IGT 9/17 v PHIL: Phillies: Prepare to get Knucklephuckled

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[ashie62]

You can play spoiler, despite it all the Phillies are in the hunt.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Big Game tonight.

Phils desperately need every one they can get and Lee has been pitching excellently.

Dickey wants to make sure his book gets a good "new afterward" for the paperback edition, so you can be sure he'll be at his best.

Terry needs the home-losses streak to end to keep his job and Fred/Jeff to keep their money. I don't think Sandy cares.

[Edgy MD]

I want that Boston sports jock to call Sandy to ask him if he's checked out.

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Terry needs the home-losses streak to end to keep his job and Fred/Jeff to keep their money.

T'would be nice if we could also finish up this 2nd half by having the most wins of any team at CitiField.
Someone posted the to-date totals a couple of days ago and we were like 4th. 10 home games left.

[Edgy MD]

I think in 1978, then-Cub Dave Kingman hit more homers at Shea than any Met. Or at least he was leading for much of the year.

[G-Fafif]

What this country needs is a good Nickeas cigar!

Ruben Tejada � SS
Daniel Murphy � 2B
David Wright � 3B
Scott Hairston � RF
Lucas Duda � 1B
Jason Bay � LF
Andres Torres � CF
Mike Nickeas � C
R.A. Dickey � RHP

[G-Fafif]

Edgy DC wrote: I think in 1978, then-Cub Dave Kingman hit more homers at Shea than any Met. Or at least he was leading for much of the year.

1979: Joel Youngblood leads Mets in Shea Stadium home runs with 8. Lee Mazzilli and Richie Hebner follow with 6. Dave Kingman also has 6, as a Cub. Sky King clouted 9 versus his former club that year, home and away.

[Zvon]

G-Fafif wrote: What this country needs is a good Nickeas cigar!

I'll settle for just a good Nickeas. Dickey Ks Rollins to start the game and Nick cant handle the 3rd strike. Jimmy reaches.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Dickey on pace for 28 Ks.

[Zvon]

And Dickey throws away a pickoff throw. Oy. This isn't starting well. Well, the last few didn't end well. Maybe we are turning things around.

[Guest themetfairy]

Phuck....

[Zvon]

Torres can't make a throw to the plate from the infield.
1-0 them.

[Zvon]

Do umps in general have something against R.A.?

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Balking fucking Bob.

[Zvon]

The Second Spitter wrote: Balking fucking Bob.

Couldn't see it on the replay. A few more of these and I'll start thinking that the umps are looking for things to call on Dickey.

[Zvon]

Very nice catch by Bay. And somehow he didn't hit his head on anything.

[Edgy MD]

Maybe Jason Bay will make a useful defensive replacement.

For Las Vegas.

[Zvon]

Anyone know why they have built additional box seats by the dugout?

[ashie62]

Zvon wrote: Do umps in general have something against R.A.?

An aging intellectual knuckleballer? Nah!

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Zvon wrote: Anyone know why they have built additional box seats by the dugout?

Yes. Money.

[ashie62]

Adding seats for mucketety mucks at the All Star Game

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/57096/mets-add-citi-field-seats

[Zvon]

Ty for the info guys. Wish the team prepared as well for the playing of this game.

[Zvon]

Gah! Yep, that was gone. I wanna say Hairston should have had that but it would have been an awesome catch. Nice try Scotty.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Shut the gates.

[Edgy MD]

Support your local knuckler!

[Edgy MD]

Booishness.

[Zvon]

Another nice try Scotty.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

[Edgy MD]

Torres, you're down by two in the seventh inning. What the heck are you swinging at the first pitch for?