IGT 5/29/06 Mets v. Diamondbacks

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Paul BoZooka -- here to go.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Reyes to third on LoDuca's single!

[Gwreck]

Alright, let's end this. C'mon Beltran!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pre-game strategy: Hit it to Gonzalez.

I know my Diamondbacks.

[Zvon]

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

They're walking Beltran to get to Delgado.

Get angry Carlos!

No, the other one....

[nymr83]

they WANT Delgado? bwahahaah!

[Zvon]

Intentional walk to Beltran loads the bases with no out in the bottom of the 9th.
I got home just in time

[nymr83]

if i'm the d-backs i try to K beltran and get the DP from Delgado.

[nymr83]

well they K Delgado and thats huge... OF still way in for Wright of course

[Gwreck]

Well, they got Delgado to K.

Doesn't Wright lead the team in walk-off hits this year?

[Zvon]

OUCH!
Delgado Ks.

Now the DP gets em out of it.

COMON DAVID!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

David Wright is here to go!

[nymr83]

lmao it one-hopped the wall. nice pitch shmuck (he's on my roto team so i'm glad it didnt clear the fence for the sake of my ERA)

[Gwreck]

PUT IT IN THE BOOKS!

[Zvon]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

Wright does it!

[Guest Edgy DC]

400 foot single by Wright.

Scary sometimes how much the Mets rule.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

I love that boy!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

When in doubt, go with Devo

[The Big O]

Gwreck wrote: Well, they got Delgado to K. Doesn't Wright lead the team in walk-off hits this year?

Surely he does -- he doubled to beat the Braves in the 14th, plus the single against the MFY ... and probably some other really obvious one I can't remember.

I think Howie said that was Heilman's first gopher allowed this year.

[Zvon]

Thats 15 one run wins for the Mets.
Thats the kinda thing a championship team does.
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

[nymr83]

Zvon wrote: Thats 15 one run wins for the Mets. Thats the kinda thing a championship team does. Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

some might say its the kind of thing a team playing way over it's head does.

[Guest martin]

Nymr83 wrote: some might say its the kind of thing a team playing way over it's head does.

i think they have been playing over their head in order to survive the mayhem at the back of the rotation. but with soler and el duque and the returning health of maine and bannister, i think luck should be less of factor.

i really like soler. i am gonna go to the park tomorrow and check him out.

[Elster88]

Is it fair that Heilman, or anyone, is given a blown save for losing the lead in an inning that would not have earned him a save even if he completed it?

Shouldn't it be called a blown hold or something?

[Elster88]

I'd argue that this is not about a team playing over its head. This is about a team that is better than most of the teams it plays. In baseball, that can often equate to one-run wins. It's the nature of the game.

[Frayed Knot]

="Elster88"]Is it fair that Heilman, or anyone, is given a blown save for losing the lead in an inning that would not have earned him a save even if he completed it? Shouldn't it be called a blown hold or something?

Well it is a save if he successfully complete the game, ergo it's a blown save for not doing so.

That's the problem (just one of many actually) with saves/blown save totals; they only really mean anything when applied to those most strictly fitting the modern closer's role. Set-up guys run the risk of the BS but rarely ever get the chance to complete the save so their S/BS pcts generally suck even when they don't.