Edgy MD

This might have been a good day to start Young at second, and get Lutz and Brown both in the lineup rather than have Valdespin face Sale. My theory is that managers tend to be former marginal infielders, and while they are quick to assume that any infielder that can play the outfield, they tend not to trust hybrid outfielders-who-are-part-time-infielders in the infield, unless they gotta. Nor do they quickly trust former infielders who've been playing outfield, or even guys who were virtually exclusive infielders in the minors, but in a pinch, debuted in the outfield at the major league level. They had nothing recommending them as ballplayers except their modest ability to play second, and a big chunk of their self-image is predicated on maintaining the notion that this was and is a rare and precious skill, and a charge that you don't just trust anybody with. Terry Collins, Jerry Manuel, Willie Randolph, Art Howe, Bobby Valentine --- the last five managers were infielders, mostly with secondbase as the largest part of their portfolio. It's a natural impulse to not let fakirs play their position.

Compact power. Built like me, if I was awesome. As somebody who hates the AAAA label, I thought he was very AAAA-ish, in that he seemingly could do anything a big leaaguer could do, but lalcked cks whatever the quality is that makes them do it semi-regularly. I prefer Brown, among our righty outfielders riding the shuttle. I feel like he did something lousy in his second game, which almost shattered his legend as fast as his homer in Game One built it up.

It's dealing time at Club Sandy.

That's a lotta walking for a blind squirrel though. I have faith that Willets will come through on this one.

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By the way, on my fake OotP team, I got away with putting Lucas Duda in the infield for four innings when Wright got hurt and the bench was empty. For four innings he shifted back and fourth between second and third, made no errors, and started a double play. Make the move NOW, Terry!!!!

That's actually scarcely more fair than Megdal.

I'm not sure what that means.

I don't think Megdal correctly understands the legacy of Wally Pipp.

If Parnell is to be moved, it probably isn't going to be this year.

What. Are. You. Thinking?

I think I have enough information about the film to stay away. I could use more information about Mr. Cooby, though. What. Is. He. Thinking?

Willet's Point, how 'bout them Sox?

Woolie Joshie.

I think I bat higher with the listy articles of Bleacher Report. They're hitting about .200 while It sure Yahoo Contributor Network is closer to .050. Of course, BR has Rob Neyer. As a slogan, "Youth in the Outhouse!" sure beats "Catch the Energy."

It ain't going to help them if Robinson Cano ends up on the same back page.

You mean, he handed the Diamondbacks a walkoff win.

The vicissitudes of baseball dictate that a team that should win/should have won seven of eight will more likely go 5-3, where the gravitational pull of the mean is stronger than in the NBA or NFL. Nonetheless, I find myself a little frustrated that they didn't hit the higher figure. They dug a big hole and I guess I'm a little impatient to see them climb out of it.

I got another vidcap here. Harvey was kind of a big baby about the rain delay. Looks a little like Savery from this angle, too.

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Nice cap to the afternoon, but that was a classic CBP-HR Not sure that's out anywhere else except Houston. Yea, looked like he one handed it. Still, squarin' up the ball all day. I love it. It must be someone's turn to play the Brown Dirt Cowboy today because the captain was fantastic. My side hurts! My shoulder hurts! They kicked me off the team! Dude, CANADA!

And some more.

Harvey out. Hawkins warming. Mets extra-basin' some more.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'd have liked the win, but just to see Papelbum and the entire Philly team shart themselves was worth the emotional rollercoaster. Plus the Mets look like they mean biz lately. Harvey to continue said biz today. The team really seemed primed for a sweep right there and then. Maybe Parnell coughs it up too, but I hate losing without using our best there.

Nymr83 wrote: it HAD BETTER knock Harvey out... in a 6-0 game what point would there be in marching your young ace out there again after he takes a seat for so long? bring on the shitpen! Wow, you sell it so sweetly.

Impressed Savery got up to make that play on the liner by Harvey. Here's a screencap I got of the play: