IGT #150 - Mets at Nationals - 9/18/07

[soupcan]

7-4.

These Mets are maddening!

[Zvon]

St Loo two.
Phils one.
in the 2nd.

Cole Hamels will be limited to 65 pitches in that contest.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Gameday states that Moises Alou left game due to a leg injury. That's not good.

The Nationals continue to tee off on John Maine as Kearns singles to drive in yet another run. Mets lead cut to 7-5 and the Nationals are in the midst of a rally.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Holy shit.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm going to have a lot of unexpected free time in October.

[nymr83]

What. The. Fuck.

[Guest Mendoza Line]

Jeezus. That's two nights in a row that I left the office with the Mets in the lead and got home in time to watch them blow it.

[Guest holychicken]

You have GOT to be fucking kidding me. I can't take this shit anymore.

[Zvon]

you
have
got
to
be
kidding
me...


Belliard?

Come ON!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Incredible. Ronnie Belliard clears the bases with a three run home run to left. The Mets now trail by a score of 8-7.

Maine must have slept through the players only meeting.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

So bad it's almost good. I mean, wow.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

I almost hope they blow the season and the Yanks win it all.

It'll give me something to mumble about at the home this team is
about to send me to.

[Zvon]

Schoeneweis will take over for Maine.
Oy.

Actually he's the only one gettin it done the last few.

But seeing Maine get beaten up like this is very distressing.
Hearing that Alou may have hurt his leg again compounds that.

Schoeneweis gets the DP grounder.
Good job dude.

Unbelievably 8-7.

[Guest holychicken]

Zvon wrote: you have got to be FUCKING kidding me... Belliard? Come ON!

Fixed.

But seriously, II feel like I need to break something. . . please someone say SOMETHING to make me feel better.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Umm...The Cardinals just took a 2-1 lead over the Phillies in the bottom of the third inning in St. Louis.

Sorry, that's the best I can do.

[Zvon]

I didn't see that homer by Belliard, but I think I can picture the blast by fat ass in the playoffs last year in its place.

Cards are threatening the Phils in the 3rd, 2 on, 1 out.

[nymr83]

Rockin' Doc wrote: Maine must have slept through the players only meeting.

Post of the day.


i was listening on the radio on the car ride home and the anouncers were already (Mets up 5-1 at the time) gushing about the players only meeting turning things around. whoops.

[Guest holychicken]

Rockin' Doc wrote: Umm...The Cardinals just took a 2-1 lead over the Phillies in the bottom of the third inning in St. Louis. Sorry, that's the best I can do.

Eh, I'll just go drink another beer, I guess.

/mumbles curses under breath

[Benjamin Grimm]

St. Louis scores another.

Our best hope is to have the Phillies lose 11 games the rest of the way.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Son of a ....

I go help my son with his homework and we're up 5-2 and come back to THIS? What the hell?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

And even worse, my posting player is Mike DeJean, a total stiff!

Man, when Maine melts down, he really loses it.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

And bleeping Schoenweis is COMPLETELY worthless!

[Zvon]

="Nymr83"] ="Rockin' Doc"] Maine must have slept through the players only meeting. Post of the day.

Schoeneweis can't keep em down.
Hard to believe we led this game 4-0 after one.

9-7 them.

[Zvon]

Mota.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Marty Nobles at MLB.com has this regarding Alou's early departure tonight.

Tight quad forces Alou's departure
Veteran leaves Mets-Nats contest in top of fifth inning

WASHINGTON -- Moises Alou, who's missed a significant chunk of the season because of a severely strained left quadricep, was removed from the game on Tuesday night because of what the Mets termed as "tightness" in the same muscle.
Alou walked off the field with trainer Ray Ramirez in the fifth inning after advancing to second base on an infield out. He had also been on base in the first inning during the Mets' four-run rally. Alou also extended his hitting streak to 22 games with a single.

Alou, 41 and oft-injured, was assigned to the disabled list from May 13-July 27.

[Zvon]

I pictured Val sitting there in the 1st inning,
telling everyone around him,
"Now these are the Mets folks,..this is my first place team."

Now I picture him hiding his head under the seat.

Mota gets us out of that inning.

Milledge will face Rivera to start the 7th.

[Zvon]

="Rockin' Doc"] Tight quad forces Alou's departure Veteran leaves Mets-Nats contest in top of fifth inning

This hits me right in the nutz.
Metswise,fantasywise.

Ugh.

[Zvon]

Munez relieves Rivera.
Willie counters.
Conine bats for Endy.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

This is the only reason to have Conine.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I'd have preferred a 2-run HR but nice.

2 on, 2 out, for Castro to pinch hit.

Now is the time with Rauch and Cordero waiting for the 8th & 9th.

Now a righty to come in and hurl and perhaps we see The Goat PH for Castro.