IGT 05/17/07 - An Afternoon Game 4 with the Cubbies

[TransMonk]

The Mets send out the split squad:

Chicago Cubs:

R. Theriot 2b
A. Pagan cf
A. Soriano lf
A. Ramirez 3b
M. Murton rf
D. Ward 1b
H. Blanco c
C. Izturis ss
A. Guzman p

NY Mets:

E. Chavez cf
R. Gotay ss
S. Green rf
C. Delgado 1b
J. Franco 3b
D. Newhan 2b
R. Castro c
C. Gomez lf
J. Vargas p

[smg58]

I'll be really impressed if the Mets can win with this line-up.

[soupcan]

TransMonk wrote: NY Mets: E. Chavez cf R. Gotay ss S. Green rf C. Delgado 1b J. Franco 3b D. Newhan 2b R. Castro c C. Gomez lf J. Vargas p

I'm sorry but that's pretty lame.

[smg58]

I hope Vargas isn't a ground-ball pitcher. I might have put Gomez in center and Chavez in left, because I don't know how familiar Gomez is with left field.

[soupcan]

I didn't even know Newhan was an infielder.

[smg58]

Although Gomez did play there last night. That's what I get for not staying up.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I think I saw Newhan buying a glove at the Sports Authority this morning.

[Batty31]

Quick Reyes update...Reyes did want to play today, but Willie made the decision to sit him out. Reyes says he's ok. Ed Coleman said more than likely it would be a day to day deal.

[Batty31]

soupcan wrote: I didn't even know Newhan was an infielder.

There was an article in The Sporting News a couple of weeks ago that claimed he can play all infield positions except for SS.

[soupcan]

smg58 wrote: I hope Vargas isn't a ground-ball pitcher.

So does that senior citizen at third base.

="Batty31"]There was an article in The Sporting News a couple of weeks ago that claimed he can play all infield positions except for SS

So can I, doesn't mean I'm any good at it though.

[metirish]

If Vargas can win this one then fair play to him,he must have wondered what he did to deserve this lineup.

[smg58]

Batty31 wrote: Quick Reyes update...Reyes did want to play today, but Willie made the decision to sit him out. Reyes says he's ok. Ed Coleman said more than likely it would be a day to day deal.

The TV said basically the same thing. Everybody exhale.

[smg58]

Soriano appears to be advertising something on those black things below his eyes.

Nice 1-2-3 inning to start for Vargas, although Gotay looked shaky on that last grounder.

[TransMonk]

smg58 wrote: Nice 1-2-3 inning to start for Vargas...

9 pitches, 8 strikes. I'd like to see that continue.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, starting him there is interesting, as he'd never played shortstop in a big league game before last night. Easley played 27 games there as recently as last year.

I guess we didn't appreciate that, when Valentin went down, we lost our backup shortstop as well as our starting secondbaseman.

[smg58]

Soriano just played a shallow fly ball to left about as poorly as you can play it; Green gets on with a two-out single.

[smg58]

Edgy DC wrote: Yeah, starting him there is interesting, as he'd never played shortstop in a big league game before last night. Easley played 27 games there as recently as last year.

He played some short at Norfolk last year and in spring training. Willie apparently thinks his range at short is better than Easley's, or at least wants to see what he can do there. Gotay could make a decent career out of being a switch-hitting utilityman if he can handle shortstop, assuming his bat isn't quite good enough to play second full time.

[soupcan]

Edgy DC wrote: I guess we didn't appreciate that, when Valentin went down, we lost our backup shortstop as well as our starting secondbaseman.

Considering they've replaced Valentin at second with Babe Ruth I'll accept being weak in the back-up shortstop position.

[soupcan]

1-0 Cubs, bottom 4.

Castro up with two out and Newhan on second...

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Vargas had 3 nice innings then lost the perfect game, shutout, etc. in the 4th.

Newhan with a 2-out single, steals second...

[soupcan]

Castro walks.

1st and 2nd for Go-Go.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

bleh.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Aflac trivia:

Only three players in MLB history have played for the Mets, Yankees, Cubs, and White Sox. Name them.



First name that comes to mind is Claudell Washington, but I'm not sure that he was ever a Cub.

[nymr83]

Gotay ties it up, driving in Chavez

[Batty31]

I'm at work and had to shut the radio off for a bit...how did the Cubs score??

[soupcan]

Kingman ever play for the ChiSox?

[bmfc1]

No--I thought of him, too.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Lance Johnson is one of the three.

Claudell Washington isn't.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Fucking Delgado. Runners at first and third, 1 out, and he GIDP.

[metirish]

Rotblatt wrote: Fucking Delgado. Runners at first and third, 1 out, and he GIDP.

WTF is going on with him,twil be June soon and he's still not got it going.