IGT 5/19/06 - Mets vs. Yankees

[Guest GYC]

Bret Sabermetric wrote: Just caught the last three innings on DVD--a slugfest turned into a relievers' duel, botjh games exciting and amazin'. You got to be happy for David Wright there. What a wonderful young player he is, focussed, smart, supremely skilled, and --if such a thing exists---clutch as hell. Don't understand why WWSB didn't pinch-run for LoDuca there--you were facing extra innings, you've got a day game tomorrow, and on some hits to the OF ( a two out single to Bernie's glove side, for example) Endy scores and LoDuca doesn't. But Wright's hit makes such quibbles moot. Fantastic player, thrilling game. Couldn't script a better one.

I wouldn't exactly call Mr. Wright "clutch" quite yet. Bases loaded, 1 out, down by one... But he is showing signs of improvement.

[Frayed Knot]

I thought about running for LoDuca as soon as he got on but rejected it. I might have if were the run needed to tie a game - but the odds that the diff in speed would make the crucial difference were real small and it's a 2-player move (burns Chavez & Castro) leaving only Franco on the bench of a game headed for extra innings. If it were Castro out there insted of LoDuca then I might.


A handful of MFY fans on the radio complaining about:
- Wright's "excessive celebration" while running towards 1st
and
- Howie Rose's call on the winning hit

Wah, Fuckin, wah!!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Others are still crying over Arod getting himself thrown out at 2nd.

That was a big play in our favor.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

some asshole wrote: the guy got himself struck out on an obvious ball,

Also, to answer someone's point about that ball being too close to take--it could easily go the other way, that great hitters, especialy great OBP guys like A-Rod play by the Jordan rules. Or in this case the Ted Williams rule: "Son, Mr. WiIlliams will let know which pitches are strikes by whacking them off the right field wall for ya.."

OE: fixe'd coding

[Guest GYC]

It looked like, to me, that A-Rods left foot missed 2nd base and the tag was applied before his right foot touched.

[soupcan]

For what its worth I'm not too certain Jetah actually got a glove on Reyes when he was caught stealing. He swiped at him but I never saw conclusively that he touched him.

I s'pose if the ball is there and the play's that close you get that call, but still...

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: A handful of MFY fans on the radio complaining about: - Wright's "excessive celebration" while running towards 1st and - Howie Rose's call on the winning hit Wah, Fuckin, wah!!

the fact that they heard Howie's call shows what they must think of their own anouncers.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Frayed Knot wrote: A handful of MFY fans on the radio complaining about: - Wright's "excessive celebration" while running towards 1st and Wah, Fuckin, wah!!

I was thinking about this earlier today. Isn't it nice that we have a player who can stick in the MFY fans' craws like that