IGT #125 - Mets at Pirates - August 18, 2008

[Gwreck]

New York Mets
A. Reyes 2B
Evans LF
Wright 3B
Beltran CF
Delgado 1B
Tatis RF
Easley SS
Castro C
Maine P

Pittsburgh Pirates
Nate McLouth CF
Freddy Sanchez 2B
Ryan Doumit C
Adam LaRoche 1B
Jason Michaels LF
Andy LaRoche 3B
Steve Pearce RF
Jack Wilson SS
Paul Maholm P

[Guest AG/DC]

Poor Pittsburgh. They're the team with so little respect that they see a day off for Wright and for Reyes in the same series.

[batmagadanleadoff]

It's great that AquaVelva Reyes, the least likeliest guy to ever get on base, is leading off. I think Randolph kidnapped Manuel and is managing this team in disguise. Maybe they could put Argonaut Reyes on that spaceship, too.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I guess Santana's gonna hafta pitch another shutout today.

[Guest holychicken]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: It's great that AquaVelva Reyes, the least likeliest guy to ever get on base, is leading off. I think Randolph kidnapped Manuel and is managing this team in disguise. Maybe they could put Argonaut Reyes on that spaceship, too.

Manuel likes to play the hot hand and Reyes has a 450 OBP over the past week (5 games). Seems pretty Manuel-esque to me.

[Gwreck]

And sure enough, A. Reyes singles to lead off the game.

[Guest AG/DC]

Dave Magadan, meanwhile, languaishes on the Red Sox bench, seven years removed from his last big league at-bat.

[Guest holychicken]

Does Wright strike out with a man on third and less than 2 outs more than anyone in the history of the game or is it just me?

[Gwreck]

Having 2nd and 3rd with nobody out and only scoring 1 run is disappointing.

[TransMonk]

Hey, John Maine...walks usually kill!

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Maine missing his control and velocity right now. Worrisome.

[batmagadanleadoff]

AG/DC wrote: Dave Magadan, meanwhile, languaishes on the Red Sox bench, seven years removed from his last big league at-bat.

And Tommie Agee's dead.

[metirish]

Is that The Beano comic? , loved that as a kid.

[Guest AG/DC]

holychicken wrote: Does Wright strike out with a man on third and less than 2 outs more than anyone in the history of the game or is it just me?

Seeing as he's on a pace to tie the team RBI record this season...

[Guest PiazzaFan411]

Jerry tossed on argument over out call.

At first the umpires called Interference on John Maine which then changed to Reyes taking a step to 2nd. Someone has to explain this to me.

Edited August 18, 2008 by Guest

[batmagadanleadoff]

metirish wrote: Is that The Beano comic? , loved that as a kid.

Yes it is. But who's reading it?

[metirish]

No idea Bat but I know when you tell me I'll be kicking myself.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

What Wright does more than anyone -- I'm convinced of it but don't have the stats to show it -- is fly out in foul territory. I don;t mean this as snarky commentary -- I am serious. I am willing to bet no other player has made as many outs as Wright has this year on fly balls out of play.

[Guest holychicken]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: What Wright does more than anyone -- I'm convinced of it but don't have the stats to show it -- is fly out in foul territory. I don;t mean this as snarky commentary -- I am serious. I am willing to bet no other player has made as many outs as Wright has this year on fly balls out of play.

I am sure the Wilpons would love you if you gave them a reason to fill all of foul territory in Citifield with seats.

[Guest PiazzaFan411]

So what was the call on the whole Maine-Reyes thing.

Maine out on Fielder's Choice and Reyes counted as a tag?

I think Jerry Manuel presented a good arguement, they called it Interference on John Maine even though he slid and Reyes didn't do anything to the 1st Basemen.

[Gwreck]

I think they pretty much did that already. There's not much room down the lines -- anywhere -- in the new park.

[batmagadanleadoff]

="metirish"]No idea Bat but I know when you tell me I'll be kicking myself.

[metirish]

Not shitting you but John Mayall popped into my head , I knew I had see that before.

[batmagadanleadoff]

metirish wrote: Not shitting you but John Mayall popped into my head , I knew I had see that before.

Don't see. Listen. In that album is the sound ("THE SOUND!) that made the Gibson Guitar Company and launched a whole generation of guitar players. Mayall's the first guy. Clapton's reading the Beano. On the other side of Clapton is John McVie, the "Mac" in Fleetwood Mac.

[Guest holychicken]

Why is the batter given the benefit of the doubt on a sacrifice fly, but not given it on a groundout that drives in a run?

[Gwreck]

Isn't McVie on the far right?

[Gwreck]

Again with the 2nd and 3rd, nobody out, and we get only one run.

Damian grounds into a DP.

Can't believe I'm thinking that I might be ready to have Castillo back and that he's going to be an improvement on Easley.

[Fman99]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: ="metirish"]Is that The Beano comic? , loved that as a kid. Yes it is. But who's reading it?

It's Eric Clapton. That's the cover from the Bluesbreaker album that he did with John Mayall about 40 years ago.

I think.

[bmfc1]

holychicken wrote: Why is the batter given the benefit of the doubt on a sacrifice fly, but not given it on a groundout that drives in a run?

I agree with you on that--the batter that hits a GB that brings in a run is 0 for 1 but a batter that hits a flyball that brings in a run is 0 for 0. E.g., on Thursday night, the Mets had 2nd and 3rd, nobody out. Delgado, batting 4th, hit a GB that scored a run and advanced the runner to third who scored on a Beltran flyball. Delgado directly lead to 2 runs but was 0 for 1 while Beltran was 0 for 0.

[Fman99]

="batmagadanleadoff"] ="metirish"]No idea Bat but I know when you tell me I'll be kicking myself.

Yep.