IGT, 7/15, Mets @ Sheets

[Edgy MD]

Climb on. We're going for a ride.

[ashie62]

Tejada 6
Murphy 4
Wright 5
Davis 3
Hairston 7
Nieuwenhuis 9
Torres 8
Thole 2
Santana 1

Bourn 8
Prado 4
Heyward 9
Jones 5
Freeman 3
McCann 2
Diaz 7
Janish 6
Sheets 1

[ashie62]

I liked what I heard about Wheeler possibly being with the big club this year.

[ashie62]

Ben Sheets..how bout dat...

[ashie62]

Edgy DC wrote: Climb on. We're going for a ride.

Palisades Park? Pleez!!!!!

[Edgy MD]

SHaM City, Baby.

Body be-eats!
I hate Ben Sheets!
I don't even know why!

[ashie62]

He is painfully effective thus far, but what 75 pitch cap coming?

[bmfc1]

Meanwhile in Miami, tweets say that Ozzie Guillen pointed at bat at the Nationals dugout and told Bryce Harper "fuck you kid".

[Edgy MD]

That's almost a benediction from Ozzie.

Back in Atlanta, C.B. Bucknor is having a crap-ass series.

[bmfc1]

Good for Warthan. "TIME OUT!" "Whatever you want, Mr. Bourn."

Despite this--catch the fucking ball, Torres and Johan, don't walk the #8 hitter.

While I'm venting: Pagan for Ramirez and Torres--I didn't mind seeing Pagan go, but nice return, Sandy!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

This was all started because Andres Torres got his usual lousy jump on the leadoff double. I was tired of Pagan, but they got took on that deal.

OE: bmfc1 got there first.

[Frayed Knot]

We can blame the umps and/or Sandy all we want, but this pitching staff has spent the last ten games or so as if in some sort of contest to see how many two-out RBI hits they can give up.
And if that weren't enough, the bats are getting two-hit by a guy who hasn't pitched in the majors since George Bush was in the White House and I'm not even sure which one.

[Frayed Knot]

And then of course the best way to answer a big inning is to have the top of your order go out 1-2-3 without getting a ball out of the infield.

[bmfc1]

FK: do you think that the starters have come back to their norm? Johan looked like a rookie that inning, walking a piece of crap like Janish and then possibly losing his concentration after Bucknor's fuck-up.

[Ceetar]

that damn air raid siren when the Braves score is really annoying.

[Frayed Knot]

Does it matter?
The starters ALL suck right now for whatever reason. But, beyond that, the hitters suck, the defense sucks, and the relievers have always sucked.
At one point yesterday four different pen guys managed to start 11 straight Brave hitters off with ball one. Santana walking not only Janish but also Sheets (who hits like sheet) is merely continuing the tradition.

[bmfc1]

Too bad the Mets are making us hear that siren so often.

[Frayed Knot]

Sheets, btw, pitched twice in AA (total of 10 innings) and gave up 7 runs on 12 hits.

[ashie62]

Frayed Knot wrote: Does it matter? The starters ALL suck right now for whatever reason. But, beyond that, the hitters suck, the defense sucks, and the relievers have always sucked. At one point yesterday four different pen guys managed to start 11 straight Brave hitters off with ball one. Santana walking not only Janish but also Sheets (who hits like sheet) is merely continuing the tradition.

Water finds its level Pythagoreus.

[Frayed Knot]

Ashie62 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Does it matter? The starters ALL suck right now for whatever reason. But, beyond that, the hitters suck, the defense sucks, and the relievers have always sucked. At one point yesterday four different pen guys managed to start 11 straight Brave hitters off with ball one. Santana walking not only Janish but also Sheets (who hits like sheet) is merely continuing the tradition. Water finds its level Pythagoreus.

That pythagorean imbalance straightened itself out weeks ago. It has nothing to do with what's going on now.

[Edgy MD]

Seriously.

This is a show-some-pride inning here.

[Edgy MD]

I meant pride for the Mets.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy DC wrote: I meant pride for the Mets.

Showing about as much as the Marlins just did.
Down 4-0 to the Nats, they loaded the bases in the 9th w/no outs ... then went K, Foul-out, Foul-out - those last two outs took 3 pitches total.

[Edgy MD]

Sheesh. I never thought I'd see the day where we were beaten by the glove of Matt Diaz.

See ya, Atlanta.

[Frayed Knot]

When Matt Freakin' Diaz is making back-to-back good plays against you to end games, you know you ticked off the baseball gods somewhere.

[ashie62]

Palisades Park would have been more fun..

[ashie62]

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Does it matter? The starters ALL suck right now for whatever reason. But, beyond that, the hitters suck, the defense sucks, and the relievers have always sucked. At one point yesterday four different pen guys managed to start 11 straight Brave hitters off with ball one. Santana walking not only Janish but also Sheets (who hits like sheet) is merely continuing the tradition. Water finds its level Pythagoreus. That pythagorean imbalance straightened itself out weeks ago. It has nothing to do with what's going on now.

If a team that has been playing "over its head" for lack of a better phrase loses three in a row lie 10-1 does that "even" things.

I wonder sometimes if it is as simple as "a win is a win is a win."

[Zvon]

Swept. Gah! Well, according to my research of this season, that means we will sweep the Nats, get swept by L.A, and then sweep Washington again!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

eff Santana in this game. He coulda helped himself with a sac bunt.

[Frayed Knot]

Not giving up 17 consecutive two-out hits would have been a help also.