IGT 08/23, Mets at Diamondbacks

[Guest MiniKnight]

Willets Point wrote: MK, aren't you up late?

My mom and dad are forcing me to go to bed after this half inning.

[Willets Point]

Ah, well at least they let you watch part of the game.

[Guest GYC]

If only the Mets could play like this on every road trip, or even every other road trip...

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

VD scores as Arizona fails to turn the double play. Tony Clark's foot was off the bag. 6-0 Mets!

[Guest GYC]

Willets Point wrote: MK, aren't you up late? My Mom never let me stay up this late. I'm jealous.

Yeah, really. How old is he? I wasn't allowed to stay up until 10:30 until... last year. And I'm almost 16 now. Jeez. That's not fair.

[Theoldmole]

C'mon, Mom, how often does he get to see the Mets kick butt on a Western road trip?

[nymr83]

go mets...now PLEASE find a way not to turn this into a bad roadtrip again. i reccomend sweeping arizona, i hear its not hard and its fun! i have not seen the broom guy in a long time.

[Guest GYC]

Wow. They didn't boo him because he is pitching poorly, they booed him because he jogged to 1st. Odd.

[Frayed Knot]

GYC wrote: Wow. They didn't boo him because he is pitching poorly, they booed him because he jogged to 1st. Odd.

That's actually the kind booing I approve of.
They're showing displeasure at the lack of effort as opposed to merely the lack of success.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

MK has gone to bed. Because the inning lasted so long, he got to stay up way longer than we anticipated - LOL

And thanks guys - it's good for him to work on his writing skills this way (even when I type, he's thinking out loud). He enjoys being a part of things with the group.

Gonzalez knocks in the first Arizona RBI of the game. Rats :(

[Guest GYC]

Frayed Knot wrote: ="GYC"]Wow. They didn't boo him because he is pitching poorly, they booed him because he jogged to 1st. Odd. That's actually the kind booing I approve of. They're showing displeasure at the lack of effort as opposed to merely the lack of success.

Yeah, but I didn't expect it because that's not usually how today's baseball fans are. The fact that Castro beat out a 3-6-3 DP and he's catcher probably added to it as well.

I was angered by the fact that the fans at Shea were booing Benson the other day. Sure, he didn't go a full inning and got pounded, but he's still been a very consistent starter for us this year.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Zambrano fields the third out. 6-1 Mets after three innings.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

MK recently turned 9.

GYC - when is your birthday? My oldest turns 16 in a couple of weeks.

[Theoldmole]

Scarlet - he's a great kid, and a great addition to the group.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Thank you Mole.

The kid loves baseball, that's for sure.

[Guest GYC]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: MK recently turned 9. GYC - when is your birthday? My oldest turns 16 in a couple of weeks.

The 5th of Decemeber. Going to be a Sophmore this year.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Ah. My daughter is going to be a junior - she just makes the cutoff.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Zambrano has a 1-2-3 inning. Still 6-1.

[Frayed Knot]

]I was angered by the fact that the fans at Shea were booing Benson the other day. Sure, he didn't go a full inning and got pounded, but he's still been a very consistent starter for us this year.

I agree.
Fans who boo lack of results as if they were promised a particular outcome just plain don't understand the sport they're watching.

[Theoldmole]

Check out the updated "Art" page of my website for a picture of my littlest ballplayer rounding third and heading for home.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Awww Mole - that is a sweet picture :)

[Guest cooby]

That is cute, but where did Nude with Mouse go?

[Theoldmole]

I can put it back. I change them every now and again.

[Theoldmole]

Meanwhile, the Mets now have 8 runs.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Jake can rake.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Jacobs hit his second major league homer, driving in Mr. Wright in the process.

[metirish]

Damn Jacobs has a sweet swing, likes that change-up to hit, WOW.

[Theoldmole]

[Guest martin]

that jacobs is a quick study with all those beautufully elaborate handshake routines.

[Theoldmole]

reyes going straight back to pull in a tough Texas Leaguer.