IGT 5/20/06, Mets (Pedro) vs. Yankees (Mussina)

[Zvon]

And you were right Bret- Pierzynski had no business being tossed.
Where the hell do they get these umps that dont know what they are doin?

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

I'm still waiting to learn what Pierzynski did that warranted ejection. Make contact with the catcher blocking the plate? Hit Barrett in the fist with his chin?

It was a bang-bang play--runner and ball arriving simultaneously--and you got to expect to get banged up if you're Barrett. if you don't want the bang-bang play, do a Piazza and take a step or two forward and reach back to swipe Piersynski with the ball, but you can't stand there in the basepath without the ball and complain afterwards that you got banged into.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/sports/baseball/21cubs.html

[soupcan]

I've just now (time is 8:41pm) come up for air. Haven't listened to the radio, read a paper or gone on line since that-what-must-not-be spoken-of happened yesterday.

I'm thinking that it is THE worst loss in my years of being a Mets fan. A perfect storm of a loss. I'm still shell shocked. Don't even know what's going on with the game right now and won't know until tomorrow mornong.

Billy Wagner has ruined my life.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

="soupcan"] I'm thinking that it is THE worst loss in my years of being a Mets fan. quote] Me, too. I couldn;t stop thinking about it, all night and all day--and all I wanted was for the Yankees to lose to Pedro. I can't imagine what it was like for you guiys who care if the Mets win or lose. It was a killer, a gut-cruncher, a monster, a bitch, a hell of a loss. I feel for you, Soupy, I really do.

cooby May 21 2006 09:27 PM

That's too bad because you're missing a good one tonight

soupcan May 22 2006 09:13 AM

Okay. I'm a little better now. I was watching the Sopranos last night and decided to check the score. Tuned in just in time to see Wright let Jetah's grounder go under his glove and score two runs. Great timing. I watched the rest of Sopranos without turning back to the game. Finally I tuned in again just when Wagner came in. WHY WHY WHY WHY can't the Mets ever have a closer that just comes in and shuts the damn door?! I'm cool with the Subway Series. 2 of 3. Won a game we shouldn't have, lost a game we shouldn't have, we beat their closer, they beat our closer. A-Rod looked like a fool. Let the healing begin.

Elster88 Jun 21 2006 11:45 AM

I think this thread got misplaced here. I was looking for it in the Game Recounts section but only was able to find it with the search button.

[Guest cooby]

That's too bad because you're missing a good one tonight

[soupcan]

Okay. I'm a little better now.

I was watching the Sopranos last night and decided to check the score. Tuned in just in time to see Wright let Jetah's grounder go under his glove and score two runs.

Great timing.

I watched the rest of Sopranos without turning back to the game. Finally I tuned in again just when Wagner came in.

WHY WHY WHY WHY can't the Mets ever have a closer that just comes in and shuts the damn door?!

I'm cool with the Subway Series. 2 of 3. Won a game we shouldn't have, lost a game we shouldn't have, we beat their closer, they beat our closer. A-Rod looked like a fool.

Let the healing begin.

[Elster88]

I think this thread got misplaced here. I was looking for it in the Game Recounts section but only was able to find it with the search button.