June 11 IGT: LAAoA v. NYMoQ

[Guest Rotblatt]

RAIN DELAY

Graves is officially a part of our club and Aybar is released. Piazza makes his triumphant return to the lineup, and Wright is sadly moved back down the order.

Lineups:

Nogoodnicks
D. Erstad 1b
S. Finley cf
V. Guerrero rf
G. Anderson lf 0
D. McPherson 3b
B. Molina c
A. Kennedy 2b
O. Cabrera ss
J. Washburn p

Plentygoodnicks
J. Reyes ss
M. Cameron rf
C. Beltran cf
M. Piazza c
C. Floyd lf
D. Wright 3b
C. Woodward 1b
K. Matsui 2b
K. Benson p

on edit: oops! Sorry for the brain fart. Although after surviving yet another cut, some might say that DeJean is finally a True Met.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

You mean Graves, don't you?

That DeJean reference had me confused for about 15 seconds.

[Guest Iubitul]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: You mean Graves, don't you? That DeJean reference had me confused for about 15 seconds.

Me too (I don't feel like such a dork now for thinking, "Wha...?").

[Guest KC]

They're showing Three Stooges on WB11 but with silly color graphics and
set ups and explanations before rolling them. Do The Stooges really need
to be set up for people with bells and whistles? I don't think so.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Rain delay ovah!

Benson tries to keep the losing streak to three and gets Erstad with a grounder to Matsui on his second pitch.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Angels take a 1-0 lead on a nice double-play 6-6-6.

There're too many 6's on this team.

[Guest Edgy DC]

InJails up 2-1 in the top of the sixth.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Piazza stranded at second after a leadoff double in the bottom of the sixth.

Floyd K's, trying to hit a home run with 2 strikes, Wright pops out to left on a very hittable pitch and Woody grounds out to short.

We gotta get to Washburn in the seventh, since coming back against this pen is gonna be tough.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Woo-Hoo! Beltran makes an incredible catch that prevents a 2-run homer and keeps the Mets in the game!

[Guest Rotblatt]

Beltran with a phenomanal leaping catch in dead center field to rob Molina of a home run and end the inning!

He basically had to run back all the way to the wall and without pause, lept to bring the ball back from over the fence. Nice, nice play.

Our defense and pitching have been good, but we need a run or two, boys . . .

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pulls it back on a sno-cone. Nice.

The home plate umpire had some equipment problems and had to switch to an Angel helmet. Call UniWatch.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Still 2-1 in the eight. Heilman on and looks good in retiring the side in the eighth.

Mets in pinnies and blue caps. Good day for the UMDB.

Speaking of caps, get your rally caps on. We go to the bottom of the eighth. Or, as the Angel announcer calls it, the ninth. Huh?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Shields gets the Mets in order in the eighth, to go with two in the seventh. Good job by him.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Our offense is terrible right now.

Ugh.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Heilman looks pretty good, though.

Okay, boys, let's tie it up. Wright, pinch hitter for Woody (wouldn't Daubach instead of Mientkiewicz be nice right there?), then Matsui coming up.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wright Ks.

[Guest Rotblatt]

HOLY

[Guest Edgy DC]

Holy crap!

Pinch-hit INSIDE THE PARK HOMERUN BY MARLON ANDERSON!

BLOWING A BUBBLE AROUND SECOND!

[Guest Rotblatt]

That was unfuckingbelievable!!!!


Lets Go Mets!!

[Guest abogdan]

Do you get Kapows for inside the parkers? That was incredible.

Flyball to right center. Vlad and Finley both go for it, it hits off Finley's leg to go into right field. Anderson just beats out the throw to the plate.

Molina v.2 is banged up at catcher. Don't know who LAAA's emergency catcher would be if he has to come out.

[Guest Edgy DC]

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Meanwhile, the Boo Birds are in the house as Kaz Mat strikes out.

Minty Fresh is up in the 9th with 2 out.

[Guest Iubitul]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Minty Fresh is up in the 9th with 2 out.

OK - I have to say this. I hate that fucking nickname. It's like he's being turned into a eunich every time that name is said...

[Guest Rotblatt]

There's no way in the world that Dougie went around on that pitch.

Terrible call. Should've at least asked the third base ump.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Chill man - it's just one nickname among many.

Damn - Kennedy steals second with one out :(

[Guest Rotblatt]

God damn it.

Dougie boots a dribbler then loopy gives up a hard single past Wright.

We suck.

[Frayed Knot]

MUTHAFUCKINSUNAVABITCH!!!!

[Guest Rotblatt]

Oh, the run scored from third. I guess I should've mentioned that.

[Frayed Knot]

DON'T FARGIN' BUNT!!!!

[Frayed Knot]

And now that Cammy got on base by not bunting ... I don't want Beltran to FARGIN' BUNT EITHER!!!

Hit one into the gap and let's go home.