IGT - 5/8 ... Mets Able to beat Cain?

[Frayed Knot]

If you're not familiar with Matt Cain yet you oughta be.

Just 22 y/o with just over one full season under his belt, he's given up just 201 hits in 275 innings pitched in his career-to-date. Still walks a lot as many young pitchers do - but barely a baserunner per inning over 6 starts this season.

'07: 6 starts, 38 IP, 20 Hits, 21 BBs, 25 Ks, 3.80 ERA, 1.09 WHiP

[Elster88]

Didn't we throw him a beating once?

[nymr83]

i think so, but the Mets seem to beat great pitchers (Johnson, Clemens) while getting no-hit by rookie nobodies like Jose Jimenez. getting beat up by the Mets is almost a good sign for a guy!

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Reyes ss
Wright 3b
Beltran cf
Delgado 1b
Alou lf
Green rf
LoDuca c
Easley 2b
Glavine p

Winn rf
Vizquel ss
Aurilia 1b
Bonds lf
Durham 2b
Molina c
Feliz 3b
Linden cf
Cain p

[Gwreck]

As per the SNY pregame, David Wright came in with his head shaved today.

This of course lead to everybody else getting their heads shaved. By game time, the only Mets still with hair are Reyes, Glavine, Heilman and Sele.

[nymr83]

seriously?

[Gwreck]

Kevin Burkhardt was reporting that Green and Newhan were among the last holdouts, but once they were willing to do it, just about everyone else was in.

If it helps this team bond, I'm all for it.

[metsmarathon]

reyes is clearly too pretty to shave his head.

i'm guessing the three pitchers are all married. i could of course check on this by looking up wifey-watch, but its more fun and easier to speculate.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

OK, who here's getting a buzzer tomorrow?

[Gwreck]

Looked it worked for David.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

That might have been his best-looking hit of the year.

[soupcan]

3-0 Goodguys after 1.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Reyes has a double and a triple, we aren't out of the 2nd inning.

[soupcan]

4-0.

Its the Jose Reyes show tonight.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Elster88 wrote: Didn't we throw him a beating once?

Something like the opposite. He became a man against us. He had Keith Hernandez walking into the San Francisco booth asking "Who is this guy?" He won again in June with a lesser effort.

="Nymr83"]i think so, but the Mets seem to beat great pitchers (Johnson, Clemens) while getting no-hit by rookie nobodies like Jose Jimenez. getting beat up by the Mets is almost a good sign for a guy!

I think fans of just about every team would tell you the same.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Soupcan - "Its the Jose Reyes show tonight."

Behold, the power of hair. Of course, talent and unbelievable speed may have had a little something to do with it as well.

[Willets Point]

We should get this Ray Durham character.

[soupcan]

I hadn't heard the Curt Schilling quote on Bonds before Gary just repeated it

- "He's cheated on his wife, he's cheated on his taxes, he's cheated on the game."

Bam.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Love this.

[Willets Point]

Gwreck wrote: Kevin Burkhardt was reporting that Green and Newhan were among the last holdouts, but once they were willing to do it, just about everyone else was in. If it helps this team bond, I'm all for it.

Has the team had trouble bonding before?

[soupcan]

Still 4-0 going to the 4th.

[Willets Point]

FSN Bay Area spends a lot of time with the camera focused on things that are not the baseball game.

[soupcan]

You are in some mood tonight.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Screw you, Bonds.

[Batty31]

"Yawn" 10 to go for Barry...

[Willets Point]

Bonds knocks one out. Ugh!

[nymr83]

Giants at Shea May 29th--31st, there are about 16 games between now and then... its not impossible that he'll be looking to tie or break the record at Shea if he goes on a tear. though i'd think they'd want him to do it at home and might even bench him on the road when he's 1 away.

[Guest Edgy DC]

soupcan wrote: I hadn't heard the Curt Schilling quote on Bonds before Gary just repeated it - "He's cheated on his wife, he's cheated on his taxes, he's cheated on the game." Bam.

As long as he's willing to say it about a teammate, a friend, a mentor, or just a white guy.

[soupcan]

Another double for Baldy Wright.