IGT 08/30, Phillies at Mets

[Guest KC]

At the risk of appearing a little eager to get this under way ...

Phillies
Rollins SS
Lofton CF
Utley 2B
Abreau RF
Burrell LF
Howard 1B
Bell 3B
Lieberthal C
Tejeda P

Mets
Reyes SS
Cairo 2B
Beltran CF
Floyd LF
Wright 3B
Jacobs 1B
Diaz RF
Castro C
Seo P

[Zvon]

here we go........

Can watch the game from the Phils side on Comcast.

I dont mind. Harry Calas is a great announcer.

[Zvon]

Rollins makin Seo throw pitches.

How bout Cameron takin out the lineup card...... nice to see.

[willpie]

Oof. 10-pitch first AB for Rollins

[willpie]

Feck. Lofton.

[Zvon]

shit.....
Lofton goes yard.

Didnt expect that.

Only the 4rth HR given up by Seo this year.

Both he and Rollins made Seo throw quite afew pitches for the 1st 2 batters on the game.

They do keep Utley off the bases.

Calas says Abreu is only batting .128 vs the Mets this season.
How bout that?

[willpie]

Uh-oh, Jae.
26 Pitches, 2 HR, 3 ER, 2 Outs. Not such a great start.

[Zvon]

UGHHHHHHH.

Burrell smacks his 27th dinger.

DAMN.

29th Home Run vs the Mets for his career, leading all Phils.

[willpie]

Anyone watching this on TV? What's wrong with Seo tonight? The sportsline gamecenter is not forthcoming.

[Zvon]

Phils phorce Seo to throw over 30 pitches in the 1st inning.
That tells the tale.
Its all up hill from here, tonight.

[Zvon]

willpie wrote: Anyone watching this on TV? What's wrong with Seo tonight? The sportsline gamecenter is not forthcoming.

Im watching. Cant tell by lookin at Seo.
The pitch to Burrell wasnt all that bad. He went down and got it.

The pitch to Lofton was rather phat but whod a thought he'd pop one.....

[willpie]

I am shocked--SHOCKED--that Cairo grounded out. Shocked, I tell you.

[Zvon]

nice Beltran

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Beltran KA-BOOM!!!

3-1

[Guest Rotblatt]

On the plus side, Seo maintains his tasty K/9 & K/BB ratios by striking out 2 during the inning and walking none.

But seriously, Gary & Howie said Seo's fastball is a bit slower than usual--86 instead of 89/90 he had been getting up to.

Starts like this will happen where he doesn't have his best stuff. Let's see how he adjusts.

Beltran answers with his first home run in like 100 at bats!!

Bout time, asshole!

[willpie]

Boom, Beltran! Good time to wake up, Carlos!

[Guest The Brooklyn Bum]

willpie wrote: Anyone watching this on TV? What's wrong with Seo tonight? The sportsline gamecenter is not forthcoming.

Howie and Gary said that Seo's fastball is topping out at 87, not the 90-91 he's been at this season.

[willpie]

Love the Kaboom graphic, Zvon.

[Zvon]

holy crap!
How did Bell not catch that pop up?!!!!

I never saw a play like that in my life!

[Zvon]

willpie wrote: Love the Kaboom graphic, Zvon.

thnks will.

I hope they hit a dozen and Ill get crackin in my Paint Shop Pro

[Guest Rotblatt]

Damnit, Gary, don't get all excited like it's a home run when it's not.

Anyway, David flies out to Lofton to end the inning.

[Zvon]

i really wish they proved the old addage that errors kill after that fluky dropped pop by Bell.
But the boys answer back, and Ill take it.
We got game

[Zvon]

The Brooklyn Bum wrote: ="willpie"]Anyone watching this on TV? What's wrong with Seo tonight? The sportsline gamecenter is not forthcoming. Howie and Gary said that Seo's fastball is topping out at 87, not the 90-91 he's been at this season.

he better adjust then.
If hes gonna continue to pitch as a savior, he will have to be able to.

[Guest Rotblatt]

And Cairo's lack of range costs us a run as Rollins singles in Lieberthal.

Motherfucker. Let's just play Matsui, for Christ's sake.

Gary & Howie aren't happy either.

[Zvon]

Phils play small ball and plate another.
A single, sac, basehit off Cairos glove.

4-1.

Rollins steals second. Close play.
Phils are just doin everything right.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Lofton flies out on a changeup by Seo to end the inning.

I'm getting pissy now. Let's score some runs.

[Zvon]

Rotblatt wrote: And Cairo's lack of range costs us a run as Rollins singles in Lieberthal.

yea, he should have at least stopped that from gettin thru.
But thats baseball.

inches baby.

[Frayed Knot]

Gary & Howie have been killing Cairo all year for his lack of range, all while the rest of the NYC media are so busy praising him for NOT being Matsui that they either fail to notice or choose to ignore.

[Zvon]

I sure do like the look of Jacobs swing.

He hits it hard, but lines out to right.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Gary & Howie have been killing Cairo all year for his lack of range, all while the rest of the NYC media are so busy praising him for NOT being Matsui that they either fail to notice or choose to ignore.

2nd base is a sore spot for us no matter who ya want to talk about.
*Z does his walter Cronkite voice*
......"and thats the way it is...."