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IGT - 5/8 ... Mets Able to beat Cain?

Frayed Knot May 08 2007 05:17 PM

If you're not familiar with Matt Cain yet you oughta be. Just 22 y/o with just over one full season under his belt, he's given up just 201 hits in 275 innings pitched in his career-to-date. Still walks a lot as many young pitchers do - but barely a baserunner per inning over 6 starts this season. '07: 6 starts, 38 IP, 20 Hits, 21 BBs, 25 Ks, 3.80 ERA, 1.09 WHiP

Elster88 May 08 2007 07:15 PM

Didn't we throw him a beating once?

Nymr83 May 08 2007 07:28 PM

i think so, but the Mets seem to beat great pitchers (Johnson, Clemens) while getting no-hit by rookie nobodies like Jose Jimenez. getting beat up by the Mets is almost a good sign for a guy!

Kid Carsey May 08 2007 07:35 PM

Reyes ss Wright 3b Beltran cf Delgado 1b Alou lf Green rf LoDuca c Easley 2b Glavine p Winn rf Vizquel ss Aurilia 1b Bonds lf Durham 2b Molina c Feliz 3b Linden cf Cain p

Gwreck May 08 2007 07:40 PM

As per the SNY pregame, David Wright came in with his head shaved today. This of course lead to everybody else getting their heads shaved. By game time, the only Mets still with hair are Reyes, Glavine, Heilman and Sele.

Nymr83 May 08 2007 07:50 PM

seriously?

Gwreck May 08 2007 07:55 PM

Kevin Burkhardt was reporting that Green and Newhan were among the last holdouts, but once they were willing to do it, just about everyone else was in. If it helps this team bond, I'm all for it.

metsmarathon May 08 2007 08:01 PM

reyes is clearly too pretty to shave his head. i'm guessing the three pitchers are all married. i could of course check on this by looking up wifey-watch, but its more fun and easier to speculate.

OlerudOwned May 08 2007 08:18 PM

Johnny Dickshot May 08 2007 08:18 PM

OK, who here's getting a buzzer tomorrow?

Gwreck May 08 2007 08:20 PM

Looked it worked for David.

Johnny Dickshot May 08 2007 08:22 PM

That might have been his best-looking hit of the year.

soupcan May 08 2007 08:31 PM

3-0 Goodguys after 1.

OlerudOwned May 08 2007 08:39 PM

Reyes has a double and a triple, we aren't out of the 2nd inning.

soupcan May 08 2007 08:42 PM

4-0. Its the Jose Reyes show tonight.

Edgy DC May 08 2007 08:48 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 08 2007 08:48 PM

Elster88 wrote: Didn't we throw him a beating once? Something like the opposite. He became a man against us. He had Keith Hernandez walking into the San Francisco booth asking "Who is this guy?" He won again in June with a lesser effort. ="Nymr83"]i think so, but the Mets seem to beat great pitchers (Johnson, Clemens) while getting no-hit by rookie nobodies like Jose Jimenez. getting beat up by the Mets is almost a good sign for a guy! I think fans of just about every team would tell you the same.

Rockin' Doc May 08 2007 08:48 PM

Soupcan - "Its the Jose Reyes show tonight." Behold, the power of hair. Of course, talent and unbelievable speed may have had a little something to do with it as well.

Willets Point May 08 2007 08:49 PM

We should get this Ray Durham character.

soupcan May 08 2007 08:52 PM

I hadn't heard the Curt Schilling quote on Bonds before Gary just repeated it - "He's cheated on his wife, he's cheated on his taxes, he's cheated on the game." Bam.

A Boy Named Seo May 08 2007 08:52 PM

Love this.

Willets Point May 08 2007 08:54 PM

Gwreck wrote: Kevin Burkhardt was reporting that Green and Newhan were among the last holdouts, but once they were willing to do it, just about everyone else was in. If it helps this team bond, I'm all for it. Has the team had trouble bonding before?

soupcan May 08 2007 09:03 PM

Still 4-0 going to the 4th.

Willets Point May 08 2007 09:08 PM

FSN Bay Area spends a lot of time with the camera focused on things that are not the baseball game.

soupcan May 08 2007 09:09 PM

You are in some mood tonight.

OlerudOwned May 08 2007 09:15 PM

Screw you, Bonds.

Batty31 May 08 2007 09:15 PM

"Yawn" 10 to go for Barry...

Willets Point May 08 2007 09:16 PM

Bonds knocks one out. Ugh!

Nymr83 May 08 2007 09:18 PM

Giants at Shea May 29th--31st, there are about 16 games between now and then... its not impossible that he'll be looking to tie or break the record at Shea if he goes on a tear. though i'd think they'd want him to do it at home and might even bench him on the road when he's 1 away.

Edgy DC May 08 2007 09:19 PM

soupcan wrote: I hadn't heard the Curt Schilling quote on Bonds before Gary just repeated it - "He's cheated on his wife, he's cheated on his taxes, he's cheated on the game." Bam. As long as he's willing to say it about a teammate, a friend, a mentor, or just a white guy.

soupcan May 08 2007 09:21 PM

Another double for Baldy Wright.

A Boy Named Seo May 08 2007 09:22 PM

Another double. Did he shave his junk, too?

Batty31 May 08 2007 09:22 PM

Wright with a double...to quote Gary, "Must be the hair."

Edgy DC May 08 2007 09:23 PM

Second-best-looking hit of the year?

soupcan May 08 2007 09:23 PM

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Another double. Did he shave his junk, too? When in Frisco...

Batty31 May 08 2007 09:23 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Second-best-looking hit of the year? Keith did call it a "good looking hit"

Willets Point May 08 2007 09:24 PM

Wright has a junk? Is it docked in McCovey Cove?

soupcan May 08 2007 09:28 PM

Edgy DC wrote: ="soupcan"]I hadn't heard the Curt Schilling quote on Bonds before Gary just repeated it - "He's cheated on his wife, he's cheated on his taxes, he's cheated on the game." Bam. As long as he's willing to say it about a teammate, a friend, a mentor, or just a white guy. You got issues with Curt?

soupcan May 08 2007 09:32 PM

11:30 boys - I'm going to watch the rest in bed. G'night.

Edgy DC May 08 2007 09:34 PM

soupcan wrote: ="Edgy DC"] soupcan wrote: I hadn't heard the Curt Schilling quote on Bonds before Gary just repeated it - "He's cheated on his wife, he's cheated on his taxes, he's cheated on the game." Bam. As long as he's willing to say it about a teammate, a friend, a mentor, or just a white guy. You got issues with Curt? Not particularly. It's just that Bonds is a risk-free target.

Edgy DC May 08 2007 09:38 PM

Suddenly, PLoD is batting .289.

Batty31 May 08 2007 09:38 PM

soupcan wrote: 11:30 boys - I'm going to watch the rest in bed. G'night. Hey...I'm not a boy!

Batty31 May 08 2007 09:40 PM

Glavine draws a walk....bases are loaded with Metropolitans.

Edgy DC May 08 2007 09:42 PM

Mets have done nothing but hit the ball hard this inning.

Batty31 May 08 2007 09:43 PM

Except for Reyes in this spot...

Edgy DC May 08 2007 10:12 PM

Glavine pitches out of trouble in the seventh. He's at 105 pitches. Likely Heilman and Wagner from here.

Frayed Knot May 08 2007 10:12 PM

The Gints could def have more runs tonight. We SHOULD have more runs tonight. I missed the answer to the trivia contest: 100 games played against the Mets for two different teams? Anyone hear the answers?

Edgy DC May 08 2007 10:15 PM

Chick Corea grooves the eighth himself.

Frayed Knot May 08 2007 10:18 PM

Feliciano starts the 8th in anticipation of Barry Ks Vizquel for the 1st out. * I've become Jim McAndrew ... I must be in a Lost Nation

Frayed Knot May 08 2007 10:22 PM

Big inning for Pedro: K, FO, K-looking (Barry) I'm already icing down a few cans of suds for him.

Edgy DC May 08 2007 10:22 PM

Siddown, Barry.

Frayed Knot May 08 2007 10:38 PM

Wagner in the 9th: Durham - K Molina - FO 9 Feliz - K Thank you and please arrive home safely

Edgy DC May 08 2007 10:41 PM

Game ends on what should've been ball four, I guess. The pain of Cain is followed by John Maine.

Willets Point May 08 2007 10:41 PM

Yay! Mets win! Batty31 wrote: ="soupcan"]11:30 boys - I'm going to watch the rest in bed. G'night. Hey...I'm not a boy! I'm not a boy either. I'm a man. I spell it M...A....N.

Edgy DC May 08 2007 10:51 PM

I saw the 11:30 Boys open for Color Me Badd once.

soupcan May 09 2007 07:04 AM

Batty31 wrote: ="soupcan"]11:30 boys - I'm going to watch the rest in bed. G'night. Hey...I'm not a boy! My apologies m'lady. I had no way of knowing this until you told me. I will address you appropriately in any future correspondence.

metirish May 09 2007 07:16 AM

I love watching Bonds at bat,he rarely swings at a ball he can't hit,and I love how the Mets just pitch to him,great eye at the plate. After the game Glavine got the buzz cut,Sele has a family portrait today on the beach with his family so he was excused(prolly do it after),Reyes says he'll do it on the off day in NY. Rick Down and Ray Ramirez got it too.

Frayed Knot May 09 2007 07:29 AM

I'm a boy, I'm a boy But my ma won't admit it I'm a boy, I'm a boy But if I say I am I get it

metirish May 09 2007 08:34 AM

I didn't know about this. ] SAN FRANCISCO -- Just because Carlos Beltran was back in the lineup Monday did not necessarily mean all had returned to normal for the Mets' centerfielder. The day after going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts, Beltran made his left quad muscle sound more like a lingering problem. "It's stayed the same," said Beltran, who had an MRI last week in New York and was scratched Sunday because of the sore leg. "But late in the game, it gets tight, and afterward, it gets tight. I take anti-inflammatories to make the swelling go away. But the thing is, the only way for it to go away is to stop playing. If it doesn't continue to improve, I'll take time off and let it heal." Beltran was bothered by his quad muscle in 2005, his first season with the Mets, but this time his performance doesn't seem too affected. He is on track for another MVP-caliber season, and was batting .320 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs before last night's game.

Benjamin Grimm May 09 2007 08:35 AM

If that's the case, I wouldn't object at all to the Mets letting him sit out the Milwaukee series. With the Thursday off day, that would give him four days off in a row, interrupted only by potential pinch-hitting duties.

DocTee May 09 2007 10:32 AM

I was at this game-- took the ferry over, then walked to the stadium. Stopped by Gordon Biersch brewery for some garlic fries (a SF tradition and WAY better than you can imagine) then took in the game with an old friend and former colleague....12th row seats behind the Giants bullpen-- only $40 on craigslist!-- $8 beers, but they were pretty good (Biercsh)-- they have an excellent assortment of food at the park: from Orlando Cepeda's BBQ to authentic Mexican churros and sushi... Tons of Mets fans, very good to see. Lots of beautiful people, too, which was a nice surprise. Reyes looked awesome, Delgado not so much (did he get old overnight?) Cool promotion: if you are in attendance when Bonds homers, you just need to present your stub at a Giants Dugout Store to receive a commemorative pin-- I was there for 745 (or whatever number it might have been). a bit of a homage to the coveted pins that were awarded to those brave souls who stayed for the duration of extra-inning games at Candlestick ("I came, I saw, I survived" say those momentos, in Latin, of course)... Trying to convince the Mrs. to go with me today-- any advice on getting her to accede? She's a Mets fan, but today IS our anniversary (9 years).

Edgy DC May 09 2007 10:34 AM

Is she into baldies?

Johnny Dickshot May 09 2007 10:40 AM

Be sure to shave your junk. Happy anniversary!

Centerfield May 09 2007 11:10 AM

I'm surprised Reyes held out. I would have guessed he would be one of the ringleaders. I'm worried about Beltran's quad.

metirish May 09 2007 11:36 AM

Centerfield wrote: I'm surprised Reyes held out. I would have guessed he would be one of the ringleaders. I'm worried about Beltran's quad. That surprised me too,even Jay Horowitz got buzzed,Glavine said that there was a better chance of him striking out 20 than Peterson getting the buzz.

Benjamin Grimm May 09 2007 11:38 AM

Did Delgado get the buzz?

metirish May 09 2007 11:40 AM

Yes,the only people who did not are Sele,Reyes,Willie and I guess Manuel,both trainers did it.

soupcan May 09 2007 11:41 AM

Centerfield wrote: I'm worried about Beltran's quad. I think you are a worrier by nature CF. If Beltran's quad is good enough for him to play the field, hit and run then right now its not so bad. If they sit him out the next series then by the beginning of next week his leg should be fine. I have faith in the training staff evaluating his injury and deciding how best to treat it. If they think he can continue to play without a high risk of aggravating it then I suppose I'm good with that. Just the fact that he is playing, and playing productively, tells me that this injury is nowhere near the severity of the one he had in 2005.

Edgy DC May 09 2007 11:49 AM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Did Delgado get the buzz? I don't think Delgado could be buzzed any closer without a brain injury.

Benjamin Grimm May 09 2007 11:51 AM

Yeah. I was kind of surprised at Irish's "yes."

metirish May 09 2007 11:52 AM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Yeah. I was kind of surprised at Irish's "yes." Ha,taking the mickey outta me.....

Benjamin Grimm May 09 2007 12:00 PM

I was just giving you some wanker piss.

Nymr83 May 09 2007 12:05 PM

why should reyes go along? he's hitting well, don't fuck with success. Bald Wright is 2-4 with 2 doubles!

soupcan May 09 2007 12:07 PM

Hirsute Maine was 5-0. Bald Maine is debuting this afternoon.

Edgy DC May 09 2007 12:09 PM

This is too much. New rule. Nobody takes the mickey out of anybody. Eee-hew.

Benjamin Grimm May 09 2007 12:25 PM

Okay. Fine! I'll reinstall his mickey.

soupcan May 09 2007 12:30 PM

Glavine on WFAN a little bit ago: FRANCESA: "So what is the reaction in the dugout after Bonds hits that homerun? Is everybody just amazed at what this guy can do and is doing?" GLAVINE: "I don't know Mike, I was on the mound." ="Centerfield"]I'm surprised Reyes held out. Glavine said Reyes said he will do it.

Johnny Dickshot May 09 2007 12:41 PM

Reyes was wishywashy in the Snooze today, saying he might do it on aan offday after the team returns to NY. I'm thinking about doing it myself as a sign of solidarity and boredom.

Willets Point May 09 2007 12:43 PM

="soupcan"]Glavine on WFAN a little bit ago: FRANCESA: "So what is the reaction in the dugout after Bonds hits that homerun? Is everybody just amazed at what this guy can do and is doing?" GLAVINE: "I don't know Mike, I was on the mound." That line makes even an old curmudgeon like me love Glavine.

Nymr83 May 09 2007 01:16 PM

Glavine has joined the baldies after his start!

Edgy DC May 09 2007 01:26 PM

="Willets Point"] ="soupcan"]Glavine on WFAN a little bit ago: FRANCESA: "So what is the reaction in the dugout after Bonds hits that homerun? Is everybody just amazed at what this guy can do and is doing?" GLAVINE: "I don't know Mike, I was on the mound." That line makes even an old curmudgeon like me love Glavine. Add it to the quotes thread.

soupcan May 09 2007 01:28 PM

Done.

metirish May 09 2007 07:52 PM

Starting to like Green a lot...seems to have a decent bit of humor in him. ] SAN FRANCISCO -- It was the morning after the night before, and Shawn Green was suffering with hair hangover. The Mets right fielder, aka Shorn Green, was no more comfortable with his new and unwanted buzz cut Wednesday morning than he had been Tuesday night. "I had to do it, right?" he asked, second-guessing his own submission to the powerful peer pressure that existed before the Tuesday trimming. "It's not very good, is it?" When Green returned to the team hotel Tuesday, his wife, Lindsay, had been forewarned. Her reaction: "A painful laugh," he said. By Wednesday morning, she had become more accustomed to the change. But she spoke some words her husband found ominous: "You look more European now. We'll have to change your wardrobe." And Green said, "She wasn't kidding."

Rockin' Doc May 09 2007 08:09 PM

Where is the Wifey Watch thread? Do we have a picture of Lindsay Green?

Willets Point May 09 2007 08:15 PM

I think Edgy had to discontinue Wifey Watch according to the terms of his probation.

Edgy DC May 09 2007 08:21 PM

The thread is inactive. Lindsay Bear Green is something of a white whale for the Wifey Watchers.

Johnny Dickshot May 09 2007 09:09 PM

Lively and intelligent discussion of the Mets, Ed Kranepool, and on a good day, Chris Woodward's wife, Erin.

Edgy DC May 09 2007 09:18 PM

Last I heard of Erin Woodward was trying to get backers for a show she was producing, sort of a Canadian Desperate Housewives. I'm relaunching the thread. The team is tricky. Too many guys are either younger and single, or old and married to an Intentionally Elusive Angel. We need to rebuild this thread the same way we cut "Don't Fear the Reaper," together.

soupcan May 10 2007 07:28 AM

We need more cowbell?

MFS62 May 10 2007 09:33 AM

Since nobody seems to have mentioned it, FK, kudos on the thread title. Later