IGT 114, 8/11/05, Rubber Match at San Diego

[Elster88]

Glavine was the winning pitcher in the Mets' 7-3 victory against the Padres on July 20. Beginning with that start, he has walked two batters in 27 innings. His ERA is 3.48 in his last eight starts and, overall, at its second-lowest point this season.

Carlos Beltran is hitting .348 during the day, second in the NL.

[Elster88]

Reyes getting his second day off of the year.

Mets					Padres
		AVG	HR	RBI			AVG	HR	RBI
Matsui, Kazuo	2B	.238	3	21	Young, Eric	LF	.284	2	10
Cameron, Mike	RF	.275	12	39	Hitter, Professional	3B	.278	13	52
Beltran, Carlos	CF	.269	13	59	Loretta, Mark	2B	.290	1	22
Floyd, Cliff	LF	.283	26	71	Giles, Brian	RF	.287	11	57
Wright, David	3B	.302	17	70	Nady, Xavier	RF	.273	12	36
Anderson, Marlon	1B	.283	3	13	Fick, Robert	1B	.311	3	22
Woodward, Chris	SS	.295	3	16	Greene, Khalil	SS	.258	10	47
Castro, Ramon	C	.262	3	22	Olivo, Miguel	C	.178	7	22
Glavine, Tom	P		8 - 9	4.50	Williams, Woody	P		5 - 8	5.16

[MFS62]

When I read that Reyes would be getting the day off, I wondered who would be playing short in his place. I completely forgot that Woodward had been a regular at that position for the Jays. I feel a little better now, and am trying to remove the image of Jose Offerman at shortstop (his original position) from my mind.

Later

[seawolf17]

MFS62 wrote: trying to remove the image of Jose Offerman at shortstop (his original position) from my mind.

I'm still trying to remove the image of Offerman at any position on the field from my mind.

[soupcan]

How's a white guy get named Khalil?

[url=www.martinsquest.com/personal/khalil_greene.htm]Oh, okay...[/url]

[MFS62]

And why is her brother wearing a f'n Yankees cap?
I guess the YES network reaches Key West.

Later

[Willets Point]

I once met a Boston sculptor named Khalil Gibran and yeah he was a white guy of Lebanese ancestory. He was really funny and insightful.

[Guest cooby]

="Willets Point"]I once met a Boston sculptor named Khalil Gibran and yeah he was a white guy of Lebanese ancestory. He was really funny and insightful.

Did he write this (The Prophet, in case the picture doesn't work)? It's good...

[Willets Point]

No but he's related to that guy.

[Guest cooby]

Wow, that is very neat. That book is one of my treasured possessions

[soupcan]

Ahem.

In-Game-Thread.

The only Khalil's to be discussed here are the one's playing.

[Elster88]

Woody sets 'em down 1-2-3.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, but when our number-seven slot comes around, then we'll see who has the best woody.

[soupcan]

You're saying that both teams have wood?

[Guest Edgy DC]

We lose the first Wood-man matchup.

[Elster88]

Glavine breaks up the perfect game with a single. Kazuo strikes out.

No score - bottom of the third coming up.

[Willets Point]

Woody


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Woodsy

[soupcan]

Glavine's a strikeout machine.

Still no score.

[Elster88]

A two-out professional double causes no damage. 3 quick scoreless innings.

[Centerfield]

Cliff Floyd doubles in Beltran. 1-0 good guys.

[Elster88]

Beltran's tenth steal prior to Floyd's double makes him the sixth Met to have double digit steals this year.

[seawolf17]

And the first time the Mets have done so since 1989:

HoJo 41
Samuel 31
Jefferies 21
McReynolds 15
Dykstra 13
Straw 11

[Guest Edgy DC]

Giveback!

Fart!

[Willets Point]

Ugh, did you have to remind me of Juan Samuel?

[Elster88]

Three singles.

[seawolf17]

Willets Point wrote: Ugh, did you have to remind me of Juan Samuel?

Hey, I have just as many nightmares as you do. At least Beltran's steal erased that piece of him from the Mets record books.

[MFS62]

Can someone of the Mets please figure out how to pitch to Randa (is he still mad at us for trading him?) and the entire Giles family?

Later

[Elster88]

Tom Glavine, professional hitter.

[seawolf17]

This doesn't fit in this IGT, but I found this Brian Bohanon photo for my avatar, and I figured I'd stick it in here.

Remember the white hat days? Yikes.

[seawolf17]

Willie said earlier this season that if he was stuck, he'd turn to Glavine to pinch-hit. Not a terrible idea in the sixteenth inning or something crazy.