IGT 5/1 @ HOU: #24 May Day!

[Ceetar]

Mets close out April 13-10. Pretty respectable, but let's not making losing streaks a thing in May. win it tonight.

Probables are Jon "New Nose" Niese and J. A. "B. C." Happ.

[Fman99]

According to Gary Cohen pronounced as "Jay Happ." Which is just plain stupid.

I hope we win by 50 fucking runs.

[Farmer Ted]

More cowboy photos have surfaced.

http://www.rsvlts.com/2012/04/30/new-york-mets-cowboy/

[Ceetar]

those aren't the same ones?

[Fman99]

They look like dumb tourists. I hope they get rolled by local street toughs.

[Edgy MD]

Duda still looks uncomfortable.

[TransMonk]

I share a birthday with Manny Acosta who turns 31 today. As a birthday present, maybe they'll give him the day off.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

My thoughts on the cowboy outfits. If they win the next two games, it means their loose, a team that gets along and it's all in good fun. If they lose, it's a definitely a sign that they are not focused on baseball and are wasting our time and money with their dressing-up shennanigans.

[Gwreck]

Who's standing next to Baxter? And who's in the last photo? Valdespin?

[Edgy MD]

> "Hey, kid! Pack your stuff! You've been called up to the bigs."

> "Holy crap! YEAH! I'm finally gonna..."

> "Oh, and it's Gay Cowboy Day or something. Go talk to the clubby. He has your pink chaps."

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I wish I knew how to quit those photos.

[ashie62]

New York has Cowboys also...

[Ceetar]

Kirk Nieuwenhuis � LF
Ruben Tejada � SS
Justin Turner � 2B
David Wright � 3B
Scott Hairston � RF
Ike Davis � 1B
Andres Torres � CF
Josh Thole � C
Jonathon Niese � LHP

[Edgy MD]

I'm Justin Turner. It hasn't been worth their while to start me for nine days, and now I'm suddenly the number-three hitter. How do you do?

[Frayed Knot]

Astros starting with the cheap hits right off the bat tonight I see.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well, yeah... and the normal, 400-foot-kind, too.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Well, yeah... and the normal, 400-foot-kind, too.

At least it wasn't with two outs.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

fug.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Andres Torres is killing this team.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Wow. We're going to get swept by the shittiest team in baseball.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Wow. We're going to get swept by the shittiest team in baseball.

Technically the Cubs, Padres, Twins, Royals, Angels, and Marlins are worse at the moment ... but, yeah, this isn't looking good, especially with their best pitcher going against our worst tomorrow.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, twaddle.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'd be a little more confident in our chances, I think, if we had a skipper who were less panicky than I am.

Alas. (And now we've got 6 innings to fill with that wonderful, wonderful 'pen.)

[Edgy MD]

I'll say it Howie. I'm OK with the hill staying in centerfield into perpetuity.

[Edgy MD]

Tying run, up, babies.

[Edgy MD]

I keep hearing about Brian Bogusevic and thinking he must be the son of former Cosmos star Vladislav Bogi?evi?, but no. Mike Nickeas remains the only NASL offspring in the park.

[Edgy MD]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I'd be a little more confident in our chances, I think, if we had a skipper who were less panicky than I am. Alas. (And now we've got 6 innings to fill with that wonderful, wonderful 'pen.)

I'm OK with the bailout as long as they use the long man as a long man and are committed to try and get three innings (or more!) out of him.

[Edgy MD]

Thole's arm is our salvation tonight.

[Fman99]

Edgy DC wrote: I keep hearing about Brian Bogusevic and thinking he must be the son of former Cosmos star Vladislav Bogi?evi?, but no. Mike Nickeas remains the only NASL offspring in the park.

Technically not in the park, as per Gary he was sent back to the hotel with the same flu bug that Duda has. We are sans backup catcher tonight.

[Edgy MD]

Yipes. Should've activated Dave Racianello.

Very cool to see Batista hit... if he stays in the game.