Why must there be Mets? To make everyone happy that they aren’t them!
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From last thread-
Stu, there’s an article on the Braves site with some quotes from Tony DeMacio, the Braves scouting director. Said they are looking for position players with power but also lhp’s. Garvin was mentioned (not by him) along with Tyler Anderson from Oregon.
I came to post that every team in the NL East is in violation of MLB’s debt “rules” but the Braves, but I see that it’s already been taken care of. Well done.
Good old Liberty.
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Please show some sign of life this weekend Uggla…
From the previous thread –
Glad you are out, enjoy being stoned if possible.
There is ample anecdotal evidence to support this outcome.
“I’ll take all the sucking blame anyone wants to hand out” — Terry Collins
Sure, it rhymes, but that doesn’t make it a direct substitute.
It honestly never occurred to me to try to watch a Braves game under the influence. One day, everyone on here should do it all at once.
Once? How the heck do you think I’ve lasted this long?
Uggla is 6-13 against Niese.
I’m guessing 0-4.
Nice job holding Freeman, Snitker. We need as many RBI opportunities for Mather and Lowe as we can get.
Uggla should start bunting
Mather completely blew away my expectations there.
@9,
He would have been out
Mather made it work anyway. I’m starting to like him, at least as a reserve.
Stupid Stupid play.
Now that safety squeeze was stupid, twice in a row?
We are the worst baserunning team this side of my daughter’s 8-and-under softball team.
bunti gonzalez
apparently the Mets have a mid-1990s Gold Glove winning Greg Maddux on the mound tonight
Bunting and poor baserunning in the same play? Jackpot!
That’s Mather’s trap, pretty much like Lockhart. Have a couple nice games and then just hog a roster spot and ABs for 4 years.
@ 12, I was thinking the odds of Freeman scoring on a bad throw beat out the odds of Mather or Lowe getting him in.
I guess we found another thing Lowe can’t do.
Only the 2011 Braves can mess up something called a ‘safety’ squeeze.
Speaking of Yunel Escobar… He’s currently has an OPS of .820
Chip should only talk in his Skip voice
Should Chip talk at all?
Haven’t the Mets fans realized that calling Chipper “Larry” is a bad idea?
I assume that Iloveemmastone is going to ask Chip Caray’s daughter for an autograph.
Freeman is heating up
By Uggla’s standards, a wildly successful at bat.
@28
No kidding
It wouldn’t bother me one bit if Fredi pulled a LaRussa and had Uggla bat ninth.
DAMMIT He was out.
That ump sucks. Yes, Terry Collins, sucks.
I hate Jose Reyes.
Oh wow. Fredi has to come and argue. But he won’t. He was so out.
Our manager is a puss. Bobby would already be at the hotel.
HOW DO YOU NOT ARGUE THAT PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????
Yeah, MLB doesn’t need instant replay. Not at all.
Let’s not let that bad call distract us from that awesome defense in right field.
SOMEONE WAKE OUR GUTLESS MANAGER UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posey’d.
Just part of Mather’s plan. He baited Reyes into going for three. And, he drew a walk last inning. Not too shabby so far.
@35 Yeah, best. route. ever.
UGH, that’s such a joke.
Uggla: .075-1-0-1 since May 16th (53AB)
For comparison, our starting rotation has hit .076-1-0-1 in 91 AB (Jurrjens/Hudson/Hanson/Lowe/Beachy)
Mather sucks.
So does Fredi, who should have gotten thrown out there.
Can someone tell me the last time Fredi came out to argue? That is why we get screwed on close calls. Please, someone answer me!
Really McCann, try catching a ball.
Prado got an error there?
I am blaming Fredi for this inning.
We ARE the mets… we suck
I think Lowe deserves some blame too, incidentally.
Peanut answered my tweet and said Fredi did go out there, but didn’t go nuts.
Ouch.
The baseball gods are trying to tell you something, Jordan.
Ouch, man, that sucks for Jordan. I hope he didn’t break anything.
Right after Reyes hit the triple the Mets announcers said Lowes arm slot was much to low and he was about to get in trouble,
they were right on.
effing bunts.
Bunts can hurt, Freddi. Bunts can hurt.
This is why bunting is bad
Obviously, the rules need to change and players should have to wear protective face-guards to prevent this sort of senseless injury.
@51,
Meanwhile Chip was asking Joe on a date
It’s almost (tragically) poetic that somebody has now gotten hurt on a bunt. Of course, that was a bunt for a base hit, but still. Hope he’s fine.
This isn’t a soccer game, Mets fans.
@55, In ten years all major league players will be required to wear those inflatable sumo suits.
Terrible AB by McCann
I don’t want to follow this game anymore. Have a good night everyone.
Chipper has seen three pitches in three at bats.
He is 1-2
“Obviously, the rules need to change and players should have to wear protective face-guards to prevent this sort of senseless injury.”
Oh and ban maple bats and change the rules about how catchers block plates.
How much longer until players are encased entirely in bubble wrap?
@64 Perhaps they should play virtual baseball in some sort of virtual reality system.
@65, Too much strain to the eyes and a serious risk of carpal tunnel.
Todd Helton is the answer to the trivia question
Ugh, bad Braves are at it tonight.
Uggla watch: .172
Uggla weighs 205, by the way
“Ugh, bad Braves are at it tonight.”
Where’s Jack Kevorkian when you need him?
@71
LOL!
Why is Lowe out of the game?? 75 pitches only.
This is absolutely sickening
2.6 runs per nine innings since May 19.
Because Linebrink is amazing.
ron darling said that Linebrink has had an outstanding season
Lance Barksdale hates us.
Never mind, they switch places. Ostensibly so they can get a better view of the call, haven’t seen any evidence of that.
Larry!
CHIPPER! Three things you can count on- death, taxes, and Chipper making Mets fans miserable.
Larrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope it gets us going now… that was CRUSHED
Nice, Chipper. The umpiring staff is looming large.
Great move by Collins to pull Niese before he had to face Uggla again. That’s a bad matchup.
Can we use Ross here? Or is it like the All-Star Game where you can’t use a guy unless it goes to extras?
Good spot for Uggla to win back some fans here.
Good job Uggla
Wow, a walk. Great AB, Dan.
THats the best at bat Uggla has had in weeks!
lolMets
“LOLOL” — Chip Carey
YAYYYYYYY! Jose Jose jose jose jose. Where are hte chants?
That was surprising. Awesome.
Reyes.
And our offense rises from the dead, with Stem assistance!
Looks like I picked a perfect time to get to tune in. Whoo!!
Terry Collins, a poor man’s Fredi Bozo
Karma.
Did I see Fredi get mad over there? I am glad he put down his Angry Birds game.
@94, Lol
Return of the Ski!
HINSKE!
OH HELL YES!!!
Well, at least Schafer’s injury wasn’t in vein
Okay, Kimbrel. It’s all on you.
Hinske!!!!!
KRod is a real gamer. I heard he had a cold when he punched his wife’s dad.
Thanks K-Rud.
That kid is crying!
If i was one of K Rods inlaws, i would stay away from him tonight!
@107, I feel bad for him. He’s a Mets fan.
Wonder if KRod threw the gopher ball to make extra innings less likely thereby getting him one finished game closer to having his rich option vest.
Doubtful but …
I would walk McCann and Freeman
That’s the percentage play.
God bless the Mets.
Dr. Fred!!!!
FREDDIE!
Told you!
Looked like the 3B missed the tag there. Maybe I’m piling on though.
Yep, K-Rod pitched like K-Rap.
As for the play at third, now Kimbrel will get another save, which is nice.
That was odd to get thrown out at third there but whatever.
Awesome! I’m really excited about how Freeman has been hitting.
Freeman’s first kid is going to be named Citi.
Uggla is the happiest guy in the house. To not get up. Though, i still feel by series end he will have snapped out of this.
@121
Still rooting for Morgan.
I hate Francisco Roderiguez for every reason one can hate a ball player. It makes me very happy when he fails.
@123, only if he starts crying with baritone gravitas at birth.
@119,
It was to save Uggla’s average
Good job by Kimbrel not to give in there.
And a good comeback after going down 3-0.
Good call by Freeman. Finally someone just takes the friggin’ out.
Good win.
Man it’s painful to watch Willie Harris in a Mets uniform. Almost as bad as Pete Orr in Philly. Diaz’ and Harris’ dueling .350-.400 averages that year they platooned in left got me through a rough breakup.
GREAT come back win. They needed that.
The Mets’ll cure what ails you.
Holy crap, Ryan Braun.
Did anyone get the length of the Chipper homer? Absolutely crushed it.
His righty swing has been money for awhile now.
Pittsburgh just beat the Phillies. 2.5 out.
And the Marlins lost too. Good night for the Bravos.
.5 out of the wild card.
Chipper’s monster home run is, apparently, part of the news that’s not fit to print.
Mets, LOL.
Braves, in the spirit of utter mediocrity, are just hanging around at two-and-a-half games out. With the exception of a week here and 9 days there, I’d be hard-pressed to claim we’ve seen what they are really capable of this year. Struggla hurting. Heyward out. Beachy out. Management (enough said).
I’m not all that giddy about what can happen. But it is reassuring to know we can beat the Phils…we haven’t played well…and we’re only 2.5 games out.
f***ing ouch dude
“That’s the first time I’ve ever hit a home run where I heard the catcher say, ‘Oh my God!’ when I hit it,” Chipper Jones said.
http://tinyurl.com/3bndj54
Greetings from Baltimore…
#14
That’s awesome.
Wish I was in Queens tonight.
Any definitive word on Schaefer? (sp?)
That reminds me of my favorite beer slogan:
“Schaeffer’s: the beer to have when you’re having more than one”
So I’m guessing that even if he’s okay, Schafer gets the day off tomorrow. Prado / Mather / Hinske? You can’t actually write Matt Young’s name in the lineup card, can you?
If he IS hurt, who comes up? Wilkin Ramirez?
#144… sounds like a broken nose.
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Never thought Id be sad to see Schafer out of the lineup. I guess they could call up Constanza or Gartrell but neither are on the 40 man. Im sure Matt Young would clear waivers.
Has anyone checked out the standings this year? Thus far, it doesn’t look like any team is “really good”. The highest win percentage in the majors is 60% by Cleveland. Philly is next with 59.6%. What a crazy year in baseball.
The sad irony is it happened to someone I don’t mind seeing bunt in a situation in which I don’t mind him bunting.
Good news on Schafer via DOB…
“Braves announced Schafer has a small non-displaced sinus fracture. There won’t be a DL move at this time.”
148- Wouldn’t be the first time. In 2000, no team finished with a record over .600 or under .400.
I routinely have very strange dreams, usually not about baseball, but last night I dreamed that the Braves gave a spot start to Jon Garland. And I was pissed about it. Then I woke up, and after my brain started working in a couple minutes, realized that, no, Garland is not in the Braves organization. And it was only then that I could go back to sleep.
Chipper Jones is Mr. Met
See, last night I dreamed that Dale Earnhardt came back from the dead and won the Talladega 500. Opiates!
Also, I dreamed that Kimbrel allowed a one-out single with a three-run lead then went 3-0 on the next batter because he was so busy concentrating on holding the runner. But that’s just nuts and would never happen in real life. I wonder what they put in these pills.
Once I dreamed I was making love to Sarah Michelle Gellar and she turned into a vampire in the middle of the act.
One time I dreamed I was riding a flying ghost over a large city, and everything was black and white except for this enormous red ribbon that was tied around the ghost.
I still don’t get it.
One time I had a dream that Georgia Tech baseball didn’t choke in the postseason. Crazy right?
No recap? Wasn’t Cary supposed to handle Friday and Saturday while Mac is living the high life? Not that we don’t know what happened, but why miss an opportunity to make fun of the mets?
There’s a game thread up. Cary had some computer problems but is working on the recap.