Open Thread - Game 140: Mets vs Brewers
by Eric Simon on Sep 3, 2008 12:52 PM EDT
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Heck yeah!
A win today would be some pretty sweet icing going into the weekend. If not, still a good roadie but, then again, SWEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 1:18 PM EDT reply actions
Sweep the leg!
Or whatever. Ollie needs win #10.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
it's official:
The Mets’ bullpen stinks because they lack “heart.”
…in games decided after the sixth inning (meaning the score was tied after six, or the lead changed): Phillies 31-15, Mets 11-22. Nobody we’ve talked to thinks that stat is an aberration.
“One part of it, obviously, is the difference in bullpens,” one scout said. “But the other part of it is heart. I love the Phillies’ grit. And now that [Jimmy] Rollins is hitting again, they’re the team to beat again.”
Jayson Stark collects unattributed stretch-run bullshit from sources around the league
Aww, c'mon. These are quantifiable stats.
I think I saw this on BaseballReference.com, but I lost the link. Anyway, here are the comparative head-to-head HGPs (Heart and Grit Percentage) for the Phillies and the Mets in 2008:
Heart Grit Clutchitude Gamerness Intangible Overall HGP NL Rank
Phillies: .860 .932 .787 .855 .908 .892 1/16
Mets: .530 .608 .136 .098 .338 .356 16/16
As you can see, the Mets really get killed in the last three categories. Carlos Beltran really drags a lot of these numbers down with all those early RBI and runs scored. The Mets would have been helped out alot with their HGP if they had acquired players like David Eckstein and Darin Erstad before the deadline, but they really blew that by going with non-HGP all-stars like Jose Reyes and Beltran instead. The Mets will require serious upgrades in gamerness and pastiness this offseason and should look to shed Beltran, Reyes, Delgado and all of their current second basemen.
I mean, scathing, right? But the numbers don’t lie.
/snark
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
surprising
I would have thought that the continued benching of Castro in favor of Schneider would at least put the Mets’ Intangibles somewhere above the bottom of the field. Oh, but I always forget: HGP doesn’t use the team’s Articulate Interview Factor in its calculation. That’s why I like to use the Gamerness Above Replacement Player metric instead — quotes like that one look a lot more sensible when you look at the league according to GARP.
A bit
I think the author noted elsewhere in the piece that the Mets lost serious HGP points for failing to continue to play Schneider while he was injured earlier in the season. That a serious deduction in gamerness.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You are leaving out the most important
GWLIOT (Game Winning Leaving It On the Field) (Pronounced ‘gwuh-lee-ott’) It is an older version of Gamerness Above Replacement. Jimmy Rollins won it 150 times in 2007. That’s why all those old-fogeys in the writers association voted him MVP. Dub only hit that 12 times.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Pastiness
It’s one of those quantifiably unquantifiable intangibles. Perhaps the Mets should look to cut Beltran in favor of Aaron Rowand for a quick fix upgrade in this category.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I miss the old days...
…when you could just call some guy a gamer and leave it at that. You stat-heads are taking all the fun out of baseball.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I'm Going to Two Games This Month
1. Saturday against the Phillies. (Last game with brother at Shea)
2. Thursday, Sept. 25 vs. the Cubs. (Last game at Shea for me.)
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Because he can't? He won't? He don't stop?
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
He keeps on. And he don't stop.
Daniel Murphy come and rock the sure shot.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
I hate when the Mets play the Brewers
getting the “welcome back, Kotter” theme song every time someone hits the ball to centerfield. Damn you, John Sebastian!
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
My brother's smack talk in our fantasy league:
“I hope Delclutcho knows it’s already the playoffs in fantasy baseball.”
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Geez, Carlos D
Slow down, buddy! I can’t keep up with all the driving in of runs!
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply actions
Beltran's HGP Rating Just Keeps Dropping
A four-pitch walk? What crap. Jimmy Rollins would have done the same thing in three.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I think his HGP dropped
because he failed to make an out there. Early hits, runs and walks just drag your clutchness down.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
IT'S GONE!
I didn’t even know you could get a salami from a Church!
WHAT IN THE CRAP!?
I looked away for a second to do some work and WOW!
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
holy shit
A five-spot in the first. Woo!
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Awesome.
If they can tack on three or four more, Ollie can leave after five and let Carlos Muniz close the game out. Yeah!
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I know.
They are hungry for the sweep. Batting around feels good.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
holy crap!
A few more of those and I may have to start calling Schneider’s talent “tangible”!
Now the Schneid?!?
This is too much.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:19 PM EDT reply actions
me thinks the natives are growing restless
is it almost miller time for brewers fans?
Only when they're chewing
Brats need attention, too.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Polish. Sausage.
I think I’m having a heartytack.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Thanks Ollie
Way to start the game out strong.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
He's trying hard
to, uh, keep things interesting?
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
School is out for the day!
And the Mets are already up 6-0!
This is great!!!
The only downside is I’ll have to listen to Wayne Hagin on the ride home.
Let’s go Ollie!
Six runs might not be enough
If we’ve got the Bad Ollie today…
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
No kidding
Ollie’s such a head case.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
what's the consensus around here
as to whether or not there should be an attempt to re-sign him after this season? i vote “no”.
it really depends entirely on the price tag
For $11M/yr, yes. For $16M, no.
Agree
Only if the price is right.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the big problem
Even for 11mil, his ‘human slot machine’ act gets old over the whole season. However, if he can pitch a couple gems in the playoff (and/or during the stretch run,) (KNOCK WOOD) he may be worth keeping. He did pitch well in 06.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I got these numbers at home
Ollie’s numbers against the NL East are pretty decent the last two years, especially against the stupid Phillies. Not saying it’s worth $15 mil a year for that but it is something to look at when considering his worth to the team.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
You don't have a home
We all know you live in your car.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I wish
There’s too much stuff in the trunk and backseat so now I’m sleeping on your stoop. Look underneath the bench when you get home tonight. The commute is a bitch but the price is good.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Off the top of your head - do you know his Overall HGP?
I’m sure Boras knows it.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I may be offended some day
but today I’m laughing.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
he's one of my favorite players when he's got it working
When he doesn’t, however, it can be painful.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Hey, he gets out of it with no runs scored
Let’s go Mets!
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Yeah!
i can’t win the swag contest, so I’m rooting for a 15-2 victory.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
But not "gritty"
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
not enough pastiness
His WHITEGUY+ is an amazing -25.
Woot!
It’s about damn time Jose got into this game. He didn’t do shit in the first.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Jose is fast
Triple! Pour it on!
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:35 PM EDT reply actions
Lead-off triple!
Man, things can’t go much worse for the Brew Crew here.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
but they can get better
if they mets squander a lead-off triple.
Well there you go
These guys certainly are a 1st inning team.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Jesus
it’s like no one wants to drive in Jose. What’s up with that?
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
They forgot
that you are supposed to drive in the guy who gets to third with no outs.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda want Ollie to plunk Kendall
Cos I just plain don’t like Jason Kendall.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:46 PM EDT reply actions
why not?
he sucks! what’s not to like from an opponent’s standpoint?
It's something about that beard, maybe.
Or his bug eyes. I dunno. I just don’t like the guy.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I am a self-hating beard-o
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
holy shit
did you see that flip to second base on the DP?
Well, i never liked him anyway
I didn’t get on the Church bandwagon in the first inning like the rest of you because i knew he would let us down. You guys are all frontrunners!
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
okay, the daily Hagin WTF is even weirder than usual
Is this jackass really launching into an extended defense of umpire scabbing? Christ.
Rickie Weeks
Walk Machine
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Yeah, welcome to Amazin Avenue, where clutchiness lives.
As opposed to Carlos Beltran, which is where clutchiness goes to die.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Durelo is my little brother
You might meet him on Saturday. And now we have rival factions going on here!
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Sibling rumble!
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno. You seem like you might be a big dude.
But Durelo and I are pretty quick.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Whatever
We can just whip empty bottles of Tequiza at people wearing Philly’s hats. We’ll be an army!
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I do need to hear that Tequiza story over a beer on Saturday.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Oh, right
We’re all on the same side there. Definitely we’ll have to huck Tequiza bottles at Philly fans.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Hi folks!
I forgot (again) that there was a day game today. Looks like I missed all the offense. Reyes now 3 triples away from tying Lance Johnson’s team single-season record. I say he should try for a triple on every fly ball or line drive to right until he gets to 22.
C'MON GANG! IT'S 6-0 IN THE 4TH AND NO ONE'S POSTED A PIC YET? HERE YA GO!
THIS GAME IS AS TASTY AS A…
"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 3, 2008 3:10 PM EDT reply actions
this pic is almost as offensive as the one of the shitpile that you posted yesterday
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
it is equally appetizing.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
well it's better than...
"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 3, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Now I'm laughing.
Remembering late-night dares at the 7-11.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
man that stuff used to cost what,
19 cents at the price chopper? i was always tempted to take the dare but never made it.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
KING! ol friend!
Just like to put a little flava in the blog!
"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 3, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
there must be something more flavorful than a Sloppy Joe
Or whatever that thing is.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Oh man
Sloppy Joes with a side of baked beans. Damn that could make an afternoon with some grape soda.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
that's known as "grape sod" around these parts
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
or grape pop
"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 3, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
king's a winner! sloppy joe!
"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 3, 2008 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Wendy's makes them
They have six slices of bacon on one ‘burger’
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
i think you have to be a meat-e-tarian in order to eat one
"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 3, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
According to the radio commercials.
I guess ‘carnivore’ didn’t test well with their focus groups.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
It's like razor blades
Today six is the max. Next year another chain will bust out a 7-slice bacon burger that will break records!
I can see it now – “McDonalds New 7th Heaven Burger!”
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
jumping the gun
I’m going to open a restaurant and we’re going to sell a burger topped with eight bacon-wrapped scallops
That would be wild
It could be twice-baked or some such nonsense. Make the buger like normal, then put the bacon-wrapped scallops on the top with tooth picks, pop in the broiler for a couple minutes and serve.
Even better – have a plate of sliders topped with the bacon-wrapped scallops!
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I will eat at that restaurant
name your price. There is no price too high for bacon-wrapped anything, especially scallops.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
bacon-wrapped things
I’ve got some scallops in my fridge at home but sadly no bacon; that was an oversight when I went to the supermarket last weekend.
Given the appeal of things that are bacon-wrapped and the prevalence of bacon on hamburgers at restaurants, I wonder why nobody makes a bacon-wrapped burger.
i only ask because
i had a really good meatloaf last night that was wrapped in two slices of bacon, served over sauteed spinach and roasted potatoes. it was great.
Bacon Meatloaf
A friend sent me a bacon-meatloaf recipe that I used to make cheddar-bacon-meatballs. Oh dammit. They were evil. Cheese, chooped bacon and ground beef with some seasoning. Ten kinds of good.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
cheese is just pushing it.
unless your’e talking about cheese-stuffed, bacon wrapped hotdogs, which i made for a party on Super Bowl Sunday this year.
I ate something similar in Vienna this year
they all gave it a classy name, like “Specialwurst” or something. But it was a cheese-filled hot dog with bacon. It was great.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
poor execution
that looks like you’re cooking that hot dog in a pan. everyone knows bacon-wrapped hot dogs should be deep fried.
the fryer
wasn’t purchased until february. we broke it in by deep frying oreos, snickers bars and licorice. also sushi was deep fried. so good.
Too many grease burns picking up the burger
How about a burger made of ground beef and chopped bacon, with nine slices of bacon on top and topped with some sort of bacon-based sauce concoction? The bun could have little chunks of bacon baked into it.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Your office is pretty great
But my office has nachos and five-layer dip sitting on the typing table right now. Not bad for a Wednesday afternoon.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
damn that is a tragedy
ours are empty too these days. I got a couple of Rolos in my desk, tho.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
well...back to Microeconomics homework (yawn)
you guys enjoy the rest of the day and the blog!
GO METS!
"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 3, 2008 3:17 PM EDT reply actions
Answering my own question:
That SB was the 281st of Reyes’s career, which ties Mookie Wilson’s franchise career record. Reyes reached 281 SB in 3,379 PA, while Mookie had 4,307.
If he keeps at it,
that kid Jose just might stick in this here city.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Unless you put a sandwich at the finish line.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
In that case, Mookie has no chance.
I bet the bacon conversation is distracting them.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Prince Fielder's spider sense is tingling
His subconscious is telling him, “someone somewhere is talking about bacon. Don’t you like bacon?”
If you look real close...
…I bet you can see his hands shaking.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
He’s probably just about ready to melt some cheese on C.C. Sabathia, put a little ketchup on him, and take a great big bite.
Sound like a scene from...
…the next Saw movie.
Or a terrible porno.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Awesome
“This has to end,” Yost admitted to reporters as the Brewers readied themselves for a four-game series against St. Louis. “We can’t have players trying to eat one another, even in Milwaukee, so we’re taking steps. We’ve already talked to both players, explaining that while they are big, they are not food. And as a provisional measure, we’ve gotten Ray Durham from the Giants in the hopes that both Prince and C.C. will think he’s a giant ham and leave one another alone.”
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Back to baseball
So, if Ollie gets thru the 6th with less than 100 pitches, does Jerry send him out for th 7th? Id like to think so.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I would imagine
I mean, I know there’s an off-day tomorrow but we used, what, five relievers yesterday? Give those guys a rest.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
this is a site about baseball?
I thought I’d stumbled over to BaconAvenue by mistake.
It is a trick
To make Prince Fielder think about bacon and not hit three homeruns.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Well, it was pre-emptive
Yost is so good he knows when a bacon conversation is coming before it happens.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
101 pitches
But (from Yahoo Sports) it seems like he had a little trouble that inning.
Knowing Jerry, he’s going to bring out Stokes to pitch the last three.
I think you are right
With a 6-run lead, do you think its MUNIZ TIME?
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Stokes musta insulted Jerry's family or something
Dude does not appear to be lined up for a day off any time soon.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
late to the party but
I wanted to say that the idea of a burger with bacon wrapped scallops may be the best idea I have ever heard. make sure nobody steals it. and go for it.
What's Up with Dub?
He’s having one bad week.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
I'd rather him get it out of his system now
The Mets will need a hot bat from him at some point in the coming weeks. I’d love for Carlos Delclutcho to keep hitting the way he has been, but it’s no sure thing that he’ll keep it up.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
Amen
Although I keep thinking carlosD will regress one of these days, but he has not. He must really like Willie being gone.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Apropos of this week's cycle talk,
Pedroia is a triple away from the cycle over in the Sox/Orioles game
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
apparently games against Baltimore, Seattle, and DC still count
They should be given like .75 of a win — adjustment for degree of difficulty.
Joe Smith is Sick
Just taking the mound and rocking the K.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
what has happened to joe smith?
absolutely awful for two months. suddenly, every pitch is down and in to righties, and the movement is crazy. at this point, might one even try him against a lefty?
attendance WTF
Apparently well under a thousand fans turned up for today’s Marlins-Braves game — making the attendance the headline fact in the recap.
it's like the Curse of Loria or something
The Marlins are the new Expos. Exciting and fun team, decent TV ratings, can’t put asses in the seats to save their lives.
I curse him all the time
But I kind of feel bad for a legitimately contending MLB team that isn’t even drawing arena-football crowds.
Chicks Dig the Double-Steal
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Keep on hammerin', Irish.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions
Danny Murphy's Got No Quit in Him
He is really helping with the Mets pastiness rating, too. he’s a total package.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Aw, that's not fair
Unlike most gritty gamers, Irish appears to have some talent.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 3, 2008 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
You may be right
But if his talent does not work for him, the pastiness will always be there. its something to fall back on.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Heck yes.
That was great.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
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