IGT 5/6 - 3rd Sweep in a Row at Arizona? - Pelfrey vs. Livan

[Elster88]

Broomsticks

[Gwreck]

New York Mets
Reyes SS
Newhan LF
Beltran CF
Delgado 1B
Wright 3B
Green RF
Castro C
Gotay 2B
Pelfrey P

=darkred]Arizona Diamondbacks
Chris Young CF
Conor Jackson 1B
Orlando Hudson 2B
Eric Byrnes LF
Stephen Drew SS
Carlos Quentin RF
Miguel Montero C
Alberto Callaspo 3B
Livan Hernandez P

[Guest Edgy DC]

'Bout time.

[nymr83]

Newhan 2nd? that just stupid, move Wright up...or just dont start newhan and use castro.

[Elster88]

Alou update?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nymr83 wrote: Newhan 2nd? that just stupid, move Wright up...or just dont start newhan and use castro.

I think the idea is to get him in a good situation to get him going.

He and Castro are pretty similar level hitters over the courses of their respective careers, with --- unsurprisingly --- Newhan the better reacher and Castro the better slugger.

[nymr83]

i've got a great situation to "get him going"- the starting LF job in New Orleans.

As far as Castro goes, he plays a great defensive Catcher which makes him valuable, i don't want him hittig 2nd either. Play Chavez.

[Elster88]

]He and Castro are pretty similar level hitters over the courses of their respective careers, with --- unsurprisingly --- Newhan the better reacher and Castro the better slugger.

Castro career: OBP .307, SLG .392
Newhan career: OBP .315, .SLG 382

I remember in late '05 when some fans (no on here off the top of my head) were clamoring for Castro to start over Piazza.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nymr83 wrote: i've got a great situation to "get him going"- the starting LF job in New Orleans.

They acquired him for a reason.

Nymr83 wrote: As far as Castro goes, he plays a great defensive Catcher which makes him valuable, i don't want him hittig 2nd either.

Then Cripes, don't suggest it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

'Backs are wearing solid jerseys at home.

They look bad enough when we do it in black.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Forget it. Beltran's been scratched.

1. Reyes, SS


2. Chavez, CF


3. Wright, 3B


4. Delgado, 1B


5. Green, RF


6. Castro, C


7. Newhan, LF


8. Gotay, 2B


9. Pelfrey, P

[A Boy Named Seo]

Gameday has a different lineup:

Reyes
Endy CF
Wright
Delgado
Green
Castro
Newhan LF
Gotay
Pelfrey

Beltran resting some sore legs sez the radio??

[Elster88]

="Gwreck"]New York Mets Reyes SS Newhan LF Beltran CF Delgado 1B Wright 3B Green RF Castro C Gotay 2B Pelfrey P =darkred]Arizona Diamondbacks Chris Young CF Conor Jackson 1B Orlando Hudson 2B Eric Byrnes LF Stephen Drew SS Carlos Quentin RF Miguel Montero C Alberto Callaspo 3B Livan Hernandez P

The actual lineup is
Reyes SS
Chavez CF
Wright 3B
Delgado 1B
Green RF
Castro C
Newhan LF
Gotay 2B
Pelfrey P

Looks like a late Beltran scratch.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I don't like today's line up much. With Newhan, Gotay, and Castro all starting in place of regulars it appears that Willie is more concerned with resting players than winning today. I can understand resting LoDuca, but Damion Easley shouldn't be in need of a rest and Chavez should still be pretty fresh. If you going to rest Chavez to give some one a start, why not at least do it against a tough lefhanded pitcher?

Upon Edit: I like that line up even less. Hopefully, there isn't anything wrong with Beltran.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Lineup hawks in this room. Hawks, I tell you.

Edit: And I'm Hawk Taylor. Excellent.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Easley is

A) Too bad to be a backup.

Too good to yield to a backup.

[Elster88]

Pelfrey being Pelfrey.

[Guest Edgy DC]

First two defensive plays by Newhan he sort of seems awkward out there. Maybe I'm wrong.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Edgy - "Easley is

A) Too bad to be a backup.

Too good to yield to a backup."

The correct answer would be © Better than Gotay or Newhan. I don't personally recall ever arguing the point that Easley was not good enough to be a backup to Valentin. If we were discussing Anderson Hernandez, that would be another matter.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Delgado looks a bit like Keith, turning a 3-6-3 double play.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ronnie shares an anecdote about Junior Ortiz. "His English wasn't great, and his Spanish wasn't great either." He spoke with a stutter, and he'd chew tobacco. When he'd come to the mound to talk, he'd be stuttering and drooling tobacco juice and it took him ten minutes to say whatever he had to say.

This is why it's so nice to have announcers with a history with the team. A crew of new guys wouldn't have Junior Ortiz anecdotes.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hey, Mets, this game isn't going to win itself.

[Gwreck]

Can't believe Reyes didn't get an error on that play.

[Guest cooby]

what are they saying about Alou?

[A Boy Named Seo]

David Wright's shoes look crazy.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Easley, come here, I need you.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Seo - "David Wright's shoes look crazy."

Ugly is more the word that comes to my mind. I wonder how much he's being paid to where those monstrosities.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Is Beltran available to pinch hit for Schoeneweis?

[Guest Kid Carsey]

c: >>>what are they saying about Alou?<<<

Late in the game, now, they say he ain't gonna bat.

Earlier in the game, they said he'd probably play tomorrow night in SF.

Lotsa video, seems like six or seven shots of him eating sunflower seeds
and spittin' the shells over the course of the afternoon.

Beltran fouls out to the catcher ... streak over.

[Batty31]

There goes the winning streak in Arizona...