IGT 5/18/08 - Mets at MFYs

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

="Zvon"]Good game,books, alladat. ...and play shortstop.

BRILLIANT, Zvon. Too bad Jose is more like a tackle, or whatever hell Morgan said...

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Rockin' Doc wrote: I love seeing the Mets totally outplay the Yankees on national television.

I suspect Mike and the Mad Dog are going to be talking a lot of basketball on the show tomorrow.

This game? NEVER HAPPENED!

[DocTee]

Excellent IGT-- as MGIM knows, it's hard to follow this team from a distance-- you all make it easier, and funny as hell, to boot. LGM!

[Fman99]

metirish wrote: The Taco Bell white rappers are nearly as annoying as Morgan was tonight.

No way. I'd take Miller/Morgan's mikes away and give them to the crackers in a New York minute.

[Guest AG/DC]

Mets catch the second-place Phils, sitting a game out, after Philadelphia has nothing to show for themselves afer losing a 5:37 rainslogger to Toronto.

Yankees now two games out of fourth in the AL East cellar, six games out of first.

When they meet again, the Mets could have Pedro, but the Yankees will have A-Rod. Probably Posada also.

[Gwreck]

I started this thread meaning to put in my pre-game thoughts but was running late for the game and missed them. Ooops.

Anyway, they were that I think this game was set up to be a win because 1. Perez is a big-game pitcher and is more likely to concentrate and focus when the pressure is on. 2. The Yankees suck against lefties.

Had a fantastic game. I can actually report that there are Yankee fans who are real baseball fans, are polite, civil and friendly. (Yes, all 4 of them).

Bob Davidson is a tool. You make a bad call, you get to hear it from the dugout for an inning, and go over between innings and tell them to cool it. He had no business taking off the mask and walking over to the Mets dugout. Good on Jerry for not taking his shit.

[G-Fafif]

Yankees suck.

In the light of day, it seems even truer.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Bob Davidson:

]�I ----ed it up. I�m the one who thought it was a ---- foul ball. I saw it on the replay. I�m the one who ----ed it up so you can put that in your paper. Bolts and nuts, I ----ed up. You�ve just got to move on. No one feels worse about it than I do.�

[bmfc1]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Bob Davidson: ]�I ----ed it up. I�m the one who thought it was a ---- foul ball. I saw it on the replay. I�m the one who ----ed it up so you can put that in your paper. Bolts and nuts, I ----ed up. You�ve just got to move on. No one feels worse about it than I do.�

I'm sure that satisfies MLB and that there will be no repercussions, such as his not ump'ing the All-Star Game or the playoffs. Delgado misses a homerun and 2 RBI when he will be seeking a new contract. And my fantasy team misses the same stats as well--if I finish out of the money because of one homerun and/or two RBI, I will send a bill to Bob Davidson.

[Guest themetfairy]

It's not the mistake per se - blow calls happen. I'm pissed off over the procedural issues. For a change, Joe Morgan was absolutely right about something - an umpire should never overcall another ump's decision unless he clearly saw that it was wrong. Obviously, none of these bozos were able to see where the ball hit, so they had no business at all overturning the third base umpire's call.

It's not a question of whether the call was right or wrong. It's a question that they had no business disturbing the initial decision. And for that, they should be disciplined.

[bmfc1]

themetfairy wrote: It's not the mistake per se - blow calls happen. I'm pissed off over the procedural issues. For a change, Joe Morgan was absolutely right about something - an umpire should never overcall another ump's decision unless he clearly saw that it was wrong. Obviously, none of these bozos were able to see where the ball hit, so they had no business at all overturning the third base umpire's call. It's not a question of whether the call was right or wrong. It's a question that they had no business disturbing the initial decision. And for that, they should be disciplined.

This is a good point, TMF. Why did an ump farther from the ball overrule the call?

[Guest themetfairy]

Because Captain Intangibles protested.

This is why these guys should be disciplined - they took a biased player's word for it on a call that they didn't see for themselves.

[Guest AG/DC]

Well, in this regard, I go back to Reilly as crew chief. If an inferior questions your judgment, you'd better hear his case carefully, look him in the eye, and be certain he or she more informatoin than you. Any doubt at all, and Reilly's got to go with himself as the man whose call it is, the man in position, and the chief. He yielded to his colleagues' lesser judgment in a matter of seconds.

Edited May 19, 2008 by Guest

[seawolf17]

Word from the Boomer & Carton was that Damon was waving it foul also, and I guess he was the closest person on the field to the play. Don't know if that played a factor.

[soupcan]

AG/DC wrote: If I've seen Jeter hit a nine-run homer once, I've seen it a thousand times.

WFAN's Evan Roberts = CPF Lurker.

Just said exactly this same thing at 10:34 am.

[Guest AG/DC]

Googling "Evan Roberts" + "WFAN"



Guy has lurker written all over him, doesn't he?

[seawolf17]

You know, radio guys rarely look the way you picture them in your head.



Steve Somers was interviewed on one of the TV news stations a few months back, and seeing him on TV actually startled my wife. "THAT's what he looks like?!?"

Some guys just have, as they say, the perfect face for radio.

[HahnSolo]

You should see what Somers looked like when he started at FAN 20 years ago before he lost a lot of weight. I'll see if I can find any on line.

Evan Roberts also played Elliot, one of Stern's childhood friends in Private Parts the movie.

Now, on to the Met portion of my post: did anyone, anywhere, offer any explanation on why that small portion of the foul pole was painted black?

[Guest AG/DC]

I thought that was tape. A sloppy repair job.

I guess Willie could've protested based on the condition of the "field." If it could be argued that the pole didn't meet big-league standards, he might've had a case.

[Centerfield]

Best IGT of the year.