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IGT - Mets at Boston - 5/22/09

Gwreck May 22 2009 02:13 PM

New York Mets Murphy 1B Church RF Beltran CF Sheffield DH Wright 3B Reed LF Santos C Martinez SS Castillo 2B Santana P Boston Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury CF Dustin Pedroia 2B David Ortiz DH Kevin Youkilis 1B Jason Bay LF J.D. Drew RF Mike Lowell 3B Jason Varitek C Julio Lugo SS Daisuke Matsuzaka P

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 02:24 PM

Well, that's a different look at the top. Considering that Murphy and Church are the two of the players most often said to be in Jerry's doghouse, I guess this is the 'Who Let the Dogs Out' lineup.

Ashie62 May 22 2009 03:31 PM

Nothing in the lineup below Wright who is proteced by Reed. yeeshh.. Now score some damn runs!

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 03:40 PM

Reed still batting 333 brutha.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 03:40 PM

LGM, YGB, YYY, BBB

Edgy DC May 22 2009 04:33 PM

Jerry Manuel is effectively battingmagadanleadoff. The future begins today, and I'm crazy for it.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 05:12 PM

Mets in the classikc grays, Sawx in hideous red jerseys that my old softball team would have been embarrassed to wear. And we wore orange for three years.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 05:26 PM

What a way to start the first - Ellsbury reaches on a chopper and Wright boots a DP ball. Santana, who is twice the man I ever hope to be, dismisses the whole mess as a mere inconvenience and fans Ortiz. He's going to get out of this unscathed or my name's not Ashie62.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 05:28 PM

Youkilis also waves feebly at strike 3, and Santana glances in at Bay with disdain.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 05:32 PM

Sheffield Kabooms, and it's 1-0 Mets.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 05:38 PM

Who else knows how Santana feels? This guy.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 05:49 PM

Varitek hits a high change over that large green wall in left field, and it's tied at 1.

metirish May 22 2009 05:54 PM

Lots of Mets fans there , nice to see that.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 05:55 PM

Irish, good to see you. I was starting to feel like Earl Holliman in the Twilight Zone pilot.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 06:00 PM

Santana gets Ortiz on a pitch that Ted Fucking Williams himself couldn't have hit. Pedrioa on second with a 310.25' double that hit nine feet up on the wall, but Youkilis will prove no match for Santana.

metirish May 22 2009 06:03 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 22 2009 06:06 PM

Good to see you too Swanie , don't know why but I really don't like Youkilis at all , he looks like a prick maybe that's it.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 06:04 PM

Youkilis swings at a pitch that he couldn't have hit with a cricket bat, and leaves Pedroia out at second base pondering his curiously receding hairline. Still 1-1.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 06:07 PM

Beltran says thwack with the one-out double. edit -- uh-oh

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:09 PM

Swan Swan H wrote: Sheffield Kabooms, and it's 1-0 Mets. It would be funny if Sheff ends up leading the team in HR's

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 06:11 PM

Attaboy Davey

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:11 PM

2-1 courtesy of mr. Wright

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 06:11 PM

Beltran stays hot, Sheff gets on base AGAIN, and Wright stays even hotter. Mets up 2-1 for Reed, hitting sixth by default.

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:14 PM

Omir..oh my Omir!!!

metirish May 22 2009 06:14 PM

WOW...Omir

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 06:15 PM

Reed's hustle gives Santos a chance to drive in a run, and that he does.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 06:15 PM

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 22 2009 06:16 PM

Wheeeeeeeeee!

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:17 PM

Old men are hitting well

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 06:18 PM

Holy shit, a nice turn at bat for Ramon Martinez.

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 06:18 PM

Those dopey caps look like Spring Training wear.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 22 2009 06:19 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on May 22 2009 06:20 PM

Martinez with a hit? A run-scoring hit? RAMON Martinez?

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:19 PM

Looks like a pair of dice on Dice-Suckies lid

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:20 PM

="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr"] you dirty basterd

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 06:22 PM

Sox announcers also blow. Among other annoyances, they keep referring to Omir as Omar.

Frayed Knot May 22 2009 06:24 PM

The Mets fans wish to acknowledge the efforts (or lack thereof) of Julio Lugo because without him, and his wimpy throw to 1st, this multi-run inning would not have been possible. We now return you to your regularly scheduled game, already in progress.

metirish May 22 2009 06:25 PM

STFU Burkhartd

metsguyinmichigan May 22 2009 06:26 PM

Sweet! Looks like they're pecking Dice-K to death with singles!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 22 2009 06:27 PM

Pagan in right. Church okay?

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:27 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 22 2009 06:28 PM

Church's ecstasy tab kicked in only to be replaced by a Pagan

metirish May 22 2009 06:28 PM

Church out of the game for some reason

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:30 PM

metirish wrote: Church out of the game for some reason Trainer spoke with Manuel who looked pissed At first I thought it might be a Hodges-Jones redux

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:31 PM

balls.. I can see the schmooze..Reyes would have caught that

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 06:32 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: The Mets fans wish to acknowledge the efforts (or lack thereof) of Julio Lugo because without him, and his wimpy throw to 1st, this multi-run inning would not have been possible. We now return you to your regularly scheduled game, already in progress. The Mets and their representative, Ramon Martinez, would now like to return the favor.

Nymr83 May 22 2009 06:32 PM

Ashie62 wrote: balls.. I can see the schmooze..Reyes would have caught that Martinez = NOT a ss anymore

metirish May 22 2009 06:36 PM

This Mets defence behind Johan I think will at the end of the season prompt him to describe this year as his Annus horribilis

Kong76 May 22 2009 06:37 PM

A62: Trainer spoke with Manuel who looked pissed <<< Did anyone else see the pissed off part? Booth says hammy.

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 06:39 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 22 2009 06:41 PM

Hammy's, calf,,,,, back. WTF??? Who's training these guys?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 06:40 PM

Dumb play, Muffy.

Kong76 May 22 2009 06:40 PM

Freakin' Murph

metirish May 22 2009 06:40 PM

WTF Murphy.....you can't make this shit up

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:40 PM

fuktard

Ashie62 May 22 2009 06:42 PM

="Kong76"]A62: Trainer spoke with Manuel who looked pissed <<< Did anyone else see the pissed off part? Booth says hammy. It is a hammy..I would say now Jerry was pissed as in"not another one"

Kong76 May 22 2009 06:43 PM

whatev

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 06:43 PM

Shines almost jumped when he saw Murphy round second.

Frayed Knot May 22 2009 06:43 PM

We gotta find out what it is about Johan's starts that seemingly puts the 'Let's Play Like Shit!' sign up in the dugout. Santana's gotta be pulling hair hair out.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 06:45 PM

="Kong76"]A62: Trainer spoke with Manuel who looked pissed <<< Did anyone else see the pissed off part? Booth says hammy. They can't resist calling up Fartinez any longer! The funny remark in the booth I heard was Keith's after Gary said they'd try and ascertain what happened. "Good luck!"

Kong76 May 22 2009 06:45 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 22 2009 06:47 PM

FK: We gotta find out what it is about Johan's starts ... <<< Maybe he should skip the funky handshakes with everyone. Other than that I got nothing on that.

Gwreck May 22 2009 06:45 PM

Geez. Maybe they'll leave Matsuzaka in for one more inning to keep us in the game.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 06:53 PM

He's got the biggest Balls of them all Wow.

Kong76 May 22 2009 06:53 PM

Yuke sticks his arm into a pitch and whines on his way to first.

Gwreck May 22 2009 06:55 PM

You don't fuck with Johan. Attention Kevin Youkilis: if you want to stand there with your ridiculous contorted batting stance with your elbow hanging over the plate, then you shut your yap while going to first base after being hit. Thank you, drive through.

Zvon May 22 2009 06:57 PM

CBS Sportline: ]Daniel Murphy: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Murphy walked. Angel Pagan: Pagan sacrificed to pitcher, Murphy out at third. Can't wait til BB2nite to see how that went down.

Kong76 May 22 2009 06:58 PM

No, you don't.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:08 PM

Who else knows how Santana feels? This guy.

Edgy DC May 22 2009 07:11 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 22 2009 07:19 PM

I was taught to respect my opponents and all, but if they can't be bothered to dress like a real team, all bets are off.

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 07:15 PM

No bat, no glove. Well, the glove was okay. It was the arm that was balky.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 07:15 PM

Martinez is just not up the job of playing MLB SS.

Gwreck May 22 2009 07:15 PM

What about Argenis Reyes? He can't hit either, but he CAN play defense.

Kong76 May 22 2009 07:16 PM

This has to be his swan song at ss.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 07:18 PM

Argenis Reyes barely played ss in his career. Hi, I'm Johan Santana. Have you met my testicles, Saturn and Jupiter?

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:18 PM

Call me what you will, I am so hot for Santana right now. If Murphy doesn't make that pick I'd have to think about pulling Martinez right then and there. Fuck respect, fuck decorum, the guy needs to be in another uniform tomorrow.

Gwreck May 22 2009 07:19 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Argenis Reyes barely played ss in his career. True or false?: he'd be a better defensive option

Nymr83 May 22 2009 07:19 PM

martinez sucks but santana gets out of it. get that clown off the roster, i'd rather have a minor leaguer who can field and not hit for 2 weeks

Edgy DC May 22 2009 07:20 PM

Coronado is the better defensive option than either. My man Murphy does what Castillo could not, picking Martinez's throw out of the dirt. Sack up, people. He's your shortstop for the next three innings whether you like it or not.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:21 PM

Tomorrow Dan Bern rewrites this in honor of Johan Santana. Tiger Woods I got big balls Big ol' balls Big as grapefruits Big as pumpkins Yes sir, yes sir And on my really good days They swell to the size of small dogs My balls are as big as small dogs Well, it ain't braggin' if it's true Yes sir, yes sir It ain't braggin' if it's true Muhammad Ali said that Back when he was a young man Back when he was Cassius Clay Before he fought too many fights And left his brain inside the ring And sometimes I wish I was Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods Sometimes I wish I was Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods I got a friend whose goal in life Was to one day go down on Madonna That's all he wanted, that was all To one day go down on Madonna And when my friend was 34 He got his wish in Rome one night He got to go down on Madonna In Rome one night, in some hotel And ever since, he's been depressed 'Cause life is shit from here on in And all our friends just shake their heads And say, too soon, too soon, too soon, He went down on Madonna too soon Too young, too young, too soon, too soon And it ain't braggin' if it's true Yes sir, yes sir It ain't braggin' if it's true Muhammed Ali said that Back when he was a young man Back when he was Cassius Clay Before he fought too many fights And left his brain inside the ring And sometimes I wish I was Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods Sometimes I wish I was Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods If certain girls don't look at you It means that they like you a lot If other girls don't look at you It just means they're ignoring you How can you know, how can you know Which is which, who's doing what I guess that you can ask 'em Which one are you, baby Do you like me or are you ignorin me Do you like me or are you ignorin me And all you need to do that Is one good pair of big balls Balls as big as grapefruits Balls as big as pumpkins Balls as big as mine But even though my balls are big Sometimes I wish they were bigger Even bigger Big as the wheels on tractors Big as the golden arches Big as the golden gate bridge Bit as the state of Kansas Big as Mars and Jupiter Big as the swing of Tiger Woods Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 07:22 PM

Angel in the outfield. Thanks, Pagan.

Kong76 May 22 2009 07:23 PM

EDC: He's your shortstop for the next three innings <<< I meant after tonight.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:24 PM

That's some small-ball right there, but any run is welcome.

Gwreck May 22 2009 07:26 PM

Johan at 101 pitches but I think he's going back out.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:28 PM

The 10th Armored Division couldn't keep him in the dugout.

metsguyinmichigan May 22 2009 07:28 PM

Gwreck wrote: Johan at 101 pitches but I think he's going back out. Heck yeah! Hopefully we can get at least one more out of him!

metirish May 22 2009 07:28 PM

="Swan Swan H"]Who else knows how Santana feels? This guy. Sam Elliot on the left , guy used to be everywhere at one point

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 07:33 PM

Gwreck wrote: ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Argenis Reyes barely played ss in his career. True or false?: he'd be a better defensive option I don't think he'd be the best we could do. And he's every bit as stinky as Ramon with the stick. Ruben Tejada at Bingo, I believe, is pretty well thought of defensively and plays SS everyday.

Edgy DC May 22 2009 07:33 PM

Putz is still in LA, right?

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:34 PM

Every fantasy Irish has had for David Wright goes double for me and Johan. Over 100 pitches going in, and he buzzes through Pedroia, Papi and Youkilis with the greatest of ease.

Kong76 May 22 2009 07:34 PM

metirish May 22 2009 07:35 PM

Parnell up and not Putz

Edgy DC May 22 2009 07:35 PM

Seriously, plenty of time after the game to talk shortstop alternatives. Right now I'm behind Ramon Thumbsies 100%.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:38 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Seriously, plenty of time after the game to talk shortstop alternatives. Right now I'm behind Ramon Thumbsies 100%. For us. If Omar hasn't gotten somebody on a plane, train or automobile already he had better do so NOW!

Kong76 May 22 2009 07:44 PM

EDC: Right now I'm behind Ramon Thumbsies 100% <<< Oh, stop.

Gwreck May 22 2009 07:45 PM

Major props to Gary Cohen for commenting on the Sweet Caroline singalong at Fenway, noting that the "fans actually like the song." "Maybe the folks at Citi Field can find another song."

Edgy DC May 22 2009 07:45 PM

Parnell hits 100? Shee-it.

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 07:45 PM

Young Bobby hits the century mark on the gun! Damn.

Kong76 May 22 2009 07:46 PM

Parnell with some sick shit to run the table in the eighth.

metirish May 22 2009 07:46 PM

Liked what Cohen said there a LOT.. Parnell finding it easy to get up for the 8th inning

Edgy DC May 22 2009 07:46 PM

="Kong76"]EDC: Right now I'm behind Ramon Thumbsies 100% <<< Oh, stop. Give me one more inning, anyhow?

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:46 PM

Parnell gasses Junior Dickhead Drew amidst a 1-2-3 inning, unwilling to face the wrath of Johan should he fail. Four or five runs would be lovely here.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 07:47 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 22 2009 07:48 PM

Bobby should pitch the 9th too. He just tore them up and doesn't even look like he's laboring. That's the easy movement that scout with the weird name saw in him, back when he was the 5th starter for Charleston Southern U.

Gwreck May 22 2009 07:47 PM

SNY gun had Parnell no faster than 97, for what it's worth.

seawolf17 May 22 2009 07:48 PM

Parnell was just blowing them away there. Nice.

Fman99 May 22 2009 07:48 PM

Parnell throws some smoke. I approve of that behavior. And on to the 9th...

Edgy DC May 22 2009 07:49 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Bobby should pitch the 9th too. So yup.

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 07:52 PM

Wow, the benefit of Reed being tossed out at second. Martinez gets to be overmatched at the plate again.

Kong76 May 22 2009 07:52 PM

EDC: Give me one more inning, anyhow? <<< 5-3 (not the score) go grab some leather.

metsguyinmichigan May 22 2009 07:53 PM

A save opportunity? You just know they're going to bring in KRod no matter how well Bobby did. Not that I want mess up the pen or anything, but was Parnell a reliever or a starter in the minors? A starter, right?

Fman99 May 22 2009 07:54 PM

Frankie getting ready to shut the door, get the Mets off the shnide.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:55 PM

Hey Fman, I'm Buzz Capra. Whaddaya got?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 07:57 PM

Swan Swan H wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Seriously, plenty of time after the game to talk shortstop alternatives. Right now I'm behind Ramon Thumbsies 100%. For us. If Omar hasn't gotten somebody on a plane, train or automobile already he had better do so NOW! Kinda brings to mind the final days of Melvin Mora. Just as now, we had lost the starting SS (Ordonez) and the backup (Abbott) to injuries and had a lack of ready alternatives forcing an unfamiliar guy to start. And just like now its being exposed in an interleague series at Boston.

Kong76 May 22 2009 07:59 PM

REED

Edgy DC May 22 2009 07:59 PM

Guys in the booth having a laugh at Fran Healy's expense.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 07:59 PM

Nice effort from Reed - he had it all the way and made sure he did.

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 07:59 PM

Reed's a much better CF'er than first baseman. Though he didn't have to make a throw on that play.

Edgy DC May 22 2009 08:01 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: ="Swan Swan H"] ="Edgy DC"]Seriously, plenty of time after the game to talk shortstop alternatives. Right now I'm behind Ramon Thumbsies 100%. For us. If Omar hasn't gotten somebody on a plane, train or automobile already he had better do so NOW! Kinda brings to mind the final days of Melvin Mora. Just as now, we had lost the starting SS (Ordonez) and the backup (Abbott) to injuries and had a lack of ready alternatives forcing an unfamiliar guy to start. And just like now its being exposed in an interleague series at Boston. That, like this, was also a pennant year. The difference is that Mora was a prospect, this guy is a fill-in, and we can be even more certain that what we see is pretty close to what he is.

Zvon May 22 2009 08:02 PM

WOOT!

metirish May 22 2009 08:02 PM

Swan Swan H wrote: Nice effort from Reed - he had it all the way and made sure he did. Yeah , nice play by him , great sound of the wall too.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 08:03 PM

I think Mora rookie-ness worked against him there. His teammates completely lost CAHNfidence in him and he suddenly became worthless.

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 08:03 PM

PiggiesTomatoes May 22 2009 08:03 PM

Yes, a happy recap!

metsguyinmichigan May 22 2009 08:05 PM

AWESOME! We needed that.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 08:05 PM

I'm glad we survived that one because we made way too many mistakes to beat the Red Sox most nights. It was only the planetary testicularity of Santana that made the difference.

Rockin' Doc May 22 2009 08:07 PM

Edgy DC wrote: ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"] ="Swan Swan H"] Edgy DC wrote: Seriously, plenty of time after the game to talk shortstop alternatives. Right now I'm behind Ramon Thumbsies 100%. For us. If Omar hasn't gotten somebody on a plane, train or automobile already he had better do so NOW! Kinda brings to mind the final days of Melvin Mora. Just as now, we had lost the starting SS (Ordonez) and the backup (Abbott) to injuries and had a lack of ready alternatives forcing an unfamiliar guy to start. And just like now its being exposed in an interleague series at Boston. That, like this, was also a pennant year. The difference is that Mora was a prospect, this guy is a fill-in, and we can be even more certain that what we see is pretty close to what he is. Mora could at least hit.

Rockin' Doc May 22 2009 08:08 PM

YAY!!!

Fman99 May 22 2009 08:10 PM

Swan Swan H wrote: Hey Fman, I'm Buzz Capra. Whaddaya got? I'm buzz too! Or at least I will be after the next drink...

Swan Swan H May 22 2009 08:13 PM

]The difference is that Mora was a prospect, this guy is a fill-in, and we can be even more certain that what we see is pretty close to what he is. "See that fellow over there? In ten years he has a chance to be the third baseman for the Orioles. Now, that fellow over there, in ten years he has a chance to be 46."

RealityChuck May 22 2009 08:24 PM

Swan Swan H wrote: ]The difference is that Mora was a prospect, this guy is a fill-in, and we can be even more certain that what we see is pretty close to what he is. "See that fellow over there? In ten years he has a chance to be the third baseman for the Orioles. Now, that fellow over there, in ten years he has a chance to be 46." My favorite Casey quote. :)

MFS62 May 22 2009 08:38 PM

Kong76 wrote: Booth says hammy. Boys and girls, he was trying to show us what happens when you actually touch third base when rounding it. Later

Ashie62 May 23 2009 10:17 AM

Great win.. loved Jermy Reed tonight..What ballsy catch and wall smash..Sounded like WWE