Master Index of Archived Threads


At the break, Mets at Pirates, 07/10

getalife Jul 10 2005 02:12 PM

Pedro cruising, Beltran hits his obligatory Pedro's-pitching-home-run. Mets up 2-0 through 2 1/2.

getalife Jul 10 2005 03:02 PM

Mets up 5-0 through 4 1/2. If you weren't watching, Cameron ends the Mets inning by jogging to third on a pop up to left as if there are two out and is doubled up at second. I can deal with errors, noffense, bad luck ... but when stuff like that happens it's hard to watch a team that is out of control. I don't know whatever became of that kangaroo court thingy, but maybe they need to start removing finger- nails or something when a player makes a stupid blunder like that. It's just totally inexcusable at this level, and the base running vapor locks happen far too often for a team that should be hungry, not fucking lazy.

Rockin' Doc Jul 10 2005 03:05 PM

Mets add 3 runs in the top of the fifth to extend their lead to 5-0. Pedro shuts down the Pirates, allowing only a 2 out walk to Lawton, in the bottom of the inning.

seawolf17 Jul 10 2005 03:21 PM

getalife wrote: I can deal with errors, noffense, bad luck ... but when stuff like that happens it's hard to watch a team that is out of control. I don't know whatever became of that kangaroo court thingy, but maybe they need to start removing finger-nails or something when a player makes a stupid blunder like that. It's just totally inexcusable at this level, and the base running vapor locks happen far too often for a team that should be hungry, not fucking lazy. I second that emotion.

Edgy DC Jul 10 2005 03:21 PM

How 'bout that Castro? Scored from second on a double. Way to go!

Edgy DC Jul 10 2005 03:30 PM

Who the devil is singing "God Bless America"?

seawolf17 Jul 10 2005 03:43 PM

Seaver is talking about how he called Rick White "Wick White" once while White was warming up as a Met, and how everybody gave him a hard time for screwing it up. I remember that game, but he called him "Rick Wheat." Of course, it could be that Seaver's so far lost that he just doesn't get anyone's name right, a la Kiner. Regardless, White is wearing 00, which I don't think any pitcher has ever done. Someone call Paul Lukas.

seawolf17 Jul 10 2005 03:45 PM

Pedro's done after seven. Here's comes the bullpen parade, starting with Bert.

Edgy DC Jul 10 2005 04:06 PM

The Mets are in the ninth, with Looper pitching in a NSS. Their bench is ragging on Castro for something.

seawolf17 Jul 10 2005 04:10 PM

I believe they're ragging on him because he's funny-looking.

getalife Jul 10 2005 04:11 PM

6-1, your final. Enjoy the all-star break - we all deserve one.

seawolf17 Jul 10 2005 04:18 PM

Well, we're a .500 team again. Sigh. We are what we are, I s'pose.

Bret Sabermetric Jul 10 2005 07:18 PM

Another tape-delay job: They gave Cameron a lot of credit for hustling down to second trying (and failing) to stretch a single into a double in the first inning (the pitch before Beltran's HR)-- but what I saw (and have on tape, if anyone thinks I'm making this stuff up) is a lack of hustle between home and first, and then he turned on the jets. Is there a reason not to go full-out on a ball that looks like a single (it was an infield hit off the secondbaseman, careening into the outfield) , and then to run like hell after you decide to stretch it? Is this base-running worthy of praise, or criticism? (Seaver praised him for being an aggressive baserunner.) Cameron would been at second standing up if he'd been busting it out of the box.