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IGT 7/9/08 - Mets v. Giants

Gwreck Jul 09 2008 05:06 PM

San Francisco Giants Fred Lewis LF Ray Durham 2B Randy Winn RF Bengie Molina C Aaron Rowand CF Rich Aurilia 1B Jose Castillo 3B Emmanuel Burriss SS Jonathan Sanchez P New York Mets Reyes SS Chavez RF Wright 3B Beltran CF Easley 2B Delgado 1B Tatis LF Castro C Santana P Decent chance of a rain delay/rainout tonight.

TransMonk Jul 09 2008 05:25 PM

Every time Carlos B. takes a called third strike it takes me back to that rainy night in 2006. Swing the damn bat, man.

TransMonk Jul 09 2008 06:04 PM

Old fashioned pitcher's duel tonight.

seawolf17 Jul 09 2008 06:13 PM

Look at Keef's old man glasses. Ms. Wolf: "He looks more like a librarian than I do."

TransMonk Jul 09 2008 06:29 PM

Castro with a 3-run KABOOM!

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 06:32 PM

Viva Castro!

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 06:37 PM

Just throw some fucking strikes Johan!

TransMonk Jul 09 2008 06:37 PM

POURING rain with 2 outs in the top of the 4th. The umps letting them play for the out to make it official.

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 06:38 PM

OK - it's an official game!

Nymr83 Jul 09 2008 06:38 PM

we have an official game folks!

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 06:38 PM

And it's time for Rain Delay Theater.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 09 2008 06:41 PM

That rain already cleared outta here, could be a shortie?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 09 2008 06:44 PM

TransMonk wrote: POURING rain with 2 outs in the top of the 4th. The umps letting them play for the out to make it official. That provided an interesting kind of drama. I liked the shots of Bruce Bochy looking dismayed. And Randy Winn did Santana a huge favor by swinging at the first pitch.

soupcan Jul 09 2008 06:53 PM

TransMonk wrote: Every time Carlos B. takes a called third strike it takes me back to that rainy night in 2006. Swing the damn bat, man. So fucking true. ="themetfairy"]Just throw some fucking strikes Johan! The language! And you're a mom!

soupcan Jul 09 2008 06:55 PM

And while I'm here - Gary, Keith, Ron - regarding the lower number of complete games, pitches, innings etc. - Pitchers make LOTS of money these days, the people that pay them would rather they last longer. That's pretty much it.

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 06:57 PM

Moms use language too :p The tarp is coming off the field. Nice rain delay killing by Gary, Keith and Ron. Most announcing crews wouldn't be able to handle this kind of thing in such an instructive way.

AG/DC Jul 09 2008 07:11 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 09 2008 07:20 PM

soupcan wrote: ="TransMonk"]Every time Carlos B. takes a called third strike it takes me back to that rainy night in 2006. Swing the damn bat, man. So fucking true. Yabbut, did you see yesterday's homer? The Freak threw a yakker that dropped from the letters to the cup that 'Los waited on perfectly to rip out. It really went a long way in exorcising that particular ghost for me. In my notion of him, he usually fights the breaking pitch off (at best) to look for the fastball. He was all over it like a seagull on sick mollusk.

soupcan Jul 09 2008 07:14 PM

You're totally right and I actually thought about that yesterday when he hit that ding-dong. You know though, that K in '06 was so devastating that I still see it everytime he goes down looking.

Nymr83 Jul 09 2008 07:14 PM

a yankee fan i know was Carlos Beltran for Halloween in '06, he wore the jersey and a whiffleball bat... which was taped to his shoulder.

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 07:20 PM

And we're back after a 42 minute rain delay.

AG/DC Jul 09 2008 07:22 PM

Nymr83 wrote: a yankee fan i know was Carlos Beltran for Halloween in '06, he wore the jersey and a whiffleball bat... which was taped to his shoulder. All the more reason we need to get over it. The team lost that game, not Carlos. Yankee-fan-Nymr-knows can stick it. You know, I was the Yankees for that same Halloween party. I didn't even get invited to the party. Get it?

TransMonk Jul 09 2008 07:31 PM

AG/DC wrote: Yabbut, did you see yesterday's homer?.. ="soupcan"] You know though, that K in '06 was so devastating that I still see it everytime he goes down looking. What soup said. I'm not meaning to say he watches a lot of great pitches fly by him. It's just when he does, that memory makes me want to puke.

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 07:33 PM

Heilman comes in to pitch the 6th.

Frayed Knot Jul 09 2008 07:38 PM

Not a great sign that Johan didn't come back out after the short-ish rain delay. Either he's hurt which certainly isn't good. Or he asked out which isn't great either. Or mgmt is being overly protective of him on a night with a short turn-around which I don't love either.

Rockin' Doc Jul 09 2008 08:02 PM

The table is set for Mr. Wright in the 7th. Come on, we need some insurance runs.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 09 2008 08:04 PM

hey, just getting here. Did they say why Santana didn't come back? I'm guessing it was because of the rain?

Rockin' Doc Jul 09 2008 08:05 PM

Wright grounds out to third without advancing the runners. Intentional pass to Beltran to load the bases with two outs. Bochy will take his chances with the red hot Easley. Burn him Damion.

Rockin' Doc Jul 09 2008 08:07 PM

Easley chooses a bad time to emulate Wright as he grounds to third to end the inning.

soupcan Jul 09 2008 08:08 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: hey, just getting here. Did they say why Santana didn't come back? I'm guessing it was because of the rain? I don't think they said yet. My guess is that wasn't Johan's call.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 09 2008 08:13 PM

Cardinals just scored two to tie the Phillies! This could be a very good night.

soupcan Jul 09 2008 08:13 PM

BTW - Phils / Cards 2-2 bottom 7.

AG/DC Jul 09 2008 08:17 PM

TransMonk wrote: ="AG/DC"] Yabbut, did you see yesterday's homer?.. ="soupcan"] You know though, that K in '06 was so devastating that I still see it everytime he goes down looking. What soup said. I'm not meaning to say he watches a lot of great pitches fly by him. It's just when he does, that memory makes me want to puke. We have a great chance to turn the page here. and we need your support, not your vomit. I'd like you to meet Señor Delgado. El es calor.

soupcan Jul 09 2008 08:20 PM

Our Heinous Reyes is not heinous at all! 4-0 good guys!

Grote15 Jul 09 2008 08:20 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Not a great sign that Johan didn't come back out after the short-ish rain delay. Either he's hurt which certainly isn't good. Or he asked out which isn't great either. Or mgmt is being overly protective of him on a night with a short turn-around which I don't love either. None of the above..Today's baseball no does more than they have to..Gotta protect the contract. Reminds me more of why Koosman was the man.

Rockin' Doc Jul 09 2008 08:21 PM

the other Reyes is starting to pay dividends.

soupcan Jul 09 2008 08:21 PM

Gary talking about Evans and Nixon's 6's. Yeah, he doesn't lurk.

soupcan Jul 09 2008 08:22 PM

J. Reyes plates A. Reyes. 5-0.

Rockin' Doc Jul 09 2008 08:23 PM

Jose's not so bad either. 5-0 Mets!

Fman99 Jul 09 2008 08:23 PM

Go Reyes and Reyes! Go Mets! Go Cards! I like the late inning cushioning. Yet another activity the Mets have just started embracing recently.

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 08:23 PM

soupcan wrote: Gary talking about Evans and Nixon's 6's. Yeah, he doesn't lurk. We know Gary lurks. Gary - just say hi already!

metsguyinmichigan Jul 09 2008 08:25 PM

I'm feeling it! I'm feeling it!

Fman99 Jul 09 2008 08:26 PM

themetfairy wrote: ="soupcan"]Gary talking about Evans and Nixon's 6's. Yeah, he doesn't lurk. We know Gary lurks. Gary - just say hi already! Wouldn't that be a pisser! :waving at Gary:

Fman99 Jul 09 2008 08:29 PM

Fman99 wrote: Go Reyes and Reyes! Go Mets! Go Cards! I like the late inning cushioning. Yet another activity the Mets have just started embracing recently. Oh Gary JUST said this. Now I am 100% convinced of the lurking. Or the channeling even.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 09 2008 08:30 PM

If he threatens to punch someone in the neck, we know he's reading...

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 08:30 PM

He's probably reading us in the booth <g>

soupcan Jul 09 2008 08:30 PM

Fman - you and Gary are having a mind meld.

Rockin' Doc Jul 09 2008 08:33 PM

If Gary starts channeling Frman on the air he might find himself in trouble with the FCC.

soupcan Jul 09 2008 08:33 PM

These boys from San Fran are looking pretty lifeless I must say.

themetfairy Jul 09 2008 08:34 PM

And it's a final! The Mets win!

Rockin' Doc Jul 09 2008 08:35 PM

Well, if Bengie Molina is hitting clean up, how much life would you expect. That's a wrap. Sign more Reyes'.

soupcan Jul 09 2008 08:36 PM

Rockin' Doc wrote: Sign more Reyes'. What he said.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 09 2008 08:36 PM

Bleeping Ryan Howard just put the Phils back on top.

Gwreck Jul 09 2008 08:36 PM

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John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 09 2008 08:38 PM

Yay for the win. I hated the sac bunts, especially Reyes's. The Mets normally find themselves hammered by the opposition for doing shit like that but the Giants look ready for the All-Star Break already. I was out running and missed Gary's No. 6 discussion.

Fman99 Jul 09 2008 08:40 PM

Rockin' Doc wrote: If Gary starts channeling Frman on the air he might find himself in trouble with the FCC. Funny. At the behest of other members I have tried to behave myself a bit better. This is, after all, the home for INTELLIGENT, lively and provocative discussion. Not to say that the next time Tommy Boy Steinbrenner says some inane thing I won't still use a dirty word.

Fman99 Jul 09 2008 08:42 PM

soupcan wrote: These boys from San Fran are looking pretty lifeless I must say. They are channeling the San Diego version of the Mets from earlier this year methinks. Which is awful nice of them.

Gwreck Jul 09 2008 08:43 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I was out running and missed Gary's No. 6 discussion. Basically summarized the situation and said "The Mets have two number sixes. You can't give away a guy's number while he's on the disabled list, right?"

AG/DC Jul 09 2008 08:49 PM

"I mean, if you're on the DL, you can still sit on the bench, right?"

Benjamin Grimm Jul 09 2008 08:50 PM

I think Trot Nixon is out of sight and out of mind. Keith said something about how he thinks Charlie Samuels is losing it in his old age. Keith is always so tactful.

Elster88 Jul 10 2008 05:00 AM

TransMonk wrote: ="AG/DC"] Yabbut, did you see yesterday's homer?.. ="soupcan"] You know though, that K in '06 was so devastating that I still see it everytime he goes down looking. What soup said. I'm not meaning to say he watches a lot of great pitches fly by him. It's just when he does, that memory makes me want to puke. It's thoughts like this that cause WFAN callers.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 10 2008 08:24 AM

Pretty picture

soupcan Jul 10 2008 08:25 AM

AG/DC Jul 10 2008 08:25 AM

="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Pretty picture Leroy Nieman's stll got it.

metirish Jul 10 2008 08:29 AM

Brilliant picture. What pitch is Santana about to throw there, some sort of change up?

soupcan Jul 10 2008 08:31 AM

Looks like a fastball to me. Two fingers close together on the seams. I think a change has the fingers separated more for less 'oomph'. But wtf do I know?

AG/DC Jul 10 2008 08:39 AM

That's the basic read, yeah.