IGT 4/6/08 - Mets @ Braves

[TransMonk]

NY Mets

J. Reyes ss
L. Castillo 2b
D. Wright 3b
C. Beltran cf
C. Delgado 1b
R. Church rf
A. Pagan lf
B. Schneider c
J. Santana p

=darkblue]Atlanta

K. Johnson 2b
Y. Escobar ss
C. Jones 3b
M. Teixeira 1b
J. Francoeur rf
M. Diaz lf
B. McCann c
M. Kotsay cf
J. Smoltz p

[bmfc1]

It must be great to be a Braves fan and believe that every single pitch from a Braves pitcher is a strike, no matter where it is thrown.

[nymr83]

back-to-back two out walks for Wright and Beltran, can Delgado capitalize?

[nymr83]

bmfc1 wrote: It must be great to be a Braves fan and believe that every single pitch from a Braves pitcher is a strike, no matter where it is thrown.

There was a time when that was "true", in the sense that Maddux and Glavine got strikes literally 12 inches off the plate.

[bmfc1]

Right--the fans are still living in the past.

[nymr83]

Delgado goes down looking

well, at least Smoltz threw 25 pitches that inning?

[TransMonk]

bmfc1 wrote: Right--the fans are still living in the past.

I found it telling that in the Braves 2nd game od the season vs. Pittsburgh, their bullpen wasn't able to find the strikezone...and their fans, rather than booing the relief pitcher for not throwing strikes(as NY fans would), they were booing the umps for not calling pitches out of the strikezone strikes.

[Guest AG/DC]

Sucks to lose the big Glavine/Santana matchup.

What does Endy have to do to get a start?

[Guest AG/DC]

Hey, Brian Schneider, Lo Duca could've bounced tailing throws to second for us.

[stevejrogers]

Live from Stout having some fun

Nice seeing Johan get a hit

[TransMonk]

David comes up empty with 2 out and RISP...again.

[Guest Triple Dee]

AG/DC wrote: What does Endy have to do to get a start?

Get traded.

[Guest AG/DC]

Wright should have stayed home on that bunt.

[Guest AG/DC]

Santana's got a gold glove, too!

[TransMonk]

Mets not playing good fundies today as Delgado gets doubled up on a fly ball. Can't be giving up outs against Smoltz.

[TransMonk]

Now we're giving up outs on defense.

I don't think we ate our Cheerios this morning.

Wake up, people.

[Bunt the First Two]

It's almost like the Braves are playing like they want to win.

These are the saddest of possible words
Reyes advances the runner
A team-killing strategy meant for the birds
Reyes advances the runner
I tear at my hair and I cry in my pillow
Not a huge sin but a dumb pecadillo
Leaving it all up to Luis Castillo
Reyes advances the runner

[Guest AG/DC]

Hey, Mets, give me a break. The Braves ware wearing their cherry-tops.

Beat their asses.

[metirish]

Sanatana looks like he can really hit, might have to hit him higher in the order next time out , he scorched that one to RF, right at the fielder though.

[bmfc1]

It took the Braves announcers until the bottom of the 5th to mention the "Historic fade." That's the latest thus far for the out-of-town announcers.

[metirish]

Smoltz is out, why?

[nymr83]

Smoltz is done after only 5 shutout innings. lets beat this bullpen!

]Smoltz is out, why?

first start back after DL stint, only 78 pitches though

[TransMonk]

Smoltz done after 5 as Gotay fans pinch hitting for him.

I like our chances of scoring 2 against the Bravo bullpen.

[TransMonk]

Top of the order...let's get this done big O.

[Guest AG/DC]

Blaine Boyer. Is he part of the Ken/Clete/Cloyd Boyer clan?

[Guest AG/DC]

David isn't looking Wright.

[TransMonk]

Johan is quietly throwing a pretty awesome game. I know it's only a matter of time before I start taking that for granted every 5th day. I really appreciate how quickly he works.

Some run support would be nice.

[Fman99]

Ugh, this Mets team couldn't hit their way out of a nutsack today.

[Guest AG/DC]

Missing Alou.

Miss him and hardly know him.

[bmfc1]

Braves announcers: the Gold Glove voters "screwed up" by voting for Wright and not Chipper... then Wright shows why he got the award.