Edgy MD

We were two farts away from sweeping this series.

Most negative connotations my wife has about baseball revolve around "that day at Wrigley."

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: He and Gene Simmons have got to get together. Good analogy.

metirish wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Sheesh, one still remembers a time when the Cubs, the Cards and the Bucs were guys that need no introduction. Luis Valbuena? Tony Campana? This KTE stuff is serious business. Stop making guys up. Serioously, outside of Soto, Soriano ,Samardzija, Wells and Marmoll I didn't know any of them , until now of course..... nice work. Samarwhozit?

No day? No recognition? No dinner? No sports jacket? No wifey either, clearly. Don't know who precipitated the breakup, or who had more cause to be bitter, but Carole ended up with Art Kass, the Buddah Records exec who turned the Amazin' Mets into recording artists. The thing about that baby is that for once you see Ed not wearing that grouchy stressed look in his face, but the baby wears the exact look that's missing from Ed.

Thanks for that, Carole.

Sheesh, one still remembers a time when the Cubs, the Cards and the Bucs were guys that need no introduction. Luis Valbuena? Tony Campana? This KTE stuff is serious business. Stop making guys up.

Vinny Fucking Rottino! Turner amplifies the Mets lack of power.

They no doubt could provide more in the power department --- but that's all the more reason to go with Rottino over Turner last night, no?

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Well, they don't really have the talent, at least, they can't hang with the best team in terms of talent with the 25 or 24 or 23 they run out there most nights. I think they do if they're not giving first base to Turner or the bullpen to Batista.

Kinda, you know, get enough bats to force the other guy to burn through his bullpen. I read something yesterday that Bill James wrote: "Strategy comes to the fore when talent recedes." Work on getting the talent in place, have confidence in your talent, and back off on the strategy.

I really pooped in this thread. Sorry.

Ceetar wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Do you really think it's necessary to tell me that? if you're going to assert that it's a concern. yeah. Well, you really really really didn't.

This really underscores any disappointment I have in the leadership. To much protectionism. Rottino should have started at first yesterday. If not, there was no need to be carrying him (as they suddenly realized late last night. If they needed to get Turner in (protectionism), they could have put him at second where his bat isn't such a dropoff. (As it is, baked a big fat 0-4 cake.) They won't give Parnell a second inning, because I guess his arm is too precious (counterproductive protectionism), but they'll give a second one to Batista, because he's old, not long for the baseball world, and his arm is somehow more dispose-able. So he gets a save-the-bullpen stretch job (protectionism) in a the late innings of a tie game and a rubber match before a sellout crowd. Now they go for Hampson, so they get a second lefty-lefty matchup in the game, which will seemingly protect people, but will really just lead to more relievers used per game. Anywutz, welcome to the bigs, Justin Hampson. Sorry you caught me on a disappointed morning. I predict Hampson gets 38.

Well, I have some minor intestinal discomfort.

Part of me wants to see Q-Tip here.

Well, if we want to do it in regular season 2012, now's the time. (Pouring... shit.)

It's just... this team is grinding as hard as they can but stuff like Turner at first and Batista in the eighth --- by circumstances or by choice, we're not coming after this team with our best stuff. If you're gonna keep Rottino over Valdespin, why wouldn't he be at first against C.C. Sabathia when Ike is down? Why else have the guy?

Amazing how fast we miss Valdespin. Nice job, Torres.

Rottino should've started, man.

You hit for Rottino here?

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Trying to be charitable, but Batista is not the guy I want to see in this game. And I'm thinking, HE's the guy Terry lets get a second inning?!? Yeah, when I reach enlightenment, this is the question I'm gonna seek an answer to.

Do you really think it's necessary to tell me that?

Trying to be charitable, but Batista is not the guy I want to see in this game. Sounds like a riot about to break out at the game.

I have no doubt Ventura and Valentine spoke directly about this one.