May 17 2010 11:42 AM
Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta
What about trash talking?
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IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta
| Edgy DC May 17 2010 10:53 AM |
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OK, we're going for a complete reboot here, so let's leave out all photopun variations Let's go, Mets! "Lettuce Van Gogh, Mets!" and "Lesbians Wake Me up Before You Go-Go, Mets!" They were fun, but it's just. Not. Working. We have Pelfrey going against Derek Lowe tonight. Lowe, self-loathers may want to ignore, has a Perezian ERA, but is not being demoted. This thing will pass, and pass violently. Hold on, get ready.
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| Ceetar May 17 2010 11:42 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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What about trash talking?
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 11:48 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Edgy DC":1ejzjd4s]This thing will pass, and pass violently.[/quote:1ejzjd4s] Like a kidney stone, apparently.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket May 17 2010 11:51 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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I have no doubt some ATL ass will be kicked tonight.
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| Centerfield May 17 2010 12:11 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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What we need is a good fight song. What would Rage Against the Machine think of the Braves and their insensitive use of Native Americans as a mascot? [youtube] [/youtube] Or we could rise up against those that seek to keep us down! [youtube][/youtube][youtube][/youtube] Or better yet, focus on perseverance. We WILL hold on damnit! [youtube][/youtube] On Edit: Admins! Help!
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| Gwreck May 17 2010 12:16 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 17 2010 12:16 PM |
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[quote="Ceetar":3ls03iqe]What about trash talking?[/quote:3ls03iqe] Perhaps if you didn't want to act like a 10-year-old. Seriously, the cartoon-character-urinates-on-[insert object of derision here] has really run its course.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket May 17 2010 12:16 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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If the CPF can't solve its YouTube problem then I don't know how much hope to have for the Mets ability to solve their problems.
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| Gwreck May 17 2010 12:17 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Personally, I think the over-reliance on Youtube is part of the problem itself.
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| Ceetar May 17 2010 12:18 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Gwreck":3ptxaxz6][quote="Ceetar":3ptxaxz6]What about trash talking?[/quote:3ptxaxz6] Perhaps if you didn't want to act like a 10-year-old. Seriously, the cartoon-character-urinates-on-[insert object of derision here] has really run its course.[/quote:3ptxaxz6] Sloppy on my part, I agree. but I'm at work so went for speed rather quality. took the best option on the first page of google images for "Braves suck"
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| bmfc1 May 17 2010 12:45 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 17 2010 01:54 PM |
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METS: Reyes-SS Castillo-2B Bay-LF Carter-RF Wright-3B Davis-1B Barajas-C Matthews, Jr.-CF Pelfrey-RHP Cox: Prado 2B Heyward RF C. Jones 3B McCann C Glaus 1B Hinske LF Escobar SS McLouth CF Lowe p
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| Ceetar May 17 2010 12:49 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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we haven't release Gary matthews jr yet?
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 12:52 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="bmfc1"]METS: Reyes-SS Castillo-2B Bay-LF Carter-RF Wright-3B Davis-1B Barajas-C Matthews, Jr.-CF Pelfrey-RHP No Francoeur. Once is a day-off, twice can be seen as a benching (especially as he returns home). |
| Ceetar May 17 2010 01:03 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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you can't really put Pagan for Matthews aside. No reason to sit Pagan or play Matthews. Not sure Bay's 0-13 should be hitting third or Carter, a guy who couldn't make the team out of Spring, fourth). Matthews is 3-17 against Lowe, if you were curious. Although that might be higher than his average this season..
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| metirish May 17 2010 01:12 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 17 2010 01:56 PM |
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Matthews in a pinch hitting roll is doing nothing, they should start him in all the games this series and if his current form holds up then cut him, maybe he needs a run of games to get going.
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| Ceetar May 17 2010 01:16 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="metirish":2dzwyvid]Matthews in a pinch hitting roll is doing nothing, they should start in all games this series and if his current form holds up then cut him, maybe he needs a run of games to get going.[/quote:2dzwyvid] He's had plenty of opportunity. Holding to some thought that he could 'get going' is just looking to fail. Put your best players on the field as often as possible. Pagan is that. Give him a day off when we're not reeling.
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| metirish May 17 2010 01:18 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 17 2010 01:55 PM |
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Then cut him, any good team can rest the regular players , give them a blow as Eddie C would say.
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 01:52 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Matthews went 2-2, and Jerry seems to want to get the guy going, and if this is what it takes, this is what it takes. But bad medicine is what I need. If he fails to get going, it may hasten the end of his tenure, rather than prolong it. More interesting to me is how Carter couldn't buy a spot on the roster the first six weeks, and is now the team's cleanup hitter two games in a row. See, Jerry learns! Overlearns, maybe, but he learns! Go, Jerry!
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| Frayed Knot May 17 2010 01:56 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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I think Jerry is going to pull a deal where GMJ starts three days in a row while Frenchy, Pagan, & Bay each sit a day (or more in Francoeur's case).
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 02:14 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Ceetar"]you can't really put Pagan for Matthews aside. No reason to sit Pagan or play Matthews. Not sure Bay's 0-13 should be hitting third or Carter, a guy who couldn't make the team out of Spring, fourth). |
| Gwreck May 17 2010 02:33 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":xorwnr3r]A guy who couldn't make the team out of spring" is kind of a specious argument, innit?[/quote:xorwnr3r] Very much so, particularly as it was abundantly clear that Carter deserved to make the team on merit, but was passed over for a veteran instead.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 02:37 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Gwreck":hz4ly60x][quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":hz4ly60x]A guy who couldn't make the team out of spring" is kind of a specious argument, innit?[/quote:hz4ly60x] Very much so, particularly as it was abundantly clear that Carter deserved to make the team on merit, but was passed over for a veteran instead.[/quote:hz4ly60x] You have to run it through the Babelfish "Ceetar --> English" translator. Whatever you put in, the result is "If Jerry does it, it's wrong."
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| Ceetar May 17 2010 02:46 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Swan Swan H":3v8xwd2t][quote="Gwreck":3v8xwd2t][quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":3v8xwd2t]A guy who couldn't make the team out of spring" is kind of a specious argument, innit?[/quote:3v8xwd2t] Very much so, particularly as it was abundantly clear that Carter deserved to make the team on merit, but was passed over for a veteran instead.[/quote:3v8xwd2t] You have to run it through the Babelfish "Ceetar --> English" translator. Whatever you put in, the result is "If Jerry does it, it's wrong."[/quote:3v8xwd2t] now now. We don't even know if it was Jerry's call for sure. But the same people that decided Carter was the 26th+ guy on the roster are the same ones making the decisions now.
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 02:48 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Yeah, but that logic is doomed thinking. It can be used to discredit anybody and any decision.
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| OlerudOwned May 17 2010 03:08 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Heading out a few minutes to take advantage of $1 Upper Reserved Monday with a couple of friends. Happy to see Carter in the lineup, though I'm sure the sorority girls in Francoeur t-shirts will be disappointed.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 03:10 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="OlerudOwned":dea2gpvc]Heading out a few minutes to take advantage of $1 Upper Reserved Monday with a couple of friends. Happy to see Carter in the lineup, though I'm sure the sorority girls in Francoeur t-shirts will be disappointed.[/quote:dea2gpvc] Maybe they'll take them off.
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| G-Fafif May 17 2010 03:13 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="OlerudOwned":20hcu11c]Happy to see Carter in the lineup[/quote:20hcu11c] Even when his popularity waned elsewhere, Carter always did well in Georgia.
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| OlerudOwned May 17 2010 03:15 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Swan Swan H":3n5fwesi][quote="OlerudOwned":3n5fwesi]Heading out a few minutes to take advantage of $1 Upper Reserved Monday with a couple of friends. Happy to see Carter in the lineup, though I'm sure the sorority girls in Francoeur t-shirts will be disappointed.[/quote:3n5fwesi] Maybe they'll take them off.[/quote:3n5fwesi] If Frenchy wasn't a married man I'd say they would be his only shot at rounding the bases during this series.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 03:25 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Offensive spottiness be damned-- at least we're spraying line drives all over the field.
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| Nymr83 May 17 2010 03:31 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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| joepet May 17 2010 03:52 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Lets do this!!!!!!!
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| Ashie62 May 17 2010 04:30 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Nymr83"]
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| Kong76 May 17 2010 05:19 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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They just showed Cox Cocks in the stands, someone text Fman!
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 05:41 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Carter goes over McClouth's head for a double, Wright smokes one that Prado nabs, Ike gets doinked, and The Throbster gaps one for two runs. 2-0, Metsies.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 05:59 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Pelf allows a ringing double, a bunt and a walk, but Reyes is standing where he needed to be when Pelf induced Heyward to bounce into a double play. Still 2-nuttin'.
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| Fman99 May 17 2010 06:00 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Kong76":tpeks9s1]They just showed Cox Cocks in the stands, someone text Fman![/quote:tpeks9s1] I'm here! On work travel in Iowa, listening to the game on XM in my rental car, and posting via the iPhone. Ain't technology grand?
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| Zvon May 17 2010 06:03 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Swan Swan H"]Carter goes over McClouth's head for a double, Wright smokes one that Prado nabs, Ike gets doinked, and The Throbster gaps one for two runs. 2-0, Metsies. |
| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 06:08 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Zvon"][quote="Swan Swan H"]Carter goes over McClouth's head for a double, Wright smokes one that Prado nabs, Ike gets doinked, and The Throbster gaps one for two runs. 2-0, Metsies. |
| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 06:11 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Sweet! With Larry on first McCann grounds slowly to second, and Castillo hangs Jones up, gets McCann, and they nail Chipper in the brief rundown. They had a shot at the 4-6-3 with the slow-footed McCann, but that's the way you play it.
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| Fman99 May 17 2010 06:18 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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The Braves radio team are talentless hacks. They are Haginesque.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 06:25 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Keep your eye on the road, dude. We don't need that little cutie feeding her dad chicken broth while you recover from a windshieldectomy.
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| Fman99 May 17 2010 06:28 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Swan Swan H":3t4xw2uu]Keep your eye on the road, dude. We don't need that little cutie feeding her dad chicken broth while you recover from a windshieldectomy.[/quote:3t4xw2uu] Thanks Swannie. I am parked in the parking lot of my hotel, not driving at all.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 06:30 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Reyes singles, Castillo bunts. Same as it ever was.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 06:35 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Animal insurance. Goody.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 06:37 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Reyes steals third, and after a Bay walk Carter's chopper is too slow for the DP. Reyes comes in to make it 3-1. The 1? Pelf got Hinskied last inning. Hey, this an IGT, not Gamecast.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 06:49 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 17 2010 06:52 PM |
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Two of the team's five baserunners have been named Chris Carter. The other time up, he drove in the other guy. It's a two-run game, with three-plus innings to go. Yeah, let's pull that guy. Tell me Manuel's not in full-on not-to-lose mode, and I'll call you a liar, and buy you some Chick-Fil-A. Because I'm a nice guy, Chick-Fil-A's a damn good sammich, and it's not true.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 06:52 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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The Braves close to 3-2 on a Prado double and long fly balls by Heyward and Jones. I haven't seen enough of Carter in right to form an opinion, but by all reports he is a high speed bus wreck out there. Lowe is still in for the seventh, Ike leads off with a walk, and the pulsating piston of power known as Rod Barajas singles. GMJ to bunt? No, Pelf is staying in, so of course he hits into a DP, and Pelf grounds out to end things.
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 06:54 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Two on and no out for Matthews and he GiDPs on the first pitch. Jerry turns to the camera and mouths "That's why I bunt, you Crane Shits!" Braves escape as Pelf grounds out on next pitch.
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| PiggiesTomatoes May 17 2010 06:54 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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First and second with no outs and two pitches later the inning is over with nothing. Matthews hitting a weak bouncer to the SS on the first pitch was horrible.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 07:00 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Hinske's absurdly zoned in. I'm thankful for the single.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 07:02 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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A fresh serving of the house specialty at Joey Kings' House of 6-6-3 is good for what ails Pelf in the 7th.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 07:22 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Prado, who hits Pelf like Mongo hit the ox, up with the tying run on second. OE: Wild pitch. Make that third.
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 07:26 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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That was a great job staying in the rundown.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 07:28 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Edgy DC":2fpy9t9m]That was a great job staying in the rundown.[/quote:2fpy9t9m] Really. I wanted to yell "PICKLE!!!"
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 07:30 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Heyward gets an infield single to make it first and third for Chipper. This has all the makings.
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 07:31 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Pedro seems to be dropping down more. Wright should have eaten that ball.
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| Kong76 May 17 2010 07:32 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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I suppose walking Larry ain't the worst thing with two outs, but jeez I was holding onto my boots on a pitch or two.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 07:33 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Pedro pitches around Jones, and McCann is up with two out and three on. Squeaky bum time, Irish.
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| Frayed Knot May 17 2010 07:34 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Edgy DC":1zy7g83h]Pedro seems to be dropping down more. Wright should have eaten that ball.[/quote:1zy7g83h] Tough to do on the fly, but if Wright had looked to 2nd they could have had McLouth hung up. Problem was neither Reyes or (particularly) Castillo was aggressively moving towards 2nd.
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| Kong76 May 17 2010 07:35 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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McCann needs to get really plunked during this series if he wants to get hit by a pitch.
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| Frayed Knot May 17 2010 07:35 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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BRAVO PEDRO!!!!
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 07:36 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Swingandamiss!
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| TheOldMole May 17 2010 07:36 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Pedro takes them to the 9th.
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 07:37 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Magnifico!
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| Zvon May 17 2010 07:37 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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that was nailbite'n time. I wanna thank you guys for the details here. These descriptions beat the droll write ups of any sports site out there.
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| metsguyinmichigan May 17 2010 07:38 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Phew. And I like Chic-fil-A. They have funny billboards, too.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 07:39 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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FLEESH! And I'm not being snarky-- I would slap your mother for some Chick-Fil-A.
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| Kong76 May 17 2010 07:40 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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An insurance run or two would be nice with homer happy likely coming in to pitch the bottom o' the ninth.
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| PiggiesTomatoes May 17 2010 07:41 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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What??? Wright strikes out? Amazin'
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| Kong76 May 17 2010 07:46 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Whiff, Whiffle, Whiffler
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| themetfairy May 17 2010 07:46 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Fasten your seatbelts - we're going to the bottom of the 9th!
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 07:47 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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So, that Saito isn't half bad, huh?
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 07:48 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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The last four batters for the Yankees tonight are Cervelli, Thames, Winn and Pena. What are we complaining about? Speaking of which, the Sox have eaten up almost all of a five run deficit. 7-6 MFYs, top 7, a mere 2:37 into the game.
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 07:49 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Begin stupid war chant. Jimmy Carter in the park, embarassed for our nation.
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| TheOldMole May 17 2010 07:50 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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| TheOldMole May 17 2010 07:51 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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| Kong76 May 17 2010 07:51 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Castillo like a cat, or something.
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 07:51 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Troy Glaus and his lack o' batspeed fly harmlessly to right. Castillo goes far (for him ) to his right to get the smokin' hot Hinske. One to go....
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| Kong76 May 17 2010 07:53 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Freakin' Frankie
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 07:55 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Throw strikes, maybe.
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| TheOldMole May 17 2010 07:57 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Put it in the books!
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| Edgy DC May 17 2010 07:57 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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With Barajas making the last out, Blanco should be in here.
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| Zvon May 17 2010 07:58 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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whoot
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| Swan Swan H May 17 2010 07:59 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Rod can catch a swinging third strike as well as the next guy.
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| themetfairy May 17 2010 08:02 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Whew!
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 08:05 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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FOURTH PLACE! EAT IT, FIGHTING CHIPPERS!
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket May 17 2010 08:20 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Nice game.
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| Nymr83 May 17 2010 10:55 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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glad to get a win, got to see it at the bar (poker game sucked oh well) Mets back on track?
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| metirish May 18 2010 07:03 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Lennon twitted Turner Field organ playing NKOTB's "The Right Stuff" for Wright's at-bats....... after I read that I paid attention and sure enough they were, away players don't get at-bat music normally?
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| Edgy DC May 18 2010 07:43 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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The Three Rivers organist used to be good for punny at-bat choices for home and away.
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| Swan Swan H May 18 2010 08:39 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="metirish":15wd7oxp]Lennon twitted Turner Field organ playing NKOTB's "The Right Stuff" for Wright's at-bats....... after I read that I paid attention and sure enough they were, away players don't get at-bat music normally?[/quote:15wd7oxp] My son also noticed "Louie Louie" for Castillo and "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" for Rod Barajas, playing on the 'Rod' connection rather than the throbbing rock-hard steel connotation, I'm sure.
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| Edgy DC May 18 2010 08:39 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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I have to mostly approve of Jerry's work this game. That he was giving Pelfrey a solid chance to lose the game in the eighth without pushing lots of buttons was impressive.
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| Ceetar May 18 2010 10:07 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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[quote="Edgy DC":25r8ptd3]I have to mostly approve of Jerry's work this game. That he was giving Pelfrey a solid chance to lose the game in the eighth without pushing lots of buttons was impressive.[/quote:25r8ptd3] Sarcasm? Or is making the easy choice of keeping your starter in after 89 pitches and him not due up in that inning to be called impressive now?
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| Edgy DC May 18 2010 10:18 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Not sarcasm at all. It's impressive in the context of the Manual world in which we live. Jerry's rarely (it certainly seems to me) given a pitcher --- at least one not named Johan --- a chance to work his way out of a jam that late in the game. Tying run on third, go-ahead at the plate, hot hitter, one out, eighth inning, infield in, closer more-or-less fresh --- that's historically bullpen time for Jerry, no matter what the pitch count. That count was at 98 when Prado came up. And 100 may still be his golden number. But it's the first time I've seen Jerry let go of the dream of ever finding the formula for eigth-inning-bullpen-shutdown magic.
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| Ceetar May 18 2010 10:25 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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Thought you meant when they brought him in to start the 8th. I was surprised they let him face the hitter there. Especially him not being a strikeout guy, but once he did that i felt he should've finished the inning.
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| Edgy DC May 18 2010 10:28 AM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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I was indeed somewhat pleased to see he even started the eighth, but I was all but certain that he would be pulled as soon as somebody reached base.
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| OlerudOwned May 18 2010 12:54 PM Re: IGT, 5/17, @ Atlanta |
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The loudest that stadium got during the game last night was during the wave. Braves fans are weird.
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