IGT 6/27/06 - Mets at Red Sox

[Guest Hillbilly]

2nd base is being run almost as a straight up L/R platoon by Willie.

Cheer up Met fans. The 2006 version of the Mets tends to bounce right back after nasty loses like this.

It's Pedro's night. Let's see what he brings to the mound!!

[metirish]

I don't know if taking fly balls is learning the wall but this is from the Times...

] The height of the wall was not Milledge's problem. The wind current, which can be affected by the wall's height, is what really bothered him. Milledge said the ball was blown toward the left-field line, then back toward the field. Milledge had taken fly balls before the game, but batting practice could not prepare him for the height of the drive by Manny Ram�rez. Because the ball took so long to fall back to earth, Milledge had plenty of time to psych himself out.

[Frayed Knot]

It was also a ridiculously windy day in Boston (and NY) yesterday.

[Guest Edgy DC]

="Yancy Street Gang"]Hell, if it was his birthday Willie should have let Woodward bat cleanup! And play centerfield! Everyone should be able to pretend to be Willie Mays on their birthday!

Worked for Jim Beauchamp.

[Willets Point]

Forgot to mention that for the first couple of innings last night the scoreboard listed the Mets pitcher as "Solar." Then the sun set.

It's raining in Boston. I'm secretly hoping the game is postponed and Pedro pitches tomorrow night when I go back to Fenway. I'm selfish that way.

[Elster88]

It makes no sense that the following quote evokes emotion in me. But I feel like a proud father when I read nice things like this about David Wright from fans of other teams. It happens with Reyes too. Maybe because Wright is the first stud (with Reyes being a potential-stud or almost-there-stud.) to come up through the farm who is younger than me.

I'm assuming the feeling is "pride in offspring" anyway. I have no kids.

] QUOTE(NYCSox @ Jun 28 2006, 12:17 AM)I'm not going to lie, I was terrified when David came up in that spot. He destroys LHP at the tune of a 1.150 OPS. But after what Seanez did yesterday with the bases loaded, I couldn't condone bringing in Tavarez. I'll take my chances with the kid. I don't think anyone was comfortable during that at bat, especially when Wright started fouling off pitches left and right... well, mostly left, since he was pulling rockets into the seats off of left field. But given the choice between a tiring Lester and Tavarez with the bases loaded against one of the best hitters in the game right now... I think most of us go with Lester.

[Guest Edgy DC]

There's a monster on the field
I approach it then I yield
When they hit it with a ball
I don't know where it will fall

Saying -Oh no! A monster!
Oh no! A monster!
Oh, no, oh no, oh no, a giant monster !

Monster! Ahh!
Monster! Ohh!
Oh no, a giant monster!

Let me through the bullpen door
Don't wanna see that monster no more
Let me through the bullpen door
Don't wanna see that monster no more

There's a monster at the park
All the balls have made their mark
When that wall comes into play
It can really wreck your day

Take that, monster!
Take that, monster!
Take it! take it!
Take that you awful thing!

Take that! AAAAH!
Take that aaaah...
Take that you naughty thing!

Yazstremski and Jim Rice
Learned to play it kinda nice
Buit I avoid the AL East
To protect me from the beast

Monster!
Monster!
Oh gee, a huge green monster!

There's a monster way up high
And it towers to the sky
When the ball is heading there
All the people stop and stare

The guys give a yell (uuuuh!)
And the girls make their sound(AAAH!)
When they see its ricochets
And the fielder falling down!

(Gosh will you look at that thang!)

(And I thought dinosaurs were extinct!)

[soupcan]

Home after a long day on an Amtrack Acela that was delayed after some trees came down across the wires east of Guilford, CT.

Except for that game totally sucking eggs last night I had a blast. Sat in the front row of a rightfield roofbox seat which was fine except the seats are not angled toward the plate and my neck still hurts.

Two guys on my left (season ticket holders) were not thrilled when they saw my Mets hat but over the course of the game my winning personality won them over. They said it was nice to know that not all New York baseball fans are assholes. Glad I could help.

The '86 Red Sox team tribute was cool. Dwight Evans and Rice got the biggest hands (Dewey should talk to Keith about some discounts on the 'Just for Men').

From where I sat (and saw) Beltran badly misplayed that long fly to center in the 1st. A routine fly that should've simply backed him up to the wall and definitely should've been caught. Milledge was just friggin' lost on his play.

With all the renovations and additions they've made to Fenway over the years, the new parks have really got nothing on it. Except for the angled seats of course.

LOTS of Mets fans. I think the Sox fans were taken a back at how many Mets fans there were.

Listening to WEEI is always a trip. I guess on Monday night they replayed Game 6 but gave it an alternate ending so the Sox won. How lame is that? Get over it already. Knock, knock, you guys finally won one remember?

Fenway's great. If you've never been you're missing something special. Go see a game there....NOW!!!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

]Two guys on my left (season ticket holders) were not thrilled when they saw my Mets hat but over the course of the game my winning personality won them over. They said it was nice to know that not all New York baseball fans are assholes. Glad I could help.

Wait a second... aren't you really an asshole?

[Willets Point]

You must have been right above me.

[soupcan]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Wait a second... aren't you really an asshole?

Yeah, I guess I fooled them.

="Willets Point"]You must have been right above me.

I was right in line with the pole, to the right of the Budweiser pavilion, Delgado's HR landed in front of me to the right.

[Willets Point]

Yup. Me too. You could have spat on me. Glad you didn't.