IGT 7-14-06 Mets at Cubs for the first time all year!

[Gwreck]

OlerudOwned wrote: Clean slide. 3 feet away from the bag, but I guess it was clean.

Ed Coleman and Tom McCarthy on WFAN suggested that it wasn't, that Nady couldn't even touch 2nd if he reached all the way out.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Chavez in the game for Beltran.

Wussup with that?

[Guest Rotblatt]

Uh, what Olerud said.

Why is Beltran out?

[Gwreck]

Rotblatt wrote: Uh, what Olerud said. Why is Beltran out?

No word yet. Guys on SNY don't know yet.

Speculation (from me): something irritated from when he fouled the ball off his leg in the ASG.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

I was thinking he may be a little tweaked in the leg from the over-exention into 1st base during the ASG.

Either way, he looked fine out there so I'm hoping it's just precautionary.

[soupcan]

Beltran - 'soreness in his right knee' according to Eddie Coleman on the 'FAN

[soupcan]

Guys watching on TV - was Woody's hit out or not?

[Guest OlerudOwned]

KABOO...

Nope.

Yup.

Maybe.

Could it.

Nah.

Wait.

I dunno.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Young Cub fan points to where it landed, that's a home run.

But it's not. Bah.

That kid's a traitor to his side, though.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Looks like it's clearly a blown call.

Woodie, to his credit, I guess, ended on third.

[Gwreck]

soupcan wrote: Guys watching on TV - was Woody's hit out or not?

Clearly, 100%, not a doubt about it.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Woodward's drive was out of the park. After reviewing in slow motion, both of the Cub announcers agreed it should have been a home run.

Woodie's getting screwed. No worries, the team will drive him in.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

And they do, Marrero singles for Trachsel. 6-2 Mets.

Then Jones misplays a foul pop by Lo Duca.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Valentin running like a leadoff man.

[Frayed Knot]

Marrero PH-ing for Trax drives Woodie in w/a Sac Fly.

Trax continues to confound Met fans - whenever they're ready to write him off and ship him out he becomes like good and stuff - almost as if he does it on purpose (I like to think he does)

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Oops, I got it mixed up above. Marrero had an SF then Valentin singled.

Then Jose steals second. Then he steals third.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Valentin really running like a leadoff man.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Valentin goes all Reyes-like on the Cubs and steals third base too.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Lo Duca misses an easy RBI chance with a weak grounder to short.

[Gwreck]

Beltran: sore right knee.

Not injured on any particular play during the game. Bothered him so he left.

Via Gary on SNY via Jay Horowitz.

[Guest Edgy DC]

OlerudOwned wrote: Valentin really running like a leadoff man.

Valentin running like Ty Cobb.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Another report of Beltran's sore knee. They should let him sit for a week.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Valentin unable to steal home, stranded at third as Endy Chavez grounds out to second.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Glenn Beckert bringing the Harry Carey for the seventh-inning stretch.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Heilman in the game.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Cubbies wearing the Cool-Flo helmets also, but none of the two-tone nonsense.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Edgy DC wrote: Cubbies wearing the Cool-Flo helmets also, but none of the two-tone nonsense.

Sadly, the Mets are the only team to use that weird looking crap.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

It's just not Mets baseball if Floyd isn't getting hit with a pitch.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Cliff gets caught dead to right's stealing, but the ball flies out of Walker's glove.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Nady avenges Floyd by smacking a ball right off of Cubbie pitcher Scott Williamson.