IGT #57 - Mets (Pedro) at Giants (Zito) - 6/3/08

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Beltran heating up!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Church gets Wright home with a sac fly. Beltran at third with one down. The Mets really need to get him home.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Nice at-bat by Tatis. I think he was trying to get Zito to 100 pitches all by himself.

[Guest AG/DC]

Outstanding walk by Tatis.

Let's see some power here, Delgado.

[Elster88]

It's trendy to say the lineup goes as Reyes goes. But long-term it's always going to be about Wright and Beltran. I think it should be obvious given their positions in the lineup.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Not to have any sympathy for the enemy but Zito is trying out there. His stirrups are also not quite up to major league speed but he's at least showing something.

[Elster88]

I was going to berate Tatis for flailing at the first two pitches like a child swinging at a pinata, but he turned it into a great at-bat.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wow. Delgado fails to hit into a DP spectacularly.

[Fman99]

A break there as Delgado gets the RBI FC.

Bye bye Mr. Zito.

[Elster88]

Not sure why the second basemen on the Giants don't know how to position themselves for a DP.

He couldn't get over to cover on Delgado's chopper. Vizquel tried to beat Tatis to the bag and the attempt also meant he couldn't throw out Delgado.

I was about to say I'd prefer a Delgado strikeout to a Delgado DP in that spot. I guess it worked out.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I hate to see Zito leave. It was starting to look like a merry-go-round out there for the Mets.

[Guest AG/DC]

Elster88 wrote: Not sure why the second basemen on the Giants don't know how to position themselves for a DP.

I'm pretty certain it's related to the Delgado defensive alignment.

Vizquel's failure was probably to commit to one base or the other.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

The best free agent signing we DIDN'T make.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Chuck Chulk coughs up a bloop single. Now here's Pedro.

[Guest AG/DC]

Think small, Pedro.

(Yeah, right.)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pedro just knocked Joba off the back page with that hit.

[Fman99]

PETEY! Bloop single and RBI for Pedro. Good stuff.

[Willets Point]

Criminy! The baby wakes up and I miss three runs.

At least the Mets are still batting.

Go Pedro!

[Guest AG/DC]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: The best free agent signing we DIDN'T make.

Mike Hampton is hurt.

[Elster88]

Fman99 wrote: A break there as Delgado gets the RBI FC. Bye bye Mr. Zito.

Scored a hit.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Giants revealing why they're 10 games south of .500.

[Elster88]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Pedro just knocked Joba off the back page with that hit.

It's probably too late for the papers? Sadness.

[Willets Point]

AG/DC wrote: ="metsguyinmichigan"]The best free agent signing we DIDN'T make. Mike Hampton is hurt.

And has been for the past four seasons.

[Fman99]

Nice! An 8 spot and it's 9-1 Mets!

Easley with the bases-clearing double to plate 3.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Easley clears the bases and we've scored 8 this inning.

[Elster88]

Lots of screams of pleasure from the crowd when Pedro flipped that hit into right.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Where's vlad's Bugs Bunnie cartoon when you need it?

[Fman99]

Elster88 wrote: ="Fman99"]A break there as Delgado gets the RBI FC. Bye bye Mr. Zito. Scored a hit.

Odd. He'd have been out by a country mile if Vizquel had gone right to first with the throw, instead of trying to get the force at 2nd.

[Elster88]

AG/DC wrote: ="Elster88"]Not sure why the second basemen on the Giants don't know how to position themselves for a DP. I'm pretty certain it's related to the Delgado defensive alignment.

Good call.

[Willets Point]

I told you that the Mets left all their suck on the field last night.