IGT - Mets at Yankees - 6/27/08 (Game 1)

[Frayed Knot]

Hugeness from Carlos II
Now let's step on their freakin necks!!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Whenever Nixon steps to the plate, I find myself thinking he's Brian Schneider.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Your nose is getting better, Ben. Hopefully, the Delgado homer is coming later today and you're just picking it up early.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Inning ends with the Mets scoring three.

Not too shabby!

I'd like to see Pelfrey pitch a quick inning here so that he can also pitch the sixth. The more innings we can safely get from him today the better.

If he can go six, given his early struggles, I'd be delighted.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Game day put up Beltran's FC. That screw up was all Jeter.

[Benjamin Grimm]

With one out, a bad-hop single by Betamit.

[Guest 86-Dreamer]

why can't Marlon run to first on that slow roller? I'd like to see the gangsta sit him down for that.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Oops, scratch that: It's an error on Castillo.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The blue caps and the grey uniforms really do look good!

87 pitches for Pelfrey so far, with two out in the fifth.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Capt. Intangibles never screws up. It must have been bad camera work by MLB.

[Frayed Knot]

That would have been your quick inning except for the Castillo error.

I remember all Yanqui infield errors in an earlier Subway Series getting blamed on the condition of the Shea infield. MFYs don't make errors otherwise I guess and shirley this error was all Castillo's fault not the field.

[Guest AG/DC]

Let's wear the stirrups tonight.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, so much for the easy inning. Now Jeter's up with two on and two out.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And after a bunch of foul balls, Pelfrey gets Jeter to ground easily to Delgado.

[Frayed Knot]

But ... but ... but ... Jeter ALWAYS comes through against the Mets!


That's probably Pelfrey's last batter.

[Centerfield]

Great job by Pelfrey. I know it's a double-header, but I think I would tell him to hit the showers if I were Jerry.

[Guest attgig]

pounding the zone with fastball after fastball. Great job Pelfrey.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Quick- who's having a better year at the plate, Jeter or Castillo?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Centerfield wrote: Great job by Pelfrey. I know it's a double-header, but I think I would tell him to hit the showers if I were Jerry.

Me too.

But if the Mets score three or four runs in the 6th, I might be tempted to squeeze another inning out of Pelfrey.

But with a two-run lead, I'd be inclined to go to the pen.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Castillo with a chance to atone for his error last inning.

The Mets need to get Wright and Beltran a shot at driving in some more runs.

Edited June 27, 2008 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

Buncha leftys coming up next inning too - starting with Abreu leading off.

[Guest AG/DC]

Jeter would have turned that double play if not for the field conditions at Shea.

It's a disgrace.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I like the Yankees going to their pen to summon a guy with a 5.35 ERA here. Hopefully, Wright will burn him.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Jeter .286/.345/.394/ 99 OPS+/ 3.5 WARP3/ 7 WS
Castillo .254/.356/.329(!)/ 86 OPS+/ 3.8 WARP3/ 7 WS

Well, it looks like Jeter's having a better year, but it's pretty close when you consider their overall games.

[Guest attgig]

singles machine

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Wright delivers the RBI single. Now knock this chump out Carlos.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

D-dubs!

[Guest attgig]

let's see it delgado. redeem right here.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

C'mon Hootie!

[Benjamin Grimm]

WHO HAS THE NOSE?

GRAND SLAM DELGADO!