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Bonus Gay Dame @ Pittsburgh 7/2 IGT

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 01 2009 08:33 PM

Maybe you forgot: But the Mets play at 12:30 Thursday at Pittsburgh in a makeup game. This was the game rained out June 3 -- potentially preventing the Pirates from having made it a 4-game sweep. Anyway, our visit there started all our troubles last month and we owe them. Tim Redding opposes lefty Paul Maholm. Redding's got to be worried about his job by now and a nice start would be much appreciated. Maholm was beaten up by the Mets in NY back in May, but that lineup included Reyes, Beltran, Delgado and Castro. The Pirates have also undergone a lot of changes, especially for a team we've seen six times already this year: Out are McLouth, Nyjer Morgan & Hinske; in are McCucheon and Blastings Thrilledge -- though the latter is still rehabbing an injury in the minors. Joel Hanrahan made his Pittsburg debut in the middle-innings Wednesday and threw a scoreless inning. Neither here nor there but its well-known the Pirates have seen enough of Ian Snell and vice-versa: They demoted him, with cause, to AAA and he whiffed 17 guys in his first start there including, I believe, 13 in a row at one point. You can never have enough, as the saying goes.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 09:04 PM Re: Bonus Gay Dame @ Pittsburgh 7/2 IGT

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Neither here nor there but its well-known the Pirates have seen enough of Ian Snell and vice-versa: They demoted him, with cause, to AAA and he whiffed 17 guys in his first start there including, I believe, 13 in a row at one point. That sort of enigmatic behavior just guarantees a comng deal to the Mets, doesn't it?

G-Fafif Jul 01 2009 09:08 PM

Twice in three years I've had part of series I've KTE'd rained out and made up later. The other one was what would become known as the Joel Pineiro Game...the original, I mean. This is the second time it's happened. I'm not doing these without an umbrella anymore. Thanks to JCL for the mini-KTE. Before today I'd say we were our own worst E.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2009 09:43 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 02 2009 05:41 AM

We hung on to beat Milwaukee's best pitcher, we're getting a Pittsburgh team weakened in the short term by trades, and Phillie is starting a minor leaguer against us Friday. This is as good a time as any to assert.

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2009 10:11 PM

I had forgotten this was a day game too. Two in a row. I agree it's time to think positive, and this song just happened to occur to me tonight for no particular reason. But I like that it did. Wake up, put your shoes on Take a breath of the northern air And rub those eyes Genuflect beneath the starry skies Before you climb the mountain First the foothills must appear Step high and light And take up your staff and shining armor (Chin up, chin up) You don't really have a problem (Chin up, chin up) In your hour of despair And smile when you're down and out (Find something inside you) Smile when you're down and out (Find something inside you) The stars on the horizon Stretch as far as the eyes can see They represent the souls of those like you and me And smile when you're down and out (Find something inside you) Smile when you're down and out (Find something inside you) (Chin up, chin up) You don't really have a problem (Chin up, chin up) In your hour of despair And smile when you're down and out (Find something inside you) Smile when you're down and out (Find something inside you) 'Smile' -- The Jayhawks

MFS62 Jul 02 2009 07:18 AM

The players always like a day off. So when they have to play a make-up game, they just want to fly in, play the game and get it over. So ... Whaddaya' wanna' bet that this one goes at least 13 innings? Later

bmfc1 Jul 02 2009 08:22 AM

METS: Luis Castillo 2B Alex Cora SS David Wright 3B Gary Sheffield RF Fernando Tatis LF Ryan Church CF Nick Evans 1B Omir Santos C Tim Redding RHP (1-3, 6.35)

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 09:46 AM

I really though Wright would get a breather today.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 09:49 AM

Jerry said no breathers, ever. (Well, not quite.) According to the Daily News this morning, Jerry says there will be no days off for David any time soon.

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 09:50 AM

Andrew McCutchen CF Jack Wilson SS Delwyn Young RF Adam LaRoche 1B Garrett Jones LF Andy LaRoche 3B Robinzon Diaz C Ramon Vazquez 2B Paul Maholm P

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 09:51 AM

Those two A. LaRoches make box score pasting for Pirates games a pain in the butt. I wish one of those brothers had been involved in the trade to the Natinals.

Farmer Ted Jul 02 2009 10:19 AM

Do two LaRoches equal one Bong?

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 10:21 AM

"Garrett Jones LF " They're starting to clone and breed our old heros in some kind of warped attempt to build a race of super ballplayers!!

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 10:21 AM

Farmer Ted wrote: Do two LaRoches equal one Bong? I'll have to check my metric conversion chart.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 10:22 AM

But, but where's Freddy Sanchez, the National League's most dangerous hitter? It must be some sort of DH-y ambush. CHECK THE TREES, DAMMIT!

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 10:22 AM

Tarp on the field, apparently.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 10:28 AM

="National Weather Forecast for Pittsburgh, PA"]This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. West wind between 8 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Current conditions, as of 11:53 a.m.: Overcast.

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 10:29 AM

Has it ever NOT rained in Pittsburgh while the Mets were there?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 10:29 AM

Gay Dame Dain Relay.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 10:40 AM

SNY is showing Beer Money.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 10:43 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: SNY is showing Beer Money. Oh good, Chris Carlin needs to be repeatedly punched in the neck until he dies more airtime.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 10:45 AM

Gametime at 1:05. With any luck I can turn the channel and not watch Beer Money till then

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 10:46 AM

Game is currently estimated to get started at 1:05 p.m.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 11:05 AM

And.... We're about to get underway. Luis Castillo in the batter's box.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 11:06 AM

And five pitches into his at bat, the rain starts coming down hard.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 11:09 AM

Castillo grounds out. Cora singles, Wright looks at a pitch, and here comes the tarp...

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 11:11 AM

Keith is replaying the 1967 season on Strat-o-Matic. He's going to play during the rain delay, and I think he'd like to broadcast it for the fans.

G-Fafif Jul 02 2009 11:37 AM

1:45 restart, allegedly.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 11:53 AM

Wild pitch, walk, now two on and two out for Tatis. Guaranteed to not GIDP.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 11:54 AM

HBP loads them up for Church.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 11:54 AM

Plunk! Based loaded for Churchie.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 11:58 AM

Beh.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 12:06 PM

Redding survives a leadoff dubble.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 12:08 PM

Keith keeps begging viewers not to change the channel. My guess is that he's bored and distracted and is assuming that his audience is too.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 12:18 PM

Redding can bite my ass.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 12:22 PM

Maybe he can fall back on that skill once he gives up pitching.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 12:24 PM

Bases loaded HBP. 2-0 Pirates.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 12:25 PM

I'm not sure he's worthy even to bite my ass.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 12:27 PM

Well what do you know? More shitty execution by the Mets.

Ashie62 Jul 02 2009 12:27 PM

shitfuck..saving it up for Philly

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 12:28 PM

Aw, all our shitty pitchers are shitty! The beer goggles have worn off.

Ashie62 Jul 02 2009 12:29 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Redding can bite my ass. What does ass biting pay in NYC?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 12:32 PM

I think you can find a guy on 11th Avenue who can give you a quote.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 02 2009 12:35 PM

Redding is a bum. And the notion that Ollie will replace him on the roster soon is really not all that comforting.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 12:37 PM

What about the thought that Redding and Perez will share their starts, with Redding pitching the first five innings and Perez the final four?

metsguyinmichigan Jul 02 2009 12:43 PM

If you keep them both, who gets banished to the herd? I'd be willing to try that just for the heck of it. But the question is whether Jerry will stick to his famed slots, and start playing lefty-righty, eighth-inning guy and closer. Ideally, you'd get Ollie and Redding and everyone else gets a day off. But I can picture Jerry getting five out of one, two out of the other and then rolling into his slots.

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 12:43 PM

They're really teeing off on him now.

bmfc1 Jul 02 2009 12:43 PM

Will Redding blame this one on the rain delays?

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 12:44 PM

The cable guy / fios guy thing is getting old real quick. They should just shack up and be done with it.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 02 2009 12:46 PM

The Pirates are trying to hit for the cycle in this inning.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 12:46 PM

="Kong76"]The cable guy / verizon guy thing is getting old real quick. They should just shack up and be done with it. I'd like to see them in an alternate series of ads where they kill each other in their underwear, in the woods, in a bizarre love affair/double suicide pact, a la the football players that were set up in Heathers.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 12:49 PM

Misch stops the bleeding. 5-0 Bucs.

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 12:53 PM

Flushing Fizzle on the scoreboard graphics? Thems fighting words.

G-Fafif Jul 02 2009 12:56 PM

="Fman99"] ="Kong76"]The cable guy / verizon guy thing is getting old real quick. They should just shack up and be done with it. I'd like to see them in an alternate series of ads where they kill each other in their underwear, in the woods, in a bizarre love affair/double suicide pact, a la the football players that were set up in Heathers. I love my dead, gay Fios guy.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 01:01 PM

Muffie! I think it must've given Jerry palpitations just to send a lefty up to pinch hit against a lefty pitcher. It's against his programming.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 01:02 PM

And Luis kills the momentum with the GIDP. At least it came after the RBIs.

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 01:07 PM

Fman99 wrote: Muffie! I think it must've given Jerry palpitations just to send a lefty up to pinch hit against a lefty pitcher. It's against his programming. He does it a lot. No choice these days with short benches. You stack your lineup from one side and the only available pinch hitters tend to be from the other.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 01:10 PM

Bleh, continued.

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 01:12 PM

4-6-3 for us. Let's bop.

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 01:14 PM

Double trouble from Cora.

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 01:15 PM

We bopping!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 01:16 PM

Single from Sugs. "Just" a homer and a triple away from the in-inning cycle.

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 01:18 PM

Imagine this season without Sheffield.

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 01:19 PM

Tatis beats out a potential GiDP. Gorgeous.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 01:19 PM

Tatis attempts to GIDP but is safe at first.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 01:20 PM

="Edgy DC"]Imagine this season without Sheffield. He was so far off the regular-playing-time-radar, that pessimists weren't even bothering coming up with "If Sheffield gets 150 ABs, then we know we're in trouble"-type jazz.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 01:21 PM

Chooch!

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 01:21 PM

LHBs with 5 of the hits today (Church x 2, Cora x 2, Murphy x 1) vs the LHP Maholm

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 01:22 PM

It's an honest to goodness rally! Wow, I can't recall the last time the good guys made up a five run deficit.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 01:22 PM

Mets are showing some moxie! Coming back from five runs down to tie the score! I didn't think such a thing was possible.

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 01:23 PM

Who's your next pitcher?

bmfc1 Jul 02 2009 01:23 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Tatis attempts to GIDP but is safe at first. Me to my son: hey! Tatis beat it out! My son: he's been working on that.

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 01:26 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Who's your next pitcher? Stokes. Be nice if we could mix in a non-single somewhere along the line - but, for now, I'll take it.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 01:27 PM

You don't leave in Dessens here?

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 01:28 PM

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: You don't leave in Dessens here? Not if we have to PH for him I don't.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 01:28 PM

Santos walks (that's a non-single!) and Reed to hit for Dessens.

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 01:29 PM

Reed it is. Good call. Makes contact and hopefully stays out of the doubleplay. But he's rusty.

G-Fafif Jul 02 2009 01:30 PM

="Benjamin Grimm"]Mets are showing some moxie!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 01:30 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Santos walks (that's a non-single!) and Reed to hit for Dessens. Watching Gameday, and the endless stream of fastballs, I'm kind of in disbelief that he didn't strike out on a slider in the dirt.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 01:32 PM

Church rather daringly scores the go-ahead run on a shallow fly to left. The throw was terrible and he scored easily.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 01:32 PM

Sac flies with the bases loaded! Progress!

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 01:32 PM

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ="Benjamin Grimm"]Santos walks (that's a non-single!) and Reed to hit for Dessens. Watching Gameday, and the endless stream of fastballs, I'm kind of in disbelief that he didn't strike out on a slider in the dirt. Karstens tried to drop a big ol' slow curve on him but it stayed high. He it dropped into the strike zone Santos would have been caught doing his best Beltran impression.

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 01:33 PM

Play loud: http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/BopTilYouDrop.m4a

Gwreck Jul 02 2009 01:34 PM

Time to swing, Luis.

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 01:34 PM

Nice inning boys ... complete with a Bugs Bunny Bat-around!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 01:36 PM

CSB warily smiles and applauds. Um, with his eyelids.

G-Fafif Jul 02 2009 01:39 PM

Kong76 wrote: Play loud: http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/BopTilYouDrop.m4a

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 01:48 PM

Tatis homers! 8-5 Mets!

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 01:48 PM

KABOOM

Gwreck Jul 02 2009 01:50 PM

Not a GIDP.

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 01:50 PM

SHOW US YOUR TATIS!!!!

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 01:53 PM

Kong76 wrote: The cable guy / fios guy thing is getting old real quick. yeah, but I still love those Indian guys running "NY NY Sports Sports", the one with Keith Hernandez where the Yankee fan won't wear the fake mustache is great

metsguyinmichigan Jul 02 2009 01:53 PM

Nice bomb! -- and nice to see Wright shaking off that slump!

G-Fafif Jul 02 2009 01:54 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Nice bomb! Try not to say that airport security.

Fman99 Jul 02 2009 01:56 PM

Nymr83 wrote: ="Kong76"]The cable guy / fios guy thing is getting old real quick. yeah, but I still love those Indian guys running "NY NY Sports Sports", the one with Keith Hernandez where the Yankee fan won't wear the fake mustache is great Mandeep! HA HA HA HA HA! Fboy and I love those ads. His favorite one is the one where the guy tries to whizz in the coffee mug.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 02 2009 02:03 PM

G-Fafif wrote: ="metsguyinmichigan"]Nice bomb! Try not to say that airport security. :)

Swan Swan H Jul 02 2009 02:05 PM

My last visit from the Yankee fan was at 5-0. He's hasn't popped his head in since, and when I went out to talk to his cube-neighbor I heard nothing. NOTHING, I say. Mwahahahaha! I better leave the office while they're still in the lead.

G-Fafif Jul 02 2009 02:07 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 02 2009 02:18 PM

[accidental double post/weird computer thing]

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 02:08 PM

Two clean innings by Stokes = pretty huge.

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 02:15 PM

Jones is a single away from the cycle

G-Fafif Jul 02 2009 02:18 PM

Garrett Jones = Steven Pearce

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 02:18 PM

The Bucs have a lot more left in their pen than the Mets. We need seven outs from Green, Parnell, and Rodriguez. That's not too much to ask, is it?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 02:20 PM

If the game goes long, I wonder if Nieve would be available? (Hope it doesn't come to that... Green just closed out the seventh.)

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 02:22 PM

Oops, maybe not. I see that Nieve is scheduled to pitch on Saturday. I think Redding has made his last start, by the way.

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 02:24 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think Redding has made his last start, by the way. almost without a doubt. the mets are paying Perez too much to pitch in the minors for long, the first Redding screwup was bound to get him exiled, Nieve might have had a little more leash but he was also on the hook if Redding pitched well and he didnt

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 02:26 PM

I've always been a supporter of reaching into your starting rotation if you run out of relievers. You can call up another starter later if necessary.

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 02:27 PM

Tatis may get a swing at the cycle also.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 02:28 PM

True. Nieve can pitch today (if necessary) and maybe Niese can take Saturday's start. (If, that is, he hasn't pitched too recently for Buffalo.)

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 02:33 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Tatis may get a swing at the cycle also. he needs the triple i assume?

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 02:37 PM

yeah! lets put the tying runs on with a HBP and a walk!

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 02:39 PM

Ah the old spooky 6-5.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 02:39 PM

That was a very nice play by Wright getting that force at third.

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 02:41 PM

Green K's Wilson to end that mess. lets add some extra runs!

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 02:42 PM

The whiff was less spooky.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 02:43 PM

That curve did kinda disappear off the table. But that's more "ooh-aah" (or "FUUUUUUCK," depending on your perspective) than "spooky," innit?

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 02:48 PM

Notice how, in the second half of this game, the Mets are finding their extra-base stroke.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 02:50 PM

There's the dumb-baserunning bingo square, right there.

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 02:50 PM

nice IDIOTIC baserunning by Santos, this team needs a baserunning coach and half an hour before each game to work on basic fundamentals

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 02:54 PM

It feels like this game started last night and is still going on.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 02 2009 02:56 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 02 2009 02:57 PM

A bit of a waste there. Time for a visit to Frankie's Korner.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 02:57 PM

Jones will bat this inning. Again.

Swan Swan H Jul 02 2009 02:57 PM

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 02:57 PM

No cycle for Tatis... I hope. It's been lovely, but I"m afraid I must be going.

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 02:58 PM

Tatis and Evans have switched positions! Has that ever happened in a game before for two position players already in the game? (i know the Mets once played a pitcher in the OF and moved him between left and right based on the batter)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 02:59 PM

holy fuck

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 02:59 PM

hey look its tied. i hate this team

Gwreck Jul 02 2009 03:01 PM

That's not good.

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 03:01 PM

Holy carp!

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 03:03 PM

that is a huge fucking fish...they should put it in the clubhouse and just let it rot... and there will be no removing it until the Mets win 5 in a row.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 03:08 PM

oh crap. 1st and 3rd.

themetfairy Jul 02 2009 03:09 PM

Frankie suxx. And does not induce relaxation.

themetfairy Jul 02 2009 03:12 PM

We go to the 10th.

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 03:12 PM

that ball was drilled, luckily right at a fielder.

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 03:19 PM

noooooooooooooo tatis just foul down the line

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 03:21 PM

ouch, again.

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 03:21 PM

Tatis HBP again!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 03:23 PM

Churchie's gotta hit one out here.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 03:26 PM

Yeah!

themetfairy Jul 02 2009 03:26 PM

I believe in Church!

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 03:26 PM

Church singles, Tatis scores!

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 03:27 PM

does Rodriguez stay in there or does Parnell go for a save?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 03:27 PM

Key stolen base for Tatty.

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 03:27 PM

I hope Tatis can tough this out after scoring ... he looks hurt.

TransMonk Jul 02 2009 03:28 PM

One thing I realized in Milwaukee...I like Church. I love him now.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 03:28 PM

Nymr83 wrote: does Rodriguez stay in there or does Parnell go for a save? I'm wondering that too. I don't like either choice, but I think I'd stick with Frankie, at least to start the inning.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 03:30 PM

It's Frankie facing the top of the order.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 03:30 PM

And it's Frankie...

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 03:30 PM

Shines had to send Tatis there but even a decent throw has him dead at the plate.

bmfc1 Jul 02 2009 03:30 PM

Where's the church picture from the other day?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 03:36 PM

Some big 'ol onions for Frankie here. One more to go.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 02 2009 03:37 PM

TWO-GAME WINNING STREAK

Frayed Knot Jul 02 2009 03:37 PM

Frankie blows the save but vultures himself a win.

smg58 Jul 02 2009 03:37 PM

Exhale.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 02 2009 03:38 PM

That was a helluva game. Makes me feel a glimmer of optimism! And despite the blown save, I'm going to give Frankie Rodriguez some Schaefer. That was a gutty effort from him.

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 03:38 PM

thank god we escaped that one

themetfairy Jul 02 2009 03:40 PM

Whew!

bmfc1 Jul 02 2009 04:13 PM

If the Mets were smart, they'd get Redding off the roster tonight (minors, DFA, phantom injury) and call up a pitcher for the next few days. Frankie can't go tomorrow so they're short in the BP. When it's Redding's turn, send the guy down and recall Niese or Figueroa (who was rained out from starting tonight).

bmfc1 Jul 02 2009 04:14 PM

I'm far from being a Jon Heyman fan, but this tweet is a good one: SI_JonHeyman k-rod insisted on going back out for 10th. how's that for leadership, johnny franco? #mets

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 05:00 PM

Why is he calling out Franco on tweet tweet?

Swan Swan H Jul 02 2009 05:05 PM

Franco challenged the testicularity of the team on a radio interview. [url]http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/blog/2009/07/manuel_wright_not_fans_of_fran.html[/url]

Nymr83 Jul 02 2009 05:30 PM

]When it's Redding's turn, send the guy down and recall Niese or Figueroa or Perez. but i agree with the general idea, gets a reliever with options (Kunz?) up here NOW because redding is done anyway so why let him waste a roster spot. is there a lefty they can bring up? the phillies are very lefty-heavy anyway so thats probably preferable to Kunz.

Kong76 Jul 02 2009 05:32 PM

Yeah, but why's he calling out Franco on tweet tweet. It ain't even his story.

bmfc1 Jul 02 2009 05:35 PM

Lefties at AAA--Takahaski and Switzer, who have come and gone.