Open Thread - Game 69: Mets vs Reds (06/19/2006) on SNY

by Eric Simon on Jun 19, 2006 5:56 PM EDT

The Red Legs roll into town with their ace on the hill. The Mets counter with El Duque and an offense that seems to struggle a bit at home.

Let's go Mets!

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Phils play the Yanks

I know I should root for the Yanks, but I find that while my head understands, as the Sports Guy would say, my body rejects rooting for them like a bad liver transplant.

by Art Vandaley on Jun 19, 2006 6:41 PM EDT reply actions

anything that makes yankee fans happy

must be wrong.

I just root for the players on my fantasy baseball team.

Pedro offers you his protection.

by pj on Jun 19, 2006 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions

if it were the last game of the season

and the Phillies were a game ahead of the Mets for the division lead, then maybe I could bring myself to do it. But in other circumstances, I root for the Mets first, and second for whoever is playing the Yankees and the Braves.

by anonymous on Jun 19, 2006 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions

me

i'm rooting for them these week. And when they play the Braves. 6-90 for the rest of the season still would make me happy man.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Jun 19, 2006 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Get Over It, people!

First of all, when the Phils (or Braves) lose a game it's good for the Mets, no matter who gets the win. And, second, Simmons can shove it - he's Page2's version of Anne Coulter, and should be treated as such.

by IanB in MD on Jun 19, 2006 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Bill Simmons = Anne Coulter

why such disdain?

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Jun 19, 2006 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I think his articles are good for laughs, but...

...I don't take him seriously. Also, I can't stand Red Sox fans - even more than I can't stand die-hard Yankee fans - they are miserable bastards, and get boring with their non-stop hatred of New York.

by IanB in MD on Jun 19, 2006 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Jeez, sorry to hit a sore spot

don't take it out on the dog or anything.

by Art Vandaley on Jun 19, 2006 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

No worries, Art. My dog is gonna be OK.

I grew up surrounded by dang Red Sox and Yankee fans. After all that, and some recent experience, I simply prefer Yankee fans to Sox fans.

by IanB in MD on Jun 19, 2006 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I get to watch tonight!

An advantage to living in SW OH.....

I'll have to put up with the reds-biased announcers, but I've never noticed them to be as bad as the TBS crew.

Pedro offers you his protection.

by pj on Jun 19, 2006 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

Big DP!

Awesome!

by IanB in MD on Jun 19, 2006 7:22 PM EDT reply actions

dead air on WFAN

is the thunderstorm activity interfering with their uplink or something?

by anonymous on Jun 19, 2006 7:24 PM EDT reply actions

not allowed to listen to games on the internet

due to mlb.com restrictions

by Art Vandaley on Jun 19, 2006 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Another great DP!!!!

by IanB in MD on Jun 19, 2006 7:37 PM EDT reply actions

did he popup a sucide squeeze

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Jun 19, 2006 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah.

According to the radio, Hernandez dove to catch it, and layed the tag on himself. Oh boy!

by IanB in MD on Jun 19, 2006 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Suicide Squeeze

Hey, do any of you people think Willie would try a squeeze this year?

On Saturday night, in the second inning, Pedro bunted Endy to third. With one out, Jose was up, and I thought it would be a decent time to try a squeeze. Now, in the second there is no need to squeeze, but I think it would be cool if Willie tried it at least once - just to send a message to the other managers in the league.

by IanB in MD on Jun 19, 2006 8:12 PM EDT reply actions

most managers only do it

with a pitcher anyway cause so much can go wrong. We'll see one at one point I think.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Jun 19, 2006 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions

ElDuque

Has started a few games well for us, but seems to start having problems in the fifth and sixth. Let's hope he can hold it together.

by StuckInGA on Jun 19, 2006 8:24 PM EDT reply actions

How the hell does El Duque not know English yet?

by big shea on Jun 19, 2006 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

he does

He speaks it in the post game press conference.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Jun 19, 2006 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Hello

Arroyo is one of those guys who I can never figure out why he gets outs.

by Art Vandaley on Jun 19, 2006 9:42 PM EDT reply actions

he has

a horrible fastball, but his control, always solid, has improved a lot, and his curve is actually pretty sweet. he was also throwing some nice sliders yesterday. it's all about location with him, and, this year, he's had it more often than not.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jun 20, 2006 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions