IGT Wed Aug 1 Mets @ SF

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

why did they do that?

[Zvon]

Gwreck wrote: Don't understand 1. Why Bay is hitting 6th (instead of 8th); 2. Why Bay is in the lineup at all (instead of Hairston).

I think this series is his last chance before he's either platooned or benched, from what I've read.

Gah! Strike em out throw em out DP.

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: why did they do that?

The first time with Baxter up and the element of surprise I can almost get behind the move. Almost, as in if it worked, lol. But once the surprise factor is out of the equation you don't do that again. That's silly.


Nice play by Wright.

[Frayed Knot]

A nice quick inning by Niese that puts Cain right back out there with minimal rest and as his pitch count heads for 80+ in just the 4th inning.

[Zvon]

Is Aldersons head really that oval or is that a screen resolution issue?

[Frayed Knot]

Tejada sez: 'I don' need no stinkin' rest'

[Zvon]

Rubin working on making up for that awful error on the DP last night. Three hits and its only the 4th inning.

[Zvon]

OMG, what a catch!

[Edgy MD]

Blanco says, "I don't need my steenking feet."

I don't know who this guy in the role of Matt Cain is, but it would be nice to build a pad against him.

[Frayed Knot]

Damn!

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Damn!

Gah!

[Frayed Knot]

Problem is, we've already passed up several chances (like in each inning) to build up a pad against this ersatz Cain guy.
And we know how failure to tack on early tends to come back and bite us.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

God DAMN that was a catch.

[Zvon]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: God DAMN that was a catch.

Can't top Baxter cause of the situation, but that was a top five catch of the season, as far as I've witnessed during a game.

[Zvon]

DAVID!??

gah

[Edgy MD]

Oh, dear, Wright.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, dear, Murph.

[Zvon]

Hey, lets run ourselves out of innings. That's a plan.

[Frayed Knot]

Since Cain was having too much trouble getting NYM batters out tonight we decided to only make him retire one this inning.

[Zvon]

Ugh. Not an awful throw by Wright, Ike shudda been able to scoop that. But ugh.


An "ugh" is not quite a "gah".

[Ceetar]

Geeze, that's worse than the mistake of spilling butter in the oven that I made tonight.

[Zvon]

Ceetar wrote: Geeze, that's worse than the mistake of spilling butter in the oven that I made tonight.

You made an oven? Impressive.

[Zvon]

Maybe Bay needs a hitting eye dog.

[Ceetar]

Zvon wrote: Ceetar wrote: Geeze, that's worse than the mistake of spilling butter in the oven that I made tonight. You made an oven? Impressive.

well I made it smoke anyway.

[Gwreck]

Howie dropped this one on the listeners: a trade idea of Bay to Marlins for Heath Bell and John Buck.

I'd do that before blinking twice.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Unless it's MTV Rock & Jock Softball, hitting one off the roof of an ambulance is a home run. 2-1 Metsies.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Buck kinda sucks and Bell is making an awful lot of do-re-mi.

[Zvon]

Much more so than not I love watching Tejeda's at bats.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, a release is more appealing. Let's not run from the Mets' mistakes by bailing the Marlins out of their mistakes.

[Edgy MD]

Another chance to do some damage here.