Memorial Day IGT Nationals at Mets, 05/25/2009

[Benjamin Grimm]

From Yahoo.com's preview:

]The Mets� offense may get a boost Monday. Manuel expects shortstop Jose Reyes, sidelined since Wednesday with tendinitis behind his right calf, to play. Carlos Beltran, who was New York�s designated hitter in Boston because of a bruised right knee, could play as well.

]The Nationals might be the perfect opponent to help Maine bounce back. He went 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA in three starts versus Washington last season despite walking nine in 17 2-3 innings. John Lannan (2-3, 3.63) will get the ball for the Nationals, and he�s 2-0 with a 2.55 ERA over his last four outings. He gave up one run and seven hits over seven innings Wednesday in a 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh. The left-hander, who was born on Long Island, is 1-2 with a 5.20 ERA in five career starts against the Mets.

Points to writer Brett Huston for saying on Long Island and not in Long Island.

[Ceetar]

I normally don't care about which uniform/hat/color scheme is going on, but..Red? I periodically was flipping on MLB Network and I thought even the Yankees looked silly in red caps. I'm sure the Mets will look even worse.

[Gwreck]

Cristian Guzman SS
Nick Johnson 1B
Ryan Zimmerman 3B
Adam Dunn LF
Austin Kearns RF
Willie Harris CF
Anderson Hernandez 2B
Wil Nieves C
John Lannan P

Pagan RF
Castillo 2B
Beltran CF
Sheffield LF
Wright 3B
Tatis 1B
Santos C
Martinez SS
Maine P

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Boo! We want Fartinez!!!

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Booth discussing the plate discipline and OBP aspects of Moneyball, and when bringing up historical players who possessed that quality, Joe Morgan is emphatically the first name thrown out there. Which was always the ultimate irony of the Moneyball backlash. It's most vitriolic critic was perhaps the prototypical player for the philosophy.

[ashie62]

No Reyes..is it possible he wasn't DL'd because there isn't anyhing worth replacing him with?? Mike Carp you coulda been a contender

Edited May 25, 2009 by Guest

[ashie62]

Wright can't move a freaking bat?

[ashie62]

Ceetar wrote: I normally don't care about which uniform/hat/color scheme is going on, but..Red? I periodically was flipping on MLB Network and I thought even the Yankees looked silly in red caps. I'm sure the Mets will look even worse.

they do

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Beltran's 2-out wiles make for big baby smiles.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Lineout to first on a hit-and-run erases Tatis, ends the fourth, and signals an Omir Santos bid for the Golden Whatever-Hat-Represents-a-Double-Play (his second DP on the night).

[Guest cooby]

="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr"]Beltran's 2-out wiles make for big baby smiles.

Gad, that is friggin creepy

[Guest Kong76]

Not a big fan of the creepy baby face either. I think it's from some kid's show.

Two on, no outs!

Sheff with a three run DING DONG!!!!

[Guest themetfairy]

Ka-Boom Gary!

That's a different stroke

[ashie62]

Thats a HR

[Guest themetfairy]

Kong76 wrote: Not a big fan of the creepy baby face either. I think it's from some kid's show.

The baby in the sun is not creepy. And it's from Teletubbies.

[Guest Kong76]

Or not, they're gonna review.

[Willets Point]

Video review has been good to the Mets the past two days, what will happen today.

[ashie62]

please God

[Willets Point]

Oh and that fan is a dumbass if he reached over.

[Guest Kong76]

tmf: The baby in the sun is not creepy <<<

I don't care for it, mileage may vary.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Willets Point wrote: Oh and that fan is a dumbass if he reached over.

Having stopped by the new homestead four times already, I haven't been too enamored of the apparent cumulative fan IQ at Citi so far.

[Guest Kong76]

This is a long-ass video review.

[ashie62]

M.E.T.B.O.T computes HR confirmed

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

="Kong76"]tmf: The baby in the sun is not creepy <<< I don't care for it, mileage may vary.

Agreed on the creepiness... but to me, that's part of the point-- goofy and creepy are the two sides of the mascot coin. How creepy, for example, is a dead-eyed, gargantuan-headed man with a rictus eternally frozen on his swollen face? But then, we're used to that-- and love it-- after 40 years...

Oh, and KABOOM.

Edited May 25, 2009 by Guest

[ashie62]

I smell more Met runs

[Guest Kong76]

LWFS: Agreed on the creepiness... but to me, that's part of the point. <<<

Yeah, I'm not being critical ... baby in the sun can't go away in 2009 here.
2010, we'll talk lol.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Have you guys seen our giant baby sun?

[Guest themetfairy]

Where's Tinky Winky's purse? Did he get mugged?

[seawolf17]

Can we cut it out with the creepy babies and Teletubbies? This is a fricking IGT. Why doesn't someone just post some Billy Joel lyrics so the Nationals can score eight runs this inning?

[ashie62]

I love you just the way you are