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IGT 9/12/06 - Mets at Marlins

Gwreck Sep 12 2006 06:15 PM

New York Reyes SS LoDuca C Beltran CF Delgado 1B Wright 3B Floyd LF Green RF Valentin 2B Perez P Florida Hanley Ramirez SS Dan Uggla 2B Miguel Cabrera 3B Josh Willingham LF Wes Helms 1B Cody Ross RF Miguel Olivo C Alfredo Amezaga CF Josh Johnson P

Gwreck Sep 12 2006 06:16 PM

Pre- (or during-) game discussion: Mary Noble referred to Oliver Perez's shutout last time out as "the most surprising pitching performance at Shea Stadium since Bobby Jones' one-hitter against the Giants in the 2000 NLDS." Your thoughts... 1. Is he right? If not, who was? 2. Whose was the most surprising immediately preceeding Jones? .

Johnny Dickshot Sep 12 2006 06:17 PM

If Cody Ross or Dan Uggla get so much as a seeing-eye single tonight I'm gonna hafta go down there and kill them myself.

Willets Point Sep 12 2006 06:35 PM

Don't make promises you don't want to have to keep.

Yancy Street Gang Sep 12 2006 06:49 PM

="Gwreck"]Pre- (or during-) game discussion: Mary Noble referred to Oliver Perez's shutout last time out as "the most surprising pitching performance at Shea Stadium since Bobby Jones' one-hitter against the Giants in the 2000 NLDS." Your thoughts... 1. Is he right? If not, who was? 2. Whose was the most surprising immediately preceeding Jones? . Heilman's one-hitter last year was surprising. I don't remember if it was at Shea, though.

OlerudOwned Sep 12 2006 06:53 PM

First time I've seen that SNY commercial. That was excellent.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 12 2006 06:55 PM

Not that Bobby Jones wasn't capable of a strong pitching performance, and not that it wasn't surprising, but I kinda always felt that the Giants were really, really tight in that game. Tom Glavine's opening day in 2003 was another shocker.

Yancy Street Gang Sep 12 2006 07:04 PM

When did Yogi Berra film that Aflac commercial, anyway? I bet he's ten years younger in that spot than he is currently.

Yancy Street Gang Sep 12 2006 07:04 PM

Apparently there's a rain delay in Miami.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 12 2006 07:12 PM

MLB.TV playing the Eurythmics "Here Comes the Rain Again"...

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 07:13 PM

="Gwreck"]Pre- (or during-) game discussion: Mary Noble referred to Oliver Perez's shutout last time out as "the most surprising pitching performance at Shea Stadium since Bobby Jones' one-hitter against the Giants in the 2000 NLDS." Your thoughts... 1. Is he right? If not, who was? 2. Whose was the most surprising immediately preceeding Jones? . I came here to take a break from schoolwork.... And no - Alay Soler's shutout was at least as surprising.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 07:18 PM

Wrt Rain Delay Theater - I love watching Ron Darling in his prime <g>

Willets Point Sep 12 2006 07:21 PM

Philly & Atlanta are rained out. Clinching ain't easy.

KC Sep 12 2006 07:29 PM

The '88 game they have on with F X and Ralph calling the game is just Metsmerizing -- this is why I won't buy that '86 dvd until well after the whole season is well over -- I get nothing done because of the current Mets, I don't need to be glued to twenty-year old footage. I'm just sayin', I thought it was funny when I found myself staring at the screen a couple of minutes ago like I was in some kind of trance.

Yancy Street Gang Sep 12 2006 07:42 PM

Soler's shutout was in Phoenix.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 07:46 PM

"Go Ollie! Go Ollie! He makes me say, 'By, Golly!' 'Cause he can D-O-I-T, DO IT!"

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 07:49 PM

Edgy DC wrote: "Go Ollie! Go Ollie! He makes me say, 'By, Golly!' 'Cause he can D-O-I-T, DO IT!" I have a soft spot for Ollie because he jumps across the foul line.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 07:51 PM

Rain Delay Theater is over - the game is afoot!

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 07:51 PM

The pep squad agrees with you. The field conditions are awful as we get under way. He better not be jumping any lines today as foul ground is pretty muddy.

metirish Sep 12 2006 07:53 PM

Weird that last night Williams gave up 9 runs on 11 hits.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 07:54 PM

Pretty fat pitch that Lo Duca popped up on. Oh, shit, I'm still grumpy.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 07:55 PM

That was too quick of a top of the first.

metirish Sep 12 2006 07:57 PM

I agree SK, these Marlins scare me,is Girardi or Randolf the NL manager of the year?

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 07:58 PM

I still give it to Willie for leading these loosers to the division title ;)

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 08:01 PM

Dan Uggla, signing his own death warrant.

OlerudOwned Sep 12 2006 08:07 PM

Perez behind 2 hitters, 2 hits. Ahead of 2 hitters, 2 outs.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 08:08 PM

Oh Fuck! 2-0 Marlins on a double that Cliff should have been able to catch :(

SteveJRogers Sep 12 2006 08:09 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 12 2006 08:09 PM

Wrong thread, OOPS!

OlerudOwned Sep 12 2006 08:09 PM

Erm...even on Helms and that pitch kinda sucked. 2-0, Makaira nigricans

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 08:14 PM

Hey, Chuck Meriwether, work with me here.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 08:18 PM

More rain, and our second delay of the night begins.

metirish Sep 12 2006 08:54 PM

It doesn't look good as it's raining like crazy in Miami.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 12 2006 08:55 PM

Any game with such a lame poll question should be canceled. Who writes this stuff?

cooby Sep 12 2006 08:59 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Any game with such a lame poll question should be canceled. Who writes this stuff? What is it?

metirish Sep 12 2006 09:01 PM

the question was ,"who was the best manager in Mets history"........

cooby Sep 12 2006 09:03 PM

sheesh.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2006 09:05 PM

Lame poll questions are rapidly becoming a staple of sports braodcasts. It's all about getting folks to log onto their websites. Whether they do it with intelligent queries ortotal lameness seems irrelevent to them.

metirish Sep 12 2006 09:07 PM

The better question might have been who was the worst manager in Mets history.

Yancy Street Gang Sep 12 2006 09:10 PM

I'm not sure how I'd answer that. Hodges? Johnson? Valentine?

SteveJRogers Sep 12 2006 09:13 PM

Willie REALLY was one of the options? Gil, Davey, Bobby V... Who else was an option? You know, I'd probably put Torre up there Casey I'd actually say was overated, even as a MFY manager (great innovater, but doesn't have the lineage of say John McGraw and others)! I'd put Yogi also in the top 5 as well

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 09:14 PM

Bobby was NOT an option. Gil, Davey, Willie and one other (Yogi?) were the choices.

metirish Sep 12 2006 09:15 PM

How could Bobby not be an option, jesus christ what a lame poll.

SteveJRogers Sep 12 2006 09:21 PM

metirish wrote: How could Bobby not be an option, jesus christ what a lame poll. Yup. Guy took a team with holes all over the outfield and in the back of the rotation and made the postseason back-to-back years, and an NL Championship! What are they only counting Division winners? Is Bobby V persona non grata now? Sheesh!

KC Sep 12 2006 09:21 PM

It's subtle stuff like this that could make a team owned network a real turn off. It's not something to make a big deal about, but to put Willie on instead of Bobby has to make some people wonder. It could be a harmless mistake by some jack wad, or it might be advertising the current product and dismissing someone they let go as a nobody. Keith caught it, I vote E too.

SteveJRogers Sep 12 2006 09:24 PM

KC wrote: It's subtle stuff like this that could make a team owned network a real turn off. It's not something to make a big deal about, but to put Willie on instead of Bobby has to make some people wonder. It could be a harmless mistake by some jack wad, or it might be advertising the current product and dismissing someone they let go as a no one. Yup. Especially when their ad campaign has been how they are going to be the FOX News of New York Sports (as in the "Fair And Balanced" tag line) and this is one way where you can start making a case that they are just the same as everyonelse. (The love of Steve Traschel by the on air staff, showing only Met winning games in their Met Classics, ect)

Johnny Dickshot Sep 12 2006 09:25 PM

Ultimately, it takes some viewers for fools and pulls the wool over the eyes of all the others. I'm so insulted I could punch someting. Ow! My eye.

metirish Sep 12 2006 09:27 PM

Dickshot I tought by now you'd be on I-95 going down to punch the shit outta Uggla.

metirish Sep 12 2006 09:28 PM

WOW the game might get going again.....

SteveJRogers Sep 12 2006 09:29 PM

Bobby is the Mets Billy Martin, well the 75-78 Martin, the guy that is brought in based on success elsewhere and he comes in rocking the boat and transforming a lumbering bunch to a winning bunch. But because of his own insecurities self destructs (on the field in Valentine's case) and needs to be removed for the good of all involved. And I will say Billy Martin does deserve to be in the Hall as a Manager. Bobby V needs some more MLB gigs

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 09:40 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 12 2006 09:49 PM

I disagree about Casey. I'd take him over McGraw in a New York minute.* If Casey can be dismissed as an "innovator," what does that make Connie Mack, who watched the game pass him by relatively early in his career and more-or-less sat there. *On edit: not really, on reflection, but it's no big insult to be less than McGraw.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 09:44 PM

Cliff Floyd should not be sent back out to that outfield. That's what Ricky Ledee is for.

KC Sep 12 2006 09:54 PM

I knew there had to be a reason.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 09:55 PM

Ollie gets the first Mets hit of the game.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 10:02 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: Bobby is the Mets Billy Martin, well the 75-78 Martin, the guy that is brought in based on success elsewhere and he comes in rocking the boat and transforming a lumbering bunch to a winning bunch. But because of his own insecurities self destructs (on the field in Valentine's case) and needs to be removed for the good of all involved. And I will say Billy Martin does deserve to be in the Hall as a Manager. Bobby V needs some more MLB gigs I missed the part where Bobby Valentine self-destructed.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 12 2006 10:03 PM

Josh and Cody. They should be decorators in South Beach.

SteveJRogers Sep 12 2006 10:13 PM

Edgy DC wrote: ="SteveJRogers"]Bobby is the Mets Billy Martin, well the 75-78 Martin, the guy that is brought in based on success elsewhere and he comes in rocking the boat and transforming a lumbering bunch to a winning bunch. But because of his own insecurities self destructs (on the field in Valentine's case) and needs to be removed for the good of all involved. And I will say Billy Martin does deserve to be in the Hall as a Manager. Bobby V needs some more MLB gigs I missed the part where Bobby Valentine self-destructed. On the field, not in a Martin-esque way, just as in commanding a team that fell apart in 2002. Yeah self-destruction is an gross overstatement, but I was going for a Bobby V=Billy Martin side-by-side comparision. Also the guy was paranoid and yet constantly did his own bit of saber rattling through the press

Yancy Street Gang Sep 12 2006 10:15 PM

The way to compare two people isn't to make something up about one of the two so that he matches the other.

metirish Sep 12 2006 10:16 PM

] Also the guy was paranoid and yet constantly did his own bit of saber rattling through the press I think Bobby was up against a GM that was out to sabotage him in the press.

KC Sep 12 2006 10:18 PM

SJR: >>>Also the guy was paranoid and yet constantly did his own bit of saber rattling through the press<<< Stuff like this needs it's own thread so we can pound the crap out of it, I disagree completely although early on I thought BV was a bit paranoid. He got the shaft.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 10:20 PM

What happened in 2002 is hard to connect to a character flaw of Valentine's.

cooby Sep 12 2006 10:22 PM

I am so glad someone else hates the name "Cody"

TransMonk Sep 12 2006 10:24 PM

I don't think Bobby self destructed as much as gave up in 2002. He knew he was being pushed out by upper management. Even with the bad 2002 season he averaged 87 wins per year (90 per year '97-'01). To say he had less talent than both Davey and Willie is a huge understatement. If you gave me the option to trade Willie for Bobby right now I'd probably do it. And I don't mind Willie.

KC Sep 12 2006 10:26 PM

My friend has a dog named Cody ... it's a female poodle with some kind of nerve disorder that is hard to describe. Perez has like ten strikeouts through four. I hope I can make it through six.

KC Sep 12 2006 10:28 PM

I don't mind Willie either, he took a lot of crap here and it's almost completely stopped and no one has called anyone on it. Yet.

metirish Sep 12 2006 10:30 PM

I was one that didn't trust Willie, and you know what I am still not sold on him in the post-season, I would take Bobby over him if given the option.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 12 2006 10:36 PM

If Willie was so smart, he'd have ordered Valentin to do something better than fly out there. Good point that WWSB has taken less crap this year. Funny how that happens.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 12 2006 10:36 PM

My friend has a son named Cody. He used to babysit for us - he's a great young man.

TransMonk Sep 12 2006 10:40 PM

For what it's worth, Willie is a different manager this year than last year. He laxed all the stupid rules that he had last year and I think he's found his legs under him with making the in game decisions. Not that he's always right, but with experience comes better knowledge.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 12 2006 10:52 PM

I enjoy cajun shrimp with Nolasco sauce.

metirish Sep 12 2006 10:56 PM

So twice tonight Keith has said..."so you can't write in for Bobby Valentine in this poll"....way to go Keith.

cooby Sep 12 2006 10:58 PM

It's not so much that I think it's a bad name as it just gives me bad vibes when I hear it. There must be a Cody kid in my past that gives me negative feelings.

KC Sep 12 2006 11:02 PM

JD: >>>Funny how that happens<<< It is funny, and I'm not about to build a case to back up my idle "yet" threat. He can pull a blunder or two in the 2006 post season that will light up the boards. TM: >>>For what it's worth, Willie is a different manager this year than last year. He laxed all the stupid rules that he had last year and I think he's found his legs under him with making the in game decisions. Not that he's always right, but with experience comes better knowledge.<<< OE: I don't know much about the rules he had. /OE: Kicking ass to lead MLB, and smoke and mirrors pitching makes it hard to second guess in game decisions that don't have to be made.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:06 PM

Uggla just tried to throw out Delgado from straightaway center.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:06 PM

There 'tis.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:08 PM

This is where we're exposed --- two lefties coming up followed by a switchie who hits better lefthanded.

KC Sep 12 2006 11:10 PM

Someone start an Omar thread got too many lefties thread NOW!!!!

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:12 PM

Someone pinch-run for Cliff NOW!!!!

TransMonk Sep 12 2006 11:15 PM

="KC"]JD: >>>Funny how that happens<<< It is funny, and I'm not about to build a case to back up my idle "yet" threat. He can pull a blunder or two in the 2006 post season that will light up the boards. TM: >>>For what it's worth, Willie is a different manager this year than last year. He laxed all the stupid rules that he had last year and I think he's found his legs under him with making the in game decisions. Not that he's always right, but with experience comes better knowledge.<<< OE: I don't know much about the rules he had. /OE: Kicking ass to lead MLB, and smoke and mirrors pitching makes it hard to second guess in game decisions that don't have to be made. He had the facial hair ban...the no music in the clubhouse rule. My favorite thing about the Valentine clubs was the personality they had. My biggest fear about Randolph was that he would bring the lifeless autonomy of the Yankees over with him. I wanted to root for Willie's Mets as long as they weren't ex-Yankee coach Willie's Mets. I think he's done a better job this year of developing his own managerial style.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:15 PM

I really wish we had the Mets overhead camera angle.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 12 2006 11:17 PM

Josh, Cody ... and Taylor.

TransMonk Sep 12 2006 11:19 PM

For the love of Pete, old man, stay out of the double play.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2006 11:21 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Josh, Cody ... and Taylor. This is devolving into a George Carlin routine; the one where he explains how Josh, Cody & Taylor would get their asses kicked by Charlie, Butch & Frankie.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:22 PM

Brian O'Nora is huffing gas tonight. Julio Franco lets it get to him and chases a pitch on his shoetops. Freaking Mets.

TransMonk Sep 12 2006 11:25 PM

These umps eat poo.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:25 PM

No Freaking Way.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2006 11:26 PM

The old man's been getting a lot of bad calls lately.

KC Sep 12 2006 11:26 PM

I basically agree with ya TM, there's some good stuff buried in this IGT.

KC Sep 12 2006 11:26 PM

Mets leave the bases loaded to end the 7th.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:28 PM

That swing was checked. You can't stop your body's torque when your feet have left the ground to dodge a pitch, but the wrist action had stopped.

TransMonk Sep 12 2006 11:34 PM

That's a situation where I would have liked to have seen Willie get hot. Two bad umping calls in a row, your team's slumping offensively, you have your best opportunity to score runs being squelched by the boys in blue...that's a situation where Willie should be taking one for the team, showing some life. Who cares if he gets thrown out? Jerry Manuel can handle the next two innings. Show your team that these games do matter.

SteveJRogers Sep 12 2006 11:47 PM

Good point, speaking of Billy Martin, looks like Willie failed to inherit the passionate fire from one of his managing idols. But I think at this point in his career, if Willie does anything it would be percieved as ringing false

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:49 PM

Unless it's not. Meanwhile two on and nobody out with 4-5-6 coming up.

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:50 PM

Kablammo! Glad I stayed up.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2006 11:51 PM

OK, NOW let's go step on their fucking necks!!

KC Sep 12 2006 11:51 PM

Del Ga DOHHHHH

TransMonk Sep 12 2006 11:51 PM

Well ladies and gents...we have a brand new ball game. 3 run KABOOM for Carlos! No, the other one.

Valadius Sep 12 2006 11:52 PM

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:55 PM

Still no outs, kids.

TransMonk Sep 12 2006 11:55 PM

No excuse for not leading after this inning. Lets go lefties!

SteveJRogers Sep 12 2006 11:56 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Unless it's not. Meanwhile two on and nobody out with 4-5-6 coming up. Well I did say perceived. I'll give you the players will know if its Willie finally letting out frustrations.

Valadius Sep 12 2006 11:56 PM

KC Sep 12 2006 11:58 PM

Floyd with mini bang pow, three for four, Mets up 5-4.

TransMonk Sep 12 2006 11:59 PM

Welcome back, Cliffy. If only he could play Florida everyday. Add to it, Shawn!

Edgy DC Sep 12 2006 11:59 PM

Sit Cifton down. Great game for him.

Frayed Knot Sep 13 2006 12:03 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 13 2006 12:06 AM

<<<<---- Where'd I leave them orange wristbands? Cliffy may not be moving all that well these days, but that's 3 or 4 balls that he's absolutely STUNG in the last 2 days: yesterday's HR, that 2B right there, plus the near-decapitation single earlier today. Several of them were off LHPs too.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:04 AM

Holy crap. I just looked at the box score - ELEVEN freaking K's for Ollie Perez. We made a steal, my friends. With a little work, and improved consistency, you can slot him into the rotation next season.

Edgy DC Sep 13 2006 12:10 AM

O'Nora, get in the damn game.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:12 AM

PHEW.

Edgy DC Sep 13 2006 12:20 AM

Luckee Mets there.

Rotblatt Sep 13 2006 12:21 AM

What's goin' on? Yahoo! Sports isn't updating and I'm taping the Wire for my stupid in-laws, and can't change the channel on my cable.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:22 AM

Both Yahoo Sports and ESPN.com are screwy. Someone please fill us in on the goings-on!

Edgy DC Sep 13 2006 12:22 AM

O'Nora gave the Mets one back on what should have been strike three to Delgado.

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:24 AM

wow.

Edgy DC Sep 13 2006 12:24 AM

Wright has some high pine tar.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:24 AM

What happened?

Edgy DC Sep 13 2006 12:25 AM

O'Nora is just stoned tonight. David Wright also catches a break.

Edgy DC Sep 13 2006 12:25 AM

For those not watching, Wright singles. Bases loaded, two out in the top of the ninth. Cliffy is out of the game and Chavez is up.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:26 AM

Yahoo Sports is only up to Lo Duca's at-bat.

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:26 AM

its fun messing with y'all gamedayers. wright shoulda been called out on strikes. i don't know how that missed the zone. oh well. i'm not complaining when my team gets the breaks...

TransMonk Sep 13 2006 12:26 AM

Reyes popped to open the inning. LoDuca singled. Beltran lined out to right on a hit and run. LoDuca almost got picked off at first, gut the throw from right was bad. Delgado walked. Wright singled. Bases juiced for Chavez.

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:27 AM

loduca's on thrid now. sorry to ruin the suspense.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:27 AM

Now we're up to Delgado on Yahoo Sports.

Edgy DC Sep 13 2006 12:27 AM

Chavez walks in a run by being so short. Mets up by two.

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:28 AM

spoke too soon. lodua now in the dugout, having been walked in thanks to endy.

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:28 AM

and its pitching change time

Edgy DC Sep 13 2006 12:28 AM

Girardi is making a move. Goodnight, kids. To bed with me.

TransMonk Sep 13 2006 12:29 AM

Chavez with an RBI walk. Green will face a new pitcher and try to stay away from the platinum sombrero.

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:29 AM

tempting kharma, i see? i need to get the wifey a tvhead, tho the surgury looks risky.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:31 AM

Now Yahoo Sports is all caught up (I think).

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:32 AM

edgy messes with kharma, and the inning is over.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:38 AM

Enter the Nightcrawler. One away.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:40 AM

Calm down Billy! Take it slow!

TransMonk Sep 13 2006 12:41 AM

Dammit, Edgy! Uggla up with 2 on, 1 out.

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:42 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 13 2006 12:43 AM

cabrera up. 2 down. still 2 on.

TransMonk Sep 13 2006 12:42 AM

2 away! C'mon Billy!

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:44 AM

and the payoff pitch is coming up after a brief conference on the mound.

TransMonk Sep 13 2006 12:45 AM

Mets win! Braves eliminated! For the first time in about a dozen years I'll be rooting hard for Atlanta to win 2 tomorrow. Great IGT tonight...I'm going to bed.

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:45 AM

WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:45 AM

and the governor calls with edgy's reprieve. cabrera strikes out on some high cheese. ding dong the witch is dead atlanta's awful streak is OVER!

metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 12:46 AM

so.. wait... now whaddo we do for triple happinesses...?

Valadius Sep 13 2006 12:48 AM

We still don't like the Braves. Right?

TransMonk Sep 13 2006 12:50 AM

We love the Braves tomorrow and Thursday. If we win tomorrow and the Braves sweep the DH tomorrow, then we clinch.

ScarletKnight41 Sep 13 2006 07:13 AM

MFS62 Sep 13 2006 08:51 AM

How can you not like a team whose star player names one of his kids after Shea Stadium? Later

Centerfield Sep 13 2006 09:20 AM

Great IGT guys. I was out with a work event...so I missed most of the game. My wife mentioned that she was initially upset that Bobby V was left off the poll question, then felt vindicated when Keith wouldn't let it go. Awful game for the guys in blue tonight. Maybe they had trouble warming up again after the rain delay.

Yancy Street Gang Sep 13 2006 09:21 AM

Oliver Perez with 11 strikeouts in 5 innings. This is only the second time a Mets pitcher has ever struck out ten or more in five innings or less. The first time was, you guessed it, Sid Fernandez against the Cubs on July 30, 1986. Only one pitcher has ever done it against the Mets. That was Scott Sanderson of the Expos on September 16, 1982. In all three cases, the pitcher went 5 innings, struck out 11, and gave up 4 runs, all earned.