IGT #100 7-25-2006 Cubbies at Mets Right Zambrano vs Tommy G

[stevejrogers]

Elster88 wrote: What does Right Zambrano mean?

All Star Carlos Zambrano as opposed to broken down Victor Zambrano

ala Right Maddux being Greg, wrong Maddux being Mike
Right Matsui is Godzilla Hideki on the MFY, wrong Matsui was our Mat-suki the not so great Kazuo

[Zvon]

Well, we've been seeing the Wrong Glavine the last four outtings and...
theres only one of him.

[Gwreck]

Zvon wrote: Well, we've been seeing the Wrong Glavine the last four outtings and... theres only one of him.

Clearly you forget a certain call-up in late September '03.

(In fairness, I'd rather forget anything Mets-related from that summer too.

[Gwreck]

Terrible game from everyone except Endy (Heilman, Wagner, Beltran were ok).

LoDuca is the slowest man alive (the grounder deep up the middle). At least he looked like he was hustling. I got the distinct feeling that Cliff Floyd wasn't running nearly as hard as he could in the OF tonight.

I seriously doubt Willie ever had any intention of letting Glavine finish the 7th inning -- he was at 100 pitches -- he has been tiring lately -- and he should have been f-ing pulled and never allowed to pitch that inning. Aargh.

I know he had retired the last 10 batters and the pitcher was due up, but it was painfully obvious from my seat in the Mezzanine that he needed to go the the 'pen right there and not try to get an extra inning out of him. The 'pen was pretty rested and there's an off day on Thursday.

Bad, bad game.

[Zvon]

Gwreck wrote: ="Zvon"]Well, we've been seeing the Wrong Glavine the last four outtings and... theres only one of him. Clearly you forget a certain call-up in late September '03. (In fairness, I'd rather forget anything Mets-related from that summer too.

ha!
Yea, his brother.
I did forget.

[Elster88]

SteveJRogers wrote: ="Elster88"]What does Right Zambrano mean? All Star Carlos Zambrano as opposed to broken down Victor Zambrano ala Right Maddux being Greg, wrong Maddux being Mike Right Matsui is Godzilla Hideki on the MFY, wrong Matsui was our Mat-suki the not so great Kazuo

So basically pure stupidity is the idea?

[stevejrogers]

Elster88 wrote: ="SteveJRogers"] Elster88 wrote: What does Right Zambrano mean? All Star Carlos Zambrano as opposed to broken down Victor Zambrano ala Right Maddux being Greg, wrong Maddux being Mike Right Matsui is Godzilla Hideki on the MFY, wrong Matsui was our Mat-suki the not so great Kazuo So basically pure stupidity is the idea?

Stupidity in the Mets having Victor Zambrano, Mike Maddux and Kaz Matsui on their roster?

Yes I realize there was no shot ever of landing Carlos, Greg or Hideki at any point, but the point was poking fun at the regimes that made the Zambrano trade, the Maddux trade (to be fair Maddux wasn't overhyped or anything and we sure the heck weren't going after a front line starter at the time, Maddux was what he was, a spare part in the pen) and Matsui signing.

Part of the Mets habit of getting that player just as he hits his decline or when he's damaged goods, or in Matsui's case just plain overhyped and poorly evaluated