IGT 7/13/2008 - Pelfrey taking on the Rockies

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Rockies
Podsednik, CF
Barmes, SS
Holliday, LF
Hawpe, RF
Atkins, 3B
Koshansky, 1B
Torrealba, C
Quintanilla, 2B
Redman, P

The Amazin's
JReyes, SS
Evans, LF
Wright, 3B
Beltran, CF
Easley, 2B
Delgado, 1B
Tatis, RF
Castro, C
Pelfrey, P

Let's Go Mets!!!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Big Pelf looking sharp so far!

[Guest KC]

Metsguyinmichigan won out by a minute or two but Rockin' had lineups.

I'm not very good at meshing threads, and it's early. Rock on Mets!!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

A-OK with me.

BELTRAN KABOOM!!!!!

[Guest AG/DC]

Grote distraught as Beltran's commits an act of superheroism.

Kablammo!

[Zvon]

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Solid blue caps, socks and sleeves -- sweet!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

3 run Kaboom by Beltran!!!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Wow. Did that clear the picnic area?

[Guest AG/DC]

Howie is still trying to figure out if it did.

WFAN broadcast comment of the year: "I think you need a hardhat to find that baseball."

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Redman wasn't fooling anyone that inning. Reyes' line out was a shot also.

Hopefully the Mets will keep pounding the ball.

[Zvon]

Saw the end of that Phils game today.
When I tuned in it was 2-2 in the 8th and Im thinkin: yes, Phils can lose and Mets can take 1st tonight.

Then WHAMBAMtyMAM, it was 6-2.
Like they were waiting for me to tune in before exploding.
Darn Phils.

Even if we should lose tonight, Im really amazed and happy where we are here at the break.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Joe Morgan believes that this week's All Star Game will be the most exciting in the last 20 years. Why? Because it will be played in Yankee Stadium.

So why'dja stop at 20 years, Joe?

[Guest AG/DC]

="Zvon"]

You may need to flip that image over.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Joe Morgan believes that this week's All Star Game will be the most exciting in the last 20 years. Why? Because it will be played in Yankee Stadium. So why'dja stop at 20 years, Joe?

Greatest venue ever? Did he really say that? Amazing.

Curse me for saying this, but I'm almost hoping for a rain-out. Imagine the weeping?

[bmfc1]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Joe Morgan believes that this week's All Star Game will be the most exciting in the last 20 years. Why? Because it will be played in Yankee Stadium. So why'dja stop at 20 years, Joe?

His comment seemed like a make-up under orders from ESPN brass after his statement, discussed earlier tonight, that the A-S game isn't as exciting as it used to be because the players don't play for more than two innings.

[Guest KC]

He said it, I need a spittoon.

[Zvon]

AG/DC wrote: You may need to flip that image over.

lol.
That did occur to me.

I do have a righty for him somewhere.
I'll use that when he hits his 2nd HR.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Pelfrey throwing pebbles at these batters.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

bmfc1 wrote: ="batmagadanleadoff"]Joe Morgan believes that this week's All Star Game will be the most exciting in the last 20 years. Why? Because it will be played in Yankee Stadium. So why'dja stop at 20 years, Joe? His comment seemed like a make-up under orders from ESPN brass after his statement, discussed earlier tonight, that the A-S game isn't as exciting as it used to be because the players don't play for more than two innings.

I'm telling ya, rain! Lots of it. "Greatest game ever" washed away.

Would serve 'em right.

Got my program in the mail yesterday. Usually there is a token home team story. This, however, is virtually all MFY. It went on the shelf with the others. I might never look at it again. Gag.

[Guest AG/DC]

Pelfrey is also the run-support king of the staff.

[Frayed Knot]

Y'know what Reyes [u:3c8dc4b9c2]doesn't[/u:3c8dc4b9c2] do that kind of bugs me?

... when he has the next base made easily (like on the Evans bingle to RCF) he doesn't go at that base agressively so as to put pressure on the defense.
Getting to 3rd with a some intent to it sticks the idea in the defense's head that they might get burned by another base unless they get teh ball back in quickly and without a bobble or a mis-throw.
By cruising in like he does he lets them off the hook and kills his chances of taking advantage if they ever do screw up.

Most of the time it won't matter but it bugs me anyway.

[bmfc1]

A lot of letters on the Rockies roster: Koshansky, Podsednik, Quintanilla, Tulowitzki, Torrealba. (How's that for great baseball analysis? It's my first IGT in a week so I'm rusty.)

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Beltran almost nailed Redman with that shot.

[Guest AG/DC]

bmfc1 wrote: A lot of letters on the Rockies roster: Koshansky, Podsednik, Quintanilla, Tulowitzki, Torrealba. (How's that for great baseball analysis? It's my first IGT in a week so I'm rusty.)

I would've kept lurking and not posted just to keep the mojo.

Just kidding. Welcome back. Good analysis.

[bmfc1]

AG/DC wrote: I would've kept lurking and not posted just to keep the mojo.

Believe me, I thought of that but the streak began before I left town. It's nice to be back.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Video of Morgan hitting a typical Jeter cheap-ass fence-scraping pennant porch homer.

[Guest AG/DC]

Uh, oh. The magic third hit against Pelfrey.

He's supposedly on a 100-pitch limit tonight.

[Zvon]

WOOT!
What a DP!

EASLEY U DA MAN!

[Frayed Knot]

WOW!