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IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Edgy MD Jun 20 2022 03:48 PM

Coming off a 5-and-2 homiestand, the Mets head to Houston to pay tribute to Keith Hernandez' favorite record and the band that made the town great. [YOUTUBE]uN7vm-k-AaA[/YOUTUBE] Trevor Williams attacks for the Mets. José Urquidy defends for the Astros, so beard care may come into play. Houston, at 41-25, leads the AL West by a healthy 9 1/2 games, but have lost five of their last 10. They got to enjoy a non-travel day off today after beating the White Sox at Minute Maid yestereve.

kcmets Jun 21 2022 09:00 AM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Old-timers here: What was the name and some memories of that way- ahead-of-it's-time web-site and forum that those Astros fans ran back in the day? It was the best, and very interwebspirational to me at the time.

Fman99 Jun 21 2022 09:40 AM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

An 8:10 start, so I'm unlikely to get the entirety of this one, but, still, LGM

Frayed Knot Jun 21 2022 10:57 AM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

=kcmets post_id=96855 time=1655823648 user_id=53] Old-timers here: What was the name and some memories of that way- ahead-of-it's-time web-site and forum that those Astros fans ran back in the day? It was the best, and very interwebspirational to me at the time.

Originally it was Astros Connection, run by two brothers from Red Stick, Loosiana.

They eventually gave it up but the site continued(s?) under a couple different names.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 11:01 AM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Anybuds want to offer an Astroreport in the macro or micro, please have at it.

Frayed Knot Jun 21 2022 11:03 AM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Edgy MD wrote: Anybuds want to offer an Astroreport in the macro or micro, please have at it. They're good. You're welcome.

kcmets Jun 21 2022 01:30 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

I can't say enough about how cool that site was. There were no peers on the the internet run by fans that came close to how well done it was. Mets Online and the forum were good too, but it was always under the shadow of that Nutty52 and a couple of mouth-breathing fucktards that constantly needed filtering. Not that I was always a saint there too.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 01:42 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

You were great. Sainthood, though, is elusive. We can't all be Thirteen, or GregoryJGerwitz, or that guy who was a college professor in Georgia who would go to the games at Turner Field with his stepdaughters, and folks would start to give him shit for his Mets colors, but then they'd back down because the girls would argue back. He was great too, even if I can't remember his screen name. Cookie Mom stopped liking me, like, a decade ago, and I'm sorry for whatever I did, but she'll always have my thanks for fronting the munny for the MoFo picnic. That may not make a person a saint on its own, but that's a helluva start.

kcmets Jun 21 2022 02:00 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

I have pics from the mofo picnic somewhere. Hot as fucking hell on those aluminum bleachers. We called Ambler on my cell phone that was like the size of a woman's sneaker. I wonder if the banner still exists that everyone signed and commented on. I remember adding "Show Us the Plan!" to it.

kcmets Jun 21 2022 03:58 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

https://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png> NIMMO CF MARTE RF LINDOR SS ALONSO 1B CANHA LF GUILLORME 2B ESCOSNAP 3B DAVIS DH MAZEIKA C

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 04:01 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

=kcmets post_id=96887 time=1655839838 user_id=53]Not that I was always a saint there too.

It's so hard to be a saint in the Citi.

Frayed Knot Jun 21 2022 04:26 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

I can't say enough about how cool that site was. There were no peers on the the internet run by fans that came close to how well done it was. They even tolerated -- dare I say, Liked -- me during my occasional visits there, and in general Houston fans tend to like things associated with the Mets on a par with warm beer and cold Bar-b-Que. At one point they were thinking about expanding to include sites for other teams but then the bottom dropped out of that initial internet boom right at the same time they got a cease and desist letter from the Astros over having various logos on their site. So they (Kevin & Scott, not sure if I ever knew the last name) opted instead to reverse course and get out all together. The successor site: https://forums.orangewhoopass.com/

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 21 2022 04:42 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

I can't say enough about how cool that site was. There were no peers on the the internet run by fans that came close to how well done it was. Mets Online and the forum were good too, but it was always under the shadow of that Nutty52 and a couple of mouth-breathing fucktards that constantly needed filtering. Not that I was always a saint there too. "Kev and Scott's Astros Connection" -- it had the right mix of "witty elitist asshole baseball fan" tone that I wanted our Mets convo to be, plus lots of respect for the brand of the Astro fan--so it was obvious it was thought out and mindful of history. Plus one of them was a really good web designer. The whole thing was ahead of its time and I regretted they didn't have the energy to keep it alive. Then the Astros moved to the AL and I stopped caring. I can't remember all the details but Kev or Scott--forget which one mentioned online he'd be in NYC at the same time the Mets were in the playoffs, so I asked him to come to the bar I used to watch all the games in, and to my surprise he did, had a few beers with me and Wifey Bucket (at the time, Girly Bucket). It might have been the fateful Game 1 of the 2000 WS. He left in like the 5th inning though.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 06:16 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

I forget how tiny Minute Maid looks.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 06:35 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Alex Bregman can play third.

kcmets Jun 21 2022 06:39 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Kevin and Scott! Of course... "We obviously have a lot of time on our hands." was a fun motto?

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 06:50 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Hunter Wendelstedt showing the world why he has his own umpiring school.

kcmets Jun 21 2022 06:54 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Wasn't that Harry? Or did his son inherit the school?

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 06:57 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Hunter knew how the ride his dad's chest protector to the big time. It's now just called Wendlestedt Umpiring School. But it has an implied H in the logo that you can project either Harry or Hunter onto. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/Wendelstedt_Umpire_School_Logo.png>

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 06:59 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

In the Marlins series, they always seemed have the infield shifted wrong. So far this game, Houston has had their fielders shifted right a couple of times.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 07:03 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Altuve just hit a 1962-Mets-at-Polo-Grounds homer.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 07:07 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

We might need help in this thread, folks. Mets suddenly down 3-0.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 07:10 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

One out to left, one out to right and almost one out to center, but Nimmo did a Beltran tribute.

MFS62 Jun 21 2022 07:11 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Edgy MD wrote: Altuve just hit a 1962-Mets-at-Polo-Grounds homer. [CROSSOUT]Down the lines was short, the power alleys and center field were deep. which was it?[/CROSSOUT] Silly me, this is Houston. Never mind. This is a bandbox. Later

kcmets Jun 21 2022 07:13 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Down early 3-sniffle. Got 'em right where we want 'em. #lgm #ygb #ymdyf

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 07:20 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Edgy MD wrote: Altuve just hit a 1962-Mets-at-Polo-Grounds homer. [CROSSOUT]Down the lines was short, the power alleys and center field were deep. which was it?[/CROSSOUT] Silly me, this is Houston. Never mind. This is a bandbox. Later It was down the line.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 07:22 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Speaking of tributes, Yuli Gurriel just did a heckuva Bill Buckner tribute.

kcmets Jun 21 2022 07:24 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

[BIGPURPLE]EscoK![/BIGPURPLE]

kcmets Jun 21 2022 07:27 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Bases, left loaded. Not cool.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 07:27 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Great job getting out of trubble by Urquidy, but also impressive work behind the plate by his catcher Maldonado.

Lefty Specialist Jun 21 2022 07:27 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Escobar's playing time needs to be reduced. He's killing this team in key spots, yesterday's hit notwithstanding. Too many times he's just not having competitive at-bats.

kcmets Jun 21 2022 07:31 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

When Escobar is sucking, he really looks good at it.

Frayed Knot Jun 21 2022 07:38 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

It's not like we haven't had our opps tonight.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 07:39 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Lefty Specialist wrote: Escobar's playing time needs to be reduced. He's killing this team in key spots, yesterday's hit notwithstanding. Too many times he's just not having competitive at-bats. [TABLE][TR][/TR][TR][/TR][TR][/TR][/TABLE] [TD]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Wheel_of_Fortune_logo.png>[/TD] [TD][BIGPURPLE]　　 _ _ _ _ 　_ _ _ _ _ _ _　[/BIGPURPLE][/TD] [TH]PLAYER WE SHOULD PROMOTE[/TH]

kcmets Jun 21 2022 07:41 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

I'm up against a 10 o'clock curfew. Would like to go to sleep happier than I am at the present time NOW!!!

kcmets Jun 21 2022 07:43 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Nimmo hitting into shift again. Not cool.

Fman99 Jun 21 2022 08:00 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Aw, hell. Well at least I won't feel conflicted about going to bed early.

Frayed Knot Jun 21 2022 08:02 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

They're getting two out XBHs. We're not even getting two out singles.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 08:03 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Chasen Shreve is allergic to the strike zone, and Eduardo Escobar doesn't bother covering third on a steal. Some head-in-assedness seems to have spread among the Mets on the plane from New York.

kcmets Jun 21 2022 08:03 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Bases clearing double, and buenos noches.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 08:04 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

I'm not sure the disoriented Escobar story is quite over.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 08:19 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

It might have been nice if the Mets had a baserunner or three at the time, but Pete just visited The Boom-Boom Room. And it was NOT a Polo Grounds homer.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 08:29 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Escodizzy just caught up with a bender himself. Houston leads 7-2. Could've used that a few innings ago from EE, but it's miserly to complain now.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 08:48 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Mets are being punished tonight for keeping Smitty on the bench committee.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 21 2022 09:02 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Gizmo keeps on making the plays. You probably tuned put but that was one sweet pick

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 09:07 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Homer the previous bat aside, Shmescobar continuing to look lost.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 09:12 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Let's go, Dom. Make a memory.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 09:12 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

There 'tis.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 09:13 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Alonso, on triple deck, is the tying-run.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2022 09:14 PM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Not 2b tonight.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 22 2022 09:07 AM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

http://potg.ultimatemets.com/images/schaefer12.jpg> Cast your vote!

kcmets Jun 22 2022 09:32 AM Re: IGT 06/21- NYM@HOU

Yummy neck and shoulders, who is that? Backpack Girl's grandma? We need an IGT, day game this afternoon at 2:00 from Houstontown.