8/1 IGT - Mets @ Astros

[Guest AG/DC]

Guess I was wrong about Heilman.

How do you score from first on a ground-rule double? I missed it.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He didn't score.

[Frayed Knot]

Berkman probably gets less pub than any other great hitter in MLB today, but he's not exactly in charge of bringing the potato salad to the next MENSA meeting if you know what I mean.

[Guest themetfairy]

Oh Fuck!

This was winnable, but not anymore

[Frayed Knot]

That wasn't so sweet Loretta.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Omar's plan of not getting an outfielder whp can hit, a pinch hitter worth shit or to bolster a bullpen so lousy that Heilman has to stay in there until he loses is really paying off too.

Fuck this team.

[Guest AG/DC]

Wow.

I was really really wrong about him.

Of course, doesn't mean I wasn't right about Sanchez not bieng a good choice. I'll, um, stick with that.

[TransMonk]

We load the bases w/ no outs and our 2-3-4 hitters soil themselves.

They load the bases w/ no outs and get a pinch-hit grand slam.

[Guest AG/DC]

Yeah, but watch the reel on the jumbotron and enjoy yourselves.

[Guest KC]

That grand slam is gonna stick in my craw for a good while.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

BOOooooooooooooooOoOoOoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoOOOOoOoOoO

[TransMonk]

Garbage Day, indeed.

[Guest AG/DC]

Niese better be a change agent.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

No shit. I'm so down on these guys. Sure the results have been better lately and they appear to bounce back better but they just cannot stop themselves from absorbing loss after loss like this. Every loss is a complete cockpunch. And every problem they have is plain as the nose on their faces but isn't addressed.

[Guest AG/DC]

I'm controlling my emotions by talking in the corporate buzzwords I was forced to drown in this week.

Kunz better come to market quickly, to better leverage his deliverables .

[Gwreck]

Greetings from Houston.

I assure you this game was 50% worse in person. I'll never get that 5 minutes of hell back after the Loretta home run. Especially because Jerry lifted Heilman at that point, which only propelled the celebration on further. (Fortunately, Texas hospitality prevailed and it was "ok" being there, rather than the "I kinda fear for my safety right now" feeling that I get in Philly when something like that happens).

The Schneider "hit" was a egregious example of hometown scoring. Tejada had what I like to call a "completely unnecessary spin-move" but then threw it away, when any good throw at all would have nailed Schneider.

Sanchez warmed when the Mets were batting in the top of the 8th but I was fine with sticking with Heilman.

Misc. notes from Houston:
The ballpark is a very pleasant experience. Food options are limited but the barbeque baked potato was reported as 'super-yummy.' As far as roofed parks go, it's nicer than Toronto, Arizona or Milwaukee but not as nice as Seattle. I'm still a little unsure about if I like air-conditioned baseball but it certainly would have been unpleasant in the Houston heat. (Tomorrow we are in Texas to see TOR-TEX so I'll have a point for comparison).

Kaz Matsui was greeted warmly before the game by Wright and Reyes, and Delgado (ever the classy gentleman) greeted him with a bow.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Have fun in Texas, stay away from the Mets!