IGT - Mets @ Braves - 05/04/2009

[metirish]

Reyes .......... SS
Murphy ......... LF
Beltran .......... CF
Delgado ........ 1B
Wright .......... 3B
Church ......... RF
Castro ........... C
Castillo ......... 2B
Maine ............ RHP

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'd like to beat Javy Vasquez as if he were a Yankee again.

[metirish]

Check out the Braves beat writer, writes not only about baseball but works in music too.

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2009/05/04/braves-face-mets-but-not-johan/

[TransMonk]

Hernandez is 1-12 with a 6.50 ERA in his past 18 starts against the Braves since May 20, 2001. Against everyone else in that span, he�s 100-85 with a 4.27 ERA.

I dislike that stat.

[Fman99]

Luis and Carlos, I missed you. Help yourself to some hits.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Fman99 wrote: Luis and Carlos, I missed you. Help yourself to some hits.

Just FYI:

Castillo lifetime vs. Vazquez: 24/67, 1 HR(!), 4 XBH, .358 AVG/.419 OBP/.463(!)SLG

(Giddyup!)

Delgado vs. Vazquez: 4/24, 3 HR, .167/.259/.542. Not so great... but when 'e gets 'im, 'e gets 'im.

[metirish]

Jonhson 2B
Escobar SS
Chipper 3B
Kotchman 1B
Francoeur RF
B. Jones LF
Ross C
Schafer CF
Vazquez RHP



Reyes .......... SS
Murphy ......... LF
Beltran .......... CF
Delgado ........ 1B
Wright .......... 3B
Church ......... RF
Castro ........... C
Castillo ......... 2B
Maine ............ RHP

[metirish]

Oliie "demoted" to the bullpen.

[batmagadanleadoff]

metirish wrote: Oliie "demoted" to the bullpen.

...as the guy who comes in when the Mets are down by six runs, I hope.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Just wait for it.

Y'know, Maine is every bit the fuckup Perez is, only whiter, so maybe he's injured.

[nymr83]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Just wait for it. Y'know, Maine is every bit the fuckup Perez is, only whiter, so maybe he's injured.

Maine going into tonight in 21.2 innings allowed 17 hits and 12 walks.
Perez going into tonight in 21.2 innings allowed 28 hits and 21 walks.
one of those stat lines is bad and requires patience, the other is absolitely horrendous and requires immediate action. theres no race issue there unless you are actively seeking to make one.

[nymr83]

fuck. reyes and murphy draw 2-out walks but beltran swing and misses at a 12-6 curveball that was just crazy looking.

[metirish]

Those numbers for Maine don't look as bad but from what I have seen Maine looks just as lost out there from inning to inning.

[nymr83]

metirish wrote: Those numbers for Maine don't look as bad but from what I have seen Maine looks just as lost out there from inning to inning.

he didn't look lost to me in his last start. but numbers have a nice way of speaking for themselves. maine- bad, perez- a hell of alot worse.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Great catch by Church.

[nymr83]

OlerudOwned wrote: Great catch by Church.

he really needs to be in there almost every day for his defense alone

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Nymr83 wrote: fuck. reyes and murphy draw 2-out walks but beltran swing and misses at a 12-6 curveball that was just crazy looking.

Occasional nasty curves aside, Vazquez seems the very picture of a guy that Beltran eats up (power pitcher, pounds the zone). Not so, though.

Oh, and you don't run on the Empire-- nice cut down of Escobar by the big man in pads.

[nymr83]

BELTRAN HOMERS!!!

[seawolf17]

Beltran busts out the whopping stick and it's 3-2. Nice.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Beltran with the big kaboom!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Occasional nasty curves aside, Vazquez seems the very picture of a guy that Beltran eats up (power pitcher, pounds the zone). Not so, though.

Y'know, except when he hits it 430 feet.

Vazquez has always seemed to be one of those pitchers who's either mowing guys down or letting in 3 runs at a time.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

WRIGHT GOES DEEP! Mets on top!

[nymr83]

Delgado singles and WRIGHT HOMERS!

its offense-time!!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Occasional nasty curves aside, Vazquez seems the very picture of a guy that Beltran eats up (power pitcher, pounds the zone). Not so, though. Y'know, except when he hits it 430 feet. Vazquez has always seemed to be one of those pitchers who's either mowing guys down or letting in 3 runs at a time.

Like so. THERE's your apples, Wright booers.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Well whaddaya know.

[Piggiestomatoes]

I always loved that Wright kid!

[seawolf17]

Those two home runs landed in almost the same exact spot.

[seawolf17]

And once again, Gary's reading the Pool.

(Or he just watched a replay.)

[Theoldmole]

[Guest Kong76]

Wright reaches 501 career rbi according to the booth.