IGT 09/19/07 - Mets at Nationals

[Zvon]

3 for 4, 2 runs scored, a big ribby.

Damn I'm glad he's okay after last night.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

M!
V!
P!

[Zvon]

Utley scores from first on a real close play.
Burrell doubled him in.

1-0 Phils in the 6th.

___________________________

Sosa gets through the 7th.



8-3 Mets up in the 8th.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Sosa is huge.

Saved the whole season there in the 6th.

[Gwreck]

Wonder if we'd be tempted to use Wagner for 2 innings. He hasn't pitched in 5 days...

[Guest Kid Carsey]

That's temptation I'd rather not tempt even thinking about.

[bmfc1]

Cardinals tie it.

[Zvon]

Green off the bench is 2 for 2. Woohooo!

But Reyes can't keep it going.

Cards are threatening in the 6th with 1st and 2nd, 2 out.
But pitcher Wainwright will bat for himself there---

AND HE TIES THE GAME WITH A LOOPING SINGLE TO CENTER!
1-1, Cards.

How about that?
I was thinkin whats Wainwright doing batting?
Ha.
______________________________
Note to self:
Wainwrights a good hitting pitcher.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

bmfc1 wrote: Cardinals tie it.

Little help from the Cards tonight would be a wonderful thing.

[Zvon]

Heilman gets the ball for the 8th.

DiFelice on to catch.

Gomez will take over in right for Green.
I think.
ST has him in right, CBS has him in left.

[Zvon]

*Zvon tips his cap to Heilman.
1-2-3 8th.
Great job guy!

In St Loo Phils outfielder Werth has his feet taken out from under him from loose turf while tracking down a fly with bases loaded...
and he pops up and makes the catch.

Whats up with the outfield turf in Busch?
Rowand also had a problem the other night and said the outfield grass there is messed up.

[bmfc1]

I wrote about the angry Mets fan that sat in front of me the last two nights. Turns out he hosts a radio show (Tim):

http://www.radioamerica.org/PRG_talkinbaseball.htm

[Zvon]

bmfc1 wrote: I wrote about the angry Mets fan that sat in front of me the last two nights. Turns out he hosts a radio show (Tim):

Only in America.


No report of Wagner up in the pen.....so Heilman gets the 9th?

[Zvon]

I guess all my baseball feeds could have frozen at a worst time............

[Guest Mendoza Line]

Wright threw a ball away and Nats have a runner on second. Wags got Nook Logan to pop up. So far, he looks like he's back in early season form.

[Zvon]

Thx.

Just all caught up.
2 out.
Maxwell to third.
That run means nothing.

CLOSE THE DOOR WAGS!

[Gwreck]

Put it in the books! Thankfully!

[Zvon]

Well, Billy, if you DON'T close the door your gonna make me look silly, cause that run might mean something.

Zim singles in Max.

8-4 Mets

[Guest Mendoza Line]

Mets win. Hello, John Tyler.

[seawolf17]

/finally starts breathing again

[Zvon]

[Benjamin Grimm]

Such a strange, unfamiliar feeling this is!

A Cardinal victory would really put a spring in my step.

Go Redbirds!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

And no one was ever as happy to see President Tyler than we are! Hopefully the Cards can get us to the short tenure of Mr. Harrison by the end of the night.

[Valadius]

We win at last!

And bmfc, that's freaking hilarious! There he is!

[Benjamin Grimm]

And in St. Louis, it's still 1 to 1 heading into the bottom of the 8th.

[Zvon]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: And in St. Louis, it's still 1 to 1 heading into the bottom of the 8th.

And Phils third baseman Nunez is fielding like Brooks Robinson.
I've seen him steal at least 3 hits tonight, the last just now on a grounder chopped over his head that he made a fantasic leaping grab of.

And Charlies smart enough to remove Burrell in left in this close game and late inning.
Werth just catches a beebee to left .I wonder what Burrell would have done with that.


1-1 in the 9th.
Another good ball game here.

[metirish]

I like the way we buit runs tonight,three sac-flies tells the story.

[Willets Point]

See, now that's not so bad isn't it?

On other fronts, I can't believe I've been reduced to rooting for the Cardinals to win tonight.

[Valadius]

Ryan Franklin shuts Philly down in the top of the ninth. St. Looie coming up.

[Gwreck]

Philly had 1st and 2nd with 1 out but after going 3-0 on Victorino, he got him to hit a comebacker and then got Rollins to ground out on the first pitch.