IGT 5/2 vs. Washington: "Remember the Maine!"

[Willets Point]

I don't know where you guys get the lineups ahead of time, but I wanted to start this thread before heading home from work.

[Gwreck]

When I post the lineups, I get them straight from the MLB gameday. Lineups for games at Shea are typically available 30-40 minutes prior to gametime. At other parks, they're sometimes available earlier (Seattle has been known to have them up 90+ minutes before gametime).

I know that they are usually available to the media earlier. It's been a while since I've been to Shea for batting practice, but IIRC, the lineups are posted when the gates open (2.5 hrs before gametime).

I seem to remember at least once having a lineup posted here very early, courtesy someone who had access to a "MLB insider" private blog or something like that (?) which had a clubhouse source, I think.

[Gwreck]

Washington
Marlon Byrd CF
Marlon Anderson 2B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Nick Johnson 1B
Ryan Zimmerman 3B
Daryle Ward RF
Royce Clayton SS
Brian Schneider C
Michael O'Connor P

Mets
Reyes
LoDuca
Beltran
Delgado
Wright
Floyd
Nady
Matsui
John Maine P

[Guest KC]

Byrd CF
Anderson 2B
Soriano LF
Johnson 1B
Zimmerman 3B
Ward RF
Clayton SS
Schneider C
O'Connor P

Reyes SS
Lo Duca C
Beltran CF
Delgado 1B
Wright 3B
Floyd LF
Nady RF
Matsui 2B
Maine P

[Guest KC]

Guess I gotta type faster. I get 'em from espn, cbssportsline, usatoday -
they're all pretty much the same only presented differently.

[Guest cooby]

You typed that out? No wonder you lost.

[TransMonk]

Maine allows a run off 2 doubles in the first.

Still, he looks pretty comfortable. Let's get him some runs.

1-0 bad guys B1.

[Gwreck]

LoDuca ties it!

[TransMonk]

KABOOM for Lo Duca!

1-1 tie, one out B1.

[TransMonk]

Maine works around 2 walks in the second with 2 Ks.

Paul (MVP) LoDuca picks off Ward between 2nd and 3rd as O'Conner misses a bunt.

Washington continuing to hurt themselves.

[TransMonk]

Soriano tattoos one with 1 on.

3-1 Nats, Top 3.

[Elster88]

Maine is the first baseball player in history with a non-Washington surname that matches one of he fifty states.

No one like that has ever played in the NBA or NHL.

Gary gives us Russell Maryland and [something] Missouri to go with Joe from the NFL. Personally, I think he made the Missouri one up.

[Guest cooby]

Gotta give Babs some publicity here.






Get it? Main Event? Get it?

[Guest Spacemans Bong]

Spike Lee in Mets hat.

[Guest cooby]

Ryan O'Neal as a fighter, now THAT's hilarious...

[Elster88]

cooby wrote: Ryan O'Neal as a fighter, now THAT's hilarious...

But Streisand isn't?

[Elster88]

The (small) crowd is getting behind Maine nicely today.

[Elster88]

TransMonk wrote: Soriano tattoos one with 1 on. 3-1 Nats, Top 3.

Halfway up the leftfield mezzanine.

[Elster88]

AFLAC: When was the last time the Mets won a regular season game on a pitcher's error? (Walkoff style)

[Elster88]

July 3, 1976 (Darold Knowles).

Get on it, Yancy.

Gary gave a shout out to metswalkoffs.com! Doesn't he post here?

An attempted pickoff of first with the bases loaded hits the runner in the arm and rolls into the outfield. Runner scores.

[Elster88]

A tidbit from the ex-National-color guy.

Last year, in his first appearance after being traded to the Nationals, Stanton is brought in with first and third and does not throw a pitch. His attempted pickoff is a balk, game over.

I remember Aguilera balking in the winner back in the late eighties, I think. 1989?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ryan O'Neal challenged my dad to a fight once.

Beltran can walk all year as far as I'm concerned.

[Gwreck]

It wasn't "intentional" but they were definetly pitching around Wright.

C'mon Cliff, feel disrespected.

[Elster88]

He may be 25, but he looks about 16. I think he went to elementary school with Lenny Harris.

[Elster88]

If the lead runner of a double steal is thrown out, but the back runner takes second, is the back runner credited with a steal?

Another hard shot by Floyd with no results. Lineout to short.

[Gwreck]

Elster88 wrote: If the lead runner of a double steal is thrown out, but the back runner takes second, is the back runner credited with a steal?

Edit: After checking the rules, I amend my answer to "No."

In the opposite situation, if the trail runner is thrown out, the lead runner doesn't get credit for a stolen base.

[Theoldmole]

Just turned on the game. Maine is young, isn't he?

[Gwreck]

Next Monday is Maine's 25th birthday.

92 pitches with Maine starting his 6th inning.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Why is Nick Johnson stealing bases?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nick Johnson has four steals?