IGT, Opening Day, 4/5/2010

[ashie62]

Looks better than any spread the Mets will have tomorrow. Tomorrow starts my 45th year of Metliness. Hoping the pundits are wrong and the Mets get er dun this season.

To all going tomorrow..Have a great time!!!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Opening Day lineup announced.

Jerry announces opening day line-up: Cora ss, Castillo 2b, Wright 3b, Jacobs 1b, Bay lf, Matthews cf, Francoeur rf, Barajas c about 9 hours ago via UberTwitter

Because anytime you can bat your worst hitter-- and third-worst on-base-skills-guy-- first, and bat your second-best offensive player fifth-- not to mention starting Sargeant Misplay in center and "breaking up the righties"-- you've got to jump on that chance.

26th year here.

[Guest Kong76]

I got Pagan doing stuff tomorrow in the 'firsts' thread thing ... maybe
Matthews will catch the plague tonight.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Opening Day lineup announced.

Jerry announces opening day line-up: Cora ss, Castillo 2b, Wright 3b, Jacobs 1b, Bay lf, Matthews cf, Francoeur rf, Barajas c about 9 hours ago via UberTwitter

Because anytime you can bat your worst hitter-- and third-worst on-base-skills-guy-- first, and bat your second-best offensive player fifth-- not to mention starting Sargeant Misplay in center and "breaking up the righties"-- you've got to jump on that chance.

26th year here.

[Gwreck]

Jerry came over to sign autographs near where I was at the workout day today. I actually got to converse with him for 30 seconds about the lineup and reminded him of how wrong it was to have Cora leading off. His response was that "Lui doesn't like leadoff." He gave me the Jerry laugh when I pointed out that I thought Castillo should do whatever helps the team the most.

[Frayed Knot]

I actually got to converse with him for 30 seconds about the lineup and reminded him of how wrong it was to have Cora leading off. His response was that "Lui doesn't like leadoff." .[/quote:3fimxhb3]

Then ask him what he thinks about batting 9th - and then tell him those are his only two choices.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Opening Day lineup announced.

Jerry announces opening day line-up: Cora ss, Castillo 2b, Wright 3b, Jacobs 1b, Bay lf, Matthews cf, Francoeur rf, Barajas c about 9 hours ago via UberTwitter

Because anytime you can bat your worst hitter-- and third-worst on-base-skills-guy-- first, and bat your second-best offensive player fifth-- not to mention starting Sargeant Misplay in center and "breaking up the righties"-- you've got to jump on that chance.

26th year here.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I wouldn't bat Cora leadoff, but the larger point is that Jerry's been dealt a bad hand if he's expected to contend without Reyes and Beltran.

That.

Seems also like Cora is getting the double courtesy of a veteran-gets-the-opener start since seems as if Jerry would prefer Tejada at SS or he wouldn't have flown him north.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I wouldn't bat Cora leadoff, but the larger point is that Jerry's been dealt a bad hand if he's expected to contend without Reyes and Beltran.

That.

Seems also like Cora is getting the double courtesy of a veteran-gets-the-opener start since seems as if Jerry would prefer Tejada at SS or he wouldn't have flown him north.

[Gwreck]

Marlins lineup, courtesy Miami Herald

Chris Coghlan LF
Cameron Maybin CF
Hanley Ramirez SS
Jorge Cantu 3B
Dan Uggla 2B
Ronny Paulino C
Cody Ross RF
Gaby Sanchez 1B
Josh Johnson P

[ashie62]

In other news, Mejia is an opening day Met as Figgy gets put on waivers.

[nymr83]

just wanted to put this somewhere

PROJECTED OPENING DAY ROSTER

Catchers: Rod Barajas, Henry Blanco
First base: Mike Jacobs
Second base: Luis Castillo
Shortstop: Alex Cora, Ruben Tejada
Third base: David Wright
Outfield: Jason Bay, Angel Pagan, Gary Matthews Jr., Jeff Francoeur
Utility: Fernando Tatis, Frank Catalanotto
Rotation: Johan Santana, John Maine, Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey, Oliver Perez
Bullpen: Francisco Rodriguez, Pedro Feliciano, Hisanori Takahashi, Ryota Igarashi, Fernando Nieve, Jenrry Mejia and Sean Green[/quote:krf39uyt]

[Benjamin Grimm]

Seven guys who will likely be making their Mets debut in the next few days. That will bring the Mets all-time player count from 874 to 881.

[nymr83]

Ceetar, Its easy when you miss the playoffs by a game in a 162 game season to have a million "ifs" that should have gotten you into the playoffs.

As for Manuel, I liked him when he took over from Willie but I feel like he has done less of a good job since that first season, particularly with regards to: setting the batting order when Reyes doesnt play (he chooses speed over OBP skills) and his use of the bullpen.

The way this forum is becoming filled with "inexcuseable" and "obviously" is really annoying. These are all complex issues.

Cora leading off today. Inexcusable.

If the lineup on Mets Blog is correct [Cora, Castillo, Wright, Jacobs, Bay, Francoeur, Matthews, Barajas, Santana] thats three starters (reyes/beltran/murphy] missing from opening day, and i'd have started a different guy than Manuel is choosing in all 3 spots. Assuming I had control over the roster it would be Adams, Pagan, and Carter. But giving him the benefit of the doubt and saying the front office didn't give him a choice in who made the roster [tejada vs adams, jacobs vs carter] thers still Pagan and theres still the worst hitter in the lineup leading off.
and hasn't Pagan earned the opening day start at home? both statistically compared to Matthews and by whatever intangibles you'd like to look at?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

It's Opening Day. LGM, YGB, and everything else blue-and-orange. A pox on all negativity until something negative actually happens.

[Guest Edgy DC]

[metirish]

[TransMonk]

It's Opening Day. LGM, YGB, and everything else blue-and-orange. A pox on all negativity until something negative actually happens.[/quote:s3gbx3h6]

It's like Xmas morning!!! LGM!

[Guest Edgy DC]

[Guest Edgy DC]

It's all about the contrasting-colored serifs:

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

So, will they "go cream" today?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I already have.

[smg58]

I think I said some time in the offseason that I wouldn't get mad at Manuel until he sat Pagan against a righthanded pitcher while Francoeur and Matthews both played. Wow, that didn't take long.

[Guest Edgy DC]

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Going ape-poopy over perceived errors in stewardship-- big and small-- is for May... or later tonight, at least.

Now is the time when we enjoy an adult beverage* and dance like imbeciles.


*Or, y'know, a second cup of coffee. Sigh.

[metirish]

Once again I am working on opening day and once again I will fool myself into thinking that I can just stay away from the score and watch it tonight in ignorance to the outcome, it never happens that way of course.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, I'm not even going to try.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'm with Grimmy.

[metirish]

You are in for a treat LWFS, new born on the chest watching the games nightly......can't beat it.

[Centerfield]

I can't believe that's our Opening Day lineup.

I don't know who to be more pissed at. Omar for the big pile of shit, or Jerry for the order in which he's presenting the shit.

LGM. Whoo hoo.