IGT - 6/23 - Mets at Phillies - Rubber Match

[Elster88]

I'd say this is a Big Important Game.

[Elster88]

Reyes making it happen. Single, stolen base, to third on Cameron's fly out to center.

[Elster88]

[u:20e63ff4b3]Mets[/u:20e63ff4b3]
Reyes, SS
Cameron, RF
Beltran, CF
Floyd, LF
Piazza, C
Anderson, 2B
Wright, 3B
Mientkiewicz, 1B
Ishii, P

[u:20e63ff4b3]Phillies[/u:20e63ff4b3]
Rollins, SS
Michaels, CF
Abreu, RF
Burrell, LF
Thome, 1B
Bell, 3B
Utley, 2B
Pratt, C
Lidle, P

[Elster88]

Runner on 3rd, one out. Beltran strikes out. Boo.

[Willets Point]

Elster88 wrote: I'd say this is a Big Important Game.

Why? If they win, they're a sucky team with no chance of making the playoffs who won a game. If they lose, they're a sucky team with no chance of making the playoffs who lost again.

[metirish]

Willie is confusing me, I thought Cameron was the new lead off hitter?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wright getting demoted again to seventh in the order related to his holding the ball?

[metirish]

Rollins grounded out to third.
Michaels singled to left.1 on 1 out,Abreu at the plate, he lines out to center.

[metirish]

1 inning in the books, the score is 0/0

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jose Reyes just singled.

In that at-bat, he took two strikes, before fouling off three more. He let three balls go by, and (if you believe Gameday) swung at nothing out of the strike zone.

Small victories, anyhow.

OE: Steals second on pitch two.

[Centerfield]

Yay! Go Cammy!

[Guest KC]

I think I have a mild case of food poisoning. I should probably go home and
get some rest. Nothing worse than being stuck behind a desk when you don't
feel well.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mets get the early lead on an Arby Eye single by Cammie the Trade Bait.

[Guest Rotblatt]

You should ask your company to spring for a car to take you home.

No reason to push it by taking the subway, you know?

[Guest KC]

I'm in the burbs, I think I can focus enough on driving. I'll take it slow.

[Centerfield]

Make sure you turn on the radio to keep you alert.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Floyd and Piazza single to begin the 4th, Anderson now interrupting the flow.

[Frayed Knot]

And Wright takes advantage of his plum lineup spot to drive in a run w/a single

[Guest Edgy DC]

Floyd Piazza, rally startin'.

Just the way I envisioned it.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Doug Mientkiwise, official salty snack of the Mets, drives in another on a fielder's choice.

[Sandgnat]

I guess Lidle threw the ball into centerfield or something on that play? Tough to get the real picture from Sportsline. One hit away from breaking the game open a little bit.

[Centerfield]

Wait, we're allowed to get Burrell out?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Jim Thome, official Cheez Doodle Eater of the Phillies, homers off Ishii to make it 3-1.

Ishii has creatively limited lefties to no hits except home runs, it seems.

[Guest Edgy DC]

New York Metskiewczes with no walks through five.

[Frayed Knot]

Ishii = Good (so far)

Rollins was just the first Phils batter to reach 2nd - aside from Thome that is who only reached it as he was jogging past.

The 6th coming up seems to have been his trouble inning lately.

[metirish]

Yeah Ishii seems to get rattled easily, hope that's not the case today, is Keith doing the game?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sixth passes with out incident. One big corn can.

I think KC really went home.

[Frayed Knot]

Burrell - Thome - Bell
Pop-out - Fly Out - Ground Out on 3 pitches

Not so shaky this time.

[Elster88]

]Metskiewczes

Metsuckies?

[Guest Edgy DC]

And wiith only 84 piitches on record, Randolph lets Ishii bat in the seventh.