IGT 04/26, Mets at Giants

[Centerfield]

We should stop walking people who bat in front of Alou.

[Guest Hillbilly]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I'm really getting tired of seeing Endy Chavez in the starting lineup.

But seeing him go back and get those long out is OK

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

="Rotblatt"]Nady flies out "to deep left." We're just missing an awful lot today.

That one was a running catch on the warning track.

[Gwreck]

Hillbilly wrote: But seeing him go back and get those long out is OK

Sure, but it's not like we benefit from having Chavez in the lineup. Except maybe for that Nady-CF Diaz-RF plan, he's not any better than the guy he's replacing.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Alou flies out to deep center and Vizcaino advances to third.

Two more outs, big guy.

[Gwreck]

Finley pops up for out #2.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Come on, Mannister.

[Willets Point]

Whew!

[Gwreck]

86 pitches but he's batting 2nd. I figure he stays if Chavez can get his ass on base. Hard to say otherwise. Bullpen is pretty well-rested.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Whew.

Niekro lines out to left to end the inning.

Do we trot Bannister out there again? He's only at 86 pitches, but is due up second.

[Gwreck]

He's on deck, nobody throwing in the pen.

OE: And does bat.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Gwreck wrote: 86 pitches but he's batting 2nd. I figure he stays if Chavez can get his ass on base. Hard to say otherwise. Bullpen is pretty well-rested.

Heilman should be ready to go, but Sanchez threw 27 pitches last night.

Do we try Bradford out in a tie game? Or do we hope Heilman can stretch out to 3 innings?

[Guest Rotblatt]

Bannister bats.

The right call, I think. See if we can squeeze one more out of him, then go to Heilman.

[Gwreck]

Rotblatt wrote: Do we try Bradford out in a tie game? Or do we hope Heilman can stretch out to 3 innings?

They had Bradford throwing. Heilman could go 2, I doubt 3 though.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Holy deja vu, Batman!

Bannister doubles to deep right.

I guess his pops wasn't lying when he said Bannister was a good hitter.

[Centerfield]

If we're going to be pinch hitting for anyone, it's Chavez and not Bannister.

[Centerfield]

Go Kaz!

[Centerfield]

Oh no. Bannister down.

[Gwreck]

Big hit for Matsui. Shit, Bannister is limping home on the play and falls down.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Oooh, Kaz doubles in Bannister!

[Guest KC]

That looks bad - right hammy for Mannister. The last 55 feet home were
painful to watch. Crapfart.

[Guest Rotblatt]

uh-oh. What happened?

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Gwreck wrote: ScarletKnight -- is that Manny Ramirez in that kaboom picture? Hidden message perhaps?

No hidden message. I needed an image for my class project, and that one fit.

I prefer to think of the 24 as being for Willie Mays.

And holy crap! How could Bannister hurt himself running the bases (especially after he looked so good on that double)?

[Guest Rotblatt]

KC wrote: That looks bad - right hammy for Mannister. The last 55 feet home were painful to watch. Crapfart.

Shit.

Well, Iriki has been throwing the ball well (16.7 IP, 2.70 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 16 K, 6 BB), as has Gonzalez (23 IP, 3.52 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 16 K, 5 BB) . . .

Or do we send Heilman to the rotation and call up Bell to replace him?

[Guest Hillbilly]

Can we hope that it was a cramp?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I think the Mets will be very reluctant to move Hielman again, and also they seem happy with his work there. Iriki or Gonzo seem more logical, if Bannister has to miss a few starts. Does he?

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Keith and Gary think it's a hammy.

I give him credit for scoring the run despite his obvious pain.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Heilman takes over for the time being.

Tough break for Bannister. Maybe he'll be back in a month or so . . .

[Gwreck]

Willie remembers to double-switch, putting Woodward in at 2nd. Heilman looking good, as usual.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Good move by Willie there.

Heilman with 2 K's and a ground out from the pinch hitter Sweeney.