 10 2009 10:41 AM

Good IGT, peeps. I taped the games both last night and the night before and didn't start them til about 8:30. The game w/ Pelfrey the night before felt like it was being played in drying cement and I was really hoping for a crisp, 2 hour and 20 minute game last night. A couple hours and 5 walks later, I was asleep on the couch like a baby. Ollie. I totally think his all or nothing work rate in the WBC & spring set him back tons, and am pretty optimistic that he'll get shit straightened out somewhat with a couple more outings. Hopefully. Maybe.