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Lima to be Wright's Home Run Derby pitcher

by peeder on Jul 9, 2006 1:24 AM EDT

Whichever Met said this:

The long grand slam Dontrelle Willis hit against Jose Lima on Friday night still was in the Mets' consciousness on Saturday when they reassembled at Shea Stadium.
So when the topic of clubhouse conversation turned to David Wright's participation in the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby on ESPN in Pittsburgh on Monday night, Lima's pitch to Willis was fair game.
"David should get Jose to throw to him," one teammate said in typical clubhouse sarcasm. "He'd win for sure."

When you get back to San Fran, I'm buying.

Poll

What to do with Lima?

Force him to pitch BP every day for the rest of the season

1 votes

Get Mrs. Lima and Mrs. Benson to go on pay-per-view strip poker, proceeds to charity

15 votes

Send him to the minors to help develop confidence in our young sluggers

3 votes

Pay a succession of teams $$$$$$$ to hire him to pitch to us when we face them

5 votes

Post his mug on the clubhouse door to develop motivation for excellence

0 votes

Credit this year's theme song to him so we can achieve closure on it

9 votes

33 votes | Poll has closed

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Somehow I knew before I even voted

that the Mrs. L. and Mrs. B. option would be the winner. Now if only a catfight could break out at the end of the poker game...

by madisonmetsfan on Jul 9, 2006 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

Just watched Wright's first round...

Apparently Paulie convinced Lima to decline...

But boy was I lovin that! He crushed Cabrera's lead and blew the field away!

Getting ready for Round 2...

by peeder on Jul 10, 2006 9:06 PM EDT reply actions

yeah, he kicked some ass

I'd like to see if he can keep it up. That must take a lot out of you.

One thing in his favor is that the first-round homers carry into the second.

by kingcritical on Jul 10, 2006 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

As Howard said afterward,

[That'll] "give something for the Phillies to cheer about"

Which is all fine with me.

by peeder on Jul 10, 2006 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I am so proud of DWright

Making it to the finals, no honor lost in losing to Ryan Howard, a lefty with this ballpark.

Congrats to Ryan Howard, the HR Derby champ, and congrats to DWright, for making it to the finals.

Oh, and go suck on it, AL.

"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-

by future on Jul 10, 2006 10:48 PM EDT reply actions

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