Elster88

I think people are grossly underestimating how hard it is to get a pitcher to pitch 200 innings of average baseball a year. I'm disappointed that so many people here are being typical New York fans when it comes to Glavine. When Pedro misses his customary 8 starts at the same time that El Duque's arthritis flares up, 2008's Jose Lima/Brian Lawrence is going to be called up from AAA there's going to be much sadness. 200 innings of Glavine is worth more than 100 innings of El Duque when the extra 100 innings go to Lima. It's a concept Nymr for one will never understand, nor will the WFAN callers. But I believe it.

We played the died a Met game a while ago. We all took a year and found out who played their last game that year, no?

This thread is great.

Matsui rox. How can you root for the Rockies if you love to boo Matsui?

SteveJRogers wrote: ="Elster88"]Izturis is batting fifth for the Indians. Good luck to the Red Sox in the ALCS. Looks like a little wishfull thinking here, getting just a little ahead of us here. *sigh*

Valadius wrote: It's Angels and Red Sox. d'oh, I knew that.

Izturis is batting fifth for the Angels. Good luck to the Red Sox in the ALCS.

Only voting for the Sawx because I have tickets to ALCS Game 7 at Fenway.

I don't imagine that the doubles and triples records will hold up very long.

[u:84b3dce699]Division Series:[/u:84b3dce699] A. Rockies v. Phillies: Rockies in 4 B. Cubs v. Diamondbacks: Diamondbacks in 5 C. MFYs v. Indians: Yankees in 4 D. Angels v. Red Sox: Red Sox in 3 [u:84b3dce699] Championship Series: [/u:84b3dce699] National League: Rockies in 6 American League: Red Sox in 7 [u:84b3dce699]World Series: [/u:84b3dce699] Red Sox in 5 (boo)

Valadius wrote: Omar, get a pen, and write this down. You miscalculated. You didn't plan far enough ahead. When the pitchers started to tire, you didn't have any fresh arms available for Willie to use. We need to develop our own relievers. Make that a priority. And let's get some more offensive talent, too. Delgado isn't getting any younger, and sooner or later we'll need a new full-time left fielder. I have no faith in Carlos Gomez, but I'll give him another chance if he improves. We need to go out and acquire some guys. I've got a wish list: Micah Owings - best-hitting pitcher in the big leagues. He's good enough to be available as a pinch-hitter, or if we convert him into a long reliever, we don't have to pinch-hit for him. That's valuable. Dontrelle Willis - available at a reduced price. If Peterson really is the wizard he makes himself out to be, he can be fixed. A defensive infield whiz - somebody like John McDonald, who can play all over the infield and spell Wright or someone else in late innings of games we're winning. A knuckleballer - because we need more variety in our pitching staff. A catcher who calls a good game - we need a catcher who works well with the pitchers and makes smart decisions. Hitting helps, but it's secondary. A better bullpen - I don't care what it takes, we need more talent in the bullpen. Also Omar, sign ARod, Pujols, Oswalt, and Peavy for a combined $5 million. And grant peace on earth.

Word. I still wish Castro had hit the ball ten feet further.

My anecdotal evidence supports a grade of "exemplary" for Sandy as third-base coach.

The Nats did what they could. If we can't take 2 out of 3 from the Marlins we don't deserve to go to the playoffs.

I'm dying.

Edgy DC wrote: ="Elster88"]Edgy DC wrote: After 161 games, with everything on the line, I'd hope they all take responsibility for their own performances, and not hide behind "Well, fuckhead got us into such a hole that it was hard to keep trying." Which isn't to say that your theory doesn't hold water, but if it is true, it sure explains a lot about this team. I don't think it says a lot about the team. I think it says a lot about human nature. Any team who doesn't believe they can find a way back into that game isn't ready to go to no playoffs. The bullpen --- bad as they've been --- didn't quit, why should the offense? I'm strongly being a hypocrite and devil's advocate. Maybe the bullpen didn't get hit becuase the Marlins stopped trying so hard because they were up seven runs.

="Zvon"] Did you paint that Zvon? It's fucking incredible!

I can't breathe.

MFS62 wrote: And stay away from umpires. Later LOL. Great threads, Edgy. CF the Don't Suck thing might have been overdone. I like the sexyphotos Irish.

Edgy DC wrote: After 161 games, with everything on the line, I'd hope they all take responsibility for their own performances, and not hide behind "Well, fuckhead got us into such a hole that it was hard to keep trying." Which isn't to say that your theory doesn't hold water, but if it is true, it sure explains a lot about this team. I don't think it says a lot about the team. I think it says a lot about human nature.

ARod can play second. We're set at short and third.

DocTee wrote: No way this is worse than 1993. No way. agreed And I wasn't around then, but how were the late seventies and early eighties? I can't imagine it was fun when the managerial genius Joe Torre was around.

Edgy DC wrote: It would be far easier to dump the hate bucket on Glavine if the Mets O showed up today. Well yeah. But I wonder how much more they hit if they're not down 7. I figure (with no real evidence) that the hitters still felt like they had a shot until the second time they left the bases loaded to end an inning. If Castro's fly ball in the first travels another 10 feet, don't you think they score another 8 runs before the game's over? I realize that this is all speculation on the players' feelings, which I normally loathe. But I think it's just human nature that they would've felt better and gotten more hits in innings 6-9 if it was 2-1 (or 3-1, etc) instead of 8-1.

Dammit we weren't even the last team to be eliminated. It hurts.

I went Friday and today. Basically I deserve the blame. Sorry.