Open Thread - Game 88: Mets vs Phillies

While I clearly think giving Church the day off is the right move, this lineup is really dogshit without him.

At least to Anderson and Schneider

We’re all professionals here, right?

unrequited baseloading, stars useless with RISP, befuddlingly bad defense. I feel so at home.

At least it gave us a new nick: “Wave em off” Marlon.

Now that’s how you catch a ball, Marlon.

and i still hate marlon anderson

Some more runs would be nice.

All-Star teams announced. No Jose. No David Wright. No Beltran.

Hey all – is the team still as mediocre as I left it before heading to Europe?

Aaron Cook, COL R/R
Ryan Dempster, CHC R/R
Dan Haren, ARI R/R
Brad Lidge, PHI R/R
Tim Lincecum, SF L/R
Ben Sheets, MIL R/R
Edinson Volquez, CIN R/R
Billy Wagner, NYM L/L
Brandon Webb, ARI R/R
Brian Wilson, SF R/R
Kerry Wood, CHC L/L
Carlos Zambrano, CHC S/R

C Russell Martin, LA R/R
1B Brian McCann, ATL L/R
1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD L/L
1B Albert Pujols, STL R/R
2B Dan Uggla, FLA R/R
3B Aramis Ramirez, CHC R/R
SS Cristian Guzman, WAS S/R
SS Miguel Tejada, HOU R/R
OF Matt Holliday, COL R/R
OF Ryan Ludwick, STL R/L
OF Nate McLouth, PIT L/R

C Geovany Soto, CHC S/R
1B Lance Berkman, HOU S/L
2B Chase Utley, PHI L/R
SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA R/R
3B Chipper Jones, ATL S/R
OF Ryan Braun, MIL R/R
OF Kosuke Fukudome, CHC L/R
OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC R/R

So much work to do so little

We have a team with Jose Reyes, David Right, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez…................and our closer is our lone rep. Wow.

Looking at the reserves, I don’t like Clint Hurdle’s pick. Can’t expect better froma guy who should have been fired before his team sold their souls last year.

C Aguilera walks.
C Aguilera picked off first.

harry kalas’s voice dripping with pleasure

Somehow I feel this is another game where he won’t make an appearance

Duaner is handing the Phils a huge rally…give it to the All-Star.

with the glove and with the hurling. if its not one thing, it’s another.

It better be Wagner and Feliciano

what higher leverage situation could there be?

That’s insane! Two outs make the difference? That’s just suicide

one of the only ways i see the mets taking this one.

and then a bullshit ball call on 3-2 to Utley, and now bringing in a much inferior reliever with 1st and 2nd with one out in the bottom of the eighth. Why can’t managers get it through their idiotic skulls that IN THE HIGHEST LEVERAGE SITUATIONS, ONE SHOULD USE THE BEST AVAILABLE RELIEVER, and that is Billy Wagner, the expensive closer.

And now the rain delay.

/me rain dances

i wait through a rain delay longer than the game for this?
where can the mets get a closer? i can’t wait to bid adieu to Billy Goat—

im pretty sure the Goat would choke on us

How the hell was he ever successful in the big leagues?

to those who chose “He’s not any good” on today’s poll: Is ARGENIS REYES a better PH-ing option?

tomorrow?

Another reason to hate the 08 mets: it’s the way they waste our time with long drawn out chokes, didnotcompetes, and other mishaps.

Now, let’s PLEASE get a run or two here.

Houston 6, Atlanta 6, bottom 15. 2 outs.
Detroit 1, Seattle 1, going to the 15th.

They just insulted you by throwing that pitch over your head. You should write that in your little notebook.

zOMG

Instead I looked at the screen and convinced myself that they were a response to my overwhelming wittiness, instead of something of import in the game.

Love the look on Smith’s face while he was hitting, like “holy gosh gee willikers this is fun!”

I’d trade Beltran for Rollins straight up if offered. No hesitation. Anyone else?

I didn’t think there was any way he’d throw him out. That play took forever to develop.

Hopefully, for once, it means we’re not due to have our hopes dashed again tomorrow. How good would 3 of 4 look>