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IGT - 06/23/2009 - St. Louis Cardinals @ NY Mets

metirish Jun 23 2009 03:31 PM

I'm on a roll No idea what these numbers mean , Lennon posted this Cora 6 Murphy 3 Wright 5 Tatis 7 Church 9 Santos 2 F. Mart 8 Castillo 4 Livan 1

Benjamin Grimm Jun 23 2009 03:33 PM

That's their scorecard position. (Pitcher = 1, catcher = 2, etc.)

metirish Jun 23 2009 03:34 PM

Thanks Grim , I would have hoped for an answer that didn't make me look like a proper fool.

Centerfield Jun 23 2009 03:55 PM

I wonder if Sheffield is hurt.

Frayed Knot Jun 23 2009 04:11 PM

Fartinez in CF could be interesting ... and by 'interesting' I mean scary. Actually 'scary' is probably too severe a word, but one of the cautions always thrown around the prospect discussions about him was that he'd need to develop a real good bat because he wasn't looking like a guy who could handle CF, at least not on a long-term basis.

Gwreck Jun 23 2009 04:52 PM

I wonder if Ryan Church should be playing centerfield instead.

metirish Jun 23 2009 04:59 PM

Cardinals (39-32) Schumaker 2B Duncan LF Pujols 1B Ludwick RF Ankiel CF Molina C Greene 3B Pineiro P Ryan SS Mets (35-33) Cora SS Murphy 1B Wright 3B Tatis LF Church RF Santos C Martinez CF Castillo 2B Hernandez P

metirish Jun 23 2009 05:50 PM

Rain delay with the bases loaded......the booth going to take calls , Keith loves it. Cardinals up 1 to 0

metirish Jun 23 2009 06:42 PM

So we come back after the long rain delay with the bases still loaded and Livan throws one pitch and gets the fly ball from Ankeil. There ought to be a law against swinging at the first pitch after a long rain delay.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 23 2009 06:47 PM

You know I wouldn't mind beating Joel Piniero's ass.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 23 2009 07:17 PM

At this point I'd settle for a second hit.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 23 2009 07:28 PM

Botched hit and run......wasting opportunities.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 23 2009 07:31 PM

Livan, Livan, Livan. That Castillo cannot be kept off the basepaths (on base 6 straight times!) is of little value if you're f*cking up hit-and-runs.

Edgy DC Jun 23 2009 07:37 PM

Gwreck wrote: I wonder if Ryan Church should be playing centerfield instead. This is another thing about drives me crazy about Jerry. "I haven't seen enough to make an informed decsion." Same excuse kept Murphy out of the infield. These guys come with histories and big scouting dossiers. It's not that his judment is unsound or anything. I think he's a good judge of talent. But absent an informed opinion, he seems unaware of the record.

Edgy DC Jun 23 2009 07:43 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 23 2009 07:44 PM

Bases loaded for Pujols. I'd go to Bradford here. Is he loose?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 23 2009 07:43 PM

Gulp.

Edgy DC Jun 23 2009 07:45 PM

Boojols.

Edgy DC Jun 23 2009 07:46 PM

Tony LaRussa just exploded. Thank you, Cardinals.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 23 2009 07:46 PM

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Livan, Livan, Livan. That Castillo cannot be kept off the basepaths (on base 6 straight times!) is of little value if you're f*cking up hit-and-runs. Yeah, that was a tough pitch to hit. Who do these guys think they are? The Mets?

PiggiesTomatoes Jun 23 2009 07:49 PM

Nice to see another team makes out like that on the bases. Considerably less damage than there could have been. Whew.

Edgy DC Jun 23 2009 07:51 PM

LaRussa also hates hit batsmen.

Edgy DC Jun 23 2009 07:51 PM

Tatis is getting too good at that.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 23 2009 07:53 PM

Having a hard time imaging Wily Mo Pena being any worse an option that Tatis right now.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 23 2009 07:54 PM

Patient, yes. See a lot of pitches against those who go outside the zone, yes. But this team isn't so great at fouling off pitches they don't want, are they? Pineiro may throw a complete game here without breaking 90 pitches.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 23 2009 07:56 PM

Elmer Dessens: First No. 64 in team history.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 23 2009 07:56 PM

PiggiesTomatoes wrote: Nice to see another team makes out like that on the bases. Considerably less damage than there could have been. Whew. That was a mercy killing by the Cardinals. They're hot, tired and know the Mets aren't going to score three runs. Pujols probably told Murph, "Hey, I'm running now. Make sure Livan doesn't throw it away."

metsguyinmichigan Jun 23 2009 07:57 PM

Welcome to New York, Elmer! Nice job!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 23 2009 07:57 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Elmer Dessens: First No. 64 in team history. A Shea fan?

Fman99 Jun 23 2009 07:59 PM

Dessens good, Tatis bad.

Fman99 Jun 23 2009 08:02 PM

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Darling and/or Mex sitting in the seats for the different perspective. We are spoiled by this broadcasting crew I tells ya.

metirish Jun 23 2009 08:02 PM

] Pineiro may throw a complete game here without breaking 90 pitches. This is embarrassing , it's like I'm watching an all time great here , but it's Joel fucking Pineiro.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 23 2009 08:02 PM

He's always been associated with the orange and blue.

Fman99 Jun 23 2009 08:10 PM

I anoint him the best Elmer in Mets history. Way better than Elmer McGurch or even Elmer Elmerson. And on to the 9th. Rally time motherfuckers!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 23 2009 08:14 PM

We've got two hits! LET'S

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 23 2009 08:16 PM

GET

Swan Swan H Jun 23 2009 08:17 PM

PHYSICAL!

Fman99 Jun 23 2009 08:18 PM

Well that sucked a lot of hard Mets cock.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 23 2009 08:18 PM

PHYSICAL!

metsguyinmichigan Jun 23 2009 08:18 PM

Nothing to do but tip your cap to Jo-el and hope to kick their butts tomorrow.

metirish Jun 23 2009 08:19 PM

Fman99 wrote: Well that sucked a lot of hard Mets cock. I was thinking limp cock.

Swan Swan H Jun 23 2009 08:20 PM

Blah. Oh well, they'll win 3 of 4. I just got home - is there a reason Sheff is planted on the bench? Also, (this is like a notes column) when Dessens makes the rotation the fans in the K corner can print Fudd hats to hang up.

Fman99 Jun 23 2009 08:41 PM

Swan Swan H wrote: Blah. Oh well, they'll win 3 of 4. I just got home - is there a reason Sheff is planted on the bench? Because Jerry wants to torment Met fans by consistently playing the Marlon-Anderson-esque Tatis as the cleanup hitter.

Swan Swan H Jun 23 2009 08:47 PM

That may be a better answer than the one I was expecting, which was a knee-bone-not-so-connected-to-the-shinbone-anymore kind of thing.

Centerfield Jun 24 2009 08:08 AM

metirish wrote: ] Pineiro may throw a complete game here without breaking 90 pitches. This is embarrassing , it's like I'm watching an all time great here , but it's Joel fucking Pineiro. "Fucking" is a very common middle name in St. Louis.

Edgy DC Jun 24 2009 08:20 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 24 2009 08:25 AM

They re-assigned 31 last night. Brooklyn boy shot by stray bullet throws out first pitch at Citi Field BY Brendan Brosh and Bill Hutchinson DAILY NEWS WRITERS Wednesday, June 24th 2009, 4:00 AM Davonte Kelly (r.) shot in the head by a stray bullet on a Brooklyn baseball field. The lucky Little Leaguer hit in the head by a stray bullet on a Brooklyn baseball field got a chance to live out his big league dreams Tuesday. Davonte Kelly, 11, whose miraculous recovery amazed doctors, took the mound at Citi Field to throw out the first pitch at Tuesday night's game. "My life is extraordinary now," Davonte said. "Ordinary kids don't get to throw out the first pitch." Given an authentic Mets' home jersey with his name and No. 31 on the back, Davonte even got some hitting tips from his favorite player David Wright. "It was fun to hang around and talk baseball with him," said the Mets' slugging third baseman, who gave Davonte an autographed bat. After hearing of Davonte's near-miss on the news, Wright said he was thrilled to learn the kid was not only a Mets fan, but played for the Mets in the Spring Creek Little League in Starrett City. "He was a little quiet at first; then he relaxed a little," said Wright, who took Davonte on a tour of the Mets' clubhouse and dugout, and introduced him to manager Jerry Manuel and veteran outfielder Gary Sheffield. Davonte admitted to being tongue-tied around Wright. "I was very nervous meeting this amazing player," he said. On June 7, Davonte was waiting to take the field with his team when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and started bleeding. He and his mother first thought he got hit by a baseball. When they got to Brookdale University Hospital, doctors discovered a bullet lodged 3 millimeters into his head. The slug dented his head, but did not penetrate his skull. The shooter has not been caught. whutchinson@nydailynews.com http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/06/24/2009-06-24_bklyn_bullet_boy_throws_amazin_1st_pitch.html#ixzz0JM9tEHOG&D

metirish Jun 24 2009 08:23 AM

] "My life is extraordinary now," Davonte said. "Ordinary kids don't get to throw out the first pitch." Gotta love that from the kid, nice one.

Edgy DC Jun 24 2009 08:27 AM

]"I was very nervous meeting this amazing player." I think the bullet somehow activated the public speaking part of his brain.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 24 2009 08:53 AM

Quick, someone shoot me in the head. I'd like to meet David Wright and throw out the first pitch.

Edgy DC Jun 24 2009 09:01 AM

You've sot me in the back of the head with many a bullet of cool and I haven't met shit.