Mayday IGT: Mets @ Phils 05/01/11

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Sunday Night Baseball from Citizens Puke Park.

Young v. Lee.

F all losing streaks in the face.

[Frayed Knot]

vs

[Theoldmole]

vs

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ronny Paulino Era starts in earnest; he'll catch and hopefully hit vs. the lefty.

[G-Fafif]

Who ya gonna call? STREAKBUSTERS!

Jose Reyes - SS
Justin Turner - 2B
David Wright - 3B
Carlos Beltran - RF
Jason Bay - LF
Ike Davis - 1B
Ronny Paulino - C
Scott Hairston - CF
Chris Young - RHP

[Ceetar]

Play good tonight please. None of these one innings lapses that turn wins into losses.

[TransMonk]

It's weird to see Paulino's name in there.

LET'S GO METS!

[Gwreck]

First and second, nobody out. We need runs!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The Turner walk may be more of an achievement than the Reyes hit.

[Gwreck]

Nice AB by Bay there. Need that hit NOW please.

[nymr83]

leaving them loaded sucked.
the pitch that struck wright out was inside.

[Gwreck]

At least Lee threw 34 pitches in the first. Also: thanks Jimmy for the caught-stealing.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Show us what you've got, Paulino. Like the defense. Hope you brought your bat.

It's more or less a trivial point, but we're one Angel short of having a healthy offense for the first time since... when?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Rrrrrronny

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'd like to see Hairy pop one here.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'd like to see Hairy pop one here.

Not what I meant.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Lee at 47 pitches through two.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Lee at 47 pitches through two.

Can't let up on him. The Mets have worked pitchers early before, only to start getting sloppy and let them through 6+ anyway.

[Ceetar]

Also, in terms of second guessing the managerial signing, Bobby V suggested bunting Turner in the first.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ceetar wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Lee at 47 pitches through two. Can't let up on him. The Mets have worked pitchers early before, only to start getting sloppy and let them through 6+ anyway.

Yeah, Turner sets a bad standard in the third hacking at the first pitch, and Lee gets through the inning on nine bitches.

[Guest Edgy DC]

So much for the shmo-bitter.

[Gwreck]

Buster Olney tweet: "part of reason Mets started Davis is because lefties hit Lee."

Gwreck: Other part is that Mets don't have a right-handed first baseman.

[Ceetar]

Gwreck wrote: Buster Olney tweet: "part of reason Mets started Davis is because lefties hit Lee." Gwreck: Other part is that Mets don't have a right-handed first baseman.

I'm all fuzzy. I blame the cold...who would be the backup 1Bman?

[Gwreck]

Murphy

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Mets current backup firstbaseman is their starting secondbaseman.

[Gwreck]

I bet Hu or Turner could play there in a pinch but of
push came to shove, you put one of them at second and Murphy at first.

Also: nice hitting by Carlos.

[Guest Edgy DC]

David Wright should have a kid and name him CB.

And then Placido Polanco can name his son Nat, and Ryan Zimmerman can name his kid Ted and we've completed the circle. We have to leave the Marlins out because it would force some poor thirdbaseman to re-name his kid every year.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Gwreck wrote: I bet Hu or Turner could play there in a pinch but of push came to shove, you put one of them at second and Murphy at first. Also: nice hitting by Carlos.

Well, virtually anybody can play there in a pinch, but I imagine we'll see Hairston log some time there before the season is over.

[Guest Edgy DC]

That's Shmairston's season in a nutshell, huh?

[Gwreck]

Don't forget his poor outfield play.