IGT 7/15/10 NYM @ SFG: Let's Get It Restarted

[Fman99]

I lasted three innings.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wanted a better showing to start the second half but it was Lincecum, after all. With this game he earns what I beleive is his first-ever win over the Mets.

[Willets Point]

I've never watched Lincecum pitch before. Damn he's good. He also picks up the ugly dude with a bad hairdo mantle from Randy Johnson.

[Guest Edgy DC]

He'd have won no matter what, but Jerry's dumbass bunting and using three relievers in a losing game is just the kinda shit losing streaks are made of.[/quote:25e1mh14]
It's maddening. It's like he almost congratulates his benevolent self for not using a guy (except his one garbage guy) for more than an inning, but thinks nothing of using him daily.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The perfect way for this season to play out would be for the Mets to win the World Series and then have Jerry get fired. (Well, not "fired." I guess "not renewed" would be more accurate.)

Extremely unlikely, I know.

[Ceetar]

The perfect way for this season to play out would be for the Mets to win the World Series and then have Jerry get fired. (Well, not "fired." I guess "not renewed" would be more accurate.)

Extremely unlikely, I know.[/quote:33r4zfrd]

Maybe they can pull a NJ Devils (what was the coaches name? Amarillo?) and have Wally Backman step in in September for the playoffs, after the Cyclones finish.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The perfect way for this season to play out would be for the Mets to win the World Series and then have Jerry get fired. (Well, not "fired." I guess "not renewed" would be more accurate.)

Extremely unlikely, I know.[/quote:31b5i699]

He's gonna get himself fired (or not renewed, at any rate) on this very trip if he's not careful.

I think Backman is real possibility for '11.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think Backman is real possibility for '11.[/quote:xdzqdqfp]

Me too.

[Ceetar]

I think Backman is real possibility for '11.[/quote:280f65vk]

Me too.[/quote:280f65vk]


I still think the Mets will make the playoffs. And i cant' see Omar or Jeff being bold enough to fire a manager after that.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I suspect the Mets will fall short. But you're right, if they do make the playoffs, then Jerry comes back, unless he makes outrageous contract demands as a result of the team's success. If that were to happen, they could easily justify replacing him with scrappy fan favorite Backman.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

If you love Jerry, you'll loooooooove Wally (apparently)*.

*All usage of the word "love" in this post is intended ironically, and winkingly-but-fully represents the opinion of its purveyor.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, any frustration with Jerry should NOT be turned into a campaign for Wally Backman.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm with you on that. When I said Backman in 2011 I was predicting, not advocating.

[DocTee]

Nine runs in six games is sure to get the seat a bit warmer. A poor showing on this trip could spell the end of Gangsta Jerry.

Tons of Mets fans in the house last night. More than I remember seeing at any game here in the past.