IGT - Mets/Astros 5/15/11 - aka 'My Beltran's Back'

[Gwreck]

Ok, can someone explain the steal of home for the gameday watchers here?

[ashie62]

Pagan would still be standing on third.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Reyes steals. Pridie breaks home on the throw. Bill Hall, instead of cutting off the throw and coming home, stays at the bag and swipes at Reyes idly. DEE-fense! (Clap, clap)

Reyes doesn't get a Run Runned In, unfortunately.

As Keith and Gary note... still no Astro bullpen action.

Edited May 15, 2011 by Guest

[ashie62]

Gwreck wrote: Ok, can someone explain the steal of home for the gameday watchers here?

The Houston catcher made an ill advised throw through to second to catch Reyes stealing. Pridie scores easily.

[Frayed Knot]

It was about time we gave that pitcher an Aneuryism.
Getting no-hit (even for half-games) by guys with 5.50 ERAs suxx

[Frayed Knot]

Gwreck wrote: Yeah, seriously. If we can't learn here that bunting is for losers, when are we ever going to learn?

Terry's idea there was to bunt them over and then take two shots at the runners with Pridie and then a PH for Capuano.
Still don't agree with it but at least he has a plan whereas Jerry would bunt simply because he saw a runner on 1st.
Gotta like the fact that Turner 'screwed up' the strategy, first by not getting the bunt down and then by doubling into the LF corner.

Getting the hits then kept Capuano in the game - remains to be seen whether that's a good thing or not.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Capuano through 5 amidst a loud out or two, and he's apparently done.

Rodriguez still in. Given that bullpen, Mills must figure he's just as well having this guy get hammered as he is bringing in Abad or Lopez for the same.

[Frayed Knot]

Errant pick-off throw and Bay moves to 2nd.
The closer Carlos Lee is to the action the better things are ... for the other team.

[Frayed Knot]

And NOT bunting Turner works again!!!!

Edited May 15, 2011 by Guest

[Theoldmole]

[ashie62]

TURNER IT GOODBYE!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

GINGERVATING!

[bmfc1]

Can you be Wally Pipped if you lose your job because of someone else's injury? (Murphy moving to 1B because of Ike's injury.)

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Gotta be something else. Getting Todd Zeiled? Biggioed?

The noise from the home run must have woken Brad Mills.

The time to go lefty-righty with the in-inning pitching changes is probably before said HR, though.

[metirish]

According to Collins Oberkfell argued very hard for Turner to be the starting 2nd baseman from the get go......

[Theoldmole]

About a week before the start of the season, IIRC, Terry said he was leaning toward Turner.

[Ceetar]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Gotta be something else. Getting Todd Zeiled? Biggioed? The noise from the home run must have woken Brad Mills. The time to go lefty-righty with the in-inning pitching changes is probably before said HR, though.

Wigginton'd?

[Ceetar]

Also, if Murphy continues to walk on ball-three, it'll be hard for him to lose his job.

[Theoldmole]

So the Mets may actually head into mid-season with a decent bench?

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Mets were really fortunate that with Buchholz scratching and the 'Stros rallying, it came down to J.R. Towles.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: The Mets were really fortunate that weith Buchholz scratching and the 'Stros rallying, it came down to J.R. Towles.

And then oddly enough Collins sticks with Buchholz for another inning, and he gets by just fine.

I think we're ending up with a pretty nice bullpen as well.

[Guest themetfairy]

Ceetar wrote: I think we're ending up with a pretty nice bullpen as well.

Or not....

[Ceetar]

themetfairy wrote: Ceetar wrote: I think we're ending up with a pretty nice bullpen as well. Or not....

fair enough. although I think Byrdak may be the weak link.

[bmfc1]

Will tonight's BOS-MFY be faster than this game?

[Theoldmole]

Yeah, because the MFYs will only be sending 8 men to the plate, so no one has to bat 9th.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ceetar wrote: Also, if Murphy continues to walk on ball-three, it'll be hard for him to lose his job.

Neat trick, that.

[Ceetar]

TheOldMole wrote: Yeah, because the MFYs will only be sending 8 men to the plate, so no one has to bat 9th.

They're certainly making a case for NL ball being the way to go.

It'll definitely be longer than 3:30, especially as it's on ESPN. Freddy Garcia? sounds like dinner for the Red Sox.

[Guest themetfairy]

A winning road trip - WTG!

[Ceetar]

What do they say? just keep winning series. 3-1 gets them to .500 for the weekend series against the Yankees. (and 1-4 gets the Yankees to 500)

[ashie62]

This series was just plain fun!