Firecracker IGT -- Snakes @ Mets -- 7/4/13

[bmfc1]

Swing the frigging bat. What the hell was he looking for?

[Edgy MD]

Our innings all seem to be ending on called strikes three, with men in position to score.

[Zvon]

How could he look at that last pitch? It was a pitchers pitch, but try and foul it at least. Swing the frakin bat.

[Frayed Knot]

That's the nature of slumping hitters: unsure when they should be aggressive and aggressive when they should be more selective.
Murphy's displayed both sides of that today.

[Frayed Knot]

I think the tattoo on the forearm of Eric Chavez is his locker combination.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, people take pitches on the edge for strike three all the time. He clearly thought it was breaking out of the strike zone. Happens all the time. Bad judgement, but it happens. It's not like there's something morally wrong with taking. Batting is hard. Judging pitches --- also hard.

Meanwhile Ross goes the other way by swiinging at a ball out of the strike zone for strike three. Didn't he throw the bat a night or two ago also?

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, people take pitches on the edge for strike three all the time. He clearly thought it was breaking out of the strike zone. Happens all the time. Bad judgement, but it happens. It's not like there's something morally wrong with taking. Batting is hard. Judging pitches --- also hard. Meanwhile Ross goes the other way by swiinging at a ball out of the strike zone for strike three. Didn't he throw the bat a night or two ago also?

yes. We need a lil Cody chin musak.

[Zvon]

...for striking out,lol.

[Zvon]

Will TC get burned no matter how he does it? We shall see. Parnell in for the 9th.

[Zvon]

Oh, you were talkng about it slipping out of his hands. Yes, that too.

[Fman99]

Free bonus baseball! Helps to counter for the nap I took that cost me innings 2-7.

[Zvon]

LMAO. Keith. After Gary says all that Mex says "Its also extra innings."

[ashie62]

Another grind into extras...

[Ceetar]

Fman99 wrote: Free bonus baseball! Helps to counter for the nap I took that cost me innings 2-7.

Good job, wish I'd thought of a nap. I drank beer to counter my morning headache instead. Oh, and signed paperwork that is going to cost me more than a third of a million dollars.

My money's on a Quintanilla homerun walkoff style.

[ashie62]

Ceetar wrote: Fman99 wrote: Free bonus baseball! Helps to counter for the nap I took that cost me innings 2-7. Good job, wish I'd thought of a nap. I drank beer to counter my morning headache instead. Oh, and signed paperwork that is going to cost me more than a third of a million dollars. My money's on a Quintanilla homerun walkoff style.

You bought a house?

[Zvon]

HA! Campana sucks. Niewy almost sucked.

[Frayed Knot]

Nice of Campana, with all that speed, to do us favors by being thrown out on the bases three times today.

Edited July 4, 2013 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Nieuwenhuis just threw out the fastest guy in the league.

[ashie62]

Recker did earlier also...

[Frayed Knot]

And Murphy before that.

[Frayed Knot]

I don't say this often, but I agree with the bunt here.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: I don't say this often, but I agree with the bunt here.

But I don't agree with THAT bunt.

[ashie62]

That was truly painful to watch.

[Frayed Knot]

Bah! ... leadoff hit is followed by three pop-ups, only one of which even had the decency to be a fair ball.

[Zvon]

Torres with two fine innings And Byrd starts the 11th with a lead off single.

LETS

[Zvon]

...keep popping up?

[Fman99]

GO

[Frayed Knot]

At least Q had the good manners not to pop out after five outs in a row went no further than shallow RF.

Edited July 4, 2013 by Guest

[Zvon]

[Frayed Knot]

Nice work by Torres -- unfortunately not a promising inning coming up with Valdespin, Nieuwenhuis, Young & Murphy to face their only LHP.
Terry could PH with Buck but I doubt it.