IGT: Mets vs. Phillies 6/15 - Going for the Sweep

[Guest Hillbilly]

Valentin with the PH sac bunt. Successful but your pitcher should be able to do that and help save the bench.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

I lost SNY a couple of times also. Fortunately, I could switch to the Phillies station during those times.

[Centerfield]

Castro stranded.

BifL.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Hopefully Aaron has his shit together this afternoon.

[Elster88]

Who's their closer again?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

He's gotten the first two outs.

I assume the plan is Sanchez for the 8th and Wagner for the 9th?

[Guest Hillbilly]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Hopefully Aaron has his shit together this afternoon.

Looks like it. A couple of full counts, but a nice 1-2-3 7th none the less.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Not bad, Aaron. 17 pitches, 3 outs, 1 K.

He supposedly has been working on a mechanical flaw in his delivery. I wonder if it's fixed . . .

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

That's encouraging.

I worry that WWSB will use up his bullpen guys the way his mentor Torre used up guys Stanton and Nelson.

It's almost as if more than 2 trustworthy set-up men is more than can be managed.

[MFS62]

Only six hits so far today. Maybe Lastings is the straw that stirs the drink.
You can't imagine how happy I am that Met-vulture Cormier wasn't put in a position to win the game.

Later

[Centerfield]

Delgado to Phils: "Shift this"

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I don't really like a plan that involves three pitchers protecting a one-run lead over three innings.

Aaron pitched well in the 7th. I'd give him the 8th, too.

[Elster88]

Believe it or not, not a lot of offense today. 3 of the runs came on one swing.

[Elster88]

I'm all for punishing the wicked, and I don't think that Milledge is a .300 hitter yet, but maybe the best day to put in Marrero is not the same day that Woody and Castry get starts.

[MFS62]

Second guess alert.
The next three guys up for the Phills are excellent fastball hitters.
Sanchez is a fastball pitcher.
Heilman's best pitch is the changeup.

What will Willie do?

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Believe it or not, I started to worry. I wondered if I had enough class.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Will Lastings replace Eli for defense?

[Guest Rotblatt]

I agree, Yance.

Woody walks. Runners on 1st & 2nd with 2 out.

[Zvon]

Glad for the rain delay so I can catch some of this game.

[Elster88]

Hopefully Marrero will make me eat those words. They will taste good with ketchup.

[Elster88]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I don't really like a plan that involves three pitchers protecting a one-run lead over three innings.

Do you mean one-run deficit?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

No...

A one-run lead. The Mets are winning, aren't they?

[Elster88]

Holy shit. I got back to my computer about 20 minutes ago. And since then I've been reading it as a 5-4 Philly lead.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Huh. Sanchez is in, and apparently he hasn't pitched since June 9.

In that case, I think this was the right call.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Sanchez hasn't pitched in six days? I didn't notice that.

[Guest Hillbilly]

Rotblatt wrote: Huh. Sanchez is in, and apparently he hasn't pitched since June 9. In that case, I think this was the right call.

Yup.

[Willets Point]

Wow, it feels like he pitches in every game.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Sanchez hasn't pitched in six days? I didn't notice that.

Yeah, apparently. At least according to his Yahoo! page.

[Elster88]

Good. He needed the rest.

[Guest Hillbilly]

That's right - last Friday. He looks fresh too.