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Open Thread - Game 127: Mets vs Braves

Atlanta Braves at New York Mets, Aug 20, 2008 7:10 PM EDT



W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Mike Pelfrey 11-8 24 24 0 0 0 0 145.0 161 65 63 9 48 83 3.91 1.44


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Jair Jurrjens 11-8 24 24 0 0 0 0 151.1 147 61 53 8 51 112 3.15 1.31

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yes

No, wait! Fuck all that! Let’s kick some Braves ass again.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 6:50 PM EDT reply actions  

i may miss this

might be seeing tropic thunder tonight. if beltran goes deep in the first, make sure someone says he’s unclutch for me. thanks.

by gogomets on Aug 20, 2008 6:53 PM EDT reply actions  

great movie.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

yay!

No walk to Blanco!

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Thought Pelf got squeezed on 0-2 there

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Eh

He still got the out. Who’s behind the plate tonight?

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Our 3d stringer

The Schneid.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, I meant the umpire.

How nice of Jerry to give away 3-4 outs to the Braves tonight.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Angel . . .

Campos, not Hernandez.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who is he?

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of him.

by Reg Dunlop on Aug 20, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

he's actually hit well of late

His OBP is up to .352. Yeah, he can barely get it out of the infield, but he’s been better of late.

And it goes without saying that I’d prefer Castro in there.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

sit down, Larry!

That was a nasty sinker.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah! Fuck you, Larry!

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions  

yay

we’re not going till later, so looks like i can watch some of this

by gogomets on Aug 20, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Argenis batting 2nd again

Maybe Jerry just likes to bat the 2nd baseman 2nd. Could be a symmetry thing.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions  

At least he is in there

When a ground ball pitcher is in. Hopefully he will make up in the field what he takes away at the plate

by Reg Dunlop on Aug 20, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's good stuff

I say let him run, even if he might have gotten lucky there with a good pitch to run on.

by mmxii on Aug 20, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not quite lucky

Seems like just about anyone faster than Hippo can run on Jurrjens

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Some managers think there's a rule saying

that only middle infielders or centerfielders can hit in the first two slots. I’ve also noticed a correlation between being small and hitting second.

"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008

by Shomov on Aug 20, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Castillo's rehab stint

Interesting. I didn’t know that MLB placed limits on the length of a rehab stint.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, 20 days I think

and then they either have to activate him or, as Gary said, send him back to Florida.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't mind seeing him come back

Easley hasn’t hit since early July and A. Reyes hasn’t hit ever. At least he draws walks.

by Reg Dunlop on Aug 20, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree

Commentators continue to talk as if they have been tearing it up.

The other night, Gary said the following about A Reyes (I paraphrase): He doesn’t have a high OBP, only has one extra base hit, hasn’t scored many runs, doesn’t drive in runs, but he is “always in the middle of things” — not sure how that can work.

"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008

by Shomov on Aug 20, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lots of sac bunts, maybe?

Though even that’s pushing it. If your big contribution to the scoring is always getting out, you’re not contributing.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Getting out alot in the two-hole?

He is “always [getting out] in the middle” of hits by Reyes and Wright?

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

That works

"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008

by Shomov on Aug 20, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

unclutch

Beltran clogs the bases.

C’mon Daniel. Keep the magic going.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions  

oh Carlos B.

A two-out walk to bring up a rookie? Totally unclutch.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions  

what i miss

f’n yahoo sports cast is so slow

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

oooohhhh a reyes y reyes

sweet

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions  

OH DANNY BOY!

The dream continues!

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions  

I HEART DANIEL MURPHY!!!!

Irish Hammer does it again.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions  

yes!!!

This guy is making a lot of fans!

by mmxii on Aug 20, 2008 7:31 PM EDT reply actions  

perhaps he should play everyday?

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

The platoon seems to be working for now

MetsBlog posted some numbers – Evans is hitting .362 in 47 at-bats against LHP and Murhpy is hitting .400 in 40 at-bats against righties. I say run with it while it’s still working.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

ooohh la-la

love is in the air!

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah!

Fuck you, Larry Jones!

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:31 PM EDT reply actions  

oop!

Thank Youuuuu Braves.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Murphy is God!

I just can’t believe how well he commands the stike zone. You never see that with rookies, especially ones right out of AA.

Also, I love that Manuel has the confidence to let him protect Beltran. I remember shit-for-brains Randolph had Wright batting 7th for much of 2005, even though he was the 2nd best hitter on the team.

Also, ha ha, Larry Wayne Jones.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Chipper's middle name is Wayne?

Are we sure he’s never killed anyone? They should keep an eye on him.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

it's time to start puttin money down in vegas on whether or not the METS score in the first inning.

this is freaky

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Nah

you’re not gonna get good odds at this point.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

i hope they haven't blown their wad too soon though

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions  

OH MY GOD THE BRAVES ARE SOOOOO GOOD.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions  

It's uggla-tastic!

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow.

it really just is.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

To be fair

the problem is that they’ve got some guy at first who doesn’t know how to play the position.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

it couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of guys.

Even the Pelf, now?

by mmxii on Aug 20, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

are we sure this is the Braves?

And not my little league team from 1990?

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions  

GO BIG PELF!!!

Oh man this is great teevee.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Big Pelf!!

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions  

this is fun!

Pelfrey!!!

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions  

I haven't seen such awful baseball since

watching the mid-90s Mets.

"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008

by Shomov on Aug 20, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply actions  

I did

The shittiness here has been a team effort. Other than Uglla, there was some good defense in that game.

"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008

by Shomov on Aug 20, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

or sense this...

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

what on earth is going on? no t.v., no radio here. HELP!

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply actions  

some errors

some simply crappy fielding

The radio guy just said he hasn’t seen the Braves play this bad since the late 80s.

by mmxii on Aug 20, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like it

We’ll probably have our first Braves-free, Yankees-free postseason since 1990, or when I was in the 5th grade.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

5-0

Braves threw away 2 balls at first which would have ended the inning.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply actions  

can Bobby Cox get ejected?

That would just make this the perfect inning.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Heh

probably safer for Escobar to keep that one for himself. The Braves might want to avoid throws on the infield tonight.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:38 PM EDT reply actions  

10 batters in one inning?

i’ll take it.

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:38 PM EDT reply actions  

oh dear god

this lady’s eyebrows are killing me. frightening.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions  

holy cow

yeah. scary stuff there.

I require more Lauren Wallace.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

ibid.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL!

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

See, Braves?

That’s how you play defense.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 7:42 PM EDT reply actions  

D Wright!!

Excellent grab!

HAHA

THAT’S MY COUSIN!!

Not a lie!!

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice fleece

At least Keith seemed to think so.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

The camera man!

My cousin Robert.

I never got to the blog

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

to blog about it.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah...and the mets have a great bullpen

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lying's not my style, my friend.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well.

If I could post a picture. That might help.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

One more time, then I quit.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

where the hell is David

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nonono.

The CAMERA MAN that they were talking about is my cousin.

Not David Wright.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

If anyone on this board

was David Wright’s cousin, I’m sure they’d mention every chance they got.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

d'oh

you mean the Mets can’t score 5 runs every inning?

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Decent throw

Woulda been close if the Schneid had held on

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

the one knock on Murphy

He seems like a liability in the field.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't go that far

I mean, he’s playing a new position and he’s been here only a month. Much like his batting, tough to pass judgment yet.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's why i said

take the mask off. dunno why he’s got the mask on for that play

by gogomets on Aug 20, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

fucking Braves

Are they going to get any hits this series that aren’t dribblers through the hole or up the middle?

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:56 PM EDT reply actions  

personally

i’ll take the bleeders over bombs

by gogomets on Aug 20, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jeter

has an edge.

Too bad his team sucks.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 7:58 PM EDT reply actions  

did i hear derek jeter?

" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn't catch what

Omar was starting to say before he caught himself.

"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008

by Shomov on Aug 20, 2008 7:58 PM EDT reply actions  

yo...announcers....

somebody ask Chumpmar why he didnt get steady Eddie G. when he had a chance….

by Grouchoman on Aug 20, 2008 7:58 PM EDT reply actions  

What did Omar mean by his last line?

“We’re all in this together. Let’s try to get it done”
Was that a less then subtle way of saying to the announcers that they shouldn’t criticize the the organization?

by Reg Dunlop on Aug 20, 2008 8:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Gimme a l'il glove, Our Anus!

Nice play.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions  

yeah

his offense sucks, but he’s got a good glove, it appears.

Ronnie just called him “gritty”. Doesn’t Ronnie know that Latino players aren’t gritty? Only short white guys are?

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

He must've forgotten the script

short white guys = “gritty” or “scrappy”
short Latino guys = “flashy” or “irresponsible”

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Argenis

Keith (I think it was Keith) mentioned Wally Backman before in comparison to A. Reyes. I guess he has lots of fond memories of Wally.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

they both have arrest records?

HEY-OH!

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Reyes has an arrest record?

I just meant neither hits well, gets on base much, and seems over valued defensively

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sorry

should’ve added the tag:

/snark

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn't think

That Latino players could be gritty. I thought that was a designation for small, white players who are not good at baseball.

by Reg Dunlop on Aug 20, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ronnie's on a roll

“Computer players”? “Playing the right way?”

C’mon Ron, Daniel Murphy is a base-clogger. He plays the wrong way, the way Billy Beane’s computer told him to.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 8:11 PM EDT reply actions  

When did Ron turn into Joe Morgan?

If he starts blathering about ‘consistency’ and Gary Sheffield, we start planning the intervention

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ron hates computers

At some point, he has to prove he’s smart. References to Yale and his SAT score only go so far.

"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008

by Shomov on Aug 20, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions  

who is "johnnyapple"

i’ve yet to see a sensible post from him

by gogomets on Aug 20, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions  

gogomets

yes

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

His first posting day was during a Mets/Pirates Game.

I think it was Saturday. It was me and two other people…..and him.

He’s terrible

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just ignore the guy.

Half convinced he’s here to hijack the threads.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bench and Gary Carter, I think

Piazza was 25 when he was a rookie. Gary was a lot younger when he broke in with Montreal.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

what was it, 20+ homers before 25?

Piazza woulda been too old, yeah? Debuted just before his 24th birthday.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

johnnyapple

I’m trying my best I’m just a young met fan

by johnnyapple on Aug 20, 2008 8:17 PM EDT reply actions  

What, exactly, are you trying to do?

Maybe I can help.

"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008

by Shomov on Aug 20, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought about asking him the same exact thing.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

So to Recap.

-David Wright not my cousin.
-Camera Man, Cousin Robert, who almost got it by ball that Wright caught, is my cousin.
-johnnyapple, just trying his best.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions  

pingel

yes

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Apropos of nothing

Jair Jurrjens. That’s a lot of ’j’s. ’R’s, too,

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions  

BASEBALL JESUS!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions  

D-WRIGHT!!!

HE’S SO NOT MY COUSIN!!!

(Last time, I promise)

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Damn

Norton actually took one away.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice stab

the bastard.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

"You're the best, here's a checking account."

Is a phrase I’ve never heard.

Ever.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Boy, I wish someone would teach Jose to bunt like that.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions  

I wouldn't like to see him bunt too much

He’s got too much power to be bunting regularly. Once in a while? Yes. But I’d rather he get the doubles and triples.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's the thing

He can’t get a bunt down seemingly ever. A pity for someone with his foot speed.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree

But it’d help him keep the defense honest – like Delgado hitting the ball the other way once in a while

by JoshNY on Aug 20, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

I thought of that example, too. Delgado could definitely stand to drop one more often.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Phillies Up 4-0.

Lameness.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh man

forget Phils-Nats for now . . . shit’s getting ugly here. C’mon, lads.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions  

wait, hold on

how’d the second guy get on base?

by JoshNY on Aug 20, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

BB

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll take it!

DP!

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice play, too

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks again, Larry

Way to not do anything to prevent the DP

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Hell

Between his pre-game interview and the play in tonight’s game, it’s like the Larry Jones-New York love-fest.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Freak that.

Ugh.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeesh

Bad D there. Almost got out of it with just one run.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Carlyle

When Gary says “Buddy Carlyle” it always sounds like he’s saying “Bunny Carlyle”

by JoshNY on Aug 20, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions  

I remember that

Lance Johnson’s bat always looked insanely oversized in proportion to Lance himself. It was like a novelty bat or something.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions  

I wish the Voice Activation would take over his car and drive him off the road.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe someone can hack his GPS

Convince the computer that there’s a new bridge across the Long Island Sound.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha

Dude’s got an edge. Edge of the cliff, that is.

by Eric Simon on Aug 20, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey, Hampton's pitching tomorrow

Anyone want to give odds he’ll leave early due to injury?

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions  

He literally just got injuried.

Just this second.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nah

I hear he’s leaving for Colorado in the a.m. For the good schools.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

if not for those schools

we don’t get that sandwich pick that turned into David Wright.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

before or after

Carl Pavano does this Saturday when the Yankees start him?

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pavano

I’ll bet that his body collapses mid-windup. On the first pitch. From leprosy.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's more like it

Nice inning, Pelf.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions  

does he get the 8th?

Only 89 pitches but boy have they been making a big deal out of getting Big Pelf some rest.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'd give him the first batter.

And see where it goes from there.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Or basically I probably could have just answered

With a simple "yes’.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's what I was thinking

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe we could pay Giuseppe Franco

to kill Jeter.

He seems like he knows people.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions  

He could sic Busey on him

That’s a dude whose bad side I imagine I’d rather not be on.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I am scared of no man

And I never want to be the reason Busey is angry.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Does anyone remember the swag questions today?

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Which team has the 2nd XBH?

Which team strands more runners? (I think that’s the other one)

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

let him go for the CG!

That was quick and painless.

Also, tonight is the beginning of the Yankees comeback. Jeter and Pettitte, two of the truest of True Yankees decided that they could not let Yankee Stadium go dark without a world championship. Not while True Yankees like Luis Sojo and Chad Curtis and Scott Brosius are alive.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 20, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions  

A-Rod isn't a True Yankee because he hits home runs in meaningless June games against Kansas City

Jeter is a True Yankee because he hits home runs in vital August games against Toronto

by JoshNY on Aug 20, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jeter is a true Yankee

Because he has an Edge.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah,

Fuck A-Rod and his 45 home runs and 120 RBI a year, and his awesome OPS.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 20, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

no way

Grady Sizemore is twice as bi-racial and twice as good-looking and everybody loves him.

by mmxii on Aug 20, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

FU LARRY JONES!

I like that I get to keep saying that tonight.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

BIIIIIG PELF!

Nice.

Larry…..sit down. Good boy.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

GO BIG PELF!

That was great! Fuck you, Atlanta!

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice Job Pelf.

"But it's not over yet, everybody thinks it over, but if we can just get the Earth to reverse rotation...this thing can be played again. So there you go, New York Mets......motherf*ckers." - Jon Stewart

by pingel on Aug 20, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions  

So I guess Big Pelf doesn't go to the bullpen?

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions  

hiyo

also, i want to change my vote in tonight’s poll to "who needs a closer when you’ve got pelf?! (and santana)

by gogomets on Aug 20, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

nice

When was the last time the Mets had two CGs in 4 games?

Anyone have that Play Index?

by mmxii on Aug 20, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions  

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