IGT 7/14, 2nd Half Kickoff

[seawolf17]

Who is this guy and what did he do to the Mike Piazza we've seen all year?!?!

[Guest Edgy DC]

I Blubb This Gabe!!

[willpie]

Yay Mike!

[Guest getalife]

Mike Piazza, buzzenhancer extraordinaire

[seawolf17]

I know it's just one game, but...

If Beltran (4-for-4) is heating up...
and if Mikey (monster, old Mike, the other way, wow home run) is heating up...
and David Wright is suddenly playing Gold Glove defense and whacking the ball all over the park...

...could this be the start?

(I know - the rest of the lineup today other than those three guys is 0-for-15. But I can dream.)

[Guest Rotblatt]

MIKE PIAZZA!!!

He got beat on that fastball but he was quick and strong enough to drive it out and keep it fair. Hot damn.

That was the Mike Piazza of old.

Wright totally made up for his error on that nab of the sac bunt. That was sweet. And the kid's got a flair for the dramatic--taking the ball oh-so slowly to third base . . .

Why no radar gun tonight? Loopy looks like he's got more zip on his fastball than I've seen all season but I have no way of making sure.

[soupcan]

seawolf17 wrote: I know it's just one game, but... If Beltran (4-for-4) is heating up... and if Mikey (monster, old Mike, the other way, wow home run) is heating up... and David Wright is suddenly playing Gold Glove defense and whacking the ball all over the park... ...could this be the start? (I know - the rest of the lineup today other than those three guys is 0-for-15. But I can dream.)

You're smarter than that Wolfie.

[Guest Rotblatt]

ORTIZZLE!!


Oh, wait. This isn't the OoTS?

[Guest Edgy DC]

To kill some buzz, Wright has looked pooie on defense.

[Guest Edgy DC]

On the other hand, Looper striking out a lefthander to end the game is as good a sign of good things as any.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Well, they say now Matsui ain;t coming back for awhile.

Anderson Hernandez couldn't hit much worse than Cairo and almost definitely fields better. Whaddaya say, Omar?

[Guest Rotblatt]

Didn't Wright pull both of his dingers? I think THAT'S a great sign too. He was going the other way a lot, so peeps started a reverse OF shift against him. Wright's better if he's not a one-trick pony. Unless, you know, his trick is hitting 2 HRs a game or something.

Loopy looked good tonight. Sharp fastball and pretty decent location. Splitter looked a'ight too.

[Guest getalife]

>>>Wright has looked pooie on defense.<<<

Dude, the diving catch of the bunt and jog back to third for the DP was
hardly pooie. He does have blips on grounders hit right at him, but David
was the man tonight before Piazza's three run blast.

[Frayed Knot]

]Didn't Wright pull both of his dingers?

One dead-center, one left-center.
I was noticing just last week that Wright hasn't been pulling. Of course for the last 3 weeks he hasn't been hitting much of anything.


The bigger crime on his error today wasn't even fumbling it, it was then rushing the throw on the slow-footed Estrada. Young mistake.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Well, they say now Matsui ain;t coming back for awhile. Anderson Hernandez couldn't hit much worse than Cairo and almost definitely fields better. Whaddaya say, Omar?

I think he's still learning 2B . . . But you might be right anyway. I'd be a little leary of calling him up so quickly, but he certainly has adjusted well to AAA so far.

[Guest Edgy DC]

]Dude, the diving catch of the bunt and jog back to third for the DP was hardly pooie. He does have blips on grounders hit right at him, but David was the man tonight before Piazza's three run blast.

Yeah, well, somebody had to bring the poor guy down. Just playing Devil's advocate

Seriously, making decisions under fire seems to have the guy locked up. Reaction plays he's better on. I'd trade a pair of homers for a pair of random miscues seven days a week.

[Guest martin]

i went to the game, and was hoping that when i got home i could catch papaya head's catch on the sportcenter top 10 plays. it was number one, yo.

dwright's double play was number 2, as the mets dominated top plays.