IGT 08/09, Padres at Mets

[Guest KC]

Padres
Roberts lf
Giles rf
Cameron cf
Piazza c
Gonzalez 1b
Walker 3b
Blum ss
Barfield 2b
Hensley p

=orange]Mets
Reyes ss
Lo Duca c
Beltran cf
Delgado 1b
Wright 2b
Valentin 2b
Chavez lf
Milledge rf
Martinez p

[Guest KC]

Delgado knocks in the Mets 100th first inning run of the season scoring
Reyes. Beltran got up with two men on and had a chance for his 100th
rbi if he hit a dinger. 100's all around.

[Frayed Knot]

Milledge goes 1st to 3rd on a Pedro bunt.
He was running on the play and just never stopped and beat erd baseman Blum back to the bag. Nice hustle play but it was kinda close and that's one of those 'yabettermakeit' plays - esp since there were two out at the time.

He came in on Reyes's 1B which may not have scored him from 2nd.

[Farmer Ted]

Guy Conti rocks. He gives good interview.

[Zvon]

="Frayed Knot"]Milledge goes 1st to 3rd on a Pedro bunt. He was running on the play and just never stopped and beat erd baseman Blum back to the bag. Nice hustle play but it was kinda close and that's one of those 'yabettermakeit' plays - esp since there were two out at the time. He came in on Reyes's 1B which may not have scored him from 2nd.

Sportsline has:
Martinez sacrificed to catcher, Milledge to third.
So I figured they were screwing up again- but they got it right.
Thnks for the details.

[metirish]

The Mets are abusing Piazza with the stolen base, Valentin steals second after bringing Wright home for a 3 to 0 lead.

[nymr83]

Piazza homers to make it 4-1, the crowd gives him a curtain call!

[metirish]

Pizza with a home runa nd the fans go wild and demand a curtain call...Pizza takes a bow....WOW...I have never seen that.

[Zvon]

That does deserve a

[stevejrogers]

Awww, for old times sakes

[Zvon]

I think Pedro intentionally spotted him that homer out of respect.

(SC= ahh--50ish)

[Guest KC]

mi: >>I have never seen that<<<

Doubt we will again. NIce inconsequential opposite field home run - it's
like they're following the script to a tee.

[metirish]

Piazza with a monster hone run into the picnic area.....

[nymr83]

another homer for Piazza!

[smg58]

OK, Piazza owns Pedro like he owned Clemens. If we face the Padres again in October, we need to keep that in mind.

[stevejrogers]

smg58 wrote: OK, Piazza owns Pedro like he owned Clemens. If we face the Padres again in October, we need to keep that in mind.

Pedro isn't as pyschotic as Roid-ger but he can send messages, hell he SENT a message to Mikey all the way back in 1998!

http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=5796

[metirish]

Ricky Ledee on deck to hit for Pedro...

[metirish]

Lastings strikes out and hears some boos, Pedro back to the mound.

[Guest KC]

Eeeire how SNY zoomed in 100 (Pedro's pitch count)

[Guest KC]

So, we're in the 8th and two men on (Martinez walked two, and he's pulled)
and Piazza is up looking for number 3.

[smg58]

Thankfully, Piazza just barely missed a third homer that would have put the Padres ahead.

I'd rather bring in a lefty (like Wagner for a 4-out save) than walk the go-ahead run on base here.

[smg58]

Moot point. Walker pops up, side retired.

[stevejrogers]

Come on Wags, 2 outs, no post HR jitters like this guy



The fellow who replaced you in Houston

[stevejrogers]

Come on, I don't want to see an ex-Met up!

[stevejrogers]

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

[metirish]

So a great night all round, Mets win and Piazza hits two and gets booed, perfect really.

[metirish]

Pedro giving Piazza lots of respect in the post-game interview....very cool.

[metirish]

From the AP.....

] Martinez stepped off the mound and tipped his hat when Piazza first came to bat. Piazza responded with a similar gesture of respect -- remember, they weren't so friendly a few years ago when Martinez nailed him with a pitch while playing for Boston.

[seawolf17]

What Jason said.

I was really torn when he was at the plate against Heilman. That swing, that look in his eyes... I really thought it was gone, and I was really torn. In the end, though... Mets win and Piazza homers twice!! I'm totally down with that.