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IGT # 39 - Mets v. Washington - May 15, 2005

Gwreck May 15 2008 10:39 AM

Nationals Felipe Lopez 2B Cristian Guzman SS Ryan Zimmerman 3B Aaron Boone 1B Lastings Milledge CF Austin Kearns RF Rob Mackowiak LF Jesus Flores C Jason Bergmann P Mets Reyes Castillo Wright Beltran Church Delgado Castro Anderson LF Pelfrey

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 10:42 AM

Castillo's back. Was Alou also evicted from today's game?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 15 2008 10:43 AM

Holy crap, totally forgot this was a gay dame.

metirish May 15 2008 10:48 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Castillo's back. Was Alou also evicted from today's game? Alou is being rested for the yankee series.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 10:56 AM

Oh, that's right. He's going to play in the "Cathedral."

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 10:58 AM

Gary, Keith, and Ron are wayyyy up in the Upper Deck.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:01 AM

Oops, they're not as high us as I first thought. They seem to be just behind the box seats.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:02 AM

Howie Rose, Art Shamsky, and Ed Kranepool will all drop by during the telecast to say hi.

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 11:03 AM

Alou needs the rest after his tiring 3 innings last night.

metirish May 15 2008 11:04 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Oops, they're not as high us as I first thought. They seem to be just behind the box seats. Hold on a sec , Gary spent all week jawing about doing the game from way up in he nose bleed section , what happened?

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 11:09 AM

Gary said last night that they were told it was "not logistically feasable" to set them up that high. Still, even in the lower rows of the upper deck reserved you're sitting pretty damn high.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:12 AM

Yeah, those seats are pretty steep. They're actually sitting in the Upper Level box seats.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:27 AM

Pelfrey's retired his first six batters. No sign of the "softball girls" yet.

AG/DC May 15 2008 11:36 AM

Beltran's got a diving basket catch to his credit already.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:38 AM

And Wright adds a nice leaping grab of a line drive.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:46 AM

Ed Kranepool will put on the headphones for the bottom of the third. I hope he gets through his visit without suing anybody.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:50 AM

Kranepool thinks he was still with the Mets in 1980. It's strange that I know more about his tenure than he does.

metsguyinmichigan May 15 2008 11:50 AM

Big Pelf got out of that jam. Did he really ditch the mouthpiece?

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:51 AM

This is his second start without the mouthpiece. What was the story on that thing? My guess is they were afraid he'd bite off his tongue.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:57 AM

Kranepool wants to get on the steroids so he can resume his career.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 11:59 AM

He's pitched four innings, and Pelfrey has a no-hitter going.

metirish May 15 2008 12:00 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: This is his second start without the mouthpiece. What was the story on that thing? My guess is they were afraid he'd bite off his tongue. Yeah it's to protect his tongue , they were afraid he would trip over it when he finished his wind up and went into his follow through.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:02 PM

Ed says he gave up his number 21 to Warren Spahn and didn't get any compensation from Spahn for it. Switched to 7 because the Mets were giving infielders the low numbers, and Ed picked 7 because he was a Mickey Mantle fan.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:04 PM

Ed: "Although I had some problems with Duke 'Schneider' he was helpful to me..." No follow-up question on what those problems might have been.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:09 PM

Gary mentions the no-hitter on the air, and Keith says, "You just shot the clown!"

themetfairy May 15 2008 12:12 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: This is his second start without the mouthpiece. What was the story on that thing? My guess is they were afraid he'd bite off his tongue. [url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080509&content_id=2669714&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnered=rss_mlb]They thought it kept him from tipping his pitches[/url].

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:14 PM

Weird. ]The one Spring Training matter that carried into the season was the mouthpiece. Pelfrey had begun using it in college as a means of camouflaging his pitchers. He had been tipping his pitches by sticking out his tongue. The mouthpiece stopped that until this spring, when teammates told him he was tipping his pitches by chewing the mouthpiece on fastballs, but not breaking balls. You probably don't want him thinking about his tongue when he's pitching!

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:16 PM

The injury to the clown isn't mortal, as Pelfrey gets through five and is now more than half-way to his no-hitter. Mets need to get a run or two for him. (I don't post on other boards, but if I did I'd mention there, but not here, that the best way to win a game is to score more runs than your opponent. I hope that doesn't make me sound pessimistic.)

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:17 PM

I don't usually participate in IGT's, and I guess that's a good thing, because when I'm here everyone else stays mostly silent! Art Shamsky has the headphone on and is chatting with the guys.

HahnSolo May 15 2008 12:18 PM

Rob Mackowiak. Sounds like an "I'm gonna break up a Met no-no" name.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:19 PM

Leadoff single for Marlon Anderson. Hopefully Pelfrey bunts him over successfully and sets up that run that he'll need.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:21 PM

I don't think I would have recognized Art Shamsky if he bit me on the ankle. (And he better not!) He tells a story about pinch-hitting for Frank Robinson in Cincinnati as Pelfrey takes a third strike. Jose batting.

seawolf17 May 15 2008 12:22 PM

Stevie Jeets last night, BG today. I'm enjoying the solo IGTs.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:23 PM

Yeah, but I'M working on a scoreless no-hitter!

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:24 PM

With two out and Castillo batting, Anderson swipes second. Castillo, by not running hard earlier, has cost the Mets a run. (He could have scored on that dropped fly ball earlier.) Castillo walks as I'm typing this. Cue David Wright...

AG/DC May 15 2008 12:25 PM

Hey, Mets offense! Bergman came into this thing with an 11.68 ERA

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:27 PM

Wright pops it up. Scoreless through 5.

metirish May 15 2008 12:28 PM

Chrissake , am I going to miss a Mets no-hitter ?

HahnSolo May 15 2008 12:30 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 15 2008 12:30 PM

74 pitches through 5 1/3 for Pelphrey. Make it 75 through 5 2/3 as Guzman grounds out on teh first pitch.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:30 PM

metirish wrote: Chrissake , am I going to miss a Mets no-hitter ? You might! Pelfrey now has two outs in the sixth. There hasn't been a no-hitter at Shea since Bob Moose! (Shamsky says he made the last out.)

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:32 PM

Strikeout ends the top of the sixth! Nine outs to go! (Assuming, of course, that the Mets score a run. Come on, guys!)

SteveJRogers May 15 2008 12:34 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Strikeout ends the top of the sixth! Nine outs to go! (Assuming, of course, that the Mets score a run. Come on, guys!) Course it would be the Mets luck to finally get a no-hitter, but end up losing the game, which MLB has decreeded aren't official no-hitters.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:36 PM

I have to say, I've grown to like that the Mets have never had a no-hitter. I am rooting for this to happen, but I think the first Mets no-hitter, if it ever happens, should be quirky or weird in some way. Beltran and Church are out. Delgado batting in the sixth.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:37 PM

Howie Rose is in the "booth." His favorite Shea memory is Seaver's imperfect game in 1969.

metirish May 15 2008 12:38 PM

I'm very conflicted here , if it is to happen I want to see it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 15 2008 12:39 PM

Wow! More concerned we score a run now, but ... um... wow.

AG/DC May 15 2008 12:39 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 15 2008 12:39 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: ="Benjamin Grimm"]Strikeout ends the top of the sixth! Nine outs to go! (Assuming, of course, that the Mets score a run. Come on, guys!) Course it would be the Mets luck to finally get a no-hitter, but end up losing the game, which MLB has decreeded aren't official no-hitters. The Mets do not have bad luck any more than anybody else.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:39 PM

Delgado fans for the third out. If Pelfrey gets through this next inning without giving up a hit, Willie HAS to let him take his turn at the plate! Even if it's two out nobody on. He HAS to!

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:40 PM

Keith's on camera heckling a hot-dog vendor for the "outrageous" prices.

metsguyinmichigan May 15 2008 12:40 PM

He ain't never gonna wear that mouthpiece again..... Go Pelf!

AG/DC May 15 2008 12:40 PM

He's at 79 pitches through six.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:41 PM

Single to right. End of dream.

Nymr83 May 15 2008 12:41 PM

i just tur4ned the game on in time for the 1st hit. FUCK. back to work.

soupcan May 15 2008 12:41 PM

Boone breaks it up.

metirish May 15 2008 12:41 PM

Yeeees....sorry ...noooo

Fman99 May 15 2008 12:41 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ="metirish"]Chrissake , am I going to miss a Mets no-hitter ? You might! Pelfrey now has two outs in the sixth. There hasn't been a no-hitter at Shea since Bob Moose! (Shamsky says he made the last out.) My father attended the Bob Moose no hitter in 1969. He has told me about it many times.

AG/DC May 15 2008 12:41 PM

Well, there goes that memory. How about a win?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 15 2008 12:42 PM

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:42 PM

It's Namor's fault! A complete-game shutout is about as rare as a no-hitter these days, so let's root for that. I want that first Mets no-hitter to be in Game 7 of the 2008 World Series, in the final game ever played at Shea! THAT would be special.

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 12:43 PM

Aaron Bleepin' Boone I never get excited about these things until at least the 7th ...

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:44 PM

Boone caught stealing. That erases the hit, doesn't it?

metirish May 15 2008 12:44 PM

SteveJRogers May 15 2008 12:44 PM

="soupcan"]Boone breaks it up. To quote Red Sox fans in the winter of 03-04 AARON BLEEPING BOONE!

AG/DC May 15 2008 12:45 PM

We got that one last night, Steve.

metsguyinmichigan May 15 2008 12:46 PM

You just know that had he taken the no-no to the ninth, Willie would have pulled him for Heilmann ("Pitch counts, fellas. Pitch counts. He was up around 104 pitches.") The Heilman would have walked three people and given up a grannie to Lastings, who would have taken a pom-pom from the first-base coach to shake as he rounded the bases, then high-five everyone in his own dugout as he rounded third. Just saw it coming.

HahnSolo May 15 2008 12:46 PM

Due up third this inning. 91 pitches through 7. I say let him hit.

SteveJRogers May 15 2008 12:47 PM

AG/DC wrote: We got that one last night, Steve. Yeah, I just feel like running it into the ground since I don't think Sox Nation has used it since October of 2004.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:47 PM

Meanwhile, we're still scoreless at the 7th-inning stretch. Bottom of the order coming up.

metsguyinmichigan May 15 2008 12:48 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: ="AG/DC"]We got that one last night, Steve. Yeah, I just feel like running it into the ground since I don't think Sox Nation has used it since October of 2004. Boone got that hit in a Yankee game, didn't he? Just saying. :)

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 12:48 PM

Pelfrey would have a better shot at a win if he hadn't screwed up his first bunt attempt.

AG/DC May 15 2008 12:50 PM

Steve, please don't contingue to deflect what you write here onto other people. This sucky in-game-thread tangent brought to you by me.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:51 PM

Pelfrey batting with two out nobody on.

metirish May 15 2008 12:53 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Pelfrey batting with two out nobody on. I like it.

AG/DC May 15 2008 12:53 PM

That's cuz Willie has BIG BALLZ. That Heilman scenario was so unnecessary.

HahnSolo May 15 2008 12:53 PM

Bergmann had 9 Ks through seven. Can our offense suck any more?

AG/DC May 15 2008 12:54 PM

Wow. Bergmann has nine Ks.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:55 PM

Flores doubles to lead off the 8th. Bergman will leave for a pinch-hitter.

Nymr83 May 15 2008 12:55 PM

John friggin Lannan struck out 10 Mets at Shea earlier this year too. I wasn't counting last night, but hte Mets seemed baffled by Tim Redding as well.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:56 PM

Keith is betting his "sweet bippy" that Willie Harris will bunt.

AG/DC May 15 2008 12:56 PM

I'd leave the Burgermeister in to bunt. Pelfrey's first big-league eighth inning ever.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 15 2008 12:56 PM

Here's what gets me. What doesn't belong? Washington IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA J. Bergmann 7.0 3 0 0 2 9 0 7.45

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:57 PM

I would have let Bergman bunt too. Harris gets it done, though, and the runner advances to third.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:58 PM

Wagner and Wise are throwing. Sac fly scores the run.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 12:59 PM

It would be a shame if Pelfrey ends up with a loss. (Same for Vargas yesterday.)

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:00 PM

And here comes Willie. Pelfrey can't win, he can only lose. Big hand as he walks off the mound. And he'll be getting plenty of Schaefer in the next couple of days.

seawolf17 May 15 2008 01:00 PM

Ah, hell.

metsguyinmichigan May 15 2008 01:02 PM

AG/DC wrote: That's cuz Willie has BIG BALLZ. That Heilman scenario was so unnecessary. Apologies. Letting my bad day get the best of me.

metirish May 15 2008 01:03 PM

Nice job big Mike.

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 01:06 PM

OK so the pitching change turns out to be a 'Wise' choice -- now somebody's gotta get a fuckin hit or two. Probably going to see Rauch.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:07 PM

Bottom of the eighth, top of the order. Jocelyn Pierce, by the way, is more appealing to me than Guiseppe Franco.

AG/DC May 15 2008 01:08 PM

Rauch doesn't scare me against lefties. Though he does scare me as a person. On the steet. And in my dreams.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:08 PM

Luis Ayala in to pitch. One of the few remaining Nationals who had been Expos.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 15 2008 01:08 PM

Gaydame says Ayala

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:09 PM

Reyes on with an infield hit. He swung away, but it came off the bat like a perfect bunt down the third base line.

Fman99 May 15 2008 01:09 PM

AG/DC wrote: Rauch doesn't scare me against lefties. Though he does scare me as a person. On the steet. And in my dreams. He has a great nickname ("the Wookie").

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:10 PM

Castillo bunts, Reyes dashes for third! And is tagged out!

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:11 PM

You'll have to see that tag on the replay. The thirdbaseman was running towards the bag, caught the ball behind him and as he was running reached behind him and tagged Reyes. (This was after Castillo was thrown out at first.)

HahnSolo May 15 2008 01:11 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 15 2008 01:12 PM

WTF happened? edit: never mind.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:12 PM

And a promising inning ends with Wright popping up. Urrrrgh.

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 01:12 PM

That's a bad move while trailing.

AG/DC May 15 2008 01:12 PM

I don't know how I feel about this. Reyes is forcing the issue, and that says some good and some bad. It really takes the bat out of Wright's hand, but that's been a good strategy of late. Did Alomar waive him over?

bmfc1 May 15 2008 01:15 PM

Howie & Wayne give praise to Guzman for getting the throw... but don't question the merits of the attempt. Between Castillo's lack of hustle on the dropped fly and Reyes' risky try, the Mets may lose this game because of baserunning.

bmfc1 May 15 2008 01:16 PM

After the commercial, Howie says that Jose slowed down before 2nd so he said that if you're gonna do what Reyes did, you have to be at full speed.

HahnSolo May 15 2008 01:17 PM

bmfc1 wrote: Howie & Wayne give praise to Guzman for getting the throw... but don't question the merits of the attempt. Between Castillo's lack of hustle on the dropped fly and Reyes' risky try, the Mets may lose this game because of baserunning. What's t his about Castillo's lack of hustle?

AG/DC May 15 2008 01:20 PM

Earlier in the game.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:20 PM

Early in the game he was on first with two out and Wright flied out to right field. The outfielder dropped the ball and Castillo, had he been running hard, would have scored. It did take an extraordinary play to get Reyes out. And he did hesitate at second before deciding to make the dash. (I don't know what Alomar's role in this was, if anything. It did look like Reyes was looking to third, rather than to first, before he dashed to third.) Keith was tsk-tsking the decision.

bmfc1 May 15 2008 01:20 PM

Earlier in the game, with 2 out, Castillo was on 1st and Wright hit a lazy fly ball to RF. It hung up for awhile, then Kearns dropped it. Castillo was shown trotting toward first and only started running as he approached third. DW didn't run either and only ended up on first. Beltran lined out to end in the inning.

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 01:23 PM

A runner has got to be on his own on that play as it's all in front of him. That dash to the (briefly) unoccupied 3rd base is the same one that got Jeter's shoulder fucked up a couple years back as he, the ball, and the catcher doing the emergency coverage all arrived at the same time.

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:23 PM

Nationals scoreless in the ninth. It's going to come down to Beltran, Church, and Delgado. Are the Mets really on the verge of losing three of four to Washington? Yeesh.

Grote15 May 15 2008 01:24 PM

Just got home..well pitched game it appears...Cy Bergman was untouchable. Did Reyes make the third out on that play at third? Hope not RALLY POST

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 01:25 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 15 2008 01:26 PM

Grote15 wrote: Did Reyes make the third out on that play at third? Hope not Second - still not a ssmart move.

Grote15 May 15 2008 01:26 PM

We got a runna...Come on big boy

metsguyinmichigan May 15 2008 01:26 PM

We got some big guns here! Let's go!

AG/DC May 15 2008 01:27 PM

How good can a wookie be at holding guys on?

Grote15 May 15 2008 01:28 PM

They need music to get a Lets go Mets going? Willie harris?Oh shitfuck

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:28 PM

Willie Harris makes a Swoboda-like play near the left-field line to rob Church of a game-tying extra base hit.

AG/DC May 15 2008 01:29 PM

Harris probably should pull up and play that on a hop, no? Just like Swoboda should have.

Grote15 May 15 2008 01:29 PM

YES!!!!!!!!

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:30 PM

SB Beltran, to third on a throwing error.

metsguyinmichigan May 15 2008 01:30 PM

Delgado looking for redemption here!

bmfc1 May 15 2008 01:30 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 15 2008 01:31 PM

Nice description, Grimm, calling it "Swoboda-like."

AG/DC May 15 2008 01:30 PM

That's a good situation. Delgado has the infield in I assume.

metsguyinmichigan May 15 2008 01:31 PM

Carlos, give us a fly ball for a sac, please!

Grote15 May 15 2008 01:32 PM

Carlos... fails....I'm tearing..

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:32 PM

Delgado smokes one, but it turns into a game-ending double play.

Grote15 May 15 2008 01:33 PM

OK...this may have done it for Willie Randolph....I predicted May...

AG/DC May 15 2008 01:33 PM

Boogers. I'm going to go choke my pillow.

metirish May 15 2008 01:33 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Delgado smokes one, but it turns into a game-ending double play. Stunning , I'm stunned. Great job at play-by-play Ben.

metsguyinmichigan May 15 2008 01:34 PM

Horrible. Absolutely horrible.

Grote15 May 15 2008 01:35 PM

Any takers that this is the breaking point for Wilpon? It would be for me but I'm a nowhere man.

Fman99 May 15 2008 01:35 PM

Fnerp. The Mets are suck. Losing 3 of 4 to these Nats is just awful. Someone punch me in the neck.

bmfc1 May 15 2008 01:35 PM

3 out of 4 and 5 out of 7 against two sucky teams. If they get swept by the MFYs, maybe 2 out of 3, Willie's gone on Monday, or he should be.

themetfairy May 15 2008 01:37 PM

This is demoralizing. Pelfrey pitches the game of his career and they can't score a single run behind him - Blech!

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 01:37 PM

metirish wrote: Great job at play-by-play Ben. Thanks! Now, who's going to punch Fman in the neck?

Methead May 15 2008 01:37 PM

You gotta be kidding me.

Grote15 May 15 2008 01:37 PM

bmfc1 wrote: 3 out of 4 and 5 out of 7 against two sucky teams. If they get swept by the MFYs, maybe 2 out of 3, Willie's gone on Monday, or he should be. I'm kinda hoping...like tonight??

metirish May 15 2008 01:39 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 15 2008 01:40 PM

] Now, who's going to punch Fman in the neck?

bmfc1 May 15 2008 01:39 PM

Willie Harris being interview by Ed Coleman right now. When he entered the game, MASN showed a graphic which stated that he lead the league in appearances as a defensive replacement. I laughed because I never saw that stat before. Now we know why he was in the game.

Frayed Knot May 15 2008 01:39 PM

You can write this one off to a Murphy's Law kind of game but when you get 8 hits (or whatever it was) over two games you're not going to do a lot of winning.

soupcan May 15 2008 01:39 PM

Nats continue in the Expo tradition of being a thorn in the Mets side.

metirish May 15 2008 02:28 PM

Mets now at 20 - 19 , 4 - 6 in the last 10 games , they've been a .500 team for far too long now .

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 02:34 PM

I do have to wonder if this is the beginning of the end for Willie. What happens this weekend could be pivotal for him, although not necessarily for the team. If they win two or three in the Bronx, I think the vultures will back off for a bit. If they lose all three (I'm gagging as I type this) I think the calls for his head might grow too loud to be ignored.

HahnSolo May 15 2008 02:49 PM

FAN reporting that Wagner took some shots at his teammates after the game. Something to the effect of "I didn't play, ask the guys who played. Oh, they're not at their lockers are they?"

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2008 02:54 PM

I can see why Wagner has been beloved everywhere he's gone.

bmfc1 May 15 2008 03:22 PM

The press goes to Wagner because they want him to say something inflammatory. He should have said "no comment." Or, "we gave it a good try, the boys tried hard, we'll get 'em next time." What he said was his version of "no comment."

bmfc1 May 15 2008 03:27 PM

From Adam Rubin's blog: Wagner rips teammates for ducking media That undercurrent of discontent over some Mets ducking the media boiled over after the game. As reporters spoke with Billy Wagner after the loss, first about the Yankees series, then about today’s game, Wagner wondered aloud why the closer was drawing attention. Then he went Paul Lo Duca-esque, minus the racial component. He looked over toward the area of Carlos Delgado’s locker and blurted: “Someone tell me why the (expletive) you’re talking to the closer. I didn’t even play. They’re over there, not being interviewed. … I got it. They’re gone. (Expletive) shocker.”

bmfc1 May 15 2008 03:27 PM

Good name for a band: Expletive Shocker.

AG/DC May 15 2008 05:06 PM

Somebody set up a blog for Billy Wagner.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 15 2008 06:36 PM

Wagner talks like a guy with way too much job security. At the very base of it, I don't really care whether Delgado talks to the press or not after the game. I just don't. Sure I'd prefer we had guys who the press all loved and stuff but just as Wagner's guaranteed $$ and no-trade clause makes him brave enough to say whatever he wants the same applies to guys who choose not to talk. Rubin today wrote about how the writers were mad that Santana told them all no interviews the other day but was chatting up a spanish-language press; ans also, when he did talk, he lied about whether he knew he'd be startinbg in the MFY series. I hate to suggest this but when every game has pre and post game TV coverage, there's 2 weekly magazine shows and there's an official house organ on the Internet providing news and highlights, how much more do quotes about the game delivered in the newspapers matter? Not much.

KC May 15 2008 06:57 PM

Shame the Mets lost today. Watching replay, I enjoyed the visit by Eddie and Art to the upper deck outside broadcast perch. Howie too. Feel bad for Pelfster. Funny line when Howie said something about bringing his first date to Shea and Keith chimes in, "when was that five years ago?" As for Wags, shut the fuck up, and keep up the good year you've had so far.

metirish May 15 2008 08:28 PM

Watched a few innings of this , wtf was Castillo doing loafing on the bases , and Wright as well, hate that shit.

AG/DC May 16 2008 05:39 AM

I didn't see last night's ending. Shouldn/t Beltran be planted near the bag? With the infield in, he's got to see the ball through in order to score, right?

metirish May 16 2008 06:33 AM

Beltran claims on that play he will always be running , I don't know , it was all so sudden , bam the game is over.