IGT 5/6/06 - Atlanta @ Mets (Zambrano/Hudson)

[Gwreck]

Atlanta
Marcus Giles 2B
Edgar Renteria SS
Larry Jones 3B
misspelledAndrew Jones CF
Adam LaRoche 1B
Jeff Francoeur RF
Ryan Langerhans LF
Todd Pratt C
Tim Hudson P

Mets
Reyes SS
Matsui 2B
Beltran CF
Delgado 1B
Wright 3B
Floyd LF
Nady RF
Castro C
Zambrano P

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

A 1-2-3 top of the first for Zambrano. Keep it up!

[TransMonk]

Zambrano effective in the first, striking out Giles and Larry.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Reyes leads off with a double.

[Theoldmole]

Suddenly Reyes can't stop hitting.

[Theoldmole]

I love Delgado.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Delgado knocks in Reyes for the first run of the game.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Zambrano may be allergic to pitching well, it seems as if his arm is hurting.

Great.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Ugh - it looks like there's something wrong with Zambrano's arm

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Zambrano strikes out MisspelledAndrew and then ran off the mound and into the clubhouse.

Uh-Oh - who the heck is going to pitch this game?

[Theoldmole]

What's with Z?

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

We don't know what's wrong. But something is bothering him.

[TransMonk]

Darren Oliver, what you got Darren? 6 or 7 innings?

[Guest martin]

maybe he has an upset stomach or something, he didnt look like anything was wrong otherwise physically. that could certainly make him run off the mound like that.

[Gwreck]

Willie went out 6 pitches into the misspelledAndrew at-bat -- looked like he had bothered something -- thought it was neck, but could've been arm

[TransMonk]

Helluva line though: 1.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K

Zambrano - the new Jorge Julio.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Oliver is no Zambrano.
Swingin' Jeff Francouer homers to tie it.

[TransMonk]

Ouch, Darren Oliver - the new/old John Maine.

[Guest GYC]

What will the rotation look like if it is serious? Pedro - Glavine - Trachsel - Heilman - Lima, and then keep Fortunato up?

[Guest OlerudOwned]

GYC wrote: What will the rotation look like if it is serious? Pedro - Glavine - Trachsel - Heilman - Lima, and then keep Fortunato up?

This could be a tryout for Oliver right now.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Damn, Marcus Giles is everywhere.

[Gwreck]

There's also Jeremi Gonzalez, at Norfolk.

Bannister is apparently beginning long-tossing, so hopefully he'll be back soon.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

martin wrote: maybe he has an upset stomach or something, he didnt look like anything was wrong otherwise physically. that could certainly make him run off the mound like that.

I thought the same thing. But he wouldn't have been calmly discussing that on the mound a few pitches before, I wouldn't think. Telling Willie and the trainer, "I really have to poop badly." "Well, Victor, get this last batter out and then we'll let you go potty."

[TransMonk]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Telling Willie and the trainer, "I really have to poop badly." "Well, Victor, get this last batter out and then we'll let you go potty."

LMAO!

[Theoldmole]

Mets starting rotation looking less like the Maine, and more like the Titanic?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Blessing of blessings, Oliver is on today.

[Guest KC]

Any word on what was up with Zambrano? My guess was that he had the
runs too but I guess that's hard to tell the matinee audience.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

And Fortunado is in the house? Is that correct?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Watching the replay it looked like Zambrano charged for the dugout before he even saw the result of the pitch. If it had been grounded back to the mound he wouldn't have been there to field it.

If it was an elbow twinge, or something like that, I'd imagine that he'd shake his head and start walking back to the dugout. That immediate sprint was way strange.

[Theoldmole]

You can say "stomach flu."