IGT 07/28/08 - Mets @ Fish

[TransMonk]

NY Mets

J. Reyes ss
E. Chavez rf
D. Wright 3b
C. Delgado 1b
C. Beltran cf
F. Tatis lf
D. Easley 2b
B. Schneider c
J. Maine p

Florida

H. Ramirez ss
J. Hermida rf
J. Cantu 3b
J. Willingham lf
D. Uggla 2b
M. Jacobs 1b
C. Ross cf
J. Baker c
R. Nolasco p

[Frayed Knot]

Marlins have the only single-digit HR guy (of the front 7) batting cleanup.

[Guest AG/DC]

Sounds like another Met-friendly crowd.

Marlins booth is crowing about an inconsistent strike zone from C.B. Bucknor. Gameday disagrees.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Hits by Tatis and Easley drive in two in the second.

2-0 Mets.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Has Tatis officially been suspected of steroid use yet? He smashed that 0-2 pitch 400 feet. Crazy

[Guest AG/DC]

He seems to love to hit with two strikes. He likes curves and I guess folks like to throw them when they're ahead.

Delgado swings at ball four and gets an infield hit. Riduckulous. What isn't breaking the Mets' way?

[Guest AG/DC]

And he's caught stealing.

Don't get stupid, guys.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That CS gave Beltran a 2nd chance vs. Nolasco but looked like he didn't have a shot in either one.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Get well soon, John Maine.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ouch. If John baker can hit on that far, imagine what Frank Poncherello will do.

[TransMonk]

What's going on?

[bmfc1]

Uh-oh. Maine looks pissed. Plus, he's only 2 outs from being eligible for a win.

[bmfc1]

What a great play by Wright!

[Guest AG/DC]

How to keep fans from interfering: outjump their fat asses.

[bmfc1]

Anybody want to see Muniz in a Met uni tomorrow night?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

TransMonk wrote: What's going on?

Jerry and the trainer went out there when Maine fell behind on Baker 2-0. Maine gave them that, "Ain't nothing wrong with me" look then seemed to halfassedly throw 2 warmups as if to prove he was healthy. Baker hit rhe next pitch to Daytona Beach. Then Nolasco hit one to deep right and that was that.

Maine sat on the bench and has yet to hit the trainer's room.

[Guest AG/DC]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Has Tatis officially been suspected of steroid use yet? He smashed that 0-2 pitch 400 feet. Crazy

He even seems slimmer than he was during his first callup earlier in the year.

Cahnfidence = off the chart.

Another hit as I type.

[metirish]

Needed that 6-4-3 DP.

[Guest AG/DC]

Needed it because Muñiz was either hurt or jakin' it on that squibber to first.

Figured this would have been a spot for Collazo.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Keith Hernandez is a Marx Bros. fan. Riffs on Hugo Z. Quackenbush. Gary says "Horse Feathers".

[TransMonk]

Marlin booth says Maine has a sore forearm that he is icing.

Maine says he's fine.

[Guest AG/DC]

And Mu�iz standing around the mound instead of backing up the plate when the tying runs scores.

[TransMonk]

Now the Marlin booth is saying stiffness in Maine's right shoulder.

No word on if he's icing it or not.

[Guest AG/DC]

Bench wasting alert.

Faced with a lefty, they lift Schneid for a pinch hitter, but rather than Cancel or Castro, they go with Evans, even though a catcher will have to enter the game anyhow.

Well, the next batter is the pitcher, so surely they'll throw Castro up there now, with a runner on base. Nope. Argenis, who bunts out.

They score not.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

AG/DC wrote: And Mu�iz standing around the mound instead of backing up the plate when the tying runs scores.

Replay shows his shoe came off as he broke for first. He shoulda kept running anyway but instead tried to adjust.

The real bonehead play that inning was Schneid failing to catch that pitch.

Jerry calls for another bunt, Mets again execute, Mets again don't score. Hey, Jerry: Try something else.

Thanks

[The Hot Corner]

Hey Jerry, in case you haven't figured it out yet. Bunting Is For Losers.

When was the last time the Mets had a sacrifice bunt actually result in their scoring a run?

[Frayed Knot]

More Uggla defense by Dan Ugly and it's 3-2 Metsies.

[bmfc1]

The Marlins TV shows a moron w/a sign in the stands that reads "If New York is so great, move back." I don't know what the Marlins announcers are saying because I can't stand them so I have FAN on via the computer and the game a half-minute delayed via the DVR.

[bmfc1]

Dear Omar,

Please get some bullpen help.

Thank you.

Mets Fans

[Frayed Knot]

Would be real nice if someone in the pen could like like anyone out.