A 'Nooner' IGT - Mets-Pads, Aug 7

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Nymr83 wrote: Reyes gets the lead runner at home, bases still loaded one out.

Huge. So many better things can happen now.

[HahnSolo]

Acc. to Wayne and Howie, Giles has only 4 Shea RBI in his entire career. Let's not claim him.

[nymr83]

FUCK the next one is off Reyes' glove for a single, its 3-2 now with bases still loaded.

the mets go the pen again, joe smith, the 4th pitcher of the inning, will face kouzmanoff

[Guest holychicken]

Nymr83 wrote: fuck sanchez hits hairston with a pitch

Give him a break, he wanted to get out of there real fast.

[HahnSolo]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: ="Nymr83"]Reyes gets the lead runner at home, bases still loaded one out. Huge. So many better things can happen now.

Like an RBI hit.

[soupcan]

3-2 now after Gonzalez puts one under Jose's glove.

Lucky they didn't tie it.

Smith coming in. Bases still juiced, 1 out.

[Frayed Knot]

Even when the other team doesn't hit things still don't go right:
bloop single, seeing eye single, HBP, GO too slow for DP, seeing eye single

[nymr83]

DOUBLE PLAY!!!

[soupcan]

Holy shit. Whew.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Really?

[Guest AG/DC]

Goalie spit.

[Guest themetfairy]

What soup said!

[HahnSolo]

Joe Smith showing some grapefruits.

[TransMonk]

That's refreshing.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Phew!!!

Now, who do you bring out for the ninth? Kunz?

Let's get some insurance runs!

[Benjamin Grimm]

That double play is HUGE.

If the Mets end up winning 3-2, Smith should get the save, regardless of whether or not he's the finishing pitcher.

(He's due to be the 4th hitter in the upcoming inning, by the way.)

[HahnSolo]

If they go 1-2-3, then leave Smith out there. If not, you either go Heilman or the rookie.

[soupcan]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Really?

Yeah and not an easy one,

Our heinous kind of dove to the ground and shoveled to Jose who throw low and to the rightfield side of first. Evans had to stretch to catch it and wound up flat on the ground after the play.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I agree with leaving Smith there after a 1-2-3.

I'd even let him come to the plate if the Mets have already scored by the time he's due up.

I'd rather see him finish (he's only thrown 4 pitches) if possible than switch to another pitcher with unknown stuff.

[HahnSolo]

Meanwhile, Fish lead the Phils 2-0 heading to tthe bottom of the 6th.
Chris Volstad has given up 1 hit through 5, while the Marlins have scratched out a couple runs off Hamels.

[nymr83]

Bud Black couldn't figure out how to make a doubleswitch properly and he's been thrown out of the game by the homeplate umpire after throwing down his lineup card

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: My little webby gamecast thing sez this game is being homeplate umpired by Todd Tichenor, a "vacation" ump who normally works AAA.

apparently he's getting into it with Black and the other SD coaches over a lineup chages?

[soupcan]

And his bench coach gets tossed with him...

[Guest AG/DC]

Somebody remind me why we lifted Ramon Castro?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Nymr83 wrote: Bud Black couldn't figure out how to make a doubleswitch properly and he's been thrown out of the game by the homeplate umpire after throwing down his lineup card

Maybe the Pods were mistaken to run Bruce Bochy out of town like that!

[Frayed Knot]

AG/DC wrote: Somebody remind me why we lifted Ramon Castro?

Ankle acting up apparently.

[soupcan]

AG/DC wrote: Somebody remind me why we lifted Ramon Castro?

Balky ankle.

[nymr83]

maybe they could get Willie Randolph

[HahnSolo]

AG/DC wrote: Somebody remind me why we lifted Ramon Castro?

Howie and Wayne said something about Castro looking "uncomfortable" in his first two at bats, but I didn't hear anything after that.

[metirish]

AG/DC wrote: Somebody remind me why we lifted Ramon Castro?

Noble.


NEW YORK -- Ramon Castro, who injured his right ankle in a play at the plate on Saturday in Houston, was removed from the Mets' game Thursday afternoon because of recurring pain in the same ankle.

Playing for the first time since Saturday, Castro was the starting catcher. He struck out in his only two at-bats. Robinson Cancel replaced him.