IGT 8/11/07 - Marlins at Mets

[Gwreck]

Florida Marlins
Hanley Ramirez SS
Alejandro De Aza CF
Miguel Cabrera 3B
Josh Willingham LF
Dan Uggla 2B
Mike Jacobs 1B
Miguel Olivo C
Cody Ross RF
Scott Olsen P

New York Mets
Reyes SS
Castillo 2B
Wright 3B
Delgado 1B
Alou LF
Easley RF
LoDuca C
Milledge CF
Glavine P

[Guest Kid Carsey]

I've been chompin' at the bit, where did you get a lineup?

[Gwreck]

I just loaded up the "retro" MLB Gameday:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/y2006/gd.html?2007_08_11_flomlb_nynmlb_1&brand=mlb

...and there it was! Usually use that or USA Today for the lineup.

Green being held out against the lefty is fine, but strange to see Beltran out too. Was there maybe something about the abdominal strain he had that makes it ok to hit from one side but not the other?

[Frayed Knot]

"Was there maybe something about the abdominal strain he had that makes it ok to hit from one side but not the other?"

Yes, that was specifically the sticking point about his return.

[Guest cleonjones11]

Lastings! Yes...Shoulda traded Beltran at the deadline..well..not really..

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Bases loaded with fish and no outs in the top of the 4th. Not looking good for the home team.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Glavine does his best Brian Baniister impression and gets out of a bases loaded, no outs mess without allowing a run.

[TransMonk]

Isn't that the third bases loaded no out jam the Mets have gotten out of in the past couple of weeks?

Shades of 2006...for better or worse.

[Guest Iubitul]

I'm loving Lastings' wearing the stirrups...

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I like the stirrups, but what I really love are Mets home runs.

At the end of five complete, the Mets lead 2-0, thanks to Wright's 2 run Kaboom! in the fourth.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Through 6 the Mets hold a slim 3-1 advantage.

I would really enjoy it if the Mets offense would crank up and produce a few runs.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Nice job by Glavine tonight.

Now it's Mota time. Pass the Tums and hope for the best.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Ramirez singles on the first pitch by Mota. Runners at first and third with one out. The dangerous Cabrerra on deck. The Mets need a DP in the worst way.

[Valadius]

Dammit Mota!!!

[Valadius]

In other news, Rick Ankiel hit two home runs tonight.

[Valadius]

Mota, I fucking hate you.

[bmfc1]

Every f'in night, something else goes wrong. This must be cosmic payback for an almost perfect '06. Mota should walk off the mound and onto the unemployment line right now, 2 year contract be damned.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Forget the Tums, this will require something much stronger.

Mota successfully loads the bases then gives up a grand slam.

[Valadius]

WTF David?!?!?!?

[bmfc1]

Gary Cohen wonders while Heilman wasn't used instead of Mota... Willie double switched which means that Willie wanted Mota to pitch the 8th as well. WHY?

[Valadius]

Finally, we catch a break.

[Valadius]

SB #55 for Reyes!

[Valadius]

And it's a tie game!!!

[TransMonk]

We wuz robbed!

[Valadius]

Completely robbed.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I don't mean to be Buzzy McBuzzkill, but our team absolutely sucks. We take 7 or 8 innings a night off, our manager makes goofy decisions, and mostly, our guys just don't execute. Reyes may or may not have been out but if we lose it'd be the 2nd in a row where an inability to score a guy from 3rd with less than 2 outs would cost us a game.

This team is just bad.

[Valadius]

Paging Rick Down...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Just note this, Buzzy. If this team doesn't take six innings off offensively every night, the pressure is off our manager to make creative decisions.

I wish I could put my finger on what is missing from this offense. Our strikeout-walk ratio may be good on paper, for all I know, but I'm disappointed in it from the eyewitness perspective. Reyes' popouts piss me, but so do the strikeouts for Beltran and Wright.

Wright spoiled me the first two months of 2006, and I guess Reyes spoiled us the first two months of 2007.

Edited August 11, 2007 by Guest

[Valadius]

What the fuck is wrong with our bullpen?!?!?!?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Aaron, you're wearing the pinnies and blue cap.

HONOR THEM!