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IGT 08/18, Metropolitans at Nationals

Kid Carsey Aug 18 2007 04:00 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 18 2007 05:34 PM

Reyes ss .302 Castillo 2b .323 Wright 3b .309 Beltran cf .265 Alou lf .313 Easley 1b .272 Milledge rf .314 DiFelice c .278 Perex p .200 Lopez ss .248 Belliard 2b .279 Zimmerman 3b .268 Young 1b .334 Kearns rf .253 Pena lf .000 Flores c .233 Logan cf .271 Lannan p .000

TransMonk Aug 18 2007 04:44 PM

Is this one for tomorrow or today?

Frayed Knot Aug 18 2007 04:45 PM

This Lannan kid grew up a Met fan (or so the story goes) in Long Beach, L.I., playing his HS ball in the Catholic school leagues for Chaminade HS (had he gone to the public schools I could have had access to a better scouting report as I knew the basseball coach at Long Beach HS). Anyway, he's making his 5th ML start. He got tossed in his first one after hitting 2 consecutive batters (ridiculous call) against Philly. Since then he's held Cincy, SF & Ariz to 2 runs or less in each start, including NOT giving up the record breaker to Bonds the day before he ultimately got it off Bacsik.

Valadius Aug 18 2007 05:27 PM

We're up 1-0 on a Castillo KABOOM!

Kid Carsey Aug 18 2007 05:35 PM

Thanks re: the wrong date.

Nymr83 Aug 18 2007 05:39 PM

Lannan's first big league hit gives them the lead. this kinda stuff seems to always happen to the mets

Valadius Aug 18 2007 05:40 PM

Is it just me, or has Perez looked really jittery lately?

Valadius Aug 18 2007 06:02 PM

Nationals have 2 errors in only three innings.

Nymr83 Aug 18 2007 06:13 PM

Milledge struck out looking on a close pitch that looked low, keith said that he should swing because "when you're new to the league you've gotta earn a reputation to get the close ones." While I agree that you should swing at anything close with 2 strikes, I find the idea tha the zone should be different (or that the umpire should rely on the batter's reaction to the pitch) to be utter bullshit.

Valadius Aug 18 2007 06:40 PM

D-Wright smacked a double to bring in our speedy double-play combo and give us a 4-2 lead.

duan Aug 18 2007 06:50 PM

yikes if easley plays again this season we'll be lucky. that was the nastiest popped ankle i've seen in a while.

Valadius Aug 18 2007 06:53 PM

Well this is fucking wonderful. Who do we have at N'awlins that can replace Easley?

Valadius Aug 18 2007 06:56 PM

Ok, who sprinkled magic dust on Mike DiFelice? Where did this bat come from all of a sudden?

duan Aug 18 2007 07:07 PM

green'll play a bit of first i suppose, with milledge getting the lions share of games in right. Delgado'll be back before the tuesday I'd say.

Elster88 Aug 18 2007 07:15 PM

duan wrote: green'll play a bit of first i suppose, with milledge getting the lions share of games in right. Delgado'll be back before the tuesday I'd say. How do you make that statement about Delgado? What'd you hear?

Valadius Aug 18 2007 07:19 PM

Someone get Pedro on the phone with Oliver Twist please!

Kid Carsey Aug 18 2007 07:25 PM

Re: Delgado, Elster, they said on the tv that he may even play tomorrow. Of course, Alou was coming back for what seemed like weeks and it wasn't predicted correctly.

duan Aug 18 2007 07:35 PM

from will carroll's column "It could have been worse for Carlos Delgado. The hyperextended knee that he suffered could well have meant a torn ligament or two given the way it bent, but Delgado's strong legs likely saved him. While it's an injury that will initially be very sore and was very scary, it tends to return to normal quickly. With the demonstrated strength in Delgado's knee—just watch the video and see how his thigh contracts to return the leg to neutral—he should be back in the lineup quickly and without any significant effect to his game."

Johnny Dickshot Aug 18 2007 07:52 PM

Not for nothing buthow on earth does anyone believe Will Carroll can diagnose an injury by watching video? (probably over the web?!?) I can guess Easley needs 5 weeks but I'm not presumptuous enough to say it with the certainty that Carroll might. I just want it on record that I advocated Omar get a reliable reliever and a RH bench bat at the deadline. Now we need both. Gutty win if we can pull this one out.

Valadius Aug 18 2007 07:55 PM

Marlon is fantastic.

Valadius Aug 18 2007 08:17 PM

All right Aaron!!!

Valadius Aug 18 2007 08:26 PM

[url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=EELpNGhpuvU]It's Milledge Time![/url]

Nymr83 Aug 18 2007 08:27 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I just want it on record that I advocated Omar get a reliable reliever and a RH bench bat at the deadline. Now we need both. Easley's injury couldn't be predicted, we needed the reliever then and still do now. 10 days of Flores and Alomar may make us want to see if Piazza can get through waivers

Gwreck Aug 18 2007 08:35 PM

duan wrote: yikes if easley plays again this season we'll be lucky. that was the nastiest popped ankle i've seen in a while. Real shame. Easley is the active leader in games played without a postseason apperance.

Valadius Aug 18 2007 08:37 PM

We win!!! And we gain a game over the Phillies and Braves!

Frayed Knot Aug 18 2007 09:06 PM

="Nymr83"]10 days of Flores and Alomar may make us want to see if Piazza can get through waivers 1) You of course mean DiFelice and Alomar 2) Piazza already has cleared waivers according to several sources (even though these things are supposed to be secret). But he also hasn't caught in nearly a year (didn't even work at it in ST) and ... how do you say, wasn't real good at it back when he was catching. He is, at this point, a DH and we're a non-DH league.

TransMonk Aug 18 2007 09:06 PM

Nymr83 wrote: Easley's injury couldn't be predicted, we needed the reliever then and still do now. 10 days of Flores and Alomar may make us want to see if Piazza can get through waivers Didn't Piazza already clear? I don't think we would use him to catch, only as a RH pinch hitter.

Edgy DC Aug 18 2007 09:24 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 19 2007 05:52 AM

Depends on who you're looking for from New Orleans. Available middle infielders are Anderson Hernandez, Jason Alfaro, or Jake Gatreau. Corner infielders are Fernando Tatis or Andy Tracy. If you want to got to AA for help, there's secondbaseman Mark Kiger (Bedhead Barbie's husband) and firstbaseman Brett Harper.

Valadius Aug 18 2007 10:16 PM

I can't wait until we bring Brett Harper up (which we presumably will in September, right?)

Edgy DC Aug 19 2007 05:52 AM

Maybe?

Elster88 Aug 19 2007 08:15 AM

Third degree sprain for Easley. Done for the season, no? WASHINGTON -- Damion Easley became the latest member of the Mets to fall victim to injury after spraining his ankle during Saturday's game. Doctors diagnosed it as a third-degree sprain, which will almost certainly end his season. [url] http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070818&content_id=2156924&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym[/url]

bmfc1 Aug 19 2007 09:52 AM

I took my family to last night's game. 3:30 is not fun, even when your team wins. As with Friday, tons of Mets fans although there were more Nats fans because of Abe Lincoln Bobblehead Night (today is John Wilkes Booth Bobblehead Day). In attendance last night: Cowbell Man! He was wearing his jersey but did not hit (ring?) the cowbell. Something that you don't see at Shea: Jose Reyes came out the last two nights for his first at bat before anybody was on the field--the umpire/manager meeting hadn't even started and there was Jose out there getting ready. I love that.

DocTee Aug 19 2007 10:07 AM

JW Booth bobblehead day? That's just wrong.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2007 10:33 AM

It is wrong. But funny. I went over to bmfc's section on Friday night, but it was a sea of Mets clothing.

bmfc1 Aug 19 2007 10:39 AM

Thanks Edgy. I thought our sections were too far away to meet. I appreciate your trying.

Nymr83 Aug 19 2007 10:49 AM

]JW Booth bobblehead day? That's just wrong. when is Bobblehead Osama?