IGT 5/19/06 - Mets vs. Yankees

[Gwreck]

Yeah, starting this a little early, but we need to get the mojo workin' early and often.

We'll start this with a favorite rally song of mine:

I know that you believe in me, that's all I ever need, uh huh
No, no, nothing's gonna stop me, nothing will be scaring me, oh no
Hey baby, it's the only way out
Oh, little darling, now c'mon, what's it all about?

Standing on top of the world for a little while
Standing on top of the world
Gonna give it all we got

Oh, I know it won't hurt, I gotta have a little taste
I just wanna sink my teeth in that fine piece of real estate, yeah
Hey baby, make it nice and sweet
Oh, little darling, let's take a walk down easy street

Standing on top of the world for a little while
Standing on top of the world
Let's give it all we got

Baby, I've gotta feel it
Oh, I wanna touch it now
See the whole wide world turn upside down

Someday, we'll be standing on top of the world
For a little while
Standing on top of the world

Standing on top of the world for a little while.
Standing on top of the world
Gonna give it all we got

(Standing on top) Hey, baby
(Standing on top) Hey darling
Standing on top
Standing on top
Standing on top

[Centerfield]

Do they get this one in?

[Guest Hillbilly]

If not maybe they could do some kind of cool 2 statium day night double header...never mind

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

They'll get the game in. They'll skip BP, but they'll get the game in.

[Centerfield]

My prediction: Scoreless through 5. In the top of the 6th, MFY's scratch out a run to take a 1-0 lead. Mets load the bases with no one out in the bottom of the sixth. Delgado hits a shot that appears to be headed out of the ballpark. At that instant, the Umpires stop the game, order the ball to stop mid-flight, and we have our first rain delay. Downpour ensues. After an hour, the game is called. MFY's win 1-0.

[metirish]

I bet anything if Wagner gets to pitch tonight the TV guys will show Rivera's face when " enter sandman" is blasting.

[stevejrogers]

Hillbilly wrote: If not maybe they could do some kind of cool 2 statium day night double header...never mind

I was at the first rainout that neccessitated that infamous game.

Funny thing is that I was traveling with a college buddy and was going to meet other college buds there. One of them lived out in Far Rockaways and his car broke down, just as we were about to park at Yankee Stadium. So we head over to pick him up and we get there as the deluge is underway. We see Ventura do his best Rick Dempsey act, game gets called and we dropped off our friend back in the Far Rockaways. In other words, we passed Shea Stadium 4 times that night, Yankee Stadium 3 times and saw no baseball!

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Anyone know which games of the NYY series will be carried on ch. 11 or 9--I'm trying to plan out my weekend.

[Willets Point]

My Mets schedule & the Yankees web page say Friday's game is on WB & WWOR, Saturday's game is on Fox, and Sunday's game is ESPN.

[Vic Sage]

can we please move mr. jones' newest jem to the red light forum?

[Guest Edgy DC]

What college admits people from Far Rockaway?

[Gwreck]

Vic Sage wrote: can we please move mr. jones' newest jem to the red light forum?

Can't we just ban him?

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: What college admits people from Far Rockaway?

Manhattan

[Guest Edgy DC]

Actually, I wasn't the only veteran of the Rock matriculating at the time.

[Guest GYC]

Valentin starting in LF tonight.

[nymr83]

]In the top of the 6th, MFY's scratch out a run to take a 1-0 lead. Mets load the bases with no one out in the bottom of the sixth

if the bottom of the 6th isn't completed then a run that scored in the top of the 6th can't win the game.

i think the mets would be very happy with 0-0 after 5 considering that Gonzalez is pitching against Johnson.

[Gwreck]

MFYs
Johnny Damon CF
Derek Jeter SS
Jason Giambi 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Bernie Williams LF
Melky Cabrera RF
Randy Johnson P

Mets
Reyes SS
LoDuca C
Beltran CF
Delgado 1B
Wright 3B
Nady RF
Matsui 2B
Valentin LF
Jeremi Gonzalez P

Tarp just came off the field.

[Frayed Knot]

Reyes
LoDuca
Beltran
Delgado
Wright
Nady
Matsui
Valentin (LF)
Gonzalez




Damon
Jeter
Rodriguez
Giambi
Posada
Cano
Williams (LF)
Cabrera (RF)
Johnson


That Yanqui lineup might not be exactly correct, but the starting positions are.

Also, Bubba Crosby DL'd, something named Matt Smith called up

[Gwreck]

I think his name is Mitch Jones. OF. 6-20-.239 (815 OPS), 41 K in 134 AB at Columbus. If he plays it'll be his ML-debut.

[nymr83]

Mitch Jones was once the pride of the Staten Island Yankees.

[Frayed Knot]

So other than the fact that I was late with the lineups, had them slightly off,
and had the call-up's name wrong - the rest of my info was pretty good huh?

[Gwreck]

It was a great KTE. Only reason I was able to scoop you on the lineups (unintentionally, sorry 'bout that) was because I got a call from Shea and had them read me the lineup off the scoreboard.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Melky Cabrera was in AA Trenton a year ago.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Blech - 2-0 MFY's in the first with two outs. A-Rod and Torre complain about the call at second that resulted in the first out.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Make that 3-0.

Jeremi Gonzalez is NOT the answer to our pitching woes.

[metirish]

3 - Zip as Cano drives in Giambi, this sucks.

[Theoldmole]

Any thoughts on how this could get any worse?

[Gwreck]

TheOldMole wrote: Any thoughts on how this could get any worse?

Please, no.

Get Oliver warmed up.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Williams' extra base hit made it worse.

[Theoldmole]

OK...that's how.

4-0 Yanks.