Edgy MD

The monkey that fell of Nickeas' back now running wild through Elmhurst.

Edgy DC wrote: Remember how awesome it was when a pitcher was getting the job done, and he came up in the eighth or ninth, and the crowd rose and gave him a standing ovation, and whether or not he acquitted himself well at the plate, that ovation seemingly bouyed him when he came out in the ninth and reached back for a little extra to finish the game. Let's see some of that shit today. Thank you, Terry.

[bigpurple:299gkr6v]Holy crap![/bigpurple:299gkr6v]

Nickeas up with the bags juiced. I wonder if he was given orders to swing at the first pitch and spare Santana the delay and the trip to the plate.

Why not? We're up 5-0 in the ninth and playing for first. Or second and third, anyway. Which alignment do you use in the ninth? Send Nieuenhuis out to left? Send Ike to first and send Rottino to left? Send Ike to first and send Nieuenhuis to left? Send Ike to first and send Rottino to right and Nieuenhuis to left? And Santana pitches, right? RIGHT?!

Four-game hitting streak and over .170!

Gets his seventh strikeout, and has 87 pitches through eight. Brilliant, Johan, now finish this.

Four pitches, two outs. So far he has 65 strikes and 16 balls.

One pitch, one out.

There we go!

Seventy seven pitches through seven. Remember how awesome it was when a pitcher was getting the job done, and he came up in the eighth or ninth, and the crowd rose and gave him a standing ovation, and whether or not he acquitted himself well at the plate, that ovation seemingly bouyed him when he came out in the ninth and reached back for a little extra to finish the game. Let's see some of that shit today.

Oh what a sight! Late September in two thousand three! Mets were swinging O so fruitlessly! Bell and Duncan, what a sight! HRPAABHR/PAHR/ABSluggers69568480.63%0.71%Timo F. P�rez (4th of 4 on the year, 18th of 26 on career, off Russ F. Ortiz.) Ty F. Wigginton (11th of 11 on the year, 17th of 161 and counting on career, off Salomon F. Torres.) Roger F. Cede�o (7th of 7 on the year, 37th of 40 on career, off Mark Prior.) Daniel F. Garcia (1st of 2 on the year, 1st of 5 on career, off Mark F. Redman.) Daniel F. Garcia (2nd of 2 on the year, 2nd of 5 on career, off Javier F. Vazquez.) Prentice F. Redman (sole homer of career, off of Jose F. Mesa.) The amazing thing about 2003 is that, as bad as the team was, they weren't that bad. The bottom just fell out at the end when players were flipped for future value, injured players were shut down (or shutting themselves down), and ennui settled in. It's almost silly. April/March: 21 HR in 27 games. May: 24 HR in 28 games. June: 28 HR in 26 games. July: 18 HR in 27 games. August: 27 HR in 27 games. Sept/Oct: 6 HR in 26 games. Redman's lone career homer was a big one, down 5-4 and leading off the ninth. He yanked Mesa out of the park to tie the game. Art Howe's 2003 Mets, however, went meekly after that, and the Phils beat Mike F.[/bigpurple] Stanton in the ninth, Howe saving Benitez for a save situation that would never ever come. What a disaster.

Niese 5.12 Francisco 1.36 Nieuewenhuis 1.32 Parnell 0.93 Johnson 0.69 Wright 0.29 Davis 0.26 Torres 0.03

What could I possibly miss if I don't see the first inning?

Wright 4.34 Ramirez 1.92 Davis 1.47 Turner 1.03 Duda 0.59 Murphy 0.42 Hairston 0.13 Torres 0.11

Gee 4.21 Duda 1.77 Davis 0.92 Murphy 0.60 Nieuwenhuis 0.58 Johnson 0.57 Byrdak 0.54 Ramirez 0.50 Baxter 0.32

I don't care how long it's been, the Mets on WPIX just feels wrong.

Torres knocks Duda out of the game. Byrdie coming in for a full inning?

Yeah, about half his home field production on the season has come tonight.

Frayed Knot wrote: In fact, I'm calling it ... a HR or at least a long 2B from him before the game's out!! A two-run single. I'll take it.

Venable should be out of the game. Come on.

Yeah, I thought I took that out. Snit.

Let's get some posts going here.

I completely support Duda laying a bunt down here.

Will Venable, apart form being a big league legacy, is a Princeton grad.