IGT 04/28, Mets at Nationals

[Guest Kid Carsey]

The Yanks/Sawx game will probably last another hour *yawn* the Mets are on ...

Reyes ss
Lo Duca c
Beltran cf
Delgado 1b
Wright 3b
Alou lf
Green rf
Valentin 2b
Glavine p

Lopez ss
Belliard 2b
Zimmerman 3b
Young 1b
Kearns rf
Church cf
Restovich lf
Flores c
Williams p

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

LoDuca tells Lopez, "Thou shalt not steal."

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

No score through 3 innings.

Jerome Williams has held the Mets hitless through three innings. Glavine matching him with only one single allowed through three. Time for the Mets to break the ice and score some runs.

[TransMonk]

The Mets are reaally good at popouts.

[Guest iramets]

Black 47 gets through 4, allowing only one hit.

[TransMonk]

That Zimmerman can play some D.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

For those of us that can't see the game, what happened to Valentin? Why has he been replaced by Easley?

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Glavine is on cruise control. Five innings of shut out ball and the only Washington hit is a 2 out single by Felipe Lopez in the thir inning.

Unfortunately, the Mets are hitless through 5 innings. They have drawn 4 walks from Nationals starter, Jerome Williams and that is the extent of the Mets offense thus far.

Gameday says that Valentin left the game due to an injured knee. Any info regarding the severity of the injury from those watching the game?

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Beltran breaks up the no hitter with a single.

[TransMonk]

Delgado spoils our token hit.

Williams has a one hit shutout through six AND he's thrown more balls than strikes. This is becoming embarrassing.

[Guest iramets]

Valentin seems to have strained ("hyperextended" sez Darling) his knee reaching to tag Lopez out stealing.

[TransMonk]

Rockin' Doc wrote: Gameday says that Valentin left the game due to an injured knee. Any info regarding the severity of the injury from those watching the game?

MASN2's broadcast is saying nothing...not that it's anything new.

[Batty31]

Willie out to argue about a play at first....I think he's going to get tossed.

Editing: Yup, he got tossed. Don't know what is up with this ump tonight. He blew threw calls against the Mets.

[Guest iramets]

Willie just got run, protesting a runner getting called safe at first.

I don't think he gets run a lot, do you?

[Batty31]

Nope..first ejection of the season.

[Batty31]

Nationals up 1-0, thanks to the bad call at first.

[TransMonk]

iramets wrote: Willie just got run, protesting a runner getting called safe at first. I don't think he gets run a lot, do you?

No...I didn't think he stood up for his team enough last year with the umps. It seems he's had a little more fire in his belly this season so far. He doesn't need to be Pinella, but I'd like to see a manager show a little emotion every once in a while.

[Batty31]

I agree, TransMonk. I would like to see this side of Willie a bit more often.

As Gary and Ron just pointed out, the ump got in Willie's face just as Wille was about to walk away...so even the tossing seemed unwarranted.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Williams issues a lead off walk to Wright in the seventh and gets pulled while pitching a one hit shut out.

[Batty31]

Apparently something was "bothering" Williams. I was on the phone so I didn't catch what that was... Does anyone know?

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Alou GIDP to end the Mets "threat".

[TransMonk]

He turned his ankle running the bases I believe.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Thankfully, Zimmerman can play some E too. Ducks on the pond with 2 outs and David Newhan coming to the plate to hit for Glavine.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

A wild pitch brings Green in to tie the score at one.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Solid outing by Glavine. It's a shame the offense was completely stymied by a pitcher with a 6+ ERA.

[Batty31]

TransMonk wrote: He turned his ankle running the bases I believe.

Thanks, TM.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Leadoff walk by Reyes to open the 8th. LoDuca sacrifices him over for the Carloses.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Beltran intentionally walked to set up the DP and to get to the struggling Delgado.

Come on Carlos. Make them pay, I beg of you.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Reyes thrown out at third on a double steal. Beltran moves up to second.

Now Delgado strikes out swinging to end the inning. Why am I not surprised that they didn't get a run in.

[Gwreck]

Wow, we can't hit.

Re Ejections -- glad to see it happen here for Willie. I think he might've gotten tossed all of 2 times last year -- of course, it's hard to have a ton to argue about when you've got a 15 game lead all year.