IGT, Mets @ Phillies, 09/24/10

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METS:
Reyes-SS
Duda-LF
Beltran-CF
Wright-3B
Davis-1B
Pagan-RF
Thole-C
Tejada-2B
Dickey-RHP

Phillies:
Victorino CF
Polanco 3B
Utley 2B
Howard 1B
Werth RF
Ibanez LF
Ruiz C
Valdez SS
Blanton RHP

Edited September 24, 2010 by Guest

[Guest Edgy DC]

Three weeks since Luis Castillo's last start. Two since his last appearance.

Three weeks for Nickeas also.

[Lefty Specialist]

Duda batting second is, well, odd.

[Ceetar]

Three weeks since Luis Castillo's last start. Two since his last appearance.

Three weeks for Nickeas also.[/quote:3t1d2n3i]


Nick who? what?

Tejada's been doing okay I guess. I've lost teh energy to be bewildered at the lineups anymore anyway. Manuel needs to win out to have a winning tenure.

[metirish]

Can I just say that I was a bit stunned to see in the Snooze today that the Phillies have 92 wins......then I saw that they have won 10 in a row.....wankers

[Ceetar]

Can I just say that I was a bit stunned to see in the Snooze today that the Phillies have 92 wins......then I saw that they have won 10 in a row.....wankers[/quote:32m4b1ml]

Yeah, they were all set to be the 90 win team I predicted of them and then they had to rush down the line. here's hoping they shot their load a little early and are 3 and out in the playoffs.

[Frayed Knot]

Let's face it our job this weekend is merely to delay the clinch, hopefully until after we're out of town.

[Zvon]

Last thing I wanna see is the Phils clinching against the Mets.
So I know that's what's gonna happen.


Shane lead off homer. Shane! SHANEEEEEE!!

[G-Fafif]

Last thing I wanna see is the Phils clinching against the Mets.
So I know that's what's gonna happen.


Shane lead off homer. Shane! SHANEEEEEE!!

[G-Fafif]

The Pagan Ritual! Pa-BOOM!

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Does the thought of a PR for Ike cross Jerry's mind?

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Or a PR for Thole?

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Congrats Jerry. 1 for 2 on the pinch runners and it took you 2 pitches into Feliciano's AB to do it but nice job.

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What the fuck was Feliciano swinging at? Too bad it wasn't a pitcher from AAA, those he can hit.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

we are just so sorry.

[Guest Kong76]

Well, another loss ... at least it was quick!

[Guest Edgy DC]

What a wretched, detached, irrelevant second half.

[Guest Kong76]

Well put ... wretched irrelevance!!

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SurfingTheMets:
Wright and Reyes ripped Utley pretty good for what they called a "dirty" slide into Tejada.

Let's see Gee stick one near Utley's ear tomorrow.

[Guest Kong76]

It wasn't all that dirty imho.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That explains why they played with such passion and fury down the stretch tonight.

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SurfingTheMets:
Wright and Reyes ripped Utley pretty good for what they called a "dirty" slide into Tejada.

Let's see Gee stick one near Utley's ear tomorrow.[/quote:3ccoltcu]

I almost feel like "Fuck Wright and Reyes."

[Guest Kong76]

I mean so long as the slider, the taker-outer, the
human-cannonballer is within reach of a bag ... good
clean baseball.

[Frayed Knot]

I've seen worse but it was a bit late.
Utley's ass didn't hit the ground until he was 2 ft or more past 2B

[Guest Kong76]

Two feet? I'll have to watch the replay again.
I thought of it more as a welcome to the bigs slide.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I missed the play. I'm just pushing this baby to page two.

[G-Fafif]

One of these two teams was playing to win. The other was playing so the game (and season) could be over.

Utley slid hard and maybe a little chippily. So somebody get on first tomorrow and slide hard and chippily at him.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Dude was trying to take out Tejada, and with good reason (especially considering the closeness of the game).

There was no human tarpaulin action (a la the season-ender for Murphy) and no sliding outside the baseline. This is almost as stupid as their yapping about Reyes,

[Frayed Knot]

The objection isn't about playing hard or about take-out slides, it's about take-out slides which don't begin until after the runner crosses the bag. Or, put another way, without evasive maneuvers Utley's body hits Tejada close to knee-high.

As I said at the time, I've seen worse but it was still a late and borderline dirty slide. And if the post-game yapping makes Utley feel need to bail out early on a potential DP in order to protect his knees tonight then it's all worth it. Or if he takes a pitch in the ribs in the first inning then that's OK too; it's not like he doesn't intentionally stick himself in front of a dozen or so pitches per year anyway.

[Zvon]

I think the slide was late and very aggressive but it wasn't a "get me to the bag on time" slide, it was a take out slide, and it was a good one. Dirty? Not at all. Aggressive? Very.
I would not expect this Mets team to know what aggressive play is all about.

The best way to answer that, since they didn't address it last night, is not with their mouths, but with their bats tonight.
Talk is cheap.