Guess Tomorrow's Lineup

[Guest Edgy DC]

Winner gets the bobblehead of my unfunny egotistical boss that he gave out at the unfunny all-staff meeting today. I'm serious

Endy Chavez, cf
Lastings Milledge, rf
Julio Franco, 1b
David Wright, 3b,
Michale Tucker, lf
Chris Woodward, 2b
Anderson Hernandez, ss
Mike DiFelice, c
Tom Glavine, p

[Frayed Knot]

I'm starting in LF

[metirish]

Edgy I like your card but I fear some of the young lads might not be able to handle the beer and might be shot by the morning....

[Guest Edgy DC]

So guess your own.

[seawolf17]

Ricky Ledee, LF
Dave Williams, 2B
David Wright Bobblehead Doll, 3B
Julio Franco, 1B
Anderson Hernandez, SS
Kelly Stinnett, C
Kelly Stinnett, RF
Jose Lima, CF
Randy Niemann, P

(Willie might be hung over.)

[metirish]

Reyes - SS
LoDuca - C
Beltran - CF
Franco - 1B
Green - RF
Milledge - LF
Woodward - 3B
Hernandez - 2B
Glavine - P

[Gwreck]

Chavez CF
Woodward 3B
Valentin 2B
Franco 1B
Milledge LF
Tucker RF
Hernandez SS
DiFelice C
Glavine P

[Guest vtmet]

Endy Chavez, cf
Lastings Milledge, rf
Julio Franco, 3B
Shawn Green, 1B
Michale Tucker, lf
Brian Bannister, 2b
Anderson Hernandez, ss
Mike DiFelice, c
Tom Glavine, p

Too lazy to write it, so I cut & pasted Edgy's with giving Franco a game at 3B and Green a game at 1B...and had a little fun with 2B...

[Zvon]

Reyes - SS
Hernandez - 2B
Beltran - CF
Green - RF
Franco - 1B
Woodward - 3B
Milledge - LF
Stinnett - C
Glavine - P

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: Winner gets the bobblehead of my unfunny egotistical boss that he gave out at the unfunny all-staff meeting today. I'm serious

Apparently Edgy knows better than I how to motivate participation in contests with the prizes people desire.

[G-Fafif]

SS - A National League East Champion New York Met
C - A National League East Champion New York Met
CF - A National League East Champion New York Met
1B - A National League East Champion New York Met
3B - A National League East Champion New York Met
LF - A National League East Champion New York Met
RF - A National League East Champion New York Met
2B - A National League East Champion New York Met
P - A National League East Champion New York Met

Put 'em in whatever order you like. They're all champs.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Funny thing is the Mets have only seven infielders, so one of the regulars has to play, unless they have the gonads to start Julio Franco at third and put an outfielder at first.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Chavez CF
Woodward 2B
Wright 3B
Floyd LF
Franco 1B
Milledge RF
Stinnett C
Hernandez SS
Glavine P

[Guest vtmet]

Edgy DC wrote: Funny thing is the Mets have only seven infielders, so one of the regulars has to play, unless they have the gonads to start Julio Franco at third and put an outfielder at first.

Why not?

Julio Franco has been taking grounders at 3B this month in case he's needed there...Don't want to see him there in the playoffs, but might as well see if the grounders paid off...

To use a quote that I found a couple weeks ago and used as my sig line elsewhere:

]Julio Franco on playing an infield position that he hasn't played in years: �Ground balls are ground balls,� Franco said. Subway: "It isn't Rocket Science".

And Shawn Green is an experienced 1st baseman, having played 1st base 125 games there since 2004...he was the Dodgers starting 1st baseman for over 100 games that season...IMO, he's more in the Ledee/Tucker/Woody grouping than Chavez is, he can play today...he needs as many at bats that don't count as he can get to try to fix his swing...

[Guest sharpie]

Chavez CF
Hernandez SS
Woodward 2B
Franco 3B
Milledge RF
Tucker LF
Stinnett 1b
DiFelice c
Glavine P

[MFS62]

Sorry. I still want these guys to show that they can hit a lefty starter. Once they've shown that, they can rest for a few games. B'sides

Reyes - SS - he still needs 4 triples to join Wilie Mays in rarefied territory.
Milledge - LF - get him all the at bats they can give him
Beltran - CF - Get his average up vs lefties
Wright - 3B - The thought of anyone else at third scares me.
Delgado - 1B - His first post season. He's enjoying this.
Green - RF - see Beltran
Woodward - 2B - At his age, Valentin needs some rest
RHernandez - C - Why not let the ex-UCONN catcher have his dream?
Glavine - P

Later

[Guest vtmet]

plus Reyes needs 1 dinger and DW needs 1 steal to join the 20/20 club...may not be as big of a deal as Soriano being a 40/40 guy...but for a non-power hitter to get there and a non-fastguy to get there would be pretty sweet...

[Lundy]

CF Chavez
RF Milledge
3B Wright
LF Floyd
1B Franco
2B Woodward
C Stinnett
SS Hernandez
P Glavine

[Vic Sage]

CF Chavez
RF Milledge
3B Franco
LF Tucker
C Stinnett
1B Green
2B Woodward
SS Hernandez

[Guest Edgy DC]

If they do send Franco out to third, I imagine Tucker can play first also, and give the Mets and all-reserve cast.

[Vic Sage]

thats what i was going for, but i didn't know if Tucker or Ledee had any experience at 1b. I'd also like to see Green play 1b, for more flexibility.

but here's an all reserve team (vs LHP):

CF Chavez
2B Woodward
RF Milledge
3B Franco
1B Tucker
C Stinnett
LF Ledee
SS Hernandez

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Chavez CF
Woodward 2B
Franco 3B
Green 1B
Milledge LF
Ledee RF
Stinnett C
AHernandez SS


Sorry, Green, but you haven't contributed enough to earn the day off today.

[Willets Point]

The actual lineup:

A. Hernandez SS
E. Chavez CF
L. Milledge LF
J. Franco 3B
M. Tucker 1B
C. Woodward 2B
R. Ledee RF
M. DiFelice C
T. Glavine P

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Assessing 1 point for every starting player, 1 point for every starting player in the right position and 1 point for each starter in the right slot, let's see who wins:

A. Hernandez SS
E. Chavez CF
L. Milledge LF
J. Franco 3B
M. Tucker 1B
C. Woodward 2B
R. Ledee RF
M. DiFelice C
T. Glavine P

Dork starter pts-position pts.-slot pts.--TOTAL

Edgy DC 8-5-4 -- 17

Seawolf 2-1-0 -- 2

Irish 5-0-2 -- 7

Gwreck 8-5-2 -- 15

VtMet 7-5-3 -- 13

Zvon 5-2-2 -- 9

Dickhead 6-4-1 -- 11

sharpie 8-6-4 -- 18

MFS62 3-3-1 -- 7

Lundy 6-3-2 -- 11

Vic Sage 7-5-1 -- 13

Yancy 7-7-2 -- 16

Sharpie is the winner of a bobblehead, I think.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Actual scores awarding everybody 11 points for every guy they have correct minus 1/18th of a point for every spot they are off in the batting order and 1/18th of a point for every spot they are off in the field (assuming those guys who listed no pitcher assumed Glavine was a given):

Edgy DC: 77.71
Frayed Knot: 0.00
seawolf17: 18.43
metirish: 45.32
Gwreck: 67.93
Zvon: 49.60
Johnny Dickshot: 53.88
sharpie: 79.54
MFS62: 37.38
Lundy: 57.54
Vic Sage: 74.04
Yancy: 63.04

sharpie wins on my dance card also. Congratulations. PM me an address where you want your bobblhead sent.