IGT 8/22/2012 COL @ NYM: The Rockies May Crumble

[Frayed Knot]

You knew that run was going to be cashed in ... and you knew it was unlikely to be via an actual hit.
But at least this time we held the bunter to only 1 base.

[Fman99]

Frayed Knot wrote: Gee, and I wonder why we're having trouble scoring.

Who's we, exactly? I'm doing just fine.

Oh, wait, you're talking about baseball. My bad.

[Frayed Knot]

I think the Rox have more total bases this series via bunts than the Mets do on actual swings.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: You knew that run was going to be cashed in ... and you knew it was unlikely to be via an actual hit. But at least this time we held the bunter to only 1 base.

[Zvon]

You knew that run was going to be cashed in ... and you knew it was unlikely to be via an actual hit. But at least this time we held the bunter to only 1 base.

Unfortunately I see everything

[Ceetar]

Fman99 wrote: Which Ramirez is this, the shitty one? Or the other shitty one? I hat you, relief corps. Whither goest thou, Cookie and Turk?

the shitty one that used to be good, not the shitty one that we don't know if he can be good yet.

[Zvon]

Whats Tejada's at bat music? I can never make it out. Almost sounds like Echo And The Bunnymen.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

If they ever make a movie about this team, it's gonna be called True Lack of Grit

[Ceetar]

Zvon wrote: Whats Tejada's at bat music? I can never make it out. Almost sounds like Echo And The Bunnymen.

Na De Na

Angel y Khriz f. Gocho & John Eric

[Zvon]

The Second Spitter wrote: If they ever make a movie about this team, it's gonna be called True Lack of Grit

Yea, and before the ALL Star break the players could wear one eye-patch and overachieve, and after the break they can wear two eye-patches, one over each eye, and do jack.

Just a tie in to Garys Mad talk.

[Zvon]

Ceetar wrote: Zvon wrote: Whats Tejada's at bat music? I can never make it out. Almost sounds like Echo And The Bunnymen. Na De Na Angel y Khriz f. Gocho & John Eric

Cripes I'm getting old. Never heard of it or them. &ty

[Frayed Knot]

I've never seen a team hit fewer balls hard (or even sort-of hard) than this one over the last two-three weeks.
Five hits today, none were particularly hard, 4 were singles, 2 of those were by the pitcher, and the double was a soft bloop over 1st base.
And it's not like the outs have been well-struck or the result of great defense from the other side.

Somebody exchange the bats for wet rolled-up newspapers?

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Lets see if White Jerry has the balls to ph for that Moon-Faced Canadian sack of human excrement.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Two well-hit balls in a row. A portent?

[Zvon]

The Second Spitter wrote: Lets see if White Jerry has the balls to ph for that Moon-Faced Canadian sack of human excrement.

lol.I really did lol for that^. Hey, there's a run! Now all this means to me now is that we will give them back another next inning, but it's something.

[Frayed Knot]

Well back-to-back hits (both hard too!!) cuts the deficit in half.
Note that this doesn't increase our chance of winning, it merely increases the odds that a different reliever will get absorb the loss.

[Zvon]

And there it is.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Worse and worse.

[Guest themetfairy]

Fuck you Mando!

[Fman99]

Hey, Frankie, try not to set yourself on fire, mmmkay?

Fucking hell.

Hey, Zvon, I PM'd you some Fboy photo links for "kaboomage" Photoshopping in anticipation of his visit tomorrow to the kids tee at Citi Field.

[Fman99]

Give Frankie credit, at least, for clearing out the parking lots early.

[Zvon]

Fman99 wrote: Hey, Frankie, try not to set yourself on fire, mmmkay? Fucking hell. Hey, Zvon, I PM'd you some Fboy photo links for "kaboomage" Photoshopping in anticipation of his visit tomorrow to the kids tee at Citi Field.

OOOO, kool.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Worser and worser.

[bmfc1]

Adam Rubin ?@AdamRubinESPN
Frank Francisco will be the closer next season. He's owed $6.5 million in 2013.

[Fman99]

If only Frank could hit the strike zone the way he hits coolers and Gatorade jugs.

[smg58]

He will get the opportunity to redeem himself (or at least justify a roster spot) because the money is a sunk cost, but I have to think/hope the leash will be extremely short if he can't do better than this.

[Frayed Knot]

The sad part is that, when Gary says that they just need another base-runner to bring the tying run to the plate, you say; "Yeah, so what? We've got no one on this team that can hit the ball out of the park anyway!"

[Guest The Second Spitter]

This team's a fucking disgrace.

I wonder if Ceetar still thinks that signing Bay was a better idea than signing Holliday?

Edited August 22, 2012 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

1) Throw the fucking pitch on time
2) if you don't, first time warning ... second time ejection

Now THAT would get these pitchers from fucking around like this.
It would also end Papelbon's career, so it's a win-win situation.

[Frayed Knot]

One more and we get our HR hitter up ... you know, the one who hasn't HR'd in a month.