Open Thread - Game #15: Mets vs. Phillies (04/18/2008)
by Eric Simon on Apr 18, 2008 6:02 PM EDT
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New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies, Apr 18, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
Jimmy Rollins is out; Carlos Beltran is in, as are ice-blended mocha drinks and David Schwimmer:
Jose Reyes, SS
Ryan Church, RF
David Wright, 3B
Carlos Beltran, CF
Carlos Delgado, 1B
Angel Pagan, LF
Brian Schneider, C
Luis Castillo, 2B
Johan Santana
And here's what the Phillies are bringing:
So Taguchi, RF
Jayson Werth, CF
Chase Utley, 2B
Ryan Howard, 1B
Pat Burrell, LF
Pedro Feliz, 3B
Carlos Ruiz, C
Eric Bruntlett, SS
Cole Hamels
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love what they've done with the lineup!
Anytime So Taguchi gets a start against the Mets, I’m happy.
by anonymous on Apr 18, 2008 6:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They're still pretty dangerous
We’ll see if Johan is able to keep them in the park.
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
by Prince on Apr 18, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a nice looking change Hamels has
respek
by Simons on Apr 18, 2008 7:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, it's good to know
that their catcher can’t catch, either.
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
by Prince on Apr 18, 2008 7:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
one run is good
but that makes like six frozen ropes right at the infielder in the last 24 hours
by Simons on Apr 18, 2008 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
great
I guess it’s Sunday that the Mets and Phils play on ESPN, not Friday. Instead we get NBA Playoff Preview and some show called E:60
fuck you, espn
by BlackOps on Apr 18, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
gotta love the Philly fans
cheering Reyes getting hit in the head
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You beat me to it
Totally classless.
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
by Prince on Apr 18, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
as Gary said it was classless when
Lasto got hit and people cheered.
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take that, assholes
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
by Prince on Apr 18, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Staying in the game
So Reyes is not as soft as Beltran then
(heh)
by Simons on Apr 18, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Santana is doing great
He threw a lot of pitches in the first two innings, but this is the kind of performance you expect from him.
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
by Prince on Apr 18, 2008 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Question
I was at the game where he was booed, but could it have been a good thing?
Johan was a notorious slow starter in Minnesota. Could playing for a more demanding fan base light a fire under this guy earlier in the season? Could the Mets fan base elevate Santana to even greater heights?
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by SQUAD on Apr 18, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They were just talking about that on TV (if you didn't know)
Like Ronnie said, I think it does help to pitch on the road after that happens. But I guarantee it won’t happen again unless he starts pitching horribly.
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
by Prince on Apr 18, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
johan santana
doesn’t need idiots booing to know the stakes is high and to step his game up. The Met fan base just sounded like unappreciative idiots that night.
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just saying...
I didn’t agree with it and stood up and cheered myself.
BUT
The guy IS a slow starter. Just saying a rabid fan base could get him going a bit sooner. I don’t think its a ridiculous theory.
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by SQUAD on Apr 18, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think its is a ridiculous theory
he played on teams that won their divisions and were considered contenders. It wasn’t like he was in Tampa.
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My alternate theory
Santana wouldn’t be the first player from a warm climate to get off to slow starts while playing in cold weather
by JoshNY on Apr 18, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're misinterpreting my point...
but pitching in front of Twins fans is like pitching at Carnegie Hall. He was worshipped there so there was no sense of urgency in the first half for him.
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by SQUAD on Apr 18, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
plenty sense of urgency when your trying to win
the division unless your the 2007 Mets
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just have a problem
attributing good things to silly booing that happens at Shea.
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Johan Santana is good at throwing a baseball
Someone should pay him money to do so
by JoshNY on Apr 18, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Feeling good about my K prediction
Just got home; looks like a good game.
"It's Father's Day today at Shea, so to all you fathers out there, Happy Birthday." -- Ralph Kiner
by dissento on Apr 18, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Question for people who've been watching the whole game
Have there been any really controversial plays so far this game? I just got a text from a buddy who’s a Phils fan saying “Umps can fuck themselves. Total bull shit.”
by JoshNY on Apr 18, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i think the zone is what he must be refering too
he has no complaint though. Hammels is getting the same calls
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If anything, Wright was safe at second.
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by SQUAD on Apr 18, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This Johan fellow
he’s pretty good, I think.
When asked why I was a Mets fan, I responded, "pain is my lifeblood."
by wrightHOF on Apr 18, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
chase hasn't impregnated any Hooters waitresses
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They IBB Beltran to load them with nobody out
Crazy, or crazy like a fox? You be the judge! Or, let’s just see what Delgado do
by Simons on Apr 18, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Beltran IBB
Cholly was praying to get out of this inning with only one run allowed, that’s why he walked Beltran, it increases his chances of allowing the one run, but decreased the chances of the Mets putting up a big inning
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is killing my fantasy stats
For Hamels, that is.
But I’ll take this one for the team.
by JoshNY on Apr 18, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh and Castillo still sucks donkey dildos
by Simons on Apr 18, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Heilman gives up a big home run
And the sun rose and set today.
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by SQUAD on Apr 18, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Orosco was a fireman...
Heilman is an arsonist.
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by SQUAD on Apr 18, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oopsie Bootsie!
(The cynical side of me thinks about making a crack that Howard should go out for soccer?)
Now, can the Mets get someone home on a bases full, 1-out situation?
by tgh on Apr 18, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lolrsk8s
@ meetsgeek thread
Pedro offers you his protection.
by pj on Apr 18, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that guy griff has problems
how do you put that shit up in public
by DoctorK16 on Apr 18, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i feel bad
after all, my AA picture is equally suggestive.
PITTB!
Pedro offers you his protection.
by pj on Apr 18, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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