IGT 8/30/06 - Mets vs. Rockies

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Thee goes the double digit lead. See what happens when Hillbilly bails on the team?

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Now it's 10-2 as Tucker misplays a ball into a triple (but there would have been an RBI on the hit regardless).

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Porn Stash just misses his third homer of the night.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Williams singles, and scores on Reyes' first hit of the night (we're not sure whether it's a double and error or a triple).

Everyone hits - woo hoo!

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Oops - Williams failed to touch third, and his run is cancelled on the appeal play.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hey, Dave Williams, that crap may fly in Pittsburgh. Not New York. Or Colorado. Denver. Whatever.

[metsmarathon]

WOW, DW!

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Wright makes a beautiful play to get Barmes at first for the first out of the 5th inning. It'll be an ESPN Web Gem, mark my words!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Just you and me, I think.

Wright should maybe always field as if he has no time.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

It's good company

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Missed the dave Williams play after his single. Wha'ppen?

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Delgado homers to bring the score to 11-2 once again.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Missed the dave Williams play after his single. Wha'ppen?

Reyes would have had a triple but for the fact that Williams didn't touch third on his way home and he was called out on the appeal play.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

11-2 Mets after 6 innings. Williams has pitched the whole way so far. Way to keep the pen fresh!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

You can see what the Mets found attractive about Affeldt here.

[dinosaur jesus]

That's enough, Kaz. You've made your point.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Reyes actually should have had a double with a base on an error, as it skimmed under the outfielder's glove. When the play was undone (Williams missed the bag by seven inches and was called out on appeal), the official scorer inexplicably downgraded Reyes' hit to a single.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

According to Gary, who is a stickler for the rule book, it had to be scored a single under those circumstances.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

edgy has mail.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Williams is done after 7 innings. Bert comes in to pitch the 8th with an 11-3 lead.

[Guest Edgy DC]

They've had a mic on Torrealba all night. Before this game, I liked him. Now, I like him.

[Guest cooby]

Who would that be?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Colorado catcher Yorvit Torrealba.

I guess if Williams never reached third, Reyes can't reach second.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Mota is coming in to pitch the 9th.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

The uniforms the Rockies were wearing last night were the ugliest I've seen since the Astros wore those rainbow colors.

Those white rings around the shoulders were especially girly.

I didn't watch much of the game. Were the announcers answering e-mails again?

[MFS62]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: The uniforms the Rockies were wearing last night were the ugliest I've seen since the Astros wore those rainbow colors. Those white rings around the shoulders were especially girly.

Did you think they were uglier than the (ok. so they're manlier) San Diego camos?

Later

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Yes, even uglier than those.

Those Padre uniforms were ugly, too, but they had some appeal. I liked the beige and green color scheme. It's just the camouflage pattern that was weird.

But the Rockies thing last night was horrendous. I don't mind the vest look. It's not my favorite, but it usually looks okay. But a black vest, with girly white shoulders, over black shirts, was just plain hideous.

If that look ever catches on I'll have to cancel my TV package and start listening to games on the radio again.

[Guest Edgy DC]

It does kill more than half the pooint of the vest if it doesn't contrast with the undersleeves.

[Frayed Knot]

="Edgy DC"]I guess if Williams never reached third, Reyes can't reach second.

Yup, that's the thinking.
Gary has an official scorer's book he's been poring over - and it says that if a runner is put out at 3rd by any method then the batter can't get credited with a double.

In this case Williams never legally touched 3rd so Reyes can't be credited with a double.
But also if a runner on 1st played it half-way on an OF fly which finally fell uncaught - and as a result gets tagged out at 3rd with the batter already standing on 2nd because he ran all the way ... it's still a single. If the out at 3rd is the 3rd out it's simply a single; and if it was a 1st or 2nd out I guess he gets credited w/a single plus 2nd on the throw.

And if Williams had missed 2nd then Reyes doesn't get a hit at all.
It's scored like it's a force play.
Now THAT would suck for a rope into the gap. Keith was having stomach pains at the thought.