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

[Fman99]

Edgy DC wrote: 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.

Well, they got 2 2/3 before his old wheels came off. Better than nothing, I suppose. I think Ramirez coming in to pitch next.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Did the Mets not read the KTE? We're supposed to be beating these guys!

[Edgy MD]

Lotsa walks to give.

[Fman99]

This is going poorly for the good guys. What the fuck.

[Frayed Knot]

This game not only sucks, but it's boring too.
It's got two innings to become un-boring.

[Edgy MD]

Torres showing the coverage that is his calling card. We can use that.

[Frayed Knot]

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.

Bogusevic is like Smith over there*.





* "Over there" being wherever eastern-European ethnicity (Serb I'm guessing) whence that name emanates.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, Brad Mills, two outs in the eighth, nobody on, and up by three, and you need to go to a lefty specialist to face Davis. You have no future with any team of mine, I tell you what.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Real shit effort tonight.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

booo

[Guest themetfairy]

What a lackluster effort....

[batmagadanleadoff]

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.

If you're talking about Duda pinch-hitting early for Niese, I thought it was one of the most inspired Met managerial moves that I can remember in a while. Even if the move didn't work out. I was actually hoping to see Duda PH, a moment before Collins pulled the trigger.

[Edgy MD]

And the bullpen mostly did the job, keeping the Astros to one run over the next five innings --- though they walked a ton.

I'm a little confused about Parnell being the guy you go to after you've burned Ramirez. I'd like to see them get alternated a little bit more. But I don't hang this one on Terry hitting the panic button. Moreso on the offense not being able to operate down a few key parts.

I'm holding out hope that a power spike is coming.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I suspect he used Duda early because he had to hold Baxter back. It turns out that Mike Baxter is the emergency catcher.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy DC wrote: And the bullpen mostly did the job, keeping the Astros to one run over the next five innings --- though they walked a ton.

Batista has been awful in just about every appearance, including last night. I wouldn't mind giving him the Full Nelson Figueroa and let him prove in Buffalo that he can still get people out. Send us Chuck James or Dylan Owen or Owen Dylan or somebody.