IGT 6/25 - Cardinals at Mets

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: Why does Feliciano remain out there when we hav 16 righthanders in the pen?

Trust? Gut rumblins? A weird managing-physick phenomenon whereby being around LaRussa makes him, conversely, less LaRussa-y with the matchups? (My bet's on the belly.)

Either way, defensive replacement Daniel Murphy (!) makes the snag, and Pedro puts down lil' Joe Thurston. All good.

Edited June 25, 2009 by Guest

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Just got back from an assignment.

I'd say whatever was wrong with Santana is fixed!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pedro negotiates a leadoff hit.

Hard to believe he's about to pass McGraw in appearances for this team. Quite an accomplishment, actually.

[Frayed Knot]

Denys (or Dennis, or Denis) Reyes's stomach is in to relieve.
He may be 60' 6" from the plate but his gut is just 54' 7"

[Benjamin Grimm]

Murphy (double-switched into the game for Evans) leads off the 8th with a single, and now Cora is trying to bunt.

[Guest Edgy DC]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Why does Feliciano remain out there when we hav 16 righthanders in the pen? Trust? Gut rumblins? A weird managing-physick phenomenon whereby being around LaRussa makes him, conversely, less LaRussa-y with the matchups? (My bet's on the belly.) Either way, defensive replacement Daniel Murphy (!) makes the snag, and Pedro puts down lil' Joe Thurston. All good.

And I"m surprised he double switched with the firstbasemen and not the cathcers. Probably the right move though.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

3-1, man on first. Not a terrible time to hit-and-run, if you're so inclined.

Or, you know, you could bunt. Again.

Edited June 25, 2009 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

="Frayed Knot"]Denys (or Dennis, or Denis) Reyes's stomach is in to relieve. He may be 60' 6" from the plate but his gut is just 54' 7"

He looks like Hurley from Lost.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cora flies to second center.

[Frayed Knot]

LaRussa just called for the 87th throw over to 1st of the inning.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Cora has gone back to sucking, have you noticed?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Castillo walks, Murphy to second, Daaaaaavid Wright steps up to the plate.

Pitching change.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's 3-2 on Wright (after starting out 0-2)

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ball four loads 'em up for Church! (One out.)

[Benjamin Grimm]

Pitching change.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Cora has gone back to sucking, have you noticed?

Yep. Water finds its level.

Weird thing, though-- his numbers entering today are almost identical to his "aberrant" numbers last year. Both sets of stats are significantly bulked up from his career numbers (.716 OPS versus .663 OPS, with more of a bump coming in the on-base department).

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

="Benjamin Grimm"]Pitching change.

Well of course, there is.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sheffield would make this lefty specialist shit right here.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It would suck to not score at least one run this inning.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ball one. (No pitching change... yet.)

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ball three looked like it coulda been a strike.

3-0 count.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Now two called strikes. 3 and 2.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Oooh....

Church fouls off ball four.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And swings and misses at ball five! (Maybe.)

Two out.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Flerg. Nando the Elder, it's on you.

Pitching change, I take it?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Pitching change.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I hate When LaRussa does something that works out.

Edited June 25, 2009 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

LaGenius is a walking advertisment for NOT expanding rosters beyond 25 players.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Two quick strikes on Tatis. We may need to take a one-run lead into the ninth.

[Frayed Knot]

Frankie's gotta make sure that missed opportunity doesn't come back to bite us.