IGT Business Person's Special 4-29-09

[stevejrogers]

Time to SQUISH THE FISH!

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's a Johan day. Let's give him eight or nine runs!

[bmfc1]

Mets:
Jose Reyes SS
Alex Cora 2B
Daniel Murphy LF
Carlos Beltran CF
David Wright 3B
Ryan Church RF
Fernando Tatis 1B
Ramon Castro C
Johan Santana (3-1, 0.70)

Marlins:
Emilio Bonifacio 2B
Cameron Maybin CF
Wes Helms 3B
Jorge Cantu 1B
Jeremy Hermida LF
Ronny Paulino C
Cody Ross RF
Alfredo Amezaga SS
Josh Johnson RHP (2-0, 2.20)

Edited April 29, 2009 by Guest

[batmagadanleadoff]

SteveJRogers wrote: Time to SQUISH THE FISH!

You always say that every time we play Fla. "Let's squish the fish".

[Fman99]

Got my Gameday Audio, my headphones, bag lunch. Let's do this.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ugh, put Murphy at first!

[Guest holychicken]

Edgy DC wrote: Ugh, put Murphy at first!

Is it possible that he is actually worse at first?

[duan]

nah, he's a 3rd baseman by trade. I think they won't put him at first because "we don't want him to have too many things to think about" etc etc etc.

[Guest Edgy DC]

holychicken wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Ugh, put Murphy at first! Is it possible that he is actually worse at first?

I doubt that's their thinking. More likely they think the long term effect of too much hay being made over assigning to first for a day outweighs the short-term effect of having a better defense out there.

I'm telling you here that playing Murphy around will relieve his worried mind, rather than further burden it.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's a Johan day. Let's give him eight or nine runs!

The only way this happens is if Johan goes Baseball Bugs on us.

I'm with Edge on the Murph-as-nomad theorizin'.

[Fman99]

I need to buy some noise cancelling headphones. Earbuds are good for the gym but they're not something I want to wear for three hours.

[Fman99]

Stupid Jorge ****u.

[TransMonk]

Hmmm...were going to need more than a couple runs today.

[MFS62]

I'm beginning to not like Jorge Cantu.

Later

[Fman99]

Good start for the Mets! Another three bagger at Triples Field, this one for Reyes.

[Guest Edgy DC]

TribouroughStadium strikes again.

[nymr83]

Welcome to TripleLand, home of the New York Mets.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ooh, bunting in the first.

[Fman99]

Safety squeeze, 2-1 Mets.

They're bunt happy! Murph on with a bunt single.

P.S. Wayne Hagin still blows.

[TransMonk]

Bunt single: the speciality of any #3 hitter.

[nymr83]

I hate bunting for 1 run but i guess with Cora's .245/.313/.348 line he is the guy to do it with, he shuoldnt be batting 2nd.

Murph with a bunt single!

[smg58]

Edgy DC wrote: I'm telling you here that playing Murphy around will relieve his worried mind, rather than further burden it.

If he'd played some first in spring training I'd agree, but throwing him there cold might not do him or the team defense any favors.

[soupcan]

Say what you want about Cantu - he's good.

It seems that whenever I watch the Marlins he comes up big.

2-1 Fish by the way Fman.

[Fman99]

="soupcan"]Say what you want about Cantu - he's good. It seems that whenever I watch the Marlins he comes up big. 2-1 Fish by the way Fman.

Whoopsie. Thanks Soup.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wright watches one belt high on the outside part of the plate for strike three. That's like his pitch.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Nymr83 wrote: I hate bunting for 1 run but i guess with Cora's .245/.313/.348 line he is the guy to do it with, he shuoldnt be batting 2nd. Murph with a bunt single!

Jesus, Cora's got less than 20 abs, could we stop projecting batting orders on that basis

[MFS62]

TransMonk wrote: Bunt single: the speciality of any #3 hitter.

Mantle did it many times. And I remember Gene Mauch having the first four (or was it five?) batters bunt against a dominating pitcher who gave his team problems. It may have been against Jim Bunning when he was with the Pitates. IIRC they all got on base.
A nice way to rattle a young pitcher.

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Last Play: D. Wright struck out looking

I'm sick of this too.

[Guest Edgy DC]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: ="Nymr83"]I hate bunting for 1 run but i guess with Cora's .245/.313/.348 line he is the guy to do it with, he shuoldnt be batting 2nd. Murph with a bunt single! Jesus, Cora's got less than 20 abs, could we stop projecting batting orders on that basis

He's also yesterday's outstanding Met.

[batmagadanleadoff]

MFS62 wrote: ="TransMonk"]Bunt single: the speciality of any #3 hitter. Mantle did it many times. And I remember Gene Mauch having the first four (or was it five?) batters bunt against a dominating pitcher who gave his team problems. It may have been against Jim Bunning when he was with the Pitates. IIRC they all got on base. A nice way to rattle a young pitcher. Later

Can't complain about a base hit. Murphy's not a 30 HR guy anyway and in this stadium, might not finish the season with 10. Bunting for a hit is nothing like bunting for an out.