Takahashi will Kiboshi the Phillies: IGT 5/26/10 PHIL@NYM

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm guessing Iggy in the eighth and Ollie in the ninth, providing things stay steady.[/quote:37vbf1n0]

Per the flowchart, it's Nieve.[/quote:37vbf1n0]
Per the radio booth, also.

Annoying as hell, Jerry.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Grabe a seat, Werth!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

That's two!

[Guest Kong76]

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Love the big purple.

[Zvon]

YEAAAA,Jose snags it!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

[nymr83]

Nieve with a 5-0 lead?
shoot yourself, jerry.

is that flowchart real? i could swear i saw it posted next to the lineup cards...

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Is Rod Barajas called "Throb" now? If yes, why?

[Gwreck]

Books!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Three!

Put it in the books!

[bmfc1]

YES!!! Can't wait for tomorrow.

[Zvon]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Gotta love when the wife walks in while the forum shows
it's gayness on the laptop.[/quote:2ae6vmte]

Even gayer on a 21" hi-res monitor.[/quote:2ae6vmte]
plenty gay on my little phonescreen too.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Gotta love when the wife walks in while the forum shows
it's gayness on the laptop.[/quote:288s3xxs]

Even gayer on a 21" hi-res monitor.[/quote:288s3xxs]
plenty gay on my little phonescreen too.[/quote:288s3xxs]

The Crane Pool Forum, your full-service gayness provider.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'd say gayer.

[Frayed Knot]

Didn't like Taka being pulled when he was. Unless he went to the bench saying he was spent I would have sent him out again.
Of course one can make the argument that the Mets added to the buffer by using a PH and sticking up a 3-spot that inning but I think he was being pulled regardless. Sometimes Jerry is like the fat guy who looks at his watch to decide whether or not he's hungry.
And the guys in the booth were talking about how there was some sort of plan in place to get Nieve X amount of pitches tonight in anticipation of a possible Saturday start, but the 9th tonight was an Ollie spot if there ever was one.

Other than those minor mishaps it was another near-perfect night. Wasn't a ton of hitting but all the little things went right. And ain't it amazing what happens when the K/BB ratios are in your favor instead of wildly against.

[Guest Edgy DC]

No walks, right? Is that a first for the 2010 Mets?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Of course one can make the argument that the Mets added to the buffer by using a PH and sticking up a 3-spot that inning but I think he was being pulled regardless.[/quote:333sd5gu]
I imagine that if getting a guy to reach was so important as all that for Jerry, he'd have used Carter and not Cora. I could be wrong there. (He may have worried that Carter would be countered with a lefthanded pitcher.) But my impression was that the pinch-hitter came up because Jerry was pulling the pitcher, not that Jerry pulled the pitcher because the pinch-hitter came up.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

The story in Newsday was leaning toward Takahashi being gassed at 94 pitches. I also think that as long as Castillo is hurting we're going to see Cora coming in for late inning defense for a while, so with the lead it makes a bit more sense. Tied or down I think we see Carter there.

[Ceetar]

Of course one can make the argument that the Mets added to the buffer by using a PH and sticking up a 3-spot that inning but I think he was being pulled regardless.[/quote:3crqygxf]
I imagine that if getting a guy to reach was so important as all that for Jerry, he'd have used Carter and not Cora. I could be wrong there. (He may have worried that Carter would be countered with a lefthanded pitcher.) But my impression was that the pinch-hitter came up because Jerry was pulling the pitcher, not that Jerry pulled the pitcher because the pinch-hitter came up.[/quote:3crqygxf]

He's not gone to lefties in the past before because he was scared of a pitching change (although then you pinch hit someone else.) He's also done the "not put in a LOOGY because I'm afraid there will be a righty pinch hitter" deal.

Takahashi struggled a little through the 6th and did look tired. Probably fine to quit while ahead there, particularly with a not-really-fully stretched out reliever. I was surprised Manuel was looking ahead enough to realize Castillo would get up, and remember that he has a foot issue (something he didn't do on Tuesday even though I expected it) and an extra inning or two or 3 couldn't hurt. That's probably why he used Cora.

[batmagadanleadoff]

[soupcan]

That's just great!

[Willets Point]

Looks like he's doing "The Crane."