IGT 5/16/13 Mets v Cardinals Avoid the Four Day Self-Poo

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, good. Give Buck the save. Nothing against Brandon Lyon, but I always get the idea that we're putting the game in Randy Quaid's hands.

Randy Quaid on his way

[Edgy MD]

Hello, tying run on deck. Hello, save situation. Hello... Beltran at the plate.

Gulp.

[Ceetar]

Swan Swan H wrote: Ike needs a wake-up call. Two weeks in sunny Binghamton (not SUNY Binghamton) might be the medicine.

Binghamton doens't get two weeks of sun in a year.

[Edgy MD]

Don't tell him now. He'll find out soon enough.

[Ceetar]

and welcome back, Bobby's save situation.

[Edgy MD]

Leaving a lot of crap over the plate, reliever guy.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[bigpurple:3mffjic4]5-4-3[/bigpurple:3mffjic4]

[Edgy MD]

Smoly crap!

Shaky-lookin' DP, but I'll take it.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Sink-Cat-Twa!

[Guest themetfairy]

Whew!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Muffy. 4-for-4 with a walk.

[Edgy MD]

Unstoppable Murphy.

[seawolf17]

QUICK trade him for Shelby Miller before the game ends. And maybe they'll take Ike too if we just sneak everyone out onto the bus quickly after the game and not tell him.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Here we go, a fifth try for Ike.

[Edgy MD]

The world is before you, Ike Davis.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[bigpurple:1kic100x]in play![/bigpurple:1kic100x]
grounder to 2nd

[Edgy MD]

#TinyBabyStepsIke

[Frayed Knot]

Encouraging note of the day: No closer attempting a 1-inning/3-run save has failed to convert this season. They haven't always been perfect or even pretty, but 68 times in 68 chances the lead has held.

And for those of you who think I may be "jinxing" Parnell here, hey, I'm just here to inform.

[Edgy MD]

Terry sez
Baxter > Valdy on the corner
Lagares > Ankiel in center

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Anbody > Duda in left

[Farmer Ted]

Is it possible to try out Jorge Toca at first? Ike is swimming in a pool of his own shit out there.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

b00kZ

[Guest Swan Swan H]

We may have ourselves a professional closer, here.

[Edgy MD]

Best team in baseball.

Good job, Fman.

[Zvon]

Good game. I love MLB.TV for when you miss the beginning and can jump thru innings and catch up. Didn't see every pitch or even every half, but in an hour and 15 mins I arrive at the end pretty much when it ended. GJ METS!

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Terry sez Baxter > Valdy on the corner Lagares > Ankiel in center

Ankiel looked great going back on a ball today. Thing wound up near the track and was slicing away from him as it did but he not only caught up with it (and caught it) but did so over his shoulder and seemingly with no effort at all.
On the other hand he's already misjudged two balls in front of him in just a few games.

[Edgy MD]

That one that popped out of his glove the first game, I give him a pass on.

At any rate, it's good to now Terry's assessment of Lagares is stronger. If he's not our best centerfielder, then there's no place for him on this roster.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: That one that popped out of his glove the first game, I give him a pass on.

But still, it was a poor read/break on the ball in the first place which caused him to need to dive. Similar to today.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, but I'm generous to the nu guy.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ceetar wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: Ike needs a wake-up call. Two weeks in sunny Binghamton (not SUNY Binghamton) might be the medicine. Binghamton doens't get two weeks of sun in a year.

But hey-- no Valley Fever!

This is no dilemma-- there's a surplus of OFs that are better than Duda in the field/IkeAhora at the bat. Lagares/Ankiel-or-Byrd/Baxter-or-'Spin in the OF. Duda at first. Ike working things out in the minors or in the cage.