IGT, 7/7: Mets @ Phils

[Guest AG/DC]

W: Manuel
L: Manuel
S: Alomar, Sr.

How about going after Werthe instead of Coste?

Sounds like a dumb economic strategy anyhow.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Well, at least Wagner is making progress. Yesterday, he allowed them to tie the game. Today, he left the tying run on scoring position. Tomorrow....

[Frayed Knot]

I turned this thing off at 10-2 and kept peeking in every once in a while ... and every time I did it was getting closer even though I missed all the scoring.
Then I watched bottom 9.

[Guest holychicken]

Sorry, this was all my fault.

I turned off the game at 10-1 and went to play videogames. I looked at the score online in the 9th and it was 10-7. . .I RUSH downstairs just in time to see Beltran's ill-advised throw and Wright pulling his glove away from it. . . but I helped Wagner get that last guy out. I pretty much was there only for the good stuff. Go me. I might not be able to sleep for a bit.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

AG/DC wrote: How about going after Werthe instead of Coste? Sounds like a dumb economic strategy anyhow.

Bahdum, ching!

[Guest themetfairy]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Well, at least Wagner is making progress. Yesterday, he allowed them to tie the game. Today, he left the tying run on scoring position. Tomorrow....

Yesterday he gave up 2 in the 9th. Today he gave up 2 in the 9th.

That's not progress. That's a bigger cushion.

[Guest KC]

tmf: Matt Yaloff in the studio started off the post-game show by shouting, "I can't take it anymore!"<<<

Cool, maybe he'll go away and take Maz with him next year.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I know people are really down on Wagner after last night, but he had a lot of "help" in making this game overly exciting and nervewracking. Both Armas and Heilman did theior part to screw up this game.

Fortunately, the Mets held onto this one and were able to get the win. I just wish they could have hammered and embarrassed the Phillies after what had to be a demoralizing loss for them last night.

[Zvon]

The other Manuel is being asked about removing Chase Utley during the post game press conference.

Says: "ugh,...we were down,..we were down 10-2,..ugh,..and Chase is pretty banged up, ..ugh, and I felt he ,ugh(sniff)..needed the rest".

Swindle was in so long due to Rudy Seanez back spasms making him not available and ol' Charlie did not want to use Romero tonight.

[Guest themetfairy]

Rockin' Doc wrote: I know people are really down on Wagner after last night, but he had a lot of "help" in making this game overly exciting and nervewracking. Both Armas and Heilman did theior part to screw up this game.

The difference is that Amas and Heilman haven't trashed any of their Mets teammates in the press for not doing their jobs.

If he's going to talk the talk, then he'd better damn well walk the walk.

Walk being a figurative term, and not to mean bases on balls.

[Guest KC]

RD: Fortunately, the Mets held onto this one and were able to get the win<<<

Fortunately, they scored 10 instead of 8 is what it boils down to.

Hopefully the misplaced venom will wear off after a good night's sleep for
some of the unhappy campers.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

themetfairy wrote: ="Rockin' Doc"]I know people are really down on Wagner after last night, but he had a lot of "help" in making this game overly exciting and nervewracking. Both Armas and Heilman did theior part to screw up this game. The difference is that Amas and Heilman haven't trashed any of their Mets teammates in the press for not doing their jobs. If he's going to talk the talk, then he'd better damn well walk the walk. Walk being a figurative term, and not to mean bases on balls.

Good call.

[soupcan]

A win is a win is a win I guess, but geez Louise that was a tough 9th inning to sit through.

[Zvon]

So it was ugly. So we all had to sweat through it.
Who cares, we needed to win this game. And we did.

So the Mets have a way to break your heart sometimes.
Thats the way baseball is.
They also have given us and baseball some of the most
fantastic moments the game has ever seen over the years.
And whether you put out positive optimism or negative pessimism we are all here for one reason.
Cause we care deeply about this team, these major leaguers who bear our teams crest, these Metropoltans.

I thank you all for your company.

________________________
is that too over the top?^

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Not at all!

And no game is complete without Zvon graphics!

[MFS62]

On the radio, the three Mets announcers paid homage to a famous Bob Murphy quote after a similar Met win over the phillies. ("They won the damn game")

My sentiments were reflected by a quote from the late great Pirate announcer Bob Prince, who said in similar circumstances, "We had 'em all the way". (Except I never refer to teams I root for as "we")

Later

[Guest Number 6]

I'm trying to keep things in perspective. The Mets took 3 out of 4 from the Phillies. But man, that was frustrating.

[seawolf17]

MFS62 wrote: On the radio, the three Mets announcers paid homage to a famous Bob Murphy quote after a similar Met win over the phillies. ("They won the damn game") My sentiments were reflected by a quote from the late great Pirate announcer Bob Prince, who said in similar circumstances, "We had 'em all the way". (Except I never refer to teams I root for as "we") Later

They played the Murphy clip after the "last out" highlight on the FAN this morning. Classic, classic, classic.

What's odd is that I remember that game as the Mario Diaz Game, since he's the guy who caught the final out.

[soupcan]

And as I read this morning, the Murphy game was against the Phils in Philly and the final score was 10-9.

[Centerfield]

Gary Cohen said that too last night. I think he said "In the immortal words of Bob Murphy, the Mets win the damn game."

If I remember correctly, Gary is laughing his head off in the background when Bob mutters his famous line.

[Vic Sage]

Zvon wrote: ...And whether you put out positive optimism or negative pessimism we are all here for one reason...

as a general outlook, i favor positive pessimism, though i must admit that I am, on occasion, negatively optimistic.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm not here for the positive optimism or for the negative pessimism.

I like the repetitive redundancies.