06 Sep
Game Thread: September 6, Mets at Braves
Today’s Fun Mets Fact: If the Mets won every game from now until the end of the 2007 season, they’d almost be .500 as a franchise.
Today’s Fun Mets Fact: If the Mets won every game from now until the end of the 2007 season, they’d almost be .500 as a franchise.
Of course, the Braves are only 223 games over .500 over the same time period, even with their run since ’91.
September 6th, 2005 at 5:45 pmWell, with a good year next year they’ll be .500 as a franchise, which is pretty good considering how bad they were in Boston.
September 6th, 2005 at 5:53 pmFurcal
Giles
Jones C
Jones A
Franco
Francoeur
Johnson
McCann
Smoltz
Franco gets the start today against the righty. Hope Smoltz’s neck is loose today.
September 6th, 2005 at 6:01 pmI like this line-up more than recent ones, although I’d like to see McCann 7th and Langerhans (defensive reasons) 8th.
September 6th, 2005 at 6:26 pm26-pitch first for Smoltz, though no runs. How’d Matsui manage not to strike out? And why is Matsui hitting second, when the top of their lineup could go Reyes-Beltran-Wright-Floyd?
September 6th, 2005 at 6:48 pmBP today, free article:
That’s just a bit of a long piece. Apparently, Randolph is afraid of Floyd not getting “protection” if Wright is moved to the three hole with Beltran moving to the two-spot where he belongs.
September 6th, 2005 at 6:51 pmBecause Willie Randolph is running the team and he knows that you need a fast guy who will put the ball in play hitting second.
/sarcasm
September 6th, 2005 at 6:51 pmSure would be nice to get that run…
September 6th, 2005 at 6:54 pmBraves hitters versus Pedro:
Chipper .125 .263 .313, 32 AB
Andruw .182 .182 .409, 22 AB
Jordan .300 .300 .400, 20 AB
Furcal .133 .133 .133, 15 AB
Estrada .444 .545 .778, 9 AB
So the only guys who have hit him at all aren’t in the lineup.
September 6th, 2005 at 6:55 pmThe weird thing is that Randolph, a career .276 .373 .351 hitter who walked nearly twice as often as he struck out, hit second a lot and was a practically perfect #2 hitter.
September 6th, 2005 at 6:57 pmI’ll take that.
September 6th, 2005 at 6:57 pmNow would be an excellent time for a patented Francouer shoetop double.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:00 pmRandolph was one of my favorite players growing up, even if he was a d-mn-d Yankee. I remember one year when the Yankees were in the race, would have been mid eighties, and Henderson got hurt, and they were fine, and Winfield got hurt, and they survived, and Mattingly got hurt, and they got through it. Randolph got hurt, and they collapsed. Pity he’s such a dud manager.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:00 pmWhy is Smoltz giving up doubles to their worst hitters?
September 6th, 2005 at 7:05 pmAgain, how did Matsui do that? Smoltz threw him 5 fantastic pitches, he took the first two, fouled off two more, then hit a triple. I am mystified at him suddenly discovering how to control a bat.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:20 pmWow – the Mets have been blowing chances left and right this series.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:23 pmNow it’s triples to their worst hitters. KazMat does seem to hit the Braves well.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:24 pmShinjo, to his credit, had flair.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:28 pmYou know, I’ll take 0 for 1 with RISP if it comes with 2 RBIs attached. Especially against Pedro.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:33 pmAnd Shinjo’s name is just so much fun to say. I mean, sure.. KazMat sounds like HazMat and all. But “Tsuyoshi Shinjo!” is too much fun. Especially really fast.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:37 pmActually I think I prefer “Mothra” as a nickname for the Mets’ Matsui.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:39 pmThat’s really funny.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:42 pmSo far, the Mets’ good hitters (Beltran/Floyd/Wright) are 0-4 with a GIDP, a walk and a HBP. Their medium hitters (Reyes and Diaz) are 0-4. Their bad hitters (Mothra, Minky, Castro) are 4-6 with two doubles and a triple.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:44 pmcan someone please tell me why they are talking about Fidel Castro and Tommy Lasorda in the same breath on radio… Give me a break
September 6th, 2005 at 7:47 pmYeah, Lasorda’s much worse.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:49 pmI actually said “Ha!” just then when Smoltz got Matsui. I feel ashamed.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:54 pmI need a good team name for my intermural softball team, any help?
September 6th, 2005 at 7:55 pmYou need to give us background to make up a good team name.
September 6th, 2005 at 7:57 pmJust checked in the score (can’t watch the game live today!!!), and I love the fact that Julio is in the lineup instead of LaRoche, hope Bobby will keep Julio in the lineup!
September 6th, 2005 at 7:58 pmSmitty, how about the Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars?
September 6th, 2005 at 8:01 pmOk Mac, It is a Co-ed team here at the University of TEnnessee at Chattanooga. I wanted to use ‘Sex Panthers,’ but that was vetoed. Colt 45′s is the best one that anyone has come up with. Ya’ll need anymore info?
September 6th, 2005 at 8:01 pmYou don’t want any suggestions from me, Smitty. My roto team is the Veal Rollups. Which is a totally lame Southpark reference.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:02 pmcreynolds, I don’t think any South Park reference is lame. Not even naming your team after Mecha-Streisand.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:04 pmI should point out that my APBA team name was the Hoover Damned until three years after I moved from Hoover.
I’m sure that the Bobby Cocks would be vetoed, then.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:04 pmMecha-Streisand would be a great name. But I think you must at least propose Mac’s suggestion. It’s too good to go to waste.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:06 pmYeah, the girls on the team shot down ‘Sex panthers’ so i am sure no South Park stuff is going to fly
September 6th, 2005 at 8:08 pmThe Ruby Fallsettos is almost clever, but any theme music becomes somewhat problematic.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:11 pmWe would have to use Steve Perry
September 6th, 2005 at 8:13 pmThe Tough Noogies.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:13 pmWhat about Rock City?
September 6th, 2005 at 8:19 pmMocc City.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:21 pmOoh, the Bobby Moccs.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:22 pmFat Man Squeeze!
September 6th, 2005 at 8:22 pmthere was a legendary team out of auburn university called the “turkey legged dingos”. one rumor was before the 1st game, everyone would get drunk off of wild turkey and draw turkeys on their jerseys in a ritualistic circle. rumors grew that they made the ugliest turkey jersey into the “senor crappy” jersey. if one were to make an error during the game, they would have to remove their regular jersey and slip on the “senor crappy” jersey. again, these are all rumors.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:23 pmSmitty, how about The Otis Nixon
September 6th, 2005 at 8:24 pmThe Chattanooga Cthulhu.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:24 pmThe Francoeur Franks?
September 6th, 2005 at 8:26 pmJulio ground out to pitcher and Marcus scored from second?! Boy, I need to see that play…
September 6th, 2005 at 8:26 pmMarcus didn’t just score from 2nd on a ground out, did he? Gameday doesn’t show him advancing to third on a prior play.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:26 pmI can’t see it myself. I assume he was running on the play and caught the Mets off guard. You’d be surprised how often you could do that, though hardly anybody tries anymore.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:27 pmLovecraftian softball names are always nice: the Dread Esquimeaux, the Dunwich Horrors, the Space Colours. Or Biblical: The Abomination of Desolation, Onan’s Revenge, the Apocalyptic Mushrooms. I’m not much for regional variations.
One of my favorites was a friend’s team that was composed of his Reformed University Fellowship group, or RUF. They went as the RUF Sects (though that wasn’t co-ed…).
As to the game: how did Marcus score on an infield grounder?
September 6th, 2005 at 8:28 pmLaRoche would have hit into a double play!!!
September 6th, 2005 at 8:28 pmNo wonder why we are talking about team names on game thread. How many of us here are actually WATCHING the game?!
September 6th, 2005 at 8:29 pmYeah, Marcus was running. Franco hit a dribbler between the pitcher and third, Martinez fielded and threw to first without looking at third, and Marcus just never stopped. Made it without a throw.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:29 pmI’m at work. You can tell how much I’m putting into that.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:31 pmOk here is what we settled on. Univ. of Tenn oat Chatt (or UTC) used to be the Moccasins and an indian was the masscot. Well PC decided to have them change the name to just Mocs and used a mocking bird and a train as the masscot.
We have decided to the the Moccasins. If anyone says anything we are going to say we are the Water Moccasins.
What do you think?
September 6th, 2005 at 8:31 pmThanks for the update Kirk, gotta love Marcus as long as he doesn’t hurt himself.
Still working Mac?! What make you staying so late at work?
September 6th, 2005 at 8:32 pmI like Chattanooga Cthulhu better, but then I feel a certain ownership. You’ll do fine. Though how about Mockasins?
September 6th, 2005 at 8:33 pmSomeone has to cover the night shift, it’s my night. Used to be Wednesday most of the time, but right now it’s Tuesday.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:34 pmI guess Smoltz is out of gas
September 6th, 2005 at 8:37 pm“Hi, I’m Aaron Heilman, I have a 3.63 ERA, and the Mets won’t leave me in the rotation because they prefer Victor Zambrano.”
September 6th, 2005 at 8:38 pmI guess they hope the name ‘Victor’ gives them good luck
September 6th, 2005 at 8:39 pmThat’s funny Mac.
109 pitches for seven innings, I guess that’s more than enough for Smoltz today. See who will pitch the eighth…
September 6th, 2005 at 8:41 pmDouble switch brings Langerhans in to play left–hopefully we’ll be seeing that substitution a lot over the next couple months. Good call, Bobby.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:45 pmThe rarely seen anti-switch, where you bring in a guy to hit after the pitcher. At least according to ESPN (I know, but it’s the only thing I can get to work on this computer) which has Reitsma hitting seventh. Given the odds that Farnsworth will have to bail him out, I question this.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:47 pmI agree that double switch was a little strange. Langerhans is not THAT bad a hitter.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:53 pmPhillies lost again. If the Braves hold on here, I think I’m pulling for them tomorrow.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:57 pmWell, I guess that worked out. I dunno. I either would have brought in Farnsworth to pitch to Wright, or brought in Foster to walk him, forcing the Mets to either pinch-hit or to have Minky face the lefty.
September 6th, 2005 at 8:59 pmI guess Bobby wants Reitsma pitch one full inning for once…
September 6th, 2005 at 9:02 pmChipper’s hit aside, the Braves really do struggle with middle relievers. It’d be nice to have more than one game in September where we pile on a lot of runs and win going away.
September 6th, 2005 at 9:05 pmGot home just in time to see Farnsworth TEAR THROUGH the ninth.
He’s just ridiculous. Schuerholtz should get a medal for that deal.
September 6th, 2005 at 9:13 pmFarnsworth is absolutely AWESOME!!!
September 6th, 2005 at 9:14 pmDon’t want to nit-pick, but does it seem to any of you that Farnsworth goes to a lot of three-ball counts? Man it makes me nervous. Hasn’t bit him yet though.
September 6th, 2005 at 9:14 pmJust tuned to ESPN to hopefully catch some sports news. Main ESPN is showing p*ker, ESPN2 is showing a halftime band competition. Is that lame or what?
September 6th, 2005 at 9:29 pmNot sure Kirk, I remember Farnsworth striked out Beltran on three pitches yesterday, so I don’t see that as a concern…
September 6th, 2005 at 9:29 pmWait until you see what they put on The Ocho.
September 6th, 2005 at 9:47 pmJust my imagination I guess. I checked his last four appearances, and besides going three-ball on two hitters tonight, he has only gone to three-balls on one other hitter (when he walked Griffey on 4 straight).
September 6th, 2005 at 9:47 pm