Alternate Side Parking IGT 7/10/14

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

[MFS62]

Now we get to find out who plays shortstop when they pinch hit for Tejada.

Later

[batmagadanleadoff]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Time has come to think about hitting for Lagares in these spots.

It's about time.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Time has come to think about hitting for Lagares in these spots. It's about time.

But the bench is only so wide these days. Gotta pinch hit for Lagares. And also Tejada. And Eric Young, too. And the pitcher.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Was hoping to see at least 8 pitches out of that Abreu at-bat, soften him up for the powerfolk.

[Frayed Knot]

Lot of 'almost HRs' from Cy Oung this year: either the almost-fair type or of the just-short variety.

[Zvon]

Well that sucked. Not the game, my vow of silence. That was very difficult. The game bit the big one.

[Gwreck]

I thought from early on that Bartolo really didn't have it tonight but he turned it into a decent start.

Pitcher Hitting Eighth resulted in three innings where Young lead off.

Fun time at the park in those "Murphy specials" - 2 really-quite-good seats for $28 (total! Not each) - one of the best promos the Mets have had in quite a while.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Whatever inning that was where EYJ led off by bunting into an easy out was pretty regrettable.

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'm sure somebody is tracking this but if you told me no team has a better Challenge Won-Lost record than the Mets I'd totally believe it. It is strange living in a world where the fates are no longer getting away with screwing the Mets so hard and so often.

Were there two in this game? And do challenges show up in the box score somewhere?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I think there was only one that I saw, very close play but to the Mets favor.

I'm thinking not just of "winning" challenges, which any good team ought to do, but having a disproportionate number of calls overturned in our favor vs. opponents successfully challenging our gains away. That may just be my perception. but if accurate would confirm a longstanding suspicion that the Mets routinely get screwed over more than anyone.

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think there was only one that I saw, very close play but to the Mets favor. I'm thinking not just of "winning" challenges, which any good team ought to do, but having a disproportionate number of calls overturned in our favor vs. opponents successfully challenging our gains away. That may just be my perception. but if accurate would confirm a longstanding suspicion that the Mets routinely get screwed over more than anyone.

Thanks. That would be the Colon at first play. Yea, the one at second was last night.

I dunno JCL. I'm curious though. I think any fan that follows a team tightly and sees a lot of plays, or even just pitches, tends to feel like their team is holding the short end of the stick.

[Edgy MD]

Nobody brings it quite like a New Yorker.