Zvon

Zvon wrote: My suspicion is that something's wrong with Goldschmidt's back. Could be something wrong w/his eyes as well.

Edgy MD wrote: Hurrah! A bunt against the shift! Boo! Greinke is the best fielder in the league. Fluidity off the mound. I used to wear my glove like that in the OF. With the 3 finger thing too. I wore it loose because that's how I thought Agee wore it. The finger thing was because it was such a large glove. A real sweet blue McGregor glove that was HUGE, longways.

Also a fan of Fielder. He is one of a kind.

Matz didn't waste any time giving that one back. Cripes. 1-1 Mets

Centerfield wrote: Like some others in this thread, I don't know if that comes under the umbrella of "unexpected", but Reed has certainly performed beyond expectations. One of the few guys this year. I hope by seasons end we can add Robles to this conversation. He may have found himself. *Fingers crossed.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's not hard when you use Google: http://archives.thecranepool.net/17000/f1_t17065.shtml http://archives.thecranepool.net/22400/f1_t22455.shtml Sheesh. I use google for everything but it never occurred to me to use it for searching the CPF. If it works that's great. I don't mean to be difficult. If we are looking for new members here, which I always assume we are, they won't be aware of all the deep info this place holds (not to mention using google to search the CPF). On first glance it looks like a little private Mets club. I remember when I first found this place I lingered for quite a while, almost a year, until I felt like I was comfortable enough with the crowd to infiltrate. I'm not complaining. I'm just sayin'.

What a great at bat by Loney. Grounds out but gets the runner in from third. Niiiiice. 1-0 Mets

Long inning for Matz. Almost 30 pitches. He has to stop with the woe is me facial expressions. Save them for the 6th inning and beyond. My suspicion is that something's wrong with Goldschmidt's back.

Is it possible that they actually set out to have the worst looking uniforms ever? Was that the plan?

I keep meaning to gather everything I have on the toothpaste walls. I've saved all pics & baseball cards I've come across. I'm sure we've all seen them at some point here. There was a thread on facebook that I popped into, but have lost track. Must be the Shea page. I may have been the one to introduce the theory that it's a primer coat. Looks similar to that type of coating but I see no reason that it would stay that way for any more than a 48 hour period. Although I suppose since the team was on a home stand the work (which must have been behind schedule to start with) might not have continued until they took to the road. One of the main reasons I thought this was the black distance markers. If that's a primer coat, those aren't black numbers but the old white numbers covered with black tape to create a mask, which is something typically done to cover stuff you didn't want the paint to hit. However, if it is actually that toothpaste white/green color by design they would have had to paint the numbers black because the white ones would be lost in the white/green. My theory is plausible but I believe the accepted facts are that it was intentionally painted that color. _______ I think I understand what Batmags is saying about old threads/topics. I had always hoped the CPF would end up like a BASEBALL FEVER site but just for the Mets, where you can find all this trivial (& mainstream) Met history in one place. And it kinda has to some extent, lots of great info shared here (and stored), but it is soon lost because at a certain point you can no longer find it. Newcomers will never see this stuff (although in this case the toothpaste walls probably do not really generate interest. Yet I'm fascinated by it. If I ever met Tom Seaver he would think I'm bonkers because the first thing I'd ask him is:"What was up with those OF walls during your 1st MLB start at Shea?".)

Congratulations/Fuck You Ichiro! I've always been a big fan.

Centerfield wrote: What do you have to lose by challenging here? Maybe he didn't give a lane? The catcher did stick his foot back in there. Some idiot could have interpreted that idiotically! Last out. Would have tied the game. WTF?

Yo, umps are idiots. You have to get a review because it gives the umps one more chance to fuck up. It's the last out of the game! Why wouldn't you call a review there? Sure, he was out, but you never know with umps these days. I have seen them reverse calls I couldn't believe. The Mets sucked. We all were kinda sad.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Love it. Bastardo was awful. Bingo. And Niese could be useful.

Ouch. A DP spikes our punch. 6-5

Bastages. I really like the Colon. Maybe I'll win it

I'm hoping for a few win streaks but we can't even win 2 in a row. It's amazin' we are still in this thing. Can I still say that at 9 games out?

Mike Puma nice enough to alert me to the fact that come Sunday we will not have won two games in a row for an entire month.

Goeddel did well. He's weird looking. Like a 6 foot elf.

112 pitches. I'd let him try for 120.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Phew! And we're done with Verlander. Yea, and speculation Noah's done too. Let him get some more work in Terry. I'll take the blame. Duh, DH.

[fimg=600]http://www.crimemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/columbo-main-pic.jpg[/fimg] "Now you might think bad backs and bone spurs are totally unrelated but the first thing I noticed was that they both begin with the letter 'B'..."

Verlander might be done for the night. I hope so.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Thor not at his best tonight. I noticed. We get runs and a lead and I feel this one's in the bag (with a few of our pitchers) and then SMACK (2 the face), it isn't.

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