IGT, 7/19/2011, Cardinalia vs. Metropolitana

[Guest Edgy DC]

1. Reyes, ss
2. Somebody
3. Somebody else
4. That dude, you know the one
5. Yer man
6. Whatever
7. Did I mention Reyes?
8. He'll have a bat --- we promise he'll have a bat
9. Not Pelfrey, I promise

[Fman99]

I need some sorbet here to cleanse the palate after that sad ass Monday night display of, uh, for lack of a better term, "Mets baseball."

[G-Fafif]

Because the Mets are really sucking at ball
But they're getting back Reyes
And that says it all!

[Frayed Knot]

This is going to be an 'avoid last place' game.

[Ceetar]

The deer in the Reyes headlights

Theriot SS, Jay CF, Pujols 1B, Holliday LF, Berkman RF, Freese 3B, Molina C, Lohse P, Schumaker 2B

[bmfc1]

METS:
Reyes-SS
Turner-2B
Beltran-RF
Murphy-3B
Pagan-CF
Bay-LF
Duda-1B
Paulino-C
Gee-RHP

[Ceetar]

METS: Reyes-SS Turner-2B Beltran-RF Murphy-3B Pagan-CF Bay-LF Duda-1B Paulino-C Gee-RHP

quoted because I love seeing it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Paging Mr. Wright. Mr. Wright, please report to the lineup card.

[seawolf17]

$7 tix available for tonight, as per the Mets' FB presence. Smart move.

[bmfc1]

As I asked last night, if Wright can play 9 innings in the minors, why can't he play 9 innings for the Mets? It's supposed to be about his getting his timing back but it's not like he'd be breaking up a juggernaut.

[Ceetar]

seawolf17 wrote: $7 tix available for tonight, as per the Mets' FB presence. Smart move.

Buy $7 tickets, ride the 7 train, see The 7 at 7oclock.

[Guest Edgy DC]

[bmfc1]

Coleman Country Day Campers are better interviewers that Track Suit--bad news about Ike:
http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/6784225/new-york-mets-ike-davis-resigned-likely-sitting-year

[Guest Edgy DC]

I worked at Coleman.

They paid me slave wages. If I saw a professional ballplayer, I'd've asked him for food.

[seawolf17]

Don't know what the hell this is supposed to mean.

Adam Rubin Tweeted wrote: Mets have not announced roster move, but Chip Hale just called for Ruben Tejada. Duda in lineup, so only alternative would be Nick Evans.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It's Tejada who goes down. Chip Hale was waving him toward LaGuardia.

[seawolf17]

seawolf17 wrote: Don't know what the hell this is supposed to mean. Adam Rubin Tweeted wrote: Mets have not announced roster move, but Chip Hale just called for Ruben Tejada. Duda in lineup, so only alternative would be Nick Evans.

Ah. That's to make room for Jose.

Mike Nickeas also in to replace Thole -- apparently for paternity leave, sez the Twitters.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: It's Tejada who goes down. Chip Hale was waving him toward LaGuardia.

That was who I thought it'd be actually.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The team will still lack a viable backup shortstop. It just won't matter as much.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Keeping Nick Evans up means Hairy is still hurting prolly, and might get traded too.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: The team will still lack a viable backup shortstop. It just won't matter as much.

Although it is curious since Collins hinted at giving Reyes a day off here and there.

$10 says no one bothers to ask that question though.

[Guest Edgy DC]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Keeping Nick Evans up means Hairy is still hurting prolly, and might get traded too.

Hairy'll have to pass a physical. It's not like the other teams will have missed his injury.

It might have been a good idea to disable him with the callup (he and Evans are pretty redundant), but I'm g-g-guessing they didn't want to push his availablity past the trade deadline.

[ashie62]

Ceetar wrote: Edgy DC wrote: The team will still lack a viable backup shortstop. It just won't matter as much. Although it is curious since Collins hinted at giving Reyes a day off here and there. $10 says no one bothers to ask that question though.

Who will replace Reyes if he needs some time off?

$10 can be paypaled to.....

[Guest Edgy DC]

If he gets has to come out mid-game, Turner or Harris.

If he needs to sit a start, Tejada comes back.

I don't know about NYC, but it's 114 in the shade out there in DC. I hope Carlos is ready for this.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: If he gets has to come out mid-game, Turner or Harris. If he needs to sit a start, Tejada comes back. I don't know about NYC, but it's 114 in the shade out there in DC. I hope Carlos is ready for this.

over the river here it's an air quality alert day, suggestions are not to exert oneself. (I just got back from the gym, so I'm not throwing stones here)


I know baby's can be unpredictable to a point, but maybe Nickeas should've been a little closer to Queens given that Mrs. Thole was due to pop at any moment? Apparently he's not oging to make it in time for the game tonight.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Cool, we get to activate Racianello.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Gee Thing has pitched... effectively so far. (Through 3.)

[Guest Edgy DC]

And Beltran is emphatically back in earnest, with two two-out doubles, but Reyes is hitless thus far.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Problem with no-hitters is that maintaining one leads to walks, which lead to hits, which lead to runs.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Another one of those Beltran doubles would be cool about now.