IGT 07/29, Nationals at Metropolitans

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Lopez ss
Belliard 2b
Zimmerman 3b
Church lf
Batista 1b
Schneider c
Logan cf
Langerhans rf
Traber p

Reyes ss
Milledge cf
Wright 3b
Delgado 1b
Alou lf
Easley rf
Castro c
Gotay 2b
Maine p

[nymr83]

the skies in Staten Island do not look baseball-friendly and I'm hearing thunder... are we getting this one in?

another ex-met in Billy Traber today

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I felt the lightnin'
And waited on the thunder
WAITED ON THE THUNDER!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

We got a lead now let's go into speed mode. Raining already here.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Let's keep THE THUNDER at bay for a few hours.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

We get caught stealing as a team WAY too much.

[Frayed Knot]

In both Milledge's head-first slide yesterday and the one today (both CS) he's starting his
dive way too early and therefore skidding to a crawl by the time his hands each the base.
Wouldn't have mattered yesterday, definitely would have today.

[bmfc1]

Since Rickey took over at first, it seems like the Mets are caught more than they're successful.

[bmfc1]

Alou approaches his ABs as if he's double parked.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Raining already in the bottom of the second.

[metsmarathon]

bmfc1 wrote: Since Rickey took over at first, it seems like the Mets are caught more than they're successful.

pre-asg, 83% success
post-asg, 71% success

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Reyes leads off the bottom of the third with his second double.

[Frayed Knot]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: We get caught stealing as a team WAY too much.

Still over 80% successful (123 of 153) ... but it does seem like those CSs have been
rising lately.
Plus pickoffs should really be considered too, but I never see a tally of those.


OK, now it's 124 of 154.
on edit: make that 125 of 155

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Reyes will seriously hurt himself one day with that freakin' slide of his,
steals third and then scores on Wright single.

[Frayed Knot]

El Dictator en fuego

[nymr83]

Castro smahes one to straight centerfield... can we just start him already?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

The Nationals better be playing the Vince Guaraldi tune when Schroeder takes the mound.

[bmfc1]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: The Nationals better be playing the Vince Guaraldi tune when Schroeder takes the mound.

Good one Johnny!

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Well now it can rain all it wants.

[nymr83]

the tarp is on the field at Shea, its an official game so lets just hope it stays there and Maine gets the complete game shutout

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Lazy Q, did they call this thing yet?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Name: John Maine
Profession: Stopper

[nymr83]

The Padres beat the Astros 18-11 today, wow. How about Tim Stauffer, getting staked to an 11-0 lead before he throws a pitch and then not getting the W.