IGT 09/17 - Nationals @ Mets

[metirish]

Interesting, during the game last night Gary lamented the poor attendance " for a team in a playoff hunt"

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Tuesday Night Mets taking this one in from swanky Section 101.

Costs are not the same wherever you go

[Centerfield]

I didn't realize until just how that the IGT argument was real and not tongue in cheek. To be honest, I'm still not completely sure.

I think a much bigger deal is that we leased an office in Stockholm without forum quorum.

[MFS62]

I didn't realize until just how that the IGT argument was real and not tongue in cheek. To be honest, I'm still not completely sure.

I think a much bigger deal is that we leased an office in Stockholm without forum quorum.

Lease it?
We BOUGHT it!
The Krona to Euro to Dollar conversion had to be made through a Swiss Bank, but Ben negotiated a honey of a deal. We had to keep it quiet because the deal would have fallen through if the news had leaked during negotiations.

Later

[batmagadanleadoff]

I didn't realize until just how that the IGT argument was real and not tongue in cheek. To be honest, I'm still not completely sure.

I

Me neither. I think it was supposed to be a little bit of both. I didn't think it would go more than one post, maybe two. That was certainly my intent. But the responses exacerbated the whole thing. The curses and personal insults and some other really creepy and manipulative crap, I thought, made it worse. It's over.

[batmagadanleadoff]

BTW, speaking of IGT winning streaks, if we were to have a contest to see who would have the best IGT winning percentage, the best strategy to employ would be to hog them up. Being an IGT hog would give you the best chance of scoring the highest winning percentage. That's because given our unwritten IGT rules, claiming a win ensures that you'll then get every consecutive win that follows. But if the Mets were to, say, have a 10 game losing streak, no one would ever get stuck with all 10 of those losses because the rules prohibit you from claiming a game after a loss.

[whippoorwill]

I didn't realize until just how that the IGT argument was real and not tongue in cheek. To be honest, I'm still not completely sure.

I think a much bigger deal is that we leased an office in Stockholm without forum quorum.

I think Edgy’s family owns it

[MFS62]

BTW, speaking of IGT winning streaks, if we were to have a contest to see who would have the best IGT winning percentage, the best strategy to employ would be to hog them up. Being an IGT hog would give you the best chance of scoring the highest winning percentage. That's because given our unwritten IGT rules, claiming a win ensures that you'll then get every consecutive win that follows. But if the Mets were to, say, have a 10 game losing streak, no one would ever get stuck with all 10 of those losses because the rules prohibit you from claiming a game after a loss.

In another thread, I suggested creating a CPF Award, named after Ed Kranepool, that is given to the person who "delivers" most IGT wins for the year. It didn't get a response. We'd still have to use the rule that you can't IGT after your loss.
Whaddaya' think?
Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Maybe we need to change the rule so that you can't start an IGT unless three games have been played since your last IGT.

And if your IGT results in a win, you get a cookie. Or an extra half hour before bedtime.

[Frayed Knot]

Or maybe we could just be adults about the whole topic.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Maybe we need to change the rule so that you can't start an IGT unless three games have been played since your last IGT.

"...unless three Mets losses have been played since your last IGT."

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I'm in favor of less rules but this would be a good rule of thumb. That's if we have enough people to start these things much less participate in them. Game threads are basically garbage anyway

[Edgy MD]

😢

[ashie62]

The people that scream the most about igts are the least likely to start one

It tends to be the same 4 or 5 people in most cases that do

A three day wait is fine, until two games don't have a thread

[ashie62]

I fail to understand how I am the the bad guy in all this, whatever

[whippoorwill]

I'm in favor of less rules but this would be a good rule of thumb. That's if we have enough people to start these things much less participate in them. Game threads are basically garbage anyway

As a person who can’t watch the games I would appreciate it if pet nicknames were explained (who is Zimmo?) and also a little more detail when something happens, besides
‘Blerp’ or ‘Wowee’ or the like.

Reading through them can sometimes be less than helpful though honestly they also read like a bunch of people watching a game together and making comments, sure.

Just my two cents since we’re all grouchy anyway

[Edgy MD]

Zimmo = Brandon Nimmo

Blerp sounds like the kind of sound I type when the game has ended in a Mets loss.

Somebody get Cooby set up to stream.

[ashie62]

Gametracker in a pinch

[Centerfield]

I didn't realize until just how that the IGT argument was real and not tongue in cheek. To be honest, I'm still not completely sure.

I think a much bigger deal is that we leased an office in Stockholm without forum quorum.

I think Edgy’s family owns it

Makes sense. Always lining his own pockets. Edgy = Trump.

[DocTee]

Game threads are basically garbage anyway

I lived in California from 1998-2014 and absolutely relied on the IGT to keep me apprised of what was happening (I was unable, or too cheap, to access the games from there). Following the games here when I can watch on TV is not as beneficial but I like to read a quick recap when I miss the games for one reason or another.

[Centerfield]

Game threads are basically garbage anyway

I lived in California from 1998-2014 and absolutely relied on the IGT to keep me apprised of what was happening (I was unable, or too cheap, to access the games from there). Following the games here when I can watch on TV is not as beneficial but I like to read a quick recap when I miss the games for one reason or another.

I use IGTs mainly for venting. But if the Mets win an exciting game I love reading through the IGT afterwards.

[MFS62]

I lived in California from 1998-2014 and absolutely relied on the IGT to keep me apprised of what was happening (I was unable, or too cheap, to access the games from there). Following the games here when I can watch on TV is not as beneficial but I like to read a quick recap when I miss the games for one reason or another.

I don't get SNY on my cable station, so I follow the IGT for game updates, too.
But, Like Whippoorwill, I'd prefer words to reactions like "blerp". But purple print is always good.
Later

[Edgy MD]

I believe in the IGT, and I'm sorry it gets less use. I assume folks have family members to watch with or they're posting at Twitter or the like, but the attrition in IGT participation leaves me feeling old.

IGT's also are better when folks provide not the play-by-play, but the analysis. Few of us need to read a comment that Shlabotnik is up with two on and one out. Anybody following the game can see this. But the color comments while that is going on can really enliven things.

• "Somebody tell Shlabotnik to tuck in his shirt. He looks drunk."

• "Who did we trade to get Shlabotnik?"
• "I think it was Elly de la Cruz."
• "Really?! Fuck me!"
• "Nah, I'm just kidding. He was signed as a minor league free agent."
• "Really?! Then fuck you!"

• "Shlabotnik hasn't seen a strike the whole game."
• "Then how has he struck out twice?"
• "Exactly."

• "Did Keith just call Shabotnik a 'Fat Albanian'?"
• "I'm pretty sure I heard that too!"

• "Everything about this game sucks. Everybody IN this game sucks. Fire everybody. I mean literally. Set them on fire."
• "Hey! What's up, Centerfield?"
• "Two terrible relievers in the bullpen. THAT'S what's up."

• "HOLYFUCKINGSHITHOMERUNBYSHLABOTNIK!!!!!!!"

[MFS62]

Still laughing.
Edgy at his best.
Later

[Fman99]

Or maybe we could just be adults about the whole topic.

Wait, but then what about dick jokes? Let's think this thing through