IGT 8/31: Mets vs. Phillies, Game 2

[Guest PiazzaFan411]

Game Countdown

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Everyone, share your ideas about the game.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

I'm out.

[Guest KC]

Bret, go act like a dick on a Sox board ... oh wait, they'd ban you. Hmmm

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

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

[Guest martin]

where do you get these lineups so early?

[Guest KC]

I use the usatoday 'scores' page. The lineups are usually posted from 'the
ticker' a good hour before the game most nights.

[Zvon]

Beltran may be startin to heat up with the bat.
We sure could use it.

singles 1st time up.

[Valadius]

What?

Oh, it's 7:26 and the game is on. Didn't notice that.

[Zvon]

Beltran steals 2nd, and Floyd brings him home.

Nice.

1-0 Mets

[Guest martin]

i sure would like to see a bit more matsui. neither he nor cairo is doing much, but at least matsui has speed, and speed is fun to watch.

little bit of an mvp chant for wright i think i hear.

[Valadius]

Here's the Jake-Monster.

[Zvon]

martin wrote: i sure would like to see a bit more matsui. neither he nor cairo is doing much, but at least matsui has speed, and speed is fun to watch. little bit of an mvp chant for wright i think i hear.

yea, and even the Phils announcers mentioned it.

Cripes, they had a perfect shift on for Jacobs.
Those bastards

[Elster88]

No Met pitcher will pitch a no-hitter with Beltran in the outfield. Which means we're waiting at least six more years.

[Zvon]

after the 1st inning leadoff double by Rollins, i thought Pedro may not have his stuff today.
But now he's lookin fine.

Phils were all off stride by his pitch selection that inning (2)

[seawolf17]

Mike Piazza who?

[Zvon]

CASTRO!!!!!>

[Elster88]

Moobak.

[Zvon]

that looked like an instant replay of last nights.
yeaaaaaaaaaaaa

Mets 2-0

[Valadius]

Castro really wants that starter's job.

[Zvon]

on both he kinda walked from the batters box and went a lil to slow and looked a lil to long.
i hope they dont plunk him,cuz then Ill have to go to the next Philly homestand and get all up in their face

[Zvon]

i love the way that not only does Martinez make the best of what he has on any given outting (off speed stuff, so far 2nite) but how he sets the pace of the game and the other team just finds themselves going along with it.

The Phils are swingin their bats, not lookin at too many pitches, and helpin Perdo out.

[Valadius]

Cairo... oh boy.

[seawolf17]

Cairo HBP in his right hand. Maybe he's hurt! Take him out! Put him on the DL! Send him to Norfolk! Send him to Ecuador! Just get him out of there!

[Guest GYC]

Probably the only way we can get this good-for-nothing scrub out of the lineup. But I do hope he is ok.

[Zvon]

OW!

Cairo takes one for the team.

I hope that noise I heard was from the bat.

I dont wanna see Beltran bunting here.
hes swingin well
Why does he do that?

ok,ok, so your a team player..i get it.
Got it in May.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

THIS MAY BE THE ONLY CHANCE TO GET A GOOD 2B MAN--if Cairo busts his hand four hours before the August 31 deadline, maybe they'll call up Hernandez.. No, sorry, Cairo's walking to 1B. Just your garden variety HBP.

[Zvon]

NO WAY---HE DIDNT LEAVE THE BASEPATH!

WHAT WAS HE SUPPOSED TO DO?
STOP?

[Zvon]

Utley didnt even run to the ball, he ran to cairo.
Could he have done that intentionally?

[nymr83]

]THIS MAY BE THE ONLY CHANCE TO GET A GOOD 2B MAN--if Cairo busts his hand four hours before the August 31 deadline, maybe they'll call up Hernandez

hernandez could still replace one of our DL'd guys on a potential playoff roster even if he isnt on the roster before the 31st, no?

Zvon- the fielder has the right to make a play on the ball, unfortunately the baserunner must stop or go around him. it was the proper call.

[Zvon]

I assume you guys are watchin, if your not let me know and ill try and explain that last outrageous output by me

[Zvon]

Nymr83 wrote: Zvon- the fielder has the right to make a play on the ball, unfortunately the baserunner must stop or go around him. it was the proper call.

I understand the runner has to give the fielder room, but Utley choose to try and get around the side of cairo that was away from the direction of the ball. Fortunate for them, cuz Beltran beats out that grounder and I dont think they get Cairo at 2nd.