IGT 5/12 - Braves at Mets

[Guest Mendoza Line]

Johnson, 2B
Escobar, SS
Larry, 3b
Anderson, LF
McCann, C
Kotchman, 1B
Francoeur, RF
Schafer, CF
Jurrjens, P




Reyes, SS
Cora, 2B
Murphy, LF
Beltran, CF
Wright, 3B
Tatis, 1B
Reed, RF
Santos, C
Pelfrey, P

[bmfc1]

Nick Evans almost made the Mets, would have if not for Sheffield's arrival, and has now been sent from AAA to extended ST for a week. He'll then go to Binghamton.


(Merged from IGT Braves @ Mets, 05/12/09, 5/12/2009)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Those transparent pngs of the logos? With the reflections underneath?

Shweet.

Now, can somebody explain to me what Ryan Church did to get into the doghouse? He starts the season on fire and now he's getting benched half the time or more as if it's intended to cool him off and keep him cool.

[Guest holychicken]

That lineup doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Reading the Mets.com game preview, it was pointed out that Manuel fully intended on keeping Church benched again today regardless of how Reed performed yesterday.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Do it say why?

[Guest OlerudOwned]

]Jeremy Reed started in right field and Ryan Church, who has three hits in his most recent 32 at-bats didn't play. Reed had a double, a single and a walk in four plate appearances. Even before that, Manuel said he intended to start him again Tuesday.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090511&content_id=4676824&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

Mystifying. It really can't even be argued that it's just because of the slump, because Manuel made this sort of mindset clear from the outset of spring when he handed the starting spot to Murphy.

[Guest Kong76]

Another argument for spikes first sliding.

oe: (I guess I should explain myself, Wright slid into second head first and
his hand was blocked nicely by recipient of throw and he was CS)

[Guest Kong76]

Swing the freakin' bat, David.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Let's go streaking!

[Guest GYC]

Absolutely no reason to pull Pelfrey here. None whatsoever. This is dumb.

[Guest Kong76]

Was Rusty the answer to the SNY trivia question?

500 hits with four teams; Houston, Mets, Expos, and Tigers?

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: Now, can somebody explain to me what Ryan Church did to get into the doghouse? He starts the season on fire and now he's getting benched half the time or more as if it's intended to cool him off and keep him cool.

Jerry is a secular humanist.

[Guest GYC]

Kong76 wrote: Was Rusty the answer to the SNY trivia question? 500 hits with four teams; Houston, Mets, Expos, and Tigers?

Yes.


Another fun fact: he is one of three players to homer before turning 20 and
after turning 40. Who are the other two?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ah crap.

[Guest GYC]

Fire Razor Shines.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

For fuck's sake.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

]Another fun fact: he is one of three players to homer before turning 20 and after turning 40. Who are the other two?

Well, if you're counting the Fresh Meadows Softball League, me.

Can't anybody here slide feet first and give the guy with the ball something to think about?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

GYC wrote: ="Kong76"]Was Rusty the answer to the SNY trivia question? 500 hits with four teams; Houston, Mets, Expos, and Tigers? Yes. Another fun fact: he is one of three players to homer before turning 20 and after turning 40. Who are the other two?

Sheffield's one, right?

[Guest Kong76]

It's big names like Cobb and Mantle or someone.

I'm having a Mets panic attack ...

[Guest Kong76]

Or Cobb and Sheffield ;-)

[Guest GYC]

Yeah, Cobb and Sheffield. I forget where I learned it, but I read it awhile
ago. Well, when I read it, it was just Staub and Cobb.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Rally caps, boys!

[Guest GYC]

WHAT ARE YOU FUCKING DOING REYES?!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

How fucking great and stupid at the same time

[metirish]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: How fucking great and stupid at the same time

Never even looked the replay showed.....

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: For fuck's sake.

(repeat)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Chef to hit for Muffy here vs. the lefty.

[Piggiestomatoes]

How incredibly stupid. He's a very good but f-ing retarded player. If they fail to tie, that's two games in a row he's cost them big time. Nice ball to the gap, though.

[Theoldmole]

Is Sheffield for Murphy such a great idea?