IGT 7/17, Braves at Mets

[Guest KC]

Atlanta
Furcal SS
Johnson LF
Giles 2B
Jones CF
LaRoche 1B
Estrada C
Langerhands RF
Betemit 3B
Dolphinface P

New York
Reyes SS
Cameron RF
Beltran CF
Floyd LF
Piazza C
Wright 3B
Woodward 1B
Cairo 2B
Martinez P

[Guest Edgy DC]

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Gotta say, no matter how much the poor offense and shitty play turns me off, Pedro makes it interesting again.

He just completely buttreamed the first 2 hitters and has a 10-pitch, 2-K 1st inning.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Reyes leads off with a single. He runs on 3-1 and Cameron drives a single to right. Hit it so hard Langerhans still had a small chance to get Reyes at third. But no. First and third with Beltran looking to do a Pedro-Day Special.

[Guest Edgy DC]

OK, I'll say it.

Good guys winning, 1-0.

[Guest Edgy DC]

[Guest Edgy DC]

Single by Wright and a double by Woodwawrd and it's second and thiwrd with no out.

Showrt day coming for Hampton, perhaps.

[Guest Edgy DC]

RBI double by Reyes makes it 3-0.

Langerhans cuts it off before the track and deprives Reyes of the triple that is his DESTINY.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Get with the program. Two-run KaBLAMmeron and it's 5-0 and Hampton looks cooked.

[Guest KC]

Dolphinface being pinch hit for in the third with no men on. That's too funny.
It's always nice to see fecal matter flushed out early. Nice job Mets.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'd like to officiall rename that gap in the seats in left field "Floyd's Well."

[Guest Edgy DC]

Base on balls for Reyes.

I wonder what the Mets' record is in games in which he's walked.

OE: The .500ly Mets are 6-5 in games in which Reyes has walked.

Total manufactured run. Reyes steals second and is batted over to third by Cammy and scores on a sacrifice fly by Beltran.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Who is this guy?

First he claims Shea opened in 1962. Then, clearly when corrected by a producer, he clarifies that the Mets started play in 1962 but opened Shea in 1964, but they played at Yankee Stadium the first two years.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Martinez has 47 pitches through five, but it's steamy and cream out there. How long will he go?

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Unbelievable. Only Thursday's opener for this series was televised here.

If the Braves were playing the Fish I would likely get the entire series. Or at least that's how it seems.

LGM! Keep kicking ass boys.

[Guest Edgy DC]

[Guest Edgy DC]

Powell's motion is one big balk.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

What happened to Pedro?!?

[Guest SI Metman]

61 pitches in 6 innings and they take him out?

It better be to keep him fresh for the second half.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Out of town scoreboard is good, with Washington down 4-0 to Milwaukee.

Somebody will also lose the Philadelphia-Florida game.

Big brawl at Comerica with 11 guys ejected. Good rule in brawls: Don't mess with Farnsworth

--------------------------- MIDDLE 6TH

Bottom 6TH B:1 S:0 O:0
Carlos Guillen hit by pitch.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Kansas City Royals pitcher Runelvys Hernandez ejected by HP umpire Marty Foster.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Kansas City Royals right fielder Emil Brown ejected by HP umpire Marty Foster.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Detroit Tigers shortstop Carlos Guillen ejected by HP umpire Marty Foster.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Defensive Substitution: Shane Costa replaces left fielder Terrence Long, batting 4th.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Defensive switch from left field to right field for Terrence Long.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Pitcher Change: Leo Nunez replaces Runelvys Hernandez.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Kevin Hooper replaces Carlos Guillen.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Kansas City Royals catcher Alberto Castillo ejected by HP umpire Marty Foster.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Kansas City Royals Manager Buddy Bell ejected by HP umpire Marty Foster.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Detroit Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman ejected by HP umpire Marty Foster.

Bottom 6TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Detroit Tigers pitcher Kyle Farnsworth ejected by HP umpire Marty Foster.

Bottom 6TH B:1 S:1 O:2
Chris Shelton grounds into double play, shortstop Angel Berroa to second baseman Joe McEwing to first baseman Tony Graffanino. Kevin Hooper out at 2nd.

Bottom 6TH B:1 S:1 O:3
Magglio Ordonez grounds out, shortstop Angel Berroa to first baseman Tony Graffanino.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Woodie, we're up 8-0. Get the sure out.

Sheesh.

[Guest KC]

Any official word on Pedro's early departure?

[Frayed Knot]

Bell - one of the many 'would make a better closer than what we
got' pitchers (according to some) - is making a mess of the 8th
inning (along w/some help from Woodward's bad toss).

Both Woodward & Cairo having good days otherwise; although I'm partial to seeing Woodward get more time now that M'wcz is back.

]Royals pitcher Runelvys Hernandez ejected by HP umpire Marty Foster.

So I guess Runelvys has now left the building.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I've got the Braves feed. They haven't even speculated that there's anything out of the ordinary about Martinez's departure.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Cameron said "I think he had something going on with his toe."

Personally, I favor Gary Cohen's explanation: A lighter load assures he can be available for Friday's Merengue Night start.

[Guest KC]

Pedro on a Friday Merengue night? I may just get a single ticket to do
some crowd watching. I haven't been thrown up on in years.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Here's what mets.com says about Pedro's departure -

]With the humidity giving 110 percent, the Mets limited the workday of Pedro Martinez rather than allow him to sap his strength.

[metirish]

Save your money KC, Ed Coleman says the rotation now sets up as follows.

Benson
Glavine
Ishii
Zambrano
Pedro - Saturday V Dodgers.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Let us take a relaxed attitude toward work and watch the baseball match. The Nie Mets are my favorite squadron.

[Elster88]

Gary said in the post game that Pedro is not hurt.