Edgy MD

Lamar Johnson = very White Sox-y figure. Very professional-hitter-y.

I look to Terry on this one. Several consecutive decisions backfired on him: [list:18ibjlfh][*:18ibjlfh]Not double switching in Tejada when he went to Familia. This [list:18ibjlfh][*:18ibjlfh]Forced him to lose Familia after 1/3 of an inning in pinch-hitting for him the next half inning. I realize he went the day before but you want a chance to get a few outs there.[/*:m:18ibjlfh] [*:18ibjlfh]Kept the defense less-than-ideal in a late-inning-small-lead situation.[/*:m:18ibjlfh][/list:u:18ibjlfh][/*:m:18ibjlfh] [*:18ibjlfh]Getting outfoxed on switches in facing a righthander with power with Rice on the mound.[/*:m:18ibjlfh] [*:18ibjlfh]Not putting Wright on the line. (A possible residue of Tejada not being there is Wright being one step further off the line.)[/*:m:18ibjlfh] [*:18ibjlfh]Going to Valverde with a one-run lead when Torres, if nobody else, was an option.[/*:m:18ibjlfh][/list:u:18ibjlfh] I didn't think they were going to release Valverde today, but rather after the series. Davey Johnson's big no-more-bullshit statement in 1984 was releasing three veteran pitchers. So, um, Valverde would be head number two. I think that's my point. Any notion on who will replace Hudge? Bobby Abreu?

Man, Wright, I would think could at least keep that in front of him. Sure wish we were line guarders.

What I really like about Murphy is how he stays with the play. Getting himself in throwing position there was impressive.

This whole game has been a one-day summation of the history of Keith's cantankerous impatience.

That's right. Challenge it, Terri.

deGromio coming back out, looks like.

Ike and Duda have a nice little game of Pepper going between them.

Abreu comes with the thunda. He just does! Sheesh, he's what you want every one of your hitters to be.

I don't know if and when we'll find out if the overturn is based on interference or a simple reversal. Strange that Keith and Gary don't see that the hand seemed to be in there.

Interesting conflict here where the new plate-blocking rule and the new replay review rule converge, but I think Lagares got his hand in there anyway. With an inch of room it slid right under the calf.

Two outs in the fifth and deGrombles is over 90 pitches. Also, they're wearing camouflage hats and embroidery, so you may be doing better with Josh and Howie. McCutcheon gets an infield hit on an indifferent double clutch play by Wilmer and an indifferent stretch by Duda.

Most GiDPs of all time belongs to the 1990 Boston Red Sox with 174. The National League record belongs to the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals with 169. (Both solid teams!) The Mets currently have 29 through 49 1/3 games, putting them on a pace for 95.23. But they're heating up, it seems.

[*:4sqn4crp]Lagares, CF[/*:m:4sqn4crp] [*:4sqn4crp]Murphy, Dn, 2B[/*:m:4sqn4crp] [*:4sqn4crp]Wright, D, 3B[/*:m:4sqn4crp] [*:4sqn4crp]Granderson, LF[/*:m:4sqn4crp] [*:4sqn4crp]Abreu, RF[/*:m:4sqn4crp] [*:4sqn4crp]Duda, 1B[/*:m:4sqn4crp] [*:4sqn4crp]Flores, W, SS[/*:m:4sqn4crp] [*:4sqn4crp]Centeno, C[/*:m:4sqn4crp] [*:4sqn4crp]deGrom, P[/*:m:4sqn4crp][/list:o:4sqn4crp]

Eventually, the bottom of the order comes up, so deGrom Metscapes in the second also.

Ike walks in the first, loading the bases, but a trip to the mound preceeds a Russel Martin GiDP and the Mets escape the pirate threat. [fimg=550:2usaik49]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VbB1uRVgs8g/TO3rxzn3mdI/AAAAAAAAD84/xs_bibSBiyg/s1600/pirates%2B004.JPG[/fimg:2usaik49] Blasted menaces are threatening again in the second.

Now that would be a good promotion. "Little d Day."

Teams carry such gees all the time.

Edgy MD wrote: Unfortunately, he's less playable than Alou. As I'm saying. He certainly gives a lot back on defense and baserunning. But with two men on in the ninth, he's about all you could ask for. Am'n I the only one who thought Tejada's hand hopped right over the gag and got the back end of the plate?

Sure could've used Young today, or even den Dekker. Tough deal of the cards for Nieuwenhuis. I like to think either he or dD could give us more off the bench than Young, though, and this injury sure clears up any ambiguity of the four-man outfield, just as everybody should have known some injury or another would.

Frayed Knot wrote: Well, if swinging away isn't working may be we do have to start bunting more often. What I'm saying.

And Murphy and Young cash in that policy, with one of the premiums paid by Lagares.

You know what Mutual of Omaha was, Ronnie? Insurance. What we could use some of RIGHT NOW.

I think Rubes beat that tag.

Ruben Tejada, the pinch-hitter you've been looking for.