Shea Lidlifter IGT 4/9/07

[Guest OlerudOwned]

No Feliciano to face Howard, Burgos stays in.

[Centerfield]

Why is Feliciano not in to face Howard?

[Willets Point]

I think this is going to be one of those unintentional intentional walks for Howard.

[nymr83]

woah. pitching to Howard, i don't agree with this.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Howard is ice cold, that splitter has him all over the place.

EDIT: I'm misspelled Cory Lidle. RIP.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard.

Good. I'm okay with that...

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

3-run fucking homer

[nymr83]

HR Ryan Howard, i knew that was a dumb idea.

[Willets Point]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard. Good. I'm okay with that...

How do you feel about that now?

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Ok, he stopped looking cold.

[Centerfield]

Willie is going to get killed for this one. No way you leave a righty in to face Howard. Bad bad move.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Retarded.

Should have brought in Feliciano. Burgos sucks against lefties. It's a miracle he got Utley out.

[metirish]

Willie will say Feliciano pitched the last few nights,or some such bullshit.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Willets Point wrote: ="Yancy Street Gang"]It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard. Good. I'm okay with that... How do you feel about that now?

Not quite as good as I did earlier.

At least now I won't be tempted to name my next child or pet "Ambiorix."

[nymr83]

Centerfield wrote: Willie is going to get killed for this one. No way you leave a righty in to face Howard. Bad bad move.

he should get killed. either bring in Feliciano or walk Howard and face Burrell. pitching to the 2nd or 3rd best hitter in the NL with a relief pitcher who throws fro the "wrong side" is just dumb.

oh look Burrell struck out. whoops.

[nymr83]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: ="Willets Point"] Yancy Street Gang wrote: It looks like Burgos is pitching to Howard. Good. I'm okay with that... How do you feel about that now? Not quite as good as I did earlier. At least now I won't be tempted to name my next child or pet "Ambiorix."

it does sound like a good name for an Iguana.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Burgos v. lefties: 53 IP, 71 H, 12 HR, 35 BB, 68 K, .320 BAA, 2.00 WHIP

Stupid stupid stupid, Willie.

[Guest ABG]

There's no rational basis to pitch to Howard there. None. It'll only be more infuriating when Willie explains it away as a gut call or trying to get Burgos' cahnfidence up.

[nymr83]

those numbers are scary

[Benjamin Grimm]

Hopefully the Mets can answer with at least one run here.

Two quick strikes on David Wright to lead off.

[metirish]

Wright flies out to right......

[Guest Rotblatt]

]those numbers are scary

Even more depressing?

Howard against lefties:

279 AB, 112 K, 27 BB, .237 AVG/.314 OBP/.459 SLG/.773 OPS

If there were ever a time for a situational lefty, that was it.

[Guest iramets]

Gosh, you'd almost think that some peeps around here don't care for Willie's weak-assed bullshit explanations of his reasoning or somefin. What are you guys, haters? Let's have some love for Willie! He's a brilliant tactician who always has a plausible in-depth explanation for those rare times his complex mind messes up.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Can't make too big a deal out of 6th-inning matchups in April. This was as good a time as any to see how/if he'd rise to the occassion.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Joe Smith has crazy stuff. That movement is ridiculous, and now he just broke a bat.

[Centerfield]

Philly bullpen. Ok, let's go to work.

[Guest Rotblatt]

]Can't make too big a deal out of 6th-inning matchups in April. This was as good a time as any to see how/if he'd rise to the occassion.

I'd argue that every game counts until you clinch, and that it was pretty predictible how Burgos would do against Howard given their respective histories.

I'm not saying you'd predict a home run, but it's a no-brainer that Burgos is less likely to be successful against Howard than one of our lefties.

[nymr83]

with 2 outs its also a far more likely bet that walking howard to face Burrell with Burgos is a better move, so willie actually chose the third best option (the worst option) of the 3 options he had there.

[Willets Point]

A two-out hit to taunt and tantalize me.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Willets Point wrote: A two-out hit to taunt and tantalize me.

Tauntalize?