Shea Lidlifter IGT 4/9/07

[nymr83]

Milledge and Easley probably should start over Green and Valentin against tough lefties (if not all lefties) but today's small sample size will probably prevent that from happening for a little while.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: MLB Game Day says "Coaching visit to the mound." Hmmm, two out and John Maine at the plate. What's there to talk about?

It was actually a coaching visit to home plate. Charlie Manuel was out to argue the safe call on Delgado at home, a killer slide to the first base side of the plate, sneaking his right hand in just ahead of the lunging tag of Ruiz, who had to come from the third base side to handle Burrell's throw.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Utley's making a bitch of you, David Wright

[nymr83]

Maine has walked 5 already, thats not good.

[Willets Point]

The way Down East is pitching today is not pleasing to me.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Maine doesn't make it through the fifth. He's replaced by Burgos with two out.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And Burgos retires Nunez to end the inning.

Halfway through, score tied at two.

[dinosaur jesus]

So you pull the guy who can't throw strikes today, and with the bases loaded you bring in the reliever who's never been able to throw strikes. And it works. Willie, you're a genius.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Nice to see Boogers with some success in a non-laugher.

We really should try and get him a win

[nymr83]

who did Howard collide with?

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Nymr83 wrote: who did Howard collide with?

Nunez

[nymr83]

Delgado with the SF, 3-2

[metirish]

Never can stay away from seeing the score.....what inning are we in?

[Guest Rotblatt]

Bizarre-sounding play. According to Howie, the catcher Ruiz called for the pop up, but Howard didn't hear him and barrelled into him.

Reyes did the right thing and hustled despite hitting what should have been an easy out, winding up on second .

LoDuca gets jammed but hits it to the right side, advancing Reyes to third.

Beltran walks, and Delgado hits a long fly ball to bring Jose home!

Edit: Wait, it was Nunez? How did the 1B collide with the 3B?

I shouldn't be listening to Mets games while trying to work. I suspect I'm not doing either thing particularly well.

[nymr83]

Beltran picked off to end the inning.

its 3-2 at the end of 5, irish

[Willets Point]

If the Mets can hold on to the lead today it will be good in the karma-balancing way to make up for the games they should've won this weekend. Because the Mets have done a lot of things to help them lose today.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Burgos retires Hamels, and now it's the top of the order in the sixth.

If he holds the Phillies here, he'll be my all-time favorite guy named Ambiorix.

[Willets Point]

Hee-hee. They compared Burgos' pitch that hit Rollins to the Mayor of Cincinnati's opening pitch.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Rotblatt wrote: ]Back-to-back 3-2 change ups. That kid's got some stones. But that's his out pitch! What the fuck were Wright & Delgado thinking--that he'd groove a fastball in there? Come on, guys, read your scouting reports!

Last inning he busted off a wicked 2-1 curveball to Beltran and all he could do was watch. He's thrown any pitch in any count today. Maybe they did read the scouting report and it just said "Good luck".

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Burgos hbps Rollins, give sup a bloop to Victorino, setting up 1st & 3rd, 1 out for Utley & Howard

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Rotblatt wrote: Bizarre-sounding play. According to Howie, the catcher Ruiz called for the pop up, but Howard didn't hear him and barrelled into him. Reyes did the right thing and hustled despite hitting what should have been an easy out, winding up on second . LoDuca gets jammed but hits it to the right side, advancing Reyes to third. Beltran walks, and Delgado hits a long fly ball to bring Jose home! Edit: Wait, it was Nunez? How did the 1B collide with the 3B? I shouldn't be listening to Mets games while trying to work. I suspect I'm not doing either thing particularly well.

Pop-up was on the 3rd base side of the mound. Hamels immediately called for someone else to get it and bailed. Nunez got under it, but Howard can downhill off the mound and threw a bit of a forearm shiver into Nunez's head, knocking him down. Ball bounced off Howard's glove, and Nunez was down for about a minute.

[Willets Point]

Rotblatt wrote: I shouldn't be listening to Mets games while trying to work. I suspect I'm not doing either thing particularly well.

That's right. Just stop working and focus on the game.

[Centerfield]

Gamecast says ball 2 to Utley was in the strike zone.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Rotblatt wrote: Bizarre-sounding play. According to Howie, the catcher Ruiz called for the pop up, but Howard didn't hear him and barrelled into him. Reyes did the right thing and hustled despite hitting what should have been an easy out, winding up on second . LoDuca gets jammed but hits it to the right side, advancing Reyes to third. Beltran walks, and Delgado hits a long fly ball to bring Jose home! Edit: Wait, it was Nunez? How did the 1B collide with the 3B? I shouldn't be listening to Mets games while trying to work. I suspect I'm not doing either thing particularly well.

It was Nunez. The pop-up was right at the mound where Nunez and Howard converged. On the replay you could see Nunez calling it, but Howard kept drifting and drifting and slammed an elbow into his head as they both reached for the ball.

The Lo Duca grounder was no accident. First pitch he took a hack at a high fastball and tried to drive it. In the dugout after the AB, he was shaking his head and saying "too high". He wasn't trying to move anyone over with that first pitch. Then he tried to bunt and fouled it back. On the grounder to second, though, he really went "inside out" as the dudes in the booth described ad nauseum.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I can also see a lot of pickoff attempts.

I'm reminded of Tim McCarver saying, "You gotta worry about the guy with the stick in his hands!"

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Boogers whiffs Utley in a marathon ab

[Willets Point]

My God that strikeout was a long time coming.

[Centerfield]

I have no idea what the fuck is going on when Tom McCarthy calls the game.

[nymr83]

Burgos strikes out Utley on a ball in the dirt on a 3-2 pitch! thats confidence in the splitter!

do you walk Howard and have Burgos pitch to Burrell or do you bring in Feliciano to face Howard?

I'd walk Howard and leave Burgos in for Burrell.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's the mark of a good broadcaster.