IGT 04/24 Birdies at Metsies

[Guest d'Kong76]

Lance Lynn (4?0, 3.42) vs. Bartolo Colon (1?3, 5.40)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Lgm. Win would do much to diffuse notion that club can't win at home. Also will have survived supposed rough section of the schedule, although I fully expect Miami to torture us. Did I say LGM??????

[Guest d'Kong76]

Game starts in a little over an hour and you can't get a
lineup at the Mets official site. Nice. Thank you, SNY ...

Eric Young, Jr. � LF
Daniel Murphy � 2B
David Wright � 3B
Lucas Duda � 1B
Chris Young � CF
Bobby Abreu � RF
Anthony Recker � C
Ruben Tejada � SS
Bartolo Colon - RHP

[Edgy MD]

You know, Colonial days may be the days to experiment with the whole pitcher-batting-eighth thing.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: You know, Colonial days may be the days to experiment with the whole pitcher-batting-eighth thing.

Why? I'd think Niese days would be the best day, especially one's that coincide with starting guys like Q.

[Edgy MD]

Because. Because he's been a disaster up there and if there's any time to isolate whether there's an advantage to batting the pitcher eighth instead of ninth, that may be the time.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Colon doesn't make me think Colonial but rather Colonic

[ashie62]

I hope he doesn't throw a high Colonic..

[ashie62]

I'm pretty ok with Abreu out there today...

[TransMonk]

Damn wind. That was a HR swing from David.

[Zvon]

Ahh, the 'ol Thursday afternoon game.

Mr T on singled. Colon can't help his cause cuz he can't bunt.

[Frayed Knot]

And the K-ing Kontinues

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Boom

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That was the sound of Youngun's home run

[Frayed Knot]

That wasn't a BOOM, that was a BOOM and a half.

[Edgy MD]

Young speaks for me.

Ka-POW!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[Zvon]

I like that poke. 2nd deck way outta there.

1-1 Mets

[Zvon]

I was wondering if Abreu could leg out a double. He can.

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: I was wondering if Abreu could leg out a double. He can.

An Abreu double is like the Kentucky Derby: the most exciting two minutes in sports.

[Guest d'Kong76]

That CYoung Kaboom was a SHOT!
Colon looking sharp through six.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Taking the lead on a rare XBH for Muffy

[Edgy MD]

And the Pondscum take the lead!

[Frayed Knot]

Weird year so far for EYJ -- not hitting worth shit but still getting on base and usually something happens when he does.

[Edgy MD]

If there were an Expos, there would definitely be a home fore EY Jr. on the Expos.

[Edgy MD]

Big trip to the plate for Boo here.

[Frayed Knot]

If I had a set of girl & boy twins I might name them Lance & Lynn

[Frayed Knot]

Surprising, IMO, that Terry didn't get Abreu out of there after he made the final out of the 6th.
I'd prefer 3 innings of better D out in RF at the expense of probably only 1 more AB (max).

If this sounds like I'm paranoid about Abreu's defense that's only because I am.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Nice game by Big Bartolo!

[Edgy MD]

Grande pinch-hitting for EL Grande. May preclude using him as a defensive sub.