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bmfc1
May 20 2011 06:00 AM
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METS:
1. Jose Reyes (S) SS
2. Daniel Murphy (L) 1B
3. Carlos Beltran (S) RF
4. Jason Bay (R) LF
5. Fernando Martinez (L) DH
6. Justin Turner (R) 3B
7. Josh Thole (L) C
8. Jason Pridie (L) CF
9. Ruben Tejada (R) 2B

Yankees:
1. Derek Jeter (R) SS
2. Curtis Granderson (L) CF
3. Mark Teixeira (S) 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez (R) 3B
5. Robinson Cano (L) 2B
6. Russell Martin (R) C
7. Jorge Posada (S) DH
8. Nick Swisher (S) RF
9. Brett Gardner (L) LF

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

metirish
May 20 2011 11:46 AM
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[youtube:1hxlek22]s5LcBGoRgtA[/youtube:1hxlek22]

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 11:53 AM
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I like it, setting Muffy up for the 2-run 1st inning HR.

metirish
May 20 2011 01:01 PM
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Mookie Wilson and the Mets bus to Yankee Stadium

TransMonk
May 20 2011 01:03 PM
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Looks like we're going to be a couple of players short judging by that picture.

Or, I'm guessing that the Mets feel like the players can make it to YSIII on their own.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 01:09 PM
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Where are you? Are you hiding on the bus?

Mookie looks so vulnerable. Oh my God-- are you planning to murder Mookie?

metirish
May 20 2011 01:10 PM
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Who are the two behind him?.....Niese and the strength guy?

Ceetar
May 20 2011 01:15 PM
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TransMonk wrote:
Looks like we're going to be a couple of players short judging by that picture.

Or, I'm guessing that the Mets feel like the players can make it to YSIII on their own.

If was bored and had the time off, I might hang by the entrance to the 6 train near Wright's apartment. although he may get a car service to go there?

TransMonk
May 20 2011 01:22 PM
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Ceetar wrote:
If was bored and had the time off, I might hang by the entrance to the 6 train near Wright's apartment. although he may get a car service to go there?

He's on the DL.

I'm hoping he's watching the game on his 72" wide-screen HDTV in the comfort of his bedroom propped up by two dozen pillows filled with freshly shorn lamb's fleece while cherubs exchange hot and cold gel packs on his back every half inning.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 01:25 PM
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TransMonk wrote:
Ceetar wrote:
If was bored and had the time off, I might hang by the entrance to the 6 train near Wright's apartment. although he may get a car service to go there?

He's on the DL.

I'm hoping he's watching the game on his 72" wide-screen HDTV in the comfort of his bedroom propped up by two dozen pillows filled with freshly shorn lamb's fleece while cherubs exchange hot and cold gel packs on his back every half inning.

He's been in the dugout for all three games this week. There's absolutely no way he doesn't hang in the dugout.

There's also no way the guy takes a packed 6-to-4 train to the Death Star. Where is his place again?

Ceetar
May 20 2011 01:26 PM
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TransMonk wrote:
Ceetar wrote:
If was bored and had the time off, I might hang by the entrance to the 6 train near Wright's apartment. although he may get a car service to go there?

He's on the DL.

I'm hoping he's watching the game on his 72" wide-screen HDTV in the comfort of his bedroom propped up by two dozen pillows filled with freshly shorn lamb's fleece while cherubs exchange hot and cold gel packs on his back every half inning.

I swear I'm in denial. Everytime Turner fields the ball I do a double take.

He's on the UES right by one of the train stops. 83rd or somewhere around there.

Edgy DC
May 20 2011 01:54 PM
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TransMonk wrote:
Ceetar wrote:
If was bored and had the time off, I might hang by the entrance to the 6 train near Wright's apartment. although he may get a car service to go there?

He's on the DL.

I'm hoping he's watching the game on his 72" wide-screen HDTV in the comfort of his bedroom propped up by two dozen pillows filled with freshly shorn lamb's fleece while cherubs exchange hot and cold gel packs on his back every half inning.

He's also not the kind of cat to limit himself to one TV.

Ceetar
May 20 2011 02:06 PM
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Edgy DC wrote:
He's also not the kind of cat to limit himself to one TV.

That's his old place actually, near the original Shake Shack.

His new place is 85th and Lexington, near the new UES Shake Shack.

Edgy DC
May 20 2011 02:16 PM
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But he's still the same cat.

Ashie62
May 20 2011 03:46 PM
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I like Fartman batting fifth. It gives him the stink of responsibility.

Ashie62
May 20 2011 03:49 PM
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metirish wrote:
[youtube]s5LcBGoRgtA[/youtube]

Smells like Middle-aged Spirit.

bmfc1
May 20 2011 03:54 PM
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I'm looking forward to these 3 games, Faith & Fear in Flushing summed up my feelings here:

http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2 ... de-friday/

but from a competitive stand point, it's not equitable. The usually annoying Jayson Stark has these points in his latest column:

• Because they're stuck with life in Subway Series perpetuity, the Mets get to play the Yankees six times. And how many times will all the other NL East teams play the Yankees this season? That would be none.

• Finally, here's a glitch that sums up the problem, even though it doesn't figure to wind up determining the fate of the NL East race. If there's supposed to be some level of division-by-division symmetry to this schedule, how do we explain this: The Mets will play 15 interleague games against teams currently .500 or better (plus three against the Angels, who are just a game under .500). The Nationals could play none. How does THAT happen?

If the Mets are supposed to contend for a playoff spot, or at least finish higher than the Nationals, interleague play stinks.

TransMonk
May 20 2011 03:59 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
If the Mets are supposed to contend for a playoff spot, or at least finish higher than the Nationals, interleague play stinks.

Interleague play stinks anyways. If I could change one thing about MLB...

Ashie62
May 20 2011 04:27 PM
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League Intercourse play is better.

Ceetar
May 20 2011 05:11 PM
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I'm tired of the silly 'unfair' argument about playing the Yankees. teams change from April to September anyway. It's not any different than the Mets playing the Astros real early. What if they were to trade for a stud or bring up a prospect that dominates late in the season? is that fair to the Phillies who may have to face him twice? Or just the plain dumb luck of maybe the Mets miss Halladay in the rotation and only face him 3 times, but the Marlins face him 6 times?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 05:17 PM
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A whole lot of jumping at early-in-the-count junk pitches in the top of the first. Doesn't bode well, considering latter-day-Garcia's Livanity.

metirish
May 20 2011 05:22 PM
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Keith gets his fellatio of Jeter in early , fucks sake Keith cop on and grab a hold of yourself, you big eggit.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 05:22 PM
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Nice 4-3 DP from the Ruben.

The knuckler looks pretty active in the first.

bmfc1
May 20 2011 05:23 PM
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Tejada should have tagged Jeter harder.

bmfc1
May 20 2011 05:25 PM
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Ceetar--I understand your point but who would you rather the Mets play tonight, the Orioles or the MFYs? Not from a view of "this is exciting" but from the perspective of making the playoffs?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 05:26 PM
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Ginger is really bidding hard to be This Year's Dickey, isn't he?

metirish
May 20 2011 05:26 PM
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The SNY telecast is maybe three seconds behind the channel 9 telecast, Lieter and Cone doing the game with Kay.....vomit.

bmfc1
May 20 2011 05:30 PM
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Is this the 3d time already that they've plugged the CF soccer game?

metirish
May 20 2011 05:36 PM
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Here's another prick in Swisher.....asshole.

metirish
May 20 2011 05:38 PM
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Thole looking shaky back there catching Dickey.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 05:40 PM
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I think it's just that Returning Ardor's just getting good movement-- those last two pitches to Gardner were doozies.

Ceetar
May 20 2011 05:42 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
Ceetar--I understand your point but who would you rather the Mets play tonight, the Orioles or the MFYs? Not from a view of "this is exciting" but from the perspective of making the playoffs?

Over a 162 game season I believe the teams that are good will make the playoffs. it's not diluted enough that a bad team will sneak in. You could have an average team get hot for a couple of weeks and beat really good teams, and you could have really good teams play badly and lose to some crappy teams. I just don't think 'strength of schedule' is a legitimate argument in baseball.

Now, that said the Mets played all 7 2006 postseason teams in 2007 and it's not much of a stretch to wonder if that was the difference between the playoffs and not.

Would I rather play the Orioles tonight? Probably. But I'd rather play the Nationals 36 times and th Phillies not at all too..

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 05:43 PM
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In approach alone, Tejada looks like a completely different guy than last year's model.

bmfc1
May 20 2011 05:46 PM
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Ceetar--good points. I see what you're saying although I'm not convinced. I appreciate the discussion.

metirish
May 20 2011 05:47 PM
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There has been a Pedro Feliciano sighting! The Ex-Met, not-yet-Yankee seen in Met dugout

from olberman

bmfc1
May 20 2011 05:49 PM
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Many thanks to the Mets announcers for reliving the 2000 World Series. I expect this tomorrow night from FOX but not from the Mets crew.

And then Cohen brings up Castillo. Is this YES? STFU.

metirish
May 20 2011 05:50 PM
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WTF is this , Jeter's "This is Your Life"?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 05:52 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
Many thanks to the Mets announcers for reliving the 2000 World Series. I expect this tomorrow night from FOX but not from the Mets crew.

And now, the Castillo drop... just before the cheapie from Officer Minnelli.

metirish
May 20 2011 05:53 PM
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Funny

@ZoeHelena: Mazzilli still orange. That's some mets pigment loyalty.

metirish
May 20 2011 06:00 PM
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Justin Turner - Irish American Hero

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 06:00 PM
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metirish
May 20 2011 06:06 PM
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Wright not sounding all that convinced that the Mets have "some good doctors".

PiggiesTomatoes
May 20 2011 06:14 PM
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Let's win one for the Macho Man. RIP Randy.

Ceetar
May 20 2011 06:30 PM
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Give Gardner a safe call he didn't deserve, Reyes rushes a throw on Jeter crediting him with too much speed and throws wide. another soft infield single for captain groundout.

metirish
May 20 2011 06:33 PM
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Can I get a what what for Reyes?......wow

bmfc1
May 20 2011 06:34 PM
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That play from Reyes makes me shout like Tito Puente, Jr.: "Juepa!"

Ceetar
May 20 2011 06:34 PM
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metirish wrote:
Can I get a what what for Reyes?......wow

yes. great play.

PiggiesTomatoes
May 20 2011 06:36 PM
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Think the captain would have made that play? Nice golf shot, young Daniel.

metirish
May 20 2011 06:37 PM
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Murphy with a homer.......come on you Mets

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 06:37 PM
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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:
I like it, setting Muffy up for the 2-run 1st inning HR.

Hey I was close. Kabingo.

Chad Ochoseis
May 20 2011 06:37 PM
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metirish wrote:
Justin Turner - Irish American Hero

A fine day for the Irish American Metly contingent so far.

Ceetar
May 20 2011 06:38 PM
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PiggiesTomatoes wrote:
Think the captain would have made that play? Nice golf shot, young Daniel.

Sure, Wright might have been playing there if it was a super overshift or something.

Or did you mean Jeter? not even in '96.

metirish
May 20 2011 06:38 PM
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PiggiesTomatoes wrote:
Think the captain would have made that play? Nice golf shot, young Daniel.

you think the new SS will turn it?...fuck this man , keep Reyes

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 06:38 PM
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This is the time for Bay to blast one out. Get into the pen NOW!!!!

metirish
May 20 2011 06:39 PM
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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:
This is the time for Bay to blast one out. Get into the pen NOW!!!!

Cougar -The Optimistic Mets Fan

Frayed Knot
May 20 2011 06:40 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
Many thanks to the Mets announcers for reliving the 2000 World Series. I expect this tomorrow night from FOX but not from the Mets crew.

And then Cohen brings up Castillo. Is this YES? STFU.

Gary has long bought into the whole Jeter "clutchness' mystique narrative.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 06:40 PM
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metirish wrote:
John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:
This is the time for Bay to blast one out. Get into the pen NOW!!!!

Cougar -The Optimistic Mets Fan

That's my Halloween costume!

PiggiesTomatoes
May 20 2011 06:41 PM
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Ceetar wrote:
PiggiesTomatoes wrote:
Think the captain would have made that play? Nice golf shot, young Daniel.

Sure, Wright might have been playing there if it was a super overshift or something.

Or did you mean Jeter? not even in '96.

Jeter. ;-)

Frayed Knot
May 20 2011 06:46 PM
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We definitely have our pop-up shoes on tonight.

bmfc1
May 20 2011 06:49 PM
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New rule: if there's ground rule double with 2 outs, a runner on 1st can score.

metirish
May 20 2011 06:50 PM
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Rubin saying Turner has gained 35 twitter followers in the last minute @redturn2

Justin Turner (@redturn2) has upped his Twitter following to 2,009 i the past inning, from 1,830.

Ashie62
May 20 2011 06:59 PM
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metirish wrote:
Rubin saying Turner has gained 35 twitter followers in the last minute @redturn2

Justin Turner (@redturn2) has upped his Twitter following to 2,009 i the past inning, from 1,830.

Any money in that?

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 07:01 PM
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Sit down, Swishy, you baby.

metirish
May 20 2011 07:02 PM
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#JustinTurnerFacts , some funny stuff on twitter

bmfc1
May 20 2011 07:03 PM
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G-Fafif has a few gems in there. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23justinturnerfacts

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 07:12 PM
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my sny went out, on the phone with time warner

metirish
May 20 2011 07:15 PM
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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:
my sny went out, on the phone with time warner

slobbering cum shot overload from GKR

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 07:20 PM
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metirish wrote:
John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:
my sny went out, on the phone with time warner

slobbering cum shot overload from GKR

We're back! O'Connor with an impressive inning!

Frayed Knot
May 20 2011 07:21 PM
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I've found my favorite O'Connor since Carroll.

PiggiesTomatoes
May 20 2011 07:26 PM
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Jabba its fucking fat!

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 07:27 PM
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Bay is just killing this team.

metirish
May 20 2011 07:29 PM
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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:
Bay is just killing this team.

no power swing at all , this twat might not hit 20 home runs in the life of this Mets contract.

bmfc1
May 20 2011 07:30 PM
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Guys! just gave us the most inane, worthless, report of his career.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 07:31 PM
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Have a seat, Teixeria

Ceetar
May 20 2011 07:33 PM
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metirish wrote:
John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:
Bay is just killing this team.

no power swing at all , this twat might not hit 20 home runs in the life of this Mets contract.

he had a couple of deep fly outs recently, 3 hits yesterday and now looks like he's right back to bleh.

metirish
May 20 2011 07:33 PM
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Sit of Texaria's lap you prick A-Rod

Frayed Knot
May 20 2011 07:35 PM
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Izzy good enough?

Well tonight he was.

metirish
May 20 2011 07:38 PM
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Frayed Knot wrote:
Izzy good enough?

Well tonight he was.

that was impressive

Frayed Knot
May 20 2011 07:40 PM
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That dribbler Turner just hit towards 3rd was the same one Payton hit in the 2000 WS except that Jay's hit the grass lip and rolled fair ... and Turner ran his out!

metirish
May 20 2011 07:41 PM
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They get Turner out but he had another good at bat and it took a good play by Texaria to get him.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 20 2011 07:49 PM
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Here we go guys.

I'm taking off my pants now just to be safe.

bmfc1
May 20 2011 07:52 PM
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What the hell is wrong with Cohen? He just brought up Castillo again. Like we've forgotten.

metirish
May 20 2011 07:53 PM
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God but that was just a beautiful thing to watch right there , K-Rod toyed with Posada..time to retire you twat.

Ashie62
May 20 2011 07:55 PM
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BOOKS!

metirish
May 20 2011 07:56 PM
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Yeeeeeeeees , love winning the first game in this series.....

PiggiesTomatoes
May 20 2011 07:56 PM
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Happy recap!

themetfairy
May 20 2011 07:59 PM
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Woo Hoo!

bmfc1
May 20 2011 07:59 PM
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As heard from someone on the Mets side on Chip Hale's mic after the game, "F*** YEAH!"

bmfc1
May 20 2011 08:00 PM
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How awesome was the Mets bullpen tonight? And RA, too, stepping up big time in response to my crushing him last week.

HahnSolo
May 20 2011 08:04 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
Guys! just gave us the most inane, worthless, report of his career.

That's quite a feat.

We can call tonight's Winning Pitcher River Avenue Dickey.

soupcan
May 20 2011 08:05 PM
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.500 and 17-9 since the 5-13 start.

Frayed Knot
May 20 2011 08:05 PM
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Three perfect innings from the pen - and definitely THE most impressive inning of the year from Frankie.

With all the focus on his vesting clause and what not, he's had kind of a strange year so far. Only one blown save back in the first week and we wound up winning that game anyway. But while he's been saving everything since then he's also been giving up a ton of base-runners even while allowing very few runs and no runs that really mattered. Can't keep that up forever though.
Now suddenly in the last 4 or 5 outings he's gotten a lot tighter. Gotta like him working faster tonight also.

Ceetar
May 20 2011 08:07 PM
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Came literally inches (and only in that one park) from a third straight shut out. Here's hoping for a Olliesque explosion from Burnett tomorrow night.

themetfairy
May 20 2011 08:15 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
How awesome was the Mets bullpen tonight? And RA, too, stepping up big time in response to my crushing him last week.

Crush him every week if that's what it takes!

Ceetar
May 20 2011 08:17 PM
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themetfairy wrote:
bmfc1 wrote:
How awesome was the Mets bullpen tonight? And RA, too, stepping up big time in response to my crushing him last week.

Crush him every week if that's what it takes!

do Bay next.

Fman99
May 20 2011 08:37 PM
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metirish wrote:
fucks sake Keith cop on and grab a hold of yourself, you big eggit.

I fed this into Google translator and it gave me back a shrug.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 08:43 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
Guys! just gave us the most inane, worthless, report of his career.

Missed that one.

As someone who normally jumps all over Guys!, I gotta say, at least in the early innings, his stuff was short, tight, and informative (including the bit about BP that opened up into an interesting discussion in the booth).

The pitching wasn't just effective tonight... it was pretty. Though the MFY approach to him was pretty solid, Dickey's balls were dancing more than an unsupported Michael Flatley's pair, O'Connor may just be someone we can use for a while against everyone, and Frankie looks dominant these days.

Benjamin Grimm
May 20 2011 08:46 PM
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Did anyone else notice, after the game, Chip Hale's microphone picked up someone in the dugout yelling, "Fuck yeah!" ?

(And what would be the "correct" way to punctuate the above sentence?)

Fman99
May 20 2011 08:46 PM
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bmfc1 wrote:
How awesome was the Mets bullpen tonight? And RA, too, stepping up big time in response to my crushing him last week.

I was pleased that he had gotten pushed back to tonight, thinking Fboy and I were more likely to see a win from Gee yesterday than Dickey given his recent outings. Glad to have been proven wrong.

I get a fuzzy glow when the Mets beat the MFYs. It warms my cockles.

Edgy DC
May 20 2011 09:01 PM
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Ceetar wrote:
I'm tired of the silly 'unfair' argument about playing the Yankees. teams change from April to September anyway. It's not any different than the Mets playing the Astros real early. What if they were to trade for a stud or bring up a prospect that dominates late in the season? is that fair to the Phillies who may have to face him twice? Or just the plain dumb luck of maybe the Mets miss Halladay in the rotation and only face him 3 times, but the Marlins face him 6 times?

I'm not sure I'm reading this correctly. The point is that the Mets are guaranteed play against a more challenging team than many of their opponents get.

And that's not a random asisnment. They'll get them next year, and the next after that.

MFS62
May 20 2011 09:03 PM
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Benjamin Grimm wrote:
Did anyone else notice, after the game, Chip Hale's microphone picked up someone in the dugout yelling, "Fuck yeah!" ?

(And what would be the "correct" way to punctuate the above sentence?)

For one night, who gives a fuck?
They beat the MFYs.

Later

Ceetar
May 20 2011 09:10 PM
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Edgy DC wrote:
Ceetar wrote:
I'm tired of the silly 'unfair' argument about playing the Yankees. teams change from April to September anyway. It's not any different than the Mets playing the Astros real early. What if they were to trade for a stud or bring up a prospect that dominates late in the season? is that fair to the Phillies who may have to face him twice? Or just the plain dumb luck of maybe the Mets miss Halladay in the rotation and only face him 3 times, but the Marlins face him 6 times?

I'm not sure I'm reading this correctly. The point is that the Mets are guaranteed play against a more challenging team than many of their opponents get.

And that's not a random asisnment. They'll get them next year, and the next after that.

You could make the case that playing 3 against the Rangers and 3 against the Red Sox is a tougher assignment.

The Marlins play the Rays 6 times.

The Mets also get 8 against the Pirates when most of the division gets 6.

Did you read Joe Posnanski's post about the Yankees in 2013? It doesn't paint a pretty picture, but it's who we get to face 6 times. There is nothing special about the Yankees. they have no special divine right or handicap. Just because they spend more doesn't mean they'll always be a more challenging opponent. I get that the unbalanced schedule in general may give a tougher schedule to some clubs, but it doesn't keep the truly best teams in the league from making the playoffs.

Edgy DC
May 20 2011 09:12 PM
Re: IGT 05/20/11-Mets @ Yankees

As correctly punctuated as tonight's game.

Just because they spend more doesn't mean they'll always be a more challenging opponent.

No, but it means they're more likely to be a more challenging opponent.

They've missed the playoffs like, what, once in the last 15 years?

Yes, they're a more challenging opponent.

batmagadanleadoff
May 20 2011 10:50 PM
Re: IGT 05/20/11-Mets @ Yankees

Ceetar wrote:
I'm tired of the silly 'unfair' argument about playing the Yankees. teams change from April to September anyway. It's not any different than the Mets playing the Astros real early. What if they were to trade for a stud or bring up a prospect that dominates late in the season? is that fair to the Phillies who may have to face him twice? Or just the plain dumb luck of maybe the Mets miss Halladay in the rotation and only face him 3 times, but the Marlins face him 6 times?

Over the last 15 seasons, the Yankees won more regular season games, post-season games, World Series and qualified for post-season play more than any other team. Do you think that's a coincidence? A random fluke? Luck?

One can make the case that this modern incarnation of the Yankees is the most dominant of all Yankee dynasties. They have more money to spend on payroll than any other team, and in any given season, usually outspend the most frugal team by 10 to 20 times. I can't remember the last time any major sports media outlet made a pre-season prediction that excluded the Yankees from the post-season.

In 2007, your NY Mets missed the post-season by one game. How do you know that playing the Yankees instead of any other team six times wasn't the difference maker that season? You don't know because you can't know. The same can be said about any team that misses the playoffs by one or two games. In baseball especially, the best teams don't always have the best W-L record.

If you're correct, then it shouldn't matter if the Mets play the Yankees 162 times instead of just six times a season.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 20 2011 11:11 PM
Re: IGT 05/20/11-Mets @ Yankees

Even the "2013" assaying by Posnanski is a bit off-- where that level of financial commitment would (and may) cripple, say, the Phils, as long as the MFYs are winning, they've got revenue enough to push payroll to middling-franchise-overall-value levels.

Centerfield
May 21 2011 05:03 AM
Re: IGT 05/20/11-Mets @ Yankees

metirish wrote:

There has been a Pedro Feliciano sighting! The Ex-Met, not-yet-Yankee seen in Met dugout

from olberman

He's like Britney Spears. He's not a Met. Not yet a Yankee.

Centerfield
May 21 2011 05:07 AM
Re: IGT 05/20/11-Mets @ Yankees

Edgy DC wrote:
Ceetar wrote:
I'm tired of the silly 'unfair' argument about playing the Yankees. teams change from April to September anyway. It's not any different than the Mets playing the Astros real early. What if they were to trade for a stud or bring up a prospect that dominates late in the season? is that fair to the Phillies who may have to face him twice? Or just the plain dumb luck of maybe the Mets miss Halladay in the rotation and only face him 3 times, but the Marlins face him 6 times?

I'm not sure I'm reading this correctly. The point is that the Mets are guaranteed play against a more challenging team than many of their opponents get.

And that's not a random asisnment. They'll get them next year, and the next after that.

The answer to this, is not to play them less. It's to pass legislation guaranteeing that they suck.

Centerfield
May 21 2011 05:11 AM
Re: IGT 05/20/11-Mets @ Yankees

Great IGT guys.

I'm as high on the team today as I have been in years.

RA=Ridiculously Awesome.

Gotta love winning the game on a 152 foot one-handed HR.

Bay sucks. Just seeing his face makes me angry.

I can't wait for this infield to get healthy. Wright-Reyes-Turner-Davis makes me smile. I hope this guy is for real.

I'm really happy with Rodriguez right now. Fuck it. Let the option vest. Let's keep this guy.

Fuck rebuilding. Let's win it all.

TransMonk
May 21 2011 11:48 AM
Re: IGT 05/20/11-Mets @ Yankees

Centerfield wrote:
Fuck rebuilding. Let's win it all.

I'm almost ready to agree.