IGT, 09/05/07, Mets @ Reds--Looking for Six

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LF Endy Chavez
2B Luis Castillo
3B David Wright
CF Carlos Beltran
1B Jeff Conine
SS Ruben Gotay
RF Lastings Milledge
C Mike DiFelice
P John Maine

No Paulie, Moises, Carlos D. or Jose. According to John Delcos:

Carlos Delgado returned to New York this morning for a MRI on his sore right hip. Delgado felt a twinge batting in the eighth inning Wednesday night.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I don't like to hear about twinges. Hopefully the Mets won't need Delgado until early October. I wouldn't mind resting him for a few extra days as a precaution.



Among regulars, Green is also sitting today.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Gotay, batting in front of Killedge. The Willie philosophy: Make a prospect earn his place.

[Guest sharpie]

Let's not forget the Redleg lineup:

Hamilton cf
Gonzalez ss
Griffey Jr. rf
Phillips 2b
Dunn lf
Valentin c
Encarnacion 3b
Votto 1b
Shearn p


Griffey plays day game following night game.

[metirish]

What's with Griffey saying that he hopes when he hits # 600 that it's not in Cincinnati ,tough break for Delgado,finally puts together some good games in a row and now might sit for a few.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I went out looking for six all the time. Then I got this nasty STD.

[Vic Sage]

With Castillo's knee, it wouldn't have killed WWSB to start Marlon at 2b, since we're going with the b-team anyway.

[Willets Point]

Phillips pwns Maine.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Vic Sage wrote: With Castillo's knee, it wouldn't have killed WWSB to start Marlon at 2b, since we're going with the b-team anyway.

I think Elster was in a killing mood.

[Willets Point]

The Little Red Machine is on a tear.

[Willets Point]

Nice try attempting to stretch a double into a triple Hamilton.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Phillies and Indians both have three runs on the board in the top of the first.

I wish the Mets had done that.

[Willets Point]

2 on with no outs. This could be the start of something good.

[Gwreck]

My gameday just told me that Beltran bunted the first pitch foul. He had best have been doing that to psych the other team out...and for no other reason.

[Willets Point]

It was all a warmup for striking out.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Go, Niner.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Willets Point wrote: It was all a warmup for striking out.

Fiendishly clever!

[Benjamin Grimm]

If Gotay comes through here I'll consider changing my son's name to Reuben.

[Benjamin Grimm]

My son has nothing to worry about.

[Valadius]

C'mon, Mets! Don't let the opposing pitcher's feel-good story intimidate you! Send him back to the grounds crew!

[Centerfield]

This is not going well. Philly winning too.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm getting concerned about John Maine.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Here's my Valadius impression:

FUCK!

[Valadius]

Maine could really use some rest.

[Centerfield]

For the last two weeks, the Mets seemed really determined to come back and win from 5 run deficits. Maybe today is the day it happens.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I can see Pedro, Hernandez, Glavine and Perez all having better Septembers than him, which could mean that Maine will be this October's Darren Oliver.

That's not a prediction, by the way, but a possibility.

[Benjamin Grimm]

="Centerfield"]For the last two weeks, the Mets seemed really determined to come back and win from 5 run deficits. Maybe today is the day it happens.

And maybe the Braves can do that too.

I decide to root for Tim Hudson and this is how he thanks me?

[metirish]

I can see that as well Yancy,plus Perez walks way to many to be coming out of the pen.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Gwreck wrote: My gameday just told me that Beltran bunted the first pitch foul. He had best have been doing that to psych the other team out...and for no other reason.

He's an idiot.

[Valadius]

Awwww Endy... you gotta come up big in these situations!