IGT 6/16 - Mets v Braves

[Piggiestomatoes]

Wow, I was about 30 seconds from turning off this game!

[Guest attgig]

fastball high and in the middle of the plate. wow.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I am Super Genius hahaha

[ashie62]

That would be Hairston's first public service of the season..

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ashie62 wrote: That would be Hairston's first public service of the season..

I don't wanna scare anyone but both he and Bay are looking a little bit better recently.

Biggest of the year if we can get it.

[Frayed Knot]

Manny Acosta's 8-pitch 1-2-3 inning continues the momentum shifting theme.

[Frayed Knot]

George Sherril might have thicker thighs than Heath Bell

[Guest attgig]

time for Beato to have a good outing.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Frayed Knot wrote: But hey, we get the Angels, right. Oh boy. In O-o-T news; Philly already beat Florida in a day game ... Again! This time a 2-hit CG shutout by Lee. Last night the Fish got a jump on Halladay and took a 2-run lead into the 9th. They then blew that on a 2-out/2-RBI hit before going on to lose the game in the 10th That's 7 wins in a row for Philly; 7 losses in a row and 15 of their last 16 for the Marlins

This was me on May 16, when they were 8 games over 500 and 1 game out:

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I don't really see these guys being as good as their record says they are. I mean, until we beat them a few more times I guess they are, but their producers won't all continue to produce at their rates all year as surely as Ramirez can't be expected to struggle like he has.

[Piggiestomatoes]

I smell a rally.

[Guest attgig]

is bay turning it around?

[Gwreck]

One more hit to really crack this open...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hairy whiffs on 3 pitches but the run comes home on a wild pitch anywhoo.

[Guest attgig]

hairston's looking not so good on things down in the zone.
but thank god for the wild pitch.

[ashie62]

7-6 Good guys..

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Byrdak is byack.

[Guest themetfairy]

Byrdak has not endeared himself to me.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

themetfairy wrote: Byrdak has not endeared himself to me.

Hey he's the only one they got.

Nice job getting out of the trubble he got into.

[Guest themetfairy]

And Byrdak says, "FU Fairy," getting out of the jam without any damage.

[Fman99]

Aw, shit. Rub some dirt on it Angel.

[smg58]

Pagan didn't touch the bag, but they could have just as easily called obstruction because Freeman tripped him.

[smg58]

I had posted a couple of days ago that Hairston's numbers had climbed up to respectability while nobody was looking. His OPS for the year is probably over .800 with the homer.

That being said, he had a horrible AB against Venters (swinging and missing at three pitches out of the strike zone).

Uggla's terrible relay (assisted by Turner's slide) gives us some insurance!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

ATL is really playing like shit this series but to our credit, we're winning it.

[Guest attgig]

nice slide!

So, now that we're in the late innings... can someone explain why krod was used last night when it wasn't a save situation?

[ashie62]

I am happy Pagan didn't hurt himself.

[ashie62]

attgig wrote: nice slide! So, now that we're in the late innings... can someone explain why krod was used last night when it wasn't a save situation?

The booth thought Collins considered the game a must win and was not going to take any chances and use his best guy.

[smg58]

I actually find it reassuring that Collins is not managing to K-Rod's contract.

[smg58]

Izzy does his part.

[Frayed Knot]

That's now 9 innings of 4-hit/shut-out ball from the pen over the last two nights.
Now we just need one more of those.

[Fman99]

I don't know, but they showed him earlier in the bullpen wrapped up in about 15 towels, from his neck down to the wrist. It looked like he'd been fisting Mr. Stay Puft out there.