IGT--Mets @ Pirates, 06/04/09

[G-Fafif]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ANALOGY TIME! Green:Human White Flag::Putz:________?

Vichy Government of relievers.

[Fman99]

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'm sorry, "Vichy Government" would imply that he was in cahoots with/supplicant to the other team by design.

We were looking for "Human Maginot Line."

Professional Hitter Frederick Douglass Sanchez: Still Hitless.

Edited June 4, 2009 by Guest

[nymr83]

wow, pelfrey took it up the ass today. glad this wasnt a night game where i'd actually be watching

[metirish]

Curtains

[bmfc1]

Car dealerships are closing all over the country but Ford has enough money to advertise a special edition MFY Mustang on Mets radio.

[Frayed Knot]

MFS62 wrote: ="Fman99"]Sean Green has another encouraging inning. He thrives with the mop. I remember listening to Howard Cosell giving the out of town scoreboard. Whe he got to the Braves' game he said (a close paraphrase), "The Braves must have given up on winning this one. Ron Piche is in the game." I get that same feeling when I see Sean Green coming in out of the bullpen. Later

Don't look now, but Green has given up 1 run over his last 8 outings (6.1 IP) on 5 hits, 2 BBs & 7 Ks.

Or you can continue to label guys as lifelong failures based on 5 weeks or so of pitching. Your call.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: ="MFS62"] ="Fman99"]Sean Green has another encouraging inning. He thrives with the mop. I remember listening to Howard Cosell giving the out of town scoreboard. Whe he got to the Braves' game he said (a close paraphrase), "The Braves must have given up on winning this one. Ron Piche is in the game." I get that same feeling when I see Sean Green coming in out of the bullpen. Later Don't look now, but Green has given up 1 run over his last 8 outings (6.1 IP) on 5 hits, 2 BBs & 7 Ks. Or you can continue to label guys as lifelong failures based on 5 weeks or so of pitching. Your call.

Anything barbs I toss in Green's direction are at least 50 percent attempted-reverse-jinx... if we're doing anything this year, we'll need some productive innings from the firm of Takahashi,Green and Stokes. I've seen some of his previous work (thanks to a friend's Extra Innings package the last few years) and think he can still be plenty useful and good-graces-worthy.

JJ ChinPubes, on the other hand, kinda lost me with the "no adrenaline" BS.

Edited June 4, 2009 by Guest

[G-Fafif]

bmfc1 wrote: Car dealerships are closing all over the country but Ford has enough money to advertise a special edition MFY Mustang on Mets radio.

I heard that earlier and was quite turned off forever to the Ford Motor Company.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

G-Fafif wrote: ="bmfc1"]Car dealerships are closing all over the country but Ford has enough money to advertise a special edition MFY Mustang on Mets radio. I heard that earlier and was quite turned off forever to the Ford Motor Company.

Understandable, sir... not everyone can handle a conveyance with so much... edge.

[G-Fafif]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ="Frayed Knot"]Don't look now, but Green has given up 1 run over his last 8 outings (6.1 IP) on 5 hits, 2 BBs & 7 Ks. Anything barbs I toss in Green's direction are at least 50 percent attempted-reverse-jinx... if we're doing anything this year, we'll need some productive innings from the firm of Takahashi,Green and Stokes. Putz, on the other hand, has kinda lost me with the "no adrenaline" BS.

I have noticed a quiet turn of fortunes by Green and do take heart in the rumor that baseball players who get worse occasionally get better.

But I'm with LWFS on being dismayed by the adrenaline quote, especially since a) eighth innings count like ninth innings, basically; and the Mets have gone along with that ludicrous "Thunderstruck" stuff when Putz enters a game. Not so much the song but the light and sound effects. Mrs. Fafif witnessed it firsthand and marveled that "it's the pitcher who changes the weather."

Yes. J.J. Putz appears and it rains base hits everywhere.

[metirish]

Howie just said something that struck me. "The Mets have been humbled this week in Pittsburgh , even with a depleted lineup that shouldn't happen".

Really? , yeah it blows that they are getting swept but I don't think that it shouldn't happen . Manuel can't running that lineup out there and expect to win series. As a fan I've been thrilled with how many games we've won the past few weeks with these guys but it was never going to last.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

G-Fafif wrote: ="bmfc1"]Car dealerships are closing all over the country but Ford has enough money to advertise a special edition MFY Mustang on Mets radio. I heard that earlier and was quite turned off forever to the Ford Motor Company.

But it's a perfect metaphor for the MYFs -- a juiced up car whose design heyday was long ago.

Sadly, the Mets right now are more like the 1985 Dodge Omni I had in college. Ran real well when all of its parts were functioning. Sadly, it spent a lot of time in the shop getting fixed.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I appreciate how Castillo takes pitches when down.

[Guest themetfairy]

Why is Wright sliding head first into second base with two outs in a game where they're 5 runs down?

[G-Fafif]

Lost in the non-excitement, besides David getting on base a lot, is the play he made to save Putz embarrassment on the grounder J.J. mishandled. Great instincts, great follow-through in a horrid game.

[metirish]

themetfairy wrote: Why is Wright sliding head first into second base with two outs in a game where they're 5 runs down?

That's just how he rolls....

[G-Fafif]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: ="G-Fafif"] ="bmfc1"]Car dealerships are closing all over the country but Ford has enough money to advertise a special edition MFY Mustang on Mets radio. I heard that earlier and was quite turned off forever to the Ford Motor Company. But it's a perfect metaphor for the MYFs -- a juiced up car whose design heyday was long ago. Sadly, the Mets right now are more like the 1985 Dodge Omni I had in college. Ran real well when all of its parts were functioning. Sadly, it spent a lot of time in the shop getting fixed.

Get MFYs out of my dreams...and out of my car.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: ="metirish"]A link from OO for those at work who want to tune in to the game http://www.freebaseballradio.com/NYmets.html WCSS is what's working today. Thanks man, working like a charm. Although I have a portable radio that gets a static-y FAN here and this feed is easily two minutes behind it.

I realized I left the stream on and they're playing Sister Chrsitian ... NOW!!!

[metirish]

LOL....I'm hearing it....just had a load of old songs that I haven't heard in years.....

[Guest Rotblatt]

]Why is Wright sliding head first into second base with two outs in a game where they're 5 runs down?

Keith and Ron said something a while ago that most players don't really switch back and forth between slides--they either go headfirst or feetfirst.

By the way, this game blue.