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

[stevejrogers]

Lets go old school and put Santana or Maine out there to finish this one!

[nymr83]

i'm not against using starters in relief when it helps the team, but in a 7-0 game it would be pretty foolish to put Santana on the mound, it would be like putting your starting position players into the game in a blowout instead of taking them out of it.

[Fman99]

Yep. Mop up time. Put whomever is the last man in the pen out there. Give everyone else one more day off.

[stevejrogers]

="Nymr83"]i'm not against using starters in relief when it helps the team, but in a 7-0 game it would be pretty foolish to put Santana on the mound, it would be like putting your starting position players into the game in a blowout instead of taking them out of it.

True, I just like to see what they did back in the 70s, when Seaver or Koosman or Matlack would come in during the final game before the break.

[Guest AG/DC]

Let's see if he can get his first complete game and shutout instead.

Goes 3-0 on on Kshansla;sdkfhay.

[Frayed Knot]

Darling was saying the other day that Seaver told him, as they briefly crossed paths during their Metdom, to always volunteer for Sunday before ASG duty as he (GTS) vultured up a handful of wins that way over the years.

[metirish]

I love the way Pelfrey is responding to getting all these runs , just dealing he is.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

="SteveJRogers"] ="Nymr83"]i'm not against using starters in relief when it helps the team, but in a 7-0 game it would be pretty foolish to put Santana on the mound, it would be like putting your starting position players into the game in a blowout instead of taking them out of it. True, I just like to see what they did back in the 70s, when Seaver or Koosman or Matlack would come in during the final game before the break.

With our luck, Santana would get hurt! Keep 'em on ice!

[nymr83]

Pelfrey, at 114 pitches and with 2 on, will face another batter. thats a rarity today and i like it.

[nymr83]

8 shutout innings!! no walks!!

[Fman99]

Another dominant turn by the Big Pelf.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Take a bow, Pelf!

[Guest AG/DC]

I doubt he'd take that curtain call if he hadn't already heard that his day was done.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Great pitching performance from Pelfrey. He is finally starting to become the pitcher the Mets had projected him to become when they drafted him out of Wichita State.

[Valadius]

I'm so glad he was kept out of the Santana deal.

[Guest AG/DC]

No walks.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Joe Smith = Closer in training?

And Jon is wrong, the Beatles' final performance was in San Francisco, I think.

[Gwreck]

Listened to the WFAN broadcast for most of the game while coming home on the LIRR.

I could definitely detect a true excitement in Howie's voice, talking about how Delgado's homer reminded him of Strawberry, or how the last 9-game winning streak for the Mets was in 2000 -- the last year the Mets won the pennant, of course.

As referenced by Edgy, he had a great story about Jane Jarvis playing her entire repertoire (including Christmas songs) during the in-game blackout that happened 31 years ago tonight.

[Zvon]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: And Jon is wrong, the Beatles' final performance was in San Francisco, I think.

I believe your right MgM.

[Gwreck]

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9!

[Zvon]

Wow. This pitching we have been seeing is just a trip.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Beautiful!

I'm almost sad the break is here because I want to keep the momentum going!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

[Zvon]

Jane Jarvis.
Wow, thats a name I haven't heard in 20 years or so.

[Zvon]

[Guest AG/DC]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hey I was at this game tonight. Very lively crowd. first-inning 3-run homers are the best. Go Mets!