IGT 12: 4/19/09: vs Brewers - Suppan/Figueroa: For the Sweep

[stevejrogers]

Never mind...

Edited April 19, 2009 by Guest

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Never mind, indeed. My answer to Rogers makes no sense since he changed his post.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Now Santos has a triple too.

And he knocks Suppan out of the game.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

'Bucket, any room left on that Santos bandwagon?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Hardy kicks a grounder by Jose, and Santos comes home to score.

Reyes is the tying run at first with one out in the 7th.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Now Murphy has singled Reyes to second and Wright is up.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Walked him!

Bases loaded, one out, Carlos Delgado!

[Benjamin Grimm]

drat.

A 1-2-3 (or perhaps a 1-2-4) double play ends the inning.

Mets get one, though, and are down by 1 with two innings to go.

[apmorris]

fock.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mets trying another rally.

Beltran leads off the 8th with a single, then Sheffield walks.

Tatis comes up. Brewers announcers thinking he'll bunt.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He hasn't had a successful sacrifice bunt since 2002.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Looks like he's not bunting. Good! I prefer the 3-run homer.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Tatis strikes out.

Santos up.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Come on, Omir! There's still room on the bandwagon!

Count now at 2-0. Reed in the on-deck circle. Frankie Rodriguez throwing in the pen.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Auggghhh. Santos smoked that one, but hit Hall smack in the glove.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ouch! Santos smoked a line drive to third with the runners going (on 3-2) and it's an easy double play.

Inning over.

Mets get one more shot to score a run. Pitcher's spot will lead off the ninth.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Huh! Me and Swan Swan both use the same verb.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

The Sons of Joe Schulz, we are.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Brewers announcers are killing (I'm exaggerating) Jerry over the lack of the bunt. If Tatis can't bunt, then use Castillo as a PH.

I just don't see it, though.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

I agree. He's in the lineup to hit, so let him hit. Although, at this rate, he'll be playing everyday for Your Buffalo Bisons before long.

Meanwhile, Weeks finds the hole that Santos did not. Brewers by 2. Pitcher's hole then the top due for the Good Guys.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Castillo out, but then Jose gets on on an infield single.

Murphy the tying run at the plate.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And he pops to short. It's all up to Mr. Wright.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Blecchh. Coffey did a nice job here, but they Mets had their chances.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And Wright ends it with a soft liner to second.

"The biggest win of the year for the Brewers" according to their announcers.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Three runs in two days is not gonna get it done. Feel bad for Nelson, who did what he was supposed to do.

[MFS62]

Twelve hits
three doubles
two triples
two runs

Frustrating
Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Was I all over that Omir Santos call or what?

Bad luck, and a few bad turns at bat is all it takes.

[Frayed Knot]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Brewers announcers are killing (I'm exaggerating) Jerry over the lack of the bunt. If Tatis can't bunt, then use Castillo as a PH. I just don't see it, though.

I agree (with you, not the Brewer's Crew).

And, as usual, these pro-bunters rarely mention that sac bunts aren't always successful - particularly by those who rarely bunt.

Tatis also got dicked by two of those strikes. Neither strike one (the half-swing) nor strike two (called on the inside corner) looked like strikes to me and that put him in the 0-2 hole.

[Frayed Knot]

Reyes & Murphy on base 3 times each - yet only once in the same inning
Between that and all the DPs it was that kind of day.

[bmfc1]

Casey Fossum. Welcome.
Nelson Figueroa. DFA'd.

Of course, they could have just started Stokes today instead of Figueroa (and Pelfrey) allowing them to keep O'Day. Or they could have DL'd Pelfrey. Instead, they've potentially lost two decent pitchers.