IGT 7/26/05: Mets vs Rockies, 9 pm EDT

[seawolf17]

The Men In Black

Reyes SS
Cameron RF
Beltran CF
Floyd LF
Wright 3B
Piazza C
Woodward 1B
Cairo 2B
Ishii "Really Going Out With Him" P

=violet]The Purple People Eaters

Luis "The Other One" Gonzalez 2B
Garrett Atkins "Diet" 3B
Matt "Englishman on" Holiday LF
Eric "Side" Byrnes CF
Ryan "Blake" Shealy 1B
Dustan "The Livingroom" Mohr LF
Danny "Are-Dwah" Ardoin C
Anderson "Julio" Machado SS
Jeff Francis "Ford Coppola" P

[seawolf17]

Fran Healy on Jose Reyes:

]"A lot of people forget that he lost a lot of time due to injuries the last few years."

Funny, but I don't remember forgetting that.

Today's interesting pregame note, from Mike Cameron. User question: "Who's the funniest player on the team?"

Cameron's answer, without hesitating: Ramon Castro.

[seawolf17]

Gonzo doubles hard, Atkins grounds out hard to move him to third, and Holliday whacks a single hard to left, and it's 1-0 bad guys.

Ishii sucks.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

The bottom of the first was fugly, with a missed catch by Piazza and brainlock by Wright where he didn't get the lead runner. But, in the end, the damaged was minimized. 1-0 Rockies after one.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

seawolf - MK was looking at your names for the Rockies and he was totally cracking up over it <g>

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Ugly top of the second. Wright singles, but Piazza strikes out when he can't check his swing and then Wright ends the inning by being caught stealing. Ugh!

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Cairo lays down a perfect bunt, steals second, and scores when Reyes legs out a single. Tie game.

[Frayed Knot]

3 runs which are unearned - yet earned.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Darn - I have to re-log in for MK. He wanted to post.

[Guest MiniKnight]

Who knew that an error could cause three runs?

Then again, some of it was sloppy pitching.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

The Mets strand two runners and it's still 4-1 in the middle of the third.

MK stomps off to bed in disgust.

(Actually, MK's mean and unreasonable parents let him stay up past his bedtime already, but it's late and we sent him upstairs. He's leaving the television under protest.)

[Guest cooby]

Have I mentioned, for some reason, I have resisted putting Ishii on my fantasy team. He is the only Mets regular I don't have, except for Beltran, whom I can't pry away from this person who has him

[Guest cooby]

Oh, and in case Sal is reading this, I am in FIRST FUCKING PLACE!!!!

[willpie]

I hate Ishii.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

D-Dad and I hat Ishii. But I can understand your decision to add the "e". Especially tonight.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

The pitcher's best friend ends the 5th without any further damage.


D-Dad just summed it up perfectly - "We've got to get some fucking runs in freakin' Coors Field!"

[Guest Edgy DC]

Out of town, Matt Clement got sconced by a line drive tonight, something Ishii knows a thing or two about.

[Frayed Knot]

Atkins didn't put enough carbs into that throw.

Rox infielders poor throws and double-clutches have represented the extent of our offense tonight.

[Guest KC]

This road trip smells like the end of the season to me. Archive that.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Cool low camera angle behind the plate on the Rockies feed.

[Frayed Knot]

OK, I'm going to put this and gently as I can ...

LET'S GET SOME FUCKIN' HITS!!!!

[Frayed Knot]

Well wright heard me at least.

Let's see how far my powers extend.

[Guest Edgy DC]

First basemen not picking tonight.

Piazza reaches on an error and the cries of "Let's go Mets!" dominate.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jose Offerman. A machine.

Francis is chased. Time for

[metirish]

You know I was not impressed when Offerman was called up but he done nothing but hit, kudos to Jose, now lets hit the ex-Met.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Reyes shows his newly-found restraint and walks.

Bases packed for Cammie.

[metirish]

Bases Loades for Cameron, Cohen tells us that the Mets are 2 for 44 with the bases loaded with 2 outs..

[metirish]

Called strike three, bases left loaded...damn.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Cameron watches strike three right

down

the

middle.




Crap.

[Guest cooby]

So, what do you suppose Clint Hurdle is jotting down on that little tablet?