Frayed Knot

We're advancing runners in the wrong direction.

Breathe deep, the gathering doom Mike Minor. (see what I did there?)

Q almost has a Ruben Tejada AB. He fought back from 0-2, fouling a bunch of pitches off, until getting to a full count. The only thing he did wrong was hit a double when it was all over instead of popping out.

Edgy MD wrote: I just came in from mowing the lawn. Three runs on 10 hits through four? How have we contained the damage that much? Triple plays? BJ Upton has been up a lot with men on.

Andrew "Downtown" Brown

Swan Swan H wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Should I ask, btw, what makes this game the Roman Polanski rubber game? The Mets offense is out to abuse a Minor. Wouldn't we have to drug him first?

Should I ask, btw, what makes this game the Roman Polanski rubber game?

HRs with the bases empty and ground balls with 'em full. Story of this series.

The deadline for signing, with the exception of college seniors, is 5 PM EDT on July 12th.

She was, I believe, the first of three Mrs. Joe Torres

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Has anyone been tracking who has been signed and who hasn't? See This Link Supposedly all the names in Bold have beens signed--which means all of the top guys. Some of the ones without dollar figures filled in might not be officially official yet but BA is comfortable enough to know they happened so have it chalked up in the 'Done' category. It's, y'know, like calling Florida in national elections.

Philly will supposedly listen to offers for closer Jonathan Papelbon as the trading deadline approaches. (no, I'm not suggesting him for Queens). Funny thing is that the Phils aren't totally out of things and even had a chance to move ahead of Washington this week if they swept the head-to-head series. Only problem is that Papelbon chose this series to get his first TWO blown saves of the season. Phils actually came back to win one of the games after he served up a tying HR in the 9th. Not so lucky last night though as the Phils went on to lose in extras on an Ian Desmond Grand Slam. Pitt's Jason Grilli-- exhibit A in the argument that you never know where the next dominant closer is going to come from--blew his first save of the season last night in Cincy by giving up a 1-out HR to Jay Bruce. Grilli, a 36 y/o in his 11th ML season with his 6th team, was 25-for-25 [1.10 ERA; 0.765 WHiP] in saves opps prior to last night despite coming into this season with 5 career saves. Pitt also lost in extras and missed a chance to pull with a 1/2 game of Cincy for 2nd (they play again today) and within 3 games of StL in what suddenly looks like the toughest division in baseball.

Zvon wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Duda looking reasonably comfortable at first. Yeah, but he's ranged too far to his right on several occasions, at least twice he dove for balls that were almost directly at Murphy. If that isn't an exaggeration I'm even more afraid. It really isn't an exaggeration, it's more a case of Duda not knowing that Muffy was pulled around towards the hole so he Duda went flopping for it. It's actually good that he missed it both times because it made for an easier out although it still unnecessarily forced the pitcher to cover. A more seasoned 1Bman has a better idea of where his 2Bman is.

Zvon wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Cheapie by Satin knocks out Medlen and brings the tying run to the plate. Ronnie thinks that BUpton was lazy out there. I agree. He broke back initially, although if he was being lazy it certainly wouldn't be a first for him.

Edgy MD wrote: Duda looking reasonably comfortable at first. Yeah, but he's ranged too far to his right on several occasions, at least twice he dove for balls that were almost directly at Murphy.

Geez, ya think we've hit into enough GiDPs in this series?

Gee - 5.5 Duda - 2.5 Buck - 1.0 Murphy - 0.5

That was one ugly, long-assed, and dragged-out 5th inning.

Nice read by Buckminster. He was a lot more sure that that ball was going to fall in than I was. Either that or he was incredibly lucky.

WOW! 1) Thank you Mr. Medlen 2) How can you be throwing that ball to 3rd?

Atchison back to the DL - did he ever really come off it?

G-Fafif wrote: ... I'll be discussing The Happiest Recap at the fabulous Bergino Baseball Clubhouse... Which certainly beats giving a talk at the Benigno Baseball Clubhouse. They may root for the Mets at that place, but mostly they just sit around saying; "Is it football season yet?"

Hefner - 2.0 Torres - 0.8 Aardsma - 0.5 Parnell - 0.5 Buck - 0.5 Byrd - 1.7 Duda - 0.3 Nieuwenhuis - 3.7

Hawkins - 0.5 Murphy - 1.2 Wright - 1.2 Lagares - 0.5 Nieuwenhuis - 0.5 Valdespin - 0.5 Niese - 1.0

Aardsma - 0.5 Burke - 0.3 Lagares - 1.0 Murphy - 1.0 Wright - 1.5 Duda - 0.5 Cowgill - 0.5