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

[Guest Edgy DC]

Bases loaded, no out.

Let's activate Wright.*

*Actually, Murphy is about as high on my list as anbody right now.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Way to sterilize your show, Murph.

Way to tattoo the ball, Pagan.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pagblam

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Bay better get Beltran home here...

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Berkman'd. I'll take it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Bay swinging at garbage.

[Guest Edgy DC]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Berkman'd. I'll take it.

Bartman would have caught it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

My ears and whiskers, Bay is grinding.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Bay better get Beltran home here...

Geez louise

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

FLAILFAIL

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Everybody is killing the ball or taking a walk, and Bay destroys himself.

[Frayed Knot]

Geez we should be up around 6-zip at this point.
We've had at least 7 outs harder than either of their two hits.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Everybody is killing the ball or taking a walk, and Bay destroys himself.

And that's the swing AB right there. He does what he's paid to do, it's 5-1 and likely the Mets can 'cruise' to a win. Now they have to worry about middle relief or some such and who knows?

[Frayed Knot]

Fat Elvis has just left the building.

[Ceetar]

Berkman hits the Shea bridge to make it 4-2. Hang on guys.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ceetar wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Everybody is killing the ball or taking a walk, and Bay destroys himself. And that's the swing AB right there. He does what he's paid to do, it's 5-1 and likely the Mets can 'cruise' to a win. Now they have to worry about middle relief or some such and who knows?

And without much in the way of power --- they had a total of 19 homers in the lineup the other day after Hairy got hurt --- their offense has been modestly successful at stringing hits and walks together, and he's in the middle of every other rally subverting it.

[Ceetar]

speaking of home runs, another 'perk' to _keeping_ Beltran is he has a chance to join Bonds, Bonds, Dawson, Finley, Mays, A-Rod, and Sanders in the 300/300 club.

He's at 294/292 HR/SB.

might be iffy to get 8 SB for him in two months, but watching a 300/300 race could be fun too..

[Guest Edgy DC]

Parnell lets up two baserunners, but strikes out the white, American, and gritty Theriot.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sheesh, basses loated and Kelly Leak coming up. Waddayadoo now?

[bmfc1]

Ceetar wrote: speaking of home runs, another 'perk' to _keeping_ Beltran is he has a chance to join Bonds, Bonds, Dawson, Finley, Mays, A-Rod, and Sanders in the 300/300 club. He's at 294/292 HR/SB. might be iffy to get 8 SB for him in two months, but watching a 300/300 race could be fun too..

Great point Ceetar. Alas.

What a play by Jose!!!

[Guest Edgy DC]

BRILLIANT!

[Frayed Knot]

WHEW !!!!!
That was inches away from being the third come-backer/fuck-up of the night.
I had visions of that going wrong even as it was happening.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Holiday + Berkman + Freese ? Picnic in the Ninth

[Ceetar]

Izzy in for the save. Just like we drafted him for.

[bmfc1]

Good idea--it's the bottom of the 9th, the Mets are two outs from victory, so cut away to preview the post-game show.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Holy crap. Two quickies.

[Fman99]

Put it in the books!

[Ceetar]

12 years and 13 days ago? I'd had my license for 6 weeks, was probably hanging out in a Long Island parking lot with my friends. Izzy was getting his first save.

[Frayed Knot]

Could be a good night all around -- Phils losing, Braves losing, Nats losing, Marlins losing
(and the Yanx are losing)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Izzy's 97th game as a Met. First save.