IGT 6/6, Mets vs. Padres

[bmfc1]

METS!!!

[Elster88]

Tatis sucks by the way.

[bmfc1]

It's the 7th inning, the tying run is on, and the best the Mets can do is Robinson Cancel?

[Elster88]

Cancel here? Really? I guess there's no one else?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

We can get to Wolfe!

[Guest AG/DC]

Cancel better make it worth pulling Santana.

[Elster88]

Don't swing don't swing don't swing don't swing.
Edit: I swear on my life I posted this before Cancel swung at ball four.

[bmfc1]

That was ball four Cancel! Geez!

[Elster88]

Yup that was ball four. He swung.

[Guest AG/DC]

Got to protect with two strikes. Blahblahblah.

[Elster88]

I am a Heilman supporter. I want him to succeed. Everytime a 50-odd illiterate woman calls up the FAN on a Saturday afternoon when I'm driving to the beach and says she can't stand his "puss", I get pissed off.


But I have no doubt he'll give up at least 3 runs if he pitches the eighth. Even against this shitty team.

[Elster88]

AG/DC wrote: Got to protect with two strikes. Blahblahblah.

Not buying it.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

We have the right guy up. C'mon Jose!

[bmfc1]

Cancel's AB brought this blog post to mind, from earlier today:

http://metsfever.blogspot.com/2008/06/bench-is-poorly-constructed.html

[Elster88]

When was the last time Wolf threw a non-curve?

[Elster88]

Ya know I don't want Castillo swinging either. Prove me wrong Looie.

[Guest AG/DC]

Seems like Wolfgang is getting a little squeezed, to our benefit.

[Elster88]

My tummy hurts. 3-2 count

[bmfc1]

Sunuvabitch.

[Willets Point]

Bases drunk, full count. Luis Castillo, this is your time to shine.

[Willets Point]

Willets Point wrote: Bases drunk, full count. Luis Castillo, this is your time to shine.

Or not.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Stinking Castillo.

That was our chance.

We need to beat up on the lousy teams. Not good.

[Guest themetfairy]

This aggravation isn't worth the sleep deprivation. Argh!

[stevejrogers]

Course Cancel comes up when I make a run for new Batteries

Twist & shout by some Brittish band from I think the 60s is the Pads post TMOTTBG song

[bmfc1]

The Mets are carrying 3 catchers so this means that the #2 catcher can PH. Here, Castro could have hit but Willie chose a guy who hasn't had an AB in the majors since 1999!

[Guest AG/DC]

OK, two more innings to inflict pain.

[Elster88]

The good news is Hoffman is terrible. The bad news is that it works out for the Fathers because their better reliever will face the heart of our order. I have no faith at all in Easley, Tatis, Schneider or Chavez. Ugh.

[Willets Point]

Well that sucks as much as Air Supply:

[Frayed Knot]

I'd say this was the most frustrating game of the year except I think I've said that about 5 times already.

- I couldn't believe Hairston caught up with Wright's drive. I already mentally put all 3 runs on the board.

- Those two plays at 3rd killed us:
1) The one that shouldn't have been made but was - Endy got a bad break off 2nd. Plus that was the Pads' only play cuz Johan was going beat Wolf to 1st and everyone would have been safe.
2) the one that should have been made but wasn't - Johan's bad throw

- The 2nd hit-by-ball play in a row was nice but all it did was delay the run anyway. And if that doesn't hit him maybe it's a DP (although it was hit kind slow)


I wanted at least 5 of 7 from this mini western trip, but now we need to sweep the final two just to go 4-3.
Right now we're 3-5 against the worst of the West (Col, SD & SF) and those are the teams everyone else is beating up on.

[Guest AG/DC]

Colorado probably isn't that bad. But San Francisco probably isn't that good.

San Diego seems to have about as much offense as they've shown us, but we still couldn't beat them.

Maybe Reyes should have tried to score from second on Hairston's catch, but he probably had to backtrack to get back to the base. You dont' want to stand there and get over-run by the runner on first.

Willie's Boner of the Game is probably pinch-hitting Cancel over Castro. I'd accept Casanova, because you can switch to a rightie to get Castro, but Casanova is a switch-hitter. Cancel has no advantage on Castro there, plus effectively knocks Castro to the end of the bench.

I don't want to get all "Castro is great," but the Boner of the Game committee will also accept starting Schneider over Castro. We could use Castro's power, until he gets hurt again.