IGT: Mets @ Giants--05/14/09

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Mets:
Luis Castillo 2B
Alex Cora SS
Carlos Beltran CF
Gary Sheffield LF
David Wright 3B
Fernando Tatis 1B
Ramon Castro C
Ryan Church RF
RHP John Maine (3-2, 4.54)

Giants:
Emmanuel Burriss 2B
Edgar Renteria SS
Pablo Sandoval 3B
Bengie Molina C
Randy Winn RF
Fred Lewis LF
Aaron Roward CF
Travis Ishikawa 1B
Jonathan Sanchez LHP (1-3, 4.78)

Reyes benched or just getting a night off? Dave Lennon tweets that it's a stiff, right calf.

Edited May 14, 2009 by Guest

[Farmer Ted]

Reyes with the night off after a tiring trot around the bases yesterday.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, he didn't quite make it all the way around.

Any statement from Jerry about this being punitive?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Farmer Ted wrote: Reyes with the night off after a tiring trot around the bases yesterday.

WoW.

Jer-ry
Jer-ry
Jer-ry

[Frayed Knot]

Y'know what would be another good "punishment"? ... Put him in the 2-hole starting tomorrow w/Castillo up top.

You wanna make things happen hot shot - do it with your bat

[Guest Kong76]

Sometimes I think he's a time bomb who's gonna push the envelope once
too often with a manager, teammates, and the fans.

[metirish]

Kong76 wrote: Sometimes I think he's a time bomb who's gonna push the envelope once too often with a manager, teammates, and the fans.

Isn't this a direct quote from yourself?

[Guest Edgy DC]

That right calf business really takes any of the sting out of a benching, for those of us looking for a little more emotional blood.

Anyhow, assuming that calf report is no bull, this makes our short bench ubershort.

[Guest Kong76]

mi: Isn't this a direct quote from yourself?

You have not yet reached the age (or mental state) where one often
repeats themselves regardless of whether it's been said or anyone
heard it or even cares that you said it.

I fear as a Mets fan about Reyes if he doesn't get reeled in and soon.

Edited May 14, 2009 by Guest

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

="Edgy DC"]That right calf business really takes any of the sting out of a benching, for those of us looking for a little more emotional blood. Anyhow, assuming that calf report is no bull, this makes our short bench ubershort.

Jerry Manuel... face saver?

Are we sure the plane didn't go through a wormhole, and land the team in Bizarro San Francisco?

[seawolf17]

Sometimes I think he's a time bomb who's gonna push the envelope once too often with a manager, teammates, and the fans.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Cora singles and steals, and Sheff has a chance for a 2-out RBI.

Puh-lenty of good seats available. Hokey smokes, the joint looks empty.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Way to leave the interstate, Gary.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Guy in the front row looks like Cousin Oliver at age 50.

[Guest cooby]

argh, pass the acetone for my eyes.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

A dribbler and a steal by Burriss, and Maine is in a spot of trouble already.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Swan Swan H wrote: A dribbler and a steal by Burriss, and Maine is in a spot of trouble already.

KTE outtake: For the past two weeks, Burriss has been like Bonifacio was during the first two weeks (.375 avg/.444 OBP). Only one hit has been for extra bases.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Cora gets eaten up by a Sandoval shot, then a high fastball from Maine to Molina is not high, and is appropriately hit hard into left-center. 1-1, 1st & 2nd, 1 out.

A WP, and a sac fly make it 2-1 Jints, slow runner on 2nd. Another WP moves Molina to 3rd. Lewis walks, I have to get up at 6:15 tomorrow morning, and Maine is making me cranky already.

[Guest themetfairy]

Maine looks like crap out there.

[Guest Kong76]

I was gonna watch three innings, now I'm gonna watch three outs in the
bottom of the first (after 35 minutes) and go to sleep.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I don't care how many guys get walked, or how hard this asshole gets hit-- if I'm Jerry, he's staying out there for 200 pitches.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

So... is playing his primary position tonight disorienting for Mr. Cora?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Cora is not distinguishing himself with the glove today. He probably should have taken charge on Burriss' dribbler in the first, didn't make a tough play on Sandoval, and now he short-arms one past Castillo to set up 1st and 2nd, no out.

Maine showing some gumption in getting the next three batters.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Sheff and DWright are wrestling for that Schaefer.

2-out rally = smile time!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Wright trying to steal second gets Molina out of his crouch just a bit early, and he lets a slurve or something go to the wall. Sheff crosses with the go-ahead run - 3-2 Metsies.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Yow, that's a creepy picture. Makes one wish for cloud cover.

[Guest themetfairy]

No - that's the baby in the sun from Teletubbies.

MK looked just like that when he was a baby.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Meanwhile, Maine cruises through a 1-2-3 inning.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

themetfairy wrote: No - that's the baby in the sun from Teletubbies. MK looked just like that when he was a baby.

A personal fave-- either 2 parts happy, 1 part creepy or the other way, depending on the baby's type of smile.

And Johnny boy's on cruise control now. Which is good, because he'll be driving for 8 innings or so.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Molina sluggish on a Maine bunt?

No. He was skurred. Bases tanked, no out.