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Mousetown IGT 3/10/10
| John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 10 2010 11:00 AM |
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I've obtained a starting lineup: OF Jason Pride 2B Ruben Tejada 1B Daniel Murphy 3B Mike Hessman DH Chris Carter C Omir Santos OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis OF Jolbert Cabrera SS Russ Adams Neise to start, Nieve, Figueroa, Parnell, Kunz, Neisen also scheduled to hurl Home team: Nate McLouth, CF Martin Prado, 2B Chipper Jones, 3B Eric Hinske, 1B Melky Cabrera, RF Matt Diaz, LF Omar Infante, SS David Ross, C Derek Lowe is your NME starter, also scheduled to see Saito and a buncha guys I never heard of.
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| Edgy DC Mar 10 2010 11:04 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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If you were inclined to read into these sorts of things, you'd maybe note that Daniel Murphy is getting his time with an otherwise B-team lineup.
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| bmfc1 Mar 10 2010 11:11 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 10 2010 11:15 AM |
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Chris Carter with a 2 run homer. 3-0 "Mets", still in the top of the first. I always thought that you had to start four regulars in an exhibition game. Rubin tweeted today: "MLB official taking note of lack of Mets star power. Rule is must bring 4 starters although it's now amended to include starting pitcher." I don't know how to interpret today's lineup as including four starters: Murphy--OK; Santos--a starter by default; Niese--maybe.
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| Edgy DC Mar 10 2010 11:15 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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They are still first-inning warriors, this team.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 10 2010 11:17 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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[quote="Edgy DC":1yx51a0y]They are still first-inning warriors, this team.[/quote:1yx51a0y] Good habit to have.
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| bmfc1 Mar 10 2010 11:31 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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Neise gives all 3 back in the bottom of the first.
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| metirish Mar 10 2010 11:32 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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Will Carter make the team?
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| TransMonk Mar 10 2010 11:44 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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Will Niese make the team? Storylines abound! I think the 5th starter race as well as the last bench spot (i.e. the 3rd 1st baseman) races are wide open.
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| bmfc1 Mar 10 2010 11:50 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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I don't know how Carter can make the team. Right now, the bench looks like Pagan/Matthews; Blanco; Cora; Tatis. That leaves one spot--probably for Catalanotto or Jacobs. If they didn't rush to sign Cora or sign Tatis, they'd have more flexibility. Maybe there will be a deal. Atlanta's announcers: the Mets "brought the bottoms" here today.
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| TransMonk Mar 10 2010 11:56 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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[quote="bmfc1":2gud85sc]If they didn't rush to sign Cora or sign Tatis, they'd have more flexibility.[/quote:2gud85sc] Ha!
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| Edgy DC Mar 10 2010 11:57 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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I think the leader in that one spot is Anderson Hernandez. But if they go with a hitter, I don't know why Carter should be out of any mix that includes Catalanotto and Jacobs. He also has options.
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| bmfc1 Mar 10 2010 12:03 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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[quote="Edgy DC"]I think the leader in that one spot is Anderson Hernandez. But if they go with a hitter, I don't know why Carter should be out of any mix that includes Catalanotto and Jacobs. He also has options.
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| bmfc1 Mar 10 2010 12:17 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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Nieve didn't want Neise to feel too badly so he's given up 3 in the 4th. 6-3 Atlanta.
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| Edgy DC Mar 10 2010 12:21 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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[quote="bmfc1":1bsj27iu]"rush to sign Cora or sign Tatis": I know that they didn't rush to sign Tatis. The point was sign him, ever.[/quote:1bsj27iu] Sorry, there were two ways to read that and I read it the wrong way.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 10 2010 12:23 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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I looked at the linescore a minute ago and the pitching lines of Niese and Nieve were identical: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 10 2010 12:30 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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Tatis plays middle-infield about as well as Catalanotto at this point. If Frankie the Cat's primary utility is as a corner OF and IF, then why not have the last bench guy be someone who's an actual hitting threat? Jacobs, who can't really actually hit, doesn't count. Carter's never gotten extended time on a ML roster, much less on a field. We know what Jacobs and FrankieCats are at this point... why not make Chris Carter's file a little less X-ey? (And if Reyes is workable for the season opener, and the team's still considering taking AndyNandy up north instead, well, FUCKMEBUTWHYDIDN'TTHEYSNIFFFUCKINGFELIPELOPEZ?)
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| bmfc1 Mar 10 2010 12:32 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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Carter, obviously pumped by Edgy's earlier comment, with a 2-RBI double. The scoreboard had the wrong score, so when it was fixed, the Mets fans in Orlando cheered. One of the Braves announcers said "boy, they don't miss a trick." Mets fans can add.
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| Edgy DC Mar 10 2010 12:36 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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Well, there's a lot there. Much of it we've already discussed. I'm the one who has Anderson Hernandez as a top option. I'm suspecting I'm wrong about that based on his spring training playing time, but he is out of options, and I thought they'd have had two guys to back up the infield. Much of Lopez is a mystery. Note also that he didn't sign until after he fired Scott Boras. But yeah, I'm in Carter's corner. I even want to give him number eight.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 10 2010 01:47 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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NellyFigs: "Don't worry. I got this." His scoreless 2 IP (1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB) back him up. Another thing to note about Chris Carter-- that HR came off Derek Lowe, who lives in the Brandon Webb subdivision of the Sinkerballer neighborhood, HRs/9-wise.
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| Edgy DC Mar 10 2010 01:55 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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I'm putting Nelson Figueroa a nose and pair of bushy eyebrows ahead in the race to be starter number five. Good point about Carter.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 10 2010 02:29 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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We lose 7-6 in 10.
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| Ceetar Mar 10 2010 02:51 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":19mqt6ao]We lose 7-6 in 10.[/quote:19mqt6ao] apparently we were grand slam singled.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 10 2010 03:42 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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[quote="Ceetar"][quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]We lose 7-6 in 10. |
| metsmarathon Mar 10 2010 05:48 PM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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my kid does that so much better...
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| smg58 Mar 11 2010 06:53 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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Figueroa may have put himself back into contention for the last rotation spot. So at what point does Carter get a serious look at first base?
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 11 2010 07:35 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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Jerry calls Carter "The Animal" for his enthusiastic workouts and early arrivals. Seems like he could be a real threat to Mike Jacobs.
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| TransMonk Mar 11 2010 07:54 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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[quote="smg58":i03aoakc]So at what point does Carter get a serious look at first base?[/quote:i03aoakc] I'm guessing it will take more than 8 at-bats.
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| Edgy DC Mar 11 2010 08:02 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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I'm just happy that a bunch of the first base types are hitting --- Carter, Davis, Jacobs, Catalanotto --- and I'm rooting for Murphy, Evans, Pridie, and Hessman to join in and make it a real pigpile. If the hittingest one doesn't get the job, well, he will eventually.
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| TransMonk Mar 11 2010 08:05 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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True, nice to have potentially fruitful options than the lesser-of-evil options.
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| MFS62 Mar 11 2010 08:07 AM Re: Mousetown IGT 3/10/10 |
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[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":whx37y82]Jerry calls Carter "The Animal" for his enthusiastic workouts and early arrivals. Seems like he could be a real threat to Mike Jacobs.[/quote:whx37y82] As long as he keeps being a real threat to opposong pitchers, he will be. Later
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