Open Thread - Game 33: Mets vs. Reds

by Eric Simon on May 9, 2008 6:12 PM EDT

Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets, May 9, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Lineup

05/09/08 7:10 PM EDT

Cincinnati Reds	New York Mets
Corey Patterson - CF	Jose Reyes - SS
Jerry Hairston Jr. - 2B	Luis Castillo - 2B
Ken Griffey - RF	David Wright - 3B
Joey Votto - 1B	Carlos Beltran - CF
Edwin Encarnacion - 3B	Ryan Church - RF
Adam Dunn - LF	Moises Alou - LF
Jeff Keppinger - SS	Carlos Delgado - 1B
Paul Bako - C	Brian Schneider - C
Matt Belisle - P	Mike Pelfrey - P

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Mike Pelfrey	2-2	5	5	0	0	0	0	27.1	38	16	16	3	14	11	5.27	1.90

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Matt Belisle	1-2	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.1	25	13	11	2	2	7	6.91	1.88

Discussion starter: Mets' 1B next year: Pat Burrell or Adam Dunn?

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tough one

they both benefit from playing in a launching pad, both suck at defense…damn.

by gogomets on May 9, 2008 6:46 PM EDT reply actions

Dunn, no question

He can hit it a country mile in any ballpark, launching pad or no.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on May 9, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions

also 3 years younger

i do remember him hitting one halfway up the scoreboard at shea…2 years ago maybe? that was a bomb

by gogomets on May 9, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions

That was last year...

I had tickets to the game but gave them to my dad and bro since I couldn’t go.

But here’s the one con for Dunn. Wouldn’t he make us terribly LH?

With a prospective OF of FMart – Beltran – Church, Reyes and Castillo up the middle, and Schneider behind the dish, that leave DWright as our only legit RH hitter.

by SQUAD on May 9, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

good point

Well, hopefully Castillo will be out of the picture before long.

And what does Schneider’s contract look like? I’m not sold on him at all.

Maybe one or both of them could be replaced with a righty, I dunno.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on May 9, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions

actually, Castillo is switch, duh

So that wouldn’t really change the balance. Whatever, he sucks no matter what.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on May 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions

BP thinks Dunn will be dumped before the July trading deadline

by Simons on May 9, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

As Squad said, it was last year

My seven-pack tickets last year were right in that corner of the upper deck, I was sitting right there when it hit the scoreboard. Massive home run, longest I’ve ever seen in person.

I’m figuring this question assumes our 1B next year isn’t Teixeira. If it’s between Dunn and Burrell, I’d definitely pick Dunn. In addition to being younger, his career batting numbers are (marginally) better.

by JoshNY on May 9, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions