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IGT 6/23/08 - Mariners at Mets

Gwreck Jun 23 2008 04:55 PM

Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki RF Jose Lopez 2B Raul Ibanez LF Adrian Beltre 3B Richie Sexson 1B Yuniesky Betancourt SS Jeff Clement C Willie Bloomquist CF Felix Hernandez P New York Mets Jose Reyes SS Luis Castillo 2B David Wright 3B Carlos Beltran CF Carlos Delgado 1B Trot Nixon LF Ramon Castro C Endy Chavez RF Johan Santana P

metirish Jun 23 2008 05:02 PM

It's not often I look forward to IL games but I am looking forward to watching this pitching match up tonight. Got to say I really like Harold Reynolds on the pre-game , would like to see SNY work him in the booth.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 05:03 PM

Felix Factz from wikipedia: Like some other pitchers, Hernández wears a long-sleeved undershirt beneath his uniform jersey. While typically this is done to keep the pitcher's arm from getting chilled, Hernández wears it even in the hottest weather. For him it serves to keep perspiration from running down his arms and interfering with his hand's grip on the baseball. Hernández has been given the nickname King Felix, a title that matches the moniker of NBA phenom LeBron James. The U.S.S. Mariner weblog invented the nickname in July 2003, when he was just starting out in the minor leagues. Meanwhile, team CEO Howard Lincoln instructed the club's broadcasters to avoid the nickname, to reduce the pressure it might put on Hernández. Discovery as a prospect Hernández was first spotted by Luis Fuenmayor, a part-time Mariners scout who saw him pitching at age 14 in a tournament near Maracaibo, Venezuela. Fuenmayor recommended Hernández to fellow scouts Pedro Avila and Emilio Carrasquel, who were impressed with the youngster who could already throw 94 mph. The Mariners continued to follow Hernández for over a year, but baseball rules prohibit teams from signing players to contracts until after they have turned 16.

KC Jun 23 2008 05:06 PM

I like Harold too, I can do without the rubber/plate and a guy in suit thing on a fake studio field that I find annoying about football pre-games. That whole little segment there was very ESPNesque.

seawolf17 Jun 23 2008 05:31 PM

FUCKIN' HELL, Johan.

KC Jun 23 2008 05:31 PM

Felix hits a grand slam? Could be a long night.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 05:32 PM

King Felix comes down from his throne and smites Santana.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 05:34 PM

Nice play by Castillo. Let's answer. Johan, I wouldn't mind you answering in kind. Wright, some atonement opportunities will be available. Take them.

seawolf17 Jun 23 2008 05:42 PM

Jets center Nick Mangold, Mets fan.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 23 2008 05:49 PM

OK, so I'm sitting here at work, and one the other reporters just yelled, "Hey Dave, how did Johan just give up a grand slam to an American League pitcher?" I told him, "Don't even joke like that." Then he said he wasn't. Dammit. The hell with that being his first homer. Was that his first-ever hit?

seawolf17 Jun 23 2008 05:54 PM

I think Gary said he was 1-for-8.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 06:17 PM

King Felix just walked onto the train track.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 06:19 PM

Asking for one more pitch? Is he crazy?

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 06:21 PM

Not that I think the spiking was intentional (Hernandez dropped his knee down toward the plate), but Beltran better get ready to duck.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 23 2008 06:21 PM

And so begins the comeback!

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 06:28 PM

I hope so. (The graphic just said the Mets are one of only two teams this season to have no wins after trailing by three or more.) But that's horrible to see a super-talented young pitcher like that go down.

Frayed Knot Jun 23 2008 06:31 PM

A couple of not so simple twists of fate so far.

Frayed Knot Jun 23 2008 06:49 PM

I remember Bob Gibson getting injured in a game while base-running. He tried to change direction and collapsed in a heap for the final out of the inning as his leg buckled. He, like Hernandez, tried taking his warm-ups the next inning and again crumpled like a rag doll on his first try. I think it turned out to be a broken leg (or something equally serious) which caused him to miss a chunk of time afterward and maybe even the balance of the season. But Bob was not going to go willingly.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 06:52 PM

Well, he was one strike from qualifying for the win, so I hope his intransigence wasn't about getting himself a stat.

seawolf17 Jun 23 2008 06:55 PM

Randy Myers is in the picnic area! Always liked him.

Frayed Knot Jun 23 2008 06:56 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 23 2008 07:00 PM

Wright's numbers don't look too bad because he managing to get his one hit per game and usually an RBI to go with it, but his power for the last month or so is virtually non-existant. Isolated power numbers: April: .250 May: .243 June: .063 I mean that's like Luis Castillo slugging.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 07:00 PM

Randy Myers = Me Sandy Ear

Grote15 Jun 23 2008 07:01 PM

It wont be so funny when neither Wright or Reyes makes the all star team This team still sucks Think I'd rather have Carlos Lopez back and the three pitchers...Oh I forgot Lopez is the goods and will be a yankee in 4 years Thanks Omar..another winning trade..How's Brian Bannister doing..You had to trade him for a spanish guy that wasn't good enough to make the Royals..

Frayed Knot Jun 23 2008 07:03 PM

="Grote15"]Think I'd rather have Carlos Lopez back and the three pitchers...Oh I forgot Lopez is the goods and will be a yankee in 4 years If you're going to pine for players gone away at least get their names right.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 23 2008 07:04 PM

Who the hell is Carlos Lopez? And who really cares whether or not Wright and Reyes make the All-Star team?

Benjamin Grimm Jun 23 2008 07:05 PM

Anyway, if "Lopez" was still a Met, cleon would be whining about how much he sucks, and how stupid Omar was not to trade him for Santana.

Grote15 Jun 23 2008 07:09 PM

YesI keep writing Lopez for Gomez..He is burning it for the twinkies. Please stop calling me Cleon unless you can prove it..Thanks!

Grote15 Jun 23 2008 07:10 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Who the hell is Carlos Lopez? And who really cares whether or not Wright and Reyes make the All-Star team? Their agents probably care..and Met management

Benjamin Grimm Jun 23 2008 07:12 PM

="Grote15"]Please stop calling me Cleon unless you can prove it..Thanks! I've already proven it. I'm not going to waste my time trying to convince you, because you know damn well that you're cleon.

Frayed Knot Jun 23 2008 07:21 PM

Wasn't there a local newsman in NYC here named Rowland Smith?

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 07:23 PM

You really liked that two-period thing when you were calling yourself cleon, as well. Not quite a period, not quite an elipse.

Frayed Knot Jun 23 2008 07:31 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Wasn't there a local newsman in NYC here named Rowland Smith? Answering my own question ... it was Roland Smith, not an Australian, no hyphen in his name.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 07:36 PM

Reyes reaches. Tying run on double deck.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 07:39 PM

Castillo almost trying to hit into deeps. Tying run remains on double deck, in the form of Delgado.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 07:41 PM

Wright works the walk. Tying run on deck. Save sit now for anybody who comes on for them.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 07:43 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 23 2008 07:43 PM

Beltran singles Castillo home. Delgado is up as the tying run. Arthur Rhodes is still in baseball?

Frayed Knot Jun 23 2008 07:43 PM

Arthur Rhodes in to face Delgado as tying run. Isn't he like 106 years old at this point?

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 07:44 PM

If Nixon comes up, do you send Easley up for him? OE: They already did.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 07:50 PM

Boogers.

Zvon Jun 23 2008 07:54 PM

Just when I smell a wiff of hope,...2 Ks and its over. Phils are phloundering for the 1st time this season and this is the week the Mets have to climb up there. The phightin's won't stay down. Mets have to get up. The players have to do the do.

SteveJRogers Jun 23 2008 07:56 PM

Zvon wrote: The players have to do the do. Otherwise season is dodo! Sorry, couldn't pass up the opportunity.

AG/DC Jun 23 2008 08:24 PM

What's the ETA on Church? ON Alou? On Pagan? We needed the calvary tonight.

Gwreck Jun 23 2008 08:35 PM

Church = this weekend, maybe. Pagan = Don't count on it. I think he was going to need surgery on the shoulder. Alou = Maybe after El Duque.

AG/DC Jun 24 2008 08:21 AM

First slam by an AL pitcher since 1971. But he gets hurt playing defense. What kind of 19th century league asks pitchers to play defense?

Benjamin Grimm Jun 24 2008 08:26 AM

It was also the first home run ever hit by a Seattle Mariners pitcher.