IGT--Mets @ Rockies, 09/02/09

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METS:
Angel Pagan CF
Luis Castillo 2B
Daniel Murphy 1B
Jeff Francoeur RF
Cory Sullivan LF
Fernando Tatis 3B
Brian Schneider C
Wilson Valdez SS
Tim Redding RHP (2-4, 5.94)

[ashie62]

I guess Manuel was serious about playing Wright every other day. Otherwise its the usual shit on a shingle tonight

[metirish]

Jeez , can you start Thole so I have something to tune on for , or get excited about.

[MFS62]

Jeez , can you start Thole so I have something to tune on for , or get excited about.[/quote:1py35ew6]
He's starting tomorrow.
Later

[Guest Kong76]

Carlos Gonzalez CF
Seth Smith LF
Todd Helton 1B
Troy Tulowitzki SS
Brad Hawpe RF
Ian Stewart 3B
Clint Barmes 2B
Yorvit Torrealba C
Ubaldo Jimenez P

[MFS62]

Memo to Mets outfielders:
Wear your roller skates tonight.

I have a feelin'.

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Following teammate David Wright, Francoeur has secured new larger equipment to prevent further injury.

[Guest Kong76]

I'd buy that glove if there was one on ebay.

Did the game start late? It's almost 9:00 and I just started paying
attention and it's the bottom of the first?

(and one HR as I'm typing)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Great.

[Guest Kong76]

What?

[Frayed Knot]

Did the game start late? It's almost 9:00 and I just started paying
attention and it's the bottom of the first?)[/quote:1yuo4g1d]

You do realize they're in Denver, right?
8:40 starting time.

[Fman99]

The highlight of my night now is seeing the "Dos Equis" guy.

Stay thirsty, my friends.

[Guest Kong76]

FK: 8:40 starting time <<<

I was thinking 8:30 and a half hour first inning.

I feel like Keith for a brief moment. Zooop, it's gone.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hey, Kong. That redirect link isn't working. There's a space in there, I think, giving folks a %22 in the URL string.

[Frayed Knot]

Since I was crawling all over Pagan's bone-headedness last night I feel obligated to give him his due for that play to end the last inning.
Nice player but jeez is he an idiot baserunner.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Nice get by Pagan and two nice throws to get Gonzalez at the plate. That was great to see.

[Guest Kong76]

EDC: Hey, Kong. That redirect link isn't working. There's a space in there, I think, giving folks a %22 in the URL string.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sorry. Check your PMs up top.

[Guest Kong76]

I have no PM's.
I do have email :-)

[Frayed Knot]

And how about Timmy Redding holding his own here?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Redding's had a couple decent games in his last couple starts.

We're sure it's him, right?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Great bunt.

Love to see the push bunt.

Prefer when the Mets do it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Welcome back, Pedro.

[Guest Edgy DC]

2009: The Year of the Sacrifice Bunt.

We ended up sacrificing our whole roster.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Nobody holds his own like Timmy. ;-)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, that had almost been a game.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ain't scoring enough.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Put in the books.

The Book of Sucky Fuckface Bastard Assclown Games.

[Frayed Knot]

This is the second game - well, it's about the millionth really but second one recently - where the "real" save was in the 8th inning; tie game on the road, middle of their order coming up; got to shut 'em down NOW or else you're in trouble, etc. The Misch-v-Cubs games was the other I'm thinking of from just this past week.
Anyway, it's a situation that cries out for using Frankie Rodriguez in that spot rather than "saving him" for the lead which may never - and in both cases DID never - materialize. Of course he eventually DID go to him last night but the horse was already out of the barn at that point.

Now I know it's tough to blame Jerry solely for it because we all know that every single manager in MLB would play it the exact same way: managing by the 'save rule', and, yeah, the real culprit was not scoring enough runs, but jeez it would be nice to see some time.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I've been broken, and I've gotten to the point where I do blame Jerry.

He had as broad a talent base as any bullpen should have, and he frittered it away trying to build a bridge to ninth-inning glory for Rodriguez that never came.