Giants @ Mets I.G.T. 5/4/2011

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"It's the loudest support they've had in years..." because World Series champions attract an inordinate amount of frontrunners.

Howie sounds flummoxed by the concept of a bandwagon.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

BooooOOoOOOOooOoOOooOooooOOoOoOOOo

[metsmarathon]

HahnSolo wrote: It took until 2 months before his 8th birthday, but Little Solo finally uttered the words I dreaded hearing: "The Mets suck." It took the Paulino, Harris, Pridie nightmare to finally push him over the edge.

yeesh. i concur.

[ashie62]

Good night ladies. Frustrating.

[Fman99]

16k's tonight for SF pitchers/Mets batters.

Way to show up boys. I hope Jason Bay is breastfeeding that fucking infant.

[ashie62]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: When it comes to overmanaging, Bruce Bochy IS a more likable LaRussa-cum-Manuel. (Who's gotten very lucky the last two nights.) This game is 35 minutes shorter if, say, Bob Melvin or somebody is in the other dugout.

Tonight that is a public service.

[bmfc1]

Fuck. Remember that the Nationals beat them 3 out of 4. And Pelfrey is getting ready for his 4.2 innings of work tomorrow.

The CPF was well represented tonight at CF. I feel badly for them.

[TransMonk]

HahnSolo wrote: It took until 2 months before his 8th birthday, but Little Solo finally uttered the words I dreaded hearing: "The Mets suck."

At least you know the kids is smart. They are not playing very good ball.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

This team's shaping up to have one hell of a Pyth record...r because they play like fucking methadone addicts when they're one run down.

[soupcan]

Fman99 wrote: 16k's tonight for SF pitchers/Mets batters. Way to show up boys. I hope Jason Bay is breastfeeding that fucking infant.

Damn straight.

[Gwreck]

Giants fans in attendance even more douchier than last night. I've always percieved that many, in contrast to what happened with the Dodgers, former New York Giants fans (and their issue) stuck with the team even as they played in another city. That combined with the bandwagon effect (plus I'm sure some fans choosing to visit NY from SF) contributed to what seemed like the Mets fans being outnumbered.

The 2-6-2 double play was cool, and I was glad to see Capuano have a good outing. Other than that...

[Ceetar]

It wouldn't have been as stark had the Mets given us anything to cheer for. I kinda wonder how many of those "Giants" fans were Mets fans recently who've decided to 'embrace the roots' or something as an excuse to jump on a bandwagon.

Some observations without the benefit of replays.

It looked like the strike zone was huge and they were calling every flinch a swing.

On Ike's single Beltran paused like it was a liner, but it looked like a clear grounder to me that he should've been running on, and surely would've scored. He stepped back to 2B at first.

I was kinda hoping for a squeeze with Harris in the 6th. he'd already hit two double play balls and at least at that point in the game Timmy wasn't really fooling anybody, both real hitters in the lineup that inning saw the ball and hit the ball so I think Harris probably could've gotten a bunt down the 1B line..

[G-Fafif]

I'm a pretty discerning judge of New York Giants fan pedigree versus San Francisco Giants douchebaggery. I didn't sense much in the way of Ottsmanship at Citi Field this past night.

Let Timmy Choke.

[ashie62]

Most of the NY Giants fans are long deceased.

[G-Fafif]

Ashie62 wrote: Most of the NY Giants fans are long deceased.

By definition, yes. But I know a lot of the living ones. The douchefest at Citi Field the last two nights -- no relation. Not even third-generation.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wilson kinda has a Charlie Sheen thing going, as a unapologetic self-indulgent success that has an unsavory magnetic appeal to unapologetic self-indulgent losers.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Wilson kinda has a Charlie Sheen thing going, as a unapologetic self-indulgent success that has an unsavory magnetic appeal to unapologetic self-indulgent losers.

I was thinking Mel Gibson.

[soupcan]

Ceetar wrote: It looked like the strike zone was huge and they were calling every flinch a swing.

Strike zone was big - he was calling high strikes. Didn't look like Ike swung at the low, inside strike three.

Ceetar wrote: On Ike's single Beltran paused like it was a liner, but it looked like a clear grounder to me that he should've been running on, and surely would've scored. He stepped back to 2B at first.

Nah, Beltran had to hold up. Shortstop was behind the bag and it wasn't clear whether he could have caught it or not.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ceetar wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Wilson kinda has a Charlie Sheen thing going, as a unapologetic self-indulgent success that has an unsavory magnetic appeal to unapologetic self-indulgent losers. I was thinking Mel Gibson.

Mel Gibson isn't in the midst of a successful/unspeakable "Love Me, I'm a Douche!" tour.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ceetar wrote: I was kinda hoping for a squeeze with Harris in the 6th. he'd already hit two double play balls and at least at that point in the game Timmy wasn't really fooling anybody, both real hitters in the lineup that inning saw the ball and hit the ball so I think Harris probably could've gotten a bunt down the 1B line..

I had that thought myself. Or, hell, maybe he could have even given the drag bunt/sorta squeeze a whirl-- he's sure as hell not doing the team any favors swinging the bat.

Edgy DC wrote: Wilson kinda has a Charlie Sheen thing going, as a unapologetic self-indulgent success that has an unsavory magnetic appeal to unapologetic self-indulgent losers.

As far as closers go, he's FAR from the most Sheen-y. (Even among CURRENT closers.)

[Guest Edgy DC]

No? But how about the loser followers trying to get with his trip?

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: I was kinda hoping for a squeeze with Harris in the 6th. he'd already hit two double play balls and at least at that point in the game Timmy wasn't really fooling anybody, both real hitters in the lineup that inning saw the ball and hit the ball so I think Harris probably could've gotten a bunt down the 1B line.. I had that thought myself. Or, hell, maybe he could have even given the drag bunt/sorta squeeze a whirl-- he's sure as hell not doing the team any favors swinging the bat.

I did as well.

[bmfc1]

Frayed Knot wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: I was kinda hoping for a squeeze with Harris in the 6th. he'd already hit two double play balls and at least at that point in the game Timmy wasn't really fooling anybody, both real hitters in the lineup that inning saw the ball and hit the ball so I think Harris probably could've gotten a bunt down the 1B line.. I had that thought myself. Or, hell, maybe he could have even given the drag bunt/sorta squeeze a whirl-- he's sure as hell not doing the team any favors swinging the bat. I did as well.

Isn't Harris a lousy bunter? If so, then his bunting skills are commensurate with everything else he does.

[Guest Edgy DC]

He gave me a gorgeous bunt in DC.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: No? But how about the loser followers trying to get with his trip?

Fair enough.

But if he were ours, we'd all have foam beards on our bureaus.

[bmfc1]

Edgy DC wrote: He gave me a gorgeous bunt in DC.

To me, he stabbed at an outside pitch and got lucky because of poor defense... but it worked.

[Guest Edgy DC]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Edgy DC wrote: No? But how about the loser followers trying to get with his trip? Fair enough. But if he were ours, we'd all have foam beards on our bureaus.

Yeeeeah, no.

[soupcan]

Edgy DC wrote: Yeeeeah, no.

Yeah, I'm with this.

No foam beards for me either.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Figurative foam beards, people. Yeesh.

Point is, I don't think he's any more intrinsically douchey than most fastball-slider-pumping monkeys, and maybe a little less so.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Go back to Russia.