IGT 7/6 Mets at Gnats

[Guest getalife]

Once I find the lineups for the this contest between the poorly constructed
Mets, and the sabermetrically constructed first place Gnats, I'll post it.

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[Guest sharpie]

Us

Reyes ss (back on top)
Cameron rf
Beltran cf
Floyd lf
Wright 3b
Anderson 1b
Castro c
Cairo 2b
Glavine p

Them

Wilkerson cf
Vidro 2b
Guillen rf
Cordero 1b
Castilla 3b
Byrd lf
Schneider c
Carroll ss
Hernandez p

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

On the local news last night, the DC sports reporter was practically giving an on air blow job to Hernandez. He was also bitching and moaning incessantly about how the Expos (oops, I mean the Nationals) were screwed by only having two all stars named to the team.

This is consistent with the general tenor down there, where every routine play made by the Nats is treated like a web gem. There's this mindset that every routine thing that this team does has to be treated in the superlative.

[Guest getalife]

Thanks!
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[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

This is yet another Big Game�.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Mike knows it's a Big Game�.

[Guest getalife]

Kablameron with an early ...

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Marlon Anderson just keeps on hitting. Man, does he display guts, brains, backbone, genius, desire, will-to-win, intangibles, savvy, chemistry cahnfidence and some other bullshit.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

"an on air blow job to Hernandez"

Dear Mr. Knight:

I wish you'd reconsider using foul language like this on this family-oriented site. I don't wish to impose my moral or religious values on you, but this seems excessive to me, and I'm sure those of us with small children posting here would agree with me.

Thank you, sir, for considering this humble request.

[Guest holychicken]

Will Beltran ever be good? I am begining to have doubts. . .

[Guest getalife]

Scary thought, and I'd be lying if I said it hasn't crossed my mind
from time to time.

I doubt he's through ... but wake up NOW!!!

[seawolf17]

I hate intentional walks. HATE THEM. No way Cordero doesn't drive in runs here.

[seawolf17]

Okay, I forgot that Wil Cordero sucks.

[metsmarathon]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: On the local news last night, the DC sports reporter was practically giving an on air blow job to Hernandez. He was also bitching and moaning incessantly about how the Expos (oops, I mean the Nationals) were screwed by only having two all stars named to the team.

did we ever kick up an all star thread? i cant seem to find one, but may be too blind...

[Guest getalife]

Heading off the mamby pamby orange and blue eyeglass wearing don't un-
derstand jack squat underwear wearin' pants on the head response, I thought
I'd look up Carlos' sim scores at his age at bbr.

Andre Dawson (947)
Bobby Bonds (943)
Dave Winfield (938)
Jack Clark (936)
Gus Bell (928)
Shawn Green (925)
Harold Baines (923)
Reggie Smith (923)
Gary Sheffield (921)
Johnny Callison (919)

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

metsmarathon wrote: did we ever kick up an all star thread? i cant seem to find one, but may be too blind...

[url=http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=446]We have this thread, and you've posted on it[/url]

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Oh, come on. You KNOW you can't just use Sim Scores to posit anything without writing a book on the subject. That's unproven stuff, man. You know better than that. If you draw any conclusions from this stuff, Edgy will call it "unlikely" and the shit will hit the fan...

Or maybe it's only me who can't cite Sim Scores. I forget.

Anyway, you got some pretty good players in that bunch--a candidate for Best player all time in 2nd place, flanked by two HOFers, followed by a perennial All-Star (though that designation is pretty well eroded by some current selectees) and then an original Met followed up by a Jew...I think you've got a strong field there.

[Guest cooby]

That guy and his damn ab ads are making the games practically unwatchable.

[Guest getalife]

>>>Or maybe it's only me who can't cite Sim Scores.<<<

Geez, you're making this too easy.

Who cares who cites what? Anyone? Should we do a poll?

[Guest getalife]

In the meantime, The Mets down quietly in the top of the fifth, and are losing 3-1.

The bottom of the fourth went:

Castilla singled, so did Byrd, so did Jamey Carrol, so did Brad Wilkerson, so did Vidro.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I really think Glavine might be finished. Does any pitcher elicit fewer swing-and-misses?

[Guest Spacemans Bong]

Can Willie please help me retain my sanity and stop leading off with Reyes?

[Guest Edgy DC]

MLB.com really asks for way too many click-throughs to tell me that no, I can't watch this game.

[Guest getalife]

Bases loaded, top o' the sixth, no one out.

Marlon up.

[Guest holychicken]

nice to get two runs out of the bases loaded no outs. . .but 2 f-ing base running blunders? WTF?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Can somebody who hasn't bitten his or her fingers off outline the two outs we appear to have given away in the midst of that rally?

[Guest holychicken]

Castro singled home two runs, the throw was to get wright at home but he scored and the ball wasn't handled well by the catcher, however, hernandez backed it up and threw out Castro who was too far off first.

Then Cairo lined out and whoever was on second got doubled up.

[Guest holychicken]

Then Reyes bobbles a perfect throw from Castro to give them the stolen base.

[Guest holychicken]

The line out was to right field, BTW. . .that wasn't clear.

[Guest holychicken]

And Glavine walks Vidro to bring up Guillen. Willie brings in Heilman in a double switch, Offerman (gulp) in at first.