IGT 80 7/1/12 New York Mets @ Former Brooklyn Bridegrooms

[Guest themetfairy]

Holy fuck - that was horrendous!

[Edgy MD]

Oh, mercy.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Nickeas has to make that play. That's just awful.

[Gwreck]

Worst error at Dodger Stadium since Jeremy Reed.

[nymr83]

Batista put the ball right on Nickeas' glove to start the easiest 1-2-3 DP ever, instead its 2 runs.

this team that nobody thought could HIT is going to miss the playoffs thanks to a shoddy bullpen and horrible defensive execution

[Zvon]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Nickeas has to make that play. That's just awful.

I've seen the play 3 times now and I still don't understand how he didn't catch that. Wasn't the best throw but was good nuff. How does that get by Nick? Daym.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Nickeas should have caught it but I don't think he was expecting a slider there. Figures. This game has been a fucking mess.

[Edgy MD]

Nothing good happens Sunday nights on ESPN. Nothing.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

For a guy that does as little hitting as he does, Nickeas sure is less than astounding with the glove.

But, hey-- good hair.

[Frayed Knot]

Somebody needs to tell Tony Gwynn Jr that he doesn't have to wear his father's pants.

[Zvon]

Looks like Gwynn Jr. is wearing his dads pants.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hey, they walked Uribe twice this game! Did you ever think you'd see THAT in your lifetime?

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[Zvon]

Note to self. Read up b4 u post. lol

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Hey, they walked Uribe! That's one walk this game for him, right? Sounds like a record.

Actually I think that was his second.
That's another way this game is like that 2nd one in Chicago, not just the errors but in that one NYM hurlers were walking (or HBP-ing) Soriano & Castro several times each.

[Frayed Knot]

Zvon wrote: Note to self. Read up b4 u post. lol

You're not getting older ... just slower.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Edgy DC wrote: Nothing good happens Sunday nights on ESPN. Nothing.

Rubin tweets that the Mets are 23-24 on ESPN coming into tonight's game. I'd have bet Fman's left testicle that it was way worse than that.

[Zvon]

Wow. Who else can do that and not get tossed? Dave was pissed.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Zvon wrote: Note to self. Read up b4 u post. lol You're not getting older ... just slower.

Ha! Both.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That perfunctory, color-by-numbers 8th was brought to you by Ronald Bellisario Productions.

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[Zvon]

Zvon wrote: Next time up I'd plunk Gordon right on the knee.

I'd settle for a random leg injury.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Were I Shorty, I would give Hefner a lot more of those Batista innings. He's got nice, tight stuff, doesn't walk many, and produces at least as many ground balls than Bad-to-Verse. Inflated 5.10 ERA notwithstanding, he's been better than Batista (peep the baserunner numbers).

[Zvon]

Bad game. BOOOOOOOO. We gave it away.

[Edgy MD]

I'm telling you --- bullshit lineup choices undermine the team and lead to bullshit play. I can prove it.

(All I need is that McArthur Genius Grant to come through.)

[bmfc1]

Zvon wrote: Wow. Who else can do that and not get tossed? Dave was pissed.

Why didn't Shorty come out to defend his All-Star?

[Frayed Knot]

Wright was walking away while yelling stuff back over his shoulder, he didn't need rescuing there.
Besides, supposing he did get run? BFD at that point.

Plus, for all we know, he could have been saying; "... first I get screwed out of the AS starter job and now this, what a fuckin' day it's been", while Randazzo was chuckling right along.

[bmfc1]

I would just like to see a little more fire from Shorty. Even if it wasn't warranted here, it can't hurt to go out when your best player is upset and stick up for him. I think he's so concerned with not living up (down?) to his pre-Mets reputation that it makes him refrain from getting in an umpire's face.