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I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Ashie62 Oct 03 2010 10:30 AM

I expected the next Mets I.G.T to be done with Bobby V at the helm.

bmfc1 Oct 03 2010 10:34 AM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

METS: 1. Jose Reyes-SS 2. Jesus Feliciano-RF 3. David Wright-3B 4. Ike Davis-1B 5. Angel Pagan-CF 6. Lucas Duda-LF 7. Josh Thole-C 8. Ruben Tejada-2B 9. Mike Pelfrey- P Nationals: 1. Danny Espinosa, 2B 2. Nyjer Morgan, CF 3. Ian Desmond, SS 4. Adam Dunn, 1B 5. Roger Bernadina, LF 6. Ivan Rodriguez, C 7. Willie Harris, RF 8. Alberto Gonzalez, 3B 9. Livan Hernandez, SP

Fman99 Oct 03 2010 10:43 AM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

I'll be watching the Jets today. It is what it is.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 03 2010 10:58 AM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

No Jason Bay, huh.

Ashie62 Oct 03 2010 11:45 AM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Lets put a stop to this..Livan Hernandez is NOT going to throw a no-hitter.

Edgy DC Oct 03 2010 12:02 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Ike Davis says, OK. Now let's work on that shutout. Mets are doing the closing-day thing of chasing shit off the plate.

Edgy DC Oct 03 2010 12:03 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Iko, Iko, how big hurry are you in to get home?

Edgy DC Oct 03 2010 12:16 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

One run home but a double-play ends the inning. You don't see a 3-5-4 every day.

Gwreck Oct 03 2010 12:17 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

I believe that was a 3-5-4.

Edgy DC Oct 03 2010 12:18 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Crekted.

Edgy DC Oct 03 2010 12:34 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Nyjer Morgan really needs to go to Fundies Camp.

Gwreck Oct 03 2010 01:36 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Jerry takes Wright and Reyes out of the game at the top of the 9th so they can get an ovation from the crowd. It's like he had to perform one final act of stupidity before leaving us. I'm glad they could be recognized by the crowd but it's a TIE GAME. We do still want to win, right?

bmfc1 Oct 03 2010 01:56 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Right. Marlins won so the best the Mets can get is tied for 3d.

Frayed Knot Oct 03 2010 01:57 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Did Riggleman really think Tejada was such a threat that he couldn't leave in his Lefty? It's like a manager dumb-a-thon out there.

Frayed Knot Oct 03 2010 01:58 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

We're taking a poll as to which batter Green hits. I'll take the 3rd guy he faces.

Frayed Knot Oct 03 2010 02:02 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Gwreck wrote: Jerry takes Wright and Reyes out of the game at the top of the 9th so they can get an ovation from the crowd. It's like he had to perform one final act of stupidity before leaving us. I'm glad they could be recognized by the crowd but it's a TIE GAME. We do still want to win, right? Plus he did the double-switch thing (pitcher's batting 3rd) and then pulled Takahashi after 1 inning anyway and before Hessman's spot ever came up.

bmfc1 Oct 03 2010 02:05 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Frayed Knot wrote: Did Riggleman really think Tejada was such a threat that he couldn't leave in his Lefty? It's like a manager dumb-a-thon out there. I thought the same thing FK... except one of them stays on for '11.

Frayed Knot Oct 03 2010 02:11 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

The season that just won't end !!

Gwreck Oct 03 2010 02:13 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Last time the last game of the season went to extras was 1999, although there were also 13 innings in the regular season finale in 2000.

Gwreck Oct 03 2010 02:56 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Perez warming up for the 14th inning. I see we still have Feliciano, Dessens and Niese available in the 'pen.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 03 2010 02:58 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Ollie will put a quick end to this game.

TheOldMole Oct 03 2010 03:03 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Will Ollie end his Met career with one last loss?

Frayed Knot Oct 03 2010 03:04 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

TheOldMole wrote: Will Ollie end his Met career with one last loss? Nah, he's usually pretty good on 62 days rest.

Gwreck Oct 03 2010 03:11 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Wayne and Howie went on a long riff earlier this game about how Jerry never disrespected the Mets fans or the position of manager. The choice of Perez here (with other men still left in the 'pen) directly contradicts that.

TheOldMole Oct 03 2010 03:12 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

You can count on Ollie.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 03 2010 03:12 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Bases-loaded walk, and Ollie is done.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 03 2010 03:13 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

And the thousand fans in the park sound like 20 times that as they boo Oliver off the mound.

Gwreck Oct 03 2010 03:14 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

If Misch was available to pitch, why the hell did Jerry use Perez?

metsmarathon Oct 03 2010 03:15 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

well. a little blood for the fans i see. they do care!

Kong76 Oct 03 2010 03:18 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Just surreal, I went over to it as it was nearing extras and figured I'd squeeze another inning out of it. I don't want to misquote Gary, but he had a great line along the lines of something like it's like a demented soap opera and I was thinking it would make a great sig line but didn't jot it down.

Zvon Oct 03 2010 03:30 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Thank you Mets, for ending my misery. Perez walks in the winning run during extra innings. How perfectly fitting.

Edgy DC Oct 03 2010 03:41 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Jerry putting his foot in it in the post-game...

Gwreck Oct 03 2010 03:43 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

I had to turn it off lest I throw something at the radio.

Edgy DC Oct 03 2010 03:44 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

"The bullpen has to be addressed as well." Do you really think they need to go down that path again?

Kong76 Oct 03 2010 03:50 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Not listening to post game. I dunno, it was a fitting game how it turned out to end the season.

Zvon Oct 03 2010 03:53 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Edgy DC wrote: Jerry putting his foot in it in the post-game... Are you referring to his comment that singled out Thole? Wtf? What a lame thing to say there. How and why did I ever support you Jerry, you buffoon!

bmfc1 Oct 03 2010 03:58 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Zvon wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Jerry putting his foot in it in the post-game... Are you referring to his comment that singled out Thole? What did he say?

Zvon Oct 03 2010 04:08 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

bmfc1 wrote: Zvon wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Jerry putting his foot in it in the post-game... Are you referring to his comment that singled out Thole? What did he say? I don't think he meant it in a negative way, but he said the Mets needed a run producer, "especially" when you have a guy like Thole (or something like that, I'll have to listen to that again). He may have been trying to actually compliment Thole (meaning that he gets on base or something) but there was no reason to use his name there. He could have said especially with most of the bats I have in my line up or especially with the way I prefer that everyone bunts to get on or something, anything. I'll have to listen again. Maybe I heard this wrong. But to me it sounded as if it came out in a way that Jerry was simply saying the Thole was not a run producer. And it did not sound like a positive note in terms of Josh.

bmfc1 Oct 03 2010 04:11 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Thanks Zvon. There was no need to mention Thole or anybody else as he won't be managing these players any longer. Even to the end, he couldn't just shut his mouth.

Zvon Oct 03 2010 04:26 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

bmfc1 wrote: Thanks Zvon. There was no need to mention Thole or anybody else as he won't be managing these players any longer. Even to the end, he couldn't just shut his mouth. Even if I got this out of context, which is certainly possible, I was half listening, there simply was no reason to single out Thole the way he did. It's the way he said "especially" which grabbed my attention. It was a stupid and a rather confusing statement. I don't think he meant it to sound like that which makes it even more stupid.

Edgy DC Oct 03 2010 04:32 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Zvon wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Jerry putting his foot in it in the post-game... Are you referring to his comment that singled out Thole? Among other things. But yeah, that was nutty. Your rookie catcher's productivity ain't your problem, Jerry. And then, coming out about the bullpen needing to be "addressed," after his penners gave him six gorgeous shutout innings on season-getaway day --- until he ended it by throwing Oliver to the wolves --- just makes me weepy.

PiggiesTomatoes Oct 03 2010 04:38 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

I'd love a link to Jerry's post-game comments if anyone has it. Had to go back and watch the 14th again. If nothing else, with references to Kafka and Poe by Gary and Ron, we definitely have the most erudite booth in MLB!

Chad Ochoseis Oct 03 2010 04:41 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

EdgyDC wrote: Nyjer Morgan really needs to go to Fundies Camp. I missed the game, but one of the weird things about this season is how dumb Nyjer Morgan has become. A good friend of mine lives in the DC area and I used to describe Angel Pagan to him as Nyjer Morgan, except without a brain. The roles seem to have been reversed this season. Lousy season for the Mets. Good season reading the CPF and occasionally hanging out with real live CPFers.

Zvon Oct 03 2010 04:42 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Edgy DC wrote: And then, coming out about the bullpen needing to be "addressed," after his penners gave him six gorgeous shutout innings on season-getaway day --- until he ended it by throwing Oliver to the wolves --- just makes me weepy. This is just mind boggling. It's like he's going out of his way to be crucified.

Ashie62 Oct 03 2010 05:25 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Oliver Perez, how fitting...Hot stove time!!

G-Fafif Oct 03 2010 05:32 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Home from 14 cold, windy and mostly scoreless innings. I can honestly say, as one of the "wolves," fuck Ollie and fuck Jerry. Doors, asses, the hitting thereof and the way out.

Met Hunter Oct 03 2010 07:01 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

A little chilly at the game. Some people got choked up when they lowered the Dominican flag after the game.

Edgy DC Oct 03 2010 07:22 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

I don't get it.

Met Hunter Oct 04 2010 06:08 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Omar's impending firing...Los Mets...Tony B...changing of the guard...Ahh, it got a laugh at the ballpark.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 05 2010 02:43 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Oct 05 2010 03:05 PM

Haven't been in much of a mood to count the blessings, but I'd be remiss if I didn't recount one of the few positive Metly customer-service experiences I'd ever... well... experienced. LWYoungerPooper and I got to the game a little later than expected (just before first pitch), and sans BabyBjorn-thingy, so it was a bit of a sprint-cum-balancing-act for the first inning or two, until we could get seated. Finally, though, we sat in our Promenade first-row box seats and settled in. I fed her, dip-checked the diapers, and settled in to watch the game/have some Shake Shack... only LWYP, underslept and crinkling up her Don Rickles-y about-to-cry face, had other ideas. Just as the sobs began to crack in her throat, I whisked her up, piled our bags back up, stacked my beer on top of my Shake Shack takeout box, and wobbled to the concourse for a quickie rocking/warming session. As I rifled through the diaper bag for her sucker, a middle-aged guy in a CitiField windbreaker, expensive shoes, and gelled-back hair leaned close and said, "Aw, that's adorable." I thanked him, and then dove right back into simultaneously rifling through the diaper bag and ministering to YP. He kept watching, and seeing me struggle, asked, "Is everything all right?" Again, I thanked him, and turned back to YP. He said, "Are you guys here alone? Is that it?" Mildly creeped out, I politely answered, "Yes, Mom's stuck at work," and again turned back to my daughter. "Well," he started again, as I suppressed a snappish remark. "Would you guys be interested in moving down? Would that help?" Stunned, I stammered. "I guess... that might... help." With that, he whipped out comp tickets for two Field Level seats, and walked us over to the elevators. "Thanks again for coming," he called as the elevator doors closed, "and tell them Dave sent you down." We watched the lion's share of the rest of the game-- until the 10th, anyway, when we left-- from the Champions' Club, where a sympathetic bartender-- after seeing me wrestle Artie into a comfortable sitting position with a by-now-twitching bicep and hearing that "Dave" sent us-- comped us on a beer and an apple juice. It didn't occur to me until the drive home that we'd been comped-- unless my mind's eye and the Googled images I'm looking at now deceive me-- by Dave Howard, doing quality control on the season's last day.

themetfairy Oct 05 2010 02:54 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

That's a great story. Just remember, though, it was Artie who was comped due to her irresistible cuteness ;)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 05 2010 02:58 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

If you don't think I'll be upgrade-wangling with Artie-bait through pre-K, you're nuckin' futs.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 05 2010 03:02 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Holy shit. I was sure Dave Howard was evil.

Edgy DC Oct 05 2010 03:05 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Viva David Howard.

themetfairy Oct 05 2010 03:12 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: If you don't think I'll be upgrade-wangling with Artie-bait through pre-K, you're nuckin' futs. Go for it, man!

Frayed Knot Oct 05 2010 03:16 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Amazing what tumbling attendance and bad public image will do for customer service campaigns.

Edgy DC Oct 05 2010 03:20 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

I like Howard. He's had to do a lot of stand-up-and-take-the-heat work.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 05 2010 03:31 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

He did kinda have an obsequious way about him at first, and the tone of the "are you guys here alone" would have set the Spider-Sense tingling in another context. Buuuuuuut, yeah, I can't really complain. Thanks, Metsie. (Also, I know I'm severely biased, but I can't overstate how adorable YP is when she's in stranger-charming mode.)

metirish Oct 05 2010 03:39 PM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Haven't been in much of a mood to count the blessings, but I'd be remiss if I didn't recount one of the few positive Metly customer-service experiences I'd ever... well... experienced. LWYoungerPooper and I got to the game a little later than expected (just before first pitch), and sans BabyBjorn-thingy, so it was a bit of a sprint-cum-balancing-act for the first inning or two, until we could get seated. Finally, though, we sat in our Promenade first-row box seats and settled in. I fed her, dip-checked the diapers, and settled in to watch the game/have some Shake Shack... only LWYP, underslept and crinkling up her Don Rickles-y about-to-cry face, had other ideas. Just as the sobs began to crack in her throat, I whisked her up, piled our bags back up, stacked my beer on top of my Shake Shack takeout box, and wobbled to the concourse for a quickie rocking/warming session. As I rifled through the diaper bag for her sucker, a middle-aged guy in a CitiField windbreaker, expensive shoes, and gelled-back hair leaned close and said, "Aw, that's adorable." I thanked him, and then dove right back into simultaneously rifling through the diaper bag and ministering to YP. He kept watching, and seeing me struggle, asked, "Is everything all right?" Again, I thanked him, and turned back to YP. He said, "Are you guys here alone? Is that it?" Mildly creeped out, I politely answered, "Yes, Mom's stuck at work," and again turned back to my daughter. "Well," he started again, as I suppressed a snappish remark. "Would you guys be interested in moving down? Would that help?" Stunned, I stammered. "I guess... that might... help." With that, he whipped out comp tickets for two Field Level seats, and walked us over to the elevators. "Thanks again for coming," he called as the elevator doors closed, "and tell them Dave sent you down." We watched the lion's share of the rest of the game-- until the 10th, anyway, when we left-- from the Champions' Club, where a sympathetic bartender-- after seeing me wrestle Artie into a comfortable sitting position with a by-now-twitching bicep and hearing that "Dave" sent us-- comped us on a beer and an apple juice. It didn't occur to me until the drive home that we'd been comped-- unless my mind's eye and the Googled images I'm looking at now deceive me-- by Dave Howard, doing quality control on the season's last day. Missed this , great story....one fan at a time...nice one all round

Edgy DC Nov 06 2010 12:35 AM Re: I.G.T. 10/3/2010 WAS @ NY The End

Yeah, I hope that you wrote personally and thanked him. My best customer service experience came when I lost my keys the second to last day of the season at RFK, and I couldn't get to the ballpark the next day for the last game, because I couldn't access the Lost and Found office without a ticket?! Next day I call them, and they indeed have my keys (with Mets logo). I head down and ask for L&F, and I'm directed to an office down corridor B, and it's the office of the Nats version of Davdid Howard. Keys are on the desk and he thanked me for coming. I tried to tell him RFK is great and to hell with stadium fever, but I couldn't get over him taking responsiblity for my dumb-ass Mets keys.