IGT 5-27-06 Saturday Mets up to play SQUISH THE FISH!

[stevejrogers]

...and counting

[Guest Edgy DC]

]Honestly though, would you want the first one of "those things" be done by an ex-Brave?

I'm thinking of holding that double over you head.

Honestly, we're all former something-or-other. Let Braves fans gnash their teeth if a longtime Brave gives us his best.

Thanks for the ride there for a few innings, Tom.

[stevejrogers]

Willets Point wrote: Glavine sucks!

Somewhere Wally Mathews is saying "YEAH! No way that stupid Brave should get the first Met No Hitter!"

[Zvon]

ugh--and the shutouts gone.
Okay--settle down Tom and get back in the groove.

[Willets Point]

Willets Point wrote: Glavine sucks!

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[stevejrogers]

Edgy DC wrote: ]Honestly though, would you want the first one of "those things" be done by an ex-Brave? I'm thinking of holding that double over you head. Honestly, we're all former something-or-other. Let Braves fans gnash their teeth if a longtime Brave gives us his best. Thanks for the ride there for a few innings, Tom.

Good point, eh, just wanted to garner some opinions thats all. Probably put a poll up.

I mean MFY Fans didn't feel any disgust that Gooden got a no-hitter as a Yankee or that Roger Clemens started the final game of the 1999 World Series

[seawolf17]

="Edgy DC"]It's nice to know Julio Franco has a glove.

They had to get him a new one; this is the one he brought to spring training this year:

[Zvon]

UGH what a catch by Abercrombie....
or as Pinella calls him, Abercrombuhgh

[Zvon]

Mr Franco does it again!

[Zvon]

Glavine only has tossed 77 pitches.

[Zvon]

Wright lets another ball eat him up.
Well, that was a shot.

[Willets Point]

Why does Rose keep talking about Glavine making it to the 6th inning every game as if its a great accomplishment? Are the standards so low that its ok if the bullpen only needs to be taxed for 3 innings each start instead of 4-5? Personally I wouldn't start bragging about durability unless a starter is consistently going 7+ innings with multiple complete games.

[Zvon]

Willets Point wrote: Personally I wouldn't start bragging about durability unless a starter is consistently going 7+ innings with multiple complete games.

yea-like Dontrelle Willis used to do.

[Zvon]

Kaz legs one out to lead off the 8th.
Infield single.

Just move him over Tom.

[seawolf17]

I like this Glavine kid. Gonna be a helluva pitcher someday.

[Zvon]

Would Pinella, as a manager, REALLY pull a hit and run here, on a hot day like this with his 40 yr old starting pitcher into the 8th inning?
He says he would consider it- eyeeeeeeeecurumba.

Glavine bunts Kaz over.

[Zvon]

yEAAAAAAAA

Beltran doubles in two!

[seawolf17]

Story on the MLB blackout rule.

[seawolf17]

Hey, someone give Cliff Floyd some back spasms so he can start hitting too.

[Zvon]

Damn---Matsui had him on the butt, but he still should have stayed with that tag.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Everybody hits today except Nady and Manny Acta.

I think the thing Rose is on about with going six is that it means he hasn't had a drubbing, not that six=good, but a big part of pitching is avoiding badness.

I'd like to hear where Glavine's "streak" stands among the longest in Met history. Get some context, as such.

[Frayed Knot]

First Reyes GiDP of the year - and it keeps us from seeing Petit in from the pen.

This game really hit a wall round about the 6th inning. The first 5 were done in barely an hour. The last 4 have taken nearly two.

[Willets Point]

I think my problem is:

If he's saying Glavine greatly improved in this area over previous seasons with the Mets, well, yes I agree.

If he's saying Glavine ain't doing bad for an old guy, ok I can buy that.

But

It really sounded to me as if he was proclaiming this as a standard of excellence for starting pitchers, then I think the standards are far too low.

[Frayed Knot]

This game has become much tougher than it ought to be.
Put an end to it please.

[Willets Point]

The Braves beat the Cubs. I just noticed their in 2nd place now as well. The Phillies are a tough opponent but somehow I like having them as a buffer between the Mets and Braves all the same.

[Frayed Knot]

Messier than it should have been ... but I'll take it.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: This game has become much tougher than it ought to be. Put an end to it please.

they heard ya-
Wags closes it up.
Nice.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Bluh.

This Saturday nearly turned into last Saturday.

Damn near shameful.

[Elster88]

Willets Point wrote: Are the standards so low that its ok if the bullpen only needs to be taxed for 3 innings each start instead of 4-5?

Pretty much...