Open Thread - Game 37: Mets vs Nationals

by Eric Simon on May 13, 2008 6:00 PM EDT

Washington Nationals at New York Mets, May 13, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - John Maine	4-2	7	7	0	0	0	0	42.0	36	14	14	3	21	33	3.00	1.36

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - John Lannan	3-3	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.2	41	16	15	3	17	27	3.40	1.46

Discussion starter: Who would you rather have pitching the most important inning of the season: Jorge Sosa or Guillermo Mota?

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Have any of our position players ever pitched?

If so, I vote for them.

by JoshNY on May 13, 2008 6:10 PM EDT reply actions

mota

and I’d need another beer.

by mmxii on May 13, 2008 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

oy.

Apparently for Howie Rose, the moral code of the ballplayer trumps getting the leadoff guy out. If he’s right, and Maine plunked Lopez to send a message, that’s one dumb move.

by anonymous on May 13, 2008 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

I'm so disgusted with the commentary re: the cheering section

What are they supposed to do. Mets need to spend less time worrying about professionalism and more on winning.

by DoctorK16 on May 13, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

If Maine was throwing at Lopez

wouldn’t he have had a better shot?

by JohnPeterson on May 13, 2008 7:19 PM EDT reply actions

Delgado bunt

Why does he not do that more often?

The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.

by sireric on May 13, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

cause he's not Castillo

by DoctorK16 on May 13, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m not saying he should do it all the time, but there are plenty of situations where he should just try to get on base.

The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.

by sireric on May 13, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

carlos

should definitely bunt more often. I’m thinking every time he steps up to the plate.

by Doc's Sports Picks Guru on May 13, 2008 7:46 PM EDT reply actions

Let's

Get on this mother…

by Doc's Sports Picks Guru on May 13, 2008 7:47 PM EDT reply actions

I love it when

Keith goes over the fundies.

The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.

by sireric on May 13, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

Nothing like

One run out of a bases loaded, nobody out. Go Mets.

by Doc's Sports Picks Guru on May 13, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

sac bunting with one out and runners on first and third will do that

Plus Reyes swinging on the first pitch AGAIN after the pitcher is wild

by JohnPeterson on May 13, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Is unbelievable that way. Time to grow up and be a big league hitter instead of a hacker. I love the guy, don’t get me wrong. He’s my boy. But I’m not going to gloss over the fact that he has A LOT to learn about hitting and he’s still making rookie mistakes just because he’s on my team.

by Doc's Sports Picks Guru on May 13, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions

in fairness on the bunt

it was John Maine that bunted. If he doesn’t and makes contact it’s likely a dp.

by DoctorK16 on May 13, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Not really

Gonna knock that move. That was the right call. More lamenting we had two cracks at driving in some runs and we just picked up one on a fielder’s choice.

If they want to send messages, that would have been a good time to do it instead of some cheesy hit batsman. Go out and beat them 8-1 and the message gets sent.

by Doc's Sports Picks Guru on May 13, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions