IGT 8/3/07 Old School Met-Cub Day Game

[Guest Edgy DC]

Funky lineup.

New York	Chicago
Reyes ss Newhan lf Wright 3b Delgado 1b Anderson cf Castro c Green rf Gotay 2b Hernandez, p	Soriano, lf Theriot, ss Lee, 1b Ramirez, 3b Floyd, lf DeRosa, 2b Jones, cf Kendall, c Zambrano, p

[Benjamin Grimm]

I don't care if Newhan's a left-handed hitter. I'd rather see Milledge starting and batting second.

Nice to see Gotay getting a start though.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Milledge probably gets the next two games.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's so strange to see the Mets at Wrigley. I remember so many games that they played there in the past, and now they're in Chicago so rarely.

One perk of playing in either of the two Central Divisions: You get to go to Chicago three times a year.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Really, ask yourself how long before the LoDuca freezout leads to some shouting.

[Guest cleonjones11]

Hey a makeshift lineup...Shocking! Whenever Beltran reappears can Milledge be the fulltime LF and just waive Alou.

Castro and Gotay are hitting they should be in

[Benjamin Grimm]

If Paulie still isn't in the lineup by Sunday night, when Glavine takes his next crack at 300, I think he'll snap.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Newhan, Anderson, Green. Might be the worst defensive outfield the Mets have put out there this year.

It wasn't that long ago that they were talking about what a great outfield they had in Chavez, Beltran, Gomez.

That alignment didn't last all that long, did it?

[Guest cleonjones11]

and you wont see it again this year..Maybe next..

[Guest Edgy DC]

cleonjones11 wrote: Hey a makeshift lineup...Shocking! Whenever Beltran reappears can Milledge be the fulltime LF and just waive Alou.

No.

[Guest cleonjones11]

keep Alou as a fourth outfielder when he's not hurt?

[Guest cleonjones11]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: If Paulie still isn't in the lineup by Sunday night, when Glavine takes his next crack at 300, I think he'll snap.

No doubt!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Cleon, they're not about to waive Moises Alou, period.

[Gwreck]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: If Paulie still isn't in the lineup by Sunday night, when Glavine takes his next crack at 300, I think he'll snap.

I think that's exactly what they're holding him out for, letting him rest up and get as healthy as possible for that specific game.

[Frayed Knot]

]Newhan, Anderson, Green. Might be the worst defensive outfield the Mets have put out there this year.

And it might be better than Soriano, Jones & Floyd
(probably not, but it's close)

[Guest Edgy DC]

We finally have a hit, with a Jones double, but Hernandez fans Kendall and Zambrano.

I'm kind of thinking that Zambrano should be batting ahead of Kendall.

[Guest Edgy DC]

None out in the fourth, and Zambrano has walked four. Let's move some of these guys around.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Green's up with two out and Delgado on third.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Green walks, now it's Gotay's turn.

The Cubs have a big plastic pail of "Big League Chew" in their dugout.

[Guest Edgy DC]

And Gotay goes down.

Zambrano has a no-hitter through four, but has thrown 68 pitches.

[nymr83]

cleonjones11 wrote: keep Alou as a fourth outfielder when he's not hurt?

why, exactly, do you prefer Shawn Green's presense in the lineup to Moises Alou's? If your answer doesn't involve statistics or something other than "i hate alou, alou sucks" please don't bother answering.

[nymr83]

Neifi Perez suspended for banned substances, wow.

[Benjamin Grimm]

After a two-out walk to Newhan in the fifth, Wright breaks up the no-hitter with a hard single to left.

Delgado batting.

[metirish]

Nymr83 wrote: Neifi Perez suspended for banned substances, wow.

DETROIT (AP) - Tigers infielder Neifi Perez was suspended for 80 games Friday after testing positive for a third time for a banned stimulant.

Perez was suspended for 25 games on July 6 when he tested positive for a second time. Under baseball's labor contract, a player who tests positive for the first time is sent for counseling.

Perez has been the only player suspended by baseball for stimulants since baseball banned them before the 2006 season.

[Frayed Knot]

[u:298da324d7]7th[/u:298da324d7] walk of the game makes the sacks drunk for Marlon w/2 outs ...

[Benjamin Grimm]

Delgado walks. That's the seventh walk for Zambrano in 4.2 innings.

A big hit by Marlon would be nice here.

[nymr83]

7 walks for the Mets and nobody in yet...

[Guest Edgy DC]

And they're loaded for Marlon.

I'd've batted Marlon second and Greenie fifth, meself.

[metirish]

Is that seven walks ?

[Guest Edgy DC]

And he doesn't see a single pitch over the plate (per Gameday), but chases and fans on four pitches.