IGT, 4/29:Pirates @ Mets: Santanamania will run wild on YOU!

[Guest Triple Dee]

Watchya gonna do?


The Lineup:
Mets
SS Jose Reyes
2B Luis Castillo
3B David Wright
CF Carlos Beltran
RF Ryan Church
1B Carlos Delgado
C Raul Casanova
LF Endy Chavez
P Johan Santana

Pirates
CF McLouth
SS Gomez
2B Sanchez, F
LF Bay
RF Nady
1B LaRoche
3B Bautista
C Paulino
P Snell

[G-Fafif]

Leadoff homer to Nate McLouth? Must...boo...Santana...

[Guest KC]

It's probably my imagination, but Santana is a bit homer happy early on?

[Guest Triple Dee]

Delgado gets a great reception. Good for him.

[Guest Triple Dee]

Holy shit. Santana gives up his second jack.

[nymr83]

[Guest Triple Dee]

Church goes;

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Triples R awesome

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Poor Pirates. Bad D just sucks.

[metirish]

I usually could care less about the opposing pitcher but I kinda feel bad there for Snell.

[metirish]

Swing the fucking bat .

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

One reason to not feel bad for one team's misfortune is that you can guarantee the breaks will even out at some point. I mean, that was Ball 4 on Church.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pedro rocks.

[nymr83]

Feliciano really bailed Santana out there. Santana hasn't looked good in his home starts so far.

[Guest Triple Dee]

Santana does not normally pitch well in April, in general.

[Guest Triple Dee]

Career -- 4.04 ERA in March/April. He also gives up the most HRs in those months.

[Guest AG/DC]

Santana hasn't been bad either. If this is as bad as it gets, so be it.

The gold chest protector is an interesting switcheroo for the Bucs, but you need the contrast of the dark color to set the target.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

We need that triple play

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Har to tell whether they're booing Heilman on his way out or The Show on his way in.

Either way, pretty lousy way to root root root for the home team.

[metirish]

Fans boo then cheer Heilman as he exits , both the booing and cheering are loud enough that some of the same pricks are doing both.

[Guest Triple Dee]

I don't think the Show's given much reason to boo him lately.

[metirish]

What a play form Showenweiss , WOW.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Now there's a call you don't often get.

[Fman99]

Wow! Umps blow that call to the Mets' benefit.

(I just got here. HOW does Willie bring in Heilman, with a lead and the way he's pitched recently? Fire his dumb ass please.)

[Guest AG/DC]

Deal with it. Fire the ump.

[metirish]

Guy puts his body on the line right there to make that play , fans should keep that in mind..

[Fman99]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Har to tell whether they're booing Heilman on his way out or The Show on his way in. Either way, pretty lousy way to root root root for the home team.

I never boo my own team. I boo the OTHER team.

But that's how I roll.

[metirish]

Well after seeing the replay I admit to a slight exaggeration.

[Guest Triple Dee]

Insurance run, please.

[Guest KC]

Nice call by Wendelstedt, the shot from the first bag side shows the hand
went over the plate but didn't hit it. He was right on top of it.