soupcan

I think they just have to ride it out.

="metirish"]Wright says it's all down to cahnfidence and that the team has lost it's swagger. I disagree with Young David. It's all down to pitching and the team has lost its bullpen

In the 10 games prior to the sweep in San Diego, the Mets were 7-3. The losses in San Diego were 2-1, 2-1, 2-1 and 8-6. A 2-1 game can arguably be said to have gone either way with a break here or there and the 8-6 loss was all Wags. Let's say the Mets get a break at least once in the first three games in SD and win one of those games. If Wags doesn't groove one to Clark, maybe the Mets come out of San Diego 2-2 in those 4 games. They come home and blow a 5-1 lead, recover in time to win the next game 6-4 after Wagner gives up another 3 run homer. They lose yesterday, again solely because the closer can't shut the door. So - if Wagner just does his job the Mets are not 1-6 since going to San Diego, but could very well be 5-2 or at least 4-3 which coupled with the 7-3 of those previous 10 would give them a 12-5 or a 11-6 record in the past 17 games. I guess I'm saying that the team as a whole is playing well enough to win but the bullpen - Wagner especially - is just pathetic. We can bitch about the offense and misplays and bad luck but the truth is if the bullpen can just do their job, none of us here are jumping off bridges. I read it one thread here in the past week that these Mets are playing like last September's Mets and I agree. They are scoring, getting leads and blowing leads. The difference is that the starting pitching has been fine, its the late inning bullpen that is simply killing them.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: I blame Soup's neighbors. Don't have a valid reason for it. Just think they're bad people. Sounds good to me.

DWright. Wright now!

Okay, I'll fess up. I didn't get home till the 9th inning and had seen none of the game until then. I turned it on, Pelfrey gave up the leadoff hit and it all went to shit. I should start watching Phillie games maybe.

Can't blame that on me, I'm not there.

AG/DC wrote: He stole nothing. I respectfully disagree. Centerfield wrote: Maria Bello = Top 5. I wholeheartedly agree.

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) .... Blake This movie had a cast including Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin, and Ed Harris. After watching it I remember thinking that with this one scene, Alec Baldwin stole it. "Coffee is for closers..."

Well - I am 0-4 this year.

Frayed Knot wrote: My only solace is that I don't think it can get any worse. Oh, yeah? Try being in San Diego for the weekend. No fun.

Fell asleep with the radio on and woke up thinking that the Mets had won 2-1.

San Diego is a military town so while the camos are U-G-L-Y (and they ain't got no alibi...) it is understandably accepted. As to the different fonts - I know that there is rule in graphic design that when mixing and matching fonts you should always put a serif with a sans serif. It seems that all three of those fonts have serifs.

Pelfrey 4 Reyes 2 Feliciano 1 Sanchez 1 Smith 1 Chavez .5 Church .5

Nu�ez takes Evans' roster spot and his number 6. Cancel confirmed (I saw him on TV) wearing number 4.

Good KTE. You were spot on with Banks. I too like the Pods road unis.

I'm enjoying the photos that peeps are posting all over the 'net of the construction progress of the stadia being erected in the City these days. I think ShittyField is lookeen' good mang. But I must say that the New Skankee Stadium is also pretty impressive. I think they did a good job wth the design up there in the Boogie Down. Lots of photos here: http://www.stadiumpage.com/

="SteveJRogers"]="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Mets,com lists Cancel as wearing #4. Anyone see otherwise? I will be armed with my Kodak Friday, hopefully I can get something. Though I'll be with someone who hates it when I walk around the ballpark and take photos of things and people who aren't myself. I will purchase a program. Steve - you in San Diego? I'll be at the Sunday game. I saw Cancel on the broadcast yesterday warming up Smith in the 7th or 8th. I think he was sportin' 4. I know - that doesn't really help.

I just remember Ray Liotta sitting at a table with half of his skull removed. Stupid movie.

Maine 3 Beltran 2 Reyes 2 Delgado 1 Wagner 1 Wright 1

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ="soupcan"] I'll have the missus DVR the original broadcast it if that's case. You should do the DVR option anyway; it allows you to skip through the commercials. Unless, of course, you enjoy hearing about Giuseppe Franco and Derek Jeter's "edge." The only problem with that is that I have a tendency to fast forward through at-bats or lulls in the action. One of the many causes of my self-hatred.

Merci beaucoup!

I don't plan to listen to the game this afternoon or keep tabs on it here. I want to go home and watch the replay at 7:30. Does anyone know though, if SNY is stupid enough to put the final score of the game on the score scroll that runs on the bottom of the screen during the replay? I'll have the missus DVR the original broadcast it if that's case.

Ah. Didn't realize that a full innning had to be pitched. Thanks. As an old family friend used to say - 'Don't a day go by when you don't learn sumthin' 'bout sumthin'.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: I can't get the game on TV... That's just a crying shame. Why is that? I can't imagine that an out of town diehard does not have Extra Innings. Was the game not on for some reason? ="Nymr83"]Wagner comes on and gets the double play to end it on the 2nd pitch. its a save because the tying run was on deck. I fell asleep amid the 8-run inning so didn't see the rest of the game but wasn't it a save because it was 9-6 (3 run diff) when Wags came in?