IGT 7-16-2006 Game 3 in Chi-Town

[stevejrogers]

Mets
J. Valentin 2b
C. Woodward ss
C. Beltran cf
C. Delgado 1b
J. Reyes 3b WHA?
C. Floyd lf
X. Nady rf
R. Castro c
O. Hernandez p

Cubs
J. Pierre cf
T. Walker 2b
M. Barrett c
A. Ramirez 3b
J. Jones rf
J. Mabry 1b
M. Murton lf
R. Cedeno ss
S. Marshall p

Uh, I'm going to guess thats a typo at Yahoo Sports and Reyes is not the 134th Met Thirdbaseman...yet.

Especially considering he is in the 5 hole

[metirish]

ESPN has Wright hitting fifth.

[stevejrogers]

Yeah, bad typo, D Wright at third, I'm going to keep that up for the laughs of it!

[Zvon]

SteveJRogers wrote: Yeah, bad typo, D Wright at third, I'm going to keep that up for the laughs of it!

I aint laughin'.......lol.
Okay, Im chucklin'-



Chucklin' at that ESPN Cubs opening to the game too-

"...the transporter will be developed before the Cubs win it all again."

[Zvon]

Mets sent Owens down right after yesterdays game.
I was a bit surprised.

[Zvon]

Mets get a break on Woodwards pop up, which gets lost between 2nd and center and falls in for a single, but the Mets can't capitalize on it.

Beltraan and Degado fly out and ground out.

ElDouque to take the mound at Wrigley.

[Zvon]

Suddenly Pierre plays like he should have all season-
singles to lead off the game and immediatly steals second.

[Zvon]

Barrett doubles home Pierre with a shot down the 3rd baseline.


1-0 Cubs.

[Zvon]

Floyd cant make the play on Ramirez's drive to the ivy in left-
Barrett scores- Ramirez pulls into second with a double.

I would have thought the shadows would favor ElDuke at games start-
not the case.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

El Duque is pitching pretty pukey this evening

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Tomorrow is an off day. El Duque is ineffective, to say the least.

Oliver, Heilman - get ready! You're each pitching three innings today.

[Zvon]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: El Duque is pitching pretty pukey this evening

At this point I think he's trying to be too dileberate.
So of course, he walks Mabry and that bastage Murton.

Hes gotta get out of it here-close the door here-pull the string-
any more cliches?

Damn! They had the bastage Murton picked off and dont get the call!
UGH.

[Zvon]

After all that the Cubs only end up plating 2.

Could have been way worse.
And i would think your right SK-
getting 4 innings out of Hernandez would be nice.

According to CBSsl he threw 42 pitches that inning.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Lovely - the pitcher homers against El Puque.

Oliver - get in there NOW!!!

[Zvon]

Cubs pitcher Marshall goes yard.

Cripes.

[Zvon]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Lovely - the pitcher homers against El Puque. Oliver - get in there NOW!!!

And that lil knat Pierre singles.

yea--go get him
give him the hook-
send him to the showers-
...any more cliches?

I kid.
This is dismal.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

In a new low for drivel, the ESPN crew is speculating that El Duque's problems stem from his psychological distaste for throwing to a catcher named Castro.

[metirish]

This game is quickly turning to crap.

[Zvon]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: In a new low for drivel, the ESPN crew is speculating that El Duque's problems stem from his psychological distaste for throwing to a catcher named Castro.

I was trying to find a way to phrase what I tought about this, but you hit the nail on the head.

.......what she said^.

Pierre steals second, Barrett doubles him in.
DaJaVu all over again.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

metirish wrote: This game is quickly turning to crap.

It's turned.

Ugh.

5-0 Cubs in the second. Oliver is coming into the game, closing the barn door long after the horses have fled.

[Zvon]

metirish wrote: This game is quickly turning to crap.

Turning? (sl=1000) (sarcastic look)

It was heaping piles of poo out of the gate.
lol.

Thats all for ElDouque.

He cant get out of the 2nd and the Cubs have scored 3 more.

[Zvon]

I left out the word steaming---

perponderous piles of steaming poo.

Oliver does his job.
Inning over (fiiiiinally).

5-0--that aint allAdat.
Winds blowing out at Wrigley- the Mets are still in this.

They just have to start lighting up that Cubbie pitcher Marshall like an Xmas tree in the middle of July.

[Zvon]

And suddenly Marshall looks like Kerry Wood in his rookie year.

An 11 pitch, 2K inning.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

And the Cubs get a lead off single.

Sheesh - this is a stinker!

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

The Cubs actually fail to score in the third, stranding runners on second and third.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

We're on the board, thanks to a leadoff homer by Woodward in the fourth. 5-1 Cubs.

[Zvon]

Woody-

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Edgy and Iubitul were right - John Miller pronounces Bel-trAn's name strangely.

[Zvon]

You see that lil fenced section in right where they let people hang and watch the game for free?
Thats pretty damn kool.
If I was a kid Id be hangin at that fence every day.

[Zvon]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Edgy and Iubitul were right - John Miller pronounces Bel-trAn's name strangely.

Beltraan.

I kinda like it.