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Edgy MD wrote: You know, there was an out sometime in the middle of the game, when Bryce We-Don't-Quit-and-Neither-Should-You Harper hit an infield grounder and barely dragged his ass out of the box. THAT, too, was something of a momentum changer from my vantage point. I was in the car for that one. Howie and Josh were all over him.

Edgy MD wrote: Who gets the most crap in DC over the next 24 hours? 1. Williams? 2. Papebon? 3. Heartless fans? The Washington message boards blame Williams for everything.

Thanks for bunting on that 3-1 count!

I just�can't. This f'in team.

Rogers never gets a chance to choke if the two guys who should have closed the game out before him actually did so.

God the Nationals bullpen is a steaming pile of manure.

Maybe because they'd potentially get the next toughest NL team (by record) in the best-of-5 series?

I think Robles has pretty much cemented a spot in the postseason* pen. Going back to the Wilmer game (yes, a totally selective date, but I was there and he pitched a big inning in relief) Hansel has recorded 25 Ks with only 4 BBs in 17+ innings. During that span he's faced the Nationals three times: four perfect innings with 8 Ks. Plus I kinda like that he's pissing off other teams with his (alleged?) quick pitches. *(Should there be one�)

If you're looking for an apartment, DO NOT answer an ad for a room in the SNY pad.

K Rod. I'm out. Good luck. Good quiz.

R. A. Dickey

Carlos Gomez. We hardly knew ye.

Angel Pagan. Now I'll let others play.

Cespedes.

Matt den dekker

Ceetar wrote: no it's not, Boras is a blowhard. Which is exactly why I worry this is going to get very public and very ugly. I'm in agreement that the Mets will stick to their plan (whatever it is), that doesn't mean Boras won't fan the flames and the media won't eat it up and spit it out.

Per Jon Heyman, Sandy and Boras at odds over Matt's innings moving forward� http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25290191/how-much-will-matt-harvey-pitch-innings-limit-debate-coming-to-a-head Boras says it's not him but the doctors who are making the determination to limit Harvey to 180 innings, and the doctors are the ones the Mets have no choice but to abide. If Harvey has just two starts left this year, it's hard to see how much, if any, playoff impact he might have. "This is not a club's decision. This is a doctor's decision," Boras said. "Any club that chooses to defy a surgeon's wishes is putting the player in peril." I always thought it was the club's decision myself. Alderson, however, contends the parties spoke before the season about protecting Harvey by having some innings limitations, and that they "see no reason to deviate from the original plan." Alderson also says that the Mets had a "soft" limit all along he felt was acceptable to all. He maintains that he has been in consultation with doctors as well. But Boras said, "Expert opinion by medical practitioners is not a soft number. There are no soft numbers. These are medical practitioners providing opinions about when a pitcher is at risk, and when a pitcher isn't at risk." Expert opinion is still opinion. The GM also said that they had an approximate innings limit in mind, but he didn't name it and said that it wasn't hard and fast, anyway. "We had a soft target, and we really don't expect to go much above it,' Alderson said. Boras counters that "there are no soft numbers" and that "this is not a negotiation." Mets people seem to have the idea Boras has influence over the doctors, but Boras said that isn't so -- though he contended his own research does tell him pitchers returning after Tommy John surgery do better long-term with lower innings totals, naming Shaun Marcum and a few others who exceeded previous totals, and later ran into more arm trouble. "These are doctors' opinions," Boras said. "And club officials are not determining how many innings he can pitch. Matt Harvey would love to pitch. But the surgeon who saved his career and other surgeons consulted have said that for maximum safety he is not to exceed 180 innings for the year." Alderson conceded there may be a "slightly enhanced" risk if a pitcher goes past 180 innings, and one "doesn't need a medical degree to say that." I worry this is going to get ugly.

The Braves are comically bad at this point. But no better time to snap out of their 8-losses in a row, 15-out-of-16 funk than with a set of four in the nation's capital.

seawolf17 wrote: We were talking about this at the bus stop this morning. I think you have to go Harvey-deGrom-Thor-Colon in the rotation, consider Matz your fifth starter/long guy, and use the Familia/Clippard/Gilmartin/Torres/Verrett/Robles as your pen. Start Colon and Syndergaard at Citi Field in whatever combination you want. The question mark is Niese. I bolded that part of your statement�Mets are only 2 in the loss column behind the Dodgers. What if they get home field for the NLDS? Do you really want to go Colon/Thor in games 1 and 2 holding back Harvey and deGrom? I agree that Thor should get a start at Citi based on his home/road, so I'd be fine with him going game 2 after either Harvey or deGrom and holding the other for game 3 out west.

Frayed Knot wrote: - Bowa, after he was already tossed, was CLEARLY gesturing to Muffy that he was going to get the next one in the ribs - hence the bench warnings. Not quite sure how Murph got into it except by being the closest one to the Philly dugout Not sure where I read it but it seems the Phils were already pissed at Murph for "styling" a bit too much on his home run the night before. What he did worse than what anyone else who goes deep I have no idea, but there you go.

Edgy MD wrote: Tonight's most fascinating person behind home plate is Pre-School Girl Captivated by Yearbook. I like Cespedes arm sleeve guy.

2 on 1 out. Big spot for Clippard here.

Pay attention in the box. And fuck Larry Bowa.

HahnSolo wrote: I have very small hopes. Toronto NEVER wins in New York. And Price and Buerhle are about a combined 2-145 in their careers against the MFYs. Blue Jays still haven't lost since this awesome bit of prognostication.

The last few years I think the final weekend has been all Sunday NFL games (ie no Monday or Thursday games). There is a Sunday night game though.