End the Madness IGT - 9/15/05

[Guest Rotblatt]

Looper.

[Frayed Knot]

Wilkerson: ball 1, foul strike 1, ball 2, strike 2 called, foul, foul, ball 3, foul, foul, foul, basehit past a drawn-in Matsui (scored an error)
Game tied, 1st & 3rd

Baerga to PH - GiDP

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Oh Fuck

[Frayed Knot]

Jason Bergman in to pitch to Matsui, Beltran & Floyd


Matsui - FO to LF

[Guest Edgy DC]

Why draw in the infield?

Whatever happened to playing for the tie at home, the win on the road?

Stay back, maybe get a double play, but even more likely prevent the go-ahead run from advancing.

Willie is such a... guy I disagree with often.

[Frayed Knot]

Beltran - 1B ... does he run?

Floyd

[Guest holychicken]

Why do we insist on trying our best to lose?

2 errors in the 9th inning when you are up by a run is totally unacceptable. That being said, I fail to see how Looper takes much of the blame here. . .although, I didn't see Matsui's error. . .how bad was it?

[Frayed Knot]

"Why draw in the infield?"

They apparently didn't pull them in until it was 3-2 figuring that with the runner on the move (he was on each of the foul balls) you wouldn't get the DP anyway so try and cut down the run.


Floyd Ks looking.

[Guest Rotblatt]

WWSB=GIDWO

I like that, Edge.

You're right, holychicken, although it sounds like it wasn't an easy play for Matsui, according to Gary & Howie. Sounds like the scoring decisions could've gone either way.

I think Beltran should run. But he's been caught an awful lot lately . . .

[Frayed Knot]

And Wright looks at strike 3 after being up 2-0.

[Elster88]

So did the crowd form a lynch mob and go after Looper?
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[Frayed Knot]

Roberto in to face Johnson, Wilson & Church

Johnson - 4 pitch walk

[Guest holychicken]

2 Ks looking in the bottom of the inning. Just great.

[Centerfield]

Would Matsui's ball have been a game-ending DP?

[Frayed Knot]

Dunno. I'm only on the radio here.
But as mentioned above with the runner off on the pitch it's unlikely that ANY ground ball would have been a DP.


Wilson singles to RF - Johnson goes to 3rd but Preston is caught rounding 1st.
Runner on 3rd, 1 out.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Looper's inability to get the job done recently, combined with WWSB's inhuman patience, is a match made in Metfan Hell.

It's almost as if they are determined to show another how wrong it is: Looper: I'm hurt! WWSB: See Omar? He sucks! and so on.

[Frayed Knot]

Church GOs to 3rd and the runner holds (I was praying for that).

Castilla up and backup catcher Osik on deck. Gotta walk Castilla here.

But they don't and he singles to RF!!!!
WTF?

[Guest Rotblatt]

Maybe Willie WANTS to lose.

Why pitch to Castillo? It just makes no sense at all.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think the strategy is "Play for the loss at home, play for the debacle on the road."

[Guest holychicken]

Why the hell did Willie pitch to Castilla? I don't get it. . .

[Frayed Knot]

Of course we can kill Looper all we want except that Hernandez coughed up 3 hits while really only getting 2 outs.


Osik grounds out.


In comes Cordero to face the bottom of the order -- oops, now it's Majewski.
Diaz, Woodward on the bench.

[metirish]

This is exasperating, I mean is wasn't that long ago we were only half a game out in the WC, now it's a freefall....

[Guest Edgy DC]

Self-made moment coming up.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Dug-tub it. Let Self bat for Williams.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Or not. Like I know.

[Frayed Knot]

The only thing I can think of is that they preferred Castilla over the threat of the lefty hitting Schneider PHing for Osik. But Schneider's been hurt and may or may not have been available.



Williams - IF 1B


Now it's Castro, Cairo & the pitcher's spot.

[Centerfield]

BIFL

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yoooooo got a lefty on the bench.

BUNTING?!

[Elster88]

Gameday is giving me agita. And I thought I didn't care who won today.
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[Guest Edgy DC]

Self is a lefty and a reeeal firstbaseman.

Shigelack!