Open Thread - Game 5: Mets vs Braves (04/07/2007) on FOX

Source: mlb.com
- Be sure to check out Michael Salfino's latest article at SNY.tv on pitch type splits for New York ballplayers.
The changeup is baseball's most underrated pitch. The big-league's best changeup masher last year was White Sox DH Jim Thome, who posted a 1.424 BPS. Beltran was the best in New York at dealing with deception (1.082). Following him were Jeter (1.000), Cano (.985), Wright (.804), Reyes (.761), the now-retired Yankee Bernie Williams (.757), Damon (.710) and ex-Met (and current Cub) Cliff Floyd (.709).
Definitely some great stuff there. - Hooray! The first Joe Morgan chat of the new season is here, and FJM has the goods.
- Blogger wrap-ups for last night's game from Metstradamus, F&FIF, Chicks Dig The Pitchers' Duel.
- MSM wrap-ups at New York Times, New York Post, Daily News, Star Ledger, Journal News, Bergen Record.
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Chico, don't be discouraged,
The Man he ain't so hard to understand.
Chico, if you try now,
I know that you can lend a helping hand.
Because there's good in everyone
And a new day has begun
You can see the morning sun if you try.
And I know, things will be better
Oh yes they will for Chico and the Man
Yes they will for Chico and the Man.
love,
The Man
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 2:35 PM EDT 0 recs
Is it too early
by Rod Gaspar Fan Club on Apr 7, 2007 2:37 PM EDT 0 recs
yes
Jose
Jose
Jose Jose Jose
Jo-se
Jo-se
by pj on
Apr 7, 2007 2:41 PM EDT
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I'll try, but
by Rod Gaspar Fan Club on
Apr 7, 2007 2:45 PM EDT
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Not today.
by IanB in MD on
Apr 7, 2007 2:41 PM EDT
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stimulants, adrenaline, and hatred
Fierce Hockey game from 1-2: Check
Rage Against Joe Buck: Check
Braves at Home: Check
should be a fun game chatter.
I am so glad we can curse here!
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 2:38 PM EDT 0 recs
all I'm getting is
by Rod Gaspar Fan Club on
Apr 7, 2007 2:44 PM EDT
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Trax is beating the Yanks
And my favorite ex-Met, Melvin Mora, is beating up Igawa (5 rbi)!
by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 2:47 PM EDT 0 recs
Yankees look awful
And I'm loving the booing that A-Rod gets for not batting 1.000 with 15 HRs at this point. Yankees fans are going to drive out one of the greatest players of this generation, and there'll be nobody to replace him in that lineup. Maybe Scott Brosius will come out of retirement.
by Greenpoint Ian on
Apr 7, 2007 2:51 PM EDT
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The Booing is ten kinds of stupid
Those morons forget that the Rangers pay A-Rod about $10 mil a year to be a 'bum' for the Yankees. For what the Yankee front office pays for the guy, they should be happy.
by IanB in MD on
Apr 7, 2007 3:04 PM EDT
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right
But he gets a pass. A-Rod gets booed. It's utter lunacy.
by Greenpoint Ian on
Apr 7, 2007 3:12 PM EDT
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never again!
Where's your oversized 2006 plywood pennant? Oh, you don't have one to carry gingerly across your red clay infield. We will let you see ours when you come to Shea!
p.s. suck it
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 3:21 PM EDT 0 recs
Ahhh
by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 3:41 PM EDT 0 recs
Nooooooo!!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 3:51 PM EDT 0 recs
I get the Dogs/Gnats game today
Lets crush us some Smoltz!
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 3:56 PM EDT 0 recs
My Worst Nightmare
What follows is a paraphrase and my favorite bit of McCarver analysis. At the onset of the 2001 World Series McCarver expressed his opinion regarding Arizona's team MVP. In a year when Gonzalez hit 57 HRs with a gaudy 1117 OPS and Shilling and Johnson won 22 and 21 games respectively, McCarver argued that Craig Counsel was their MVP. His rational: Counsel played a lot of positions and was a good base runner.
by Shomov on Apr 7, 2007 3:56 PM EDT 0 recs
the thing that it worse about
by DoctorK16 on
Apr 7, 2007 5:31 PM EDT
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That Joe Morgan interview is some funny stuff.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 3:59 PM EDT 0 recs
DUUUUUUUCCCCC!
by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 4:01 PM EDT 0 recs
Pukin' and Dukin'
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:01 PM EDT 0 recs
LAAAAARRY!!!! LAAAARRY!!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 4:02 PM EDT 0 recs
Larry Larry Larry.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:02 PM EDT 0 recs
I like your style, Ian. You've got moxie.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:03 PM EDT 0 recs
Wow - the Giants have Ray Durham
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:06 PM EDT 0 recs
Tim Hudson
He called him LARRY!
by erik from the bx on Apr 7, 2007 4:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Ha Ha!
by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 4:09 PM EDT 0 recs
I'm feeling better about Glavine in a Mets uniform
by IanB in MD on
Apr 7, 2007 4:16 PM EDT
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Glav needs to gethimself out of this inning.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:18 PM EDT 0 recs
Delgado didn't help things
by Greenpoint Ian on
Apr 7, 2007 4:19 PM EDT
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True, but the 2 walks were no good either.
by Mr. Met on
Apr 7, 2007 4:21 PM EDT
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Uh oh.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:20 PM EDT 0 recs
Ooh - he comes through with a salami.
That, of course, denied Trax his win, much to everyone's chagrin, I'm quite sure.
by Mr. Met on
Apr 7, 2007 4:25 PM EDT
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You know it sucks for the O's
by IanB in MD on
Apr 7, 2007 4:28 PM EDT
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rough first
i just got home. tv on, laptop on, game on.
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:22 PM EDT 0 recs
A-rod
no wonder the fans love him
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:26 PM EDT 0 recs
A-Rod
by Shomov on
Apr 7, 2007 4:29 PM EDT
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Jeter
by DoctorK16 on
Apr 7, 2007 5:30 PM EDT
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Actually
by Shomov on
Apr 7, 2007 8:56 PM EDT
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it was 900
by DoctorK16 on
Apr 8, 2007 1:10 AM EDT
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they'll boo him tomorrow
by Greenpoint Ian on
Apr 7, 2007 4:30 PM EDT
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ouch Chris Ray
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:29 PM EDT 0 recs
You guys obviously need to take a few
http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/295764
by Mr. Met on
Apr 7, 2007 4:37 PM EDT
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its really early still
by DoctorK16 on
Apr 7, 2007 5:41 PM EDT
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Chris Ray is killing me
by DoctorK16 on
Apr 7, 2007 5:43 PM EDT
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i cannot believe what happened there
by 2QYankeehater on
Apr 7, 2007 5:36 PM EDT
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i'm in first
i'm no steve phillips!
mets get out of the inning. runs please!
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:41 PM EDT 0 recs
Maine and Perez
by Mr. Met on
Apr 7, 2007 4:43 PM EDT
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Glavine
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:43 PM EDT 0 recs
51 pitches already for Tommy Two Teeth.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:44 PM EDT 0 recs
stache
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:45 PM EDT 0 recs
Our thought process was similar, pj
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:45 PM EDT 0 recs
I forgot to mention it earlier
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:46 PM EDT 0 recs
her secret garden
by pj on
Apr 7, 2007 4:49 PM EDT
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Nice comment, pj.
by Mr. Met on
Apr 7, 2007 4:51 PM EDT
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Silence
Jeanie Z: He said, "I can smell your hoohoo."
Mr Met: I see. I myself cannot. You use Evian skin cream, and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps, but not today.
by pj on
Apr 7, 2007 5:02 PM EDT
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I have no idea what that means.
by Mr. Met on
Apr 7, 2007 5:12 PM EDT
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modified classic quote
Hannibal Lecter famously wafts the air to get a whiff.
by pj on
Apr 7, 2007 5:18 PM EDT
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It's time for C Dawg to get it going.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:59 PM EDT 0 recs
Ortiz just walked in a run.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:00 PM EDT 0 recs
DW
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:03 PM EDT 0 recs
Andruw Jones
Boston?
I just don't see where the $150 million would come from.
by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 5:05 PM EDT 0 recs
green!
can't complain when he's getting the job done. we are blessed with depth.
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Im sorry
by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:10 PM EDT 0 recs
Green did a good job essentially clearing
Glav: 61 pitches through 3.
Baldy: 69 pithces through 4.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:10 PM EDT 0 recs
I got used to good pitchin....
by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:16 PM EDT 0 recs
they've got some runners against Smoltz
by DoctorK16 on
Apr 7, 2007 5:21 PM EDT
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Mistake by Smoltz.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:25 PM EDT 0 recs
automatic double when
by DoctorK16 on
Apr 7, 2007 5:25 PM EDT
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Reyes so needs to improve his sliding
by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:26 PM EDT 0 recs
paulie productive outs
by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:26 PM EDT 0 recs
Sweet hitting by Beltran
by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:27 PM EDT 0 recs
Jose!
by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 5:28 PM EDT 0 recs
<happy dance>
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:28 PM EDT 0 recs
Reyes really is too dang durn good.
by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:29 PM EDT 0 recs
David Wright is sucker for bad sliders way too
by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:33 PM EDT 0 recs

