Rockies @ Mets, 5-10 thru 5-12 - Online Sports Betting

RockieBill · 05-10-2002, 07:30 AM

Game 1, Friday, 5-10: Rockies (Jason Jennings, 2-2, 4.70) at Mets (Jeff D'Amico, 2-2, 3.18), Shea Stadium, 5:10 p.m. MDT. KWGN-Channel 2. KOA-AM (850).

Game 2, Saturday, 5-11: Rockies (Mike Hampton, 1-4, 7.04) at Mets (Al Leiter, 3-2, 1.67), Shea Stadium, 11:10 a.m. MDT. KWGN-Channel 2. KOA-AM (850).

Game 3, Sunday, 5-12: Rockies (John Thomson, 5-2, 4.50) at Mets (Steve Trachsel, 2-4, 3.65), Shea Stadium, 11:10 a.m. MDT. KWGN-Channel 2. KOA-AM (850).

RockieBill · 05-10-2002, 07:33 AM

Game 1

Shea Stadium, New York, 5:10 p.m. MDT.
TV/radio: KWGN-Channel 2. KOA-AM (850).

Jason Jennings (2-2, 4.10 earned-run average; 1-0, 0.00 lifetime against New York) for the Rockies vs. Jeff D'Amico (2-2, 3.18; 2-1, 3.18 lifetime against Colorado) for the Mets.

After pitching seven shutout innings against Philadelphia at Coors Field on April 28, Jennings didn't make it through the fourth inning at Philadelphia on Saturday. He is returning to the site of his big-league debut in August, when he became the first player to hit a home run and pitch a shutout in his first game in the major leagues.

D'Amico has gone 2-1 with a 2.93 ERA in four starts at Shea Stadium this season.



METS HITTERS VS. JENNINGS



Hitter   Avg. AB H HR BI

Alfonzo  .000 3  0 0  0

Johnson  .000 4  0 0  0

McEwing  .000 1  0 0  0

Ordonez  .000 4  0 0  0

Payton   .000 1  0 0  0

Piazza   .000 2  0 0  0

Wilson  1.000 1  1 0  0

Alomar, Burnitz, Cedeno, Valentin 

and Vaughan have not batted against Jennings.



ROCKIES HITTERS VS. D'AMICO



Hitter        Avg. AB H HR BI

Agbayani      .333 3  1 0  0

Helton        .429 7  3 1  2

Hollandsworth .333 3  1 1  1

Norton        .400 5  2 1  2

Ortiz        1.000 3  3 0  2

Pierre        .333 6  2 0  0

Shumpert      .333 3  1 0  0

Uribe         .500 2  1 1  1

Walker        .000 6  0 0  0

Bennett, Estalella, Little and 

Zeile have not batted against D'Amico.

SCOUTING REPORT

Series history: The Rockies lead 43-41 after winning four of seven last season. The Mets have a 27-16 edge at Shea Stadium, where they have won the past seven season series, winning 23 of 34 games. The Mets won two of three in New York last season.

Roster report: Left-handed reliever John Franco is headed for reconstructive left elbow surgery, which could end his career. Center fielder Timo Perez has been sidelined because of a jammed middle finger on his right hand. Catcher Mike Piazza was scratched from Wednesday's lineup because of right elbow soreness. He returned for Thursday's game, but went 0-for-4 in a 4-3 loss to San Francisco.

Quickly: The Mets have lost five in a row, scoring only eight runs in those five games . . . The Mets have gone 10-8 at Shea, but have scored only 69 runs in those 18 games . . . Shortstop Rey Ordonez is the only player who returned to the same position as a year ago in the Mets infield.

Who's hot: Outfielder Jay Payton has gone 10-for-26 with six RBI in his past seven games . . . Infielder John Valentin has gone 10-for-22 in his past eight games, hitting safely in seven of them.

Who's not: Outfielder Jeromy Burnitz has gone 4-for-31 with eight strikeouts in his past eight games . . . Piazza has gone 2-for-20 in his past six games . . . First baseman Mo Vaughn has gone 4-for-21 in his past six games. He has collected only four extra-base hits this season.

Norton can expect a start at third base tonight in New York with Zeile flying to Los Angeles for the funeral of his godfather.

Misha77Piazza · 05-10-2002, 01:05 PM

Hottie Toddie isn't playing?!? :ohno: I was looking forward watching him playing. Oh well......know when will he be back?

LET'S GO, METS!

:biggrin:

RockieBill · 05-10-2002, 02:31 PM

Hi, Misha! "Toddles" should be in the line-up for tomorrow's (Saturday) game. He'll be back in NY sometime tonight.

THE ROCKIES OWN THE METS

:biggrin: :P :biggrin:

Misha77Piazza · 05-10-2002, 04:18 PM

NEVAH!!!!! THIS IS WAR!

RockieBill · 05-10-2002, 04:27 PM

Are you going to the game tomorrow, Misha? Hampton vs Leiter - I know Hampy isn't pitching real well, but he seems to pitch much better at Shea, for some reason...could be interesting?

Actually, the Rockies do own the Mets - they won four of seven last year, and are 43-41 overall...

:biggrin:

:biggrin:

Misha77Piazza · 05-10-2002, 04:33 PM

Meanie!

No, I can't go to the games yet but I'll be watching them on TV. That matchup between Leiter and Hampton could be interesting because I'm sure Leiter will mop up the floor off that......flopped hampster! :biggrin:

I know the Rox do own my beloved Mets *sigh*

This would be flopped Hampy after Leiter is done with him.....

RockieBill · 05-10-2002, 04:49 PM

^ :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: ^

You're probably right, Misha...I'd be real surprised if Hampton had a good day...flopped hampster LOL!

:biggrin:

Misha77Piazza · 05-10-2002, 04:50 PM

Glad you like this flopped hamster pic! :biggrin: :biggrin: :P :biggrin: :biggrin:

RockieBill · 05-10-2002, 05:24 PM

This is kinda' old, but if you haven't already seen it, it's kinda' funny -

The Hampster Cannon

Misha77Piazza · 05-10-2002, 05:29 PM

I saw that last week and loved it! I forgot all about that! Good one, Bill! :biggrin:

RockieBill · 05-11-2002, 09:49 AM

Rockies win Game 1

Rockies 9, Mets 5
J. Jennings (W, 3-2) ERA 5.54
J. D'Amico (L, 2-3) ERA 4.03
Recap Box Score

Rockies rookie right-hander Jason Jennings went seven innings Friday night against the New York Mets and is now tied for second among National League rookies for innings pitched. The NL rookie leaders:



Player           Team  IP

Kazuhisa Ishii   LA    43

Jason Jennings   Colo  37

Carlos Hernandez Hou   37

Josh Fogg        Pitt  36

Juan Cruz        Chi   36

Damian Moss      Atl   36

Nick Neugebauer  Mil   35

Ryan Jensen      SF    35

Josh Beckett     Fla   30

3 RBI for Rockies center fielder Juan Pierre on a bases-loaded double in the sixth inning, which is one more RBI than he had collected in his previous 34 games.

Rockies third baseman Todd Zeile, who hired a private plane to fly to Los Angeles for the funeral of his godfather Friday, will be back today, and manager Clint Hurdle said Zeile will be in the lineup.

Greg Norton started at third base in place of Zeile, Norton's sixth start of the season at third.

Todd Helton's multiple-home run game was his first this season and the 21st of his career. He went 2-for-3 against Mets starter Jeff D'Amico, which makes him 7-for-10 with three home runs in his career against D'Amico.

Jose Oritz, who had three hits in his previous 32 at-bats and went 0-for-14 in the first six games of this trip, had two RBI singles and a third single Friday.

The Rockies sent 10 batters to the plate in the sixth inning, the second time they have batted around in an inning this season.

Todd Hollandsworth had his first three-hit game this season.

RockieBill · 05-11-2002, 09:54 AM

Game 2

Shea Stadium, New York, 11:10 a.m. MDT.
TV/radio: KWGN-Channel 2. KOA-AM (850).

Mike Hampton (1-4, 7.04 earned-run average; 6-4, 2.23 lifetime against New York) for the Rockies vs. Al Leiter (3-2, 1.67; 7-3, 3.96 lifetime against Colorado) for the Mets.

Hampton will be making his second start of the Rockies' trip. He lost 7-4 at Philadelphia on Sunday. Hampton earned his only victory this season April 30 against Pittsburgh while pitching seven shutout innings at Coors Field. He went 1-1 with a 1.20 ERA against the Mets last season.

Leiter threw a no-hitter against the Rockies while he was with Florida on May 11, 1996. He beat the Rockies 5-2 at Shea Stadium on Aug. 20, 2001, allowing one run in seven innings.



METS HITTERS VS. HAMPTON



Hitter   Avg. AB H  HR BI

Alfonzo  .265 34 9  0  3

Alomar   .000 3  0  0  0

Burnitz  .111 18 2  0  0

Cedeno   .000 4  0  0  0

Johnson  .000 3  0  0  0

McEwing  .200 10 2  0  0

Ordonez  .133 30 4  0  3

Payton   .250 4  1  0  0

Piazza   .333 30 10 3  8

Valentin .000 1  0  0  0

Vaughn   .000 2  0  0  0

Wilson has not batted against Hampton.



ROCKIES HITTERS VS. LEITER



Hitter    Avg. AB H HR BI

Bennett   .500 4  2 0  1

Estallela .000 5  0 0  0

Helton    .286 14 4 0  2

Little    .500 2  1 0  0

Shumpert  .353 17 6 0  1

Uribe     .000 3  0 0  1

Walker    .385 13 5 0  1

Zeile     .125 8  1 1  1

Agbayani, Hollandsworth, Norton, Ortiz 

and Pierre have not batted against Leiter.

Misha77Piazza · 05-11-2002, 11:52 AM

LAST NIGHT'S GAME WAS SO WORST I EVER SEEN!!!!!

I didn't see the beginning of the game last night but came home just before 8 pm because we were at my son's Little League game which was played too long due to too many runs scored. :biggrin: Yeah, my kid and his team had won. My kid was thisclose to full cycle (triple, single and double). At his first bat, he hit a very long one that should be a triple but my kid decided to gun for home plate instead of stopping at third base.

Bam, he got tagged out by his best friend (happened to be a catcher) by sliding head first. Gawd, he was a crazy kid, LOL.

Anyway.....back to this Rox/Mets game, damn, Zeile will be in the line up today!

I know he had some hot streak lately. :uhoh: So let's see what happens. This game may be interesting to watch. :biggrin:

RockieBill · 05-11-2002, 12:12 PM

Very cool, Misha...maybe he'll hit for the cycle next game! What position is he playing?