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IGT 08/31, Mets at Rockies

KC Aug 31 2006 08:01 PM

I swear the Mets' lineups are always among the latest to be online .... Oliver Perez 2-10, 6.78 =indigo]Jeff Francis 10-10, 3.53

KC Aug 31 2006 08:16 PM

Reyes ss Lo Duca c Beltran cf Wright 3b Franco 1b Valentin 2b Green rf Chavez lf Perez p Carroll 2b Helton 1b Atkins 3b Holliday lf Spillborghs rf Iannetta c Tulowitzki ss Freeman cf Francis p

Yancy Street Gang Aug 31 2006 08:27 PM

The Mets have never swept a season series from the Rockies. They won 5 out of 6 in 2004, and lost 5 out of 6 in 1994.

Frayed Knot Aug 31 2006 08:29 PM

Francis can be a pretty good pitcher at times and this pitching matchup could go against us if Perez gets all wild again (although we did [url=http://www.ultimatemets.com/gamedetail.php?gameno=7182] managed to get to him[/url] last time)

Yancy Street Gang Aug 31 2006 08:32 PM

In fact, the Mets have never swept a season series against any National League club, so there's a chance at history tonight. (I visually scanned this page; perhaps I missed something.) The only time they were swept in a season series to an NL team was an 0-6 against the Giants in 2002.

metirish Aug 31 2006 08:33 PM

Didn't the Mets sweep the season series against the Cardianls in 1999 or 2000?...I think I read that when they were in town recently.

Edgy DC Aug 31 2006 08:34 PM

At least Delgado is out. I'd really like to see Lo Duca get some time off, or he more likely will get time off in October.

Yancy Street Gang Aug 31 2006 08:35 PM

metirish wrote: Didn't the Mets sweep the season series against the Cardianls in 1999 or 2000?...I think I read that when they were in town recently. Nope.

metirish Aug 31 2006 08:35 PM

Scrap that I am wrong.

metirish Aug 31 2006 09:14 PM

Mets up two zip, reyes scores on a tag from third and Freeman in CF made a great throw but Jose still beat it,Wright with a solo home run,David is back.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 09:15 PM

After Reyes scores on Beltran's sac, Mr. Wright hits a nice opposite field homer to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.

vtmet Aug 31 2006 09:24 PM

ESPN should not have the rights to MLB games...they are advertising the Mets game on ESPN2, yet they haven't started showing the game yet...their piece of crap college football game hasn't gotten over yet...Best team in baseball not on the air so that I can watch Boston College versus CMU...I don't even know who CMU is, let alone want to see this crap... only in football, can 6 minutes last over 1/2 an hour...and it's still has 1:22 left.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 09:28 PM

Perez is struggling in the first. It's now 2-2 with runners on first and second and nobody out.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 09:34 PM

Now the Rockies have the lead for the first time in the series, up 3-2 with two on and one out in fhe first. Perez isn't going to last long tonight.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 09:37 PM

Green catches a long fly ball to end the inning, and the score is 3-2 Rockies after one complete inning.

vtmet Aug 31 2006 09:37 PM

finally got the game...in time to see why Perez was available...

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 09:44 PM

Perez hurts his own cause, bunting into an inning ending double play in the top of the second.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 09:54 PM

Whew! The pitcher's best friend gets Perez out of a bases loaded jam unscathed!

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 10:16 PM

It's now 4-2 Rockies with two on and one out in the 3rd. Oliver is going to be replaced by Oliver before the inning is out. Make that 5-2. Ugh :(

Rockin' Doc Aug 31 2006 10:21 PM

Man, Perez has nothing. He can't throw a slider near the strike zone and his fastball isn't much better. When he does finally get a fastball over the plate the Rockies lace it for a single. Even the outs seem to be recorded on hard shots.

Yancy Street Gang Aug 31 2006 10:24 PM

Through three innings, Perez has thrown 85 pitches. As we've learned, the average number of pitches per inning is between 16 and 17. Chances of Oliver Perez pitching a complete game tonight: remote.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 10:27 PM

Perez is hitting for himself? WTF?

metirish Aug 31 2006 10:28 PM

As Keith says it's called a 17.5 game lead in the division...

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 10:32 PM

Perez struck out, but Reyes' 2-RBI double brings the Mets back to within a run!

Willets Point Aug 31 2006 10:34 PM

Runnin' Reyes steals 3rd. I hear a "Let's Go Mets" chant in the thin air.

Willets Point Aug 31 2006 10:43 PM

Sumamabitch.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 10:43 PM

After giving up a 2-run homer to give the Rockies a 7-4 lead in the 4th, Oliver is finally pulled. Oliver comes in from the bullpen. I'm sure Willie regrets not going to a pinch hitter last inning.

Willets Point Aug 31 2006 10:45 PM

I bet he doesn't. He took a gamble knowing the Mets don't really need to win this game and he could keep his pen rested as long as possible and probably would stand by that decision.

Rockin' Doc Aug 31 2006 10:47 PM

Is it too late to ship Perez back to Pittsburgh, or at least Norfolk.

Rockin' Doc Aug 31 2006 10:49 PM

Willets and Scarlett look so much alike they could be twins. It's hard to keep track of who is who around here sometimes.

Willets Point Aug 31 2006 10:50 PM

Peninsula Pilots get a mention. I regret never getting to see them in my Virginia days before the franchise moved to Wilmington.

Frayed Knot Aug 31 2006 11:06 PM

I also thought Perez was a bit unlucky tonight ... at least for a while anyway. A bunch of infield hits which weren't scored errors but were plays that could have been made, plus there were more than a few bloops falling in here and there. He's still got to find the plate more often and continues to have a hand in digging his own grave, but his acquisition has always been more about next year than about this year anyway. He's going to be a project.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 31 2006 11:09 PM

Pitcher Jeff Francis gets his 2nd RBI of the night to give the Rockies an 8-4 lead.

Willets Point Aug 31 2006 11:15 PM

5 earned runs in the last 7 innings sounds good.

Willets Point Aug 31 2006 11:17 PM

Rockin' Doc wrote: Willets and Scarlett look so much alike they could be twins. It's hard to keep track of who is who around here sometimes. I'm 242 posts away from my custom Mr. Met designation and some clarity.

cooby Aug 31 2006 11:59 PM

260 by my count. Get cracking!

Willets Point Sep 01 2006 12:10 AM

I suck at math (259).

Willets Point Sep 01 2006 12:12 AM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: In fact, the Mets have never swept a season series against any National League club, so there's a chance at history tonight. Why mess with tradition.

MFS62 Sep 01 2006 06:25 AM

The announcers mentioned during his first at-bat that Green came into the game with a big lifetime o-fer against the starter. Once I saw his first swing, I knew that was true. Man, he took some ugly cuts against the guy. He wasn't even close to the ball. I still feel the Mets can be very vulnerable to decent lefty pitching. Later

ScarletKnight41 Sep 01 2006 01:35 PM

I kept listening to the game even after I signed off of the laptop for the night. Somehow the concept of prayer came up. I had a lot of fun listening to Gary describe davening to Keith. Keith - what would a Jewish player do? Gary - Daven. Keith - What?!?!?! Gary - You know, like what Leo Mazzone used to do in the Atlanta dugout. Maybe it was due to the late hour and my general lack of sleep this week, but that totally cracked me up. The other thing that struck me was when they were talking about the post-season roster rules, and Gary was explaining that the Mets have one assistant general manager who is in charge of knowing all of these technical rules and keeping them straight. My reaction is that now I know what MK should be when he grows up <g>