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Gwreck wrote: I don't usually laugh at this stuff but for some reason, this article from The Onion worked today. Thanks. That's the first Mets related article that made me smile today. "Meanwhile, defending a comfortable 600-0 lead in the top of ninth, the Mets decided to rest up Carlos Voltron by moving him to the outfield and replacing him with reliever Aaron Heilman, who lost the lead and eventually the game after giving up 618 runs to close the inning."
I've been optimistic all season. I said that we should show the Magic Number and I talked about the Mets as "we" for the first time in my life. But last night was a punch to the gut and I'm still reeling. I wish I could shake it off and be optimistic but it's not happening yet. Hopefully by 7:10. Sorry to be a "buzz kill."
Well, David Wright won't help you. His post-game comments, available at wfan.com (which you can download as a podcast: WFAN/New York Mets audio) pissed me off. He said he the pitcher threw a good pitch on 3-2. Yeah, he threw a good pitch out of the strike zone knowing that Wright would chase it. He also said that the starters and relievers have to step up. What about you, Mr. Vitamin Water?
It was all there--a g.d., motherf'in flyball by Wright or Church, and we're dancing off to sleep, dreaming of being tied for first by this time tomorrow. The Cubs said "here, take it" and they couldn't. Wright froze and everybody else did NOTHING. We may be seeing this game in our minds all winter.
Elster88 wrote: ="bmfc1"]On ESPN, Sutcliffe is explaining that the Mets should have known every pitcher that the Chicago pitcher was throwing because of the way the catcher was setting up and that if the Mets couldn't figure it out, "shame on them." Anything about this on SNY? Sutcliffe is a dumbass. Someone put something in his mouth, my zipper's stuck. Indeed he is--I thought that he was going to start sobbing when the Mets tied it. But the catcher tipping the pitches was true.
On ESPN, Sutcliffe is explaining that the Mets should have known every pitcher that the Chicago pitcher was throwing because of the way the catcher was setting up and that if the Mets couldn't figure it out, "shame on them." Anything about this on SNY?