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IGT 9/16/08--Mets @ Nationals

bmfc1 Sep 16 2008 02:22 PM

Reyes, ss Church, rf Wright, 3b Beltran, cf Delgado, 1b Tatis, lf A. Reyes, 2b Schneider, c Pelfrey, rhp No Luis. I'm on my way to the "generic mistake" (Tom Verducci, SI.com, today).

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2008 02:33 PM

Go Big Pelf. Tonight's game is a little bigger than yesterday's.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2008 02:35 PM

Yeah. I think we have to at least win all of the Pelfrey/Perez/Santana starts.

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2008 02:52 PM

Nothing like pumping up the offense with a .250 hitting 2nd baseman (.220 in August) with 1 extra base hit and 4 walks. Of course I'm only knocking Argenis Reyes because I, like Gary Cohen, am in the tank for Luis Castillo. Marching orders from SNY and Omar ... you know how it is.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 03:03 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Yeah. I think we have to at least win all of the Pelfrey/Perez/Santana starts. I would think 8-5, however they come, would put us in pretty good shape.

TransMonk Sep 16 2008 03:13 PM

9-4 would be better...but at this point, I'll take one game at a time.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2008 03:22 PM

8-5 will only be good enough if the Phillies go 7-5. And I think they'll do better than that. (Of course, if the Brewers go 7-5 or worse, then we'll still be okay.) What the Mets really need is a 10-3. And that's a pretty tall order, but it's doable.

Centerfield Sep 16 2008 03:58 PM

10-3? I'd sign up for 9-4 right now. I don't see them doing any better than that.

SteveJRogers Sep 16 2008 04:05 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Of course I'm only knocking Argenis Reyes because I, like Gary Cohen, am in the tank for Luis Castillo. Marching orders from SNY and Omar ... you know how it is. Riiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhhhhttttttttt and its just imaginged that Cohen gives verbal blow jobs to Castillo on the air since he got here. Come on, even YOU'D agree that Cohen's journalistic integrity went right out the window the moment he started the TV gig. Why? Who knows, maybe he figures Hernandez and Darling should be the ones making comments, snarky or straight, about the performance of Met players, managers, coaches, etc and he has to be the koolaid drinker of the booth. He has changed drastically since his radio days, and not for the better.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2008 04:18 PM

STFUJ

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 04:19 PM

You know, Steve's not 100% wrong on that. Cohen has indeed gone downhill since the move to TV. That being said, any chance for a reasoned analysis of why goes out the door once the nonsense about having no journalistic integrity/verbal fellatio/etc. is put into play. You could make your point so much more effectively.

KC Sep 16 2008 04:29 PM

I agree that Cohen has changed some, but I don't buy the 'he's joined the company line' crap. The booth is plenty critical of the Mets when it's war- ranted and it's been quite warranted. Verbal blow jobs? I watch almost every single game and Steve is so far off base here it's pathetic. He must be confusing Cohen with Michael Kay who he probably sees much more of. My hope is that no one poster will turn each remaining IGT into a spitting contest ... it's about the game, not one of us.

G-Fafif Sep 16 2008 04:55 PM

Could maybe 20 of us contribute 5% of our quads to form a new and healthier one for Damion Easley? Not only would the lineup look a lot better, but we'd save a lot of energy otherwise devoted to considering how badly Luis Castillo needs to be criticized.

Rockin' Doc Sep 16 2008 05:10 PM

Ben Grimm - "Yeah. I think we have to at least win all of the Pelfrey/Perez/Santana starts." They'll likely have to throw a lot of complete games to do that.

metirish Sep 16 2008 05:10 PM

I can't say I listened to Gary a whole lot when he was on the radio but I would think that the SNY booth gets high marks for being objective. I know Mushnick was critical recently of Cohen in a column. Maybe now being with a few ex jocks the last few seasons has changed him , I don't know. I took FK's post above as him poking a little fun , taking the piss if you like. Let's

A Boy Named Seo Sep 16 2008 05:18 PM

Go

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 05:22 PM

OK, I'm here, and I vow to stay for the entire game. And Jose a great stop.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 16 2008 05:23 PM

I think you meant to say "METS".

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2008 05:30 PM

That was a tougher inning for Pelfrey than it should have been considering that no ball left the infield.

mario25 Sep 16 2008 05:38 PM

RU kiddin me??? These guys cant hit Perez tonite??? They are gripping the bats too tight under pressure.

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 05:43 PM

Pelfrey in control that inning.

mario25 Sep 16 2008 05:43 PM

How about a nice 4 spot this inning...

A Boy Named Seo Sep 16 2008 05:44 PM

I hope FHA loan chick's contract doesn't run as long as Guiseppi's did.

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 05:50 PM

7 in a row for Perez?

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 05:58 PM

Defense playing solid.

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2008 06:12 PM

Defense is fine. But we've got 1 baserunner after 13 batters, or, looked at another way, 2 runs through 13 innings.

mario25 Sep 16 2008 06:16 PM

THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN CANT HIT...THEY ARE REALLY AWFUL....WHY NOT PLAY MURPHY OCCASIONALLY?????

mario25 Sep 16 2008 06:19 PM

PUT MURPHY ON 2ND BASE

metirish Sep 16 2008 06:19 PM

I suppose with all the lefties the Mets have seen Murphy got a bit buried.....I am now officially worried.

metirish Sep 16 2008 06:25 PM

Tatis looks like he might be injured badly...shoulder...

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 06:26 PM

Tatis out, Evans in, not clear how bad he's hurt.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 16 2008 06:30 PM

Yikes. The offense knows there's a game going on, right?

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 06:31 PM

1-0 after 2 outs and no one on and the pitcher coming up. Ugh. Now Zim up.

mario25 Sep 16 2008 06:36 PM

A HIT FINALLY

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 06:40 PM

Hey, look....baserunners!

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2008 06:44 PM

More 2-out RBIs for them ... no 2-out RBIs for us.

metirish Sep 16 2008 06:45 PM

Willie fucking Harris......

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 06:45 PM

Well, damn.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 06:45 PM

You have to be kidding.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2008 06:45 PM

Willie Harris is a genuine pain in the ass.

mario25 Sep 16 2008 06:46 PM

TAKEN OUT BY GUYS LIKE WILLIE HARRIS,GUZMAN,GREG NORTON THE BEAT GOES ON METS FANS

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2008 06:46 PM

Of course. Church has gotta be showing us more or he shouldn't be up there against lefties night after night.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2008 06:47 PM

Pssst! Caps lock!

mario25 Sep 16 2008 06:48 PM

Thanks it is just upsetting

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 06:53 PM

Schneider with the gun.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:00 PM

Come on Jose. That was a gimme. And Pelph gets out of it.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:11 PM

This offense is a joke.

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 07:13 PM

Separated shoulder.

metirish Sep 16 2008 07:13 PM

Tatis...............................................separated right shoulder...

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 07:13 PM

Tatis: separated right shoulder. Gwreck prognosis = out for season.

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 07:13 PM

Braves have bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the 6th. Still down 4-3.

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 07:13 PM

Tatis gave them so much this season.

mario25 Sep 16 2008 07:14 PM

Willie Harris plays great only against the Mets

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:14 PM

And the way he got hurt was such a waste. Probably didn't need to dive.

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 07:17 PM

Braves tied it up on an RBI groundout. 2 outs, 2nd and 3rd.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:18 PM

Thanks, Pelph. We needed a big outing and you gave us one. Come on offense, get him a couple of runs here.

KC Sep 16 2008 07:21 PM

Nice outing by Pelf making it through seven. Braves are winning. Can the Mets score some runs? Can't say I'm overly optimistic.

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 07:22 PM

Atlanta now up by two after an RBI single.

mario25 Sep 16 2008 07:22 PM

A.Reyes allowed to hit in that spot????

mario25 Sep 16 2008 07:23 PM

Castro should hit against lefties when healthy.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:24 PM

Ramon's bat is back. And I have a feeling it will be needed.

Valadius Sep 16 2008 07:24 PM

Why has our offense imploded?

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 07:24 PM

Who's Ramon Martinez?:

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2008 07:25 PM

Ugh! Martinez belongs on 3rd.

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 07:26 PM

Apparently not a very good pinch runner.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:26 PM

How do you not end up on third on that hit and run??????? Nice hit by Cancel, nonetheless.

Fman99 Sep 16 2008 07:26 PM

Holy hell, it's a rally! I have this odd feeling of hope. What will come of all this? Good to see Odalis Cy Perez coming off of the hill. Bring on the pen.

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 07:26 PM

McCann RBI single, 7-4 Braves.

OlerudOwned Sep 16 2008 07:26 PM

I'm not sure if mario is a real poster or if our collective angsty id registered its own account so it could be free to shout nonsense in all-caps.

Nymr83 Sep 16 2008 07:28 PM

Braves are taking care of our business for us, maybe we can help out a bit??

Fman99 Sep 16 2008 07:29 PM

How did the Nationals not win 110 games this year?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2008 07:30 PM

Cancel shoulda slud

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:31 PM

A 2-out hit with RISP would be nice, and overdue

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 07:32 PM

Bad strike two.

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 07:32 PM

Worse strike three.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2008 07:32 PM

Church has been awful tonight.

themetfairy Sep 16 2008 07:33 PM

Fuck!

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 07:33 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Church has been awful this month. Fixed.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 16 2008 07:34 PM

How did we not freaking score a run there?

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:34 PM

Here come the two insurance runs off the bullpen.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:39 PM

Joe Smith proves me wrong. Last chance O.

Gwreck Sep 16 2008 07:40 PM

Phillies coming back, too. Ryan Howard RBI triple (?????) and Victorino single make it 7-6 Atlanta.

metirish Sep 16 2008 07:41 PM

Let's

metsguyinmichigan Sep 16 2008 07:42 PM

GO

themetfairy Sep 16 2008 07:44 PM

Mets!

OlerudOwned Sep 16 2008 07:45 PM

METS

TheOldMole Sep 16 2008 07:46 PM

Damn

A Boy Named Seo Sep 16 2008 07:47 PM

"It's only a game, son."

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2008 07:47 PM

Milledge playing deep finally pays off for them

KC Sep 16 2008 07:48 PM

Feh, have to get 'em tomorrow.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:48 PM

Don't strain yourself running to first, Carlos.

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:49 PM

Now our fate rests in the hands of Brian Lawrence, I mean Brandon Knight.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 16 2008 07:49 PM

For Pelfrey to get tagged with a loss like that is just disgusting.

Fman99 Sep 16 2008 07:51 PM

Well that sucked. Four hits.

metirish Sep 16 2008 07:51 PM

mario25 Sep 16 2008 07:52 PM

All I can say is wow....

holychicken Sep 16 2008 07:54 PM

I don't even know what to say. I wish I could just be done for the year and just stop paying attention. I hate to say it and it hasn't been something that I even really considered until recently, but this past week has been nothing less than a carbon copy of last September.

themetfairy Sep 16 2008 07:55 PM

mario25 wrote: All I can say is wow.... At least you can talk. I'm just busy puking....

mario25 Sep 16 2008 07:56 PM

Except Church got hits last year for the Nationals

HahnSolo Sep 16 2008 07:57 PM

That hit and run is pissing me off more and more now that the game is final. Castro on a bad ankle could have gotten to third there. Why the hell is he stopping or looking? That was a textbook hit and run single by Cancel and it was wasted. Yeah, I know Reyes had an infield bouncer next that wouldn't have scored him anyway, but the pitching approach probably changes with a runner on third.

SteveJRogers Sep 16 2008 08:10 PM

Heading to that SNY Viewing Party tomorrow night on the East Side at Back Page. I can only imagine what the reaction is going to be if the Mets do not win that one.

Elster88 Sep 16 2008 08:13 PM

Hey how about whatever you see, you keep it to yourself?

SteveJRogers Sep 16 2008 08:19 PM

Awwwwwwwwww geeez, its going on the blog and I was going to make this nice, nifty post with pictures, maybe even some pretty chicks, at the end of the IGT at some point Thursday.

OlerudOwned Sep 16 2008 08:45 PM

Buster Olney on Baseball Tonight, describing the Mets struggles against left-handed pitching, sums up the situation by saying "David Wright is struggling." Wright in September: .340/.396/.660 Go hike Cock Mountain, Buster, with the rest of your dumbass show.

bmfc1 Sep 17 2008 06:38 AM

Buster Olney said this morning on Mike & Mike that the Mets would miss the playoffs. We can think that but screw him, the Yankee loving schmuck, for saying that.

bmfc1 Sep 17 2008 06:43 AM

As mentioned, I was at last night's game, and--guess what--it sucked! 1-0 means nothing to stand up and go nuts about the whole night. We enjoyed the pre-game march to the bullpen by the relievers (Parnell with the pink backpack)--a Mets fan near me yelled "Don't blow it tonight!" Feliciano turned toward him and gave him a thumbs up. Jason, from FAFIF, came by and that was very nice. Not many people can say that they've sat with both halves of the FAFIF team at Nationals Park. That might be a record! There really isn't much to say about the game--J. Reyes looks awful (everyone is talking about Wright but look at him, too). I'll be back there tonight. Dcbatgirl reports that she is tempted to talk a little bit of trash, but is holding back because everyone has been so welcoming.