Open Thread: Mets vs Marlins
by Eric Simon on Apr 29, 2009 12:07 PM EDT
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Hoo-ray for day baseball!
Boo for having to attend workplace lunch for co-worker’s birthday.
I’d like to see at least seven innings out of Johan today but, more importantly, I’d like to see us beat the Marlins before heading off to CBP for the week-end.
Let’s Go Mets!
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 12:11 PM EDT reply actions
Hoo-ray
For work-at-home days! The “cable guy is coming” and so therefore I got it switched from tomorrow to today. I’m so clever!
Oh, right. Let’s go Mets!
Murphy batting 3rd
hmm. So he doesn’t play all week, doesn’t get starts when we need a two hitter w/out castillo in there, then bats third when Shef needs a day off?
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 12:57 PM EDT reply actions
doesn’t get “the start” as in last night
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea
That’s exactly what I said.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Broadcast just showed
A man and a woman sitting down to a nice lunch in one of the fine dineries at Citi, complete with a cosmo (for her) and a bottle of nice chianti (for him). Wonder what that set them back?
Those two
will be doing the wave come the 8th inning.
Those two
will be on the LIRR come the 8th inning
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
well if it was the aecla club
I think the lunch is $28 pri fixee. Figure the cosmo is around 12 or 14 and the bottle of wine could be anywhere from 40-100 or more depending on the quality. So I figure they dropped at least $ 175-200 including tip and tax.
Cantu owns us
what the hell?
Do we hate him now?
Howie and Hagan
just all but declared the game over.
I noticed that too
doom and gloom over josh johnson
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
C'mon Johan
Lotta pitches right down the middle in that inning. Ah well.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions
so all the mets have to do is bunt all day
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions
Welcome to Triple Field
This park is going to set records. I love it.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
The single season record is 36 set by Chief Wilson in 1912
Go get ’em, Jose!
by TheBigStapler on Apr 29, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
possible.
I was thinking more like, the record for triples by players of either side in a park for one season.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
by kingcritical on Apr 29, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems like he has become a guess hitter
Which means he doesnt trust his hands anymore. Beaten by fastballs upstairs, and frozen by curves down the pipe. (Sigh)
I know
I’ve thought that many times this year. I know it’s obvious and I’m sure it’s been suggested, but maybe he needs to have his eyes checked? Because he hardly ever struck out looking until this year.
For one thing
I think he’s consciously trying to avoid swinging at the slider that breaks down and away — might be overcompensating. His April numbers aren’t far off from April ‘08, so let’s just try not to overreact — another month of this and I’ll be worried.
I trust
That he will rebound as he has in the past. The thing that bothers me is this doesnt look like a normal David Wright slump. When he normally slides he gets pull happy and trys to jerk them out of the park. He’s just plain getting beat now by fastballs that he normally squares up and at least hits hard.
I think you're right
Toward the end of last year, he’d become a real breaking-ball hitter. But when he’d slump last year, it’d be because he was swinging at those bad sliders and curves away, so this year he’s trying to spit on those pitches, but the thing is, you move them a few inches towards the middle of the plate, and that’s the pitch that Wright was hitting a lot of his homers on.
Things always change though, pitchers change how they pitch hitters, everyone always has to make adjustments. The thing that’s always been somewhat consistent about Wright slumps is that he doesn’t catch up to good fastballs, and that’s what’s been going on now. He’s actually taken some better swings on fastballs the last couple games it seems, but he’s just not comfortable and taking way too many pitches.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
man its too early to listen to the marlin announcer fuck hats
too early here in LA.
Why I don’t get the home feed when its a home game on MLB extra innings is beyond me.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
ah found SNY
i take it back bud selig.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Ramon's job is in jeopardy
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
I hope it isn't
I hope that Schenider gets cut and it’s left to him and Santos to compete for the starting job.
Won’t happen, though.
I dunno who i'd rather have cut--a lot of money either way
Ramon is constantly hurt. But he does have the league’s largest beard in terms of area
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Right
obviously, Santos is the next Piazza and only Ramon’s “high” salary — which is less than Cora and Redding — can save him. Idiotic.
Considering they were trying to move him before the off-season
Because, for reasons unknown to anyone, a team in NY that just opened a new stadium was burdened by his 2.5 million or w/e it is, and considering his injury history I don’t think it’s that ridiculous.
yeah i wouldn't fall to deeply in love with
Castro. Look what it did to the Cubans.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
it would be foolish to rely on Santos
is all I’m saying.
oh i thought you were just crabby
you may of course be right he is a flash in the pan. it does raise the issue of what the mets are going to do at catcher once they wriggle out from under their expensive duo. Santos might be a nice backup, at least from what we’ve seen so far.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
just check out the years and years of his crappy ML career
Santos hit worse in the minors than Schneider does in the majors. I agree, C is becoming a fairly short-term need.
yeah Helms dribbles the ball
let’s score one for the Johan, Cora style.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
Lets have some RBI fun meester David
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
I take no pleasure in being right
Mr. Wright’s comeback will be most triumphant
by TheBigStapler on Apr 29, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda like that term
a “South Korea” at bat.
by DevonEdwards on Apr 29, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Fixed:
the most unclutch .400 hitter in Major League Baseball history.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
you need to tone back your rhetoric
Enough with the F-word, enough with saying that anyone who makes an out should be cut. Seriously.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
by kingcritical on Apr 29, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm talking about every game thread. Not just here.
You act like failure on the part of any Met is a personal affront to you. Please cool it.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
by kingcritical on Apr 29, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
getting dumber by the day.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Beltran is locked in
Wright is locked out.
The story of the Mets.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
Here comes Cantu and his wheelhouse
hit him in the hands!
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
If anything
it gets his pitch count up!
by TheBigStapler on Apr 29, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Has anyone else noticed
that wayne announces backwards? He says the least important thing, then works his way to the most important thing. Tell me where the ball was hit and if it’s going to be an out. Then all the other stuff.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:10 PM EDT reply actions
When there's a good one
A minor example is that I didn’t know whether that ball through wright was a two bagger down the line, or whether the left field would get to it and hold the hitter at first until after the play was over.
and screw cody ross
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
actually
that was a bad example. it wasn’t that bad.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
he's Yoda
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Gah.....
That was horrible. Wright just looks terrible at the plate and in the field. He needs to stop listening to his coaches, I think.
Santana's K rate
has been really, really good this year.
Wright has been great in the field
and that ball was smoked accoridng to the radio. I think we are ganging up again.
Should not HAVE been an error...
Yes, I agree.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
well it was Wayne Hagan so I couldn't be sure
that is why I hedged. But still I am not too worried about David’s defense right now errors aside. I am worried about his losing confidence at the plate.
It was definitely an error
But it was a funky play. Through the wickets on the fly? Don’t see that too often.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
they call it the "flying wickets"
a circus act by the same name incidentally.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
according to the radio?
it was an clean error. I agree he was fielding terrific, but already has 4 errors half from the last 72 hrs
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
i just like it that so many of us don't actually see the games, but still make authoritative claims
it cracks me up.
according to my imagination, I’m very handsome.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
i have no idea about the one just now
but I saw the play last night.
its a culture of simulation
with all these young people.
soon, you’ll get strange looks if you actually see the game, and don’t have it delivered to you via some sort of simulation. Game day is no way to go through life!
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't make any claims dude
I just reported what I was told. I am glad you have the luxery of watching every game on TV . I watch almost 100 games every year in person or on TV but once in a while my employer does want me to do something else.
sorry just a general observation
not meant to be directed at you.Now, look busy the boss is coming.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
ok no problem
Today I am the boss, nobody who is higher than me is in the office. But the clients, that is my problem.
santana is so professional he never lets
the timely errors and lack of scoring he gets bother him
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
Reinhold Niehbur aside,
Jerry Manuel is a totally conventional, by-the-books (the bad ones) manager.
This saddens me.
We were told this last year
but were so happy to send Willie away, we ignored it.
Right.
Anyone would have pleased us. Barrabas!!!
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome!
What are your swag predictions?
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
I had the Mets winning 3-2, Johan with a high 60’s game score, and I forget what the questions were…
Hmmm
I had 72 game score, 3-1 Mets win I think.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
do you ever pick the mets to lose?
I don’t. even when I think they will. (i.e. Oliver’s starts)
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, I do, quite often.
Not when Johan starts though.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
yea
I think it’s bad luck. Like it matters
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh, it makes it a win-win.
If the Mets win, I win. If they lose, I win!
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I only pick them to lose about a third of the time
Which is irrational, and will probably prevent me from ever having the high score for a month. But whatevs.
so I'm the only superstitious one?
Conceded enough to think my game predictions can have an affect on the outcome.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
No, that's definitely me, too
I feel that way a lot of the time. I also abuse the law of probability. If they’ve lost a couple games in a row, I figure they’re due. But if they’re on a winning streak, I figure/hope they’ll keep winning.
so far I've never picked them to lose
Starting in May, I’m going cutthroat and y’all are in for trubs
One was
whether Santana or Johnson would have more walks, or something.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
The way this is headed
we could see us some tense bullpen action today
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
you know
assuming JJ doesn’t have a 5 pitch innings here
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
it'll be awesome
when our “fans” do the wave and distract Frankie into giving up the GW HR to Bonifacio.
Hippo!
would like to continue to play!
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:23 PM EDT reply actions
I like the baserunning from Cora and Tatis
heady, competent.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
It's true, they're SO expensive
Not like the bargains we have with Beltran, Wright, Reyes, Johan, Frankie, and Delgado.
Reyes is a bargain, to be fair. Like for his production, his contract is more than reasonable.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Oh, I know
The extensions Wright and Reyes got were dirt-cheap compared to what they would have gotten if they became free agents next year. Just being nitpicky.
whoa
what just happened? gamecast skipped Johan’s at-bat.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:24 PM EDT reply actions
word
thanks all. hate being at work during the games.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
WAIT?
does that mean the mets have grit? Please
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
no they have a lion's heart
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, fuck.
I was sure I was going to be lauded with approval. Damn it.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Also,
use the “height=300” (or lower) tag.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
When you post an image...
(Using the image button). It creates an HTML code: [img src=“…blahblah.jpg”\].
(Replace the “[” with “<” and the “]” with “>”.)
To make the image smaller, remove the “[[COMMENT_CHILDREN_TOKEN]]#8221; at the end, put a space, and write “height=300” (or 200 or whatever).
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope I am not speaking out of turn here.
In the old days, I remember we tried to keep the images on the game thread small.
Of course, back then nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. “Gimme five bees for a quarter,” we’d say…
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i normally smirk at efforts to police community standards on the interweb
but this is quite useful. However i will forget the instructions as to how to engineer this reduction. Perhaps it can be placed on the site somewhere? Or already is?
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
It probably would be best
to commit the procedure to memory.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahahaha
no chance. I dumb.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe DW
needs to rock an eyepatch
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
howie is sort of killing me
with his overreactions to fly balls. Please don’t turn into John Sterling.
i think that one fooled him a litte
because of who hit it
or he was just being dramatic.
Sterling is both blind as a bat and a drama queen
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no idea who that is
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
is that a height=300?
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
by itsmetsforme on Apr 29, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, so if I used...
http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/images/gallery/molly-beers.jpg
as the URL, what do I do?
Walk me through it, bud.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Okay, so press the image button in the post...
Paste the URL and hit enter.
Delete the / and replace it with a space. Write height=300.
Preview it to make sure.
You’re done.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
ok yeah
i need to work on some stuff.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
baseball star > attorney
I’ll have to come to grips with it, sooner or later.
really?
crap. i had that formula all wrong.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
not your fault
we’ve been lied to our whole lives.
I have to hit the batting cages
I should be hitting my prime any day now.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Johnson
far from his A stuff today. Really makes this game pretty important to get.
Dub hit a single?
Did he get booed for not hitting a home run?
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions
They didn't seem to mind the single
those fans who booed should all suck his balls
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously...
I can’t remember a time I ever booed somebody on my home team…
oh wait, Guillermo Mota, nvm…
i never booed heilman
because it always looked like he was gonna go home and start looking for some rope…
Only one for me
Bobby Bonilla. But I actually felt bad for him as I was doing it
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait, it's White Castle day at Citi? Jesus Christ.
Now I’m starving.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
it sounds like
screaming moron day. Every pop-up sounds like a mass murder on the radio.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, God
I loathe those kids. The Mets could be losing 45-0, and they’d still do overly enthusiastic “Let’s Go Mets” chants. And some don’t know how to do it. They say “Let’s Go Me-ets!” (clap, clap, clapclapclap)
I gotta tell ya
I’d prefer the stadium full of kids still cheering in a 45-0 game than the jerk-asses booing our best players in a 2-1 game.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hagin
is painful to listen to. I need to get my Slingbox re-hooked up, pronto.
Hagin
yeah – thought he was okay at first, but the more i hear the less i like
by metsjetsnets on Apr 29, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh, why are we intentionally walking him? Porqua?
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
No, it was a trap.
They only…
ok someone already said it
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
this was the first thing that popped in my head when I saw that post
I only wish I had thought to post a picture. Good work.
Johan at 101 pitches
I imagine he’s gone for a PH this inning.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions
Keep him in
another inning.. i don’t care, we need to rest the bullpen
President of the Ramses Barden Fan Club
TATIS!!!!
and Jeffrey Maier from the sound of things
howie doesnt think so
wayne does
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Show me your ta-tis?
This isn’t getting called back, is it?
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions
I hate to be that guy
but in my recent experience as a fan, I’d say yes, it’s getting called back
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Hagin says it's gone
and Howie doesn’t. Howie’s probably right.
Gary and Ron think it is
It definitely went over the line, it seemed like fan missed it and if anything might have knocked it down more, but it still went over the line.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if the people who send the replay to the umpires
are the same people who run GameDay and MLB.tv.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
issue seems to be if it hit above the line its gone
and if below not. Fan irrelevant at this point
is this like football?
do they need conclusive evidence to overturn?
2nd
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
thats what she said
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
all three umps looking at the replay
don’t like the sound of that
This really sucks
trying to follow the game at work. I love watching contested calls and umpire huddles.
TA-TIS!
sweet.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions
Thrilling!
Play reviewed and stands as called: Fernando Tatis homers (1) on a line drive to left field. None out.
Santana staying in?
I like it.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions
eh
they’d be wrong. You can’t second-guess leaving in the best pitcher in the game — if he took him out, and some RP blew it, they’d second-guess anyway.
he'll start throwing the floater
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
ummm...
what happens if we need him to throw 120 pitches in September??
batting helmets. batting titles. obp.
he won't need to..
if i have my way, we’ll have clinched by the middle of august
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
but obviously
i was being sarcastic.. if we had to worry about Louis Ayala closing the game i’d consider it
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
silly question as I know the answer but
of the 3 walks Santana has issued, 2 are intentional. one isn’t and Johnson has one walk also. You swag players know where I am going with this?
Using my top notch legal analysis
I’d say that the clear meaning of “more walks” includes intentional walks.
I am forced to agree
even though it could lower my score dramatically.
geez..
this is a crappy game for him…
Sign Johan Jr. to a contract now?
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most definitely not..
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Whether we like it or not
Sacrifice bunting is still considered a legitimate strategy even with your best hitter up. One day, it won’t be but, for now, we just have to sigh.
by TheBigStapler on Apr 29, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm an old school guy
I enjoy watching hit and runs and steals and whatnot, but even I acknowledge that sac bunting with anyone other than a pitcher or a really bad hitter is just a terrible idea, unless it’s like the bottom of the 9th in a tie game or something and even then it’s probably not a great idea.
On a proper bunt
You slide into first base
by TheBigStapler on Apr 29, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure he did it
becuz he didnt want another double play. Better sacrifice 1 out then chances for the next 2 batters, beltran and wright.
Well
If you never sac-bunt, you are at a disadvantage because the defense can adjust accordingly. You need to surprise sac-bunt some of the time for maximum advantage.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Wayne just did what I was talking about before
He never said that helms threw to first. I knew he did because I was paying attention, but according to wayne, he looked at 2nd, and cora made a big turn and the SS covered third. No throw to first.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions
Wow.
That is bad. His job is as a radio announcer. In that position, one cannot just get confused and leave out the most important part of the play.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
why’s that?
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
The youth-heavy crowd today was particularly worked up about something and making a great deal of noise. It was adorable and also a little frightening.
by TheBigStapler on Apr 29, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
They're intentionally walking Dub?
Doesn’t Florida know that he is the second most unclutch terrible very bad no good baseball player on the NY Mets? Boy Florida is stupid.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions
Can everyone please do me a favor and go to the Scotty thread?
I need to pwn this nub. Like, he’s being a douche. I need my AA brethren to help support me.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
I think you need to let him die alone
he’s an obvious troll and not worth dealing with.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Fanpost titled Scotty. Named after the guy who wrote it.
Thusly, you can see the intelligence he possesses.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
on a scale of 1-10
how hard did you laugh when you read his post the first time? I got a solid 8 out of it, which jumped to a 14.5 when I realized that he titled the post after himself
my first thought was
johnnyapple.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
but...
he’s the most clutch third baseman in new york
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Judging by his skin...I'd say God beat you to it.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
God, I hate Jorge Cantu with the intensity of 1000 burning white hot suns.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
What if....
Jorge Cantu signs with New York Mets
for johan
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
We've stolen some bases today.
And there’s been a lot of pickoff attempts.
Does Paulino just suck, or what?
I’m not watching or listening. Unfortunately.
batting helmets. batting titles. obp.
why the hell..
would you throw a splitter with a full count?
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Cuz he'll be looking fastball
and you want him to swing and miss?
8 straight
2 seamers . . .
How about a change of pace?
Or try a barrel roll.
oh my god
i hate this.. i hate this.. i hate this
why .. why.. why
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Johan didn't deserve a win anyway
3 runs. pffffft
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions
Again! He's done again, ladies and gentlemen! The amazing reappearing JADDNHOPKINS!
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Wait, I thought you were done?
Haha, just messing with ya.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
wow
that lead off walk ended up scoring? shocking!
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions
Putz sucks
Can Parnell pitch every relief inning?
+1
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
The worst part was
Putz didn’t even have his control on the pitch Ross hit.
Fricken awful performance for Putz.
"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-
No the worst part is
that Johan Santana was pitching awesomely.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
and now 2 days in a row
the bullpen melts down. finding too many ways to lose
Great play by Reyes.
"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
on this day, the day of our lord, the mets bullpen has officially been deemed overworked.
But everyone will say "BULLPEN COLLLAPSE AGAIN?!?!"
…even though its Ollie and company’s fault. And Jerry doesn’t know how to manage a bullpen.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
THIS IS ALL DAVID WRIGHT'S FAULT!!!!!!!
-Scottyr
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Unfortunately no.
Look at the fanposts. There is one called Scotty. Named after the author. He is a moron.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
eriously, Wright's statistics "close and late" in games are laughable
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
ok
two innings to go. We can still do this. and did I hear booing of Putz?
I wouldn't have
but he did walk two guys to start the inning
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
He didn't have command of any of his pitches.
He’s been afraid to throw the splitter because it’s well, not splitting.
"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-
I look forward to
articles about the current bullpen being haunted by the bullpen of the past. Mix in some current stats for Heilman, et. al. and I think we have a Newsday cover story.
I've pretty much stopped reading about the Mets anywhere but here.
Although sometimes even mlb.com sneaks in crap about the Mets “not being able to escape the haunts of last season” in bullpen collapses and blah blah blah blah
batting helmets. batting titles. obp.
so should i stick this out
or give up? that’s the question
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions
I have had no luck
sticking it out this season.
But I’m at work, so what else is there to do?
i know a girl
who’s experienced Joba’s unsexy and he wouldn’t stop calling her
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Apr 29, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
seriously?
I know a girl who claims to have experienced David Wright’s sexy, but lets just say Wright would have to be as unclutch off the field as he obviously is on it to stoop to that level.
Yup
Cheated on her boyfriend with Jeremy Reed, of all people.
That's kinda impressive, actually.
Not the cheating, of course. But the Jeremy Reed hook up.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
whatever happens
WE NEED TO SCORE THE RUN IN FROM THRID
by JADDENHOPKINS on Apr 29, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions
OH man, almost a HR on the fly,
almost a HR on the run…
But of course, scoring is out of the question.
Come on Jose? Pretty please?
"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-
LETS GO CORA
HIT A HOME RUN.
"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-
I kind of want to see another triple ha ha
by TheBigStapler on Apr 29, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
cora doesn't have a trip this season
let’s get it here
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I would briefly consider the double steal here.
:/
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Love Howie right there
“We can’t really see into the bullpen; what we can see is if a ball is being thrown.”
Who's on the bench
DONDE ESTA EL CARLOS GRANDE?
DONT TELL HIM TO HIT A HR....
He’s just gonna strike out!
THATS A BALK
nah, it’s not, but where’s Eckstein when you need him.
IT'S RIGHT THERE, UMP!
Would someone as gritty as I lie?
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
I saw Sheffield on deck
and I screamed at my screen, because I briefly thought for a second that Wright was still hitting third. But no, Daniel Murphy>David Wright, obviously.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Every single Marlins player have no other life goals but to beat the Mets.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Perfect defensive positioning
yet again.
I’d like to know if we can fire Sandy Alomar and HoJo and immediately hire the Marlins respective counterparts.
"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-
na dude
Bonifacio went to cover 2nd on the steal.
by DevonEdwards on Apr 29, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Sheffield, Beltran, Wright
due to bat in the 9th.
Jerry will probably pinch-hit Santos for Wright
because Santos has showed us some good things and he runs well for a catcher.
Runs well for a catcher?
You’re thinking of Robinson Cancel.
Last year's news
Jerry also likes how Santos runs.
Oh man
Has ever a franchise been so blessed with catchers so fleet of foot?
Jason Kendall is another one, but he can also draw mad HBPs.
Now THAT is clutch.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Haha
At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
If he does that...
I may have to stop watching the Mets for a while.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
I hate the fucking Marlins
they suck and we can’t beat them.
nah
with interesting juxtapositions, though
by DevonEdwards on Apr 29, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Emilio Bonifacio
May you die of gonorrhea and rot in hell.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions
WHAT the hell is going on
Also, mlb.tv gives me a nice smooth feed, watching the pitcher look in, the batter fidgeting with his gloves, but as soon as the pitch is on its way… FREEZE… then back to smooth again.
F-ing monopolies suck.
it does that for you, too?
I figured it was just my computer being slow. It’s so annoying – I would almost understand if it was like a computer game, where there’s more algorithms running with the pitch on its way and whatnot, but it’s not, so I really don’t get why it slows down every time something is happening.
Yea, right?
That’s how I thought of it, too— what is this, a computer game? Why would it slow down just when the interesting stuff is happening, every time!
I’m down to two bars right now. MLBtv is seriously crapping out right now.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
hEY, TRY killing the nexdef processs
If you know what that means.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I get a kick out of Howie saying "payoff pitch"
every time there’s a full count.
Devon, I'm liking the calm and optimistic approach.
Yay for optimism!
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
like I said yesterday
weed helps.
And by that I mean I have 3 exams and 30 pages of papers due in the next 4 days, I don’t have time to stress about baseball.
by DevonEdwards on Apr 29, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
What happened?
Did they call Marlon back up?
oh man
if the worst happens and Dub makes the last out the booing dick-asses will go insane. let’s not see that happen!
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions
We'll probably have to look into
tearing apart that core.
he can handle it
the booing is just getting annoying.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
i hate booing dickasses
even more than than i hate cock-butts and dork-rumps
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.
Come on Beltran
Take some pitches and make him throw you a strike.
"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-
lindstrom
ron and gary mentioned last night that lindstrom was throwing pretty hard and seemed to be pumped up. wonder if that tired him out and affecting his performance right now.
C'mon Dubs, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please...
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Gah, Wayne Hagan.
“If you’re the Mets, you just can’t trust David Wright in those spots anymore.”
BLFL:JFDSHL:KJLF:DHSFKL:JKL:JLK:JFDS…WHAT?
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
No...no, you wouldn't.
That wouldn’t help at all…
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Blastro on the other hand . . .
has my full support.
The plot thickens.
Wait, what? NO. No. C’mon, not Santos. C’mon, really? Castro removed for Santos? What? What? What? What? What? What?
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
You have to be kidding. Really? Really? Really? Really? Really? Really?
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
that counts
this is pretty much maximum leverage right here for the hip…..
is that Omir Santos’ music?
as Vin Scully once said
“Talk about a roll of the dice, this is it!!”
Is this not the shit you practice in your backyard?
It’s the bottom of the ninth, 2 outs, bases loaded. Devon Edwards at the plate. He HITS ONE AND THE CROWD IS GOING WILD ITS A HOME RUN!
I really can't believe that just happened.
This is the first time I’ve thought this….Fire Jerry.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
have a nice night everybody
this one, much too painful to linger on.
But of course, no one will blame Omir Santos or Putz.
Why would you blame him when David Wright is a bigger punching bag?
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
What the fuck was Jerry thinking?
Santos? Really?
Yea, I really don't get it.
Why was that at all necessary?
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank god
Maine took care of HanRam in game 1. These last two games could’ve been so much uglier.
I really wanted Tatis to get a proper at-bat there.
I prefer him over Santos, obvi.
batting helmets. batting titles. obp.
What's worse,
I had to discern between ever more frequent MLBtv freeze-ups what was going on.
We walk two runs to start the inning up by one, Marlins score two.
They walk two runs to start the inning up by one, Mets score zero.
Ah, nuts.
another 3-3 homestand. Great.
Well, have a few drinks, enjoy the off-day tomorrow and let’s hope things get back together in Philly. Alternatively, let’s hope the wheels fall off completely and everything changes. I don’t know. Fuck it! L’chaim!
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions
Santos
0 career major league walks.
119 minor league walks in over 2400 PA. Career OBP of .302.
Nice story and all, but COME ON.
In all seriousness, that is an inexcusable decision by Jerry Manuel.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
For one thing
you could have just used Castro.
yeah he already had 2 hits on the day...
and lindstrom was sucking cock
Well Reed for one
who’s actually a lefty
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
My bad I didn't watch the game, I was in class
looks like Delgado and Castillo then, both of whom would have been good options
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
castillo > santos
delgado may not have been available, but if manuel gonna pitch hit for castro, castillo seems like the better choice
no thats wrong I think
pretty sure Delgado and Castillo were both unavailable. I can’t imagine Jerry is that reckless.
Why was Castillo unavailable?
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
Cohen was saying it had to do with Santos' foot-speed?
That seems like a terrible, terrible reason.
by JohnPeterson on Apr 29, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I joked about it before
and it came (mostly) true.
Manuel, in one move
Lost the game,
ruined Omir’s birthday,
offended Ramon
and lost some respect
by TheBigStapler on Apr 29, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
fuck it we'll do it live
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
Tale of Two Teams
The Marlins’ 8th and Mets 9th tell you where these two teams are. Both given two walks to open the inning:
- The Marlins bunt perfectly, get a single to score two.
- The Mets get a predictable strike out, ground out and — even given a third free base — a popup. Had Wright merely moved the runners, we could have tied the game easily.
And that, my friends, if the clutchness and gritness you so mock.
The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!
Who gives a snot?
Do you remember last season when Dusty Baker asked Dunn to sac bunt some idiot over, and Dunn couldn’t do it (because why would he know how to bunt?), and when he got to two strikes, he swung away and won the game with a walk-off home run?
And then later in the season, pretty much exactly the same thing happened again, except with Edwin Encarnacion?
That’s why you don’t do that there. Because: why would David Wright bunt a baseball?
batting helmets. batting titles. obp.
I suggest...
He act like a Top flight player and at least get the ball in play. This isn’t the first time he has done so in this situation cough 9th inning leadoff triple cough
The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!
yeah, Cora's shot up the middle
wasn’t bad luck, it was a lack of grittiness.
I’m sick of the grittiness talk. It’s a load of crap. The Marlins, for all their grittiness, lost 7 in a row before yesterday.
Yes the heart of our lineup should bunt
HOW COULD I EVER HAVE MOCKED THIS SENTIMENT
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
the heart of our lineup?
David’s not heart. Now Eckstein, that’s the HEART of any lineup right there.
by DevonEdwards on Apr 29, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Poor word choice
I meant apathetic high-skill low-leverage garbage portion of the lineup.
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
I swear
you prefer Mets losses to wins.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Jerry played a hunch
and he runs well for a catcher. And Jerry’s a moron.
by jasondg on Apr 29, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why did he pinch hit for Castro, who already had a couple of hits and an RBI in the game???
Jerry really needs to stop over-managing, and just let Castro hit in that spot…SON OF A B*TCH i am frustrated…
ok I am back with a request
Can somebody run Castro’s RISP numbers, 2 out and so forth. Maybe there is something I am missing. For sure, all signs point to the fact that he is 100% in Jerry’s doghouse. That was a straight out diss and it may cost Manuel his relationship with Castro
Who cares
Jerry didn’t look at them and they don’t justify OMIR.
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
On the other hand
lest keep in mind, they didn’t lose this game in the ninth or on that one AB
And yes, David Wright should have bunted, because he's hitting like garbage right now, and he could have put two runners into scoring position for Church and Tatis, who are both hot
by Metzfan22 on Apr 29, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
David Wright is hitting ~.230 with RISP, and has struck out in like 30% of his AB's this year...watch the games bud...and yes, i realize that hindsight is 20/20, but i would have bunted anyway, that's just how I FEEL ABOUT IT...
couldn’t have worked out worse than it did…
Sure it could
Wright could have bunted into a double play, and then you don’t even get a chance with Church since he’d just get walked.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
No, if your best hitter is up, you have to believe in him.
You are officially a David Wright hater.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Here's what happens if Wright gets a bunt down
They walk Church, and you take your chance with Santos and Reed. Personally, I’ll take my shot with Wright and Church.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Still
I’ll still take my chance with Wright and Church over Tatis and Castro then. Its still a no brainer.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you high?
Set up a double play, avoid the lefty hitter, his run didn’t matter. Why wouldn’t they walk him?
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Shh, it's all he has. Don't take it away from him...
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Serious Question: do you suffer from Finger Tourettes?
Just wondering. You know, about the random caps and such.
Because if David Wright tried to bunt
For what would have been maybe the third time in his professional career, and popped into a double play or something, people would be screaming that Jerry doesn’t know how to manage anyway.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Did anyone after Wright get a hit?
No.
So, by sac bunting there, you give away that out for free. Why not let Wright try to hit a single?
If you think Wright is hitting so terrible right now that he is not capable of getting a single, you’re crazy.
batting helmets. batting titles. obp.
You really think they'd pitch to Church
with one out and runners on 2nd and third and Castro on deck?
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Why are you trying to reason with him?
Metzfan22 = Marty Noble. Someone check his IP address.
See, this is what I like to see.
This is the comment I — as someone who doesn’t really care about the Mets — go to MetsBlog for. So I can laugh.
Glad to see it invading AA, too.
Jerry post game
SAying Santos has a shorter swing and thought he might have a better shot against a guy throwing close to 100.
Look
Shit happens. Maybe it’s for the better. Maybe we’ll realize that Jerry isn’t right for this team, and guess who’s coming in for him? Good ole Bobby V!
Everything happens for a reason, right? So give it time. Maybe the team rallies around this loss, and DW turns it around.
Maybe we shouldn’t whine after every tough loss, and take it like men. There are still more than 140 games to go in the season, and I’ll be damned if I’m going to cry about being 8-11.
I think everyone needs to calm down
silver lining, if we continue to fail the wilpons might decide to go in a completely opposite direction with the front office.
silver linings are dumber than bunting
Who wants to sit through continuing to fail?
batting helmets. batting titles. obp.
can't calm down
like cerrone said, this team isn’t trustworthy and they’re not inspiring us. need to freak out.
Because of the April 2009 NY Mets . . .
englishgrey will never love again.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Fine, but that also scares me
for all we know, the “new direction” could buy into this “the core is rotten” crap and trade our guys.
Doubt it
Wright struck out on ball one. That pitch was high. I’m not going to kill my franchise player for taking a pitch he should take and getting screwed on a bad call. But yes, everyone has to calm down.
I will not allow the denigration of the life essence
Ok, you'll all probably rejoice, but I'm done with this stupid site.
You people see through blue and orange glasses, and watch the game with calculators instead of your eyes. You all continue to make excuses for losses, as if the Mets CONTINUE to do the right thing. Something CLEARLY ISN’T RIGHT when the Mets are having the same problems they’ve had for two years. Someone differs in opinion, and they’re no longer a Mets fan or a smart baseball fan? I’ll go to all the other great Mets sites, and talk the games over with people who actually watch the games, thanks. Enjoy the rest of the Mets season, guys.
Enjoy your phone calls to the FAN
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 29, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
This is all gonna seem really petty
when the Mets are in contention for the playoffs in September and we’re all cheering for the same team.
batting helmets. batting titles. obp.
God forbid
we have a little optimism and perspective. And I can’t speak for anyone else, but I don’t watch games with calculators, I watch them with this:
Metsblog FTW.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Apr 29, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Something clearly isn't right when someone gets this worked up about a baseball game in April.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
I don't think many smart people think others are somehow watching their games on calculators.
Not being a smart person makes it hard to be a smart baseball fan.
But what's your point?
You’re talking as if Jerry just followed the Metzfan22 school of baseball, things in the world would be right. I’m not that optimistic at all, I think the way this team appears to be constructed, they’ll have to get lucky to win 90 games. But I still enjoy baseball, and enjoy watching it, and understand that asking one of the best players in franchise history and one of the best players in the game today to bunt is not a good way to win ballgames.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Hate to break up this negativity but its April
Yes they have problems, but they can be fixed with 140 games left to go. This was a rough one for D-wright and the gang but let’s focus on the big picture: Philly on friday and the friendly confines on CBP, where the hrs are plentiful and the starter’s ERA is a lot worse than the mets era! so get this crap out of your system now and get ready for a great baseball weekend.
Yes
I don’t really care about the Mets losing games. It sucks to lose, but it’s not anything that I’ll get worked up over.
What works me up is that the hoi-polloi are out for blood. They want Wright to be their human sacrifice. This scares me because of the long term effects for the Mets and it bugs me because it’s unfair to Wright.
I will not allow the denigration of the life essence
Ugh
I was just starting to feel better, then I turned on SNY. Big mistake. Some dummy is talking about Phil Hughes “must win double digit games” to prove he’s legit.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions
Oh god, now Brandon Tierny is complaining that Wright didn't bunt
I think I’m going to go throw up.
by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 29, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Brandon Tierney is not a credible sports analyst.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
I love beating a dead horse...
For what its worth, Francesca basically said that its a dumb idea for wright to bunt there. If Jerry orders it, Jerry gets killed in the papers. If wright acts on his own, it shows his lack of self-confidence at the plate and gets killed even more in the papers. Same idea about Beltran bunting on his own when Beltran is in a slump
The worst part of all this
if/when the Mets go on a big win streak (a la mid-2008) the credit will go to some sort of renewed sense of hustle and effort and leadership, rather than performances evening out in the long term.
Didn’t watch or follow the game today due to being fisted by my job, but from the looks of it there was no reason to bat Omir for Castro. Didn’t singlehandedly cost them the game, but just another odd choice by Gangsta’s Paradise
by James Kannengieser on Apr 29, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions
It singlehandedly lost them a chance to unlose a game.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Wright needs
to get drunk on something the rest of us couldn’t afford with his lady friend tonight. Although I’d bet he’s in the cages right now.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 29, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions
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