IGT: 4/13/2006- Zambrano's Season Debut, Mets @ Nationals

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Mets going for the 3 game sweep, it'll be Victor Zambrano vs. Washington's opening day starter Livan Hernandez.

Also making a season debut for the Mets, C Ramon Castro.

[Guest abogdan]

I thought Diaz would get a start with the rest of the B-Team today. Woody 2nd? I'd have put Nady up there and moved the rest of the replacements to the end of the lineup. Why not Valentin at 2B instead of Woody against a righty?

[Guest OlerudOwned]

abogdan wrote: I thought Diaz would get a start with the rest of the B-Team today. Woody 2nd? I'd have put Nady up there and moved the rest of the replacements to the end of the lineup. Why not Valentin at 2B instead of Woody against a righty?

Because Valentin sucks?

[Guest sharpie]

Isn't this Woody's season debut?

[Guest Rotblatt]

Mets v. Hernandez

Beltran: 27 AB, .766 OPS, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 K
Castro: 11 AB, 1.000 OPS, 1 HR, 0 BB, 3 K
=orange]Delgado: 29 AB, .929 OPS, 3 HR, 4 BB, 5 K
=orange]Diaz: 10 AB, .955 OPS, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 K
Floyd: 38 AB, .860 OPS, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K
LoDuca: 54 AB, .900 OPS, 2 HR, 5 BB, 5 K
=orange]Reyes: 32 AB, .803 OPS, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB
=blue]Woody: 12 AB, .417 OPS, 0 HR, 0 BB, 3 K
Wright: 25 AB, 1.269 OPS, 3 HR, 2 BB, 2 K

Nady's done well in 6 AB. It's a small sample size, but batting Woody second looks kind of retarded.

[Guest abogdan]

]Because Valentin sucks?

Unlike the offensive terror known as Chris Woodward. I understand getting Woody some work, but I'm just suggesting that it might make more sense to wait for there to be a lefty on the mound to do it. And it doesn't make much sense to bat him second.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

sharpie wrote: Isn't this Woody's season debut?

He had a pinch hit AB vs. Florida.

[Guest vtmet]

abogdan wrote: ]Because Valentin sucks? Unlike the offensive terror known as Chris Woodward. I understand getting Woody some work, but I'm just suggesting that it might make more sense to wait for there to be a lefty on the mound to do it. And it doesn't make much sense to bat him second.

Based on the fact that last saturday, Willie used a similar lineup when he was going to rest LoDuca...I'm venturing a guess that Woody is Willie's designated #2 when Castro is catching, to avoid shaking up the lineup too much...

[Guest OlerudOwned]

abogdan wrote: ]Because Valentin sucks? Unlike the offensive terror known as Chris Woodward. I understand getting Woody some work, but I'm just suggesting that it might make more sense to wait for there to be a lefty on the mound to do it. And it doesn't make much sense to bat him second.

I agree that Woodward shouldn't be batting second, but I like him in the lineup today. He hit .312 vs. RHP last season (.260 v. LHP). Valentin, OTOH, hit .316 v. LHP (in only 19 AB) last season and only .148 against RHP.

[Elster88]

A better option is to bat Woodward (or Valentin) 7th and to move everyone else up one spot in the lineup.

But Willie would rather stick with his own dumb idea then admit that one that everyone else realizes is better.

[Elster88]

I'm going to repost the lineups for posterity. If OlerudOwned ever removes that picture in his ImageShack account, or if ImageShack shuts down, we'll lose the lineups.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Elster88 wrote: I'm going to repost the lineups for posterity. If OlerudOwned ever removes that picture in his ImageShack account, or if ImageShack shuts down, we'll lose the lineups.

Good idea. Should I take the ones you post and move them up to the top in an edit?

[Elster88]

Either or, makes no difference to me.

[Elster88]

Mets					Nationals
		AVG	HR	RBI			AVG	HR	RBI
Reyes, Jose	SS	.333	1	7	Soriano, Alfonso	LF	.273	3	7
Woodward, Chris	2B	0/1	0	0	Byrd, Marlon	CF	.333	1	3
Beltran, Carlos	CF	.292	2	8	Vidro, Jose	2B	.350	3	10
Delgado, Carlos	1B	.357	2	5	Guillen, Jose	RF	.212	1	2
Wright, David	3B	.444	2	10	Johnson, Nick	1B	.267	2	6
Floyd, Cliff	LF	.182	0	3	Zimmerman, Ryan	3B	.235	1	2
Nady, Xavier	RF	.385	1	2	Schneider, Brian	C	.207	0	0
Castro, Ramon	C	0/0	0	0	Jackson, Damian	SS	.250	0	1
Zambrano, Victor	P	.000	0	0	Hernandez, Livan	P	.250	0	1
			(0-0)	0.00				(1-1)	5.25

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Reyes pops out on the first pitch of the game.

Nats wearing red alternate unis. My eyes burn.

[Guest abogdan]

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Beltran likes hitting in RFK.

1-0 Mets

[Guest abogdan]

Wright hits a 2-run homer. 3-0 good guys.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Socked by Wright, a 2-run home run!

3-0 Mets on the bomb by MVP

[duan]

Beltran = ON FIRE

[Guest abogdan]

Wow. Floyd makes it 4-0.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Back-to-Back, Wright and Floyd.

4-0 Mets in the first.

This is rather fun.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Great Mets of the eighties, The Bobby is being bombed out like Dresden!

[Guest Rotblatt]

I thought it was supposed to be HARD to hit a home run in Washington.

[seawolf17]

Rotblatt wrote: I thought it was supposed to be HARD to hit a home run in Washington.

Not off this pitching staff.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The day begin's the party ends
He hesitates a while
There is this kiss he would not miss
He does it with a smile

Boom Boom!
Here they go again!
Boom Boom!

Boom Boom!
And my heart beats!
Boom Boom!

A helpful friend, oh what a friend
I look at him with thanks
He reaches deep into his coat
What has he in his hands?

Boom, Boom!
Here they go again!
Boom Boom!

Boom Boom!
And my heart beats!
Boom Boom!

The doorbell goes, and I don t know
Who outside may be
A high heeled shoe a naked leg
Does she come to me?

Boom Boom!
Immer wieder wieder
Boom Boom!

Boom Boom!
Und mein Herz klopft!
Boom Boom!

The satellite was out of sight
Radioactive though
!uite alright when it was high
But now it's very low

Boom Boom!
Immer wieder wieder
Boom Boom!

Boom Boom!
Und mein Herz klopft!
Boom Boom!

[Elster88]

seawolf17 wrote: ="Rotblatt"]I thought it was supposed to be HARD to hit a home run in Washington. Not off this pitching staff.

Livan, at least, is a good pitcher.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Well, Zambrnao mows em down, 1-2-3, throwing only 15 pitches in the process.

Nice.

[seawolf17]

Elster88 wrote: ="seawolf17"] ="Rotblatt"]I thought it was supposed to be HARD to hit a home run in Washington. Not off this pitching staff. Livan, at least, is a good pitcher.

Who allows a wacky number of hits every year, a decent number of which fly out of the park. (I know, he throws more innings than other teams' entire pitching staffs, so he's of course more likely to have a higher hits allowed total.)

[metirish]

Holy shit these Mets are amazin, but as M&MD like to keep saying, look who they are playing......I hate that shit...