6/18/09 I-G-T @ Orioles

[Guest Edgy DC]

There arebn't a lot of members in the Putting the Winning Run on Base Fan Club.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Oh, man.

[Piggiestomatoes]

So much for the Ambien comment.

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm not relaxed.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Triple play time.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Scared.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

That's my fault - I used a different shirt. This should make it better:

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Doomed.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Five man infield.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Arrrrgggh!!!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Cool, for what it's worth.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

The heck is up with Frankie's control all of sudden?

[Guest Edgy DC]

One.

Edited June 18, 2009 by Guest

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Let's turn two and get Frankie a win.

[seawolf17]

Well, I turned the game on just in time, apparently... bases loaded, one out, tie game? WTF?

[seawolf17]

Oooooooooooooooooor not. Fudge.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Bleeccchhhh

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Dammit.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, booishness.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Time for a 6-4-3 doubleplay.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

No wonder I drink.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Livan got hosed. Should have been a win for him. Combined with the Phillies loss and the tough road ahead, this was horrible.

[Frayed Knot]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: The heck is up with Frankie's control all of sudden?

Nothing really. He's always been a high-walk guy.

[Gwreck]

Another killer road loss. I thought I had been doing a good job avoiding these but then the Castillo game and now tonight.

Key play in the 9th was not getting the out (and keeping a margin for error on the basepahts) when Roberts bunted. Just killer.

I also think that had Rodriguez not walked in the tying run but rather allowed it via an out-producing method (ie. Sac Fly, RBI groundout) we would've gone to extras.

Liked the two-out hits. Church's ball was rocked off the wall in the 6th and he only got a single. He should have been at second, however, after the throw went home and then subsequently got away from the catcher and went to the backstop. More of this head-up-our-ass baserunning is just not acceptable.

Had a great time at Camden -- my first time there. Took the tour and got to see a good part of the Met contingent arriving: Schneider/Parnell/Church and Switzer passing us in one of the tunnels underground; Luis Castillo and Fernando Tatis getting out of the cab they shared as we walked by. Resisted the urge to give some choice words to the latter pair.

Even though it's 17 years old, Camden still looks fantastic and is a great place to see the game. Loved Eutaw Street as part of the concourse (like Yawkey Way, but improved and with more space); loved the downtown view from the seats; loved the warehouse incorporated into the park. CI can clearly see how other parks too parts of what Camden did and probably did them a little better (Busch Stadium, Citizens Bank, PNC, etc) but still great to see the initial inspiration.

Orioles do a very nice job of honoring their history with well accessible and interesting Orioles hall-of fame plaques. I did find it curious though that while the retired numbers exist in statue form outside the park, and there's marking of the pennants/championships in the concourse, there are no markings of either inside the stadium (ie. the seating bowl/field/etc). I think this is the only stadium I've seen where they don't have either anywhere visible.

TONS of Mets fans around, which was a little surprising given it was a weeknight game. I'd guess the park was close to 1/3 Mets fans.

[Guest Hawkeye57]

Just think, the Mets could be just one game behind the Phillies right now.....


I don't know who is more to blame. Feliciano for giving up that run in the 8th, that damn third base umpire or Frankie.

They really need to get their act together.


I just noticed that the NATIONALS were able to accomplish something the Mets couldn't, take a series from the MFYs. The Nats can do it.....but the Mets can't. Poor.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, "didn't"≠"can't".

Edited June 19, 2009 by Guest

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hawkeye57 wrote: Just think, the Mets could be just one game behind the Phillies right now..... I don't know who is more to blame. Feliciano for giving up that run in the 8th, that damn third base umpire or Frankie. They really need to get their act together. I just noticed that the NATIONALS were able to accomplish something the Mets couldn't, take a series from the MFYs. The Nats can do it.....but the Mets can't. Poor.

To be fair, Feliciano didn't give up the run-- Green did, on the grounder that Castillo had to dive for.