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Mets vs. Pirates, 16 August 2008

New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates


Pedro Martinez vs. Zach Duke, 7:05 PM.

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No Mientkiewicz

in the lineup despite being 7-21 (.333) against Pedro

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 5:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Line-up

CF Nate
2 Freddy
C Doumit
1 Black Hole
3 Luigi
LF Mossome/Triple-M/Rolling Stone
RF Pearce
SS Jack
P Duke

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 16, 2008 5:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pearce

glad to see he is back in the lineup.

I cringe every time I see Doumit in the lineup simply due to the defensive gaffes he will inevitably make. His bat obviously makes up for it but his poor defense seems to grate on me more and more throughout the season.

I made most of my life decisions at a Foghat concert... I stand by them.

by Chester J Lampwick on Aug 16, 2008 5:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Doumit

 has got to play to get better.

by ElliottBayBucco on Aug 16, 2008 5:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He is no worse than the latter options

its not like the Pirates are chalked up with gold glove talent anywhere at any position

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 6:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Doumit

I’d rather have him than Chavez or Paulino god-forbid. Doumit’s gaffes just grate me more than anyone else’s do.

I understand that he is young and has not started consistently yet and therefore is prone to make mistakes but that doesn’t mean I’m happy about it.

I made most of my life decisions at a Foghat concert... I stand by them.

by Chester J Lampwick on Aug 16, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And we're off

Is there a rcord for most runs allowed by a team in the first inning?

Can’t wait for Gorzo, Mr. Wonderful and McCutchen to come up on 9/1

by WstCstBucco on Aug 16, 2008 7:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice start...

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 16, 2008 7:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Opponents are hitting .308 against Duke

.320 against Snell. I will give you one guess where those two rank in the NL in opponent avg.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow!

you’re smart.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 16, 2008 7:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it was just a matter

of if JVB had enough innings to qualify for that stat

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 7:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Duke used to be good

have great command and loads of confidence…then Tracy and the Idiot squad told him he could be better if he changed his approach and his delivery ……and we see how that went

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Making Pedro batting look like Tony Gwynn

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Duke

could make my 7 year old niece look like Tony Gwynn.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 7:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

PEDRO MARTINEZ scoring from first

WTF you got to be kidding me…..

I can’t wait for football to start

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what do you all think of Rasheed Mendenhal

sorry if i spelled that wrong

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he'll be

a good option to ligten parker’s load a bit, especially coming off the injury.

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 7:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am down here in TX so I have watched Limas "Bean" Sweed often

he will be good but he is a head case…maybe the NFL can humble him

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha

Yeah, it is Rashad Mendenhall, but he should be alright. I loved him last year at Illinois, but reports from camp say he struggles a little in short yardage situations.

by DITO on Aug 16, 2008 7:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

McLouth

had no idea what he was doing there

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 7:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

that was pretty ugly…I feel cheated because I have defended the criticisms of his defense.

by DITO on Aug 16, 2008 7:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he was just blinded by disgust

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jose Reyes

is going to hit for the cycle tonight…7 innings left and a single and a double to go

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

TWICE!!!! in one game

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Props

to Black Hole. As bad as he was the first month and a half, he has been very good the last two months.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 7:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but no one notices

because he is only digging himself out of a pit of terrible stattery

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 7:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but he is almost at the same AVG as Nate is

weird

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that

and he plays for pittsburgh

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 7:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

all of a sudden

Bay is incredible!!!

Nope. Same as always (pretty much).

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 7:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

so bautista is DHing in Indy tonight….was that one of those utility positions he could play?

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he will be playing it in another town pretty soon..

maybe the Giants they seem to like the Buc trash i.e. J. Castillo

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

was

JR House over there for a bit too?

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 7:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

House plays for the Astros chain

he is Round Rock..but he was down here in our town of Corpus Christi for a while….the boy smashes the ball…but there is no where for him to play in the field..his arm is shot so the put him at first but with berkman in Houston I doubt he will see time there

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

deffinitley

he won the Texas League Championship for the Hooks here in Corpus. Him and Hunter Pence…..who is having problems right now

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Houston

just called him up today.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 7:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

really

maybe because of no more Lee.
He has so many surgeries on that arm who knows if he could get it into the infield.

they have played him everywhere though

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

house is going to catch though i read here

crazy but he is batting 303 and has 17 HRs

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gorzo

3 perfect innings so far…3 K’s

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Zack Duke

MORE LIKE YACK PUKE AMIRITE?!?! (ba-dum-CHING!)

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 16, 2008 7:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well the quality start streak ends at 10

it was a good run guys

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nate

has certainly come back down to earth of late.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can we score more than one run?

Time for little LaRoche and Pearce to prove they belong.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 7:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Problem is that this crap is getting old.

Our pitchers seem to be great at getting a bunch of guys out in a row…AFTER they’ve already let the horse out of the barn with 3 or 4 runs.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 7:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jeez

it did not look like Reyes hit that as hard as he did

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I missed the start of the game.

IS THIS THE FIRST THAT BROWN HAS MENTIONED ALVAREZ?

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he said

something in the pregame talks, but basically yes

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 8:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hell bring him up now..

couldn’t do any worse. maybe he can pitch

10 Quality Starts in a row/Aug. 08 - BUT now we can't hit:(

by .500 Please on Aug 16, 2008 8:11 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BTW...

I see that David Price is scheduled to pitch against Indy on Monday night.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anemia

thy name is PBC offense.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gorzo's perfecto is gone

Hit Mike Defelice with a pitch.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

But next batter

hit into DP…so Gorzo at the minimum through 6 innings. 77 pitches 51 strikes.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lets hope

he can pitch to ML ballplayers now

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 8:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

22 of last 24 innings

have been zeros. The other two: 1 run each.

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

actually make that 21 of 23

but it may go deeper than that…i’m just counting the reds 1-3 loss, mets 1-2 loss and today

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 8:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dear Neal

Please put Duke out to pasture.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ughh

just what we need with an anemic offense, a 6-0 deficit and 4 innings to cut it

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tabata

2 for 3 at Altoona with a dinger. Shelby Ford has gone deep as well.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gah

Jeeez. Just walked in from the beach….ouch.

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 16, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Go back to the beach

it will be easier on your heart and nerves.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

i’d say it’s about time for me to go fishing

by poorboywilly on Aug 16, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

late last night was nice, though

good thing I didn’t pay for MLBTV for a month—gameday is MORE than enough

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 16, 2008 8:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Moskos

once again…can’t pitch without giving up a run. 1 ER in 1 IP so far of relief

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Bucs

are just paying Philly back for last weekend. We Will…lose 4 to the Mets….take that Phillies! :)

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gorzo

gives up a single in the 7th…there goes the no-no

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gorzo's no hitter

gone to the first batter in the 7th.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Holy smokes

before I left, I liked Moss a lot. Now it looks like he’s gone ice cold. What’s up with him?

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 16, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gorzo picked off

the base runner…so he’s still at the minimum through 7.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gorzo

87 pitches through 7. 58 strikes.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did Pedro

really just say it was a 3-2 count and not 2-2?

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 8:49 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gorzo done

7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 6 K, 0 BB, 87 pitches, 58 strikes

by northsidenotch on Aug 16, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wanna bet Indy loses??

Gorzo’s replacement was Mr. High Octane…Gasoline Osoria.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Article on Pirates.com tonight

basically saying that the kids (Luigi, Moss and Pearce) will be getting the lions share of the playing time the rest of the year. Quoted JR several times in the article. That would explain Pearce over Minky tonight even though Minky has great numbers against Pedro. Then again…ADD LaRoche was 1 for 17 against Pedro before tonight.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080816&content_id=3320069&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jose Tabata

2-4 tonight single and a homerun Curve winning 2-1

by Cence on Aug 16, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I do believe

he’s pitching his way back to Indy…if he’s lucky.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 9:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If he's lucky?

Or if we’re lucky?

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 16, 2008 9:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bring up the yankee pitchers

send down Duke or at least bring up gorzo but Duke needs to go away

by Cence on Aug 16, 2008 9:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am sick of Duke

The Tracy/Colborn excuse has run it’s course.

Outside of his first two months, he has been terrible.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 9:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

More likely that Duke

would go to long relief…than to Indy. Send Romulo down. Then they will have to figure out who to ditch when Capps comes back…which will probably be next weekend.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 9:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Duke

needs to be sent down. Long relief? His career Opp. BA is .310. He needs to go somewhere and figure out how to get hitters out.

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 9:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Point taken

But unlike Ollie…who I could clearly see had the stuff to succeed minus the mental makeup…it would not hurt my feelings if we lost Duke .

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 9:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jesse Chavez

wraps it up for Gorzo, 1-0. Cutch with 2 hits.

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wonder who yelled

“Watch out”. Catcher, pitcher or umpire?

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Doumit

homer will tie it up….just sayin…..

by Hitman Easler on Aug 16, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We've got the

tying run to the plate and our best hitter up. Mets bullpen couldn’t possibly blow another one, could they?

by Thunder on Aug 16, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Zach Duke stinks again-

6IP, 6ER.

He`s a Texas boy. Maybe he can find a job with the Rangers and Jim Colborn for 2009.

by patthatt on Aug 16, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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