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IGT 7/13/2008 - Pelfrey taking on the Rockies

Rockin' Doc Jul 13 2008 06:06 PM

Rockies Podsednik, CF Barmes, SS Holliday, LF Hawpe, RF Atkins, 3B Koshansky, 1B Torrealba, C Quintanilla, 2B Redman, P The Amazin's JReyes, SS Evans, LF Wright, 3B Beltran, CF Easley, 2B Delgado, 1B Tatis, RF Castro, C Pelfrey, P Let's Go Mets!!!

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 06:16 PM

Big Pelf looking sharp so far!

KC Jul 13 2008 06:18 PM

Metsguyinmichigan won out by a minute or two but Rockin' had lineups. I'm not very good at meshing threads, and it's early. Rock on Mets!!

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 06:24 PM

A-OK with me. BELTRAN KABOOM!!!!!

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 06:25 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 13 2008 06:25 PM

Grote distraught as Beltran's commits an act of superheroism. Kablammo!

Zvon Jul 13 2008 06:25 PM

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 06:25 PM

Solid blue caps, socks and sleeves -- sweet!

Rockin' Doc Jul 13 2008 06:26 PM

3 run Kaboom by Beltran!!!

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 06:26 PM

Wow. Did that clear the picnic area?

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 06:27 PM

Howie is still trying to figure out if it did. WFAN broadcast comment of the year: "I think you need a hardhat to find that baseball."

Rockin' Doc Jul 13 2008 06:30 PM

Redman wasn't fooling anyone that inning. Reyes' line out was a shot also. Hopefully the Mets will keep pounding the ball.

Zvon Jul 13 2008 06:34 PM

Saw the end of that Phils game today. When I tuned in it was 2-2 in the 8th and Im thinkin: yes, Phils can lose and Mets can take 1st tonight. Then WHAMBAMtyMAM, it was 6-2. Like they were waiting for me to tune in before exploding. Darn Phils. Even if we should lose tonight, Im really amazed and happy where we are here at the break.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 13 2008 06:38 PM

Joe Morgan believes that this week's All Star Game will be the most exciting in the last 20 years. Why? Because it will be played in Yankee Stadium. So why'dja stop at 20 years, Joe?

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 06:40 PM

="Zvon"] You may need to flip that image over.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 06:41 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 13 2008 06:43 PM

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Joe Morgan believes that this week's All Star Game will be the most exciting in the last 20 years. Why? Because it will be played in Yankee Stadium. So why'dja stop at 20 years, Joe? Greatest venue ever? Did he really say that? Amazing. Curse me for saying this, but I'm almost hoping for a rain-out. Imagine the weeping?

bmfc1 Jul 13 2008 06:42 PM

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Joe Morgan believes that this week's All Star Game will be the most exciting in the last 20 years. Why? Because it will be played in Yankee Stadium. So why'dja stop at 20 years, Joe? His comment seemed like a make-up under orders from ESPN brass after his statement, discussed earlier tonight, that the A-S game isn't as exciting as it used to be because the players don't play for more than two innings.

KC Jul 13 2008 06:42 PM

He said it, I need a spittoon.

Zvon Jul 13 2008 06:44 PM

AG/DC wrote: You may need to flip that image over. lol. That did occur to me. I do have a righty for him somewhere. I'll use that when he hits his 2nd HR.

Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 13 2008 06:48 PM

Pelfrey throwing pebbles at these batters.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 06:49 PM

bmfc1 wrote: ="batmagadanleadoff"]Joe Morgan believes that this week's All Star Game will be the most exciting in the last 20 years. Why? Because it will be played in Yankee Stadium. So why'dja stop at 20 years, Joe? His comment seemed like a make-up under orders from ESPN brass after his statement, discussed earlier tonight, that the A-S game isn't as exciting as it used to be because the players don't play for more than two innings. I'm telling ya, rain! Lots of it. "Greatest game ever" washed away. Would serve 'em right. Got my program in the mail yesterday. Usually there is a token home team story. This, however, is virtually all MFY. It went on the shelf with the others. I might never look at it again. Gag.

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 06:50 PM

Pelfrey is also the run-support king of the staff.

Frayed Knot Jul 13 2008 06:54 PM

Y'know what Reyes [u:3c8dc4b9c2]doesn't[/u:3c8dc4b9c2] do that kind of bugs me? ... when he has the next base made easily (like on the Evans bingle to RCF) he doesn't go at that base agressively so as to put pressure on the defense. Getting to 3rd with a some intent to it sticks the idea in the defense's head that they might get burned by another base unless they get teh ball back in quickly and without a bobble or a mis-throw. By cruising in like he does he lets them off the hook and kills his chances of taking advantage if they ever do screw up. Most of the time it won't matter but it bugs me anyway.

bmfc1 Jul 13 2008 06:55 PM

A lot of letters on the Rockies roster: Koshansky, Podsednik, Quintanilla, Tulowitzki, Torrealba. (How's that for great baseball analysis? It's my first IGT in a week so I'm rusty.)

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 06:59 PM

Beltran almost nailed Redman with that shot.

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 07:00 PM

bmfc1 wrote: A lot of letters on the Rockies roster: Koshansky, Podsednik, Quintanilla, Tulowitzki, Torrealba. (How's that for great baseball analysis? It's my first IGT in a week so I'm rusty.) I would've kept lurking and not posted just to keep the mojo. Just kidding. Welcome back. Good analysis.

bmfc1 Jul 13 2008 07:05 PM

AG/DC wrote: I would've kept lurking and not posted just to keep the mojo. Believe me, I thought of that but the streak began before I left town. It's nice to be back.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 07:07 PM

Video of Morgan hitting a typical Jeter cheap-ass fence-scraping pennant porch homer.

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 07:09 PM

Uh, oh. The magic third hit against Pelfrey. He's supposedly on a 100-pitch limit tonight.

Zvon Jul 13 2008 07:12 PM

WOOT! What a DP! EASLEY U DA MAN!

Frayed Knot Jul 13 2008 07:13 PM

WOW!

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 07:13 PM

Awesome DP. Good call by the first-based ump, too.

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 07:13 PM

double play bails pelfrey out why is he on a limit tonight?

Zvon Jul 13 2008 07:19 PM

1st and 3rd, no out.

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 07:20 PM

come on pelfrey, help out and get that run in!

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 07:20 PM

bunting the runner to 2nd but not trying to score the one on 3rd? ehh

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 07:21 PM

intentional walk of reyes, Nick Evans will bat with the bases loaded

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 07:23 PM

="Nymr83"]double play bails pelfrey out why is he on a limit tonight? Not sure. So says Noble. NEW YORK -- The notion of Johan Santana pitching in relief had some appeal. It was a possiblity -- that the Mets' primary starting pitcher would pitch in relief Sunday -- manager Jerry Manuel and new pitching coach Dan Warthen said after Santana had pitched merely five innings in his start against the Giants on Wednesday night. It made sense. Santana hardly had extended himself against the Giants; moreover, Warthen had said he didn't want Mike Pelfrey, the Mets' starter in their final game before the All-Star break, to throw more than 100 pitches on Sunday against the Rockies. Warthen told Santana of the possibility. And Santana embraced it. "See if he wants to be the closer tomorrow," Billy Wagner said on Saturday. "I'll start my break a day early." But by game time Saturday, Warthen had become dissuaded. "Our bullpen is in pretty good shape," he said. "We can back up Pelfrey and let Johan get his rest so he can come back strong." Santana is to start the Mets' game in Cincinnati on Thursday. But the early departure of Pedro Martinez on Saturday -- he pitched four innings -- increased the workload for the bullpen. Carlos Muniz, Aaron Heilman, Scott Schoeneweis and Wagner combined to pitch five innings. And before Saturday, Duaner Sanchez had appeared in three straight games for the second time in eight days. Perhaps there will be need for an extra arm in the 'pen on Sunday night. "I'll do whatever they want," Santana said as he left Shea on Saturday. Chances are, he won't be used. But it hardly would set a precedent if he were. Santana regularly pitched in relief in his first four seasons with the Twins, and former Mets manager Gil Hodges thought nothing of using Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman in relief in games preceding the All-Star break.

Frayed Knot Jul 13 2008 07:24 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 13 2008 07:28 PM

We haven't seen any Nick Evans power yet - all his ML hits have been to opposite field IIRC - but the minor league stats* and the rep says he has some. Be a nice spot for it. * 39 of his 92 hits this season are for XBs (.250 IsoP)

Zvon Jul 13 2008 07:24 PM

They walk Reyes. Joe said this is a smart move. That means its not. Pitching change.

Fman99 Jul 13 2008 07:25 PM

Nice SF by Evans to pad the lead a bit.

Zvon Jul 13 2008 07:26 PM

I'll take the one run. 5-0 us after 4.

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 07:32 PM

good dfense tonight

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 07:32 PM

Got to give some PotG support to Easley for his DP capacities. Howie Rose was there the night of the blackout?

Fman99 Jul 13 2008 07:36 PM

Another hit for Bel-TRAN.

Fman99 Jul 13 2008 07:38 PM

KABOOM

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 07:38 PM

Delgado smacks one, his 17th of the year.

Valadius Jul 13 2008 07:39 PM

This is beautiful!

Rockin' Doc Jul 13 2008 07:39 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 13 2008 07:39 PM

Delgado goes deep!

Zvon Jul 13 2008 07:39 PM

Fman99 Jul 13 2008 07:41 PM

="Zvon"] Nice work as always Zvon. Man the Metsies are firing on all cylinders. Stupid All-Star break.

Zvon Jul 13 2008 07:42 PM

I really like that Kaboom Doc. Thats a saver. You can expect to see it again in some form or another.

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 07:42 PM

Quick break for a J.R. Watkins Apothecary Liniment.

Frayed Knot Jul 13 2008 07:47 PM

Seems like Easley's been in on at least half the plays in this game - both offensively and defensively. He's either turning two; breaking up two; legging it out so THEY can't turn two and thus being on for Delgado's blast; or just by fielding a ton of grounders.

Fman99 Jul 13 2008 07:49 PM

I will honor the golden arm and bat of Big Pelf himself with my 1000th post.

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 07:50 PM

If he was white, he'd be the folk hero of scrappiness.

Frayed Knot Jul 13 2008 07:57 PM

Striking out Holliday -- would be so nice Pelfrey's dealing folks!

bmfc1 Jul 13 2008 07:57 PM

This crew only works one game a week, so you'd think they could avoid missing pitches and screwing up, as they just did (showing one thing while telling us it was something else).

Fman99 Jul 13 2008 07:58 PM

Someone should punch Joe Morgan in the neck.

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 07:59 PM

]If he was white, he'd be the folk hero of scrappiness. well, he'd have to be unjustifiably handed an every day job, andalso stop hitting the ball more than 50 feet (see: Eckstein)

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 08:02 PM

nice 7 innings from Pelfrey. Normally I'd keep him going, but with the next 3 days off is there anyone in the bullpen who needs some work?

SteveJRogers Jul 13 2008 08:05 PM

Lets go old school and put Santana or Maine out there to finish this one!

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 08:08 PM

i'm not against using starters in relief when it helps the team, but in a 7-0 game it would be pretty foolish to put Santana on the mound, it would be like putting your starting position players into the game in a blowout instead of taking them out of it.

Fman99 Jul 13 2008 08:09 PM

Yep. Mop up time. Put whomever is the last man in the pen out there. Give everyone else one more day off.

SteveJRogers Jul 13 2008 08:12 PM

="Nymr83"]i'm not against using starters in relief when it helps the team, but in a 7-0 game it would be pretty foolish to put Santana on the mound, it would be like putting your starting position players into the game in a blowout instead of taking them out of it. True, I just like to see what they did back in the 70s, when Seaver or Koosman or Matlack would come in during the final game before the break.

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 08:15 PM

Let's see if he can get his first complete game and shutout instead. Goes 3-0 on on Kshansla;sdkfhay.

Frayed Knot Jul 13 2008 08:19 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 13 2008 08:20 PM

Darling was saying the other day that Seaver told him, as they briefly crossed paths during their Metdom, to always volunteer for Sunday before ASG duty as he (GTS) vultured up a handful of wins that way over the years.

metirish Jul 13 2008 08:20 PM

I love the way Pelfrey is responding to getting all these runs , just dealing he is.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 08:22 PM

="SteveJRogers"] ="Nymr83"]i'm not against using starters in relief when it helps the team, but in a 7-0 game it would be pretty foolish to put Santana on the mound, it would be like putting your starting position players into the game in a blowout instead of taking them out of it. True, I just like to see what they did back in the 70s, when Seaver or Koosman or Matlack would come in during the final game before the break. With our luck, Santana would get hurt! Keep 'em on ice!

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 08:23 PM

Pelfrey, at 114 pitches and with 2 on, will face another batter. thats a rarity today and i like it.

Nymr83 Jul 13 2008 08:26 PM

8 shutout innings!! no walks!!

Fman99 Jul 13 2008 08:28 PM

Another dominant turn by the Big Pelf.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 08:29 PM

Take a bow, Pelf!

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 08:29 PM

I doubt he'd take that curtain call if he hadn't already heard that his day was done.

Rockin' Doc Jul 13 2008 08:34 PM

Great pitching performance from Pelfrey. He is finally starting to become the pitcher the Mets had projected him to become when they drafted him out of Wichita State.

Valadius Jul 13 2008 08:39 PM

I'm so glad he was kept out of the Santana deal.

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 08:41 PM

No walks.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 08:41 PM

Joe Smith = Closer in training? And Jon is wrong, the Beatles' final performance was in San Francisco, I think.

Gwreck Jul 13 2008 08:44 PM

Listened to the WFAN broadcast for most of the game while coming home on the LIRR. I could definitely detect a true excitement in Howie's voice, talking about how Delgado's homer reminded him of Strawberry, or how the last 9-game winning streak for the Mets was in 2000 -- the last year the Mets won the pennant, of course. As referenced by Edgy, he had a great story about Jane Jarvis playing her entire repertoire (including Christmas songs) during the in-game blackout that happened 31 years ago tonight.

Zvon Jul 13 2008 08:45 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: And Jon is wrong, the Beatles' final performance was in San Francisco, I think. I believe your right MgM.

Gwreck Jul 13 2008 08:45 PM

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Zvon Jul 13 2008 08:46 PM

Wow. This pitching we have been seeing is just a trip.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 13 2008 08:46 PM

Beautiful! I'm almost sad the break is here because I want to keep the momentum going!

Rockin' Doc Jul 13 2008 08:47 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 13 2008 08:50 PM

Zvon Jul 13 2008 08:48 PM

Jane Jarvis. Wow, thats a name I haven't heard in 20 years or so.

Zvon Jul 13 2008 08:51 PM

AG/DC Jul 13 2008 08:52 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 13 2008 09:56 PM

Hey I was at this game tonight. Very lively crowd. first-inning 3-run homers are the best. Go Mets!