Buccos at NY (N) igt 5/9/13

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Let's Do This.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

We're going to do this... righthanded.

Ruben Tejada, ss
Daniel Murphy, 2b
David Wright, 3b
John Buck, c
Justin Turner, 1b
Marlon Byrd, rf
Andrew Brown, lf
Juan Lagares, cf
Dillon Gee, rhp

[Zvon]

Lets do that this.

[Edgy MD]

Very righty heavy.

I get Terry's Turnerlove, even if mine is not quite that strong, but I just don't get batting him fifth.

[bmfc1]

Tonight's game is so important, it's not televised in Pittsburgh.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Very righty heavy. I get Terry's Turnerlove, even if mine is not quite that strong, but I just don't get batting him fifth.

He's been hitting. that's justification enough at this point, even if you're going to ignore his reverse splits.

[Ceetar]

bmfc1 wrote: Tonight's game is so important, it's not televised in Pittsburgh.

Ooh, nearly forgot the double-matchup. Screw all teams Pittsburgh!

[Fman99]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We're going to do this... righthanded.

I usually go lefty, but I can change it up for one night.

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We're going to do this... righthanded.

So much for Terry saying (or at least implying) that Ike was going to get the starts against all these LHPs (3 of the next 4 games I believe) to see how he fared.

[Edgy MD]

They could have gone all righthanded by putting Recker at first and Turner at second.

The Buccos, interestingly enough, end up quite the opposite, with an all-righthanded bench.

[ashie62]

Dillon Gee...act as if you deserve an MLB starting spot.

I like the lineup..

[Zvon]

Fman99 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We're going to do this... righthanded. I usually go lefty, but I can change it up for one night.

I have the ability to use whichever hand isn't holding the remote.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

The second-most arrogant Ump in baseball just cost the Mets a baserunner. Bite me, Joe West.

[Zvon]

Shit. Turner was safe, called out trying to stretch a single to a double. Too close to complain, and a bad gamble.

Byrds sac fly plates Bucky. 1-0 Mets.

[ashie62]

Buck scores on Byrd'd sac fly. I coulda scored the Snider airmailed that one..tee-hee

[bmfc1]

Swan Swan H wrote: The second-most arrogant Ump in baseball just cost the Mets a baserunner. Bite me, Joe West.

Another horrible call by an umpire. Nothing from Shorty and nothing from the writers on Twitter. It's like bad calls are an accepted part of the game and there's nothing that can be done.

[Zvon]

bmfc1 wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: The second-most arrogant Ump in baseball just cost the Mets a baserunner. Bite me, Joe West. Another horrible call by an umpire. Nothing from Shorty and nothing from the writers on Twitter. It's like bad calls are an accepted part of the game and there's nothing that can be done.

That wasn't a horrendously bad call. And its possible Turner lost contact with the bag for a milisec (his first toe touch beat the tag, which was high). Not defending West. Just sayin.

[Edgy MD]

This Pitty team likes to run the bases.

[bmfc1]

No, it wasn't Angel Hernandez bad but it was wrong and Joe West is paid to get the call right. I'm sick of hearing about "the human element" and how it's "part of the game." If they don't do their job right, fire them. The Mets are bad enough on their own without Joe West and Tim McLelland hurting them.

[Zvon]

Are we gonna give it right back? Are we? Really?

[Zvon]

No! A pleasant surprise.

[Edgy MD]

Not that big a surprise.

Check out Buckles hitting it hard the other way.

[Edgy MD]

Not particularly hard-hit hits for the Bucs. Double play finishes them here.

[Edgy MD]

"My name is Justin Turner. Specialty: Gettin' on base and cream pies."

[Zvon]

He'd be a starter on my softball team. Keep gettin that boy at bats!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Andrew Brown brings to mind very fond thinkery about Cowbell.

[Zvon]

Maybe a half a cup of coffee will make this a nail-biter. *yawn*

[Zvon]

First and third for the Bucs, no out. Bear down Gee.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Well, this got sticky in a hurry.

[Frayed Knot]

Had a feeling coming in to this inning that it wasn't going to end well.
That the Noffense is leaving the hurlers with no margin for error isn't helping things.