IGT 8/9/11 Padres @ Mets

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Izzy in the pen.

Bobby Pee must be there with him.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Bunt him home, Ruben. This is a small ball clinic.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ruby Baby, take the BB

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ruby Baby, take the BB

Thanks!

[Guest Edgy DC]

TEHOTTIE!

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, that's what happens when you're afraid to throw a fastball you kangaroo lover you.

[Piggiestomatoes]

How about a little insurance from the former Pad.

[soupcan]

I didn't turn it off tonight suckahs!

[Fman99]

Let's see if Izzy can manage to not leave a steaming coil of failure on the mound.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I got a shortstop, Ruby is his name
(Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby!)
He just took a walk and now we lead the game
(Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, baby!)
Ruby, Ruby, Jose's hammy
Di'n't look good on the doc's exammy
Ruby, Ruby, no more riding pine..

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Fman99 wrote: Let's see if Izzy can manage to not leave a steaming coil of failure on the mound.

Expecting quiet from an Izzy inning hasn't worked out of late for me. I think I'm going to start out expecting failure, so as to be pleasantly surprised by anything else.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Should've gone into consulting or copywriting. Siddown, Nassau.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Books!

[Fman99]

Put it in the books!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Bully!

[TransMonk]

Nice!

[soupcan]

Mets win and Atticus Finch is proud of me.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Another happy recap!

[Frayed Knot]

Two straight games of (mostly) clean innings from Izzy (last night = one single but erased with a GiDP) so he faced the minimum and got a 'W' and an 'S' out of it.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Boy this game was all about the DooDoo bunt. If he doesn't get it down, we might prolly lose this thing.

Well, that and Pagan's recent powa streak.

[bmfc1]

JCL--yes about the bunt. Good call tonight from Terry and a good job by Duda who probably hasn't bunted very often.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm giving my credit to Dudabides for getting it down, more than to Collins for calling it. Good call, as it worked, but... I don't think any of us are saying that if he pops it up.

Also, a few drops of beer to David for tagging up as the trailing runner, as well as to Evans for hitting it far enough for that additional opportunity.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Collins says now that Duda offered to bunt.

[bmfc1]

He "offered"? As if he has a choice? Perhaps Terry meant he asked "should I bunt."

Yes, good points about Evans and D. Wright, too. Team effort tonight.

[Guest Edgy DC]

According to Terry, it was:

"Should I bunt here?"

"Can you do it?"

"Yeah, I can get it down."

"Then go ahead."

He had one successful sacrifice bunt in 2,219 professional trips to the plate going into tonight. Gutsy of him to offer, I think.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Houston beating Arizona, 4-1, in the fourth

Milwaukee and St. Louis tied at three in the sixth.

Marlins helping nobody, down 3-0 to Atlanta after seven.

[Ceetar]

Elias: Last time the Mets won two straight games overcoming 2-run deficit in 8th inning or later in each game was April 23-24, 1965 at SF.

The Mets trailed the Giants, 8-2, heading to the eighth on April 23, before scoring two in the eighth, four in the ninth and one in the 11th inning for an 9-8, 11-inning win�On April 24, the Giants scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to grab a 6-4 lead but the Mets responded with three runs in the ninth to win 7-6�New York trailed 8-4 heading to the eighth inning last night and was trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the eighth tonight�Please credit Elias for the research.

[Gwreck]

Man, the Padres are terrible. Nice effort by the Mets regardless. I'm beginning to think that I could live with Duda in right next year.