IGT 05/23, Mets at Rockies

[Guest KC]

Reyes ss
Castillo 2b
Wright 3b
Beltran cf
Delgado 1b
Anderson lf
Schneider c
Chavez rf
Perez p

Taveras cf
Barmes ss
Holliday lf
Atkins 3b
Helton 1b
Spilborghs rf
Baker 2b
Torresalba c
Reynolds p

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Reynolds matches a career high in strikeouts before the 1st inning is over.

Most nights you just need a quality start... but sometimes you need a heroic effort from your starting pitcher.

I don't mean to misplace blame for the lousy week we just had but Maine went out and el crappoed all over the place Monday, and it really set us off on poor footing.

Go on Ollie and start us back right.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I had a killer week and intend to enjoy this one out back with an icy cold golden frosty beverage.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ollie mocking me. Mocking me.

[Guest Grote15]

The SNY camera shows Randolph's face 1 second after the HR...not guite fair..not ollies.

Another fucking trainwreck tonight..What does it take to send Willie packing?

[Guest Grote15]

Quiet tonight...must be the holiday..Ok... Keith thinks Ollie is possibly injured or off on mechanics..who knows..

ball 4

[Fman99]

Endy beats out an infield single. Reynolds now walks Ollie.

It'd be nice to see the top of the order show up at the dish here.

[Fman99]

Castillo gets a bloop single, in front of the already drawn-in outfield, and Endy comes in to make it 2-1.

Now first and second (Reyes) with 1 out for Sugarpants.

[Fman99]

The broadcast crew mentioned that Omar has made the trip to Colorado though he had not originally planned to come.

When asked if Omar would confirm that Willie was in "no imminent danger," Omar replied only that Willie had their support.

The saga continues.

[Fman99]

Meanwhile, Marlon Anderson came up lame running up the first base line. Looks like a hamstring problem.

Shades of Endy Chavez. Jay Payton for that matter.

OF's dropping like flies this week.

[Guest themetfairy]

Fman99 wrote: Meanwhile, Marlon Anderson came up lame running up the first base line. Looks like a hamstring problem. Shades of Endy Chavez. Jay Payton for that matter. OF's dropping like flies this week.

I think it looked more like a ligament in his ankle.

In any event. it's pretty much the last thing we needed tonight.

[metirish]

Burkhardt mentioned that a big meeting will happen in NY Monday or tuesday , Fred , Jeff ,Omar and Willie , it sure sounded like this team needs to win some games this weekend , but even that might not be enough.

[Fman99]

:sigh:

Another BB for Ollie.

[Guest AG/DC]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Most nights you just need a quality start... but sometimes you need a heroic effort from your starting pitcher.

These days that's been any day ending in a Y.

You can't continue to pitch with that sort of margin for error. SOMETHING'S GONNA BLOW!

[Fman99]

Yeah, an offense that's gotten you two hits through five doesn't inspire a lot of confidence.

Two damn hits.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

themetfairy wrote: ="Fman99"]Meanwhile, Marlon Anderson came up lame running up the first base line. Looks like a hamstring problem. Shades of Endy Chavez. Jay Payton for that matter. OF's dropping like flies this week. I think it looked more like a ligament in his ankle. In any event. it's pretty much the last thing we needed tonight.

I dunno. I don't wanna be one of those awful fans, but I'm thinking we were fast approaching the day where we'd have to get rid of Anderson one way or another.

[Elster88]

He kind of had a lightning in a bottle type of couple of months last year. There was a reason he was out of work.

[Fman99]

Yet another walk from O.P. That's 6 through 4 2/3 innings.

I think this will be his last inning -- he's up near 100 pitches and clearly doesn't have his good stuff.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

AG/DC - "...SOMETHING'S GONNA BLOW!"

Too late, the team already does.

[Guest AG/DC]

Perez topping out at 91 tonight. Yikey. No control or velocity? We're lucky he's only let two runs in.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Hard for the Rockies to hit the ball when Perez can't throw it over the plate. Perez threw 102 pitches, with a whopping 53 of the being strikes, in his 5 innings of work.

[Guest AG/DC]

Got out of it, though.

LET'S GET SOME RUNS!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Far as I'm concerned Ollie has struggled well tonight. Compare this not-my-best-stuff night with Maine's outing the other day and you know, it don't suck too much.

I'm pretty certain I've seen the futire of rock and roll and his name is Valentino Pascucci.

[Guest AG/DC]

Sure as shit ain't Abraham Nuñez.

[Guest AG/DC]

Runner on thoid, two outs, Delgado with the lumber.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yes.

[metirish]

Sweet , I needed that home run.

[Frayed Knot]

I was just about to ask if anyone on this team could hit the fuckin ball out of the infield !!!

[Guest themetfairy]

Sure it's not foul?

j/k - that was a thing of beauty!

[Guest AG/DC]

That ain't working!
That's the way you do it!