IGT 7/11/08 vs the Rockies

[Guest themetfairy]

On fireworks night to boot!

[Guest themetfairy]

Onto the 12th in Philly.

[Zvon]

themetfairy wrote: On fireworks night to boot!

Its like Murphy's Law of baseball that these fireworks games go on til 2am.

[Guest themetfairy]

True dat!

We took the kids to Fireworks Night in Cleveland in 1995. That one went 14 (they even had a 14th inning stretch).

[Fman99]

Dang. Phillies win in the 12th.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Jason Werth: Mr. Heropants again.

[TransMonk]

Fman99 wrote: Fourth straight game where the Mets held their opponent to three hits. That's some good pitching right there.

First time any NL team has done it since 1920 says Sportscenter.

[Guest sharpie]

Isn't this the first Met win when they've scored 2 or fewer in like a year?

[Zvon]

Fman99 wrote: Dang. Phillies win in the 12th.

Carp.
Those darn Phillies.

[Gwreck]

Woulda liked the offense to show up today, but it was Cook, who's a pretty good pitcher.

Liked to see Jerry playing for the win with Evans pinch running, but if he wanted to bunt there anyway, why not Santana instead of burning Argenis Reyes?

Fun times are back at Shea.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Second time that Easley shocked the Rockies with a late-inning HR to spoil a strong effort by Cook, btw.

[Zvon]

[Guest AG/DC]

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[Guest AG/DC]

I think I got the gist.

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FOOTBALL
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[bmfc1]

G-Fafif wrote: "Five to four to three, as pretty as can be!" Hagin just called the double play. This guy has grown on me big time since the season started.

As has the team.

[Guest AG/DC]

Gwreck wrote: Woulda liked the offense to show up today, but it was Cook, who's a pretty good pitcher. Liked to see Jerry playing for the win with Evans pinch running, but if he wanted to bunt there anyway, why not Santana instead of burning Argenis Reyes? Fun times are back at Shea.

Throwing up a pinch-hitter to bunt is my new pet peeve.

Guys, you have only four batters on your bench, one of whom is your backup catcher. You want to bunt? Leave Lefty in there, or send out another starting pitcher. He does it all the time and he knows how to do it at least as well as Sluggo on the bench. Yeah, you lose the element of surprise, but how much is that worth after the first pitch when Sluggo squares as soon as the pitcher comes to astop.

[Frayed Knot]

The biggest obvious difference between this game and any one of a number of
games earlier in this season is that this time they GOT the third out (on several
occasions) instead of almost getting out of the inning as was all too common.

I'd bet that our 2-out runs-allowed pct is falling back towards normal levels. When I
checked a few weeks back it was by far the highest in the league.

[soupcan]

Was in attendance for this one. Good, tight, tense game. Fun one to be at.

I'm now 2-5 after starting the season 0-4.