IGT 4/16/06 vs. Brewers, Ben Sheets debuts against Bannister

[A Boy Named Seo]

ESPN says Carlos Beltran has a sore hammy and will sit out today.

JG says, "Oh, crap".

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Eek.

Who plays center? Does Nady move over, with Diaz in right, or does Chavez get a start?

EDIT: Frayed Knot answers my question

[Elster88]

On the FAN this morning, Ned Yost said he will limit Ben Sheets to 90 pitches. He is 100% and his fastball looks great, they are just treating it as his first start out of spring training, hence the pitch limit.

[Guest Edgy DC]

One thing Randolph seems loathe to do is have regulars switch positions, either covering for another regular on an off day or in a mid-game switch. The only exception I can think of from 2005 is Cameron playing center, and, even then, he had to go to Willie and explicitly request to cover center while Beltran was resting a sore leg.

That is, I think we'll see Woodward in center before Nady. I think we'll see Valentin at third before Nady also. Maybe not.

[Elster88]

With Endy and Andy, the pitcher's spot is now the seventh best hitter in the lineup today.

This is why we need Kaz back, folks. When someone gets hurt, we lose that piece of the offense. Despite the hitting so far, we really can't afford a regular player with Hernandez's bat.

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

Elster88 wrote: With Endy and Andy, the pitcher's spot is now the seventh best hitter in the lineup today. This is why we need Kaz back, folks. When someone gets hurt, we lose that piece of the offense. Despite the hitting so far, we really can't afford a regular player with Hernandez's bat.

And Matsui is any better?

Our chances of dethroning the Braves are looking brighter and brighter...

I need some beers, thinking about the end of baseball and thinking of how this season could be a house of cards...I need beers

[Elster88]

mlbaseballtalk wrote: ="Elster88"]With Endy and Andy, the pitcher's spot is now the seventh best hitter in the lineup today. This is why we need Kaz back, folks. When someone gets hurt, we lose that piece of the offense. Despite the hitting so far, we really can't afford a regular player with Hernandez's bat. And Matsui is any better?

Uh, yes. Have you seen Andy hit?

Holy crap, how many times must we go over this?

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

Elster88 wrote: ="mlbaseballtalk"] Elster88 wrote: With Endy and Andy, the pitcher's spot is now the seventh best hitter in the lineup today. This is why we need Kaz back, folks. When someone gets hurt, we lose that piece of the offense. Despite the hitting so far, we really can't afford a regular player with Hernandez's bat. And Matsui is any better? Uh, yes. Have you seen Andy hit? Holy crap, how many times must we go over this?

It doesn't matter, give me the devil I don't know over the devil I DO know

[Elster88]

You should know, and everyone with eyes knows, that Kaz is a better hitter than Andy. It's not a debate at this point.

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

Elster88 wrote: Stupidity.

No, its realizing Matsui was an expensive mistake and moving ON!

Hernandez may be another mistake, probably is, but lets not go back to an old problem to fix the new problem

[Elster88]

That's incorrect.

You take the player on the team who performs best, and you start him.

It's common sense.

Anything else is stupidity.

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

Elster88 wrote: That's incorrect. You take the player on the team who performs best, and you start him. It's common sense. Anything else is stupidity.

Ah does even fucking matter any more. This season is looking more and more like a house of cards. Its going to end with another summer swoon, the Braves are going to win another division and the MFY are going to win their fucking 27th fucking title

Why, because we were made to suffer, its our lot in life

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

Matusi performs best. Okay, so you'll take a guy that sucks at the plate AND on the field over a guy who just sucks at the plate. Great... and there goes our division title chances

[A Boy Named Seo]

I'm with Elster.

Now we gotta game today, boys. Focus, damn it.

Endy in. Everybody else up one.

Reyes SS
Lo Duca C
Delgado 1B
Wright 3B
Floyd LF
Nady RF
Chavez CF
Hernandez 2B
Bannister P

[Elster88]

Right now, Anderson Hernandez is not a better ballplayer than Kaz Matsui. This is not a debate.

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

Elster88 wrote: Right now, Anderson Hernandez is not a better ballplayer than Kaz Matsui. This is not a debate.

Maybe we should trade both for Cabrera and stick Miggy at 2nd?

[A Boy Named Seo]

Here's the lineup for the Cerveceras, before mlbbaseballguy and myself are both drunk. Weeks and Brady Clark both getting a break today.

Gross CF
Hardy SS
Jenkins RF
Lee LF
Koskie 3B
Hall 2B
Fielder 1B
Miller C
Sheets P

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I'm with Elster. Now we gotta game today, boys. Focus, damn it.

Hard to focus in when I allready can feel the ending of the season as another bitter fucking dissapointment and making it 21 years and counting...

Watching another fucking Divisional Fucking Championship in Turner and Banner Fucking 27 hanging in Fucking MFY Stadium

[A Boy Named Seo]

Barkeep, cut that guy off.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Pinstripes and blue caps!

Yeah!

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Pinstripes and blue caps! Yeah!

Wow, what a concept!

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Barkeep, cut that guy off.

Aww you know how this season is gonna go. Injury to Beltran, then Reyes is going to suddenly pop his string, Pedro is going to go down

The Braves make their ANNUAL summer run, be in first by Labor Day

The Mets will collapse and people here, MOFO, talk radio and fish hacks will be calling for trading off of all of our high priced talent for younger talent

The Yanks will once again win the fucking World Series and Met fans will wonder what the fuck is it going to take to take back this fucking town from those fucking front runners in the FUCKING BRONX

[A Boy Named Seo]

No, man, I don't know all that. That's why I'm watching today. Same as you.

[Gwreck]

Bannister strands 2 runners. I wish he'd throw a few more strikes, but he looks OK today.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

mlbtalk seems to be off his medication.

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: No, man, I don't know all that. That's why I'm watching today. Same as you.

My will to continue watching this season is dwindling though...Old staff, injury prone starters

Get me to Labor Day!

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

Plus 6 games coming up with the Braves, please tell me how this year will be different than any other over the last 10 years huh? The Braves can change their players and they still beat us EVERY. FUCKING. TIME.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Very nice. Bannister loads them up and then leaves them all out there, striking out two and getting Hardy to fly out.

He's got no command, but he's got nads. Big ones.

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Very nice. Bannister loads them up and then leaves them all out there, striking out two and getting Hardy to fly out. He's got no command, but he's got nads. Big ones.

Yeah maybe the Mets should trade him for another oft-injured reclamation project ala Zambrano.

This season is becoming more and more mirage like...

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

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