IGT 5/11 - Mets @ Marlins

[Frayed Knot]

First visit to the new fish palace.
Going for six straight overall.
No chance of a rain delay.


7:05 PM - Santana vs Buehrle


Marlins hitters vs Santana:
Omar Infante: 42 ABs - .190/.222/.190
Hanley Ramirez: 23 ABs - .130/.231/.130
John Buck: 18 ABs - .223/.300/.333
Emiio Bonifacio: 15 ABs - .133/.133/.133
Austin Kearns: 15 ABs - .133/.133/.200
Gaby Sanchez: 8 ABs - 5-for-8 incl 2 2Bs
Jose Reyes - 1 single in 7 ABs


All NYM ABs vs Buehrle came in the game earlier this year

[Benjamin Grimm]

The 8,000th regular season game in Mets history!

(Of the 7,999 played so far, the Mets have won 3,829, leaving them with a winning percentage of .479. There were 8 tie games.)

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Stanton's on MLB talking to Matt Yallof and Larry Bowa. (Considering it's 4 PM on a Friday, I'm mildly surprised that the Clevelander isn't pumping Skrillex and LMFAO and oil-slathered flesh props in the background.)

When asked about the Marlinator, he pleads the fifth. With the really hesitant air of somebody who HATES the Marlinator.

[G-Fafif]

Andres Torres-cf
Daniel Murphy-2b
David Wright-3b
Lucas Duda-rf
Scott Hairston-lf
Ike Davis-1b
Ronny Cedeno-ss
Mike Nickeas-c
Johan Santana-lhp

[G-Fafif]

Cedeno's return = Rottino's au revoir.

[G-Fafif]

And Let's Go Mets! Let's see what this new place has. Fewer evident sacks of Soilmaster, one presumes.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Not liking the start here. Murphy sleeping at 1st, Torres whiffing at Reyes' shot and a quick run for the Fishes. Oy.

[metirish]

Kearns can do that, not much else be he can really clatter the ball.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Marlins already up 3-0. I'm gonna do something else for a while.

[metirish]

"@CJNitkowski: Is this new or I have just never noticed how far to the 3rd base side Johan Santana sets up on the rubber? Pretty amazing, barely on."

[Frayed Knot]

Maybe Ike is on his way back?

That's 2 HRs + a 2B in his last 4 ABs

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

IKE-A-BOOM!

[metirish]

Santana with a brilliant diving at full stretch play off the mound to snag a ball.....

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And Nickeas gaps it. The righties are starting to touch up Finesse Boy.

What IS that background noise? Are the Marlin fans, like, constantly booing?

[Fman99]

metirish wrote: Santana with a brilliant diving at full stretch play off the mound to snag a ball.....

Yeah, that was some sweet D there.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And with two on/two out and Murphy coming up, Guillen's making the switch to Choate, by waving his garish arm in that ugly fucking shirt.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Fuck.

[Frayed Knot]

Several chances for clutch ABs tonight but none have come through.
- Hairston swung at just an awful 2-0 pitch and popped out
- Turner hacked at the first pitch he saw PH-ing and also popped it up
- and Murph K'd w2-on/2-out although he had the toughest assignment of the three and got the tougher pitches from the lefty specialist.

[Edgy MD]

Still. Down by one and getting outhit late. We've played our way out of this.

Wouldn't want that to be our only model for winning, but it's something.

[Edgy MD]

And... let's get to it! Leadoff double by Wright.

[Edgy MD]

Double by Neiuie.

Tying run by Wright.

Mets strike late.

Munny.

[Piggiestomatoes]

I love that kid.

[Frayed Knot]

That was an impressive AB from Nieuy.
Both strikes 1 & 2 were bastard pitches so he had to hit out of the hole.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He's an animal.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Cedeno's rocking the orange wristbands and shoelaces. I approve.

[Edgy MD]

Bases bloated and one out, my friends.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Nice at bat and he's looking good. Welcome back!

[Edgy MD]

Baxter pinch-hitting. Interesting. Ya think he has the discipline to just give us the meaningful contact to get the go-ahead run home?

We also go into the endgame with Rob Johnson as our catcher.

[bmfc1]

This inning is another over-managing classic but Terry's moves have worked out so far.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This team is unreal. Everyone does it.