Rubber Biscuit - IGT Game #3 NYM/NYY

[DocTee]

Pete Rose would've beaten that out.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Someone remind the Mets Wang isn't a strikeout pitcher.

[DocTee]

someone remind Peter Gammons that Billy Wagner is not the GM

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Boy, we suck.

[Frayed Knot]

DocTee wrote: someone remind Peter Gammons that Billy Wagner is not the GM

I missed this one, anything interesting?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

These 2-strike home runs must be why Heilman is in the janitor's closet.

[Frayed Knot]

Not to mention that he continues his 2007 tradition of allowing everyone he puts on base to score.

[metirish]

Frayed Knot wrote: ="DocTee"]someone remind Peter Gammons that Billy Wagner is not the GM I missed this one, anything interesting?

Wagner is pushing hard for a Lidge trade,Gammons words,they are best friends apparently.

[Frayed Knot]

I actually think Lidge coming here is a possibility ... at least it has a better chance of happening than most trade rumors.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: ="DocTee"]someone remind Peter Gammons that Billy Wagner is not the GM I missed this one, anything interesting?

Let me put it this way.
If the Mets go after Brad Lidge, who can't pitch (anymore, for who knows what reason) on the little stage he currently plays on, and expect him to come thru on the big stage, that is New York, I may be forced to start phollowin the Phils.

If they do go for Lidge, they may as well go for a left fielder like Pat Burrell too, who plays left like a little leaguer.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Way to snap that hitting streak, David.

[Frayed Knot]

You gotta be fuckin' kidding me with the pitching change Joe !?!

[DocTee]

]someone remind Peter Gammons that Billy Wagner is not the GM I missed this one, anything interesting?

PG also opined on a Milledge for Buehrle trade--

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Let's be the forum that doesn't buy into this "big stage" nonsense.

[metirish]

I don't get why St.Joe took Wang out....oh Myers has great numbers against Delgado,but who doesn't lately,Peterson could do a job on Lidge.

[Zvon]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Let's be the forum that doesn't buy into this "big stage" nonsense.

Here,here!

[Gwreck]

Torre took Wang out so he could get a standing O from the crowd.

At least, that's my theory. He did have like 115 pitches at the time, but there were two outs.

Everything at Yankee stadium is at least 500x worse when we're losing. Strangely, this was the first time I've ever been there for a Mets-Yankees game and we've been losing during the game (there was a Giambi walkoff double against Looper, but that was just at the end).

Worst loss of the year? Maybe.

[Frayed Knot]

Gwreck wrote: Torre took Wang out so he could get a standing O from the crowd. At least, that's my theory.

That's my theory too although Torre says otherwise. Claims it was the pitch count and that he had decided all along to pull him if/when it got to Delgado.

Doing it for the standing O is a P.O.S. move IMO. I don't really consider it to be rubbing it in, but are we contesting a sporting event here or running a game show? Maybe an 'Applause' sign like they have in TV studios is in order (although I guess scoreboard demands to CLAP are pretty much the same thing).

Gee, and we wonder why games don't get finished in under 3 hours.

[metirish]

Gwreck wrote: Torre took Wang out so he could get a standing O from the crowd. At least, that's my theory. He did have like 115 pitches at the time, but there were two outs. Everything at Yankee stadium is at least 500x worse when we're losing. Strangely, this was the first time I've ever been there for a Mets-Yankees game and we've been losing during the game (there was a Giambi walkoff double against Looper, but that was just at the end). Worst loss of the year? Maybe.

That can be the only reason why Torre took Wang out,I've not read any papers today nor to I intend to so I've not seen any stupid reason from Torre.