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IGT 8/21, Mets v. Nats

Edgy DC Aug 21 2005 01:00 PM

Would've been a good day to start Jacobs. Washington New York 1) Church, lf 2) Vidro, 2b 3) Johnson, 1b 4) Guillen, rf 5) Wilson, cf 6) Castilla, 3b 7) Bennett, c 8) Guzman, ss (boy, they hate Guzman here) 9) Loaiza, p 1) Reyes, ss 2) Cairo, 2b 3) Beltran, cf 4) Floyd, lf 5) Wright, 3b 6) Anderson, 1b 7) Castro, c 8) Diaz, rf 9) Benson, p

Edgy DC Aug 21 2005 01:14 PM

Church opens with a double. I hate Church on Sundays.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 21 2005 01:15 PM

Church scores on Johnson's sac fly. 1-0 Washington.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 21 2005 01:21 PM

Despite tripping while rounding first, Preston Wilson doubles in the second run of the game. 2-0 Washington. Blech :(

Zvon Aug 21 2005 01:24 PM

not a good start. Plenty of game to go, tho.

duan Aug 21 2005 01:24 PM

what's the delay for?

Zvon Aug 21 2005 01:25 PM

Benson is one of my fantasy BBleague pitchers, so this hurts in more ways than the obvious one.

Zvon Aug 21 2005 01:25 PM

duan wrote: what's the delay for? they sent out for some dry dirt.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 21 2005 01:29 PM

As Zvon says, there were wet spots on the field (that's what caused Preston Wilson to trip around first base), so they were putting turf dry or kitty litter or something on the basepath. Fuckshit - the third run scores on a single, and another single puts runners on first and second. Can we PLEASE get the third out already? And as I type that, two more runs scores on Guzman's 2-run double. 5-0 Washington :(

ScarletKnight41 Aug 21 2005 01:30 PM

And Loiza has an rbi single of his own. This is ridiculous!

Zvon Aug 21 2005 01:31 PM

........................so what do you do around here during a 'cryer'. harhar. :cry:

Zvon Aug 21 2005 01:35 PM

this is ugly. Cripes. The bullpen awready?! eyyycurumba. there goes my fanBB ERA for the week.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 21 2005 01:37 PM

Padilla induces the third out of the inning. There is no off day tomorrow - there's a night game in Arizona. And we're already in the pen. This is bad. IMO, since we're not using Mike Jacobs, send him back down and bring up Heath Bell NOW!!!!!

KC Aug 21 2005 01:39 PM

Benson faces ten, coughs up six runs on eight hits, and never gets out of the first. Kinda glad we got lazy and blew off going today.

Zvon Aug 21 2005 01:41 PM

KC wrote: Benson faces ten, coughs up six runs on eight hits, and never gets out of the first. Kinda glad we got lazy and blew off going today. ERA for his days work: 81.00

GYC Aug 21 2005 01:47 PM

Get well soon, Mike Cameron.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 21 2005 01:48 PM

Padilla gets out of the second without allowing a run.

Zvon Aug 21 2005 02:24 PM

I believe in the power of fan positive thinking. All thats needed here is some concentration. .Met Fans! Unite And Assemble! (....and using the power of positive thought and amplified brain waves, they tried to aid their team.) .....I smell something burning.

Zvon Aug 21 2005 02:45 PM

JACOBS first MLB atbat-THREE RUN HOMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2005 02:45 PM

Hi, Mike.

OlerudOwned Aug 21 2005 02:51 PM

See what happens when we get the kid an AB. Whoo!

Zvon Aug 21 2005 03:04 PM

ughh. whats Castro lookin at?

OlerudOwned Aug 21 2005 03:05 PM

AAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!! Runners on the corners, 2 outs in the bottom of the 6th. Castro watches the 3-2 pictch go right down the middle to end the inning. 7-3 Kgnats going to the 7th

OlerudOwned Aug 21 2005 03:08 PM

Now pitching, Danny Graves hjdlhf;jnzbv;lzkjt

Nymr83 Aug 21 2005 03:22 PM

i was there last night and refused to go back today both because i hate day games (waking up early and sitting in the heat are not fun) and because today was jewish heritage day, which has historically been bad luck for me. i still remember matt franco coming on to pitch once so i can't go back to these things.

Zvon Aug 21 2005 03:26 PM

Nymr83 wrote: i was there last night and refused to go back today both because i hate day games (waking up early and sitting in the heat are not fun) and because today was jewish heritage day, which has historically been bad luck for me. i still remember matt franco coming on to pitch once so i can't go back to these things. lol. Graves did his part. The pens always its weakest when we have a lead. Now we got the bases juiced, and Floyd up. Ill take an RBI single. Anything here.

OlerudOwned Aug 21 2005 03:27 PM

Bases loaded, 2 outs, and Frankeneischen in to face Clifford Floyd.

OlerudOwned Aug 21 2005 03:29 PM

3 pitches, seeya Cliff. Ugh, not our day.

Zvon Aug 21 2005 03:29 PM

OUCH! i dont think Ive seen a worse AB for Floyd all year. Damn

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2005 03:29 PM

Cliff didn't come within 2 feet of any of those pitches.

KC Aug 21 2005 03:30 PM

Bases loaded for Floyd and Eischen comes in. Cliff, 0-2 and a walk, says whiff, whiff, and whiff. Kinda ugly stuff he was swinging at. No bang pow for you.

Zvon Aug 21 2005 03:36 PM

Zvon Aug 21 2005 03:56 PM

who pinch hits to start off the 9th? Woody?

Zvon Aug 21 2005 04:00 PM

wasnt factoring in Cordero. Offerman. And a walk to start. Seavers right. The boys have had their chances today. I hope we get one more. Reach safely Reyes!

Zvon Aug 21 2005 04:01 PM

YEA! theres a break.

Nymr83 Aug 21 2005 04:07 PM

Johnson pulls a Buckner, Wright will bat as the tying run.

Zvon Aug 21 2005 04:16 PM

But Wright Ks. Guess he was hopin for something in. Sheeeeee-it. Well, at least there was that Kaboom by Jacobs. It wasnt a total waste to sit thru. What a time for benson to have jacknada. shame.

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2005 04:17 PM

When trying to catch up to such a disasterous start you can't leave as many chances out there in the middle innings as we did. Even a mesely little 2-out single in any one of about 3 different spots (Diaz, Floyd, Castro) makes that a whole different game and would have made those 9th inning follies mean something other than just a tease. Oh well.

Valadius Aug 21 2005 04:33 PM

Just got back from the Benson suck-fest. I feel faint...

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2005 04:42 PM

It went basically unnoticed but Cairo had a terrible game and an awful series.

Valadius Aug 21 2005 05:11 PM

Things I noticed while at the game today: You CANNOT blame Benson completely for the first inning. The defense was ABYSMAL. Beltran and Diaz screwed up multiple times, and the infielders didn't reach for line drives when they could have. On Jewish Heritage Day, the Mets made a HUUUUUUUGE mistake by putting the Dome of the Rock Mosque in their graphic for commemorating the day. That was one of the biggest boneheaded mistakes I have ever seen. Willie (could somebody tell me what WWSB means, exactly, before I start using it?) made a ridiculously dumb move by not putting Jacobs in to catch for Castro after the HR. Castro looked absolutely lost out there, as did Cairo and Beltran. But you don't need to worry about having an emergency catcher with DiFelice on the bench. Joey Frank-Eischen-Stein is a really small guy. He's tiny! This was Danny Graves's last chance, and he delivered in economical fashion. Kaz Matsui doesn't belong in the majors. Cliff Floyd has an interesting pre-swing routine- he taps the plate like this: - - - - - - - - - |..2...........4..| \\.......3.......// \\\\..1........./// \\\\\\.........///// ... And then sort of cranks the bat with his hands and cocks it down. I've never seen so many doubles hit at once. Omar needs to start the youth movement- sans Diaz.

TheOldMole Aug 21 2005 07:56 PM

WWSB, which I do not and will not use, stands for Wee Willie Small Balls. I only had a minute to turn on the game this afternoon, looking for a score. First thing I saw was Graves on the mound, and I thought, oh, shit, the games out of reach.

Nymr83 Aug 21 2005 08:11 PM

why "sans Diaz"? i'd be much more inclined to jettison Matsucki and his fellow 2Bmen. Diaz is hitting .260/.361/.468 in 154 ABs (~180 plate appearances.) I can't stop playing him until those numbers drop significantly. only 30 of these ABs came post all-star break (his recent callup) in which he is hitting .333/.323/.600. he hasn't walked since he came back up but extra base hits (2 homers in one game and 2 doubles) have jacked up his SLG%. he has 18 TB in his 8 games in August, including a 3 hit game and 2 2-hit games. This guy has EARNED his playing time which is more than i can say for certain other guys. is his glove good? No. but until he stops hitting well he's worth keeping in the lineup.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 21 2005 08:15 PM

]On Jewish Heritage Day, the Mets made a HUUUUUUUGE mistake by putting the Dome of the Rock Mosque in their graphic for commemorating the day. That was one of the biggest boneheaded mistakes I have ever seen. You're shitting me, right?

Valadius Aug 21 2005 08:16 PM

He looked COMPLETELY helpless in right field. His poor defense allowed the Nats at least two more runs than they should have had. It was painful to watch him out there.

Valadius Aug 21 2005 08:20 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: ]On Jewish Heritage Day, the Mets made a HUUUUUUUGE mistake by putting the Dome of the Rock Mosque in their graphic for commemorating the day. That was one of the biggest boneheaded mistakes I have ever seen. You're shitting me, right? I wish I was kidding. And they did this with seemingly thousands of Orthodox in the stands. I was ready to scream at Horowitz but I couldn't find him on the field before the game. Whoever did that should have been fired mid-game.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 21 2005 08:23 PM

It's funny and shameful at the same time. Simpson-esque.

Bret Sabermetric Aug 21 2005 08:33 PM

Relax. This is the Mets. No one's getting fired. Ever. Oh, they'll shitcan an Art Howe, two or three months after he totally loses control of the team, and the columnists are all but openly writing that he commands zero respect in his clubhouse, but that's about it. If heads start rolling around here, who knows where it will end? Someone might conclude that it's not pathetic Uncle Artie or poor lost Willie OTFJT Randolph who's causing the sub.-500 seasons singlehandedly. Very dangerous.