IGT Mets @ Brewers, 09/03/08

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Whoa! Six runs in the first?

The issue here will be to keep Ollie focused with that big lead.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Crew goes down in order in the second.

[Fman99]

I love the early-innings piling on of runs by the good guys. Day after day they jump out to leads. Good stuff.

[soupcan]

Beltran singles, Church does the opposite of a grand slam and hits into a dp. Castillo grounds out.

[seawolf17]

soupcan wrote: Church does the opposite of a grand slam and hits into a dp.

He just doesn't like leaving runners on base.

[Farmer Ted]

Is Corey Hart the long lost son of Randall Tex Cobb?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Farmer Ted wrote: Is Corey Hart the long lost son of Randall Tex Cobb?

I think he's the long-lost son of Bristol Palin.

[Centerfield]

Bush is only at about 50 pitches in the 4th inning. He gave up lots of runs, but at least he game them up efficiently. He could go 6 or 7 still.

[soupcan]

Reyes singles then matches Mookie's career Met record of stolen bases with his 281st.

Sorry - that's 'JReyes'.

[soupcan]

Murphy grounds out. Inning ovah.

It'd be nice if the Mets scored again.

[HahnSolo]

Farmer Ted wrote: Is Corey Hart the long lost son of Randall Tex Cobb?

He looks like a semi-cleaned-up Geico caveman.

OE: which I guess is appropriate since Tex Cobb was in the movie Caveman.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Oliver's thrown 58 pitches through 3 innings.

Hopefully he'll have a few easy innings so that he'll be able to go 7 or 8.

[seawolf17]

soupcan wrote: Reyes singles then matches Mookie's career Met record of stolen bases with his 281st.

"I'm trying to score more runs, guys! A little help here!"

[Guest AG/DC]

Tack on time.

Congratualtions, Jose.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

If Bush hadn't gone all Glavine in the first inning like that, this game would really suck.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Perez does seem to be doing a good job of pitching out of whatever trouble he's been getting into. (At least so far.)

A six-run cushion does make that a bit easier.

[soupcan]

End of 5.

Still 6-0.

[bmfc1]

MGIM: "gone all Glavine"--Love it! A new baseball expression, meaning "giving up multiple runs in the first inning (but not being devastated or disappointed about it)."

[Benjamin Grimm]

85 pitches through 5 for Perez.

Looks like he'll be able to go 6, but I'm still hoping for 7.

With a day off tomorrow 6 might be enough, but I'd prefer to use the bullpen as little as possible.

[soupcan]

Dos doubles make it 6-1 Mets with 1 Brewer on and one out.

[soupcan]

A walk to Rivera makes it 1st & 2nd, with one out.

Hall at the plate.

[HahnSolo]

And a walk. 2 on, 1 out, Hall up.

[soupcan]

Hall pops to Schneider. 2 down.

[soupcan]

Kendall to Beltran.

To the 7th.

[Centerfield]

Perez through 6. 6-1. It'd be nice to score like 12 runs here so we can give Stokes and Ayala a little rest.

[Guest themetfairy]

Whew!

[Benjamin Grimm]

You're Jerry Manuel: Do you send Oliver Perez to the mound for the 7th inning?

As much as I want to get 7 from Perez, I'm leaning towards no.

[HahnSolo]

Yes.
After a baserunner, go get him.

[Benjamin Grimm]

HahnSolo wrote: Yes. After a baserunner, go get him.

I'll buy that.

[Benjamin Grimm]

]Last Play: D. Wright struck out swinging, D. Murphy caught stealing, catcher to second

I'd really like to see D. Wright snap out of whatever funk he's in. So far it hasn't really hurt the club, but we can't count on that continuing.