IGT #42 - Mets at Braves - May 20 (Game 1)

[Gwreck]

Mets
Reyes
Castillo
Wright
Beltran
Church
Alou
Delgado
Schneider
Maine

Braves
Yunel Escobar SS
Mark Kotsay CF
Larry Jones 3B
Mark Teixiera 1B
Brian McCann C
Jeff Francoeur RF
Kelly Johnson 2B
Gregor Blanco LF
Tom Glavine P

[Guest AG/DC]

Shouldn't Castro face Glavine and Schneider get the righty in the nightcap?

[Gwreck]

One would think, although perhaps it's Maine-Schneider familiarity?

[seawolf17]

Schneider is 10-for-37 career off Glavine... maybe that's a factor? Castro only has four ABs off him.

[metirish]

I have a gut feeling that Willie had a gut feeling on that call.

Is Larry still hitting over .400?

[seawolf17]

FWIW, Castillo and Alou both have great career numbers against him.

[Benjamin Grimm]

If the Mets beat Glavine today, will that be seen as proof that Glavine is really a Met at heart?

[Guest AG/DC]

A lefty without a breaking pitch? I'm not surprised to hear that Alou has battered him.

[Willets Point]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: If the Mets beat Glavine today, will that be seen as proof that Glavine is really a Met at heart?

Proof that the Mets have good hitters or that Glavine sucks, at the very least.

[Guest AG/DC]

I think maybe it would have been a good game to sit Church, and get Easley in right.

[metirish]

AG/DC wrote: I think maybe it would have been a good game to sit Church, and get Easley in right.

Not a bad idea , Easley had a rough time of it playing second last time out.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Black caps and jerseys again today.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Castillo:

IT'S OUTTA HERE!

[soupcan]

Take that Johnny Lunchbucket.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's like seeing Bud Harrelson hit a home run!

[metirish]

Out of the infield?

[G-Fafif]

Glavine must have thought he was still a Met and pictured Castillo as a Marlin.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Single by Wright, walk to Beltran, single by Church.

Bases loaded for Alou with one out.

[Gwreck]

Would like to see Alou's first homer of the year right now as well.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I need to work on my reading comprehension. I could have sworn that Ben Grimm intimated that Castillo hit a home run.

Maybe I'll buy a lottery ticket on the way back to the office this afternoon.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Alou hits a hard line drive right at Chipper.

It's up to Delgado now.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Deep fly to right, but caught short of the warning track.

End of inning, 1-0 Mets.

[G-Fafif]

I knew the Mets should have dressed as Marlins.

[Gwreck]

Still about 5 runs short of what I was hoping for this inning.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Escobar leads off with a double.

Quickly ends any fear of getting a no-hitter.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Nice heads-up play by Reyes.

He gets a ground ball, Escobar heads for third, Reyes throws to Wright instead of to Delgado and gets the out.

[G-Fafif]

Nice play...nice play, nice play, nice play...nice play...nice play.

Bizarre to think Jose and David have never faced Glavine. He was a Met a long time.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I'm not sad Glavine left. I didn't hate on him when he was here, but I'm not lamenting that he's no longer with us.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Same here.

Meanwhile, Teixiera singles home the tying run with two out.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Can I just interject a conversation I had with Johnny Lunchpail Jr. yesterday.

JCL: Who is on the Mets?
JLJ: Daybidrye.

JCL: What number?
JLJ: Five!

JCL: Who else is on the Mets?
JLJ: Jose Jose

JCL: What number is Jose Jose?
JLJ: Sebben!

Edited May 20, 2008 by Guest