IGT 6/15/06 vs. the Orioles

[nymr83]

getting a late start to the IGT

NO. BALTIMORE NEW YORK
1. B. Roberts, 2B J. Reyes, SS
2. B. Fahey, LF P. Lo Duca, C
3. M. Mora, 3B C. Beltran, CF
4. M. Tejada, SS C. Delgado, 1B
5. R. Hernandez, C D. Wright, 3B
6. C. Patterson, CF J. Valentin, 2B
7. K. Millar, 1B C. Woodward, LF
8. N. Markakis, RF L. Milledge, RF
9. E. Bedard, P A. Soler, P

woodward gets an out-of-the-blue start in leftfield, is Fahey their normal LFer or did i not read the KTE?

will the Mets continue their in-game batting practice? this little piece of information courtesy of espn.com:

"Since posting a 2.77 ERA en route to wins in each of his first four starts in 2006, Bedard has gone 1-6 with a 7.26 ERA in his last 10 starts."

[Guest KC]

Is Floyd approaching a record for not being the DL but being unavailable?

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[nymr83]

If so he's breaking a record probably held by a Met already, it seems to me like we've had this "problem" of guys in limbo between playing and the DL alot over the last 10 years.

[Guest Hillbilly]

6-4-3. Soler gets out of it!!

[Guest Hillbilly]

What the hell happened? It was the first inning and the Mets didn't score? I don't understand!

[Guest Hillbilly]

Soler throws a soft pitch out. Willie needs to ball him out and the press needs to write about this rookie mistake for about a week. I think it's a character flaw.

Back to the PBP: Soler leaves two on by inducing the ground out.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Valentin's alleged "smart" bunt sure looks like a dumb play now.

We turned 2nd and 3rd, 0 out into a puny little rally and left a shaky Soler to lead off the next inning.

The error obviously didn;t help either.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Hernandez evidently calls DeMuth a cough sufferer and will watch the rest of the game in the clubhouse.

Nice job for Soler to K out the side after an error and 2 hits give the O's a lead.

[Guest KC]

Nice to hear Ralph in the booth ... gotta love it.

Through 5 1/2, Mets down 2-1. Soler has hit a stride of sorts, I think ex-
tinguising at least the last eight or nine.

[The Big O]

Valentin gets the first Met hit off Bedard, who walks Woody. Bedard's heard about LM's attitude, so he fans him. Then Alay sacs, Reyes delivers a 2-out 2-rib double and then steals 3rd. Plod F8 to end the inning. 3-2 Mets.

[nymr83]

Mets lead 3-2 on the Reyes double!
Reyes steals 3rd and says "fuck you Patterson, i'm the MLB steals king"

[nymr83]

Soler left after 6.

in the 7th, Roberts with an rbi grounder to tie it at 3.

wheres the love in the "welcome home" IGT? 11 posts? bah!

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Damn - tie game in the 7th as Heilman walks the first two batters and Delgado bobbles a ball at first. Soler can't get the win.

[MFS62]

F'n formula pitching. Soler had thrown 101 pitches, With the bottom of the order coming up, he had an other inning in him.

What makes a decent relief pitcher is not only stuff, but the ability to snap back after pitching the day before (physically and mentally). Maybe Heilman is a better starter just because he thinks he is one.

Later

[The Big O]

Walks kill.

[nymr83]

Reyes can't make the diving catch and its 4-3 Orioles

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Reyes can't make what would have been a spectacular catch, and the Orioles regain the lead.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Mora's homer gives the Orioles a 3-run lead.

Heilman hasn't been effective in a while, has he?

[Guest GYC]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Mora's homer gives the Orioles a 3-run lead. Heilman hasn't been effective in a while, has he?

He hasn't been below average, let alone effective. Downright bad.

[TransMonk]

Not since Soler got called up. Hmmm...

[stevejrogers]

GYC wrote: ="ScarletKnight41"]Mora's homer gives the Orioles a 3-run lead. Heilman hasn't been effective in a while, has he? He hasn't been below average, let alone effective. Downright bad.

Maybe it really is a head problem, he wants to be a starter he's sabootaging his relief apperances!

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[nymr83]

pitching well gets you kept in relief because you're good at it, pitching poorly doesnt get you a shot at the rotation. if you're heilman and really want to start you'll have to wait for free agency and sign with a team (Cincinatti? Pitsburgh? Texas?) that will promise to start you.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Heilman
Thru 3-inning MFY game 5/19: 23.1 IP, 0 HR, 23/6 K/BB 1.42 ERA

Post 3-inning MFY game 5/19: 12.2 IP, 3 HR, 7/9 K/BB, 8.56 ERA

Yeow.

[TransMonk]

Been a while since we needed one...but it's time to rally with song:

In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway american dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages out on highway 9,
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin out over the line
Baby this town rips the bones from your back
Its a death trap, its a suicide rap
We gotta get out while were young
`cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run

Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend
I want to guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs round these velvet rims
And strap your hands across my engines
Together we could break this trap
Well run till we drop, baby well never go back
Will you walk with me out on the wire
`cause baby Im just a scared and lonely rider
But I gotta find out how it feels
I want to know if love is wild, girl I want to know if love is real

Beyond the palace hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard
The girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors
And the boys try to look so hard
The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist
I wanna die with you wendy on the streets tonight
In an everlasting kiss

The highways jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive
Everybodys out on the run tonight but theres no place left to hide
Together wendy well live with the sadness
Ill love you with all the madness in my soul
Someday girl I dont know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to run

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

LoDuca will not sing that song.

[Guest *62]

="Johnny Dickshot"]Heilman Thru 3-inning MFY game 5/19: 23.1 IP, 0 HR, 23/6 K/BB 1.42 ERA Post 3-inning MFY game 5/19: 12.2 IP, 3 HR, 7/9 K/BB, 8.56 ERA Yeow.

Great Ceasar's Ghost !

[nymr83]

Win streak over.

Still, I can't remember being this happy after a loss ever, its nice to have a huge lead isn't it?

[Guest KC]

Melvin Mora, clap-clap-clapclapclap!

[stevejrogers]

BTW the Phillies rebounded nicely from the disater that was this week against the Mets by scoring 4 runs in Tampa. They gave up 10!

BOS 4 ATL 1 in the 9th

Watch out for the Marlins! They are leading 3-1 in the 9th against Toronto!

[Frayed Knot]

First time all year I can remember second-guessing Willie because I thought he pulled a starter too early. Soler was cruising and the pitch count wasn't all THAT high and was due to hit next inning. I would have like to see him start that inning and pull him if/when he got into trouble.

That said we lost because Heilman suxxed, Delgado got a case of the fumbles, and we got a whopping total of 5 hits.
Listening to late-night talk radio however, we never have won or will win another game as long as Willie is at the helm.
2nd loss in two weeks and it's downright fuckin' vicious.