Opening Day IGT, 4/6/09, Mets @ Reds

[A Boy Named Seo]

Johan's walked 4 and K'd 7, but somehow still thrown only 70-something pitches. Harang threw 114 in 5.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Micah Owings is the first Pinch hitter off the Reds bench. We could trade them Marlon Anderson perhaps.

[seawolf17]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Micah Owings is the first Pinch hitter off the Reds bench. We could trade them Marlon Anderson perhaps.

Val's head would explode.

[Zvon]

="A Boy Named Seo"]Sandy Alomar was aggressive, too.

But he wasn't insane.

Lol, I really don't know how how well Razor coaches third or his mental state.

That was hit way hard and off the bat I thought no way do we plate Wright on that.

But we do want more runs for Santana,..its cold and wet out there, they had to make the play.
We tried.
We failed.
DatsAbaseball.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

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[TransMonk]

Castillo: Doubles machine.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Santana bats in the 6th (and draws a walk.)

I was wondering if Jerry would pull him after 5. Guess not!

[Zvon]

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Thank you sir.

I wanted to see Castillos swing on that double to see if he is swinging with more authority.
Figures they didn't even show it when it was hit.
Cutting back from a replay that meant nothing.


OOO, and they walk Santana.

[A Boy Named Seo]

="Zvon"] ="A Boy Named Seo"]Sandy Alomar was aggressive, too. But he wasn't insane. Lol, I really don't know how how well Razor coaches third or his mental state. That was hit way hard and off the bat I thought no way do we plate Wright on that. But we do want more runs for Santana,..its cold and wet out there, they had to make the play. We tried. We failed. DatsAbaseball.

True dat. It's too early in the season for any crankiness, but I really want the boys to come through big for Johan this year. Squandered way too many of his awesome efforts.

The last couple of years are making me think in a big picture/entire season perspective for each game more than I've ever done before, I think.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Loaded up for Murphy. Gotta be bringing in the lefty now, no?

EDIT: D'oh. Pitcher is a lefty! I saw it on the radio!

[Zvon]

Bases bulked with blue.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Here we go! Top of the order will get this going.

[A Boy Named Seo]

OK, ducks on pond.

LETS...

[TransMonk]

GO...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

RBI groundout for Murph.

[seawolf17]

Of course, he would have hit another home run if you'd said...

METS!

[Zvon]

Ill take it.
Nice swing by Murph on that cramped screwgie to put it in play and hit it hard enough to get that run in.

[A Boy Named Seo]

2 outs, second and third for Wright. No easy choice for Dusty here.

C'mon, Davey.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

C'mon David! Assassinate this guy!

[TransMonk]

Sacks juiced again. C'mon, Carlos.

[Zvon]

Maybe we should just let them walk in a dozen.
STOP SWINGING THOSE BATS!
lol

[TransMonk]

Cheese 'n' rice!

I guess 2 runs is better than 1. Looks like we may just get to see how good our new bullpen is today.

[Zvon]

Really could have broke it open there.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Oh poo.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tying run at 2nd, 0 outs as Beltran makes the first Met error of the year.

[Zvon]

UGHH.

Great backup by Santana saves a run on that errant throw to third.

As far as Murph goes I'll never understand how someone can have good hitting hands and bad fielding hands.
Does he have two sets of hands?

[TransMonk]

Wheels...falling...off...mayday...mayday.

[Zvon]

2-1 on the sac fly.

K, hold it right here.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

2-1 on a sac fly by Phillips.

[Zvon]

TransMonk wrote: Wheels...falling...off...mayday...mayday.

That's okay.
They can still fly.
They just can't land.