IGT 6/16/2010 NYM @ CLE: You Gotta Roll Cleveland

[Zvon]

When was the last time the Mets hit 4 doubles in a row?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Let's turn 3 now.

[Frayed Knot]

I hope that playing a team like Cleveland shows all the fantasy baseball masterminds how important it is to field a defensively responsible team. I can't speak for the community here at Crane Pool because I am new to the site, but on another board that I frequent, the posters are extremely hard on some of the players... Pagan and Frenchy in particular. Every other thread is a fantasy trade proposal for another power bat or pitcher... It drives me insane.

You just can't understate the importance of having a rifle arm in right field and a center fielder that can fly to the ball.[/quote:8k4bd01a]

Cleveland desperately misses Grady Sizemore - mostly for his bat but in the field too.
Without him they have to put an ersatz CFer in there - Kearns is no klutz but he doesn't belong in the middle. And that just slides an even worse fielder into where Kearns should be. Duncan, as a fielder, is a platoon DH - not to mention being a meat-head.

An OF of Choo, Sizemore & Kearns, on the other hand, would be more than decent defensively but you can see how quickly that falls apart when the keystone is taken out.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

If I sarcastically applaud from my couch, is there any chance the team hears me in Cleveland? Because I'm totally doing it.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Now just applauding.

Sneaky-tricky 5-4-3 to turn, there; Tejada is a keystone-and-a-half with the glove.

[Guest themetfairy]

A pitcher's BFF - Elmer gets out of the mess due to a nicely turned DP!

[Fman99]

HUGE DP there for glue-boy.

[Zvon]

Whew. Needed that.

[Guest Kong76]

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[bigpurple:1ur1ra79]5-4-3[/bigpurple:1ur1ra79]

[Frayed Knot]

Suck on that Duncan you rockhead!!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The Glue Gun!

[Zvon]

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Who says this team can't win on the road?????

[Guest Kong76]

Winning is fun, going to sleep happy is too!

[Gwreck]

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[Valadius]

Just got back from entertaining DocTee at a Capitol Hill bar. We had a great time. Unfortunately, the only way we could follow the Mets game was through my Blackberry.

[Ceetar]

Just got back from entertaining DocTee at a Capitol Hill bar. We had a great time. Unfortunately, the only way we could follow the Mets game was through my Blackberry.[/quote:1z0a1skv]

Least it was Capital Hill and not Flushing. I was in a Chili's in Baltimore Saturday and of four TVs none were showing the Orioles game. I feel bad for Orioles fans.

[DocTee]

The Mets are now undefeated when I dine with fellow Cranepudlians.

Edgy, unfortunately, could not join me and Valadius. At some point all our paths will cross.

had a good time, Val. Nice meeting you!

[metirish]

Just got back from entertaining DocTee at a Capitol Hill bar. We had a great time. Unfortunately, the only way we could follow the Mets game was through my Blackberry.[/quote:1rh6pz93]


WOW....very cool of you Val......when I see "entertaining at a Capitol Hill bar" I think sordid things.....

[Guest Edgy DC]

No, they went to the Dubliner --- lowscale indeed, but hardly sordid.

Sorry I couldn't join you men.

[Guest Edgy DC]

When was the last time the Mets won two consecutive road series?

[TransMonk]

By my quick scan, the Mets took 2 of 3 at FLA 8/29-8/31/08 before sweeping the Brewers in Milwaukee. That seems to be the last time.