Cranberry Strawberry Let's Go Jerry! IGT 5/22/10-MFY's@NYM

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Joe Buck finally stopped blowing Teixera long eno8gh to realize he's whiffed 3 times and pretty much sucked this entire season so far.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Maybe this Teixiera contract is threatening to turn bad ahead of schedule.

You don't pull Jose over that.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Maybe this Teixiera contract is threatening to turn bad ahead of schedule.

You don't pull Jose over that.[/quote:1905pcdn]

Indeed. Lazy dumb gets a yank. Overly aggressive dumb gets a chat after the game.

[Frayed Knot]

Nice job Frankie. Not your fault that the Yanx specialize* in hitting balls to shitty to be turned into DPs






* (they do, I don't know how, but I swear they do).[/quote:1epd0vmf]


See, they did it again!!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Maybe this Teixiera contract is threatening to turn bad ahead of schedule.

You don't pull Jose over that.

[Frayed Knot]

Uh-oh, we're getting to the bottom of their lineup

[Guest Edgy DC]

Let's go, Mets!
Let's go, Mets!
Let's go, Mets!
Let's go, Mets!
Let's go, Mets!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Good. This punk bitch third string catcher can make the last out and pump his fist straight up his arse.

[Gwreck]

Howie: "The one thing Cervelli hasn't given the Yankees this year is power."

Gwreck: "He hasn't given them class, either."

[metirish]

Books , fuck you MFY's

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[Gwreck]

PUT IT IN THE BOOKS!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

YEAAAAAAAH! I'M FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!

[Frayed Knot]

I need a fucking drink!!

[bmfc1]

3:33 but a great win and a good time w/you folks on the board. See you tomorrow night.

[Zvon]

[Guest Swan Swan H]

I need a fucking drink!![/quote:29qumwwe]

You can have a beer once the MFY fans are done crying in it.

oe: I'm Carlos Baerga. I get treated extra nice by Cooby for the duration.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Good. This punk bitch third string catcher can make the last out and pump his fist straight up his arse.[/quote:1cg4i8zd]

My new sig line

[Guest themetfairy]

Whew!!!!

[ashie62]

IN THE BOOKS..FUCK YOU FRANCIS

[Guest Edgy DC]

[Piggiestomatoes]

Finally a happy recap!

Joe Buck's voice hurts my ears and McCarver just blows anymore. That said, with tomorrow night on ESPN, it's out of the frying pan and into the fire with Miller an Morgan.

[Frayed Knot]

3:33 but a great win ... [/quote:1mpf3fbu]

Or, as the Yanx call it, a quickie.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Jerry had his genius cap on today. Bringing in Frankie with the bases loaded in the 8th and one out was the genius move of the year. I woulda said so even if Frankie got bombed. Now that's how I'd use my best reliever. That's a save!

[Fman99]

Good win, great IGT. We were out soaking up some AAA ball but were home in time for the 8th and 9th.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jerry had his genius cap on today. Bringing in Frankie with the bases loaded in the 8th and one out was the genius move of the year. I woulda said so even if Frankie got bombed. Now that's how I'd use my best reliever. That's a save![/quote:roeyd9jf]
Yeah, but Rodriguez executing not only gives the Mets the win, but gives the move some positive re-inforcement.

Learn, Jerry, learn!

[nymr83]

was out watching this, was shocked the Mets won i kept thinking they'd blow it, when that run got walked in i thought it was all over

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

**Warning: The following is part Ms. Met like "Thoughts on the Game"" (without the catcher love, though I am growing rather fond of Barajas) and part Salamander Q like rant on the state of the team.**

I really enjoyed watching the Mets kick the Yankmees collective butts last night. Nice to see Bay and Wright have good nights. Bay's actually hitting well, he just isn't providing any power. Hopefully that will come if he continues to swing the bat well. Sure Wright struck out in a big spot again, but he came through with 2 out RBI's in on two other occasions. Pagan continues to produce and surprise (at least me) with his solid play. If only Reyes would stop hitting the ball in the air virtually every at bat. He needs to be hitting the ball on the ground so his speed can be an asset. HoJo needs to make Reyes understand that his speed is of no value on pop ups, unless he's fielding them. Ike Davis appears to be the real deal and the Mets just may have found their first baseman for years to come. All in all, I beleive the Mets have the ingredients in place for a pretty good offense if Wright, Bay, and Reyes perform to their expected (prior) levels.

It's the pitching that concerns me most about the team. It's great to see Pelfrey having his breakout season. He seems to have finally figured it out and now seems capable of getting the big out when he needs one. Santana, though not quite the dominating pitcher of his youth, is still a reliable ace the Mets can depend on to keep them in virtually every game he pitches. Unfortunately, there is not behind the top two. Maine has never been the same since his shoulder surgery following the 2008 season and likely never will be. Perez has never learned to throw strikes consistently so he is seemingly always pitching behind in the count with runners on base. His performance has forced the Mets to bury him deep in the bowels of their bullpen and I don't expect him to ever be a reliable member of the rotation. Niese showed promise and was pitching well enough for the back of the rotation guy, but he is on the DL with a leg injury for the second time since August. The Mets rotation of Santana, Pelfrey, and little else now makes me think like the fans of the old Boston Braves with their lament of, "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain". The bullpen is capable, but greatly overworked due to the rotations lack of quality depth and Jerry Manuels micromanging. Getting Igarashi back should help the greatly overworked combo of Feliciano and Nieve.

The Mets need to find some help for the rotation and a new manager that doesn't remove virtually every starter, not named Santana, once they near the 100 pitch count. I am doubtful the Mets will find either until it is too late to contend with the Phillies this season.*

*I thank you for your tolerant indulgence of my getting some of the thoughts swirling through my mind out for my own sanity. I feel better, though I'm sure many of you may not.

[Guest themetfairy]

Vent away any time RD - it's what we're here for.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

What she said. If you can't dump this here, where are you going to do so?

I think Tak may have more to offer-- think Moyer minus a decade-and-a-half-- than we might expect.