IGT 04/29, Mets at Gnats

[nymr83]

Julio Franco in the post game interview just used one of my least favorite cliches "they've got a pretty good ballclub." If The Nationals are "pretty good" then I'd like to ask him who is bad, or even who is average.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Glad to see the Mets won, too.

It's been a good day.

[Guest iramets]

Nymr83 wrote: Julio Franco in the post game interview just used one of my least favorite cliches "they've got a pretty good ballclub." If The Nationals are "pretty good" then I'd like to ask him who is bad, or even who is average.

"Hello, Julio, would you like to utter a cliche?"

"Sure, I would. It's a great day for baseball."

"Thank you, Julio. How about another?"

'Ummm--put your pants on one leg at a time? How's that?"

"Excellent. How'd you feel making a tough defensive play when you hardly ever play defense anymore and are the age of Oxygen?"

"You always want to give it your best effort. I'm just happy to be here."

"Wow. Two for one!"


I hate interviews with athletes, did I ever mention that?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Iubitul wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Life: fraught with peril. Shouldn't that be "Life (as a Met fan)"?

No, I meant it as I wrote it. Check out the save opp leaders for each NL team.

Team	Closer	G	IP	W	L	SV	SVO	ERA
Milwaukee	FCordero	12	11.1	0	0	10	10	0.00
New York	Wagner	10	11.0	0	0	4	4	0.82
Arizona	Valverde	12	11.0	0	1	10	11	1.64
Los Angeles	Saito	10	10.2	0	0	7	7	1.69
Chicago	Dempster	10	12.2	0	1	4	4	2.13
San Francisco	Benitez	9	8.1	0	0	7	7	2.16
Atlanta	Wickman	12	10.2	1	1	6	7	2.53
Cincinnati	Weathers	10	10.0	0	2	5	6	2.70
St. Louis	Isringhausen	10	9.1	1	0	6	7	2.89
Houston	Wheeler	11	12.0	0	1	3	4	3.00
Colorado	Fuentes	11	11.0	0	0	4	5	4.09
Washington	CCordero	12	12.1	0	0	3	6	5.11
Philadelphia	Gordon	8	8.1	1	1	4	7	5.40
San Diego	Hoffman	10	8.2	1	2	5	7	6.23
Pittsburgh	Torres	12	11.0	0	1	7	10	7.36
Florida	Julio	7	5.2	0	2	0	2	19.06

[Guest Iubitul]

hmmmmmmm - I wasn't clear. I wasn't trying to say that our bullpen is bad - I was making more of a comment about how I live and die with each game...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, but, I'm sure Pittsburgh and Philadelphia fans do also. And they're dying more oft.

[Guest Iubitul]

Nah - us Mets fans are more passionate than any other ;-)

[Gwreck]

Spotaneous decision to drive down to DC for the game today. Nice weather. Maybe 20% Mets fans (announced attendance 27,000+) but they were all pretty quiet.

Not mentioned in this IGT:

First inning -- Reyes singles, Wright walks. What does Carlos Beltran, he of the among-the-lead-leaders-in-RBI do? He bunts. Of course, we fail to get a runner home from third with less than 2 out (again). Lucky for Carlos that he hit that homer, otherwise I'd be much more upset with him than I already was.

Maine looked good to great (granted, it was not an offensive juggernaut he was facing) but was definetly ready to come out after the 7th inning (105 pitches and some trouble in the 7th) and he was due to lead off in the top of the 8th.

RFK sucks generally but wasn't quite as bad as I expected. They also play Sweet Caroline (barf) in the 8th inning. Ticket prices were a bit high, IMO, for a last place team. Overall had a blast though. Looking forward to (repeat?) trips to see the new park next year.

[Guest iramets]

Edgy DC wrote: ="Iubitul"] Edgy DC wrote: Life: fraught with peril. Shouldn't that be "Life (as a Met fan)"? No, I meant it as I wrote it. Check out the save opp leaders for each NL team. Team Closer G IP W L SV SVO ERA Milwaukee FCordero 12 11.1 0 0 10 10 0.00 New York Wagner 10 11.0 0 0 4 4 0.82 Arizona Valverde 12 11.0 0 1 10 11 1.64 Los Angeles Saito 10 10.2 0 0 7 7 1.69 Chicago Dempster 10 12.2 0 1 4 4 2.13 San Francisco Benitez 9 8.1 0 0 7 7 2.16 Atlanta Wickman 12 10.2 1 1 6 7 2.53 Cincinnati Weathers 10 10.0 0 2 5 6 2.70 St. Louis Isringhausen 10 9.1 1 0 6 7 2.89 Houston Wheeler 11 12.0 0 1 3 4 3.00 Colorado Fuentes 11 11.0 0 0 4 5 4.09 Washington CCordero 12 12.1 0 0 3 6 5.11 Philadelphia Gordon 8 8.1 1 1 4 7 5.40 San Diego Hoffman 10 8.2 1 2 5 7 6.23 Pittsburgh Torres 12 11.0 0 1 7 10 7.36 Florida Julio 7 5.2 0 2 0 2 19.06

A lot of these closer names look familiar....

[Elster88]

Nymr83 wrote: Julio Franco in the post game interview just used one of my least favorite cliches "they've got a pretty good ballclub." If The Nationals are "pretty good" then I'd like to ask him who is bad, or even who is average.

Believe it or not, players might take some shit if they called another team bad or piss-poor or whatever term you want to use. Tough to believe, I know (sc is pretty fucking high here).

It's rare that a player is going to call another team a bad team. This is not new and is not going to change any time soon. Complaining about it is old.

[Guest iramets]

He wasn't asked "Tell me, Julio, honesty, what do you think of the Washington ballclub." If he's going to volunteer this information by itself, he should take some crap for it.

If you think about it, it's pretty patronizing to say what he said. If I were a Nat, and smart and sensitive, I'd think "Hey, he isn;t saying that shit about the Cardinals, is he? That's code for "The Nats suck.'"

Fortunately I'm not a Nat and not very smart and sensitive as a goddamned toilet seat cover, so Julio's safe from my wrath.

[nymr83]

what are they going to do? hit him with a pitch when he's pinch-hitting later in the season? i'll take the free baserunner.

[metirish]

From the Times.....

] According to Stats LLC, only three Mets have entered May unbeaten with four or more victories and a lower E.R.A. than Maine: Frank Viola (1.32) in 1990, Jerry Koosman in 1968 (1.04) and 1973 (1.06) and Dwight Gooden (1.26) in the World Series championship season of 1986. That’s it. No Tom Terrific or David Cone, no Tom Glavine or Al Leiter on that list.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Interesting in that just a week ago we were comparing 1990 Viola with 1968 Koosman.

I would have thought 1985 Gooden would have been a stronger candidate for that list than 1986 Gooden.

[Guest Edgy DC]

As good as Gooden was in 1985, he got hit pretty hard on opening day, and Gorman won in relief.

[Guest Edgy DC]

In fact, I'd imagine his opening day ERA is pretty high, with a noticeable Tuffy Rhodes factor.

[Centerfield]

The highlight shows only showed me Julio's great play in the seventh.

Tell me about his second play.

[Guest Edgy DC]

He made a pretty slick snag in the eighth to end the inning with the bases loaded.