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Get on the Bus: Gay Dame IGT July 1

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 08:54 AM

Jerry orders the team to ride together from their hotel to the park via bus. Fartinez however left his Metrocard in his back pocket and may have to cab it after all. Jerry also threatened yesterday to give Sheff and Wright the day off vs. Gallardo. So, let's get psyched.

Centerfield Jul 01 2009 08:55 AM

Mets will go 55-0 in July.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 08:56 AM Re: Get on the Bus: Gay Dame IGT July 1

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Jerry orders the team to ride together from their hotel to the park via bus. Fartinez however left his Metrocard in his back pocket and may have to cab it after all. Jerry also threatened yesterday to give Sheff and Wright the day off vs. Gallardo. So, let's get psyched. I knew mass transit was the answer. Jerry always listens to me, but weeks too late.

Centerfield Jul 01 2009 09:08 AM

He's just following the time-tested method for creating team unity: 1. Ride Bus Together 2. Rally Hats 3. Shave heads 4. Grow beards/goatees 5. Dry Hump Mascot

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 09:23 AM

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 09:25 AM

Jerry reneges on Wright's day off. Cora, ss Castillo, 2b Wright, 3b Church, rf Evans, lf Murphy, 1b Martinez, cf Schneider, c Pelfrey, rhp

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 09:26 AM

I would've also.

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2009 09:31 AM

Are you reneging? Is that a reneg?!? 7 lefties/switchies plus Wright & Pelfrey

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 09:32 AM

Not only do we need him but he's suddenly hitting again. He can buy my magic bus.

Farmer Ted Jul 01 2009 09:33 AM

I recall Mex bitching about how the team had to fly commercial a few times "back in the day". They need to throw back a few Old Styles and loosen up.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 11:07 AM

Let's get it on. New York Milwaukee Cora, SS Castillo, L, 2B Wright, D, 3B Church, RF Evans, N, LF Murphy, Dn, 1B Martinez, F, CF Schneider, C Pelfrey, P Counsell, 2B Hardy, SS Braun, LF Fielder, 1B Hart, C, RF Gamel, 3B Kendall, C Gerut, CF Gallardo, P

Fman99 Jul 01 2009 12:06 PM

Let's go already, I am antsy. Listening at work via MLB Gameday Audio. Wayne Hagin has already annoyed me, before the first pitch is thrown.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 12:10 PM

Cora opens with a single and it makes my skin go tingle.

Swan Swan H Jul 01 2009 12:12 PM

For a double, does it bubble? For a triple, does it ripple? For a homer...ah, I got nothin'.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 12:12 PM

Somebody got a memo because they're pitching Wright inside today.

Fman99 Jul 01 2009 12:13 PM

Castillo steals 2nd but can't take advantage of an errant throw into CF. One down and a RISP for Sugarpants.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 12:16 PM

To be fair, I think Gallardo's starting everyone inside.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 12:17 PM

O'Nora is giving the Mets some calls here. If you believe Gameday, Gallardo has a 12-inch plus break on his curve, but no lateral movement on any of his pitches.

Fman99 Jul 01 2009 12:19 PM

Bleh. Wasted opportunity there as Evans K's with runners on 2nd/3rd. In other news, Jack Clark thinks you're a cunt.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 12:21 PM

Well, it was a visually-interesting nothing, anyway.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 12:24 PM

No Pelf blowup in the first. So that's good so far.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 12:43 PM

Two down, and around a two-base DWright error to boot (hee). (Perhaps the day off would have been a good idea, after all.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 12:48 PM

Looks like Wright is taking one regardless.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 12:50 PM

Don't leave it up to Gerut!

Fman99 Jul 01 2009 12:56 PM

Big Pelf cruising.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 01:00 PM

Evans can slug

mario25 Jul 01 2009 01:04 PM

Daniel Murphy stinks......no hit, no field and not good on the bases. He is a trifecta of stinkiness

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 01:05 PM

Yes, but how do you feel about Daniel Murphy?

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 01:06 PM

mario25 wrote: Daniel Murphy stinks......no hit, no field and not good on the bases. He is a trifecta of stinkiness I'll disagree, but he's certainly not on top of his game.

mario25 Jul 01 2009 01:12 PM

I could see you disagreeing if he was hitting .340 but not .240 He obviously is not a gloveman and he has made many baserunning whoops this season already....Maybe I am missing something

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 01:14 PM

There's a lot of room between hitting .340 and "no good."

Nymr83 Jul 01 2009 01:15 PM

Fielder comes a few feet from putting it in the books (yeah, 3-0 is out of reach for this offense.)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 01:15 PM

Yeeeeeeeeesh, wuzzat close.

Nymr83 Jul 01 2009 01:16 PM

pelf gets the dounleplay grounder... and the defense actually turns it

mario25 Jul 01 2009 01:16 PM

I agree.... I just hear all the hype for this guy and he seems to be just that, all hype.

metirish Jul 01 2009 01:18 PM

I'm not hot on Murphy either but I imagine this must be a terrible team and season for a young player to try and establish himself.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 01:18 PM

Castillo and Cora with a nicely-turned DP. Pelfrey not asploding yet. I'm still holding my breath.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 01:20 PM

Where in the wrold is anybody hearing "all this hype" for Daniel Murphy? Or for any Met right now?

soupcan Jul 01 2009 01:21 PM

metirish wrote: I'm not hot on Murphy either but I imagine this must be a terrible team and season for a young player to try and establish himself. That's a good point. He was supposed to be a complimentary piece. They thought he could fly under the radar with no real pressure to produce. Not exactly how it panned out.

Fman99 Jul 01 2009 01:22 PM

Edgy DC wrote: There's a lot of room between hitting .340 and "no good." I have cooled on him greatly since the season started. I'd like to see Evans get a chance to play every day at 1B and let Muffie be the PH off the bench. Better him as a righty bat than OurAnus Reyes.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 01:23 PM

He bats lefthanded.

soupcan Jul 01 2009 01:24 PM

Oh, snap.

mario25 Jul 01 2009 01:28 PM

I hear alot of Met "bloggers" and stuff saying "Murphy could win a batting title", "Murphy can take over when Delgado leaves" etc.. I think the Mets wish Carp was back for future 1B..

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 01:29 PM

9 strikeouts in 5 innings. (If you're grading on the curve, though, that only counts as 4 major-league strikeouts.)

metirish Jul 01 2009 01:30 PM

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 9 strikeouts in 5 innings. (If you're grading on the curve, though, that only counts as 4 major-league strikeouts.) For Pelf?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 01:31 PM

metirish wrote: ="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr"]9 strikeouts in 5 innings. (If you're grading on the curve, though, that only counts as 4 major-league strikeouts.) For Pelf? Gallardo. (Hence the grading curve.)

seawolf17 Jul 01 2009 01:32 PM

metirish wrote: ="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr"]9 strikeouts in 5 innings. (If you're grading on the curve, though, that only counts as 4 major-league strikeouts.) For Pelf? No, the Brewers are fielding a major league team today; Pelf has four K's.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 01:34 PM

Enjoy the bloggers. Murphy and Evans are who we've got. Unforutnately, they have taken over for Delgado, albeit a year earlier than planned. Injuries hurt. Compounding injuries hurt more.

seawolf17 Jul 01 2009 01:36 PM

I still like Murphy; I think he could still be special. He just seems overmatched right now, thrust into a crucial role when his bat and glove might not be entirely ready. That's okay; he'll get better. Evans will be dealt soon enough.

Fman99 Jul 01 2009 01:36 PM

Edgy DC wrote: He bats lefthanded. Whoops. I conflated him and Evans in their handedness. Even Muffie as a LH pinch hitter is better than Argayness as a righty. That guy stinks.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 01:39 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 01 2009 01:39 PM

seawolf17 wrote: Evans will be dealt soon enough. I didn't know. Meanwhile, leadoff double puts us in position to score. Or bunt.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 01:39 PM

Enjoy your souvenir and your free ride out of the park, a-hole!

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 01:40 PM

Three whiffs and an error for Wright.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 01:42 PM

At this point, shouldn't striking out Wright only count as 3/5 of an actual K?

Fman99 Jul 01 2009 01:43 PM

seawolf17 Jul 01 2009 01:44 PM

I can see the back page of the post tomorrow! METS SCORE RUN Give up four in eighth anyway, lose 4-1

Gwreck Jul 01 2009 01:44 PM

NL Strikeout Leaders Reynolds, ARZ 110 Howard, PHI 92 Dunn, WAS 86 Wright, NYM 79 Soriano, CHC 77 Plus 3 more today for David.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 01:45 PM

Caught stealing?

Fman99 Jul 01 2009 01:49 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Caught stealing? On a throw bounced to second by Kendall, no less. Ah-boo.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 01:50 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 01 2009 01:51 PM

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: At this point, shouldn't striking out Wright only count as 3/5 of an actual K? I mean, he's like a cigar-store-Injun version of himself today. Yabbut check out the visuals. I know that strike three is what counts, but pitches two and three were somehow called strikes. O'Nora has called plenty of pitches in the zone balls also.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 01:50 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Caught stealing? Throw bounced and STILL got him. Also, Gallardo JUST got away with heat left up and over the plate to Murphy.

Nymr83 Jul 01 2009 01:53 PM

Gwreck wrote: NL Strikeout Leaders Reynolds, ARZ 110 Howard, PHI 92 Dunn, WAS 86 Wright, NYM 79 Soriano, CHC 77 Plus 3 more today for David. 135, 125, 142, 147, 84 are their respective OPS+ numbers, an out is an out even though the k's may frustrate you as a fan

soupcan Jul 01 2009 01:55 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Why are you assuming this thing is accurate?

seawolf17 Jul 01 2009 01:56 PM

soupcan wrote: ="Edgy DC"] Why are you assuming this thing is accurate? Because it's on the Internet, so it must be right.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 01:57 PM

Hardy reaches for one, yanks it to Cora for a 6-3 putout. Now... it's Braun and Fielder.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:00 PM

Nando keeps his legs under him for a beaut of a catch.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:03 PM

seawolf17 wrote: ="soupcan"] ="Edgy DC"] Why are you assuming this thing is accurate? Because it's on the Internet, so it must be right. I'm not. I'm presenting what's available as evidence. It's MLB's tool, so I don't see why it shouldn't reflect poorly on them if it discredits their ump. They're sending Pelfrey back out, right?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:04 PM

He's getting a bit of help on the right side (catcher left) of the plate, it seems, but Gallardo's curves are wiffletastic. Two more Ks in the 7th makes 12 (!). On the plus side, he's at 114 pitches. (Pelf at 89.) [And no, I'm not at work today.]

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:07 PM

You know, 89 pitches to Hardy/Braun/Fielder/Hart is a tough 89.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 02:08 PM

balk you

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:10 PM

The call, on replay, seemed legit-- Pelf's foot stayed on the rubber. The bigger question-- WTF is he holding Prince Fielder on for?

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:11 PM

I was taking a call. Has anybody ever balked Prince Fielder up a base? Can we add this to the bizarre plays of 09 thread?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:12 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 01 2009 02:13 PM

NICE play by Schneider, with the quick throw to second after Hart misses a second bunt... and by Cora, who sneaks in behind Fielder on cat feet and makes a snappy throw to nail Fielder at third. Fielder shouldn't have been drifting off second. Maybe the balk swelled his head. Maybe that was the plan all along.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:13 PM

And then he's caught stealing third? WHAT PLANET AM I ON?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:16 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 01 2009 02:17 PM

Inside fastball catches Gamel... cold.

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2009 02:17 PM

Charlie Newtown (Carlos Villanueva) in to replace Gallardo

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:19 PM

That's Newhouse.

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2009 02:20 PM

Wouldn't Newhouse be Casanueva?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:24 PM

It's more like NewCountryHouse, or NewVillage. Either way, three down.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:27 PM

Yeah, whatever his name is, he cut us down. Butr Wright put one in play.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:28 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Yeah, whatever his name is, he cut us down. Butr Wright put one in play. MORAL VICTORY!

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:28 PM

Bam! Kendall down.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:29 PM

Grounder to short. Gerut down. Yeah, I'm thinking complete game.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:33 PM

Pants. Crapped.

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2009 02:34 PM

A hit and a walk and it'll be Sean Green to face JJ Hardy w/2 on and 2-out.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 01 2009 02:35 PM

Must. Not. Lose. This. Game.

Farmer Ted Jul 01 2009 02:38 PM

Feeling good, Lewis!

seawolf17 Jul 01 2009 02:38 PM

So I'm watching this thing on ESPN Game Cast, and the first thing to change after the pitch becomes blue (signaling that it's "in play" is the "PREDICTED WINNER" box in the top right corner, before the outcome of the play is displayed. So the third pitch turns blue there, and I immediately look to the top right corner... to see it change from NYM 70% to NYM 82%. I sigh in relief as the little on-screen baseball bounces easily to third and turns into an X.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 01 2009 02:38 PM

Green gets it done!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:39 PM

Mr. Green offers Mr. Wright a choice of bags. Sugarpants opts to trot to third. All in all, a most genteel resolution to that quand'ry.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 02:39 PM

Go Green.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:40 PM

Farmer Ted wrote: Feeling good, Lewis! Looking good, Billy Ray!

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:41 PM

I have half a mind to go to Green and his groundyballiness for the start of the ninth.

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2009 02:43 PM

Quick 1-2-3 means Frankie (and you know it'll be him) gets the big boys of the Brewer lineup with no margin for error.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:44 PM

Quiet ninth, quiet ninth, quiet ninth...

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:44 PM

I know it's him. Now let it happen. LET'S

metsguyinmichigan Jul 01 2009 02:45 PM

In Frankie's hands!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 02:46 PM

Braun, Fatso and Sunglasses at Night

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:47 PM

Woof. THAT was an XL swing.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:48 PM

I heart Cora. And I think he hearts me.

Farmer Ted Jul 01 2009 02:49 PM

Randall "Tex" Cobb must go down.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:50 PM

Pitch to McGee Hickey or no?

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:51 PM

Got to. Or else they send Kablammeron up for Kendall with the winning run on.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 02:52 PM

Books. I love you, books.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 01 2009 02:52 PM

Phew. Free bus rides for everybody!

metsguyinmichigan Jul 01 2009 02:52 PM

Frankie say "Did you doubt?" A much-needed win!!! Suds for Big Pelf.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 02:53 PM

Be on it or under it.

Kong76 Jul 01 2009 02:53 PM

Finally, a win.

Diamond Dad Jul 01 2009 02:53 PM

Deep, cleansing sigh of relief . . .

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2009 02:54 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Pitch to McGee Hickey or no? Oh hells yeah! No way you're putting the winning run on there. 'Specially to a 27 y/o rookie.

Farmer Ted Jul 01 2009 02:54 PM

Eat it Bud Selig.

Nymr83 Jul 01 2009 02:54 PM

well that stopped the bleeding hemorrhaging, but the Mets still need to do alot more to get back on track. The offense was a no-show again today.

Swan Swan H Jul 01 2009 02:55 PM

I know I'm exaggerating, but this feels like the first weekday afternoon game they have won in two years.

themetfairy Jul 01 2009 02:56 PM

Whew! (Note to Swanie - last Thursday's win against the Cardinals was an afternoon game)

Swan Swan H Jul 01 2009 03:12 PM

Right... I forgot about that one. I was off from work and watched the end of that one at home. Maybe it's just the ones when I'm at work and the resident Yankee fan keeps sticking his head in the door of my office to detail yet another mishap that stick in my craw.

Fman99 Jul 01 2009 05:27 PM

Swan Swan H wrote: I know I'm exaggerating, but this feels like the first weekday afternoon game they have won in two years. Six days ago. I was there! (That was the last Met win, prior to today.)

MFS62 Jul 01 2009 05:43 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Pitch to McGee Hickey or no? Edgy. Please. You are taking my mind off baseball. I think reporter McGee Hickey is very hot, and you are making it very difficult for me to concentrate. http://wcbstv.com/bios/Magee.Hickey.WCBS.9.8619.html Later