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IGT 08/24, Cards at Mets

KC Aug 24 2006 06:09 PM

Belliard 2b Taguchi lf Pujols 1b Rolen 3b Encarnacion cf Wilson rf Mile ss Bennett c Marquis p Reyes ss Lo Duca c Beltran cf Delgado 1b Wright 3b Green erm Valentin 2b Chavez lf Williams p

metirish Aug 24 2006 06:26 PM

Green will wear # 20.

SteveJRogers Aug 24 2006 06:27 PM Re: IGT 08/24, Cards at Mets

]Green erm It's not that easy bein' green Having to spend each day the color of the leaves When I think it could be nicer being red or yellow or gold Or something much more colorful like that It's not easy bein' green It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water Or stars in the sky But green's the color of Spring And green can be cool and friendly-like And green can be big like an ocean Or important like a mountain Or tall like a tree When green is all there is to be It could make you wonder why But why wonder, why wonder? I am green and it'll do fine It's beautiful! And I think it's what I want to be

KC Aug 24 2006 06:40 PM

Raining at Shea, there's going to be a little delay.

SteveJRogers Aug 24 2006 06:42 PM

KC wrote: Raining at Shea, there's going to be a little delay. Appropriate that I used a swamp dweller's song!

Gwreck Aug 24 2006 06:54 PM

KC wrote: Raining at Shea, there's going to be a little delay. They will play this one unless absolutely impossible. There is no room in the schedule whatsoever for a makeup.

SteveJRogers Aug 24 2006 06:59 PM

Gwreck wrote: ="KC"]Raining at Shea, there's going to be a little delay. They will play this one unless absolutely impossible. There is no room in the schedule whatsoever for a makeup. Will this game REALLY matter? Game 7 in the LCS? Mets are 10 games up (or around there anyway) Pick this up on October 2nd?

Gwreck Aug 24 2006 07:00 PM

Cardinals are in a tight division race. I'm guessing this game matters quite a bit to Cincinatti.

SteveJRogers Aug 24 2006 07:07 PM

Gwreck wrote: Cardinals are in a tight division race. I'm guessing this game matters quite a bit to Cincinatti. Oooooh right, right right...

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 07:07 PM

Rain delay theater allowed Gary to catch us up on the news of the day - El Duque won't pitch tomorrow after all. They say he's not injured, but they're nonetheless skipping his start. Bannister will pitch tomorrow, and Oliver Perez will likely pitch Saturday. In the meantime, following his knee surgery, Ramon Castro has been moved to the 60-day DL. In his pre-game interview, Shawn Green expressed a lotof excitement about becoming a Met and about being reunited with Carlos Delgado, who helped Green out a lot in the minor leagues and at the beginning of his major league career.

SteveJRogers Aug 24 2006 07:09 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Rain delay theater allowed Gary to catch us up on the news of the day - El Duque won't pitch tomorrow after all. They say he's not injured, but they're nonetheless skipping his start. Bannister will pitch tomorrow, and Oliver Perez will likely pitch Saturday. In the meantime, following his knee surgery, Ramon Castro has been moved to the 60-day DL. In his pre-game interview, Shawn Green expressed a lotof excitement about becoming a Met and about being reunited with Carlos Delgado, who helped Green out a lot in the minor leagues and at the beginning of his major league career. Thing I should have said a week ago Saturday: "Maybe its their way of getting Bannister back healthy, throw a day for him!" Ouch, Castro is done for the year then?

seawolf17 Aug 24 2006 07:12 PM

Any mention of who's no longer on the active roster?

Gwreck Aug 24 2006 07:14 PM

Yes, Castro is done for the year. According to the Mets.com roster, Ledee is gone.

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2006 07:42 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 24 2006 07:50 PM

7 lefty swingers (including the switchies) going against Marquis de Card tonight.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 07:44 PM

Taguchi singles with one out and promptly steals second.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 07:48 PM

Attaboy, Dave Williams.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 07:48 PM

Maine gets Pujols and Rolen to end the inning unscathed.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 07:52 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 24 2006 07:52 PM

Encarnacion just misses making what would have been a great catch, and Reyes is on first with a leadoff single.

A Boy Named Seo Aug 24 2006 07:52 PM

I love the socks on the Marquis de Suck. Staying with fashion, I've become really keen on the snow white uni's and the two-tone crazy helmet. I think it looks great.

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2006 07:53 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 24 2006 07:55 PM

Reyes's bloop is one that Edmonds sucks up easily. He'd spread some mustard on it doing so ... but he'd almost certainly get it.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 07:54 PM

LoDuca is HBP. Runners on first and second, nobody out.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 07:56 PM

Beltran pops up for the first out.

OlerudOwned Aug 24 2006 07:56 PM

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I love the socks on the Marquis de Suck. Staying with fashion, I've become really keen on the snow white uni's and the two-tone crazy helmet. I think it looks great. The two-tone helmet makes me want to cry. But Marquis' stirrups are kickin'. Marquis is pretty cool, a Staten Island fella like myself. Met him once, he seemed cool. Glad he's out of Atlanta.

OlerudOwned Aug 24 2006 07:59 PM

Ah sucks.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 07:59 PM

Crap - Delgado hits into a DP to end the inning :(

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2006 08:01 PM

ESPN2 is being blacked out on my system -- which I assume means that his game is being televised by them nationally for any of you out-of-towners who are normally shut out.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 08:05 PM

Maine pitches a nice 1-2-3 second.

metirish Aug 24 2006 08:07 PM

SK that's Willimas pitching.

OlerudOwned Aug 24 2006 08:07 PM

="ScarletKnight41"]Maine pitches a nice 1-2-3 second. Maine's so good he can strike guys out with his mind. Dave Williams is just his puppet.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 08:10 PM

metirish wrote: SK that's Willimas pitching. Thank you Irish. Sheesh - I am scattered today! Green's first at-bat results in a sharply hit DP ball :(

Zvon Aug 24 2006 08:15 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Green's first at-bat results in a sharply hit DP ball :( That was some hard luck on a well hit ball. Wright hung himself out to dry--- Two double plays aid Marquis thru the 1st two.

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2006 08:16 PM

Green's stance is much more open than I remember it from earlier in his career. My first impression of him from back in his Toronto days was that his tall (though not AS tall), thin build and Blue Jay uni wearing #15 (I think) you could see the 5 on his back in his slightly closed stance - all of which made him look a lot like Olerud who had recently played there. And I thought, hey here's a guy who's going to be pretty good: he's a John Olerud ... but with speed!!

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2006 08:22 PM

Williams has a nice swing but he bails out something awful.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 08:24 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Williams has a nice swing but he bails out something awful. Yea--but he just worked an 11 pitch at bat off Marquis. Ended up striking out but- ya gotta like that.

Hillbilly Aug 24 2006 08:25 PM

Reyes swipes his 53.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 08:26 PM

thank you Preston Wilson!

Hillbilly Aug 24 2006 08:27 PM

sleezy drives him in with a 3 bagger that Preston Wilson miss plays!

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 08:27 PM

Closet Wheels! LoDuca triples (with a little help from Mookie's kid) and Reyes scores on the play! 1-0 Mets!

Zvon Aug 24 2006 08:27 PM

Preston gives up a triple to LoDuca---u see those lil stubby legs truckin around the bases? lol. Reyes scores. 1-0

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 08:32 PM

Wright gets an RBI sac fly (and misses a grand slam by about a foot or two). 2-0 Mets.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 08:33 PM

Shawn Green gets his first RBI as a Met! 3-0 Mets :)

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2006 08:34 PM

Thought Davey-boy had one there ... settles for the sac fly. Marquis is gonna have to come in with one sooner or later. He's trying to live on the outside corner the whole night (esp w/the leftys, he wanted no part of Delgado). Someone's gonna smack him but good before this night is over.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 08:34 PM

LoDuca tags off a deep drive to right by Wright. Wrights power level is down. He got as much as he could of that pitch..... Green with his 1st Met hit and RBI as Beltran scores on his line single to left. 3-0 Metropolitans

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 08:45 PM

Mr. Wright makes a NICE play to end the top of the 4th :)

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 08:53 PM

Not to damn with faint praise, but Michael Tucker hasn't yet hit the ball as hard as Green has in either of his turns tonight.

OlerudOwned Aug 24 2006 08:56 PM

Oh Son of an Assenmacher. The only thing worse than giving up a home run to St. Louis' light hitting catcher is giving one up to their light hitting backup catcher.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 09:02 PM

With nice defense from Chavez, William gets out of the inning still leading 3-2.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 09:08 PM

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 09:08 PM

Wow, Delgado is back.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 09:09 PM

Delgado says "Gary Bennett isn't going to out homer me on my turf!" 5-2 Mets in the 5th :)

OlerudOwned Aug 24 2006 09:10 PM

BOOOOM for Delgado. And...Wright JUST misses again. Teh suxx.

seawolf17 Aug 24 2006 09:10 PM

It is SO nice to have the real Carlos Delgado back. Keep this groove, big guy.

OlerudOwned Aug 24 2006 09:24 PM

A quick sixth for both clubs. Mets'll try to get one more inning out of Williams.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 09:34 PM

He doesn't make it. Bert comes in with one out and runners on second and third. That is Bert, isn't it?

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 09:36 PM

Come quietly, or there will be..trouble.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 09:37 PM

A nice play by Wright and a nice K gets us to the 7th inning stretch unscathed! 5-2 - Get Up And Stretch!

Zvon Aug 24 2006 09:37 PM

Omar and the Cards GM havin a lil pow-wow up in his box--mmm, interesting. RHernandez with a great relief job bailing out Williams in the 7th.

metirish Aug 24 2006 09:45 PM

] Omar and the Cards GM havin a lil pow-wow up in his box--mmm, interesting. A deal for Scott Spezio is contingent on him changing the colour of his chin hair to Mets blue.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 09:46 PM

metirish wrote: ] Omar and the Cards GM havin a lil pow-wow up in his box--mmm, interesting. A deal for Scott Spezio is contingent on him changing the colour of his chin hair to Mets blue. ..or orange. Hope thats not where they're stuck.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 09:52 PM

Your move, Creep.

metirish Aug 24 2006 09:52 PM

I've warmed tp Chris Cotter, the lads take the piss out of him something terrible.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 09:52 PM

Shawn Green will lead off the 8th. I do like his swing---smooth.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 10:00 PM

Looks like Mota if we score one here; Wagner if we don't. In that case, let's score two.

Edgy DC Aug 24 2006 10:04 PM

That's two days in a row that Franco has got rung up on a pitch off the plate.

Edgy DC Aug 24 2006 10:04 PM

Mota it is.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 10:04 PM

Reyes knocks in Porn Stash to give the Mets a 6-2 lead :)

Edgy DC Aug 24 2006 10:05 PM

"Curly Shuffle" playin'.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 10:06 PM

BIG RBI single by Reyes. Valentin chugs home. I thought that was hit too hard to score him, but he scores easily. 6-2

Edgy DC Aug 24 2006 10:11 PM

When this game is over, re-read this thread and check out OlerudOwned's contributions. Keepers.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 10:12 PM

Ha--u see Preston Wilson stare down Mota after he K'd.....wassupwidat? Sit icehole--your out.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 10:14 PM

Mota mows em down--game ovah!

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 10:15 PM

I believe that inning for Mota was 8 pitches, 7 strikes. Yeow.

Edgy DC Aug 24 2006 10:15 PM

So, "Takin' Care of Business" seems to have displaced "Back in the New York Groove." Is that what they played after victories in 1986 or something?

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 10:16 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 24 2006 10:18 PM

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 10:18 PM

They seem to have been doing TCB for a while.

Edgy DC Aug 24 2006 10:20 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I believe that inning for Mota was 8 pitches, 7 strikes. Yeow. And the eighth pitch was a pretty bad call.

seawolf17 Aug 24 2006 10:22 PM

Where's the old man? Come on, fella!

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 10:37 PM

Zvon Aug 24 2006 11:04 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 24 2006 11:21 PM

Edgy DC wrote: When this game is over, re-read this thread and check out OlerudOwned's contributions. Keepers. Are you insinuating JDs were a roboflop? I got a kick out of those. ="seawolf17"]Where's the old man? Come on, fella! He shall arrive shortly. JD? *Z starts the drumroll........

Willets Point Aug 24 2006 11:06 PM

Shit did we just sweep the Cardinals? They've been our bugbear for quite some time. This just might snap me out of the pessimistic grumpies I've been in lately.

metirish Aug 24 2006 11:08 PM

The only thing that would make a sweep of the Cardinals better is if Bobby V were the manager.

Zvon Aug 24 2006 11:09 PM

metirish wrote: The only thing that would make a sweep of the Cardinals better is if Bobby V were the manager. ...of the Cardinals?

metirish Aug 24 2006 11:13 PM

Huh?

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 11:15 PM

SteveJRogers Aug 24 2006 11:16 PM

Zvon wrote: ="metirish"]The only thing that would make a sweep of the Cardinals better is if Bobby V were the manager. ...of the Cardinals? Bobby V and TLR HATE each other

Zvon Aug 24 2006 11:19 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: ="Zvon"] ="metirish"]The only thing that would make a sweep of the Cardinals better is if Bobby V were the manager. ...of the Cardinals? Bobby V and TLR HATE each other Oh. Nevermind. ________________________________________________ Thanks JD--Ill amend mine. Cuz its probly only really lucky if its you that posts it.

metirish Aug 24 2006 11:22 PM

LOL...no big deal Zvon, I thought I had spelled Cardinals wrong or something....Bobby V and LaRussa have little time for each other.

Edgy DC Aug 24 2006 11:31 PM

Sir, I'd like to buy one of those brooms of yours.

seawolf17 Aug 25 2006 07:03 AM

="Johnny Dickshot"] There he is! Love that guy.

OlerudOwned Aug 25 2006 09:28 AM

MFS62 Aug 25 2006 09:36 AM

I don't think it was a coincidence that David started to slump when Floyd got injured. This season's stats aside, I don't think other teams perceived Valentin to be as much of a threat as Cliff. So David was trying to do too much as other teams weren't giving him good pitches to hit. It may be my imagination, but Wright got more hittable pitches last night with Green batting behind him. And his going to right was a good sign. That is what he was doing when he was hitting well. Later

Edgy DC Aug 25 2006 09:39 AM

How about Keith and Ron's cynicism when Gary delivered the line about Green waiving his no-trade rights because he knew so many players in the mets clubhouse. Keith: "I think it might have also had something to do with those 14 games the Mets are up in the standings." Ron: "Yeah, and with all the player movement these days, you pretty much know someone everywhere you end up."

Yancy Street Gang Aug 25 2006 09:43 AM

metirish wrote: I've warmed tp Chris Cotter, the lads take the piss out of him something terrible. Me too. Earlier this year I wrote that he "brings nothing to the table" but he does contribute something worthwhile now and then. I think they're expanding his role a bit. At first he seemed to be mostly talking to fans. "Yay! It's great to be at Shea!"

Yancy Street Gang Aug 25 2006 09:46 AM

For me, the most surprising broadcasting moment was when Gary couldn't immediately answer one of the easier Aflac Trivia Questions ever. Name the four Mets who won a rookie of the year award. Ron Darling said, "Three come to mind right away." (I wouldn't expect Ron to be too much of an expert on Mets trivia from before his time.) But Gary Cohen echoed that statement. I'm surprised that he didn't remember that Jon Matlack won the 1972 award. Isn't he too young to be having senior moments?

Hillbilly Aug 25 2006 09:47 AM

That was a nice sweep and display of running scoring ability. It's fantastic to see the cleanup hitter catching fire again. Let's stomp some Phillies next!!

Centerfield Aug 25 2006 09:49 AM

I would guess "Taking Care of Business" became the song of choice after they built their big lead.