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Open Thread - Game 132: Mets vs Astros

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Houston Astros @ New York Mets


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Mike Pelfrey 12-8 25 25 1 0 0 0 154.0 164 68 66 9 51 86 3.86 1.40
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Brian Moehler 9-4 24 19 0 0 0 0 116.1 127 53 50 14 27 62 3.87 1.32

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For a few preview check here. Some quick notes:
1) Moehler hasn’t lost since before July 4th
2)Beltran has hit above .500 career against Moehler
3) Delgado is 7-8 against Moehler, with 4 doubles and three homers

by eteich on Aug 25, 2008 6:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How the hell did I miss being first on here?

The quick and the dead post here, sheesh.

by Simons on Aug 25, 2008 6:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Welp

Time to salvage a draw against the, ugh, Astros. My word.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 6:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think we're in good shape

These four-game wraparound series? The team that wins the Sunday day game always loses the Monday night game — there’s a letdown effect.

by Simons on Aug 25, 2008 7:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hope you're right

but we’re the ones getting let down by this bullpen

and Maine’s bone spurs…

by mmxii on Aug 25, 2008 7:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did everyone take the over on sac bunts?

With Castillo back in the line-up it seemed like a good hedge.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nah

I’ve got to go different if I’m going to make up all that ground in 6 games. If I don’t miss any in Sept, I might have a shot; the zero days kill your count.

by mmxii on Aug 25, 2008 7:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think

that everyone here is voting in similar fashion, which is going to make it very difficult for me to catch you, Mr. Meat. Unless you start going mad scientist on me and start picking the team to lose 8-3 each night with a Game Score of 29 or 71. Would you do that for me?

by Simons on Aug 25, 2008 7:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hell

If I had chosen losses this weekend I would have a huge lead. Maybe it isn’t such a bad idea . . .

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 7:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Back in the old days

I would spend a ridiculous amount of time analyzing pitcher matchups, fretting over how many doubles each team had, everything. Now I just go with the automatic 5-4 win and a 55 gamescore. It’s the passive investing approach brought to a more serious field.

by Simons on Aug 25, 2008 7:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I learned quickly

Nothing is precise with this dang ballclub in 2008. Easier just to go “eh, why not?” and see what happens.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 7:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow

hell of a throw. Thank you, Jose, for not being out.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Carlos D!!!!!!

This team scores first inning runs. Wow.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

f yeah

I guess he’s got Moehler’s number

by mmxii on Aug 25, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Delgado

Allow me to say that his turnaround and the ensuing torrid summer has been one of the real unexpected bright spots of the 2008 season. Here’s to keeping it up, big guy.

by anonymous on Aug 25, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And Brian Moehler

looks kinda like Billy Wagner. Also just sayin’.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 7:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A homeless guy once threw little chocolate donuts at me

In Philadelphia of all places. Go figure.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In USSR homeless people give food to YOU

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 8:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LMAO

Here’s one. Walking on Haight, my wife and I are behind some nut who has a bag of thick-cut fries. As he walks past each store he stops, does a little hop, and throws one into the given emporium. This slows him down a tad and we eventually catch up to him — right as he throws a fry. Swear to God, everything goes slo-mo, I see the fry turn end over end and hit an employee right in the eye. Said employee doesn’t take too kindly to this and runs after the perp — he tackles him and throws him on a sandwich-board type ad for a store a few doors down. Employee screams and cusses the guy out. His response?

“I’m GLAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!”

by Simons on Aug 25, 2008 8:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brilliant.

That’s fucking great. L.O.L.

My guy was standing outside a WaWa in South Philly as my friends and I walked in. He asked for money for food and we ignored him. On the way out, he asked again for money for food and so I hand him an unopened pack of those little chocolate donuts, explaining that I didn’t have any money left. We get about a half block away and a donut comes flying over my head. I turn back and the guy starts screaming “FUCK YOU AND YOUR FUCKING DONUTS! I WANT MONEY, I DON’T WANT YOUR FUCKING DONUTS!”

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awesomeness

Sometimes these guys have real anger management problems — God knows why, right? A homeless vet screamed at and spit on me once. That sucked… and kind of ended my goodwill toward all homeless people anywhere, any time. Sorry L.A. panhandler 2007, blame S.F. panhandler 1993!

by Simons on Aug 25, 2008 8:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hi

its me johnnyapple lets go mets

by johnnyapple on Aug 25, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hi johnny

Pelfrey’s lookin’ good tonight

by mmxii on Aug 25, 2008 7:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

w00t

top of the lineup, gittin ’er done

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 8:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey Simons

You want the Jints to re-sign Strahan for one more year? Or is he past his expiration date?

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh man

I don’t know from football one bit. I’ll take your advice on this one.

by Simons on Aug 25, 2008 8:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AGH

Why the fuck am I still at work? Stupid procrastination during the day.

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ya gotta work for NYS, dude.

The union tells me I should work 7 hours a day and, depending on the court term, I can generally stick to that.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not an option, sadly

Not a lot of government work in my field unless I want to move to DC, and that would be shitty work.

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 8:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ah

I’m on year two of a judicial clerkship, so I guess everything is my practice area. I gotta start looking for, ugh, a firm job right about now.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well

I gather former judicial clerks are pretty in-demand at firms that litigate, you should be able to find something I guess. Probably be tougher if you’re only looking upstate though.

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 8:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nah

I’m looking upstate/NYC/DC/etc. I’m hardly married to Rochester; I only moved here for the job.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Plenty of work here in NYC, I think, as long as you don’t want to do that whole mortgage-packaging stuff; those people are all getting laid off by the dozen.

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 8:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ditto

I gotta stop calling my friends from the sidewalk at 4:46PM. They can’t get too sore because they make 3x as much for working 1.5x the hours.

by mmxii on Aug 25, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

heh

I may wind up selling my soul for that kind of job sooner or later. I have mixed feelings on the matter.

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can practically guarantee that I’ma sell my soul for one of those jobs next year. I would stay in my current position forever if I could cos the money’s good and the time off is better, but it would be nice to kill off the dang loans in, say, 10 years instead of 20. Then I can quit the law and follow my dream of becoming a bartender.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

bartending is fun

I have a friend who’s been in one of those big firm jobs for 5-6 years now, who’s decided he’s ready to quit and become a competitive barbecue cook.

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 8:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's basically the dream

work long enough so you can do something you actually want to do, right?

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nothing

“Nothing, huh?”
“I would relax… I would sit on my ass all day… I would do nothing.”
“Well, you don’t need a million dollars to do nothing, man. Take a look at my cousin: he’s broke, don’t do shit.”

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 8:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yep.

my buddy’s a mailman. lots of fresh air, exercise. i envy the hell out of that sometimes.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not bad

I always thought being a bike messenger might be fun, except for the whole “getting run over by cars” thing

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 9:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

pelfrey

he looks good tonight

by johnnyapple on Aug 25, 2008 8:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mr. Koo's Wild Ride

Every time it gets brought up it makes me smile. One of the all-time in-person highlights.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

attaboy luis

talk the walk, let wright drive in the run(s)

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i can't even imagine what that looks like coming at you

the ball is almost hitting these guys and they’re swinging at it

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Woot!

Nicely done, young Murphy. Thanks for the swag points.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are you kidding me?!?!

Carlos D! You are on fire!

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow.

I thought he didn’t believe in curtain calls — but there’s no way you can escape that one.

by anonymous on Aug 25, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OK

The Dodgers have the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 7th. Do they let us down with situational hitting yet again?

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah wow

the hell I woulda thought they could turn that DP with Bourn running. Crisp stuff.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Erstad knocks the bullpen door open

‘Cause he’s a grinding gamer who is always giving 110%. That’s the football mentality.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

...just like gary mentioned.

amazing how every commentator, without fail, will mention his “football career.” he was a goddamn punter.

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 9:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yep

everyone seems to conveniently overlook that fact.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that was so high

someone wants this game to end

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that looks kinda creepy

either way, nice work

reyes just missing a HR from the cycle!

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 9:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't know if he'll get that chance

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

neither do i

but with our bullpen…heh

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 9:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This must be a devious Astros plot

to tire out Big Pelf and, thus, prevent effective pitching in the 9th.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's got to be winded now.

After the sprint for home, that is.

by anonymous on Aug 25, 2008 9:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this sharp aquos commercial on mlb.tv is going to drive me insane

does it really need to be played 2 or 3 times between innings?

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't believe I've seen it

Is it worse than Jeter and his Edge?

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes. Yes it does.

Plus it always seems to get run twice during the commercial breaks.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dang

Where were these bats yesterday?

by mmxii on Aug 25, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow

I leave work and the bats come alive!

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

time for you to quit your job

we all have to make sacrifices for the september pennant race, man

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 9:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well, here's my idea

you pay my bills, I quit my job

by JoshNY on Aug 25, 2008 9:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mr. Peabody reference?

WABAC machine? Damn, Ronnie. Nice one.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

damn him

and damn that gaming grinder Erstad and his pesky singles. Football mentality!

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

get a double play, please

do not lose this because of clowns like newhan and erstad

by gogomets on Aug 25, 2008 9:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whatev

The SHO looks nice, but he’s got a CG, under 100 pitches, never a doubt, command the whole time, bona fide gem.

by mmxii on Aug 25, 2008 9:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WOW!

Holy crap Carlos D! He’s all found the fountain of youth or something, with both bat and glove.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Go. Big. Pelf.

Well done, son. Sorry about the shut-out but fuck that. What a game.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 25, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

newhan

Whats up with this guy…? is he trying to make us feel like we should have kept him?

by johnnyapple on Aug 25, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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