Jul 08 2009 08:44 PM
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IGT, 7/8, Happy Ollie Day
| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 07:28 AM |
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On a day when a mere run would be a minor victory to be celbrated in ironic fashion, Oliver Perez, a lighning rod for fan derision before he went away, returns to pitch before a crowd hungry to deride.
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| Fman99 Jul 08 2009 07:41 AM |
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First ever Mets no hitter. You read it here first, kids.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 08 2009 08:11 AM |
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Anyone wanna toast this one live, I'll be in Section 521, row 11.
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| seawolf17 Jul 08 2009 08:40 AM |
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LET'S
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| metirish Jul 08 2009 08:47 AM |
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NOT
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| Benjamin Grimm Jul 08 2009 08:48 AM |
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GET SHUT OUT!
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| seawolf17 Jul 08 2009 09:00 AM |
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Honestly, that's really all we can hope for with this team.
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| Gwreck Jul 08 2009 09:27 AM |
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Sure, why not. Still not a guarantee that the Mets will score any runs though.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 08 2009 09:32 AM |
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I'll be somewhere. (Going with the brother-in-law; he's got the tickets.) Worst-case: it'll be like a Little League game... except my kid's not playing, and sarcastic applause is encouraged.
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| OlerudOwned Jul 08 2009 09:40 AM |
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Don't make it hurt.
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| metirish Jul 08 2009 09:43 AM Re: IGT, 7/8, Happy Ollie Day |
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Rubin touched on this yesterday and Gary and Ron talked about it last night , by all accounts no coaching staff works harder than these guys. That sounds like the usual line but I'll take Razor Shines at his word that they do in fact work hard at figuring this out . But really what can you do with these players , fair has nothing to do with it but to me firing all of Jerry's coaches would do nothing for this team, I suppose Hojo can be held accountable for Wright? I don't know but the more I think about it the more complicated it becomes in my head ....
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| bmfc1 Jul 08 2009 09:49 AM |
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Lots of bizarre play by the Nationals last night, including a player getting hit in the nuts by a grounder and a player falling down on the bases:
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| TransMonk Jul 08 2009 09:53 AM |
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With all of the offensive woes, the pitching staff has a 5.18 ERA over the past 28 days. Most teams are going to be hard pressed to score on average 6 runs per game at full strength. Hojo has Wright and then a glorified AAA lineup.
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| Willets Point Jul 08 2009 10:32 AM |
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This will be the game that will be looked back on as when the season turned around in the post-World Series victory euphoria.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jul 08 2009 11:16 AM |
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You're very optimistic about baseball, and very pessimistic about election results, I've noticed.
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| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 12:39 PM |
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I may have to disagree. Hopefully, nobody shoves.
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 01:00 PM |
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he'll do it like AJ Burnett di for hte Marlins... with NINE walks!
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| bmfc1 Jul 08 2009 01:49 PM |
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METS:
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| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 02:00 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 08 2009 02:19 PM |
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Got to swap Cora and Luis. How many hours do I have to convince Jerry of this?
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| G-Fafif Jul 08 2009 02:07 PM |
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July 8's a good day to [url=http://www.robkirkpatrick.com/blog/2009/07/portent-of-doom-cubs-collapse-in-9th-against-mets/]get to work on a miracle[/url]. Now if only we could get Joe Torre to start Don Young in center.
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| Frayed Knot Jul 08 2009 02:22 PM |
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I was at that game!
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| OlerudOwned Jul 08 2009 04:02 PM |
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"Counting on Ollie to throw strikes kind of like counting on a Stormtrooper to actually hit something when they fire their guns in Star Wars" -Burkhardt
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 04:21 PM |
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quote of the year
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| duan Jul 08 2009 05:10 PM |
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anyone see that piece on catching with sandy alomar jr - really brilliant, learnt more in that 60 seconds about the art then in the previous 10 years.
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 05:22 PM |
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2 walks, a hit, a run. perez back to his old tricks.
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| OlerudOwned Jul 08 2009 05:23 PM |
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Well, I walked in for the Loretta and Martin at-bats. Looked pretty good there even though he gave up a hit, though I'm sure he didn't seem so hot while he was walking two batters.
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| Frayed Knot Jul 08 2009 05:24 PM |
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First one (Furcal) was on four pitches. The next guy at least had to work for his.
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 05:27 PM |
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Manny = bad defense, Murph on 2nd.
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| duan Jul 08 2009 05:29 PM |
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that's manny being manny.
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 05:34 PM |
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sheffield called out on strikes on 2 pitches that were over the outline of the left handed batters box, Martin was setting up 5 feet off the plate like javy lopez and the ump was falling for it
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| duan Jul 08 2009 05:41 PM those calls |
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were totally outrageously terrible.
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| Kong76 Jul 08 2009 05:53 PM |
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"And the Mets have scored a run!" -- G. Cohen
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| OlerudOwned Jul 08 2009 05:53 PM |
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Whoa, what the hell is Reed doing running back to the batter's spot and stepping on the plate? Are you even allowed to do that?
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| metirish Jul 08 2009 06:00 PM |
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A CPFer sighting? , pretty certain I spy G-Fafif in the front row ....not far from Trump ........Greg sporting a black Mets tee with Mets across the front.
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| TheOldMole Jul 08 2009 06:22 PM |
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Just turned it on. It's a rainout, right? I'm watching a Mets classic game? They can't actually be winning 3-1.
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 06:58 PM |
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Ethier needs to be his last batter no matter what
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| Rockin' Doc Jul 08 2009 07:01 PM |
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Same old Ollie. He is his own worst enemy. He walks 7 batters and throws only threw 55 strikes in the 108 pitches it took him to get through 5 innings.
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| metirish Jul 08 2009 07:05 PM |
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I think this was an encouraging start form Ollie , yeah the walks suck but damn we need this guy. Things are going to get better with him, I believe that.
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| OlerudOwned Jul 08 2009 07:09 PM |
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His stuff looked really good though, which is reassuring. But it also plops up down on Square One of the Oliver Perez experience. If he could only put together the control, he'd be a star. He has before. He can again, right? Probably not. I'm one of the guys biggest fans (in a personal sense, not an organization-building sense), but even I'm done being starry-eyed looking at his potential. He had his best season as a 22 year old. He set his career high for walks at 26. He's been great and awful to every logical extreme and everywhere else in between, and there's hardly a rhyme or reason to it. So we've still got nothing to expect except erraticism. And somehow it's still better than where we were with him in April. So glad to have you back, Ollie, I guess.
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 07:24 PM |
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the mets get only 1 run as castillo and evans cant come through with the bases loaded. evans thought he walked but that pitch was close
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| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 07:30 PM |
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now, now, Hyperbole Harry.
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 07:39 PM |
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Parnell gets out of the jam (of his own making), this game feels slowwww
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| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 07:43 PM |
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That's a tough 20 pitches there. Do you let him start the seventh if the Mets don't score? Nine outs is tough to get, but with three righties coming, they may want to hit them with Green next inning.
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| Fman99 Jul 08 2009 07:52 PM |
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WOW!
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| OlerudOwned Jul 08 2009 07:53 PM |
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Well that's new.
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| seawolf17 Jul 08 2009 07:53 PM |
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[ashie] Daniel Murphy, your 2009 NL Gold Glove winner at first base. [/ashie]
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 07:53 PM |
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Murphy with a defensive highlight?
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| themetfairy Jul 08 2009 07:54 PM |
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The game is two and three-quarters hours long, and we haven't made it to the 7th inning stretch yet. It IS slow!
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| Fman99 Jul 08 2009 07:56 PM |
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I really thought it was ball four to Evans.
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| seawolf17 Jul 08 2009 07:56 PM |
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You know, the more they show the Murphy replay, the stupider that little backhanded flip is, though, especially considering they followed it up with a base hit.
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| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 08:00 PM |
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Nonsense, it's not like the runner was the potential tying run we had to keep out of scoring position. We needed the out and the out alone and creativity in getting it is most welcome. That play turns me on, and I'm a little embarrassed about it. And if I get a few beers in me, I think I'm going to slide on down and try and chat it up.
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 08:00 PM |
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i'm not sure, i think that ball had so much hang-time that even if it misses parnell it lands really close by and doesnt advance the runner
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| Fman99 Jul 08 2009 08:19 PM |
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Quiet IGT.
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| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 08:22 PM |
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See, Churchie even cost us a run by going for the out, and nobody's blasting him.
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 08:27 PM |
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i'm glad to manny is leading off the 9th, i'd really hate to see him hit the game-tying shot
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| PiggiesTomatoes Jul 08 2009 08:29 PM |
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Wow, late inning lead. How unusual. Spent the last five days up in NY and was amazed listening to WFAN and how crazed things are -- made CPF sound like a positive affirmation get together. Not really having anything close in Tampa and listening exclusively to satelllite radio, I had forgotten how rediculous the callers are.
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| Fman99 Jul 08 2009 08:29 PM |
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Frankie v. Manny.
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| Gwreck Jul 08 2009 08:30 PM |
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No walks.
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| Fman99 Jul 08 2009 08:31 PM |
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Manny wins. Now 5-4... and I predict Frankie gets the next three batters in order.
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| Gwreck Jul 08 2009 08:32 PM |
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Walk to Blake is just moronic. Is he gonna hit it out too? Try a strike Francisco.
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| Fman99 Jul 08 2009 08:34 PM |
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OK, I am an idiot. I'll stop now.
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| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 08:34 PM |
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Let's go, man.
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| PiggiesTomatoes Jul 08 2009 08:34 PM |
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WTF, Frankie. Throw a damn strike.
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| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 08:35 PM |
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Come on. Loretta is no slugger.
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| Elster88 Jul 08 2009 08:35 PM |
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What year? 1977?
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| Elster88 Jul 08 2009 08:36 PM |
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Maverick gets all the hot girls.
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| Elster88 Jul 08 2009 08:37 PM |
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Frank is making me nervous.
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| Ashie62 Jul 08 2009 08:38 PM |
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shitfuck
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| metsguyinmichigan Jul 08 2009 08:39 PM |
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Why are they trying to make goofy plays like that with the winning run?
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| OlerudOwned Jul 08 2009 08:39 PM |
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Well, if you can't pick him off, at least stun him.
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| Edgy DC Jul 08 2009 08:39 PM |
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Get Putz up.
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| Elster88 Jul 08 2009 08:40 PM |
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I'd be lol'ing if I wasn't scared. Edit: Oh hey double play.
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| OlerudOwned Jul 08 2009 08:40 PM |
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Hot damn.
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| Fman99 Jul 08 2009 08:40 PM |
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Sure, bust out the Julia Styles photos. Oh wait. METS WIN!
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| metsguyinmichigan Jul 08 2009 08:40 PM |
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Phew! Frankie says "relax!" and gets the DP!!
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| themetfairy Jul 08 2009 08:40 PM |
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Thank G-d! The fucking game is over!
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| Nymr83 Jul 08 2009 08:40 PM |
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thank god. of course they made it scary
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| Rockin' Doc Jul 08 2009 08:40 PM |
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"It don't come easy. You know it don't come easy."
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| Ashie62 Jul 08 2009 08:41 PM |
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you rang? NICE OUTCOME** Jocularity
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| PiggiesTomatoes Jul 08 2009 08:41 PM |
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AMEN!
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| themetfairy Jul 08 2009 08:42 PM Schaefer POTG 7/8/09 - Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 08 2009 08:44 PM |
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Oops - wrong thread
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| PiggiesTomatoes Jul 08 2009 08:42 PM |
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Finally...a happy recap!
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| metsguyinmichigan Jul 08 2009 08:43 PM |
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ESPN is calling Murph's move as the play of the year.
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| metirish Jul 08 2009 08:44 PM |
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| Swan Swan H Jul 08 2009 08:44 PM |
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Ethier said than done.
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| Fman99 Jul 08 2009 08:46 PM |
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 08 2009 09:58 PM |
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Awesome game!
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 08 2009 10:21 PM |
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Holy Christmas, that was fun! And long!
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 08 2009 11:33 PM |
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And now my fiancee's getting Matt Kemp, Orlando Hudson, Chad Billingsley, Jeff Weaver and Brent Leach* drunk (she manages the lobby bars/restaurants at the Parker-Meridien and has gotten them an extra two rounds of shots on top of the four they just had)! Exclamation points and more Jager all around!
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| Gwreck Jul 08 2009 11:43 PM |
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Hope they don't know about the burgers*; as those'll do a fine job of curing the hangovers.
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| Nymr83 Jul 09 2009 12:02 AM |
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Billingsley doesnt pitch this series, nor does weaver. you gotta get tommorow's starter wasted and out all night!
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| seawolf17 Jul 09 2009 05:02 AM |
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Right, but what if tonight's game goes nineteen innings and he has to pinch-hit! You never know!
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 09 2009 05:14 AM |
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Good work. Perhaps one will pull a Beimel and cut themselves drinking water in their hotel room.
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| Nymr83 Jul 09 2009 05:19 AM |
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thats a story i must have missed, was it related to Jeff Kent washing his truck? happy morning after! (well, not so happy for Kemp, Hudson, Billingsley, Weaver, and Leach I'd imagine)
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 09 2009 05:24 AM |
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'06 plyoffs. Was Beimel's made-up story for "getting into a bar fight."
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 09 2009 09:55 AM |
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No preemptive hangover curatives: Burger Joint had closed just as the game ended.
I actually described Wolf to her, as we tossed around the idea of a seek-and-destroy mission (our tentative story: she would pose as someone who went to school in Philly during the WolfPack era). Sadly, there was no Randy-ness about. Ethier (The Better Half:"He's CUTE") was also around, supposedly, but wasn't drinking.
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| Willets Point Jul 09 2009 10:51 AM |
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Baseball is entertainment. Politics can have some serious quality of life ramifications for millions.
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| Centerfield Jul 09 2009 12:13 PM |
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Baseball affects my quality of life.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jul 09 2009 12:20 PM |
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You're not alone in that, it seems.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 09 2009 01:09 PM |
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Meanwhile, in the camera well:
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