IGT, 3/31, vs. Marlins, Game 1

[metirish]

I get to leave today at 3 , fuck yeah bitches,

[Guest KC]

Present and working and getting a slight bout with food poisoning around
3:30. They'd expect nothing less from me so why disappoint them.

OE: lol, FT - KC sim score 100% (I guess I should read more and post less)

[Benjamin Grimm]

Latest weather forecast for Miami:

="National Weather Service"]This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 79. Windy, with a east wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

[Valadius]

Is that blowing into or out of the park?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Good question! Which way does home plate face in Miami? I have no idea!

[DocTee]

Don't stadia-- by rule-- have to make home plate face East, to avoid having a setting sun in the batter's eyes?

[Benjamin Grimm]

The sun does usually set behind home plate, but I'm not sure that's true everywhere. I seem to recall hearing of some exceptions to that, but that may have been in ballparks that are now defunct.

[Valadius]

According to Clem's Baseball, it looks like home plate faces East-Northeast.

[Gwreck]

New York Mets
Jose Reyes SS
Luis Castillo 2B
David Wright 3B
Carlos Beltran CF
Carlos Delgado 1B
Angel Pagan LF
Ryan Church RF
Brian Schneider C
Johan Santana P

Florida Marlins
Hanley Ramirez SS
Dan Uggla 2B
Mike Jacobs 1B
Josh Willingham LF
Cody Ross CF
Jorge Cantu 3B
Luis Gonzalez RF
Matt Treanor C
Mark Hendrickson P

[Valadius]

Wait, when did the Marlins pick up Jorge Cantu?

[nymr83]

i'm here and listening to WFAN via headphones plugged into my computer.

omar minaya on in the leadoff spot

[Valadius]

Six minutes to go!

[Benjamin Grimm]

The IGT is on the third page before the first pitch has even been thrown.

Enthusiasm is always extra-high on Opening Day, isn't it?

THREE MORE MINUTES!!!

WOOOOOOO!!!!

Pretty soon Jose Reyes will be stepping up to the plate!

JOSE JOSE! JOSE JOSE!

[nymr83]

i found a muted TV in the cafeteria to go with my WFAN feed. i'll be here unless one is drastically ahead of the other.

[Guest themetfairy]

In the pregame show, Ron Darling referred to Johan Santana as "The $137 Million Eraser."

[Valadius]

Here we go!!!

[Benjamin Grimm]

DELAY!!!

How frustrating!

(Of course, if the game starts late, I'll be able to see more of it on TV.)

I just don't want to see that DELAY turn to a PPD.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Oops. Never mind. The delay is due to "ceremonies."

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm drinking out of the mug pictured on the left -



It makes me feel a little more connected to my late grandfather for the opener.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That one on the right is very cool too!

[Valadius]

Why the hell is the WFAN live feed playing Mike & the Mad Dog from when Jack Buck died?

[Guest themetfairy]

Thanks Ben - I have different fond memories about that one

[Guest AG/DC]

I can't get the MLB.com feed, so I'll just respond to the game in my head.

Wow! I've never seen anybody bunt a triple before! Go Jose!

[Benjamin Grimm]

The game still hasn't started yet.

What are these "ceremonies" that are delaying the game?

Are they celebrating the Marlins' last place finish in 2007?

[nymr83]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Oops. Never mind. The delay is due to "ceremonies."

the ceremony was for the retirement of "Mr. Marlin" Jeff Conine.

Hendrickson warming on the mound as we speak. players on the field.

[Benjamin Grimm]

="Nymr83"] the ceremony was for the retirement of "Mr. Marlin" Jeff Conine.

Oh brother. They delayed the game for that?

A Jeff Conine ceremony could have run from 4:00 to 4:05.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Oh we're dead vs. lefties.

[nymr83]

Reyes strikes out on 3 pitches on TV before he even comes to bat on the radio. fuck.

[Guest AG/DC]

AG/DC wrote: I can't get the MLB.com feed, so I'll just respond to the game in my head. Wow! I've never seen anybody bunt a triple before! Go Jose!

Or he can go down flailing on three pitches. That's cool, too.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Man, it's days like this I hate work! Hopefully I'll make it home by the fourth, though. . .