We are the Future and Nothing Can Stop Us: 7/26 IGT @ HOU

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

These young fellows will be celebrating their 25 year reunion this year ... if they can survive the music teacher...



Yes, that's Salami.

Two in a Row....

[G-Fafif]

This is a must game if we who seek the impossible are to sustain even the slightest fantasy of the absurd given that the Rockies will come to UnShea for four games at least tied for the Wild Card lead, granting us our only and probably last chance in hell of directly making up ground on somebody who matters.

It's not worth unraveling the numbers from here to Thursday, but the Mets, by winning Sunday, can take on the Rox no worse than 7-1/2 out of the WC lead. Should the Giants win and we win, we're 6-1/2 back of both of them. Many bodies to climb over, but before one step can be taken, a toehold must be gained.

Sure we have no legitimate shot, but until it's official, it's not.

[nymr83]

The Mets have SEVEN teams ahead of them in the Wildcard and are at least 3.5 behind each of them (7.5 out of 1st)
On the division its 10.5 behind the Phillies and 4 each behind the Braves/Marlins
But the Mets have EIGHT more series against those 3 division teams, so I'd consider that lead more surmountable than the wildcard.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The magic is back... in the lineup 'cept Schneid replaces Santos.

Pagan, cf
Castillo, 2b
Wright, 3b
Murphy, 1b
Francoeur, rf
Sullivan, lf
Schneider, c
Cora, ss
Hernandez, rhp

Daniel Murphy: The futechuh of cleanup hitters.

[Guest Kong76]

G-F: This is a must game if we who seek the impossible are to sustain even the slightest fantasy of the absurd <<<

I try not to believe, but they keep pulling me ...
back ...
in.

[Valadius]

[bmfc1]

Brandon Knight was released from Buffalo so he can pitch in Korea.

http://buffalo.bisons.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090725&content_id=6054574&vkey=news_t422&fext=.jsp&sid=t422

[Guest Kong76]

Ok, so it wasn't verbatim, but ya'll knew what I meant.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Just checked in. After a single, 3 doubles, and another single, I think I'll check out again.

Hell, even if Rickey isn't yet Rickeying, I'll be watching MLB-- as this team continues to remind one, there are more stultifying things than Jim Rice speaking.

[G-Fafif]

Nymr83 wrote: The Mets have SEVEN teams ahead of them in the Wildcard and are at least 3.5 behind each of them (7.5 out of 1st) On the division its 10.5 behind the Phillies and 4 each behind the Braves/Marlins But the Mets have EIGHT more series against those 3 division teams, so I'd consider that lead more surmountable than the wildcard.

My reality-coping mechanism doesn't include a Catch the Phillies component.

Right now I'd be happy to pass the Astros in the course of the next seven innings.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Threadjack/

RICKEY TIME! RICKEY TIME!

/End threadjack

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Gary Cohen mentions the furries. Weird world.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Offensive resilience? AND Rickey giving a speech? ("Muhammad Ali once said, 'I am the greatest'... unquote.")

CSB cracks open a Sam Adams in a baby bottle, kicks back and enjoys the day.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

OlerudOwned wrote: Gary Cohen mentions the furries. Weird world.

Even weirder, Moehler and Livan are having pretty much the same season, statistically-- from ERA to WHIP to K/9 to wins-and-losses to run support.

Also, TWO triples today? In a non-Citi environ? If someone brings a ouija board in, I'm leaving.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Stand
Up
Triples
Out
The
Ass

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

We are the Future and Nothing Can Stop Us

[bmfc1]

mlb.tv properly touts the HD quality of the video. The problem is that it's 2 to 3 minutes behind real time so when I read "Stand Up Triples...." I knew what was coming. I've since switched to the standard video quality.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

This is the Luis Castillo equivalent of a two-HR game.

El. Es. Caliente.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Let's turn 3

[Frayed Knot]

Was ready to throw Livan to the wolves after inning 1 (and still wouldn't mind finding a replacement) but it would be a big deal if he can continue this post-1st inning shut-down.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

If there were an actual Cory hotline, I would be mulling a call.

Nice AB there from Schneider after the steal-plus-one. Would that Moehler would have given in and given him a belt-high FB.

[Frayed Knot]

The SHaMs are running wild!!

[Valadius]

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Needs an ultra-gritty, elf-looking Gorilla who constantly hits his way into rally-killing DPs and/or grounds out on ball four.

Related: thanks, Alex!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Livan sits down Tejada for strikeout #6-- the Livan equivalent of a 1999 Kerry Wood game.

Mets go 1-2-3 in the top of the 7th... with the lead, for a change. AGAIN.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tips cap to Livan.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well done, Sandwich.

[Piggiestomatoes]

A little moxie from the Muts today. Down early, the good guys fight back and Livan (wears 61 because that's the year he was born) settles in and holds it together very well.

Nice PH by Reed.

[Valadius]

How bout them triples?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

This is a game that so far does not suck.

Let's knock 'em down and take 'em out!