IGT 07/02/08 Mets at Cardinals, Pedro vs. Pineiro

[Benjamin Grimm]

NY Mets
J. Reyes ss
E. Chavez lf
D. Wright 3b
C. Beltran cf
R. Church rf
C. Delgado 1b
D. Easley 2b
B. Schneider c
P. Martinez p

St. Louis
S. Schumaker lf
A. Miles 2b
A. Pujols 1b
R. Ankiel cf
T. Glaus 3b
R. Ludwick rf
J. LaRue c
J. Pineiro p
B. Ryan ss

[Benjamin Grimm]

It will be a while, if ever, before I can stop associating Joel Piniero with this game that came in the midst of the Collapse:

http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=7391

This will be only the second time the Mets ever face him.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Looks about as shitty as the first time around so far.

Pedro looks like crap again.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He should do us a favor and retire already. Thanks for 2005, Pedro. We couldn't have finished 3rd without you.

[stevejrogers]

Not a good showing for Pedro at all. Homer to Glaus.

Is anyone warming up yet?

[Guest themetfairy]

4-0 Cardinals with only a third of an inning under Pedro's belt.

This is fugly.

[stevejrogers]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: He should do us a favor and retire already. Thanks for 2005, Pedro. We couldn't have finished 3rd without you.

"Without Pedro we wouldn't have had Beltran!"

Sorry, had to drag out that old chestnut of a party line!

[TransMonk]

I hat baseball. This team is worthless.

Pedro won't retire...he'll sign as a retread with an AL team next year and finish 3rd in the Cy Young voting while leading them to a championship.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm wondering how much longer they can keep him in the rotation.

And if he's NOT in the rotation, what do you do with him?

It's not beyond imagining that the Mets might cut Pedro loose before the season ends.

[nymr83]

bad job by Church with 2nd and 3rd not at least getting the run on 3rd home.

how far the mighty have fallen, delgado being pitched to by a righty with 2nd and 3rd 2 outs and a guy like Easley on deck.

[nymr83]

Easley brings home 2 runs, and the Mets are within 1

[Guest themetfairy]

Easley gets some Schaefer tonight.

[Guest themetfairy]

Suddenly we have a rain delay in the bottom of the 3rd.

[nymr83]

friggin rain

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That was a weird inning with plenty of bad stuff (Chavez FP, Church K) interspersed with heroics (Reyes leadoff 1B, Beltran's sexy 2B, Delgado's enormous walk and Easley's ballsy hit).

Sidney Ponson's magic is ova.

[Guest AG/DC]

Fuck it. I'm sticking with Pedro.

[Elster88]

Can someone teach Reyes how to run the bases?

Or how about the game of baseball in general?

[Guest AG/DC]

Nidnick should have let that one drop it and held Reyes to a double.

Jose, meanwhile was watching that so closely that he was practically taking movies.

[Frayed Knot]

Wha'happened?

I forgot about the game and just turned back.

[nymr83]

Lets see Martinez get the job done and not give any runs up now that his teammates have picked him up and tied this game at 4.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Wha'happened? I forgot about the game and just turned back.

All right don't tell me -- see if I give a fuck

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I mised it too, but here's what it says:

- P. Martinez grounded out to second
- J. Reyes tripled to deep right center
- E. Chavez flied out to left, J. Reyes scored on left fielder S. Schumaker's throwing error
- D. Wright singled to right
- C. Beltran grounded out to first

That's strange. Did Reyes tag foolishly and score on a bad throw?

[Guest AG/DC]

Reyes tagged and broke on a shallow fly to draw a throw.

The throw was airmailed and Reyes scored.

Meanwhile, Rick Ankiel just hit a ball 423 roids and the Mets trail by one.

[Guest KC]

FK: All right don't tell me -- see if I give a fuck<<<

Sorry, I was PM'n with EatPussBetr about how to put more
snap in my carrot.

Edited July 2, 2008 by Guest

[Guest AG/DC]

I liked Jason LaRue better when he played the leatherboy biker in the Village People. In fact, I liked the Village People better then, also.

[Frayed Knot]

So what's with all the, 'Reyes needs to learn to run the bases' comments?
Did he initially loaf on the triple?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Church just hit a single to move Wright over. I really missed Church.

[Gwreck]

Maybe he watched the flight of the ball just a touch.

He might have been able to score on the play, maybe, if he ran hard the entire way and was waved in.

[Gwreck]

Wild pitch = good.

C'mon Delgado.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Man on third with just one out? We gotta get him home.