STIGT 3-25 Astros at Mets

[stevejrogers]

Houston
Palmeiro, LF
Loretta, 2B
Lamb, 1B
Ensberg, 3B
Scott, RF
Burke, CF
Bruntlett, SS
Quintero, H, C
Rodriguez, P

Mets
Reyes, SS
Wright, 3B
Lo Duca, C
Alou, LF
Franco, 1B
Valentin, Jo, 2B
Milledge, RF
Johnson, CF
Pelfrey, P

Good 1st inning for the most likely 5th starter as the final week of Spring Training starts

[stevejrogers]

Reyes gets at 2nd based on a balk despite getting tagged in midst of a rundown

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Freakin' Franco makes a nice play on a 2b side grounder and leads Pelfrey
with a perfect throw to end an inning. Then gets up first and hits a single.

I think maybe I'll whip up a dozen egg whites for a snack.

[stevejrogers]

Mike Lamb drives in two with a double in the 3rd. So far hardest ball hit off of Pelfrey all day though.

3-0 Astros through 2 and a half innings

[stevejrogers]

Jose Valentin rips a 2 out, run-scoring double to make it a one run ball game.

Ensberg bobbles Milledge's grounder, Franco scores and we have a brand new ballgame!

[Guest iramets]

Question: When Milledge catches a fly ball, does he always do what he did on his first play today (to end the second, I think)--he looked like was waving off the CFer, Johnson--but Johnson couldn't have been anywhere near the play (it was on the RF line). Does Milledge do the "I got it" gesture even when there's no else's it could possibly be?

[stevejrogers]

Talk about polarizing, Rose and McCarthy were saying Armando Benitez was roundly booed when revealed as the answer for a mid-inning triva question (most saves in a single season by a Met)

Reminds me of a story I read in Marty Appel's book about one day in the old Yankee Stadium, in midst of a rain delay during the early 1970's they decided to have a little fun with a newfangled rolling marquee scoreboard. They took the list of the All-Time HR leaders and just scrolled the top 20 or so, as the names rolled the crowd gave applause appropriate for that player, but when it came to Roger Maris' entry there were more boos than cheers, as his relationship with the Yankees and NY was still contentious at the time.

[nymr83]

iramets wrote: Question: When Milledge catches a fly ball, does he always do what he did on his first play today (to end the second, I think)--he looked like was waving off the CFer, Johnson--but Johnson couldn't have been anywhere near the play (it was on the RF line). Does Milledge do the "I got it" gesture even when there's no else's it could possibly be?

i don't know, but if he does i'd prefer that to the "i don't care about waving people off" attitude that some players have.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

I propose there be no Yankee anecdotes in IGTs or STIGTs.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Call it all you want, use two hands, plant your legs properly for the
baserunner situation ... it's all good.

[stevejrogers]

ALL HAIL!

[stevejrogers]

4-3 Astros top of the 6th, Pelfrey's day is done. Jon Adkins in

[stevejrogers]

Another Stro run in, 5-3 bottom of the 6th

[stevejrogers]

Jorge Sosa walks in a run, looks like it's Sosa's jam to get out of as no one is warming up

[stevejrogers]

2 run single by Eric Munson that bloops in.

[Guest iramets]

10-3 Astros. Pitcher gets an RBI hit, Sosa out of the game, probably out of a Met career.

[stevejrogers]

And the hits keep on coming, passed ball, run scores

Another run scoring base hit, by the freaking pitcher this time, and Willie is out to bring in a new pitcher just to get one out!

[stevejrogers]

Brandon Nall, wearing #89 with no name plate is in.

A tall, lanky sidewinding righty.

[Guest iramets]

Nall gives up the 11th run.

[stevejrogers]

11-3 now heading to the bottom of the 7th.

Ehem, Met Offense, UNITE AND ASSEMBLE!

(insert Zvon's Teen Aqua Swim Martians with Met logos on them)

[stevejrogers]

I know it's still ST, but my word, it's not like Fernando Nieve is Johan Santana or anything, but it seems that way since he took over for Wandy Rodriguez

[stevejrogers]

Aaron Heilman is in now

[Guest iramets]

SteveJRogers wrote: Met Offense, UNITE AND ASSEMBLE!

If this game counted, it would piss me off that leading off the 7th inning, down by 8 runs, Reyes swings at the first pitch and makes an out.

It could be "Oh, hell, it's a ST blowout, let's just GTF outta here already..." but you don't like to see people playing give-up baseball anywhere.

[stevejrogers]

Now, THATS more like it! 3 batters faced, three outs (including a DP)

[stevejrogers]

iramets wrote: ="SteveJRogers"] Met Offense, UNITE AND ASSEMBLE! If this game counted, it would piss me off that leading off the 7th inning, down by 8 runs, Reyes swings at the first pitch and makes an out. It could be "Oh, hell, it's a ST blowout, let's just GTF outta here already..." but you don't like to see people playing give-up baseball anywhere.

Jackie Robinson would never do that, Rickey Henderson would!
=

[stevejrogers]

Well looks like the more prominent Bullpen guys are doing better than the flossum and jetssum that will not be going north like Sosa and Adkins. Spoiled a good Pelfrey outing.

[stevejrogers]

Okay Offense, UNITE AND ASSEMBLE

[Guest OlerudOwned]

I hope Lastings doesn't need that wrist.

[stevejrogers]

Milledge with a real bad HBP on the hand, out of the game.

[stevejrogers]

Slap on those rally caps!

(Thats a Zvon creation BTW)