IGT 08/24, Cards at Mets

[Guest KC]

Belliard 2b
Taguchi lf
Pujols 1b
Rolen 3b
Encarnacion cf
Wilson rf
Mile ss
Bennett c
Marquis p

Reyes ss
Lo Duca c
Beltran cf
Delgado 1b
Wright 3b
Green erm
Valentin 2b
Chavez lf
Williams p

[metirish]

Green will wear # 20.

[stevejrogers]

]Green erm

It's not that easy bein' green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
When I think it could be nicer being red or yellow or gold
Or something much more colorful like that

It's not easy bein' green
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
Or stars in the sky

But green's the color of Spring
And green can be cool and friendly-like
And green can be big like an ocean
Or important like a mountain
Or tall like a tree

When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why
But why wonder, why wonder?
I am green and it'll do fine
It's beautiful!
And I think it's what I want to be

[Guest KC]

Raining at Shea, there's going to be a little delay.

[stevejrogers]

KC wrote: Raining at Shea, there's going to be a little delay.

Appropriate that I used a swamp dweller's song!

[Gwreck]

KC wrote: Raining at Shea, there's going to be a little delay.

They will play this one unless absolutely impossible. There is no room in the schedule whatsoever for a makeup.

[stevejrogers]

Gwreck wrote: ="KC"]Raining at Shea, there's going to be a little delay. They will play this one unless absolutely impossible. There is no room in the schedule whatsoever for a makeup.

Will this game REALLY matter? Game 7 in the LCS? Mets are 10 games up (or around there anyway) Pick this up on October 2nd?

[Gwreck]

Cardinals are in a tight division race. I'm guessing this game matters quite a bit to Cincinatti.

[stevejrogers]

Gwreck wrote: Cardinals are in a tight division race. I'm guessing this game matters quite a bit to Cincinatti.

Oooooh right, right right...

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Rain delay theater allowed Gary to catch us up on the news of the day -

El Duque won't pitch tomorrow after all. They say he's not injured, but they're nonetheless skipping his start. Bannister will pitch tomorrow, and Oliver Perez will likely pitch Saturday. In the meantime, following his knee surgery, Ramon Castro has been moved to the 60-day DL.

In his pre-game interview, Shawn Green expressed a lotof excitement about becoming a Met and about being reunited with Carlos Delgado, who helped Green out a lot in the minor leagues and at the beginning of his major league career.

[stevejrogers]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Rain delay theater allowed Gary to catch us up on the news of the day - El Duque won't pitch tomorrow after all. They say he's not injured, but they're nonetheless skipping his start. Bannister will pitch tomorrow, and Oliver Perez will likely pitch Saturday. In the meantime, following his knee surgery, Ramon Castro has been moved to the 60-day DL. In his pre-game interview, Shawn Green expressed a lotof excitement about becoming a Met and about being reunited with Carlos Delgado, who helped Green out a lot in the minor leagues and at the beginning of his major league career.

Thing I should have said a week ago Saturday: "Maybe its their way of getting Bannister back healthy, throw a day for him!"

Ouch, Castro is done for the year then?

[seawolf17]

Any mention of who's no longer on the active roster?

[Gwreck]

Yes, Castro is done for the year. According to the Mets.com roster, Ledee is gone.

[Frayed Knot]

7 lefty swingers (including the switchies) going against Marquis de Card tonight.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Taguchi singles with one out and promptly steals second.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Attaboy, Dave Williams.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Maine gets Pujols and Rolen to end the inning unscathed.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Encarnacion just misses making what would have been a great catch, and Reyes is on first with a leadoff single.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I love the socks on the Marquis de Suck. Staying with fashion, I've become really keen on the snow white uni's and the two-tone crazy helmet. I think it looks great.

[Frayed Knot]

Reyes's bloop is one that Edmonds sucks up easily.
He'd spread some mustard on it doing so ... but he'd almost certainly get it.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

LoDuca is HBP. Runners on first and second, nobody out.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Beltran pops up for the first out.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I love the socks on the Marquis de Suck. Staying with fashion, I've become really keen on the snow white uni's and the two-tone crazy helmet. I think it looks great.

The two-tone helmet makes me want to cry. But Marquis' stirrups are kickin'.

Marquis is pretty cool, a Staten Island fella like myself. Met him once, he seemed cool. Glad he's out of Atlanta.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Ah sucks.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Crap - Delgado hits into a DP to end the inning

[Frayed Knot]

ESPN2 is being blacked out on my system -- which I assume means that his game is being televised by them nationally for any of you out-of-towners who are normally shut out.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Maine pitches a nice 1-2-3 second.

[metirish]

SK that's Willimas pitching.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

="ScarletKnight41"]Maine pitches a nice 1-2-3 second.

Maine's so good he can strike guys out with his mind.

Dave Williams is just his puppet.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

metirish wrote: SK that's Willimas pitching.

Thank you Irish. Sheesh - I am scattered today!

Green's first at-bat results in a sharply hit DP ball