ArrrrghGT, 7/8 @ Steeltown

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Ahoy.

Bluebeards
Reyes
Camarrrghon
Beltran
Floyd
Wright
Anderson 1B
Castro
Cairo 2B
Zambrano

Blackbeards
Lawton
Freddy Sanchez 3B
Bay
Mackowiack
Castillo
Warrrrrd
Ryan Doumit C
Jack Wilson
Fogg

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

2nd straight game where the Mets score a run without a hit in the first:

Reyes walks (!) steals second, crosses to 3rd on a grounder and draws a balk with his galloping along the line to score.

We went 1-2-3 otherwise.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Anderson doubles on a hard shot to right that Lawton should've caught.

Castro retired on a hard shot to left that Bay shouldn't have caught.

Seeing as I'm the only guy here, be sure to watch Bay's catch to-nite on the hi-lites.

Arrrrgh.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Actually, there's one guy and one fucktard.

Zambrano K's Ward to end the inning

[MFS62]

Who's who?

Later

[soupcan]

Loaded question there MFS.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Nother K to close out the 3rd.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Vagina Boy cruises thru the 4th, suffering his first hit on a bogusly caled double that Floyd oughta have caught.

1-0 still, 1 hit each.

[seawolf17]

I thought I was the only one who remembered the "Vagina Boy" nickname. Reyes boots a grounder and there are two on, two out in the bottom of the 7th, but Jack Wilson K's to end it. Wish I started Zambrano this week.

And BTW, a belated first




of the year for Castro.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

still the only guy here?

Castro goes ka-blam, as do all the Met fielders, making this excellent outing for Zambrano considerably more strenuous than necessary.

After 7: 3-1 good guys, Zambrano 4 hits (2 w/o hometown scoring), 3 K's, 1 BB, about 100 pitches.

I think I invented Vagina Boy

[MFS62]

Why that name?
'Splain, please.

Later

[Theoldmole]

Zambrano has pretty much proved himself to me by this time.

Two force outs from Wright to Joel Cairo.

[Theoldmole]

And he uses all the park to get out number three -- great catch by Beltran.

[seawolf17]

Zambrano is our second-best starting pitcher right now. Without question.

Vagina Boy comes from the mnemonic JD created to remember the Mets' rotation when the season began: The VB (which stood for Victor-Benson, I believe) was at the end, but I don't remember what the full five-word mnemonic was.

[seawolf17]

Will they all pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease stop sliding head-first into first base? If David Wright loftons his shoulder diving like a moron and misses any time, I'm going to be pissed.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sorry I haven't logged in. I was out shopping for Zambrano pajamas.

My new zjs.

[seawolf17]

Castro with a big RBI single up the middle, and it's going to be a tough call between Castro and Zambrano for the PotG.

[Theoldmole]

It's gotta be Z-man.

A very nice couple of insurance runs here.

[Theoldmole]

Daubach making a bid to stay on the team.

Yet another Met baserunning blunder, but not in a critical situation.

[seawolf17]

And then Castro decides not to run on a Daubach double off the wall and gets thrown out at the plate. Nuts. Ramon, listen to Manny Acta, will you?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Daubach pinch-hits for Zambrano.

Standing O for Zammy.

Daubach doubles but Castro gets killed at the plate doing his "Be like Mike" routine.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Everybody comforts Castro on the plate, patting and hugging his enormous head.

Except Randolph, who looks steamed.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Castro is absolutely ripping the ball tonight but he's the worst baserunner on the Mets since.... Payton?

eh, he's much worse than Payton. At least JP could run and hustled most of the time.

[Willets Point]

I saw Bay's catch and the replays of said catch.

Castro totally Timo'ed on that play.

C'mon Aaron, don't Looper this.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Shouldn't a reliever lower on the totem pole be working here?

[Theoldmole]

Heilman picking up another Schaefer point.

[seawolf17]

Heilman loads the bases and loses his Schaefer point.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

OK, way to bring the tying run to the plate.

[Guest Edgy DC]

With two out, Aarrrron Heilman brings the tying rrrrun to the plate, and Brrraden Loops on to save it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

McClendon plays the splits and sends Tike Redman up to bat.