IGT #67 - Mets vs. Rangers - 6/15/08 - Game 1

[Gwreck]

Texas Rangers
Ian Kinsler 2B
Michael Young SS
Josh Hamilton CF
Milton Bradley RF
David Murphy LF
Frank Catalanotto 1B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
Ramon Vazquez 3B
Kevin Millwood P

New York Mets
Reyes SS
Castillo 2B
Wright 3B
Beltran CF
Delgado 1B
Trot Nixon RF
Schneider C
Chavez LF
Maine P

[Elster88]

Wow Millwood is fat.

[Frayed Knot]

Trot's caught both fly balls hit to him so far.
Start punching those All-Star ballots.

[bmfc1]

Nice athleticism, Carlos D.

[Guest AG/DC]

Is Keith on the payroll anymore?

[Guest AG/DC]

How is that a hit?

[bmfc1]

See that Carlos? The other first baseman doesn't mind his uni getting dirty.

[Guest AG/DC]

Beltran hasn't quit.

[Guest AG/DC]

I'm sorry. Did Delgado just come to the plate to the tune of "Take Me Home Tonight"?

I'm sorry. Did Delgado just knock one off the scoreboard?

Viva Eddie Money!

[Guest AG/DC]

Nix joins the hit column.

Welcome back, Trotter.

[bmfc1]

Texas DFAd Robinson Tejada who shutout the Mets for 2 innings on Friday. One of the writers said that the Mets are interested in him.

[bmfc1]

What a bullpen! I guess this is Willie's fault or Peterson's fault. Willie made the right moves.

[Gwreck]

Feliciano's gotta have really crappy inherited runners-scored numbers.

[G-Fafif]

If we were playing "Gimme a Ranger who..." and the category were "fills in as host of 'All Things Considered' on NPR," I would have said Ian Kinsler.

Gimme a Ranger with over-the-picnic power? I'd still say Jeff Burroughs.

[bmfc1]

Keith Olbermann in the house!

[Frayed Knot]

Those fuckin' tack-on runs that the pen allowed are the difference between us being on the verge of tying it and this rally being only midly interesting.

[Frayed Knot]

Good call -- he never had it.

[stevejrogers]

Damn it! Never make the final out of an inning at home!

OE: Spoof of the baseball-ism about not making the last out at IIRC 3rd, or something to that effect about cutting short a rally because you got caught taking an extra base.

Edited June 15, 2008 by Guest

[Gwreck]

I don't care if they fire Willie or not, but for chrissakes, we must fire Sandy Alomar Sr. NOW!!!!

[Frayed Knot]

Mutha-Fucka!

[bmfc1]

There's the guy to fire. Sandy Alomar, Jr. becomes the first person in baseball history to remove a "countdown" number and be fired in the same day. IDIOT!

[stevejrogers]

Come on Trot, pretend Wilson is Mariano Rivera!

[stevejrogers]

Cancel is still on the roster? Anyone confirm if he is wearing #4?

[stevejrogers]

Come on Ramon, pretend Wilson is Billy Wagner!

[stevejrogers]

SteveJRogers wrote: Cancel is still on the roster? Anyone confirm if he is wearing #4?

Confirmed.

[Gwreck]

Another terrible game. Score doesn't tell the story; that the Rangers let us back into the game is an afterthought.

[Guest themetfairy]

Frustrating game. Tailgating with and sitting with Kase were fun, but the game itself was a bile-churning fiasco.

As Felix Unger would say, "Feh!"

[Guest KC]

Nice to spend some time with the Diamond Knights today!

That parking lot to the right of the subway stairs is a great place. We should
have a couple of Sunday CPF mini-meetings there when it lines up right and
maybe a big BASH on the last regular day at Shea.

(just thinking out loud, not offering to camp counselor)

[stevejrogers]

Thinking out loud, but a good pre, or post game plan could be heading over to the Holiday Inn's bar for a meal as well (assuming they don't tow everyone out of the Shea parking lot after a certain time)

[Guest themetfairy]

Pregame tailgating on a Sunday works for us.

Postgame doesn't - we have too long a drive back home to stick around after the game's over.