IGT 07/11, Redlegs at Metropolitans

[Guest Kong76]

[Guest Edgy DC]

Best kickoff song ever.

Trading Terry Chimes and Mick Jones for Pete Howard, Nick Sheppard and Vince White --- now that was a bad trade.

[bmfc1]

METS:
Pagan, cf
Castillo, 2b
Wright, 3b
Sheffield, lf
Francoeur, rf
Murphy, 1b
Santos, c
Cora, ss
Santana, lhp

NYPost_MetsThe #Mets said Angel Berroa was signed as a free agent after he cleared waivers and was not a waiver-wire claim.

[nymr83]

Berroa's ROY season 6 years ago was his only decent one.

[Frayed Knot]

Well that top 6 looks like an improvement as compared to recent orders.

[G-Fafif]

REDS:
Taveras, cf
Bruce, rf
Votto, 1b
Phillips, 2b
Hernandez, c
Encarnacion, 3b
Gomes, lf
Hairston, ss
Cueto, rhp

Thunderstorms coming to the area. Could conceivably affect first pitch so as not to waste Johan.

[bmfc1]

Let's hope that Evans can stay focused at Buffalo and not play like he did when he was there earlier this season. He's in the lineup today, as is Berroa. Neise on the mound.

http://buffalo.bisons.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_07_11_bufaaa_swbaaa_1&did=t422&sid=t422

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Nymr83 wrote: Berroa's ROY season 6 years ago was his only decent one.

Very much like our other recent transaction in that regard.

[Guest themetfairy]

Francouer is spitting tobacco juice in the outfield. What a lovely first impression....

[DocTee]

]Francouer is spitting tobacco juice in the outfield. What a lovely first impression....

You can take the boy out of Georgia, but...

[Guest themetfairy]

Pagan makes a very nice catch in deep center to strand two Reds and end the top of the first. He starts off the bottom of the inning with a single.

[Guest Kong76]

Jeff F with a nice reception, I guess the fans there don't read the internet.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Well I certainly take that. Welcome to the Mets, Jeff.

[nymr83]

Francoeur gets his Met career off to a nice start with a bloop single to drive in 2 runs!!

[Guest themetfairy]

Tobacco Boy gets two RBIs in his first Mets at-bat.

It's a first step in getting me to learn to like him. Maybe.

[Zvon]

="Nymr83"]Francoeur gets his Met career off to a nice start with a bloop single to drive in 2 runs!!

Ya gotta love it. Santos drives in another.

[Guest themetfairy]

4-0 Mets after two innings.

I feel emotionally unprepared to witness the Mets winning a game.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Way to go Frenchy! Nice way to win over the fans!

[Guest Kong76]

Slow IGT, jeez people go out Saturday nights?

Santana exits after seven scoreless. Nice to see him get some runs and not
give up any homers (although some long hard hit balls were reeled in).

[Guest Kong76]

EDC: Best kickoff song ever <<<

The Clash have been good to us IGT wise, I think. That might be my favorite
Clash song.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, if K-Rod closes this out, you get tomorrow's IGT, and I hope you bring the Clash with you and maybe the kharma will carry over.

[Guest themetfairy]

And it's a win!!!

[Guest Kong76]

Nice win ... let's take 2 of 3 for a freakin' change tomorrow!

[bmfc1]

Who taught Francoeur how to do the secret handshake?

[bmfc1]

[moved to another thread]

[nymr83]

so much for gaining a game as Philly came from 7-3 down in the 9th to score 5 runs and win 8-7 against the pirates

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Had dinner aand beer at Virgil's. The beef brisket was wonderful, as was the beer. Walked down 7th Ave. and ducked into Stout NYC to watch the end of the Yankees beating. Convinced our waitress to put on the Met game. Turns out she too ws a Mets fan and she said she would get the game on TV that was easier for us to see. As she brought our next round of beers she pointed to a TV that had been off all night and told us the Mets game would be on in a moment. It started up just as Johan was making his first pitch of the game. The huge flat screen was just above our table. Now that's service. Of course, we ended up staying longer than we should have and drank more beer than originally intended, but we left happy with the Mets comfortably ahead 4-0. Figuring out the train system at Penn Station was a little confusing, but we made it back to our home base safely.

Looking forward to tomorrow's game and seeing old friends and hopefully a few new ones.

Let's go Mets!!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Just back from the game and an evening with the CPF's own Triple Dee, and a good time was had by all. Though we'd arrived too late to get a giveaway Mr Met lunchbox, 3D to hios credit spied and gathered in an abandoned one that I'll present to Lunchpail in the morning.

edit -- I've witnessed both wins on this homestand. Someone give me a ticket to tomorrow's game.

[Piggiestomatoes]

WTF...Go out for dinner and a movie with the Mrs. and the Mets actually win a game. From an offensive standpoint loks like nothing after the second. I'll have to review on mlb.com.

[Guest Triple Dee]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Just back from the game and an evening with the CPF's own Triple Dee, and a good time was had by all. Though we'd arrived too late to get a giveaway Mr Met lunchbox, 3D to hios credit spied and gathered in an abandoned one that I'll present to Lunchpail in the morning.

I had a very entertaining night too, JCL -- thanks for everything. I actually went into the Mets shop after today's game to look for a Mr Met lunchbox of my own. I should have offered somebody 7 bucks for it!