Open Thread - Game #31: Mets vs. Dodgers (05/06/2008)
by Eric Simon on May 6, 2008 9:35 PM EDT
Email
PrintNew York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers, May 6, 2008 10:10 PM EDT
Discussion starter: Would the Mets be better off with Mike Piazza than Brian Schneider?
184 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
how is that a discussion starter?
“Yes. Duh.” is not going to make for much conversation.
I’d sure love for my sleepiness tomorrow to be justified by a win tonight. That mess yesterday was discouraging.
or, to be less cranky about it,
at this point I think substituting Gary Carter’s name for Piazza’s might make it a more interesting question.
lullaby
The Yankees’ new messiah, “Jabba” just gave up a 3-run jack in the 8th to give away the lead. I’ll sleep well tonight…
Great news indeed
I wonder if he started stomping around the mound, yelling his head off, and beating his chest. Or is that just a celebratory act?
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
He used to be the best
But I believe the best is now playing for us (though not tonight).
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
To clarify:
“Chuuuch” is a phrase used in hip-hop to express praise, agreement, or real talk. Just for anyone who may be confused…
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
Great albums
I believe “From Tha Chuuuch To Tha Palace” was from Paid Tha Co$t To Be Tha Boss.
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
I actually got Snoop's autograph at Champs in Times Square...
when that album came out. I asked him to sign with a blue sharpie.
watch for the girly toss
Luis Castillo or Brian Schneider can’t break a pane of glass with their throws right now.
Castillo
You can’t blame Castillo for that throw. DW was slow to get the ball to second, and Andruw made a great takeout slide. Good baseball.
Let's Go Mets!
he’s suprised me with his bat and disappointed me with his defense. isn’t it suspose to be the other way around?
by MAN in the BOX on May 6, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I think so.
He hasn’t hit for any power, and probably won’t. The high OBP is nice, but I doubt it’ll last.
Yea?
.240/.424/.240 w/RISP, .231/.340/.253 overall. I guess he’s coaxed a few more walks, but nothing special.
it seems like he does
i think he’ll hit around .300 this year.
by MAN in the BOX on May 6, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
shit.
An inning that could’ve made this game a laugher leaves it a ballgame instead. Well, I guess it’ll help the ratings.
Trivia
25 years ago today, Darryl Strawberry made his MLB debut. What Reds starting pitcher took him out three times?
I looked it up on Retrosheet
Darryl was hitting THIRD in his MLB debut, so much for bringing a guy along slowly!
Mookie Wilson was the leadoff hitter and was 0×6.
The Reds’ starter (who I won’t name) struck out 12 in 9 innings of work (the game went 13)
Nice baserunning by Alou
but it’s a damn good thing he made it. Never make the 1st or 3rd out at third!
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
He's gone from John McGraw to Tony LaRussa
Note: I have no idea if John McGraw was conservative or aggressive.
Fight J-Roll the A-Holl!
Nice play
Wright’s range has improved over the past couple of seasons, but he’s making an absurd number of highlight-reel plays this year.
what immortal hand or eye
could stop this fucking losing streak?
really?
I was feeling bad for not having an appropriate Gary Farmer quotation from “Dead Man” at the ready. You want Blake, he’ll give you Blake.
haven't seen that one
although I think I’ve quoted Stranger Than Paradise three games running now on another message board
Reminds me of this:
Tigers! Tigers, fighting bright
In the ball parks of the night
Your pitching’s fair; your field adroit,
So why no pennants for Detroit?
Regardless, the Mets should be up 8 or 9 runs right now. The way they’ve squandered opportunities in this game, they almost deserve to lose.
Note I said “almost”. I don’t want them to lose!
Yet another runner in scoring position!
I’m finding it hard to be optimistic here!
guesses for combined runners LOB after nine innings here?
With both teams putting on many multiples more than they’re driving in, I’m thinking it might approach 30.
he's had the Mets' number since day one
... thus preserving the status Kuo ante in any game he enters.
And is anyone else giddy at the prospect of a Reyes-Reyes DP combo?
(not giddy in a “i’m excited to have Argenis Reyes as my starting 2B” kind of way, but giddy in a “Wayne Hagin’s head might explode” kind of way.)
nah, Hagin would have no problem with that
He’d just call them all Delgado anyway.
You know, you're right...
bring up Jose A. Reyes to catch and Raul Reyes for RF as well. Then we could trade for Anthony Reyes to pitch.
This would give Hagin a 55% chance of being right if he referred to everyone as Reyes.
Then again, as you noted, he would probably call them all Delgado anyway.
Heh
The Mets are actually winning this game, believe it or not. I know it seems like they’re behind, but it’s 4-3 good guys right now.
it's like Trachsel is pitching for both sides here
Should’ve been a time-of-game category in the swag contest—with the over/under at 4hrs.
My g/f's mom got me a Mets 6 pack in '06 when I graduate college...
I think I saw Trax like 3 times. You need to clear your schedule for Trax starts.
... because you’re going to be at Shea until late into the night, as the other team scores 8 or 9 runs.
We rag on Trax
And Jebus knows he was dreck when he left, but he was a very decent innings-eater for a few years there. Not nearly as bad as we like to remember.
All too true.
I think I actually posted somewhere that we missed him last year b/c he helped keep the pen fresh.
But he was pretty bad at the end though.
against the Mets, yes
Off the top of my head I can’t remember a time he was anything less than very good against the Mets.
Wasn't he like 3-0 in his rookie year ('06) against us?
Which was why the Dodgers started him in the NLDS?
holy crap.
At least that ought to wake up the few remaining viewers.
Why did the game stop?
GameCast is slow. Is the game halted?
David Wright MVP Watch: .311/4/14! (through 12 games)
I only wish.
Blake inside-the-parker gives LA the lead.
Wright throwing error puts Hu on 2nd.
amazingly, that joke went over Wayne Hagin's head earlier
I shit you not—Howie took the opportunity to re-joke the obvious, and Hagin just continued the conversation about the game without even blinking.
Like I was saying about Wright
He needs to be able to make the routine throws without air mailing them.
I might actually give a crap about him then.
Co-Author Of The Fourth Most Popular NL West Based Blog On SBN
Lurker!
This game is dragging on, but at least when the Mets were winning I could hang my hat on that. Now, nothing.
so who does Either have to kill to play every
You guys should trade him to us. We’ll have a shiny new second basemen under contract, low mileage.
Hey Zablanc, are you still here?
I await your angry screed about why David Wright is not Big Time Clutch, since he just stuck out with a guy on second and a chance to tie the game.
Oh wait, there’s only one guy on this team who is not Big Time…
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
come on Clutchstillo
get a fucking hit, you scrub.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Piazza or Schneider
If we were talking about Piazza in his prime there would be no question about it. As for today I’ll take Schneider. On a more important note, we are no better then a .500 team!
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
FanShots
Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.
Recommended FanShots
Recent FanShots
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
