Son, Life is Simple IGT 7/5/10

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It's either Cincy Red or New York Blue



(Don't want no misplays)

[Guest themetfairy]

avi.

[ashie62]

LETS

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Somewhere, Lou Gramm is very pleased!

Nice job!

[Zvon]

I have a hangover for the ages.
Or, wait,....am I still drunk?

[G-Fafif]

I sure hope Jerry Manuel isn't looking for a double dare vis-a-vis another episode of Frankie-Go-Round.

[G-Fafif]

Taking on the Cherry Reds will be:

Pagan CF
Cora 2B
Wright 3B
Davis 1B
Bay LF
Thole C
Francoeur RF
Tejada SS
Pelfrey P

[Gwreck]

Reyes: Either he plays or he goes on the DL. This is just getting stupid and of course exactly how Omar and the Mets typically mismanage these situations. First it was going to be Friday, then Saturday, then Sunday. Now it's Monday and he's still not in the lineup. Unacceptable.

[G-Fafif]

Reyes: Either he plays or he goes on the DL. This is just getting stupid and of course exactly how Omar and the Mets typically mismanage these situations. First it was going to be Friday, then Saturday, then Sunday. Now it's Monday and he's still not in the lineup. Unacceptable.[/quote:20bsxnyj]

I'll play Omar's Advocate here: Maybe one more day is really one more day. Instead of losing him for two weeks, the six days out are what he needs and he comes back and is healthy vs. the Braves this weekend in what looms as the most important series the Mets have played since the end of 2008. Put him on the DL and there's no chance he'll be available against Atlanta. It's a gamble, but not without an upside.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Phillips 2B
Cabrera SS
Votto 1B
Rolen 3B
Gomes LF
Bruce RF
Stubbs CF
Miller C
Harang P

I don't know the enemy, but I should. One of yous swiped the 2nd Reds series from me.

[Frayed Knot]

I know that, as of the moment, the Reds are the highest scoring team in the NL - by 20 runs over 2nd place Milwaukee
Yeah the home park helps, both in terms of games played there to date (46 Home - 37 Away) and in RS/G at home vs on the road (5.39 vs 4.54) but 1st is still 1st.

[bmfc1]

MLB should have a 7-day DL but the owners are too cheap because they'd be forced to add players more often.

Meanwhile, who is the back-up MI if Reyes can't play? The bench tonight is Barajas, Blanco, Feliciano, Carter, Reyes.

[G-Fafif]

Harang reportedly scratched. New Mets lineup:

Angel Pagan � CF
Ruben Tejada � SS
David Wright � 3B
Ike Davis � 1B
Jason Bay � LF
Jeff Francoeur � RF
Rod Barajas � C
Alex Cora � 2B
Mike Pelfrey � RHP

[G-Fafif]

Travis Wood, LHP, starting for Cincy.

[ashie62]

Reyes: Either he plays or he goes on the DL. This is just getting stupid and of course exactly how Omar and the Mets typically mismanage these situations. First it was going to be Friday, then Saturday, then Sunday. Now it's Monday and he's still not in the lineup. Unacceptable.[/quote:28twm1qg]

I'll play Omar's Advocate here: Maybe one more day is really one more day. Instead of losing him for two weeks, the six days out are what he needs and he comes back and is healthy vs. the Braves this weekend in what looms as the most important series the Mets have played since the end of 2008. Put him on the DL and there's no chance he'll be available against Atlanta. It's a gamble, but not without an upside.[/quote:28twm1qg]

How about shelving Reyes til after the break??

[ashie62]

Travis Wood pitched 7 innings of 2 hit ball in his first ML start.

I hope he's not a rookie the Mets can't touch.

[ashie62]

MLB should have a 7-day DL but the owners are too cheap because they'd be forced to add players more often.

Meanwhile, who is the back-up MI if Reyes can't play? The bench tonight is Barajas, Blanco, Feliciano, Carter, Reyes.[/quote:q5bv1ojr]

Uhh, well...that could be a problem.

[G-Fafif]

[How about shelving Reyes til after the break??

[ashie62]

Travis Wood, LHP, starting for Cincy.[/quote:21bzctx2]

and Travis's mother Wood not.

[ashie62]

[How about shelving Reyes til after the break??

[bmfc1]

Travis Wood pitched 7 innings of 2 hit ball in his first ML start.
I hope he's not a rookie the Mets can't touch.[/quote:ypnpth1h]

His start was on Thursday so he's pitching on 3 days rest (91 pitches).

[ashie62]

Travis Wood pitched 7 innings of 2 hit ball in his first ML start.
I hope he's not a rookie the Mets can't touch.[/quote:25v3a5l1]

His start was on Thursday so he's pitching on 3 days rest (91 pitches).[/quote:25v3a5l1]

be more afraid.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Votto gets 50 tickets for that, no?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Charlie Manuel's a genius. He planned it that Votto would make the Mets pay for the snub.

[Zvon]

Travis Wood pitched 7 innings of 2 hit ball in his first ML start.

I hope he's not a rookie the Mets can't touch.[/quote:1jwop4vg]

Consider him touched.

1-1

Wow, that Votto homer was caaarushed.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Oh, the bunting.

How festive.

[G-Fafif]

It's Military Appreciation Night. It's the Fifth of July. It's Pyrotechnics Night. It's the first time the Mets have been home since Juy 4. It's still the holiday weekend. Fred Wilpon is a driving force behind the Welcome Home Veterans program for which caps with the red, white, blue are sold with 100% of proceeds going to that effort.

So why aren't the Mets wearing those caps?

[G-Fafif]

No fair springing a pitcher the Mets aren't ready for on them.