IGT, 5/18, Mets at Dodgers

[metirish]

Swan Swan H wrote: I should just go to bed now and read about this disaster tomorrow.

It's what I did you know. Went to bed down 2-1 , woke up and checked MLB on the ipod touch saw that we were tied, checked in here this morning and WHAM.....still trying to catch up.

In a nut shell what were the screw ups?

[nymr83]

I went to sleep (as threatened) after the Mets failed to score in the top of the 9th. Nice to see I didn't miss anything.

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: In a nut shell what were the screw ups?

Let's put it this way ... you got yourself one big muthafuckin' nutshell.

[Gwreck]

metirish wrote: In a nut shell what were the screw ups?

Church misses third while scoring go-ahead run in top of 11th. Becomes third out of inning instead of up one run with runner at second base.

Pagan and Beltran fail to call each other off and ball drops in bottom of 11th, runners to second and third with nobody out.

After getting first out, groundball to Jeremy Reed is fielded and thrown home but he misses plate by 10 feet and game ends.

[metirish]

I'm off today and am watching the FF replay on SNY....wow the Church play was messed up.....Manuel couldn't even look at him as he trudged into the dugout.......

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'd like to once more come out against pulling relief pitchers after one inning just cause.

[metirish]

Gwreck wrote: ="metirish"]In a nut shell what were the screw ups? Church misses third while scoring go-ahead run in top of 11th. Becomes third out of inning instead of up one run with runner at second base. Pagan and Beltran fail to call each other off and ball drops in bottom of 11th, runners to second and third with nobody out. After getting first out, groundball to Jeremy Reed is fielded and thrown home but he misses plate by 10 feet and game ends.

Just saw the whole mess , wow......give some credit to Stokes for showing some big balls....Reed with the outfielders throw...

[Guest Rotblatt]

I am so, so glad I went to bed at 1, and didn't stay up for the ugly ending.

Redding looked a'ight, Wright remains hot, and our bullpen did its job, but the rest of them . . . gah.

[Centerfield]

I have a serious problem with Jerry acting like a fuckstick to Ryan Church.

[metirish]

I'm just going to ask this question.......

What has Church done to deserve playing time every day?

[nymr83]

metirish wrote: I'm just going to ask this question....... What has Church done to deserve playing time every day?

been the best defensive option in right field BY FAR, hit pretty well pre-concussion last year, has a track record suggesting that he will hit.

[Guest Edgy DC]

metirish wrote: I'm just going to ask this question....... What has Church done to deserve playing time every day?

Hit and fielded well enough to deserve more consideration than the guys getting consideration over him.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

If Church thought he was in Manuel's doghouse before, he must be buried under the doghouse now. Church would likely have a tough time gaining admittance to the upcoming team flight for Boston, if it was up to Jerry.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

metirish wrote: Just saw the whole mess , wow......give some credit to Stokes for showing some big balls....Reed with the outfielders throw...

Lost in the postgame kerfuffle over bases not touched: Stokes actually manning up on the mound and getting about 2/3 of the way toward cleaning up a mess which was only partially of his making (with an average defensive 1B, the teams are still playing).