IGT 04/03, Mets at Redbirds

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Delgado walks and Wright follows with a single. The Mets are in business with Alou at the plate. Come on, we need some insurance runs.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Ooomph, Alou got my ass a few inches off the seat there.

Close.

[Guest iramets]

2 Ribbie single for El Duque. Mets 4, Cards 0

[metirish]

Should be five runs....

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

WThe Mets need to make the Cardinals pay. Bases loaded with 2 outs. Here's where the Mets need that good, scary bat off the bench.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

El Duque will bathe in Schaefer tonight.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Hernandez is drowning in Schaeffer. I had the same reax to the new grafix. Can't read 'em.

Kip Wells pitched great tonight.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Who knew that the scary bat belonged to Orlando Hernandez?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

OO -JD Similarity Score ++++

[Gwreck]

New year, new 3rd base coach, same result...Jose Valentin getting thrown out at the plate.

Seriously, is it just me, or does this happen a disproportionate amount of times with Valentin trying to score?

[metirish]

metirish wrote: The Mets should really hammer Kip Wells......of course Cardinals fans probably think that about Hernandez..

What the hell do I know..

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I always thought Kip Wells had some ability. Just another Pirate not reaching his potential.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Gwreck wrote: Seriously, is it just me, or does this happen a disproportionate amount of times with Valentin trying to score?

I dunno, but I do know that third-base coaches are among those things that fans of almost every team are particularly concerned.

The thing about plays at the plate, if he has one in three chance of scoring there, it's probably worth trying. We got two big runs, I'll take it. Though it looked like a hook slide would have gotten him in there.

[Elster88]

Wow Rolen races around the bases doesn't he?

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

We are still awaiting the Mets first Kaboom of the season.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Elster88 wrote: Wow Rolen races around the bases doesn't he?

Eckstein's gritty scrappy grit heart is rubbing off on everyone.

[Elster88]

Edgy DC wrote: ="Gwreck"]Seriously, is it just me, or does this happen a disproportionate amount of times with Valentin trying to score? I dunno, but I do know that third-base coaches are among those things that fans of almost every team particularly concerned.

I liked our third base coach last year.

I did not like the retarded midget.

[Guest cooby]

Rockin' Doc wrote: We are still awaiting the Mets first Kaboom of the season.

Coming right up

[Elster88]

Um, they're starting to hit our boy hard. Might be time to take him out soon..

I STILL wish we hadn't used Wagner on Sunday. Every inning counts.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I sense the force is strong with Carlos and young David.

[Elster88]

Oooh, on the replay they showed an old dude in the first row of the bleachers letting Rolen's homer bounce of his hands and down into the walkway below him.

In his defense it probably shattered a few bones.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Was Ryan Franklin pitching with a noose around his neck?

I haven't been participating here, but I have been watching. Among other things, I learned that there's a chain grocery store in Missouri called "Schunks" and they have Oscar Mayer bacon on sale this week. (Bacon: the Oscar Mayer product that doesn't have a catchy commercial jingle.)

I'm going to bed now. Somebody please feel free to kick off the Schaefer thread once the game ends. And remember voters, it's OHernandez!

Thank you! Good night! Drive home safely!

[Elster88]

Scrappy Scrapperson couldn't run down Delgado's blooper into left.

I'm surprised he was even there. Shift must not have been on.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Boy's looking pretty solid tonight so far, particularly on the defensive end.

By the way, Curt? THAT'S how you pitch to contact.

boo-yah!

Seriously, El Duque looked pretty solid tonight, although I'd have prefered a few more swings and misses.

Valentin just looked lost at the plate against Wells. Alou wuz robbed by the wind--I thought it was a goner for sure.

And that concludes all my thoughts on the game so far.

[Guest GYC]

Rotblatt wrote: Alou wuz robbed by the wind--I thought it was a goner for sure.

You're telling me. I'm in Florida, stuck without SNY or WFAN so I have to listen to the Cardinals' broadcast on XM radion.

"The pitch to Alou..."
*CRACK*
"SWIIIIIIIIING AND A HOME RUN!!!"
...two seconds go by...
"Maybe not, he's out at the wall."

Talk about a buzz kill.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

In a hurry, Carlos?

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Alou hitting into some tough luck today.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Not what Willie meant by tightening up.

[Guest Rotblatt]

. . . Green's swan song didn't last long.

Don't know what it is, but he really offends me on some basic level. Maybe it's just that I'd far rather have Milledge taking his at bats.

[Gwreck]

I'm curious if Schoenweis is getting the whole inning or not. This would seemingly be Heilman territory.