IGT 09/02/08 Mets at Milwaukee; Meet Jon Niese

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Got out of that jam. I like this kid.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Cancel must have lost his mind as he gets caught trying to steal second to end the inning. At least Reyes will lead off the 5th. Maybe that was part of the plan all along.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Cancel has what we used to call "deceptive slow" as opposed to "deceptive speed."

It's not that he's faster that he looks, but that he's not as slow as he looks.

Niese going 2nd & 3rd 0 out for the third time.

[stevejrogers]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Got out of that jam. I like this kid.

ERA is now 3.00

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Now do the math, Jeets.

[stevejrogers]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Cancel has what we used to call "deceptive slow" as opposed to "deceptive speed." It's not that he's faster that he looks, but that he's not as slow as he looks.

Kind of like Mike Piazza looking like he was running faster than he actually was.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

It looks like the Niese train has jumped the track. It's getting real ugly, real fast.

[stevejrogers]

SteveJRogers wrote: ="metsguyinmichigan"]Got out of that jam. I like this kid. ERA is now 3.00

Ouch...

[stevejrogers]

Any word on pen activity?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Bubble bursting....

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

And it's Figgy. All of my projections down the drain!

[stevejrogers]

Getting Figgy with it!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Crazy inning.

Beltran really rushed his throw, it almost hit Figgy in the foot and wouldn't have gotten the out if the slide wasn't so pathetic. OTOH, a good throw with a good slide woulda had him by a mile.

Nice job by Figgs all things considered.

[Fman99]

Guiseppe Franco. ****.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Big lead....pissed away. Wonder if Jerry will give more of the recent call-ups a shot to ride this one out. Figgy's a starter, right? He might get some more innings.

[soupcan]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Big lead....pissed away. Wonder if Jerry will give more of the recent call-ups a shot to ride this one out. Figgy's a starter, right? He might get some more innings.

Since when is a 4 run lead for the Mets a 'big lead'?

[seawolf17]

Hey! It's Carlos and Carlos on a bad green-screen Puerto Rico commercial during America's Got Talent!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Damn newbie. Apparently Niese wasn't familiar with the Mets way of doing things. Usually it's the bullpen that squanders the lead rather than the starter.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Nats aren't helping us tonight.

But I'm still optimistic. Figgy's dealing, and we usually do well against the Brewers.. We're past Sheets and won't face Sabathia.

Of course, we need to get their pitcher to stop hitting doubles....

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Call a Parra-medic!

[Guest AG/DC]

Steal home, Carlos.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

A rare good inning for Duaner Sanchez. Popup, popup, groundout

[Fman99]

I love the fact that we don't have to root for Mota anymore. He still stinks.

[stevejrogers]

Damn. Some late innings runs would be perfection right about now.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Fman99 wrote: I love the fact that we don't have to root for Mota anymore. He still stinks.

He called you a ****.

Would have liked to see Nick the Stick get a gigantic hit there.

Anyway, I'm gay for Stokes. Hell of a pickup he's turning out to be.

[Gwreck]

AL comeback player of the year -- sorry, Josh Hamilton -- is Cliff Lee of the Indians.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Oh good, Eric Gagne!

[Elster88]

Geez Carlos B. try and hit it harder next time.

[Guest AG/DC]

Not this time.

Funny how the Millers' manager is also willing to go to the grindstone with his beleaguered reliever.

[Frayed Knot]

I don't think I've ever seen a runner take out an ump BEFORE he reaches the base.