IGT 08/22, Mets at Diamondbacks

[seawolf17]

Tom Glavine, your 2005 NL Cy Young winner.

[Zvon]

Ruff inning. Could have been worse. 3 hits, 1 run.
Glavines up to 98 pitches thrown.

He did get a fastball (to green) up to 88 mph this last inning.

Time for the bullpen to do their job.

[Zvon]

looks like Willies gonna stick with him,huh?
No one even gettin warm?

[metirish]

I like it Zvon, this kid Jacob can pick it at first.

[seawolf17]

I still don't like Diaz, but I like insurance runs.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

You know it's a good night when Diaz homers -- and doesn't get a single fly ball hit to him. Big xtra run there.

[Zvon]

kool. Diaz with daShmack. Thats big.

So does Glavine start the 9th??

[metirish]

And he ran the bases as Fran noted at a nice clip, Willie had a chat with him before the game, no more trotting was the message. Jacobs hit a screamer to 2nd, Glavine hitting, I like it.

[Zvon]

guess so if he battin,lol

[metirish]

Zvon who is that in your avatar, I'm squinting my eyes but can't make him out, Cameron?.

Glave going for his second ever complete game as a Met.

[seawolf17]

Looper.

[metirish]

Glavine pulled, Looper in for the save....

[seawolf17]

Mike Jacobs, your 2005 NL First Baseman Gold Glove winner.

[Zvon]

metirish wrote: Zvon who is that in your avatar, I'm squinting my eyes but can't make him out, Cameron?. Glave going for his second ever complete game as a Met.

okay. Time to hold my breath. Loopers in.

Thats that wacky catch Cameron made earlier this season, when he was floppin around in right like a fish out of water and the ball fell in his glove. that & wrights barehander are the two top fielding plays of the yr, IMO.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

We win.

Very nice game by old guy Glavine. Big HRs by young guys Reyes & Diaz.

[Zvon]

whew.
I was startin to turn blue.
Now i can breath.
Good game.
Great job by Glavine.

[metirish]

Great game from Glavine, sometimes the stats don't lie, he pitches great at the Bob, I'm hoping Jacob stays up, chances are he won't though.

[seawolf17]

Fran: "We use that word -- cahnfidence -- a lot during the baseball season. These kids in the major leagues? They've got talent. But it's the cahnfidence that you need."

[Zvon]

metirish wrote: Great game from Glavine, sometimes the stats don't lie, he pitches great at the Bob, I'm hoping Jacob stays up, chances are he won't though.

I am surprised randolf started him.
And I will be surprised if he stays up.

They did run Trachsel thru waivers to see if they could get a bite.
And the next move should be to make room for him.
How Zambrano pitches next is key as to what happens.
Even tho i think he's the weakest link, i hope he does well, and I hope he makes it a difficult decision as to what the Mets do next.

[metirish]

yep, it must be true though, players talk all the time about cahnfidence.

[Zvon]

Even Capt kirk knows that.

"CHAN!!!!!!!!"fidence

[MFS62]

I read in this morning's Daily News early edition that Jacobs is from the West Coast and many of his friends and family went to the game. It was nice of Willie to give him a start. I'm hoping this wasn't another Mike Glavine kiss-and-good bye start, though.

I didn't see the game. How did Jacobs look at the plate/ in the field? I know he didn't get a hit, but did it look like he was taking good cuts?
Was the gold glove comment above funny(because he made a good play), or sarcastic(because he butchered something)?

Later

[seawolf17]

He made a couple of nice plays; one on a great dive down the line by Wright early, then a nice grab on the big DP later.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Webb kept Jacobs on the ground in his ABs (as he did with almost all the Met hitters), but in his last turn (against Worrell?) he hit it hard. More impressive was his play at first base where his scooping of a couple low tricky throws had to have made a favorable impression.

[MFS62]

Thanks,
Later

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Well, now we know why Glavine likes the BOB so much.
(From the [url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250822129]ESPN game recap[/url])

]Glavine said the dirt path between the mound and home plate [at Bank One Ballpark] helps him focus. "[It] kind of locks me in, makes me feel good about my target and where I'm trying to go and where I'm trying to step with my pitches," Glavine said. "It just kind of gives you a little sense of tunnel vision."

I hope our grounds crew is listening.

[MFS62]

OlerudOwned wrote: Well, now we know why Glavine likes the BOB so much. (From the [url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250822129]ESPN game recap[/url]) ]Glavine said the dirt path between the mound and home plate [at Bank One Ballpark] helps him focus. "[It] kind of locks me in, makes me feel good about my target and where I'm trying to go and where I'm trying to step with my pitches," Glavine said. "It just kind of gives you a little sense of tunnel vision." I hope our grounds crew is listening.

And while they're at it, they can un-plug the Ques-Tec.

Later