IGT - Phils at Mets -- Friday July 19

[Zvon]

There's your 13-6. I say go for mo.

oe:oh, Swannie wanted 13-7. Give em a minute.

Edited July 19, 2013 by Guest

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Lagares scores Buck, Schmendrick is done. This one ain't over, kids.

[Edgy MD]

Getting Laggy going too. Also nice.

[Frayed Knot]

Nice AB by Lagares
If you can't beat em, make em sweat.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Keith does love to state the obvious.

[Zvon]

Bases loaded: Josh Satin.

[Zvon]

gah. Brows grounds out cheaply.

[Zvon]

Nice and scary stop by Rice. That was a bullet.

[Edgy MD]

Like this game.

[Zvon]

I'm awake!


13-8. *yawn.

[Frayed Knot]

Wright: 2 NYM HRs behind Piazza for 2nd place in club history.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

The Mets won the last six innings 8-2.

[Zvon]

Awful game *yawn*stretch*
Not a good start, but only one game. Some good stuff, like Ike with a few hits, but this one pretty much sucked since Wright did that thing with that fish.

[Ceetar]

well uh, that was fun?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Eh, we got the mo going into Game 2. We at least made them sweat on a night they had a 11-0 lead. Were it not for Wright's 1st inning whiff, the Ike DP and Satin's groundout we'd have won the damn thing.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Eh, we got the mo going into Game 2. We at least made them sweat on a night they had a 11-0 lead. Were it not for Wright's 1st inning whiff, the Ike DP and Satin's groundout we'd have won the damn thing.

or the two soft grounders with the bases loaded by Q and the errors.

[dgwphotography]

Ceetar wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Eh, we got the mo going into Game 2. We at least made them sweat on a night they had a 11-0 lead. Were it not for Wright's 1st inning whiff, the Ike DP and Satin's groundout we'd have won the damn thing. or the two soft grounders with the bases loaded by Q and the errors.

Or, except for the fact that we suck , and they own us in our own park....

[Ceetar]

dgwphotography wrote: Ceetar wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Eh, we got the mo going into Game 2. We at least made them sweat on a night they had a 11-0 lead. Were it not for Wright's 1st inning whiff, the Ike DP and Satin's groundout we'd have won the damn thing. or the two soft grounders with the bases loaded by Q and the errors. Or, except for the fact that we suck , and they own us in our own park....

all in all, I think there are any number of issues here.

[dgwphotography]

Ceetar wrote: Ceetar wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Eh, we got the mo going into Game 2. We at least made them sweat on a night they had a 11-0 lead. Were it not for Wright's 1st inning whiff, the Ike DP and Satin's groundout we'd have won the damn thing. or the two soft grounders with the bases loaded by Q and the errors. Or, except for the fact that we suck , and they own us in our own park.... all in all, I think there are any number of issues here.

True.

I really hope they can turn Byrd into a prospect or two, but I'm afraid they won't.

I love that angle of the Shea Bridge...

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

We had some transportation and babysitting issues, so, though we intended to make it to our seats by first pitch, we didn't get inside the gates until the bottom of the 3rd. The score was... a little surprising.

That said, the vibe was actually kind of relaxed and fun, especially considering the heat/the usual way Phils midsummer games can go. And the "We Want Nas" chants didn't start in earnest until the fifth or so.

As for the postgame? Setup was quick, and Nas looked and sounded pretty damn fyyyyyyyne. Musically-tight (he brought a DJ, guitarist, drummer, and keyboardist), tautly-programmed (most hits got abbreviated or uptempo treatments), highly-energetic show, spanning the entirety of his career. Pangs of nostalgia, shoutouts to Met fans (and "the best stadium in New York-- yeah, I said it") and wafts of sweet-smelling smoke abounded, as did waving hands in the air for "The World Is Yours," "Made You Look," and anything from Illmatic (he did virtually the entire record, in chunks).