IGT #125 - Mets at Pirates - August 18, 2008

[bmfc1]

I thought you meant for Ayala. Next? Take your pick.

[Fman99]

sharpie wrote: Met starters in this series, 28 innings, 1 run. Met relievers in this series (so far), 5 innings, 6 runs.

That statistic is stupefying to me.

[Guest KC]

Tying run to the plate, everybody just snap with the three move stuff.

[bmfc1]

KC wrote: Tying run to the plate, everybody just snap with the three move stuff.

LET'S GO METS!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Is Argenis really going to hit here?

[bmfc1]

Tell me that he's PHing J for A.

[Gwreck]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Is Argenis really going to hit here?

Terrible.

Just terrible.

You have 2 outs and a shot to tie it...and you leave Jose on the bench?

[Gwreck]

bmfc1 wrote: I thought you meant for Ayala. Next? Take your pick.

Well, the question was really posed to the "Omar needs to make 3 more moves" statement.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Argoogleeoog Reyes makes the last out. He gets more plate appearances today than any other Met. Brilliant.

[Frayed Knot]

Pitcher's spot was in the #2 hole, J-Rey was going to PH if A-Rey got on.

[Gwreck]

Frayed Knot wrote: Pitcher's spot was in the #2 hole, J-Rey was going to PH if A-Rey got on.

Not the smartest decision by Sandy/Jerry.

[metirish]

Alomar's a bit of a knob.

[bmfc1]

Jerry said that Sandy made the moves ("I was watching just like y'all").

[Guest AG/DC]

He's a liar. I wasn't watching.

[Centerfield]

Deep breath. 6-1 road trip. Deep breath.

[Guest KC]

It would have been nice to close that run out 7-0.

Atlanta, an Aug and Sept pain the ass of the past, and then Houston who
they didn't exactly manhandle when they were down there in for four.

The upcoming week could just plain suck as much as the last week rocked.

It's gonna be one of those seasons again.

[Centerfield]

Atlanta has been struggling. Houston sucks. I think this week will be just fine. A good time to put some distance between the Mets and Phils.

After that we have a bitch of a road trip.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

F That. I feel like punching myself in the face.

[Guest KC]

The punch in the neck quickly came and went here.

[dopebox]It goes against my grain to be a Gloomy Gus but hell if I'm going to get all
shits and giggles over this team until they kick some Atlanta ass. I wanna see Rollins
boo-hooing on camera, I wanna see Marlins belly up on shore. I want breathing room!

Put us together another week of 6-1 and have a fun September instead of an up
and down night after night of gut wrenching and close Shea with a KABOOM! [/dopebox]

[Guest holychicken]

I am not nearly as down about this game as most of you seem.

Other than the BP sucking, as usual, the Mets have been playing some good ball lately. Great defense, great SP and good offense. Ayala responds to the change of scenery and we get Wagner back and all of a sudden we have a mediocre BP. I'll take that combo down the stretch.

[Guest AG/DC]

Armchair quarterback time: Assuming (for the moment) that you too saw fit to end Maine's day after five, which bullpenner do you go to first?

[nymr83]

Well first I have to say that theres no way I end Maine's outing after 5 scoreless innings, even though he had walked 4 batters.

But if I'm going to do it, I think Stokes is the guy to turn to there. Especially if Manuel planned on continuing to bring in multiple relievers in every 8th and 9th inning.

[TransMonk]

Since July 1st (43 games):

Starters: 18 W, 6 L, 3.02 ERA, 265.2 IP, 221 H, 32 HR, 119 BB, 214 K, 1.28 WHIP

Relievers: 10 W, 9 L, 5.28 ERA, 124.1 IP, 126 H, 16 HR, 52 BB, 111 K, 1.43 WHIP

[Guest AG/DC]

Nymr83 wrote: Well first I have to say that theres no way I end Maine's outing after 5 scoreless innings, even though he had walked 4 batters.

No, actually, you don't have to say that.