IGT Pods @ Mets 8/6/08

[Guest AG/DC]

Cal Ripken, your ghost is killing me.

[seawolf17]

Frayed Knot wrote: ="metirish"]What happened , I watching two guys do the foxtrot... Giles hit a cue-shot towards 3rd which skip-bounced past David to allow the go-ahead run in.

That would explain what "fielder's choice to left" means on GameCast.

(Irish and the Wolf trying to knock Edgy off the gay icon pedestal tonight.)

[Guest AG/DC]

Give me Murphy
On grass or turphy

[TransMonk]

Can we pinch run for Wright?

SC=86

[Frayed Knot]

He's not having a good week.
Baserunning blunders on two consecutive nights and was oh-fer-15 coming into this game.

[Guest KC]

sea: And married life means we're watching Project Effing Runway<<<

KB loves that crap, thankfully we like never watch tv in the same room un-
less we're watching a movie together.

[Frayed Knot]

Well that's going to disappoint all those fans who had already named Kunz as replacement closer.

[seawolf17]

Well, we didn't need to call Kunz up from AA. Aaron Heilman could have done that.

[TransMonk]

C'mon, FK...everybody knows that you should never put a closer in a non-save situation.

[Guest holychicken]

Why do the Mets have to give up 6 HR in two games to probably the weakest offense in the league? Seriously? Come on. . . they're killing me here.

[Frayed Knot]

I'm with Gary/Ron here -- Put Castro in to PH and AReyes to PR

[seawolf17]

holychicken wrote: Why do the Mets have to give up 6 HR in two games to probably the weakest offense in the league? Seriously? Come on. . . they're killing me here.

Because they hate us.

[nymr83]

="seawolf17"]Well, we didn't need to call Kunz up from AA. Aaron Heilman could have done that.

no, heilman would have walked kuzmanoff infront of headley for a 2-run shot.

i dont care that kunz gave up the hr there, sometimes you get beat, just dont walk people infront of homers and you'll be ok

[Guest holychicken]

seawolf17 wrote: Because they hate us.

I blame you. I have always been a model Mets fan. You booed Heilman, didn't you. . .DIDN'T YOU!?!?!?!

[Guest KC]

holyc: Why do the Mets have to give up 6 HR in two games to probably the weakest offense in the league?<<<

Willie don't know what ... er ... wrong month.

Sorry.

[Guest AG/DC]

holychicken wrote: Why do the Mets have to give up 6 HR in two games to probably the weakest offense in the league? Seriously? Come on. . . they're killing me here.

Welcome back.

[Guest KC]

3 outs to get 2 runs or more.

Ain't nothing but a thing.

[Frayed Knot]

Let's kick Hoffamn's ass

[Guest AG/DC]

seawolf17 wrote: (Irish and the Wolf trying to knock Edgy off the gay icon pedestal tonight.)

Don't sell me short, I spent three innings of commercial breaks searching for old Joe Pepitone porno spreads.

[Guest AG/DC]

Hit it on the ground, Jose.

[nymr83]

come on wright, find a way to get on.

[bmfc1]

="Frayed Knot"]I'm with Gary/Ron here -- Put Castro in to PH and AReyes to PR

Down 2, with 2 outs at one on, you have to put up a guy with some pop, regardless of whether he's a lefty or a righty. If Castro isn't capable in Jerry's eyes, then it's incumbent on Omar to get someone that is. If Castro is capable, but Jerry wanted to keep it lefty/righty, then he's not as smart as he thinks he is.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Crash and burn, baby. Crash and burn.

[Fman99]

Sigh.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

="bmfc1"] ="Frayed Knot"]I'm with Gary/Ron here -- Put Castro in to PH and AReyes to PR Down 2, with 2 outs at one on, you have to put up a guy with some pop, regardless of whether he's a lefty or a righty. If Castro isn't capable in Jerry's eyes, then it's incumbent on Omar to get someone that is. If Castro is capable, but Jerry wanted to keep it lefty/righty, then he's not as smart as he thinks he is.

I was out running and having the same thoughts. Then I thought: Gerut, Hairston. Giles. Where do we get off not trying to get any one of these guys, if only to have as a guy to use in that situation. We are punchless, hopeless, and Jerry's beginning to look like a guy I'd prefer not return next year.

[metirish]

Tony Bernazard will want his own guy to manage when he becomes the apple of Jeff Wilpon's eye.

[Gwreck]

I really thought they would come back tonight.

---

Took my folks to what'll probably be their last game at Shea. My father is a Tigers fan and my mother rooted for the Royals some, but they moved to New York before having kids.

Shea plays a large in my baseball upbringing: they of course took me to my first game there, and we'd continue to go at least once a year (sometimes more often). After about age 7, my dad suggested that I could just skip having a birthday party and instead take a couple of my friends to Shea with us to see a game, a tradition that continued for several years and fostered a deep friendship (and mutual love of the Mets) with one of my best friends.

At Shea, my dad taught me what to watch for at the game and how to appreciate the intracices of the matchups. He's the one who taught me how to get bargains from the scalpers (back in the crappy years) and how to keep score (something I still do at almost every game).

Looking back, I can't help but be grateful as to how well they raised me: they kept me from being a Yankees fan; they took me to the games from an early age, and taught me how to really love and apprecate it. Was nice to get one more in at Shea with them.

[Guest cooby]

Nice job Gwreck. Cherish your parents.

[Guest AG/DC]

I may be in denial here, but I'm thinking Castro wasn't answering the bell tonight.

[Gwreck]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think Wright had too many Molly Beers before this series.

My better half has been advancing this theory for the past two weeks plus, convinced it is the cause of his recent struggles.

I'm significantly less skeptical of this theory than I was just a few days ago.