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bump_____________________________This post was under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

]What I am saying though, is we shouldn't be misled by this team's RS-RA gap considering we've had such a disparity in blowouts this year. The RS component was largely accomplished in five single games this year which we won by 11, 12 (twice), 13, and 14 runs. Take away the 5 biggest margin-of-victory games and the Mets have a 544-534 RS-RA edge on opponents, or a .509 WP% -- pretty much what we're looking at this morning. This is what I was trying to say, I just have no ability to say it as eloquently as JD. This is why you don't say "A new manager would have been the difference, just look at the difference we have in RS and RA." _____________________________ This post was under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

I'd agree with Edgy. By saying "bullshit", you're basically saying the other person's point is meaningless and has no merit whatsoever. Seems overly rude to me, and the kind of line you'd hear in other fora. If you disagree with someone just say so, no need to get all dramatic. To me, DocTee's post wasn't saying that WWSB's use of Heilman was bullshit, he was saying Zvon's post was bullshit. Why say that, instead of disputing his point in the same way you challenge Edgy to dispute his point? Why not keep it civilized? Or am I being an oversensitive weenie? _____________________________ This post was under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I think team OBP in our case speaks louder than RS. WWSB hasn't helped much in that regard, and made some questionable decisions, but let's go easy on the wound-licking: We're not a great team. Philly and Florida over the last week have given us what we've earned pretty much. I'd have to agree with all of this, and the use of OPB over RS (though not just because it supports my argument.)

Rotblatt wrote: Elster, we're fifth in the league in Runs Scored. In terms of ERA, WHIP, K/9, we've got one of the better pens in the league. We've given up the 5th fewest runs in the league. By RS & RA, we should have won 5 games more than we have so far. We CAN hit, and we HAVE hit enough to be leading the WC race in a piss-poor league like the one we're in now. What I'm saying is that the X factor has been WIllie, and that his many poor choices have cost us at least a couple of games--the couple we'd need to be leading the WC race. I think Runs Scored is a flawed stat to use in measuring a team's offensive capabilites. We put up 34 runs in two games against shitty pitching. Then what happened as soon as we hit San Fran and Philly? Was it like 8 runs in 5 games?

Rotblatt wrote: How can you possibly say that, Elster? Despite Willie's gross incompetance, we're STILL only 3.5 games out of the wild card slot. Don't you think that giving Seo 7 or 8 of Ishii's starts would have netted us a game or two? Or that using Heilman in close games instead of Aybar or DeJean would have gotten us a game or two? And how about replacing Cairo with a kid with some range? I'm not so sure how much altering the lineup would have helped in terms of winning more games, but it sure wouldn't have hurt. Not really. The problem with this team is not all of that as much as the fact that we can't hit. That isn't Willie's fault. Sure, if he had made every decision perfectly we might be better off. But let's not forget that Bert and Loopy lost two leads in Milwaukee, and then there's opening day, and then there's the other games the bullpen lost Petey's leads. Not to put all the blame on the bullpen, but that's just a few examples where the players didn't perform. (I think overall the bullpen has been average to above average. There have also been plenty of instances of 1-0 losses or 2-1 losses. As frustrated as I am with Willie, I think to blame him for missing the playoffs is silly and probably just a reaction to today's mismanagement. The lineup is the problem. I really think one huge bat (*cough* Delgado *cough*) would've been what pushed us into the playoffs, not a different manager.

Bret Sabermetric wrote: Can I refer to a small bunch of you as "fuckers"? Re-form in small groups, and I'll refer to all of you fornicators (is that okay?) as Elster requests. I don't know how to kiss your asses the correct way. I really feel sorry for you guys (not that I'm upset, as I would be if I was rooting for the Mets) and if you want to hear my commisseration as mocking you, I don't know what I can do about it. I prefer copulators. Seriously, if you want to express sincere heartfelt sympathies, why not just say "I feel sorry for you."? Why add the tag fuckers? Not that I'm that thin-skinned, I'm not going to cry over the word fuckers. It just seems as a weird thing to say in a post where you're saying you feel bad for people, and I think it's not hard to see how it could be taken for mocking when you say fuckers. If you didn't mean it in a sarcastic way, then I misread you and I apologize.

]Willie is a fucking retard and has single-handedly cost us the playoffs, I think this is just going way too far though. This is not a playoff team.

Bret Sabermetric wrote: You poor fuckers. I feel for you. Sincerely. You sound sincere, referring to a large group of people as fuckers.

Well that's it for me. I'll check back in a week. _____________________________ This post was under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

He watched a fastball go down the middle of the plate for strike 2. Then a ball. 2-2 now. _____________________________ This post was under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

And Cairo jams my words back down my throat with a single to left. Time for Beltran to earn his pay. A loss here and the season is over as far as I'm concerned. _____________________________ This post was under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

seawolf17 wrote: Castro doesn't strike me as a really bright light. Way to swing at the first pitch, Diaz, you @!&$*(&(!*@%(!*@^$(*^!%(*&!@(*@%!(*#^(!*@%(*!&@(*(@!*&$!(*@^$. @!(&$@! I don't really have a problem swinging at the first pitch. I do have a problem with Cairo taking his at-bat here. _____________________________ This post was under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

Someone please perform the last rites on this team. _____________________________ This post was under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

He stays in the game and scores on Cairo's sacrifice. _____________________________ Coincidentally, this post was made under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

And Reyes hurts himself sliding into third. I called it a long time ago. _____________________________ Coincidentally, this post was made under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

Is it an error?

Fucking Diaz.

Too bad he'll be coaching the Yankees next year. Savvy move by Cashman or whoever the fuck convincing Torre to put up with George III's bullshit until Willie got cleared, lol. _____________________________ This post was under the designation 165) Jose Reyes

Zambrano looks like a shitty bunter. His second attempt went into the third row of the seats over the dugout. The bunt is off now with two strikes. _____________________________ This post was the last post Elster88 made under the designation 166) Pete Schourek

Castro with a double. Not a hard hit ball, but right down the line. Fran said he hammered the ball, but he really didn't. Good job none the less.

Zvon wrote: so Guillen15? *Zvon uses two fingers to promote self hurling* LOL. I'm not going anywhere, just kidding around. I've seen people switch allegiances before and they were picking out of a group of a few teams, so I figured I'd give it a try.

Zvon wrote: ="Elster88"]If the Mets lose tonight I am switching allegiances. I just have to decide which team. I've narrowed it down to Milwaukee, Arizona, and Detroit. .....dont even. Hardy88? Councell88? Guillen88? None of em sound right. That's because none of them ever played 88 straight games without an error at short. Maybe Guillen15, or whatever his top number is.

If the Mets lose tonight I am switching allegiances. I just have to decide which team. I've narrowed it down to Milwaukee, Arizona, and Detroit.

Looks like peeps are trying to block this game from their memory. Not that I blame them. Being two and a half out has never seemed like so much before. Especially since the Phillies looked so much better than us this weekend. We were one non-homer away from being swept at home._____________________________This post was made under the designation 166) Pete Schourek