Reyesy Night in Georgia: IGT 9/20/08

[Theoldmole]

The kid stays in the picture.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Two bags from David!

[Gwreck]

...and then nothing from Delgado or Beltran.

Offense needs to wake up.

[Guest KC]

Pedro is getting squeezed by Blue.

[Guest themetfairy]

And the bad call at second leads to an Atlanta run.

[Gwreck]

Eh. Had the umps correctly called Anderson safe at first in the 2nd, the Braves would have had that same run there.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Church just as not been the same.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Phils are up by one. We need this.

[Guest KC]

Weak AB by Castro.

[bmfc1]

I can't believe that Marlon is under contract for another year.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Hey, was that really Scott Schoenweis? Nice inning.

[Gwreck]

Mets offense: Unite and Assemble!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Dammit.

[Gwreck]

Marlins are threatening -- LoDuca just worked a pinch-hit walk to put 1st and 2nd with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th.

That's a good thing, too -- because without any offense to speak of for the Mets tonight, it'll be tough for them to win.

[metirish]

See all those young girls in blue doing the chop?......fucking lame .

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I like Parnell!

Let's get it done right here!

[Gwreck]

This was the ONE time where Delgado NEEDED to bunt for a hit against the shift.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Aw, heck. Let's go Fish.

[Gwreck]

Can't win if we don't hit.

Church looks terrible and needs a day off; I really want to see Endy get the start tomorrow.

[bmfc1]

Geez--bad call by CB Bucknor on a play at the plate that would have tied the score.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Bad loss. We seem to have zero CAHfidence and even less game when Pedro goes out there.

[Gwreck]

KC wrote: If the Mets make the playoffs, he really can't start a game. Bullpen perhaps, or just cut bait? Do the Mets have the balls to do either?

Adam Rubin of the Daily News reported this:

"Unprovoked, he brought up to reporters in postgame remarks his willingness to work in relief this October if the Mets wish."

[Guest KC]

I don't know, and maybe I'm making too much of that, but to me if this
team first mentality is where Pedro is right now I love him more than ever.

Know what ya got and roll with it.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I (heart) Pedro, too, but him in the pen sounds like kind of a bad idea. I know he doesn't have to hold back or whatever, but it's the first inning that's killing him this year.

2 things I didn't get yesterday watching Pedro:

1- why doesn't he stretch it out more in his bullpen session before each start? Throw an extra 15 pitches at 100% right at the end so he's "warmer". Maybe he has. I don't know.

2- he works too high in the zone way, way too often. Every target Schnide put for him was right at the knees and it seems like every pitch, Schneider's glove would drift up 6 or more inches to catch it. When you're throwing like 82 at the belt, what the hell does anyone expect'll happen? When he kept his pitches down, he got along way better.

Darling pointed out in the first inning that Pedro's arm slot was lower and I totally agreed. That made me wonder if he was hurting some and trying to find an angle that hurt less.

[stevejrogers]

KC wrote: I don't know, and maybe I'm making too much of that, but to me if this team first mentality is where Pedro is right now I love him more than ever. Know what ya got and roll with it.

I'm sure FK will yell at me for bringing up yet another dead horse to use as a predetermined premise to this post, but if only Glavine had done what Pedro is doing right now.

True who the heck could the Mets have put in Glavine's spot in the rotation, and having Santana now gives the Mets more wiggle room rotation wise, but still; it is nice to see Pedro step up and acknowledge that he isn't quite helping the team every fifth day.

[Guest themetfairy]

SteveJRogers wrote: ="KC"]I don't know, and maybe I'm making too much of that, but to me if this team first mentality is where Pedro is right now I love him more than ever. Know what ya got and roll with it. I'm sure FK will yell at me for bringing up yet another dead horse to use as a predetermined premise to this post, but if only Glavine had done what Pedro is doing right now. True who the heck could the Mets have put in Glavine's spot in the rotation, and having Santana now gives the Mets more wiggle room rotation wise, but still; it is nice to see Pedro step up and acknowledge that he isn't quite helping the team every fifth day.

Why bring something up if you know that it's a dead horse?

And the difference between Glavine's disaffection and Pedro's 1) public acknowledgment that he's not what he used to be; and 2) his empathy with the fans cause the fans to perceive the two of them very differently.

[stevejrogers]

I felt the need to trash Glavine in comparison to Pedro. I was saying that I'd know I'd get flogged for flogging a horse that died a year ago.

[seawolf17]

Welcome to this week's episode of "Stevie Jeets' Hairbrained Comparisons That Don't Make Any Sense." Here's your host, Chuck Woolery.

[Guest KC]

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