Master Index of Archived Threads


IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Ashie62 Jun 29 2011 05:37 AM

Winning today would ensure taking another series on the road. Since when is Phil Coke a starter?

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 06:11 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Ashie62 wrote: Winning today would ensure taking another series on the road. Since when is Phil Coke a starter? Since this year. Not very good.

Frayed Knot Jun 29 2011 06:44 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

He's not the real thing.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 29 2011 07:45 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Well I took care of business on Tuesday, willing the team to victory. Now I'm passing the torch to Gwreck for the rest of the series!

G-Fafif Jun 29 2011 12:33 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Leyland's next nightmare: Jose Reyes – SS Justin Turner – 3B Carlos Beltran – RF Ronny Paulino – C Jason Bay – LF Angel Pagan – CF Scott Hairston – DH Daniel Murphy – 1B Ruben Tejada – 2B Chris Capuano - LHP

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 12:41 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

vs.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 29 2011 12:54 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

That's Ronny "Cleanup" Paulino to you, sir.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 01:07 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Murphy from cleanup to eighth? OK!

TheOldMole Jun 29 2011 01:21 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Is he Classic Coke or New Coke?

metsguyinmichigan Jun 29 2011 02:14 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

TheOldMole wrote: Is he Classic Coke or New Coke? He's been pitching lately like that bottle of Coke you find in the back of the fridge that's been there for about a month with the cap not screwed on tight --flat.

Ashie62 Jun 29 2011 02:40 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

I am willing Paulino to hit a moonshot tonight like he did at Citi last week.

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 02:44 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Sizzle. or, let's deep fry him?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 29 2011 02:51 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

That HAS to be a Texas State Fair creation, I reckon.

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 05:10 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Game starts. Mets start with a player on base, as per the rules of baseball.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 05:11 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

About his 13th straight time on base, says my slightly distorted worldview.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 05:16 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Singlhanded run by Reyes, and our new cleanup hitter gets a hit just to say "I totally could have driven him in on my own."

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 05:17 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Edgy DC wrote: About his 13th straight time on base, says my slightly distorted worldview. 10/11 so you're not even far off. 6 in a row.

Ashie62 Jun 29 2011 05:26 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Scott Hairston with a bases clearing triple. I love the DH!

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 05:35 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Jose-Jose chant in Detroit. gwreck?

attgig Jun 29 2011 05:37 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

on fire. he'll take ugly swings and still come up with the hit

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 05:37 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Sky is blue. turner up with a runner on first. (to start)

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 05:59 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

tack on run by Pagan thanks to a Bayrun. walk and a stolen base.

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 06:05 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Rayburn breaks it up with a homer, so no breaking another drought tonight.

attgig Jun 29 2011 06:06 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

dangit. i was secretly hoping for the mets first perfect game... :-P

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:07 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

attgig wrote: on fire. he'll take ugly swings and still come up with the hit Yeah, if he's chasing the high pitch these days, he gets a foul ball instead of the swing-and-miss or popout he used to get.

bmfc1 Jun 29 2011 06:07 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Unrelated to the IGT but TFB... Ceetar: thanks for suggesting who to vote for at AL SS.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 29 2011 06:08 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

TheOldMole wrote: Is he Classic Coke or New Coke? Most definitely New Coke. When reached for comment, Tom Murphy remarked that he thinks Murph's beard makes Murph look "a little like an Amish idiot without a degree."

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:17 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Reyes makes his first two outs since Sunday with one swing.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:19 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

OK, babies, the Tiggs have two hits and they've gone about 900 feet between them. Five-two. Stay on task, Mets.

Frayed Knot Jun 29 2011 06:20 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: TheOldMole wrote: Is he Classic Coke or New Coke? Most definitely New Coke. More like Coke Zero after that 1st inning.

Frayed Knot Jun 29 2011 06:22 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Yeah Miguel, while you're busy telling your teammates how far you hit that one, why don't you also tell them about how you can't be bothered to stretch even slightly for pick-off throws two nights in a row now. Great hitter but that dude's been a frustrating player to watch practically since the first day he came up.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:24 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

There we go. Striking out Martinez on an 87-MPH fastball. Mercy.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:26 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Turner and Beltran get it started in the fifth.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:28 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Cleanup Boy strikes again.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 29 2011 06:30 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

This guy. This guy against lefties. THIS guy.

Lefty Specialist Jun 29 2011 06:31 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

It's kinda scary watching a Met team that can't do anything wrong.

Frayed Knot Jun 29 2011 06:32 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Paulino & Hairston -- put upon this earth to hit left-handers.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:33 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

So, depleting the bullpen these first two games can at least force Verlander to work without a net.

bmfc1 Jun 29 2011 06:33 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

You know when things are going well when you're positive that Bay will get a hit.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:34 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Lefty Specialist wrote: It's kinda scary watching a Met team that can't do anything wrong. I know. Let's bat our backup catcher cleanup and watch it work out like gold.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 29 2011 06:34 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Yeesh. These Tigers and the sloppy. Thank God Jim Leyland's dead, or there'd be hell to pay for these guys postgame.

metirish Jun 29 2011 06:43 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

@NYPost_MetsAt this rate, the Mets are going to have a hard time re-signing Dave Hudgens after this season.

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 06:48 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

bmfc1 wrote: Unrelated to the IGT but TFB... Ceetar: thanks for suggesting who to vote for at AL SS. Your welcome. That's Asdrubal Cabrera to the rest of you. Especially important as Mike Francesa thinks the All-Star Game should be a personal 3000 hit celebration for Jeter, when truthfully he shouldn't even be there.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:53 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Was that path between the mound and the plate there at the beginning of the game or did Paulino wear it. But, heavens to Betsy, we get out of it again!

bmfc1 Jun 29 2011 06:54 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Tigers color guy: the Mets sure run a lot. Play by play guy: we don't see that in our league.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 06:59 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

OK, 79 pitches for Cappy through five. Hang in there, superstar.

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 07:00 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

bmfc1 wrote: Tigers color guy: the Mets sure run a lot. Play by play guy: we don't see that in our league. haha, awesome.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:05 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

OK, we have a game.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 29 2011 07:05 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

That's pretty lousy, Chris.

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 07:05 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

btw, that's Asdrubal Cabrera you have to vote for, not this Miggy one that just hit another home run to put this game in K-Rod range.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 29 2011 07:05 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Whoops.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:08 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Beato in.

bmfc1 Jun 29 2011 07:13 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Crap. Gonna be a long last 11 outs.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:13 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Well, it would appear these Tigers are playing in earnest.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:15 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

bmfc1 wrote: Crap. Gonna be a long last 11 outs. Well, now it's 10.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 29 2011 07:17 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

We're gonna need some "no, f*ck YOU" runs here.

Frayed Knot Jun 29 2011 07:20 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Edgy DC wrote: Well, it would appear these Tigers are playing in earnest. And here I thought they were playing in Detroit. Oh well, that's why you build big leads -- so you can survive 2-HR innings later on. Now we just have to stop treating this Ryan Perry guy as if he's Gaylord Perry.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:20 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Love those runs. Beltran leads off with a tingle, and they're letting Paulino bat against the rightie.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:31 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Your turn, Danny.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:34 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Never try to get a slider by an Amish guy.

Frayed Knot Jun 29 2011 07:34 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Didn't Jimmy Webb have a lyric about this? -- by the time they call for Alburquerque we'll be hitting ...

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:36 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Great Casey's ghost! They just loaded the bases to pitch to Reyes! Didn't throw Tejada anything close.

Frayed Knot Jun 29 2011 07:39 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

A lot of loud outs tonight - both ways.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:40 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: We're gonna need some "no, f*ck YOU" runs here. Done and done.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:41 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Eight outs to go, kids.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 07:46 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

No, fuck us.

metirish Jun 29 2011 07:48 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

what the fuck was that?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 29 2011 07:50 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

What the hell is an Andy Dirks?

Fman99 Jun 29 2011 07:55 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Six outs left to get. I think it'll be a battle to get them, too. I'm holding out hope for a Furbush sighting.

Frayed Knot Jun 29 2011 07:57 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Fman99 wrote: I'm holding out hope for a Furbush sighting. Do you also have any thoughts about the game? All I know is they're going to make us sweat this one out.

Fman99 Jun 29 2011 08:16 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Fuck. Yeah. Fourteen runs, bitches.

Fman99 Jun 29 2011 08:18 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

The Mets, scoring more than Ralph Kiner at a 1950s Hollywood party.

metirish Jun 29 2011 08:20 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

what an inning, what a team....

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 29 2011 08:21 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

They can't be stopped.

metirish Jun 29 2011 08:23 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: They can't be stopped. Izzy is in , hold that thought.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 29 2011 08:34 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Gwrek's watching this one in person!!!!

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 08:39 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Remember when the Mets were allergic to tack-on runs? Like, since 2000?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 29 2011 08:40 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Terry looks like an idiot for the Byrdak thing but a genius for the Paulino thing.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 08:41 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

The staggering part is, apart from the 23 runs, this game has been loaded with hard outs.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 29 2011 08:42 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

OK, what's with the beards? They all seem to have them. Is this a superstition or trend that we missed somehow. I'm expecting to see Mr. Met sporting some facial hair.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 08:44 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Four walks, two swipes, and solid dee from Bay.

Fman99 Jun 29 2011 08:45 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Wow. Mets up by a TD late in the 4th quarter. I'm hitting the hay.

Edgy DC Jun 29 2011 08:45 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Harris at DH means 14 runs. Hairston at DH means 16. Sheesh. A position player on the mound.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 29 2011 08:46 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

And Don Kelly takes the hill!!!!

themetfairy Jun 29 2011 08:49 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

There is not enough beer to go around tonight....

Rockin' Doc Jun 29 2011 08:51 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Leyland should have gone to Kelly a little earlier.

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 08:53 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Travis Ozga, the bing Mets 1Bman pitched a scoreless inning today, just fyi. (1 hit)

metsguyinmichigan Jun 29 2011 08:57 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

IN THE BOOKS!!!!!

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 09:00 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

metsguyinmichigan wrote: IN THE BOOKS!!!!! This one needed two pages.

Frayed Knot Jun 29 2011 09:05 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Next game starts in a few minutes.

MFS62 Jun 29 2011 09:25 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

metsguyinmichigan wrote: OK, what's with the beards? They all seem to have them. Is this a superstition or trend that we missed somehow. I'm expecting to see Mr. Met sporting some facial hair. This generation's rally caps? Later

Ceetar Jun 29 2011 09:32 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

looking forward to Gwreck's recap, if he has time before the next one..

Gwreck Jun 29 2011 11:08 PM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Well, that was an interesting game. Let's get down to the details: The Jose-Jose chant was started by a guy about 5 rows behind me and found a few other willing participants. Jose was also implored by Tiger fans sitting near the Mets dugout to sign with the Tigers in the offseason. He smiled and put his hands over his ears. The key hit in the game - lest we not forget - was the Hairston triple in the first that really set the tone for the whole game. Bay also had several nice plays in left in the first two innings (back when Capuano was still working on that perfect game. Cabrera's first homer was good but that shot to center was *impressive.* Announced in stadium as 455 feet. Terry was out of the dugout like a rocket after it went out. There was some inordinate delay when Terry was trying to bring Byrdak in and he repeatedly signaled with his left hand before Byrdak actually emerged. Leyland came out and had a long discussion with Ed Hickox about this. Too bad this didn't give Terry a chance to change his mind about the choice of pitcher. Parnell registered numerous pitches over 100 on the stadium gun, including one at 103. His walk of Cabrera - with two outs, nobody on, switch hitter Martinez following as the tying run: infuriating. Getting Martinez there was one of the key moments of course so I suppose he can be forgiven. Rodriguez was warming in the 9th and had the Mets not added those extra two runs he would have come in to the game. Attention Terry: it's the AL rules, pitchers don't hit, and both Parnell and Isringhausen were possibly pulled too early. Some questionable lineup choices when the game started but since there were 23 runs it's hard to complain about either Collins or Leyland in that regard. Kelly pitching in the 9th was funny and something else to check off my in-person baseball game bucket list. Lots of laughs in the Mets dugout whenit was happening, particularly after the fans started reminding Hairston that there was "no pressure!" to not strike out.

G-Fafif Jun 30 2011 03:24 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

The Tigers have players named Austin, Casper and Alburquerque, all of them more or less western cities. And they still lost 16-9!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 30 2011 05:51 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Great wrap, G. The delay related to Byrdak having not even warmed up. Gary & Ron called it before Terry even went out there, that they could not see Byrdak warming. Lots of disgusted dugout shots of Byrdak following the HR. He was very pissed off.

G-Fafif Jun 30 2011 06:01 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Collins very proactive in the postgame taking the responsibility for Byrdak not being ready. Wonder if that was code for throwing Debus under de bus.

Ceetar Jun 30 2011 06:10 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

G-Fafif wrote: Collins very proactive in the postgame taking the responsibility for Byrdak not being ready. Wonder if that was code for throwing Debus under de bus. i'm wondering if maybe he didn't want Byrdak at all? slip of the tongue? Did he mean to tell him to get up and ready and forgot?

Frayed Knot Jun 30 2011 06:18 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

I think Leyland was out there during the Byrdak/Parnell "mix-up" to see if he could convince the umps that Collins had in fact called on Parnell first meaning he either had to come into the game and pitch to at least one batter (the LHB in case) or be declared as "announced" and therefore ineligible for the rest of the game.

Ceetar Jun 30 2011 06:22 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Frayed Knot wrote: I think Leyland was out there during the Byrdak/Parnell "mix-up" to see if he could convince the umps that Collins had in fact called on Parnell first meaning he either had to come into the game and pitch to at least one batter (the LHB in case) or be declared as "announced" and therefore ineligible for the rest of the game. This is the kind of stuff that needs to be in a game story, not bs about last year's record.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 30 2011 06:49 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Nice touch by Terry to bat Paulino cleanup. It was the logical move, really. Paulino's batting .396 against lefties this season. Granted -- in only 48 AB's, but Paulino's total destruction of LHP's this season is consistent with what Paulino has been doing throughout his career. Against lefties, Paulino hits like an all-star. Earl Weaver would regularly win 90+ games a season with half a lineup of half players ... players like Paulino. The players with extreme splits, in the right hands, are more valuable then their contemporaries who put up similar numbers, but without the extreme lefty-righty splits. Because with the split guys, the manager can predict with greater accuracy, when that player is likely or unlikely to have a productive game, and use those indicators to his advantage. I'm also noticing that Collins is now making some use of Pagan's extreme splits as well, batting Angel at the bottom of the order -- usually 7th -- when Pagan starts against a LHP.

holychicken Jun 30 2011 07:18 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

This explains why I had that giddy feeling I had watching this game:

Ceetar Jun 30 2011 07:32 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I'm also noticing that Collins is now making some use of Pagan's extreme splits as well, batting Angel at the bottom of the order -- usually 7th -- when Pagan starts against a LHP. And it's nice that Hairston has seemed to go back to hitting the lefties like he makes a habit of. Of course, it'll be nice to have Wright back (not just in this regard) Pagan did get some hits off the lefties last night too, of course he's hitting everything all of a sudden.

Edgy DC Jun 30 2011 07:34 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Weaver went for platoons --- most notably Lowenstein/Roeneke but --- he typically went for defense first behind the plate. He mixed it up at catcher during the interregnum between Hendricks and Dempsey, but it was a parade of guys who didn't really hit against anybody. Am I misremembering? Platooning at catcher is great, but I can't really recall the last tieam that won a championship doing it. (Which isn't to say that it's necessarily an impediment.) Really, the best example I hold up of golden platooners is Hodges (four platoons in 1969) and Johnson (platoon at second and a two position/three man platoon in center and left in 1986). Casey, too, or course, who seemingly always had four middle infielders working.

Ceetar Jun 30 2011 07:47 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Geeze, Nick Evans is basically murdering the baseball in AAA and they call up F-Mart? (I know, options, options..)

Edgy DC Jun 30 2011 07:49 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

I love it.

soupcan Jun 30 2011 07:53 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

I thought Martinez was having knee issues...?

metirish Jun 30 2011 07:54 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Ceetar wrote: Geeze, Nick Evans is basically murdering the baseball in AAA and they call up F-Mart? (I know, options, options..) killing it like Duda was in AAAA?

batmagadanleadoff Jun 30 2011 07:55 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Edgy DC wrote: Weaver went for platoons --- most notably Lowenstein/Roeneke but --- he typically went for defense first behind the plate. Like he had a choice. It was the seventies.

Ceetar Jun 30 2011 07:56 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

metirish wrote: Ceetar wrote: Geeze, Nick Evans is basically murdering the baseball in AAA and they call up F-Mart? (I know, options, options..) killing it like Duda was in AAAA? better I think.

Ashie62 Jun 30 2011 08:00 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

metirish wrote: Ceetar wrote: Geeze, Nick Evans is basically murdering the baseball in AAA and they call up F-Mart? (I know, options, options..) killing it like Duda was in AAAA? Thank you.

Edgy DC Jun 30 2011 10:20 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Detroit announces that Coke is heading back to the bullpen. Let's do the same with Whatshisnamethestartertoday.

Ceetar Jun 30 2011 10:26 AM Re: IGT 6/29/2011 Mets @ Tigers Capuano v. Coke

Edgy DC wrote: Detroit announces that Coke is heading back to the bullpen. Let's do the same with Whatshisnamethestartertoday. Also that Schlerith guy demoted to AAA. Mets are wrecking the Tigers roster.