IGT 09/18, Fish at Mets

[Guest KC]

FISH
Ramirez ss
Uggla 2b
Cabrera 3b
Willingham lf
Jacobs 1b
Ross cf
Amezaga cf
Olivo c
Moehler p

METS
Reyes ss
LoDuca c
Beltran cf
Delgado 1b
Wright 3b
Floyd lf
Green rf
Valentin 2b
Trachsel p

[Willets Point]

Time to get this damn clinching business overwith. And if they have any self-respect, after this weekend's ignominy, there will be no champagne, no celebration, nothing more than an ordinary win.

[Valadius]

The champagne's probably gone bad anyway.

[Guest KC]

I don't buy that self-respect notion - they had a good season and deserve to
drink and splash around in a couple dozen cases of bubbly if they win.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

The 1986 Mets had a similar delay, and they had a big clinching celebration.

[Willets Point]

I just remember that we all ragged on Torre and the Yankees for celebrating when they backed into the playoffs with 87 wins in 2000, I figured I'd be hypocritical to want the Mets to go hog-wild.

[Guest KC]

Apples and oranges - saying that someone has no self-respect makes it
sound like they wouldn't be able to look themselves in the mirror the morning
after. It's been twenty freakin' years, it's a big deal. (to me, at least)

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Traxy's gonna romance the clincher away from the Fish:

Stay away from my window
Stay away from my back door too
Disconnect the telephone line
Relax baby and draw that blind

Kick off your shoes and sit right down
Loosen off that pretty French gown
Let me pour you a good long drink
Ooh baby don't you hesitate cause

Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
Cause I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

C'mon angel my hearts on fire
Don't deny your man's desire
You'd be a fool to stop this tide
Spread your wings and let me come inside

Tonights the night
It's gonna be alright
Cause I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

Don't say a word my virgin child
Just let your inhibitions run wild
The secret is about to unfold
Upstairs before the night's too old, cuz:

Tonight's the night!
It's gonna be alright
Cause I love you woman
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

[Frayed Knot]

http://www.irisharts.org/Images/Seaver.jpgWe need one of our 4-in-the-bottom-of-first specials.
Haven't had one of those in a while.

Bury 'em early ... then slowly pull away.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

[metirish]

Very cool,congrats FK.

[Valadius]

Let's go Mets!!!

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Two innings and a big 'ole Zero.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Look at Duaner cheering Valentin's 2rHR!

All hail spooky double Tom Seaver

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Stache Man!



Mets score runs! Mets score runs!

2-0

[Guest KC]

He just crushed that ... what a season for him.

[Valadius]

THANK YOU!!!

[Guest vtmet]

KC wrote: He just crushed that ... what a season for him.

If we could find a Tim Teufel to along with his Wally Backman, he'd be worth keeping in a platoon next season (or even as an OF platoon with Milledge)...but this year's Kelvin Chapman is not cutting it as the RH part of the tandem...

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Trachsel strikes Uggla out on 3 pitches, then gets Cabrera out on 1.

This is not my beautiful pitcher...

[Valadius]

Goddammit Willingham!!!!!!

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Mike Jacobs, Met at Heart

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Beltran doubles to start the 4th. Delgado moves him to third with one out by pulling a ground ball to Ugglia at Second. Come on Cliff, bring him home.

[Valadius]

I wanna see what happens if we flip Floyd and Green in the order.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Lead off double is wasted as Wright pops out and Cliff fans.

Come on guys, Moehler isn't even a lefty.

[metirish]

]I wanna see what happens if we flip Floyd and Green in the order.

What would you do with Valentin then?

[Valadius]

Keep him there. I just wanna see what happens.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

We're about an inning ahead of the Cubs-Phillies game, thanks to the 10 runs scored in that game and Trachsel having a faster-than-Trachsel game.

[Valadius]

Wow!!!!!!!!!

[metirish]

Two curtain calls for Valentin,this crowd is ready to party.

[Guest KC]

Holy crap, another Valentin bombarooni.