IGT 7/19 - In the desert you can remember your name ....

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I don't know what they did during the All-Star Break, but they shouldn't ever do it again.[/quote:at75aqd8]

Eh, this lousy run is only a continuation of the stinkyness that began in the San Juan series before the break.

[Zvon]

Asked to name the top five homerun hitting Mets, Grace just guessed "former Diamondbacks manager, Wally Backman." Hard to say what the sarcasm content was.[/quote:1mkvltqz]

lol.
Either 100% or someone hit him with an idiot stick.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Asked to name the top five homerun hitting Mets, Grace just guessed "former Diamondbacks manager, Wally Backman." Hard to say what the sarcasm content was.

[Frayed Knot]

The fact that we're managing to hit a bunch of at'em balls isn't helping matters here.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Asked to name the top five homerun hitting Mets, Grace just guessed "former Diamondbacks manager, Wally Backman." Hard to say what the sarcasm content was.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Yeah, Thole's pretty extraneous.

Asspats for Anhell.

[Frayed Knot]

C'mon Carlos, one fucking hit here and we got ourselves a ballgame!!



FUCK!!!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Signs of life.

Then one big dammit. 6 LOB.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, we have a nice object lesson on why Thole is on this team, one inning after a nice object lesson on why Barajas maybe shouldn't be.

They have this real annoying technique in the D-Backs broadcast where, a moment after somebody hits the ball, a production assistant kicks up the volume slider on the crowd noise.

[Zvon]

I dunno. That after view did show that holding the runner at third there was probably smart, but I think down 5 runs you try to force an error, have them have to make that throw and get you.
But I will defer to Chip.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Nieve in.

Should be some nasty Ks, and about 2-3 HRs, in store.

Blaine Boyer's on the D-Bags now? Between Gibson and the influx of Brave taint, this team continues to get less sympathetic.

[Frayed Knot]

I dunno. That after view did show that holding the runner at third there was probably smart, but I think down 5 runs you try to force an error, have them have to make that throw and get you.
But I will defer to Chip.[/quote:8r0oat46]

I send that runner if a lesser batter is up - not with Beltran though.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Looked like a dead duck to me.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Beltran's been starting to smack it, too. That popup was unfortunate... but surprising.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That was dull.

A little music?

A little music.

[Zvon]

I dunno. That after view did show that holding the runner at third there was probably smart, but I think down 5 runs you try to force an error, have them have to make that throw and get you.
But I will defer to Chip.[/quote:7w7kkdir]

I send that runner if a lesser batter is up - not with Beltran though.[/quote:7w7kkdir]

I hear ya.
That's why Chip's the coach, not me.
But we have to start making things happen somehow, someway. The team needs to get pumped up.

[Frayed Knot]

Hey, Reyes caught one!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Well this oughta do it. Good nite

[bmfc1]

Since the start of the Puerto Rico series, assuming that they lose tonight, the Mets are 6-12. During that time frame, they've lost the first game of each series (0-6).

[Zvon]

Jesus H Christ

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Thanks, everybody! You've been great!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Let's make Joel Youngblood manager.

[Frayed Knot]

Thanks for coming and please arrive home safely.

[batmagadanleadoff]

It's gonna take a lotta sac bunts for the Mets to get back in this one.

[bmfc1]

Above I noted that the Mets are 0-6 in the first game of their last 6 series. Does that fall on the manager for not preparing the team or is it just a coincidence?

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Hey metirish, please post the gif of Ralph Cifaretto -- I know you save it for special occasions, but this game deserves it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Probably a relationship, but not a cause-effect one.

[Zvon]

I'm gonna stick it out.
Cause I can watch it.
I got the MLB.TV fathers day deal, a month for 5 bucks,
and it's such a joy to see every "gang".
(^^).

As a matter of fact now that I have it I can't see ever being without it.
So they got me.

I'm sure the novelty will wear off soon enough and I'll feel I can walk away from a game like this one.

Cripes, even Wright has left the building

[Zvon]

Now if we went and got Reynolds, he could come in for Wright now and smack 3 homers and get us back in this.

[Zvon]

Are you who are watching SNY able to hear the callers calling in?