IGT - Mets v. Bucs, 9/13/2010

[Willets Point]

Apparently indifference is at a high if I'm the first one who thinks of starting an IGT.

Lineup:
Reyes-SS
Pagan-RF
Beltran-CF
Wright-3B
Davis-1B
Thole-C
Duda-LF
Hernandez-LF
Gee-RHP

This will be the start of a 19-game season-ending winning streak.

[metirish]

I'll accept an 89 win season , should be good f or the WC at least.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

What's the deal with all this Hernandez stuff. Does this guy have any chance here?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Howie or Waynie was telling me that the Mets failed to take Wilson Valdez seriously as a candidate to bring back after his fill-in work for them last season. And now he's become an "important part" of the Phillies. And the Mets might do well to take Hernandez's candidacy more seriously.

Take that as you will. On one hand, a few key plays/hits against the Mets notwithstanding, Valdez hasn't done as well as all that. On the other hand, Hernandez has shown some good work on defense this week.

Now ask me about Duda.

[ashie62]

Duda!

Whatever happened to Jason Bay? The dingo atecha Bay-bee.

[Ceetar]

Howie or Waynie was telling me that the Mets failed to take Wilson Valdez seriously as a candidate to bring back after his fill-in work for them last season. And now he's become an "important part" of the Phillies. And the Mets might do well to take Hernandez's candidacy more seriously.

Take that as you will. On one hand, a few key plays/hits against the Mets notwithstanding, Valdez hasn't done as well as all that. On the other hand, Hernandez has shown some good work on defense this week.[/quote:1o4lxng4]

Could the difference be the hitting coaches on the respective teams? Valdez may not be doing _that_ greatly, but I do recall him having a few decent games while Utley was out.

[HahnSolo]

So Edgy, how about that Lucas Duda?

[Guest Edgy DC]

RE: Duda. I like double switch duty for September guys. Duda is going to have live the rest of his life staring at HISTORICALLY LOW slash stats for his first season.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Apparently indifference is at a high if I'm the first one who thinks of starting an IGT.

Lineup:
Reyes-SS
Pagan-RF
Beltran-CF
Wright-3B
Davis-1B
Thole-C
Duda-LF
Hernandez-LF
Gee-RHP

This will be the start of a 19-game season-ending winning streak.[/quote:33kxdwp3]

Nice to see Jerry thinking outside the box: Two left fielders and no second baseman! I hope it catches on! Will probably result in more singles for left-handed hitters, but fewer extra base hits for right-handed hitters. Since there are more righties, it might end up resulting in fewer total bases yielded.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Howie or Waynie was telling me that the Mets failed to take Wilson Valdez seriously as a candidate to bring back after his fill-in work for them last season. And now he's become an "important part" of the Phillies. And the Mets might do well to take Hernandez's candidacy more seriously.

Take that as you will. On one hand, a few key plays/hits against the Mets notwithstanding, Valdez hasn't done as well as all that. On the other hand, Hernandez has shown some good work on defense this week.

[/quote:3iwefc7s]

I guess I'm still wondering how Castillo got buried beneath two guys, maybe more.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, sure. But I think the answer is Jerry has himself a doghouse* and he's gonna use it.

*Jerry Manuel Presents the Ramon Castro Memorial Doghouse of Jerry Manuel.

[Willets Point]

Apparently indifference is at a high if I'm the first one who thinks of starting an IGT.

Lineup:
Reyes-SS
Pagan-RF
Beltran-CF
Wright-3B
Davis-1B
Thole-C
Duda-LF
Hernandez-LF
Gee-RHP

This will be the start of a 19-game season-ending winning streak.[/quote:lfss0d8r]

Nice to see Jerry thinking outside the box: Two left fielders and no second baseman! I hope it catches on! Will probably result in more singles for left-handed hitters, but fewer extra base hits for right-handed hitters. Since there are more righties, it might end up resulting in fewer total bases yielded.[/quote:lfss0d8r]

I copied that from twitter, but somewhere along the way I muddled that up and I don't know how. Hernandez is playing 2B.

[Willets Point]

On further review it appears the Mets lineup on Twitter was posted only 15 minutes ago meaning they deleted a previous tweet that I copied for this post. I blame the LCAO.

[Vic Sage]

I guess I'm still wondering how Castillo got buried beneath two guys, maybe more.

cuz burying him beneath 2 tons of concrete would seem excessive, no matter how well deserved.

[ashie62]

This is a bad 45 minute-ish storm..

[dgwphotography]

This is a bad 45 minute-ish storm..[/quote:3a7ui5h6]

but really good rain delay theater...

[G-Fafif]

I hope Mrs. Gee can handle her husband's first major league start without Second Spitter and bmfc.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Howie says that Jerry says he "knows what Hernandez is," but nonetheless has been starting him everyday since Tejada sprained his wrist, expecially since the Mets'll face lefties the next two days.

In other words, Castillo is deep in the doghouse.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

In other news, Jerry's a bleeding idiot. I'm sure nobody is watching but he just asked Reyes to sacrifice the pitcher to 3rd base with predictable results.

[ashie62]

In other news, Jerry's a bleeding idiot. I'm sure nobody is watching but he just asked Reyes to sacrifice the pitcher to 3rd base with predictable results.[/quote:fu4pfggk]

Jerry, let everybody hit at this point, puhleeze

[Guest Edgy DC]

Be careful what you wish for --- he just let Duda hit.

Double switch an both Felicianos come in. Scoreless tie after seven.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jerry just made a double switch to (1) move the pitcher's spot back exactly one slot in the batting order and (2) insert Tejada into the game.

How do I find this Jerry? I must speak with him.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Three-four-five up in the bottom of the ninth.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Three-four-five down in the bottom of the 9th.

[Zvon]

[Guest Edgy DC]

Teams who bunt their way out of opportunities, today on Geraldo.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ruben Tejada with a surprise appearance and an even bigger surprise hit.

Oh, here's someone called Nick Evans.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Someone just got a game-winning hit.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Evans shall be pied! Pie that bitch!

[Zvon]

Whew, that was in the nick of time.
I was falling asleep from boredom.