IGT 9/21/10 NYM @ FLA: We're Still In This Thing!

[G-Fafif]

Poor Pelf. He got screwed -- again.[/quote:1m8a81oq]

Karma's a bitch, Pelf. He pitched them out of plenty of games in the middle of the year.

OE: But he did get screwed tonight.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Although I could see Jerry getting roasted for leaving in Pedro to face the RH hitting Hanley when a poke would beat you.
My point being not to rescue Jerry so much but at some point the players have to be blamed too - in this case it's ANOTHER 2-out/none-on situation turned into a game-killer. I noted the other night that 8 of the 12 Slams this year came with 2 outs and also that I noticed a ton of 3R HRs that came w/2 outs too. It's like even in the game that they could win the team manages to take 3 or 4 key situations and muck up the entire game with them.

Tonight's line shows:
- 2 straight errors
- 5 base-runners erased
- 2-out/none-on into 3 opponent runs[/quote:3c247fpq]

Some of the very same tendencies they showed late last year too, they just don't execute well. At some level, I think there's blame to be assessed to Jerry's passive, cautious, backward-looking approach.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, when the manager's constantly playing for one run, pitchers are being asked to be perfect, and are going to be prone to giving up three while trying to avoid giving up one.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Although I could see Jerry getting roasted for leaving in Pedro to face the RH hitting Hanley when a poke would beat you.
My point being not to rescue Jerry so much but at some point the players have to be blamed too - in this case it's ANOTHER 2-out/none-on situation turned into a game-killer. I noted the other night that 8 of the 12 Slams this year came with 2 outs and also that I noticed a ton of 3R HRs that came w/2 outs too. It's like even in the game that they could win the team manages to take 3 or 4 key situations and muck up the entire game with them.[/quote:1p53evpz]

I'm with FK. Manuel is terrible, doesn't help, and I'll be glad to buy him his first post-retirement drink, but given the guy he picked to start the inning, he made the right move, sorta. Feliciano's ineffective against righties, and Jerry can't pitch the inning-- or, rather, the batter or two it should have taken for him to get out of the inning-- for Dessens.

I think I'd do the Hillside Honda girl.[/quote:1p53evpz]

The in-laws aren't too far away, and I swear I've seen her-- she seems to be an actual salesperson, or sales totem, at least-- in the window when stopped at that traffic light. She's soft in the right places.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I think I'd do the Hillside Honda girl.[/quote:2xab7ezi]

The in-laws aren't too far away' date=' and I swear I've seen her-- she seems to be an actual salesperson, or sales totem, at least-- in the window when stopped at that traffic light. She's soft in the right places.[/quote:2xab7ezi']

Nice. I'm sure the tubby guid wouldn't mind.

[Frayed Knot]

Although I could see Jerry getting roasted for leaving in Pedro to face the RH hitting Hanley when a poke would beat you.
My point being not to rescue Jerry so much but at some point the players have to be blamed too - in this case it's ANOTHER 2-out/none-on situation turned into a game-killer. I noted the other night that 8 of the 12 Slams this year came with 2 outs and also that I noticed a ton of 3R HRs that came w/2 outs too. It's like even in the game that they could win the team manages to take 3 or 4 key situations and muck up the entire game with them.

Tonight's line shows:
- 2 straight errors
- 5 base-runners erased
- 2-out/none-on into 3 opponent runs[/quote:9i7gsilt]

Some of the very same tendencies they showed late last year too, they just don't execute well. At some level, I think there's blame to be assessed to Jerry's passive, cautious, backward-looking approach.[/quote:9i7gsilt]


I mean some of that shit is unavoidable or just plain bad luck.
- As much as fans like to bitch about GiDPs they happen and sometimes as a result of balls hit too well (True, I do sometimes swear that the Yanx specialize in purposely hitting balls too shitty for GiDPs when it matters but that's probably just my imagination ... running away with me). The only poor execution one tonight was the bad Pelfrey bunt.
- The caught stealings were both good throws and I approved of the runners going in both cases. Suxx but whatyagonnado?
- the errors did suck and both were caused by poor decisions: not getting in front in Wright's case and hanging back in Jose's

But the fuckin' HRs are killing us.
That's two straight games where they had the opposition at 2-outs/2-strikes - and instead of getting out of it ... or instead of having a damaging yet come-backable hit which allowed a run or three, our hurlers managed to give up the maximum 7 runs in two pitches. And the number of time that this has happened starts to make you think it's not just happenstance.
Meanwhile, our last two HRs were both solos even as we had runners on all fuckin' night, with Duda's shot coming right after one of the GiDPs

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Im over this team in the same way a two dollar hooker's over sex.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Im over this team in the same way a two dollar hooker's over sex.[/quote:2ojjl1p2]

Not into it at all, but hopelessly trapped in and demoralized by the lifestyle?

[G-Fafif]

Im over this team in the same way a two dollar hooker's over sex.[/quote:lip6jh0l]

Not into it at all, but hopelessly trapped in and demoralized by the lifestyle?[/quote:lip6jh0l]

It's a job, not an adventure.