IGT, 6/12, The first game of the rest of our lives

[Guest AG/DC]

Let's steamroll.

According to bfmc, it's

1. SS Jose Reyes


2. RF Endy Chavez


3. 3B David Wright


4. CF Carlos Beltran


5. 1B Carlos Delgado


6. 2B Damion Easley


7. C Ramon Castro


8. LF Fernando Tatis


9. LH Johan Santana

[bmfc1]

Thanks for the nod, but it's according to John Delcos:

http://mets.lohudblogs.com/

[Guest AG/DC]

Oh, you thought that was you, bmfc1? No, that was another source of mine named "bfmc."

[metirish]

From the blog linked above.

] It�s not official, but count on Moises Alou going on the DL again. The Mets are waiting for the MRI results, but Alou just said, �I think the DL is a possibility � I know my body and this feels like more than a few days away.�

[Farmer Ted]

WTF? Alou plays one game and he's shelved again?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That's incorrect: He only played half a game.

[Guest AG/DC]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I beliive he's extending a career DL record.

Can hardly guess at who'd be close.

[Guest AG/DC]

And... we're under way.


Chris Young goes down swinging.

Augie Ojeda is hit by a pitch and reaches.

Orlando Hudson flies out to Beltran.

Conor Jackson goes down looking at a fastball on the inside part of the plate.

[Centerfield]

Not a very intimidating lineup the Mets are running out there these days.

[Guest AG/DC]

A hit and two lineouts in the first inning. We'll see where that gets us.

[Gwreck]

I like Johan striking out the side in the 2nd.

I wish he wouldn't take 22 pitches to do so.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wow. Santana strikes out the side in the second. (And had two in the first.)

That's the way to do it when you have Fernando Tatis in left field.

[Guest themetfairy]

Farmer Ted wrote: WTF? Alou plays one game and he's shelved again?

To steal from, um, I mean to quote from Greg's column yesterday -

] Alou isn't available (the sun shifted imperceptibly this afternoon, requiring Moises to undergo an MRI).

[Benjamin Grimm]

I guess that means that Alou will go on the DL about 11 days from now.

[Frayed Knot]

Castro says: 'Welcome to the house, Haren'

[Farmer Ted]

Ka-Fucking-Boom

[G-Fafif]

Ramon loves Eastern Time.

[Guest AG/DC]

Yeah, he revolted against that 94-MPH fastball.

It was pitch number nine also (or two innings for Greg Maddux). I dig when pitchers go that deep into a matchup only to give up a shot.

I mean, I dig when opposing pitchers go that deep into a matchup only to give up a shot.

[G-Fafif]

Ralph and Ron arguing (actually mildly contentious) over Willie removing Pelfrey in the ninth last night. Nice when Kiner is treated like one of the guys.

[bmfc1]

G-Fafif wrote: Ramon loves Eastern Time.

Admit it: you were sitting there, waiting and hoping to use that line.

[Benjamin Grimm]

G-Fafif wrote: Ralph and Ron arguing (actually mildly contentious) over Willie removing Pelfrey in the ninth last night. Nice when Kiner is treated like one of the guys.

Who took which position?

Me, I would have kept Pelfrey in until there was one more baserunner.

[Guest AG/DC]

A well-rested David Wright slides into third safely. But we don't have that guy.

Honestly, he's been a frequent violator in this year's Great List of Basepath Outs.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

AG/DC wrote: A well-rested David Wright slides into third safely. But we don't have that guy. Honestly, he's been a frequent violator in this year's Great List of Basepath Outs.

Radio guys were saying that not only should Upton have caught Wright's hit, but Wright shoulda been on 3rd but coasted. Laziness all around.

Let's thank Orlando Hudson for returning an idiotic favor.

[metirish]

Wright never coasted like that when Floyd was here.

[Guest AG/DC]

I'm going to guess David doesn't get pulled for a failure to hustle.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Santana's thrown 72 pitches through four.

Hopefully he'll get a quick inning or two so we can get him through the 7th inning.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ="G-Fafif"]Ralph and Ron arguing (actually mildly contentious) over Willie removing Pelfrey in the ninth last night. Nice when Kiner is treated like one of the guys. Who took which position? Me, I would have kept Pelfrey in until there was one more baserunner.

Ralph didn't want him taken out. Ron thought with a losing streak in progress you go to your closer. Ralph brought up Warren Spahn.

You can't argue with Warren Spahn.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm with Ralph!

[G-Fafif]

Ralph now giving advice on how to steal signs at second and transmit them to the batter (it's all in how you step off the bag).

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

What is up with Tatis? As m y cousin Vinny would say, "I got no more use for this guy."