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IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

themetfairy Apr 16 2011 05:01 PM

On the one week anniversary of the Mets' last win, let's break this friggin' losing streak already!

themetfairy Apr 16 2011 05:57 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Uggla drives in Larry and the Mets are down 1-0 already in the first.

Ashie62 Apr 16 2011 06:04 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Reyes 6 Pagan 8 Wright 5 Beltran 9 Davis 3 Harris 7 Murphy 4 Nickeas 2 Pelfrey 1 Prado 7 McLouth 8 Jones 5 Hinske 3 Uggla 4 Heyward 9 Gonzalez 6 Ross 2 Jurrjens 1

Ashie62 Apr 16 2011 06:05 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

One Day we will be happy to remember even this. As wee Willie shmingles.

Ashie62 Apr 16 2011 06:06 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

And Wee Willie is picked clean off first.

Ashie62 Apr 16 2011 07:04 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

3-0 Braves end of five.

bmfc1 Apr 16 2011 07:09 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

ARE YOU FRIGGIN' KIDDING ME!

PiggiesTomatoes Apr 16 2011 07:10 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

What the fuck was Murphy thinking. Collins should smack him -- literally.

bmfc1 Apr 16 2011 07:12 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Of all the lousy Mets baseball we've seen this year, that's the worst. Unbelievable.

themetfairy Apr 16 2011 07:13 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

PiggiesTomatoes wrote: What the fuck was Murphy thinking. Collins should smack him -- literally. I said the same thing to D-Dad. Terry should have slapped Muffy upside the head for that nonsense.

bmfc1 Apr 16 2011 07:21 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

AdamRubinESPN Adam Rubin If the #Mets do lose, it will match the third-worst start in franchise history. Only two poorer: 1962 and '64. (Courtesy ESPN Stats & Info)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 16 2011 07:22 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Revolting.

bmfc1 Apr 16 2011 07:23 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

I wish they could send Pelfrey to the minors.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 16 2011 07:27 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

We need an ejection or a brawl or something. Though I don't think this team has it in it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 16 2011 07:29 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Pedro Beato: The last thing that hasn't gone wrong for this team.

metirish Apr 16 2011 07:32 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

not watching , what did or didn't Murphy do?

Fman99 Apr 16 2011 07:34 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

metirish wrote: not watching , what did or didn't Murphy do? Lead off an inning with a double and then promptly got thrown out trying to steal third. Down 3-0. And he was out by four steps.

Fman99 Apr 16 2011 07:42 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Ugh, these Mets. I am erect with disgust.

Edgy DC Apr 16 2011 07:43 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Murphy can get sent down. Pelfrey can suck some bullpen.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 16 2011 07:52 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

You could see this offensive slump coming. Could be a while, folks.

Ashie62 Apr 16 2011 08:02 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

The Mets' start has taken the spotlight off Fred Wilpon anyways.

Edgy DC Apr 16 2011 08:06 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Escape from the bench, Chin-lung Hu. You're my only hope.

Ashie62 Apr 16 2011 08:09 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

The Collins post-game should make for good TV.

Frayed Knot Apr 16 2011 08:16 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Nice of the bullpen to finally show up - but it's wasted during the game we get 2-hit. 7 runs given up in the DH - 5 of them after 2 outs and no one on.

Ashie62 Apr 16 2011 08:23 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Ojeda just jumped R.A. Dickey about talking about the winter in season.

Rockin' Doc Apr 16 2011 08:32 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

I don't wish to be hasty or make a rash decision, but I've come to the conclusion that this Mets team really isn't very good.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 16 2011 08:35 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Ashie62 wrote: Ojeda just jumped R.A. Dickey about talking about the winter in season. Yeah I've heard enough from Dickey to last me until next winter myself. As far as I'm concerned he's lost the privilege of blowing away fanboys and the fourth estate with erudite remarks and 50-cent words, at least until he gives us the kind of starting pitching performance his teammates might look to emulate.

G-Fafif Apr 16 2011 10:16 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Ojeda just jumped R.A. Dickey about talking about the winter in season. Yeah I've heard enough from Dickey to last me until next winter myself. As far as I'm concerned he's lost the privilege of blowing away fanboys and the fourth estate with erudite remarks and 50-cent words, at least until he gives us the kind of starting pitching performance his teammates might look to emulate. Talk stupid 'til you pitch better? /dickeyfanboy

Gwreck Apr 16 2011 10:31 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

G-Fafif wrote: Talk stupid 'til you pitch better? Not stupid. Talk less.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 16 2011 10:41 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Gwreck wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Talk stupid 'til you pitch better? Not stupid. Talk less. Rend garments and cry instead? /dickeyfanboy#2

G-Fafif Apr 16 2011 10:43 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Talk less. I'll save the Post the trouble of writing the headline over Joel Sherman's column about the pitcher who decided to not answer questions in his usual articulate and presumably natural manner because things weren't going as well as they had before. KNUCKLEBALLER TURNS KNUCKLEHEAD Dickey, delightful while winning, now a silent loser Though, yes, all players playing lousy on lousy teams tend to seem less charming amid the lousiness. I could live without the in-game interviews altogether, regardless of the subject.

Gwreck Apr 16 2011 10:54 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

I'm pretty sure Dickey could have intelligently declined the in-game interview. "I'm sorry, but given the morbid state of our offense and the deplorable results gleaned from our pitching staff this week, I believe it is in our team's best interest to refrain from tiresome and middling interviews while the game progresses. I trust you will understand that anything less would be an unfortunately unacceptable distraction from our united efforts to reverse our team's fortunes."

metirish Apr 16 2011 10:59 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

what happened exactly?, is he getting killed for talking about this a few weeks ago?

Gwreck Apr 16 2011 11:05 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

There was a half-inning long in-game interview on the Fox broadcast during game 1.

G-Fafif Apr 16 2011 11:20 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

I'm pretty sure Dickey could have intelligently declined the in-game interview. "I'm sorry, but given the morbid state of our offense and the deplorable results gleaned from our pitching staff this week, I believe it is in our team's best interest to refrain from tiresome and middling interviews while the game progresses. I trust you will understand that anything less would be an unfortunately unacceptable distraction from our united efforts to reverse our team's fortunes." Such a non-response response would have deserved its own segment, Fox's Interview Request Refusal of the Week: Brought to you by Celibacy -- When Saying No Is The Right Thing To Do. I assume these things are set up in conjunction with MLB and teams are strongly encouraged to serve up their players. Fox, I also assume, likely asked for Dickey and since he wasn't pitching, there he was. I forget who represented the Braves (someone not talking about his winter plans) but they had a guy doing the tiresome and middling thing in the next half-inning.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 16 2011 11:27 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

I'm pretty sure Dickey could have intelligently declined the in-game interview. "I'm sorry, but given the morbid state of our offense and the deplorable results gleaned from our pitching staff this week, I believe it is in our team's best interest to refrain from tiresome and middling interviews while the game progresses. I trust you will understand that anything less would be an unfortunately unacceptable distraction from our united efforts to reverse our team's fortunes." Such a non-response response would have deserved its own segment, Fox's Interview Request Refusal of the Week: Brought to you by Celibacy -- When Saying No Is The Right Thing To Do. I assume these things are set up in conjunction with MLB and teams are strongly encouraged to serve up their players. Fox, I also assume, likely asked for Dickey and since he wasn't pitching, there he was. I forget who represented the Braves (someone not talking about his winter plans) but they had a guy doing the tiresome and middling thing in the next half-inning. Dave Ross, backup catcher, self-consciously "miked up". It was like what happens when you tell your hammy uncle to "act natural." Ojeda speaking out about this is a very Keithly brand of stupid tough-talk-for-tough-talk's sake.

metirish Apr 16 2011 11:29 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Can't believe this storm in a teacup. Dickey talking to FOX about climbing Mount WhoGivesAFuck is way down the list of problems this team has.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 17 2011 07:58 AM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

I'm only halfway serious with this Dickey complaint, although I do wish he'd return the favor of being Everybody's Favorite Guy with a little more goodness.

metirish Apr 17 2011 08:04 AM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Yeah figured you were talking in jest but Bobby O having a triple bypass talking about it beats all.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 17 2011 08:25 AM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

If I was Dickey, I'd try to not feed into the "Hey look at the guy who uses three-syllable words" sideshow. I'd feel very self-conscious being known as the "one smart guy" in baseball, when 1) it's not true and 2) he may be bright, but I see no sign of "genius" in him.

G-Fafif Apr 17 2011 08:48 AM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

Not a genius, just a penchant for thinking before answering and a vocabulary that goes eight almost every time out. If the knuckleball doesn't fight through its chaotic nature (et al), something tells me he'll be inquired upon less frequently and Bobby O can move on to blaming, say, Bobby Parnell for not using more syllables. You're letting your team down on the mound and then you can't even give a decent accounting of yourself after the game when everybody's listening to you and waits for you to step up? I'm sorry, but there's a code that says you tell the media what's on your mind and you do it thoroughly. I know some of the guys on the team are from Latin America, but Parnell doesn't have that excuse. He has to say more than, 'I was bad.' It's getting old and Terry -- and Jay Horwitz -- have to address the clubhouse before it gets out of hand. While Collins's presumed use of Valium has diminished his postgame entertainment value, I must admit that in lieu of wins, Ojeda taking off in bizarre directions has become the best thing about Mets baseball.

Edgy DC Apr 17 2011 10:33 AM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

But I get the point. Ofttimes when guys get a rep for being quotable, they start treating it as a brand and polishing their schtick. amd going from refreshingly enlightening to insurrably pandering. Rock Ascending Dickey certainly isn't there yet, but it's something to be wary of.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 17 2011 01:24 PM Re: IGT 4/16/11 - Mets vs. Braves, Game 2

He didn't show off. He kindasorta deflected McCarver's attempts to get him to show off. He may be violating an unspoken code by talking about the offseason and all, but then, his offseason plan is CLIMBING FUCKING KILAMANJARO, AND HE'S DOING IT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR A GROUP THAT RESCUES GIRLS FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING. I normally hate the Fox in-games, but, frankly, if a Brave were doing the same thing, I would rather hear him talk about it in-game than watch uninterrupted the brand of baseball the Mets and Braves put on display yesterday.