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IGT May 2: Mets v. DBaggs

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 03:11 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 02 2008 07:32 PM

I think I'm 0-3 or maybe 0-4 in IGTs so far but a) I don't really believe in Game Thread Mojo, except when I do b) They're going to win tonight c) I just now found this hilarious video and been LMAO and wanted to pass it along. His page has specific MFY and Red Sox stances as well.

AG/DC May 02 2008 06:27 PM

I saw that. Ben Oglivie is comedy gold. How he gets through the eighties without doing Darryl or Teufel is amazing.

metirish May 02 2008 06:33 PM

Funny , saw one like that before that had a kid age 5 or 6 do the same thing for current players. So fucking what if the three D-Back starters we face here are a combined 14 -1 , not after this series they won't be..........

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 06:36 PM

He does a good Keith in the Cardinals one.

Elster88 May 02 2008 07:05 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 02 2008 07:40 PM

Great stuff I saw that link in a Sports Guy article and somewhere else but this is the first time I've watched it. Hopefully someone will step up and do a Mets one. Who would be fun, too many to name really Darryl, Lenny, Teufel, HoJo, Backman. Piazza and BigMac and Olerud would be nice calm stances. Carter standing nice and tall and calm and then violent down on a swing and miss. He already got Vaughn and Rickey.

Gwreck May 02 2008 07:27 PM

Us Reyes Church Wright Beltran Alou LF Delgado Casanova Castillo Maine Them Chris Young CF Eric Byrnes LF Orlando Hudson 2B Conor Jackson 1B Mark Reynolds 3B Stephen Drew SS Justin Upton RF Miguel Montero C Micah Owings P

metirish May 02 2008 07:29 PM

Watching the pre-game makes me want to be there at the game , I know a few here have been there , just can't remember who....metfairy?

DocTee May 02 2008 07:32 PM

Owings should bat cleanup...wouldn't you agree, Val?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 07:37 PM

I've been there twice... My old job would send me to a meeting out there every April. Also, Ms. Bucket went to skool out there. Nice enough stadium, amenity-wise, that's airplane-hanger like from the outside and has a lot of bad seats way up high due to the roof. The experience there was strange as when I went at least, there was no loyalty to the home team since they were new and everyone who lives in Phoenix is from Cleveland or Chicago or Mexico.

metirish May 02 2008 07:39 PM

DocTee wrote: Owings should bat cleanup...wouldn't you agree, Val? HE SHOULD BE PLAYING FOR US.......

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 07:41 PM

Yup. Whack

metirish May 02 2008 07:44 PM

Nice start , didn't expect that....the triple at least. Nice perk from the old job Bucket...meet the missus there?

SteveJRogers May 02 2008 07:47 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Nice enough stadium, amenity-wise, that's airplane-hanger like from the outside and has a lot of bad seats way up high due to the roof. The experience there was strange as when I went at least, there was no loyalty to the home team since they were new and everyone who lives in Phoenix is from Cleveland or Chicago or Mexico. Favorite story, don't know how true it would be now, but Todd Pratt in 2000 started a game out in Arizona and was greeted by the usual polite boos associated with any visitor, rather than the chorus that oh...greets Yadier Molina at Shea Stadium. The guy effectively ended the DBack's first ever trip to the postseason and hardly anyone knew who he was!

Elster88 May 02 2008 07:48 PM

Church second and Castillo eighth should be bolded too. Way to go Willie.

Elster88 May 02 2008 07:50 PM

metirish wrote: ="DocTee"]Owings should bat cleanup...wouldn't you agree, Val? HE SHOULD BE PLAYING FOR US....... Lol x2

Nymr83 May 02 2008 07:52 PM

Alouuuuu

metirish May 02 2008 07:52 PM

I do not believe what I am seeing.........

TheOldMole May 02 2008 07:57 PM

It's always a good omen when a game opens with a Reyes triple.

metirish May 02 2008 08:02 PM

The official scorer should be shot.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 08:14 PM

metirish wrote: Nice perk from the old job Bucket...meet the missus there? No, I waited until after to ruin her life. It was not a great job but I had a lot of good times on the road. The Phoenix (actually Tempe) trip was definitely one of the highlights of the year. All the honchos played golf and I disappeared.

Fman99 May 02 2008 08:14 PM

I barely recognize these guys. But that's a good thing.

Fman99 May 02 2008 08:22 PM

Maine doesn't look like he has his best stuff tonight. He's staked to a lead but he's going to have to work to get through 5-6 innings, at this rate.

AG/DC May 02 2008 08:22 PM

Oh, man, the frat-boy Diamondbacks air staff.

metirish May 02 2008 08:26 PM

Fman99 wrote: Maine doesn't look like he has his best stuff tonight. He's staked to a lead but he's going to have to work to get through 5-6 innings, at this rate. Wags won't be happy.

DocTee May 02 2008 08:26 PM

Irish on a roll tonight.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 08:28 PM

I don;t get what's wrong with Maine. I was CAHNfident he would have a good year.

metirish May 02 2008 08:31 PM

What a catch by Wright.......

AG/DC May 02 2008 08:33 PM

That's what happens when you eat at Sofrito.

AG/DC May 02 2008 08:37 PM

Call me short-sighted, but I want to sign Alou to an extension.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 08:39 PM

Nice balls-out kinda game on both sides so far.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 08:41 PM

Aflac Trivia Question wrote: What two pitchers share the record for most home runs hit against the Mets? I'm guessing, totally, but Bob Gibson... and um...

metirish May 02 2008 08:44 PM

AG/DC wrote: Call me short-sighted, but I want to sign Alou to an extension. Alou said before the game that his mere presence with the team will make them better. I don't doubt it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 08:45 PM

metirish wrote: ="AG/DC"]Call me short-sighted, but I want to sign Alou to an extension. Alou said before the game that his mere presence with the team will make them better. I don't doubt it. And standing around with their thumbs up their asses wishing for him to come back made them a worse team, I'm just as sure.

AG/DC May 02 2008 08:46 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: ="Aflac Trivia Question"]What two pitchers share the record for most home runs hit against the Mets? I'm guessing, totally, but Bob Gibson... and um... I'll try Drysdale. If only there was a database...

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 08:49 PM

I said Gibson because one of my early bball memories is my grandfather telling me Bob Gibson hit a grand slam against the Mets. The crazy thing is he warned me of it beforehand... he was like Gibson could hit one here... Anyway, so if my grandfather knew Gibson was a HR hitter, he prolly had a few in his career... Looking it up... Off John Strohmeyer in 1973: [url]http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197307261.shtml[/url] One of 4 HRs vs. the Mets overall...

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 08:52 PM

ka-splat!

DocTee May 02 2008 08:53 PM

Don Robinson comes to mind.

KC May 02 2008 08:54 PM

Someone remind me to start a 'Ryan Church won't suck' thread tomorrow.

AG/DC May 02 2008 08:55 PM

The Church Ladies are shouting in the aisles.

AG/DC May 02 2008 08:57 PM

DocTee wrote: Don Robinson comes to mind. Good one. He and Rhoden were as good as almost anybody in those Pittsburgh lineups.

Fman99 May 02 2008 08:59 PM

Maine's settled into a nice groove the last two innings. And the lineup just seems to have a different feel with Alou in there. Or is it just me?

themetfairy May 02 2008 09:02 PM

metirish wrote: Watching the pre-game makes me want to be there at the game , I know a few here have been there , just can't remember who....metfairy? I was there in 2000. That was the trip that added the term "Axe Murderers" to our family lexicon. We planned the trip along with a friend of mine from the LA area who was a big Mike Piazza fan from Mike's Dodgers days. Upon hearing that we were going to meet someone from the Internet on this trip, friends of ours in the City were aghast, saying, "You can't do that. What if they're axe murderers?" We replied that even if they were axe murderers, they wouldn't be bringing their axes to a ballpark. Since, then, we have referred to friends whom we have initially met on the Internet as our Axe Murderer Friends. What I remember most about the stadium was that, after the game, we were talking with our friends for a while. While we were there, the roof opened, and this Woosh of hot, dry air came to our previously climate controlled environment. It was pretty cool, and definitely unique.

Fman99 May 02 2008 09:04 PM

OK we get it. Owings can hit. Can they please stop talking about Babe Ruth? My cerebrum hurts.

DocTee May 02 2008 09:06 PM

If only someone would break into the pressbox and punch them in the throat!

Fman99 May 02 2008 09:08 PM

DocTee wrote: If only someone would break into the pressbox and punch them in the throat! Now you're talking! Punch Cohen in the neck and tell Ron Darling that his sister is a cunt.

AG/DC May 02 2008 09:08 PM

Gracey sounds like he's bben punched in the throat.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 09:14 PM

Castinko has made the third out as the No. 8 guy three times now. Batting behind Casanova ain't helping but... ya know...

AG/DC May 02 2008 09:23 PM

I nominate that whiff of Reynolds as the turning point of the game.

bmfc1 May 02 2008 09:28 PM

Isn't this the 3d time this season that we've said that Reyes is "a homerun away from the cycle"?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 09:31 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 02 2008 09:32 PM

bam

metirish May 02 2008 09:31 PM

Wright is some sort of player , as Reyes was stealing I'm thinking why bother...

AG/DC May 02 2008 09:32 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 02 2008 09:34 PM

A fourth time, and it's the "a homerun away from the cycle" cycle. David Wright is a triple away from the cycle. I think Wright should take a page from Chipper's book and name his son Bob.

Valadius May 02 2008 09:33 PM

KABOOM

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 09:34 PM

Here she is.

Frayed Knot May 02 2008 09:37 PM

So what was the answer to the trivia question anyway? My guesses were Drysdale and Rhoden but I must have been out of the room when they answered it. Maine's gotta learn to get by on fewer pitches.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 09:50 PM

I missed it if they did. Baseball reference breaks down HRs by opponent.

bmfc1 May 02 2008 09:53 PM

I'm watching the AZ feed via Extra Innings and I have this question: do Diamondbacks fans have more problems with ED than the average fan? There are Cealis commercials every other inning.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 09:54 PM

There it is Drysdale and Gibby with 4 each. Neither Don Robinson nor Rhoden ever hit a HR vs the Mets

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 10:00 PM

whoops.

AG/DC May 02 2008 10:00 PM

Nice try, Jose. Don't get yourself hurt.

Frayed Knot May 02 2008 10:01 PM

Stupid send with no one out and I REALLY hope they didn't do it just so as to complete a fucking cycle.

metirish May 02 2008 10:02 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Stupid send with no one out and I REALLY hope they didn't do it just so as to complete a fucking cycle. Yeah really , not the smartest move.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 10:05 PM

Alomar's an idiot. I'm certain he wanted JR to get the cycle, and let's just be thankful he didn't take Sal's advice and try and knock over that guy at the pate.

Triple Dee May 02 2008 10:07 PM

Anyone notice the Mets aren't wearing the "Shea Stadium patch" on their uni's tonight?

bmfc1 May 02 2008 10:08 PM

Will Billy Wagner call-out Sandy Alomar for bad coaching?

AG/DC May 02 2008 10:11 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Stupid send with no one out and I REALLY hope they didn't do it just so as to complete a fucking cycle. There's no real alternative. reason. I mean, the ball was bouncing away, but obviously it wan't close. And no out. I hear that Wright guy can hit too.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 02 2008 10:17 PM

Triple Dee wrote: Anyone notice the Mets aren't wearing the "Shea Stadium patch" on their uni's tonight? No, but noticed they only wear blacks on Fridays anymore.

Frayed Knot May 02 2008 10:25 PM

I know it's a bit early to be playing scoreboard and such, but with the entire East ('cept Wshington) winning tonight and tough pitchers in store for the next two games, this win was a biggie ... at least in early May terms.

AG/DC May 02 2008 10:28 PM

Pretty thorough victory, 14 of 15 at Whatchamacallit Park. What say we pretend the Alomar thing didn't happen?

holychicken May 02 2008 10:39 PM

Yeah, Reyes being sent home was pretty much the only stain tonight. . . the rest was incredible. I literally turned the game on right as Wright made that catch. Awesome. Reyes in the hole. Awesome. Church in the 2 hole. Awesome. Maine looking pretty good to end the 5th and allowed to pitch the 6th (AND bat) despite being over 100 pitches. Awesome. Time for bed. Awesome.

Gwreck May 02 2008 11:43 PM

Triple Dee wrote: Anyone notice the Mets aren't wearing the "Shea Stadium patch" on their uni's tonight? Shea patch is only on the home uniform.

KC May 03 2008 04:56 AM

Watching the last three innings on Fast Forward. I can't believe he waved Reyes in but I see I'm not alone in my late sentiment. Third base coaches shouldn't be the topic of conversation, but it seems they often are with the Mets for some reason. Bad job.

Frayed Knot May 03 2008 07:10 AM

The score/inning situation makes the decision to send not as critical as we (mostly me) are making it -- it's just that it's either bad judgement (if he thought Jose could make it) or bad reasoning (if he thought the cycle was worth the risk) which raises a red flag for when the same deal comes up at a different time. But Jeeez, start with Reyes on 3rd and 0 outs and he probably scores 90+% of the time anyway so what's the point?

AG/DC May 03 2008 07:27 AM

On September 8, 2001 (and wasn't that a different time) Jay Schechter wrote at the UMDB: What can you say about old Sheriff. I mean what a name & he could send runners home like the dickens. I always felt my Metsies were safe with the sheriff doing his job in the early days of the Metropolitans when I was in my 20's, good job Sheriff. Bring back Sheriff Robinson!

AG/DC May 03 2008 10:31 AM

Frayed Knot wrote: I know it's a bit early to be playing scoreboard and such, but with the entire East ('cept Wshington) winning tonight and tough pitchers in store for the next two games, this win was a biggie ... at least in early May terms. Against the top team in baseball, also.

metirish May 03 2008 11:09 AM

Definitely one of the more enjoyable games to watch this season, for me anyway. One thing , neither Gary or Ron questioned Alomar sending Reyes home , both were giddy with delight at the chance of the cycle.

Benjamin Grimm May 03 2008 11:11 AM

Frayed Knot wrote: Stupid send with no one out and I REALLY hope they didn't do it just so as to complete a fucking cycle. I agree. The cycle is meaningless, just a statistical quirk. Players shouldn't do anything on the field to make a cycle happen. There was a player a few years ago who stopped at first on a clean double because he already had a double, triple, and homer. If I was his manager I would have pulled him off the field for that stunt. (I can't remember who it was; something makes me think it was a San Diego Padre, but I'm not sure.)

AG/DC May 03 2008 11:19 AM

I thought we'd resolved not to speak of this today. Oh, wait, that was me.