AG/DC wrote: ="holychicken"]I don't get it. How can they be so bad? It makes no sense. It is like a terrible nightmare. It's the major leagues. You've got to play all parts of the game to win. Even pitching.
metsguyinmichigan wrote: OK, so who do you give the ball to in the ninth? Ayala? And why is the new Reyes not here? They waiting until Sept. 1? Still building the arm maybe. Possibly already a crowded bullpen too. I never remember how the postseason rules work, what are the requirements for being allowed on the postseason roster?
]]Frayed Knot wrote: If we hold on to this game I'm giving all my beer to Easley, Smith and whoever gets the next three outs. Meanwhile, Wright, Feliciano and Sanchez OWE beer. Save a bottle for Stokes. Tatis!
AG/DC wrote: ="holychicken"]How do you let Rollins steal there? I mean, come on. . .you KNOW he is running this game. . .it is like they are not even trying. They were more worried about the runner on thoid. Shirley the go-ahead run should be a concern too.
Maine out *sniffle*. Mets confirmed Pelfrey moves up with the off day Thursday. ESPN.com has everyone else bumping up after that. I'd love to see Niese on Tuesday. With a few off-days in September the four-man rotation could work for a while after that.
Yah his numbers are not terrible, but ideally I'd like them for a guy hitting 6th or below. Without looking I'd guess he puts up below average numbers for a first baseman, but since we get above average out of CF and SS that should be ok. And if Church stays healthy in right and continues his hitting he could bat fifth. I'd be concerned having below average production from first AND left, but maybe we get a left fielder (or maybe Murphy can keep it up) and maybe CF and SS are enough to counteract that. I'd still like to throw the Wilpons' money at Teixiera but that might get out of hand. If Wright, Reyes, or Beltran ever missed a lot of time we'd be in some trouble with our current lineup.
ASTROS: Reggie Abercrombie CF Darin Erstad 1B Miguel Tejada SS Ty Wigginton LF Mark Loretta 2B Hunter Pence RF Jose Castillo 3B Humberto Quintero C Randy Wolf P METS: Jose Reyes SS Nick Evans LF David Wright 3B Carlos Beltran CF Carlos Delgado 1B Fernando Tatis RF Damion Easley 2B Ramon Castro C Oliver Perez P
Frayed Knot wrote: ="MFS62"]Wasn't the reason baseball and softball were going to be dropped because of US domination? That was never the reason. It's because the IOC is a very Euro-centric organization that's looking to pare sports off the docket that don't have world-wide appeal - especially to 'their' world. Both baseball and softball are also very time-consuming sports in a crowded Olympic time-frame. Heard on the radio this morning that the IOC says baseball will only come back if MLBers compete.