IGT 5/7 - Mets @ Phils

[Frayed Knot]

I almost forgot that I've got a winning streak of sorts going here.

It's Niese vs Halladay
No lineups yet except to say that we're almost certainly going to be short of corned beef & rye (no Ruben)

[Edgy MD]

[Ceetar]

usually by now someone's leaked of they've seen Valdespin or Q or something.

[Frayed Knot]

Valdespin was already en route to Philly as of yesterday so if they DL Ruben there's no secret that he's the choice.
But if they just want to demote a pitcher in favor of a SS while Tejada heals for 3 or 4 days then it needs to be someone else (hence the SS thread).

[Frayed Knot]

Tonight is also a national ESPN telecast for all youse outta-towners w/o access to the IE package or MLB.TV

[Edgy MD]

1. Torres, cf
   
2. Nieuwenhuis, lf
   
3. Wright, 3b
   
4. Duda, rf
   
5. Murphy, 2b
   
6. Davis, 1b
   
7. Turner, ss*
   
8. Thole, c
   
9. Niese, sp

*First big-league start at shortstop.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Nieuwy has been all slumpy since Torres came around.

[batmagadanleadoff]

And then there were two.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Nieuwy has been all slumpy since Torres came around.

Also, he's been picking at his food, and his mullet looks dull and brittle.

[Gwreck]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: And then there were two.

Two of what?

[ashie62]

Frayed Knot wrote: Tonight is also a national ESPN telecast for all youse outta-towners w/o access to the IE package or MLB.TV

Lucky me!

[ashie62]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Nieuwy has been all slumpy since Torres came around. Also, he's been picking at his food, and his mullet looks dull and brittle.

Pitchers have figured Newie out.

[G-Fafif]

Hey Halladay: suck!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

G-Fafif wrote: Hey Halladay: suck!

I think Niese overheard you by accident.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

WTFNiese

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Building on that SNY stat, he's now only gotten first strikes now on 3 of 10 batters. I've only seen two curves near the strike zone.

[G-Fafif]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Hey Halladay: suck! I think Niese overheard you by accident.

I wouldn't think the kid could hear clearly over that big stack of money.

(When you're losing, everything is at fault.)

[TransMonk]

Niese L-A-B-O-R-I-N-G, but keeping his team in the game.

We needs some runs.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

LOOGIT THEM SWEET PANTS!

[TransMonk]

Nice to get to Halladay.

Whole new ballgame.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well, yeah; it's one in which Manny Acosta, Miguel Batista, and DJ Carrasco try to match zeroes with Halladay, instead of Niese.


[sOMEBODY LEFT THE GATE OOOOOPEN!]

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hmm. Perhaps Acosta feeds off of negative expectations?

[Gwreck]

I realize we have Valdespin as a lefty hitter on the bench but I'd use Hairston instead here.

Edit: and Terry does.

[Gwreck]

Oh well. Maybe we can just wait until Halladay is out of the game.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Bad things happen when you somehow manage to walk Juan Pierre.

[Guest themetfairy]

I have no voice left after that play.

[TransMonk]

Victorino bails us out.

[Gwreck]

I love seeing cheaters exposed.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Dickhead was, like, one-and-a-quarter Marlon Andersons from second there.

[Fman99]

Good. I hate that Hawaiian fuck and I hate his style of play. Glad to see it bite him in the papayas.