IGT, 3/9, Stros at Mets

[Guest Edgy DC]

1. Michael Bourn, cf
2. Kaz Matsui, 2b
3. Geoff Blum, 1b
4. Jason Michaels, lf
5. Pedro Feliz, 3b
6. Chris Shelton, dh
7. Cory Sullivan, rf
8. Tommy Manzella, ss
9. Humberto Quintero, c

1. Gary Matthews, Jr., cf
2. Luis Castillo, 2b
3. David Wright, 3b
4. Mike Jacobs, dh
5. Jason Bay, lf
6. Ike Davis, 1b
7. Jeff Francoeur, rf
8. Alex Cora, ss
9. Henry Blanco, c

• Matt Lindstrom
• Alberto Arias
• Chris Sampson
• Sammy Gervacio
• Jose Valdez
• Wesley Wright
• Wilton Lopez

• Sean Green
• Elmer Dessens
• Travis Blackley
• Eddie Kunz
• Jack Egbert

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Houston		=#FF8000]New York
Brett Myers, sp	Johan Santana, sp
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[TransMonk]

Hey, it's Johan time!

[Benjamin Grimm]

I remember him!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Kaz matsui just took Johan out of the Yohard

[Guest Edgy DC]

Always a good changeup hitter, that Kazzy.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Double, single, double... 2-0, 2nd & 3rd.

Only out so far was Bourn with a leadoff whiff.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

3-0 on a deep sac fly. Egbert warming...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Astros sporting an alternate logo on their caps.

Brett Meyers is pitching for them. Signing a free agent deal with the Astros is pretty much announcing you don't mean what you used to anymore.

Sarge Junior rips a leadoff double but Castillo pops out shallow.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wright goes kablammy, 3-2.

[Guest Edgy DC]

You missed some smoking hot fake baseball last week.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm sure I did. Saw something about Reyes PE abuse sending him to a thyroid specialist. Maybe Giambi can help.

Ike Davis chases high junk for strike 3. 3-2 after 1.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Did you know the Astros also have Pedro Feliz? He just made a really nice play to rob Frenchy of a single.

Santana gave up another buncha hits and a run last inning and got himself yanked.

You know what I don't like? Alex Cora being the backup plan at shortstop. Again!

Henry Blanco with the first of what I can only imagine will be a metric buttload of inning-ending DP grounders this year.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Henry Blanco with the first of what I can only imagine will be a metric buttload of inning-ending DP grounders this year.[/quote:2s7e7gky]

Yes, but they'll be cheaper than Molina Brand DPs! It's like buying the store brand of an awful cereal-- it may be terrible, but you get more grounder for your buck!

(Also, see "Camp Buzz" for fun Jenrry Mejia footage. Many joys to be had.)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Blanco's also bothering me with his "permanent douchewear" forearm tatts. He just mistook Luis Castillo for Wilt Chamberlain on a steal attempt.

Jack Egbert, despite wearing No. 93 and having already been waived this spring, is making a real effort on the bump. 1 1/3 scoreless in relief of Johan.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

John Franco in uniform, talking about how John Olerud inspired him to throw the changeup to lefties, and how he in turn encouraged Pedro Feliciano to do the same.

David Wright flies out to Cory Hotline in right.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Kaz Matsui is killing us, on base 3 times, scored 3 times. Now 7-2 on a Pedro Feliz HR off Egbert.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Blanco's also bothering me with his "permanent douchewear" forearm tatts.

[Valadius]

I resent the slur from Samuelson. No way two-fifths of my generation are that stupid.

[Benjamin Grimm]

[quote name=Robert Samuelson in yesterday's Washington Post]Almost two-fifths of millennials have tattoos, up from a third among Gen Xers and from a seventh among boomers.

[Guest Edgy DC]

This Hijack brought to you by... me!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I dunno. I think the whole thing is more a reflection of the economy than anything. A long punishing recession is just what today's young people need.

[Ceetar]

What's a Millennial? Is that me? Someone that "grew up" turning the turn of the Millenium?

I don't have a tattoo. Not that I'm against one, but it'd have to be a good one. It's either a nice glass of beer, or a blue and orange Mets NY logo.


And I'll pass on the long punishing recession, thanks. I already have too much debt and a wedding to pay for.

[Frayed Knot]

I resent the slur from Samuelson. No way two-fifths of my generation are that stupid.[/quote:9byd2q1j]

I believe it.

If someone had queried my young self about this topic many moons ago I would have opined that tattoos would be virtually non-existent by now. Back then I associated them with guys from my father's generation who had them left over from either a mis-spent youth or from their time in the Navy and that, given the option of a pain-free way to make them disappear, they'd have jumped on it immediately.

Then again I probably would have said that smoking would be a rarity today also. I guess I was a very optimistic young buck.




Has Davis made an error yet today?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nope, Reverend Wright has, though.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Home run by a fella named Ike Davis. Mets still down by 5.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Base on Balls by Jeff Francoeur. Please do not panic, but proceed in an orderly manner to the nearest bar.

[Valadius]

Has Murphy done anything in camp warranting him keeping the first base job from Ike Davis?

[Guest Edgy DC]

No. Are you really prepared to make a decision on the guy based on 12 plate appearances?

[A Boy Named Seo]

Has Murphy done anything in camp warranting him keeping the first base job from Ike Davis?[/quote:1mspwxze]

Murphy's not made 4 errors so far... Look, my boner for Ike won't go down, but we're talking 1 scorching week here. If he's still crushing after a month, then Jerry can have a serious think about things.

[metirish]

To Germany with him NOW.