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Open Thread - Game 141: Mets vs Phillies

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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Mike Pelfrey 13-8 27 27 2 0 0 0 169.2 176 71 69 9 53 97 3.66 1.35

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Brett Myers 8-10 25 25 1 1 0 0 157.1 165 82 77 26 57 134 4.40 1.41

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Predict the Phillies series:
Mets win, 3-0
4 votes
Mets win, 2-1
17 votes
Phillies win, 2-1
13 votes
Phillies win, 3-0
2 votes

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Woot!

Man this is gonna be great. I got all hell of drunk and stayed out way the hell too late last night, so I am primed to sit home and do a whole lotta nothin’ but watch baseball tonight. Let’s Go Mets!

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 6:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Office karaoke went a little nuts

Followed by a late night trip to refill with some famous Rochester Garbage Plates. Made the first few hours at work a bit of a chore but, eh . . . why not?

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 6:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Go Mets

Chase Utley can go to hell with his whole “rescuing abused animals” shtick. I think he’s faking…

by mmxii on Sep 5, 2008 6:37 PM EDT   0 recs

for the record

I like dogs and cats, but I don’t like Utley.

by mmxii on Sep 5, 2008 6:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Let's go Mets!

And phuck the Phillies. Or better yet, fuck the Fillies.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 6:49 PM EDT   0 recs

Two "Whys"

WHY do I have to watch the Phillies announcers?

WHY did I wait until right now to decide to go get something to eat.

LET’S GO METS!!!

"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 Sep 5, 2008 7:09 PM EDT   0 recs

That's.....not 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 Sep 5, 2008 7:14 PM EDT   0 recs

Nice play, Reyes/Schneider.

Not.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:14 PM EDT   0 recs

That was ugly

Just not a good play from Schneid to Jose there.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 7:15 PM EDT   0 recs

The Irish Hammer

Keep on hitting, kid. The fans love it.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:20 PM EDT   0 recs

Also:

Burell: Ha-Ha!

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That was pretty sweet.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 7:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He just sonned himself.

"Since we became accelerated readers, we never leave the house." - Los Campesinos

by Shomov on Sep 5, 2008 7:20 PM EDT   0 recs

Sit down, Pat the Bat.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:29 PM EDT   0 recs

Sit down, Werthless.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:31 PM EDT   0 recs

Nice stab there, Big Pelf

Keep these jerks down, buddy.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 7:34 PM EDT   0 recs

Ugh, local teevee tonight

Now I get commercials like “Come to Victor’s Honda, because UNCLE VIC HATES HIGH PRICES!!!!”

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 7:37 PM EDT   0 recs

awesome

I love those camcorder jobs.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Clutchlos with the double.

Get him in, Churchy.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:37 PM EDT   0 recs

There is nothing clutch

about doubling in the 2d inning with no men on base.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 7:37 PM EDT   0 recs

I beg to differ.

Everything that Carlos B does is clutch.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Totally not clutch at all.

No one was on base…….for the lead off double.

"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 Sep 5, 2008 7:37 PM EDT   0 recs

Yipes.

"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 Sep 5, 2008 7:40 PM EDT   0 recs

Man, Church looked bad on those curve balls.

Two ugly swings and misses.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:40 PM EDT   0 recs

Unclutchness strikes again

Carlos should have stolen the signals, stopped time, walked to home plate to tell Church what pitch was coming, walked back to second base and started time again.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 7:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Out Of This World.

Awesome.

"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 Sep 5, 2008 7:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah the legendary Doug McClure

syndicated teevee was great in the 80s.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 7:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wasn't he related to Troy McClure

Star of ‘Handle with Care’ ?

by Simons on Sep 5, 2008 7:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

His head obviously is not in the game.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Come on, Slappy.

Slap one into the outfield, please.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:41 PM EDT   0 recs

Bullshit call

Way to buy the frame job, blue.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 7:45 PM EDT   0 recs

Fuck the heck?

How was that a called third strike on Slappy?

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 7:45 PM EDT   0 recs

IBB!

Wow . . . this is almost as absurd as every time Rey Rey got the IBB. Almost.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 7:45 PM EDT   0 recs

UUUUUGH.

I hate Ryan Howard.

"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 Sep 5, 2008 7:57 PM EDT   0 recs

What the hell happened that inning?

Terrible inning.

"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 Sep 5, 2008 7:59 PM EDT   0 recs

I actually dozed off there

What did we screw up?

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Think we just didn't hit

but I kind of am forgetting already as well

by Simons on Sep 5, 2008 8:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Mike Schmidt. Whatever.

I’m not sure he’s been paying much attention. He was on Mike and Mike last week and mentioned how David Wright was doing well for someone in his second full season.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Mike Schmidt, hahaha

Mike Schmidt retires.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh yeah

classic stuff.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I remember that one

I think he closed with “I thank God the dream came true!” He left out “And I thank Uncle Floyd for helping me pick out my tie.”

by Simons on Sep 5, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Church, stop swinging (and missing) at those damn curves

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:11 PM EDT   0 recs

Big Pelf is getting a lot of grounders tonight.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:15 PM EDT   0 recs

if only the Mets could hit a couplea balls here.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

HOW IS THAT STRIKE THREE?!

HOWWWWWW?

"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 Sep 5, 2008 8:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Home plate has it in for Slappy?

Don’t see a lot of strikes called when the catcher has to reach to the other side of the plate.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:22 PM EDT   0 recs

"Myers had maturity problems early in his career."

That’s about the kindest way Gary could have said “Myers punched his wife in the face two years ago.”

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:24 PM EDT   0 recs

I really hope

that the inability of the Mets to get those leadoff doubles over and in doesn’t come back to haunt them.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Sit down, Rollins!

Big Pelf picked your ass off.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:28 PM EDT   0 recs

BYE BYE

Bye J-Rolllllllllll.

Ya Got Burnt.

"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 Sep 5, 2008 8:29 PM EDT   0 recs

Sit down, Rollins!

Nice pick-off by a righty!

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:29 PM EDT   0 recs

I wonder

whether Jerry Manuel or one of the new coaches has given Delgado some advice on how to hold runners on. I could swear I read that Delgado had never been part of a pickoff at first base, even as recently as last year. This year I’ve seen at least three or four. Hmmmmm.

by Simons on Sep 5, 2008 8:31 PM EDT   0 recs

Carlos Beltran

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:32 PM EDT   0 recs

The Mets have 12 outs left

Time to get something going here.

I command you to get on base, Reyes.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:34 PM EDT   0 recs

I command that the home plate ump stop making shitty calls

I command the Mets to stop swinging at that dang curveball.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

maybe if we all command at once they will actually listen.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

By the power of Greyskull

hit the meatballs, foul off the curves

by Simons on Sep 5, 2008 8:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

it sorta worked!

dude almost called strike 3 on the hammer, but stopped.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

dammit

That wasn’t very good.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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 Sep 5, 2008 8:39 PM EDT   0 recs

The Irish Hammer!

Two doubles. Maybe I should pick him up for my fantasy team.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:39 PM EDT   0 recs

The Irish Hammer hits the other way!

All night long like Lionel Richie.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:39 PM EDT   0 recs

Come on, David. Get a damn hit here. I beseech you.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:42 PM EDT   0 recs

Faaaack!

I hate this slump shit.

Come on, Carlos D.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

oh shit

Murphy can’t steal! Yikes.

by Simons on Sep 5, 2008 8:42 PM EDT   0 recs

Egad, Dub

He’s gonna break out and hit .600 over 10 days or so. But for now? Ugly.

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT   0 recs

AHHH

Fuck all these pop-ups.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:46 PM EDT   0 recs

Damn it guys!

I started picking you to win in the swag contest again, and this is how you repay me?

by Simons on Sep 5, 2008 8:49 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm too busy crying.

"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 Sep 5, 2008 9:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

GOD DAMN IT

F you, Dobbs. And Church almost had that.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 8:59 PM EDT   0 recs

Greg Dobbs?!

Seriously?

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 8:59 PM EDT   0 recs

Victorino was on the top step celebrating

does that mean someone on the Mets gets to get all weepy and agitated in the media?

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

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 9:00 PM EDT   0 recs

I've had it with tonight's anaemic offense.

Castillo called out three times on strikes, ugh.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Sep 5, 2008 9:06 PM EDT   0 recs

Luis Castillo makes me want to kill myself.

"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 Sep 5, 2008 9:06 PM EDT   0 recs