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IGT 8-23-06 Mets vs Cards, Don't forget Mak Modah!

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 07:11 PM

Cardinals New comer Jose Vizcaino at SS Duncan LF Pujols 1B Rolen 3B Wilson RF Encarnacion CF Belliard 2B Molina C Don't forget, MAK MODAH! SP Mets Reyes SS LoDuca C Beltran CF Delgado 1B Wright 3B Woodward 2B Milledge RF Chavez LF Traschsel SP

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 07:19 PM

Okay lets hope Mark Mulder forgets Mak Modah!

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 07:21 PM

Long story short, its from a national radio sports talk show. Somehow Guillermo Mota also is involved with the bit as well, so if Mota and Mulder are in the game at the same time... Actually I HOPE they aren't in the game at the same time =;) OE: [url=http://www.gilhodges.com/index.php]Hey I'm Gil! Now represented by CMG![/url]

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 07:27 PM

Vamos Carlos, Reyes scores

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 07:32 PM

Heh! Woodward makes sure Mulder pays for walking Wright to face him with a 3 Ribbie double!

Zvon Aug 23 2006 07:32 PM

="SteveJRogers"] OE: [url=http://www.gilhodges.com/index.php]Hey I'm Gil! Now represented by CMG![/url] There really should be an official CPF Gil avatar. Stengel too. Mets draw 1st blood tonight- A Reyes single, Beltran walk and Delgado double plates the first run of the game. AND WOODY CLEARS THE BASES WITH A 3 RBI DOUBLE! 4-0 Mets and the first inning isnt even over.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 07:36 PM

Man, THIS Mulder might be doing better at this point

Zvon Aug 23 2006 07:39 PM

Yep- the truth is in here.

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 07:42 PM

Now THIS is the Chris Woodward we've been waiting for for five months as he makes a nice twisting over the shoulder catch in short right field to end the top of the second. WR: "Well, Chris, we'll let you play one more, but Jose's starting tomorrow." CW: "Oh yeah? Watch this."

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 07:45 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 23 2006 07:46 PM

Jose, JoseJoseJose bunts his way on and immediately steals his 51st base. Watch out, Roger. edit: I put "Mookie" instead of Roger. My bad.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 07:45 PM

You think people would have had enough of Reyes' bunting Well I look around and I see it isn't so Seems like Reyes loves to get hits by bunting Whats wrong with that He'd like to know Cause here he goes AGAIN!

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 07:51 PM

Wright here, Wright NOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW! No other place I'd rather be...

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 07:54 PM

Ah well... Tip hat to Mr. Rolen BTW, Viz was a pickup after being released by the Giants earlier in the year, Eckstein to the DL

Zvon Aug 23 2006 07:56 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: Wright here, Wright NOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW! No other place I'd rather be... Good song. Singles by Reyes and LoDuca arent capitolized upon. They are stranded as Belran,Delgado, and Wright (FC) are set down by Spooky Mulder.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:02 PM

7112 games, and counting... I wonder if thats anywhere close to the actual record for going the most amount of games without a no-hitter being thrown for your team. Maybe it is, 45 years, that would be a long stretch either way (inbetween or getting your first)

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:02 PM

="SteveJRogers"] BTW, Viz was a pickup after being released by the Giants earlier in the year, Eckstein to the DL ...and they threw him right out there too. They gotta miss Eck. A happy birthday goes out to Mr Julio Franco- 48 years young today. There are 104 players in major league baseball who were not yet born when Mr Franco played in his 1st MLB game.

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 08:02 PM

Seawolf here, along with Zvon and SteveRogers here in the standard three-man booth for the IGT.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:04 PM

seawolf17 wrote: Seawolf here, along with Zvon and SteveRogers here in the standard three-man booth for the IGT. Beautiful night for a ballgame, isnt it Wolfy? lol

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 08:05 PM

That it is, Z, as Trax walks the bases full for Pujols. And you hate to see that happen.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:05 PM

Trax with a smooth 1st two innings, but we have bases loaded, 0 out here in the 3rd and that animal Pujols up.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:06 PM

seawolf17 wrote: That it is, Z, as Trax walks the bases full for Pujols. And you hate to see that happen. I dont think that animal should have any rights.

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 08:07 PM

Boy, it's just astounding how this guy will make you pay every single time. 4-2 Good Guys.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:09 PM

seawolf17 wrote: Boy, it's just astounding how this guy will make you pay every single time. 4-2 Good Guys. Yep--Pujols singles in 2. Beltrans gonna have to step it up again because the MVP race hangs in the balance.

KC Aug 23 2006 08:11 PM

Why baseball is an interesting game, reason #103: Walking the pitcher with a four run lead with four balls makes any fan who has seen a lot of baseball games roll their eyes in disgust and know that bad things are likely going to come of it.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 08:13 PM

Ozzie Smith is in the booth. D-Dad thinks it's weird that I recognize his voice from his appearance on The Simpsons.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:13 PM

Zvon wrote: ="seawolf17"]Boy, it's just astounding how this guy will make you pay every single time. 4-2 Good Guys. Yep--Pujols singles in 2. Beltrans gonna have to step it up again because the MVP race hangs in the balance. You know, people will say when the Mets took off it was really Wright who was the MVP while Beltran kicked it into high gear while Wright has been slumping! And wheres the love for Ryan Howard? If the Phils sneak in, hey why not?

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:16 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Ozzie Smith is in the booth. D-Dad thinks it's weird that I recognize his voice from his appearance on The Simpsons. No, that was Bob Benelict! (Reference to DHL Hometown Heroes radio ad where Ozzie makes no attempt to hide his voice yet uses a peusdeynom while pimping himself to win the Cardinals HH award)

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 08:18 PM

Jose, JoseJoseJose... HOME RUN hitter!

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:19 PM

="SteveJRogers"] And wheres the love for Ryan Howard? If the Phils sneak in, hey why not? Even if they dont make it he has a chance. If votes get split up above he might just fall through the cracks. Having a monster year, even with all those Ks. KABOOM! REYES

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 08:19 PM

Ole Jose! 7-2 Mets after 3!

Frayed Knot Aug 23 2006 08:19 PM

Duncan went back to the fence like he had a shot at that thing ... and was about 50 ft short!!

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 08:25 PM

OOOH... they have Bloomberg in the booth, and they just showed a neat computer animation of the new Bob Murphy Stadium... looks very cool.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:26 PM

Mister Zvon. I find it highly illogical for you to use your Adope Photoshop program to superimpose Jose Reyes' visage over mine for that graphical image. I do find it facinating that such a doctored image could find its way here on the Cranepool Forum. Live Long, and Prosper

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 08:30 PM

Delgado's starting to hit, finally... and that is good, good, good. Beltran to third on the long double to left and here comes Mr. Wright.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 08:36 PM

Mr. Wright's 2-RBI double makes it 9-2 Mets. Mr. Wright tags and moves to third on Woodward's fly out.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 08:37 PM

Milledge's single brings home Mr. Wright to make it 10-2 Mets!

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 08:37 PM

Hip Hop Hooraaaaaaaaaaayyy, hoooooo, haaaaaaaaaaaaaayy, hooooooo... 10-2 Good Guys on the Milledge RBI single.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:39 PM

Very logical on Mr. Wright's part. Logic would dictate that Mr. Wright's slump would be over starting at this very point. [/url]

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 08:40 PM

Endy's ground rule double gives the Mets runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out and Trax at bat.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 23 2006 08:40 PM

]Wright here, Wright NOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW! No other place I'd rather be... Good song. Now wait a minute. That's not a good song. Take it back.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:41 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 23 2006 09:06 PM

="SteveJRogers"]Mister Zvon. I find it highly illogical for you to use your Adope Photoshop program to superimpose Jose Reyes' visage over mine for that graphical image. I do find it facinating that such a doctored image could find its way here on the Cranepool Forum. Live Long, and Prosper "Spock...is it...your.......timeofthe...decade....again?"

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:42 PM

Logic would dictate that Mr. Milledge is now fully aware that his 2006 Major League Baseball season will end come October 1st, after the Mets-Washington game that Sunday afternoon. Therefore, it is good that the Young Mr. Milledge shows the Mets that he will not become another Victor Diaz. Or even Don Bosch!

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:44 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ]Wright here, Wright NOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW! No other place I'd rather be... Good song. Now wait a minute. That's not a good song. Take it back. I liked that song. It was fresh---okay,,like 20 years ago.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 08:44 PM

Mookie's kid makes a nice catch for St. Louis to end the inning.

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 08:44 PM

Wow them Mets have a lot of runs. Should of tuned in earlier.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:46 PM

="SteveJRogers"]Logic would dictate that Mr. Milledge is now fully aware that his 2006 Major League Baseball season will end come October 1st, after the Mets-Washington game that Sunday afternoon. Therefore, it is good that the Young Mr. Milledge shows the Mets that he will not become another Victor Diaz. Or even Don Bosch! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSCHHHHH!"

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:48 PM

Willets Point wrote: Wow them Mets have a lot of runs. Should of tuned in earlier. However, logic would dictate that the Mets are now done with their scoring since you, yourself have labeled yourself a "jinx" with bold statements concerning the Mother F****g Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Therefore, according to my calculations, the Mets chances of scoring now, thanks to you tuning in, are the same as the sarcasm content that I am about to produce. SC= 523,321,701,956 to 1

cooby Aug 23 2006 08:50 PM

I can no longer read these things.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:50 PM

="Zvon"] "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSCHHHHH!" HAHAHAHAHA! ROTFLMAPIPSUL!

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:51 PM

ANNNNNNNNNNYYYY way, back to baseball....

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:52 PM

cooby wrote: I can no longer read these things. Then just look at the pictures. ;)

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 08:52 PM

Vizcaino homers to cut the difference to 10-4.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:53 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 23 2006 08:54 PM

[Shatner voice]VIIIIIZZZZ![/Shatner voice]

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 08:54 PM

Can you all get the freaking Star Trek out of the IGT? You're scaring the normal people.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:55 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Vizcaino homers to cut the difference to 10-4. Vizcaino of all people----isnt that the way it always goes--the new guy walks in and steps up? Hope its like that with Green.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 08:56 PM

seawolf17 wrote: Can you all get the freaking Star Trek out of the IGT? You're scaring the normal people. Yea--the needs of the many outwiegh the antics of the few.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 08:58 PM

seawolf17 wrote: Can you all get the freaking Star Trek out of the IGT? You're scaring the normal people. FINE, so I shall let you know about another pop-culture icon from the 60's [url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060822&content_id=1623129&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym]Met fans tonight are being entertained by Beatle tribute band 1964[/url]

Zvon Aug 23 2006 09:04 PM

="SteveJRogers"] Met fans tonight are being entertained by Beatle tribute band 1964 And we take you there live: okay,okay, Ill behave.

Iubitul Aug 23 2006 09:07 PM

Zvon wrote: ="seawolf17"]Can you all get the freaking Star Trek out of the IGT? You're scaring the normal people. Yea--the needs of the many outwiegh the antics of the few. Or the one..

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 09:08 PM

Former Mets who've become Cardinals recently are going long.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 09:09 PM

Iubitul wrote: Or the one.. LMAO--now thats comedy. Rolen and Wilson wipe the smile off my face with bombs that makes it 10-6

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 09:12 PM

Trax leaves in the 6th with a 10-6 lead, nobody out and a runner at first. Oliver comes in.

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 09:13 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: ="seawolf17"]Can you all get the freaking Star Trek out of the IGT? You're scaring the normal people. FINE, so I shall let you know about another pop-culture icon from the 60's [url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060822&content_id=1623129&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym]Met fans tonight are being entertained by Beatle tribute band 1964[/url] I met the guys from "1964" when I booked them in my old college activities board days. They were really very cool; I did a neat interview with "Ringo" on my college radio show before their concert and everything. Good to see they're still doing their thing.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 09:13 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Trax leaves in the 6th with a 10-6 lead, nobody out and a runner at first. Oliver comes in. I have a report here that says Mr Rogers left Oliver off the Mets post season roster.....wassupwudat?

Zvon Aug 23 2006 09:15 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Oliver comes in. ....my internet gave the ball to RHernandez....wassupwidat?

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 09:16 PM

seawolf17 wrote: I met the guys from "1964" when I booked them in my old college activities board days. They were really very cool; I did a neat interview with "Ringo" on my college radio show before their concert and everything. Good to see they're still doing their thing. Scratch that, it was the "John" guy, Mark. Good dude. And Chris Woodward alllllmost makes a pretty diving catch in foul territory after Bert gets a quick LD5-3 DP.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 09:17 PM

It was Bert - I was confused because Oliver was warming up earlier. A bullet to Wright becomes a quick double play.

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 09:17 PM

Nice DP overshadowed by interview with Beatles tribute band.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 23 2006 09:17 PM

It's Robo. You gotta admire how casual Delgado is around the bag. Only a nanosecond passes in that bang-bang play and blue hasn't even made the call before he steps off for the around-the-horn toss.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 09:18 PM

And the third out is quickly induced. 10-6 in the middle of the 6th.

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 09:20 PM

10-6 was the score of the Mets-Cards NLCS game I attended in 2000. This is a good omen. Or just a stupid coincidence.

Iubitul Aug 23 2006 09:28 PM

Willets Point wrote: 10-6 was the score of the Mets-Cards NLCS game I attended in 2000. This is a good omen. Or just a stupid coincidence. I'm going with stupid coincidence...

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 09:29 PM

Glad to have your vote.

seawolf17 Aug 23 2006 09:40 PM

Willets Point wrote: 10-6 was the score of the Mets-Cards NLCS game I attended in 2000. This is a good omen. Or just a stupid coincidence. I'm going with coincidence too, but only because it's coincidence that the only major league playoff game I've ever been to is that one also. Oh... and here comes Bradford vs Pujols, Redux.

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 09:46 PM

Good to know that Keith is as ignorant of magic numbers as I am.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 09:46 PM

Sosa in to pitch for the Cards......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, they're serving leftovers.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 09:54 PM

10-6 after 7 innings.

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 09:55 PM

Is it legal to sell a lottery ticket to a dog?

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 09:58 PM

Not if he's 21 in dog years.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:02 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Not if he's 21 in dog years. BADABOOM! I hat Scott Rolen. Leads off against Bradford with a double. Im growing to hat Preston Wilson---follows with a ground rule double.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:05 PM

Zvon wrote: ="ScarletKnight41"]Not if he's 21 in dog years. BADABOOM! I hat Scott Rolen. Leads off against Bradford with a double. Im growing to hat Preston Wilson---follows with a ground rule double. Should never have traded him. I mean look who we got for him, a glorified DH who couldn't throw a turtle out! SC=31

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 10:08 PM

Fuckshit! Now it's 10-8. 1 out, runner on 1st, top of the 8th.

Willets Point Aug 23 2006 10:08 PM

So much for the good omen.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 10:09 PM

Drat! Reyes almost turns a DP to end the inning, but Woodward fails to make the good pivot (according to Keith) and Delgado can't handle the throw. 2 out, runner on 1st, Heilman coming in to face Spezio.

Iubitul Aug 23 2006 10:10 PM

KazMat makes that play...

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:10 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Fuckshit! Now it's 10-8. 1 out, runner on 1st, top of the 8th. Yea--Mini Manny with the RBI baseknock. He really worked Bradford that at bat. Anyone warmin up?

Edgy DC Aug 23 2006 10:13 PM

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:14 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Drat! Reyes almost turns a DP to end the inning, but Woodward fails to make the good pivot (according to Keith) and Delgado can't handle the throw. 2 out, runner on 1st, Heilman coming in to face Spezio. Keith would never blame a first baseman..... Come on Heilman---get it to Wags.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:14 PM

K! 10-8 heading to the bottom of the 8th

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 10:14 PM

Heilman bests Mr. Sandfrog with a Big K!

Edgy DC Aug 23 2006 10:14 PM

You're out, Sandfrog.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:21 PM

Looper to face Wright?

Edgy DC Aug 23 2006 10:21 PM

Looper's wearing 41.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:23 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Looper's wearing 41. That sacreligious bastage.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:23 PM

Iubitul Aug 23 2006 10:24 PM

I am sick of Chris Woodward. Just looking at him makes me ill.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:24 PM

Sleep with one eye open...

Edgy DC Aug 23 2006 10:24 PM

Woodie was nobody's automatic out today, though, was he?

Iubitul Aug 23 2006 10:26 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Woodie was nobody's automatic out today, though, was he? I don't care - I am sick and freaking tired of watching him every freaking day - I would prefer KazMat to him.

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:28 PM

Billy will face the top of the order- Vizz. Duncan. The animal with no rights.

Edgy DC Aug 23 2006 10:28 PM

The Rockies, I hear, are interviewing fans. Meanwhile, a runner gets on first, do you walk Pujols?

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:28 PM

Sit down Met-Killer!

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:29 PM

Allright, here we go...

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:31 PM

Edgy DC wrote: The Rockies, I hear, are interviewing fans. Meanwhile, a runner gets on first, do you walk Pujols? I dunno---Rolens been swingin a good bat. Moot- Pujols vs Wagner-2 out, no on.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:32 PM

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:32 PM

That animal singles. Rolen--did i say i hat this icehole?

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:32 PM

Good! Like

Edgy DC Aug 23 2006 10:33 PM

TCB

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:34 PM

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:35 PM

Whew-----Mets win. Tachsel with his 13th win! Wagner with his 32nd save!

ScarletKnight41 Aug 23 2006 10:35 PM

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:38 PM

The Cards were hoping Mulder would comeback and pitch like an all star--and we spanked him. 9 ER in 3 innings pitched.

SteveJRogers Aug 23 2006 10:43 PM

Zvon wrote: The Cards were hoping Mulder would comeback and pitch like an all star--and we spanked him. 9 ER in 3 innings pitched. Yup, he forgot about Mak Modah! And we never did use Guillermo Mota, ah well...

Zvon Aug 23 2006 10:48 PM

Jose Reyes. Second player in MLB history (since 1900) with: over 20 doubles 15 triples 15 homers over 50 stolen bases (I hope I got that right)

Gwreck Aug 24 2006 12:11 AM

SteveJRogers wrote: Met fans tonight are being entertained by Beatle tribute band 1964 Uhh, "entertained" is a very, shall we say, "liberal" description. I'd put it somewhere past "unfortunately subject to the sounds of" --- Attendance was listed at 49,000+ but was very clearly less than last night, which had a similar listed number. Why? The #7 train broke down at about 6:15 this evening at the Court House Square stop. No trains between 74th Street and Grand Central for a while. Let me tell you, this was a MAJOR pain in the ass. Probably some fans who gave up/couldn't get there. --- Strange coincidence: you can add me to the list of people who's only MLB playoff game was 2000 NLCS Game 4.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 06:53 AM

]The #7 train broke down at about 6:15 this evening at the Court House Square stop. No trains between 74th Street and Grand Central for a while. Let me tell you, this was a MAJOR pain in the ass. Probably some fans who gave up/couldn't get there. That's like my worst nightmare. The 7 has been very unreliable this summer, but fortunately, it's mostly happened with the Mets out of town. At least you were stuck at a spot where a transfer to the E is easy.

Gwreck Aug 24 2006 08:21 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ]The #7 train broke down at about 6:15 this evening at the Court House Square stop. No trains between 74th Street and Grand Central for a while. Let me tell you, this was a MAJOR pain in the ass. Probably some fans who gave up/couldn't get there. That's like my worst nightmare. The 7 has been very unreliable this summer, but fortunately, it's mostly happened with the Mets out of town. At least you were stuck at a spot where a transfer to the E is easy. Not exactly. We were stuck behind at the Hunterspoint stop. Had to walk about a half-mile but caught a cab with 3 other fans. Turns out I know Queens better than I thought!

Willets Point Aug 24 2006 08:34 AM

That's an accomplishment. As my Brooklyn-born cousin says "Queens was designed by a maniac!"

MFS62 Aug 24 2006 09:09 AM

="Zvon"]Jose Reyes. Second player in MLB history (since 1900) with: over 20 doubles 15 triples 15 homers over 50 stolen bases (I hope I got that right) So, who was the first? Later

Edgy DC Aug 24 2006 09:22 AM

Well, I know one, and he subsequently became a Met.

MFS62 Aug 24 2006 09:34 AM

Edgy DC wrote: Well, I know one, and he subsequently became a Met. I would have thought it might have been Mays or Roberto Alomar, but each of them was short in one category in their best comparable year. Don't keep us in suspense. Later

metirish Aug 24 2006 09:35 AM

Rickey Henderson?

seawolf17 Aug 24 2006 09:37 AM

metirish wrote: Rickey Henderson? Career high in triples was seven. He'd rather stop at second and then steal third.

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2006 09:39 AM

It's the infamous ... Juan Samuel

MFS62 Aug 24 2006 09:43 AM

Frayed Knot wrote: It's the infamous ... Juan Samuel Sorry for the delay in responding. I had to pick myself up off the floor. Later

seawolf17 Aug 24 2006 09:47 AM

Can we PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE not compare Jose Reyes to Juan Samuel, Ruiner Of Franchises?

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2006 09:53 AM

Hey, he just missed doing it twice more - while only slightly older than Reyes. Now you know what so intrigued Davey about him. Problem is, they should have gone looking at OBAs. You'd think the computer-savvy Davey would have be wiser to that.

Yancy Street Gang Aug 24 2006 09:56 AM

Ruiner of franchises? That's a bit extreme. Maybe some day Samuel will manage the Mets to their fourth (or fifth? or sixth?) World Championship. Would that redeem him?

Johnny Dickshot Aug 24 2006 09:59 AM

Samuel didn't ruin the Mets. The guys who traded for him did. In his day, he was a lot like young Reyes -- great speed/power combo, low OBP. I'm of the opinion that sliding head first on the hard surface of Vets stadium ruined his wrists and forearms and elbows and made him a less effective hitter gradually, and when he lost his great speed, a lot of his game went away. His stats prior to and post the trade in 89 were probably within a range of one another: He wasn't having a good year before he was traded to the Mets and didn't since.

seawolf17 Aug 24 2006 10:03 AM

I was just kidding. It's all good.

Yancy Street Gang Aug 24 2006 10:06 AM

I never understood the idea of hating the guys who come to the Mets in bad trades. It's not Juan Samuel's fault the Mets gave up Lenny and Roger for him. Victor Zambrano didn't pull the trigger on the Kazmir deal. Jim Fregosi didn't lobby to be traded to the Mets. I can, however, understand griping when a player comes to the Mets and immediately goes into decline, like Roberto Alomar and George Foster did. But again, it's not like they chose to play badly. On the other hand, I had a friend once who was a Cleveland Indians fan, and he grew to hate Keith Hernandez, and I understand his perspective. Keith signed a contract with the Indians after he left the Mets, but after playing a few games with them pretty much lost interest. He got injured and never even tried to return. While the Indians were paying Keith to not play, he kept turning up in the gossip pages of the New York tabloids in photos taken at social events in New York.