IGT - Mets/Astros 5/15/11 - aka 'My Beltran's Back'

[Frayed Knot]

Jose Reyes, ss
Josh Thole, c
David Wright, 3b
Carlos Beltran, rf
Jason Bay, lf
Daniel Murphy, 1b
Justin Turner, 2b
Jason Pridie, cf
Chris Capuano, lhp



Need this one just to finish the year vs Houston at 3-3 - also need it for our psyche.
It's also my first IGT of the season so they better not fuck it up!

[Centerfield]

Rubber game on the road. This would make for a nice cap to the road trip.

[Theoldmole]

I wonder how often both teams have had a catcher batting second.

[HahnSolo]

TheOldMole wrote: I wonder how often both teams have had a catcher batting second.

Gary said it was the first time in a Met game since 2007 against the Twins (LoDuca and Mauer).

[Frayed Knot]

Nice of Capuano to get out of that w/o more than one run ... although retiring just 3 of the first 8 hitters isn't exactly a good sign.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Picking it up here in the 3rd, though.

Meanwhile, we're getting JasonJenningsed by this Aneurys kid.

[ashie62]

I'd like to see Turner batting second. Thole doesn't hit much.

[Gwreck]

Anytime someone on the Mets wants to, you know, get a hit, they can feel free to go right ahead and do that.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Walking the eight-hole hitter is like f*cking tithing for our starters.

Capuano's given twice already today.

[bmfc1]

Ashie62 wrote: I'd like to see Turner batting second. Thole doesn't hit much.

C'mon. Don't be mean to Josh. He doesn't like it and the press thinks we're jerks. (That was said sarcastically.)

[bmfc1]

ugh. double post.

[HahnSolo]

Wow, does that break up the no-hitter?

[Gwreck]

Nope, scored as an error.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Offensplosion!

I don't blame Chris Johnson-- there's no way I'm risking a collision with Carlos Lee.

[HahnSolo]

Gwreck wrote: Nope, scored as an error.

Did Lee touch it? I thought he just missed it.

[Gwreck]

Ok, NOW the no-hitter is gone, with Murphy's clean single.

[Gwreck]

HahnSolo wrote: Gwreck wrote: Nope, scored as an error. Did Lee touch it? I thought he just missed it.

Sorry, gameday-only here.

[ashie62]

The no-no is not a go go.

[ashie62]

I believe an appearance of "Creepy Sun Baby" may help win this lifeless Condon game....

[Gwreck]

I'm so glad that

a. Justin Turner is attempting to bunt
b. Justin Turner apparently cannot get a bunt down

SC = off the charts

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

They gotta earn CSB.

Bunting the 7-hitter. White Jerry returns.

[HahnSolo]

Gwreck wrote: I'm so glad that a. Justin Turner is attempting to bunt b. Justin Turner apparently cannot get a bunt down SC = off the charts

Strike 2 was a brushback that tipped the bat; not JT's fault.

Run scoring double! JT says take that White Jerry!

[Theoldmole]

Go Chip!!!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Chip Hale's worth a few runs a year himself, isn't he?

[Gwreck]

Yeah, seriously. If we can't learn here that bunting is for losers, when are we ever going to learn?

[HahnSolo]

And a Pridie single puts the good guys up 3-2.

[Gwreck]

RBI single by Pridie and now we have a lead. Nice.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Weird timing mech on that bunt.

Though not quite Marquis-class, Capuano's kind of a twitchy dude.

Edited May 15, 2011 by Guest

[bmfc1]

Great job by Turner. What an AB.

[Gwreck]

Could really use a 3-run homer from David right here.