IGT 5/10/10 - Mets v. Nationals

[Gwreck]

Don't look now, but the Nationals caught up to us in a tie for second in the East. Time to knock them and their -17 run differential back down a few pegs.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yes let's.

And LETS

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[Guest Rockin' Doc]

[ashie62]

Boo yah!

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AdamRubinESPN

Henry Blanco placed on bereavement list. Josh Thole promoted.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Yeesh. No word yet on what it is, either.

[metirish]

Mets

Pagan
Castillo
Reyes
Bay
Wright
Davis
Francoeur
Braaja
Maine

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wow.

[metirish]

Yeah , apparently we got a new catcher.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Which makes us eligible for another walk-off.

[Gwreck]

Nationals

Nyjer Morgan CF
Adam Kennedy 2B
Ryan Zimmerman 3B
Adam Dunn 1B
Josh Willingham LF
Ivan Rodriguez C
Roger Bernadina RF
Ian Desmond SS
Luis Atiliano P

[Theoldmole]

What I don't entirely understand is why a Hall of Famer like Pudge Rodriguez signs with a going-nowhere team like the Nats.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

What I don't entirely understand is why a Hall of Famer like Pudge Rodriguez signs with a going-nowhere team like the Nats.[/quote:2v3s5l8x]

Between Strasburg, Zimmermann, Desmond and the rest, they've got a brighter future than he does at this point. (And where else is he starting?)

[Guest Edgy DC]

See Tavarez, Julian.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

See Tavarez, Julian.[/quote:1okhnrso]

The image in my head is less "beer-goggle J-Lo" and more "aging HS Lothario/ex-homecoming queen, boozily gazing across the peanut-strewn bar as 'You're No Angel' plays on the jukebox, desperate for a warm pair of lips and legs... and some last-chance validation of them as a sexual being."

Y'know, with a chest protector.

[Gwreck]

What I don't entirely understand is why a Hall of Famer like Pudge Rodriguez signs with a going-nowhere team like the Nats.[/quote:2bsvjnoq]

He gets $3 million/year from Washington. Where else is he going to get paid like that?

[Theoldmole]

I kinda meant it the other way around -- did not express myself clearly. It's unusual for a team that's rebuilding to sign an aging, high-priced superstar who's not going to be part of their future.

[Chad ochoseis]

The Nats believe that the second coming of Jesus is imminent. So I think they're only interested in short-term solutions at catcher.

[TransMonk]

I'm of the opinion that D Wright has K'ed enough the past week that he should put the ball in play 4 or 5 times tonight.

[ashie62]

Maine goes Houdini

[TransMonk]

Real #3 hitters can hit a curve.

[TransMonk]

Pretty stinky first inning. Many opportunities, no results.

[ashie62]

David, wake the fuck up

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

jeez loiuse, this season is going down the terlet

[ashie62]

Maine might be able to go 5

[Guest Kong76]

Why even hit anything to left field in the air when conditions are
like they are the last couple of days?

[Frayed Knot]

Maine's almost as much of a chore to watch as Ollie.

[ashie62]

Why do the Gnats always show up against the Mets..the noive.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Didn't Klapisch credit the wind for Maine's stellar performance on the last homestand? So, um, Bob, why is it not helping now?