Gay Dame IGT, Zito v. Maine, 7/10/08

[Guest AG/DC]

Have the Mets ever swept a three-game set by shutout?

Something says 1979 to me.

[Centerfield]

Wright works the walk. If nothing else, we're pumping up Zito's pitch count.

[Benjamin Grimm]

AG/DC wrote: Have the Mets ever swept a three-game set by shutout? Something says 1979 to me.

Really?

That would be very surprising.

I'll have to see if I can find anything in the UMDB.

[Guest Mendoza Line]

AG/DC wrote: Have the Mets ever swept a three-game set by shutout? Something says 1979 to me.

Slowish day at work, so I checked 1977-1984 on bbref. No three-game series swept by shutout, though the Mets won three consecutive shutouts June 13-15, 1984.

[Guest AG/DC]

I'm either confusing the years, or possibly recalling the Mets being swept by shutout over three games circa 1979.

Which wouldn't be very surprising.

[Benjamin Grimm]

September 1969 against the Phillies:

5-0, 1-0, 2-0. (And prior to those three games, they beat the Cardinals 6-0.

That was the only time they ever had four shutouts in a row.)

They had three in a row five times, once earlier that same September, then again in May of 1970, June of 1984, May of 1985, and April of 1988. But none of those were series sweeps.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

We ain't sweeping anything as long as Maine is walking the opposing pitcher and the freeswinging leadoff hack.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Mets have been shutout three times in a row three times: September 1963, June 1975, and July 1992. None of those were series sweeps.

[Guest holychicken]

Well, that's what you get for walking the pitcher and the leadoff hitter to start an inning

[Guest AG/DC]

OK, boys Time to loosen up, grow some beards, play with kids, and go out and beat up some Giants.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

You know this all was caused by premature consultation with the record books on consecutive shutouts.

[Guest AG/DC]

I'd take that one on mice elf, but I didn't bring it up until the first run was yielded.

[Guest AG/DC]

Oh, and please don't pull a perfectly good pitcher after five only to have a professional hitter go up there and bunt. I hate that.

[Guest Number 6]

Do I ever despise the bunt there. Bring in a pinch-hitter in a tie game in the 6th(!), to bunt a very slow-footed runner to second who can't score on most singles anyway. Blech.

[Guest AG/DC]

Ngklalsdf!

[Benjamin Grimm]

He was hitting for Muniz, not Maine.

But I do agree that it's a waste of a bench player, a commodity that's become too rare with the growth of the standard pitching staff.

[Guest Number 6]

AG/DC wrote: Oh, and please don't pull a perfectly good pitcher after five only to have a professional hitter go up there and bunt. I hate that.

Yeah, and that.

[Centerfield]

Nice inning by Schoeneweis. Ben, does your nose smell anything for the bottom of the 7th?

[Guest Number 6]

More bunts.

[Guest themetfairy]

Ka-Boom Tatis!

5-3 Mets

[Benjamin Grimm]

Sorry, no.

But I like the Tatis homer even though I didn't smell it in advance.

[Fman99]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: You know this all was caused by premature consultation with the record books on consecutive shutouts.

Ironically, premature consultation can often be fixed by thinking about baseball.

Oh wait, what?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ironically, I just climaxed over Fernando Tatis

[MFS62]

Tatis is hitting like its 1999.*

Later

*= Yes, that was a Prince reference. (Sorry if someone has used it before)

[Fman99]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ironically, I just climaxed over Fernando Tatis

Irv, cleanup in isle 17!

[soupcan]

That was awesome.

Just back from a 2-Guinness lunch, flip on the Slingbox to see Tatis coming up with Wright on second. Gotta piss so I can't watch the at-bat. Run to the bathroom, come back having missed two pitches, first pitch I see - KABOOM!

Oh yeah.

[Guest themetfairy]

Shoddy fielding lets the Mets tack on another run

[soupcan]

I'm taking credit for this whole inning. Sorry I couldn't have gotten back sooner.

[Guest AG/DC]

My boss walks in on me and quickly minimize my gameday screen showing a 3-3 tie with Wright on second.

I pretend to care deeply about what she's saying, nod, smile, backslap, ass kiss, whatev.

Soon's she leaves, I check my nose for brown matter, re-ope' the window, and we're up 6-3, sisters and brothers.

We score again as I type! We go up by four, Billy Wagner sees his save total staying the same for another day.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Giants can't wait to fly outta here.