IGT Cubs @ Mets, 09/25/08

[bmfc1]

New York Mets
Reyes, ss
Murphy, lf
Wright, 3b
Delgado, 1b
Beltran, cf
Church, rf
Martinez, 2b
Cancel, c
Martinez, rhp

Chicago Cubs
Pie, lf
Theriot, ss
Hoffpauir, 1b
Edmonds, cf
Fontenot, 2b
McGehee, 3b
Fukudome, rf
Hill, c
Harden, p

Edited September 25, 2008 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

Facing Harden tonight, who's great while he's in there but throws as many pitches as Ollie getting through 5 and rarely last much longer. Plus Lou has no incentive to push him any longer.


I half-expected an Endy for Church switch.

[G-Fafif]

I may have to change Ramon Martinez's nickname from Afterthought. I swear when he came up last night, it was the first I remembered his being on the team since he did such a swell job pinch-running last week.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Must we do this? Instead of playing baseball, can't the Mets and the Cubs all go to the mall together and have a nice dinner in the food court?

[Benjamin Grimm]

G-Fafif wrote: I may have to change Ramon Martinez's nickname from Afterthought.

Argenis Reyes gets his first hit in about five weeks and the next day he's booted from the lineup. He must be wondering, "What more do they want from me?"

[Guest holychicken]

I wish I could just ignore it. Why can't I just ignore it? I just want to stop paying attention. That's all. Why won't I let myself do that? Do I have some kind of problem? Is it multiple problems?

[soupcan]

Multiple.

And I got 'em too.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Must we do this? Instead of playing baseball, can't the Mets and the Cubs all go to the mall together and have a nice dinner in the food court?

I don't know if the chain or the mall still exist, but when the phrase food court comes up, I think of Taco Viva at the 163rd Street Mall in Miami Beach.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I won't be able to ignore it as much as I'd like to. I'll be checking in on the score but I'm NOT going to sit and watch this game. An inning or two at most, but that's IT.

[Guest themetfairy]

I'll be at middle school back to school night tonight. The one thing in this world that's possibly more tortuous than the Mets.

[Guest themetfairy]

G-Fafif wrote: ="Benjamin Grimm"]Must we do this? Instead of playing baseball, can't the Mets and the Cubs all go to the mall together and have a nice dinner in the food court? I don't know if the chain or the mall still exist, but when the phrase food court comes up, I think of Taco Viva at the 163rd Street Mall in Miami Beach.

Apparently Taco Viva is a thing of the past.

[HahnSolo]

2 hour Survivor Premiere. Plus I think we get a new Office as well.

You know, in case you're looking for other alternatives.

[bmfc1]

Cancel (not Castro) replaces Schneider in the lineup. See the revised first post. No Derrek Lee. No Alfonso Soriano. No Aramis Ramirez.

[Guest KC]

I'm gonna watch, watch parts of the Brewers game too I imagine.

I'm not on the Survivor boat, I'm on the Mets boat -- and I have multiple pro-
blems -- but the Mets aren't one of them.

Win quick, the rain's coming and so is a doubleheader somewhere down the
line so I'd really like to not see the pen. Actually, you'll all see through that
because none of us want to see the pen.

[Guest cooby]

themetfairy wrote: I'll be at middle school back to school night tonight. The one thing in this world that's possibly more tortuous than the Mets.

Met fairy, it is quite obvious to me that you have never been to either a dance recital or a elementary school Christmas program.

If the Mets continue to lose out the season, I will comfort myself with the thought that neither of those events will ever take up any of my time again.

Small comfort, I know.

[Frayed Knot]

I'd be surprised if it's not raining within the hour.

[metirish]

Anyone else been hearing the car commercial with a female singing Bowie's Space Oddity , who is the singer?

[bmfc1]

It's Cat Power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_JGDO3X87g

[Frayed Knot]

The Brewers can't be happy about that Cubs lineup -- especially if they don't get a similar one this weekend.

[Guest mario25]

Please let it rain...Pedro being shelled early

[Guest mario25]

Throwing in the 70's range

[Guest AG/DC]

David comes through with the sacrifice about 20 hours too late.

(Ya, I'll take what I can get, buddy.)

[Guest AG/DC]

It's cool that Church gets a gift there. He needed it in the worst way.

I was just thinking how appropriate his theme song applies:

Mental wounds not healing

Life's a bitter shame

I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train

[Guest AG/DC]

And Ryan asks for too much and goes off the rails with a caught stealing.

[Willets Point]

Is Lenny drunk?

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Willets Point wrote: Is Lenny drunk?

If he's lucky.

[Guest mario25]

Pedro being battered by the cubs "B" team. I think Pedro needs to hang em up

[bmfc1]

Get him the F out of there.

[Willets Point]

KKKKK

[Guest AG/DC]

I think our options are thin.

This is Pedro's last start as a... well, maybe as anything.

He's making some of these guys look stupid --- just not Hoffpauier, sadly.