IGT 9/27 Mets vs Fightin Phils

[Guest cooby]

Mets up 3-0 after a few innings. Couldn't tell ya how though...


Box up to now

Lineup AB R H RBI
J. Reyes SS 2 2 2 0
M. Anderson RF 1 1 1 1
C. Beltran CF 2 0 1 2
C. Floyd LF 2 0 0 0
D. Wright 3B 2 0 0 0
M. Piazza C 2 0 0 0
M. Jacobs 1B 2 0 1 0
M. Cairo 2B 2 0 1 0
V. Zambrano P 2 0 0 0
A. Hernandez SS .000 0 0 0

Phillies (84-73)
Lineup AB R H RBI
J. Rollins SS 2 0 0 0
K. Lofton CF 2 0 1 0
C. Utley 2B 1 0 0 0
B. Abreu RF 1 0 0 0
P. Burrell LF 1 0 0 0
R. Howard 1B 1 0 0 0
D. Bell 3B 1 0 0 0
T. Pratt C 1 0 0 0
J. Lieber P 1 0 0 0

[Guest Edgy DC]

Reyes has three hits and a steal.

He led off the fifth with a double to left center that could have been at triple, as Lofton was off-balance playing it. He didn't have that cycle fever.

[Guest cooby]

The Mets have really settled back into a very good groove the past week or so; I'm looking forward to next year. Always nice to feel that way.

[Guest KC]

Reyes' double to right field would have been a triple too if it needed to be.

[Guest KC]

I have to admit, I've been over at the Sawx game when I saw they were up
again and the Yanks were struggling. Rock on, IGT ....

[Guest Edgy DC]

Two out, two on in the fifth, and Randolph lifts Zambrano one out short of a victory and brings on his new LOOGy --- Kaz Ishiii --- to face Ryan Howard.

CZ has given up four walks, but he's also been scrod by three errors.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ishii gets out of it on one pitch. Mets still lead 3-2.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Lieber's helmet looks like a tribute to Rainbow Man.

Miguel Cairo saves himself from a double switch by looping a 1-2 into center. Kaz Matsui pinch-hitting for his countryman. First appearance in 11 days.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Piazza is out of the game, apparently, though not necessarily, having re-injured his hand.

Hope you said goodbye.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Reyes has his triple, leading off the seventh.

What a night. Eight total bases for you keeping score.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Lieber whiffs Anderson and pops up Beltran. They're walking Floyd to face Wright. Hasn't he hurt the Phils in the pass for doing that?

[Guest KC]

I'd rather have doubles if it means late slides and taking out the third base-
man's leg with your shoulder. Scary and ugly.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wright gets the pitch-around walk. Castro has been clutch. Can he continue?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Castro whiffles on a pitch off the plate.

[Guest cooby]

KC wrote: I'd rather have doubles if it means late slides and taking out the third base- man's leg with your shoulder. Scary and ugly.

You know, I really thought he got hit by the throw

[Guest Edgy DC]

Rollins gets a hit in his 32nd straight game. A new record..

[Guest KC]

>>>You know, I really thought he got hit by the throw<<<

He knocked down Bell with a shoulder to the knee. Not a high percentage
take-out slide for the guy sliding.

[Guest KC]

>>>A new record<<<

What was Ralph's story about the former owner of the record being found
at the bottom of Niagra Falls ... I had to miss that but heard him start it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ed Delahanty, one of baseball's best --- kicked off a train in upstate New York for being disorderly, and went and got himself dead.

For decades boys were raised on the Delahanty story as if it was a great mystery. "What befell baseball's great Delahanty?"

As if thieves set upon him. Likely he drank himself into the river. Or jumped from a bridge.

HYOOOJ out by Padilla popping up Abreu, while Randolph resisted using Hamulack. Now on to Burrell.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

He was talking about that last night as well.

As much as I love Ralph, I doubt that he'll be back next season

Shades strikes out Burrell to end the inning! Wow!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wow, indeed. Slider just off the plate away. Burrell chased it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

UUU gets them in order in the eighth. Heilman coming on for the bottom of the inning for the Mets.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Comes back from 3-0 to fan Howard. Bell and Pratt to follow.

[MFS62]

either Willie is going to see if Aaron can handle a two inning save situation or ..... Looper? Graves?
I'm afraid to even think about it.

EDIT: Of course, this is based on the supposition that Willie has learned that RH can't pitch every day. And I'm not really sure he has learned that lesson - he's only been burned twice thinking that this season.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Heilman gets another big whiff on a change.

Mientkiewicz on to play first.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Beltran 1, David Bell 0

Mets out of it.

Wow. September ball.

[Guest cooby]

Looper's last game was Sept 21. What's the Mets' record since then?
4-1
Coincidence? I think not

[Guest Iubitul]

wow. what a throw by Beltran.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nobody up in the pen. It's Heilman.

[Guest KC]

>>>Wow. September ball.<<<

I'm happy as a clam as the Sox won two today and the Yanks are getting
spanked and Marlins and Phils kinda suck down the stretch ... but "Wow.
September ball" is the last thing I'm feeling. It's nice to see all this timely
hitting. Funny thing about that word timely.

Lets go 'stros!!!

OE: I thought the second Red Sox game was over, I got some bad info.