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

[Guest AG/DC]

Two out and two on and you're not excited to see him come up, huh?

I'm cahnfident that Pascucci gets called when Alou hits the shelf again. Then the two of them are locked in mortal combat with Aguila until Pagan is ready.

You don't want to be in mortal combat with a Samoan. Their centers of gravity are wicked low.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I guess what I don;t get is why Tatis today when Aguila hasta be the better fielder and Santana such a flyballer. Plus, everyone loves Aguila and hates Tatis (today).

Santana btw 9 K's, 96 pitches thru 6

[Benjamin Grimm]

Santana through 6: 96 pitches, 9 strikeouts, 2 walks, 2 hits.

The pitch count is probably too high to expect him to go the distance, but I do like to see a CG/ShO.

[Benjamin Grimm]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I guess what I don;t get is why Tatis today when Aguila hasta be the better fielder and Santana such a flyballer.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Tatis should only play left field in an emergency. Treat him like he's Rusty Staub in 1985.

[Guest AG/DC]

Or like he's Dave Kingman in... well, any year after 1975, I guess.

[Gwreck]

Time for Santana to bear down and get this last out...

[Guest AG/DC]

Mitsubishi Montero displeasing me.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Owings hitting for Haren.

Does Valadius have an erection right now?

[Guest AG/DC]

Bammer.

[G-Fafif]

AG/DC wrote: Or like he's Dave Kingman in... well, any year after 1975, I guess.

Favorite yearbook page of all-time: 1976 Kingman picture with cutouts of boxscores demonstrating his versatility: He plays left! He plays first! He plays third!

Rusty treatment for Tatis crossed my mind last week. Nothing's too crazy if it helps win a game.

[Benjamin Grimm]

HE STRUCK HIM OUT!

Ten K's in 7 innings for Johan.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

They PHed Owings. Geez.

Thanks Bob Melvin!

[Guest AG/DC]

At least he didn't bunt.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Easley's now been plunked twice today.

I'm assuming that Willie will PH for Santana this inning.

I'm sorta hoping he doesn't.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Easley's been drilled twice now. Will he throw down?

[bmfc1]

BLASTRO!

[G-Fafif]

Tony Womack couldn't handle Shea's outfield sun either.

[Guest AG/DC]

Hug me!
Squeeze me!
Love me!
Tatis me!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Aguila hits for Santana. (Pssst, Willie: Keep in him the game in left field! Late inning defense! Do it!)

[Benjamin Grimm]

He strikes out, Jose doubles, and Endy has two "ribeye steaks" in scoring position with one out.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

My gamecast is stuck on ball 1 to Tatis.

Need rundown

[Guest holychicken]

Scoring? Past the 6th inning? Against a BP? I don't believe it.

[Gwreck]

Tatis singles on soft line drive to center field (2 RBI)

Aguila strikes out.

Reyes double, Tatis to third.

Endy up, full count -- and he walks on 11 pitches.

[Guest AG/DC]

Chavez reaches on the old base on balls.

Coaching visit to the mound as Wright approaches the batters box and obsesessively rubs his nose on the inside of his uniform.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wright has to be among the league leaders in fouling out this year.

[Guest AG/DC]

Aguila in left.

[Benjamin Grimm]

AG/DC wrote: Aguila in left.

Good move.

[Frayed Knot]

AG/DC wrote: Aguila in left.

A double-switch which actually brings the pitcher's spot up a bit earlier -- but that's of little concern right now.

[Guest AG/DC]

Wonder where he got the idea.

That was Santana's Cy Youngiest performance of the year, wasn't it?

Seven innings, three hits, three walks, ten whiffs, no runs.

One can build on that sorta shit.

[Guest AG/DC]

Somewhere, there's a horse daring Billy Wagner to get back on him.