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Déjà Bru · 07-18-2021, 03:36 PM

Well, misery loves company but still, this kind of crap has to stop happening to New York teams!

Except to each other.

Westheim · 07-18-2021, 03:38 PM

TRAVIS ******* BLANKENHORN!! 3-RUN HOMER!!

There is our savior!!

Silly me! I thought it would be JOHNESHWY FARGAS!!

Amazin69 · 07-18-2021, 03:50 PM

Are you sure it wasn't Trevor Hildenberger?

Westheim · 07-18-2021, 04:18 PM

Nono, the bullpen savior was Brooks Pounders, and we let him walk...!

Déjà Bru · 07-18-2021, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Well, misery loves company but still, this kind of crap has to stop happening to New York teams!

Except to each other.

When I posted this, it was the day after Stallings hit his walk-off grand slam, which resonated with me (it shouldn't happen to New York), and while the Pirates had a 6-0 lead in today's game.

Now I see, to my amazement, that the Mets came back to win the game, 7-6. Where is the rejoicing in this thread?

Amazin69 · 07-18-2021, 10:07 PM

Well, as was the Official Line yesterday, "one game doesn't matter so much". I mean, better to win than lose…but we still did drop 4 out of 7 to PITTSBURGH and we played horribly in that first inning.

I mean, it would be nice if we could depend on Blankenhorn to save us regularly, but that seems a long shot.

Interesting statistical note: the three times since 1906 that a team has climbed out of an 0-6 hole only to blow a 6-0 of their own the next game are 1968 (Cards/Reds), 2019 (Jays/Reds) and now this. One wouldn't think that consecutive offensive comebacks would feature in low-wattage seasons like '68 and this, but that's the charm of the game: the long season allows for results that are anomalous, despite the larger trends.

Or we could just destroy baseball and replace it with Home Run Derby, extra-innings decided by coin flips, and "March Madness" bloated playoffs, like Rob Manfred seems to want. Sigh. I'll miss you, game.

Westheim · 07-19-2021, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Now I see, to my amazement, that the Mets came back to win the game, 7-6. Where is the rejoicing in this thread?

We're Mets fans. We don't trust the game didn't somehow continue and they didn't lose in a hidden 15th inning, somehow.

Somehow.

BBGiovanni · 07-19-2021, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

We're Mets fans. We don't trust the game didn't somehow continue and they didn't lose in a hidden 15th inning, somehow.

Somehow.

"Oh frabjous day, the Mets won 3 of 7 from the Pirates!!!"

Obviously I'm glad they came back, but they came within a hair of losing 5 (or 6) out of 7 to PIT and go on without Jake and Lindor. And Lance Blankenship is doing his Billy McKinney, Rajai Davis, Carlos Gomez, etc. etc. impression. They're now literally depending on 4 teams being worse than they are for another 3 months.

Westheim · 07-19-2021, 04:27 PM

That's probably what Galileo yelled out under torture by the Inquisition - "And yet they are six games over .500!"

And these games were torture. Not because of the wrong Gary btw, even though he was not very well experienced in calling the ball flight on the screen.

But if you play this badly against the Pirates, better give the Phillies a wide berth.

Amazin69 · 07-19-2021, 09:55 PM

Stats after Naquin's swinging bunt scored Votto in the Cincinnati 2nd:

Outs recorded by Eickhoff: 4
Errors committed by Mets "defense": 4
Unearned runs scored: 5

Current Mets Rotation:
Marcus "You Talking Sh*t?" Stroman
All-Star Taijuan Walker
Tylor Megill
Jerad Eickhoff, cursing his "defense"
Robert Stock (really??)

Injured Mets starters:
Jacob deGrom
Noah Syndergaard
Carlos Carrasco
David Peterson
Joey Lucchesi
Jordan Yamamoto
Corey Oswalt

And also Robert Gsellman, who has yet to start or be projected to this year, but obviously could. Sigh.

Westheim · 07-20-2021, 02:44 AM

Put me in, coach! I throw like a 9-year-old girl, but it might confuse them at least for a little bit!

Amazin69 · 07-20-2021, 12:00 PM

Gary Cohen says it's the first time ever that Timmy has blown (see what I did there?) three consecutive save chances.

I say don't sell him short, though. I think Edlose has much more of that in him. This could be the new Anthony Young!

Btw, not only was Blankenhorn sent down after his HR heroics on Sunday, but the ball was lost in the Ohio River. Sorry, kid.

Westheim · 07-20-2021, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amazin69

Btw, not only was Blankenhorn sent down after his HR heroics on Sunday, but the ball was lost in the Ohio River. Sorry, kid.

Some guys have all the luck.

And then there's Blankenhorn.

Well, he's a Travis on the Mets, what did he expect? He should be glad he broke the zero in his HR column and not a leg.

Déjà Bru · 07-20-2021, 07:28 PM

It will be our pleasure to beat the Phillies in both games (if we can) just to suit you guys.

Will_L · 07-20-2021, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amazin69

Robert Stock (really??)
I

Robert Stack?!?!
But he's been dead since 2003.
Oops, that's Stock, with an "o"...
Probably will have the same stat line as Robert Stack... flat.

Déjà Bru · 07-20-2021, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

It will be our pleasure to beat the Phillies in both games (if we can) just to suit you guys.

Bear in mind, though, that I am talking about the 2021 Yankees.

Westheim · 07-21-2021, 04:42 PM

Ah, the cozy, comfy game I neeed!

7-0 over the Reds. Scored a bunch early, no real danger, only one measly hit for Cincy by Aquino, done.

And the guy in the outfield with the Hawaiian Pete shirt and the chubby kid that was too inept to hold up the cardboard cutout of Pete's head.

Joy.

BBGiovanni · 07-22-2021, 12:12 AM

I'll go out on a limb here and say the Mets will go undefeated in games where they score 7 or more runs and hold the opponents to 1 hit!

Déjà Bru · 07-22-2021, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

It will be our pleasure to beat the Phillies in both games (if we can) just to suit you guys.

Thank us very much. You're welcome.

Westheim · 07-23-2021, 03:48 PM

Cubs claim Johneshwy Fargas off waivers.

I am destroyed.

07-18-2021, 03:36 PM	#1021
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,742	Well, misery loves company but still, this kind of crap has to stop happening to New York teams! Except to each other. __________________ - Bru

07-18-2021, 03:38 PM	#1022
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,811	TRAVIS ******* BLANKENHORN!! 3-RUN HOMER!! There is our savior!! Silly me! I thought it would be JOHNESHWY FARGAS!! __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-18-2021, 04:18 PM	#1024
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,811	Nono, the bullpen savior was Brooks Pounders, and we let him walk...! __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-19-2021, 04:27 PM	#1029
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,811	That's probably what Galileo yelled out under torture by the Inquisition - "And yet they are six games over .500!" And these games were torture. Not because of the wrong Gary btw, even though he was not very well experienced in calling the ball flight on the screen. But if you play this badly against the Pirates, better give the Phillies a wide berth. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-20-2021, 02:44 AM	#1031
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,811	Put me in, coach! I throw like a 9-year-old girl, but it might confuse them at least for a little bit! __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-18-2021, 03:50 PM	#1023
Amazin69 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,218 Infractions: 0/4 (4)	Are you sure it wasn't Trevor Hildenberger?

07-18-2021, 10:07 PM	#1026
Amazin69 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,218 Infractions: 0/4 (4)	Well, as was the Official Line yesterday, "one game doesn't matter so much". I mean, better to win than lose…but we still did drop 4 out of 7 to PITTSBURGH and we played horribly in that first inning. I mean, it would be nice if we could depend on Blankenhorn to save us regularly, but that seems a long shot. Interesting statistical note: the three times since 1906 that a team has climbed out of an 0-6 hole only to blow a 6-0 of their own the next game are 1968 (Cards/Reds), 2019 (Jays/Reds) and now this. One wouldn't think that consecutive offensive comebacks would feature in low-wattage seasons like '68 and this, but that's the charm of the game: the long season allows for results that are anomalous, despite the larger trends. Or we could just destroy baseball and replace it with Home Run Derby, extra-innings decided by coin flips, and "March Madness" bloated playoffs, like Rob Manfred seems to want. Sigh. I'll miss you, game.

07-19-2021, 09:55 PM	#1030
Amazin69 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,218 Infractions: 0/4 (4)	Stats after Naquin's swinging bunt scored Votto in the Cincinnati 2nd: Outs recorded by Eickhoff: 4 Errors committed by Mets "defense": 4 Unearned runs scored: 5 Current Mets Rotation: Marcus "You Talking Sh*t?" Stroman All-Star Taijuan Walker Tylor Megill Jerad Eickhoff, cursing his "defense" Robert Stock (really??) Injured Mets starters: Jacob deGrom Noah Syndergaard Carlos Carrasco David Peterson Joey Lucchesi Jordan Yamamoto Corey Oswalt And also Robert Gsellman, who has yet to start or be projected to this year, but obviously could. Sigh.

07-20-2021, 12:00 PM	#1032
Amazin69 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,218 Infractions: 0/4 (4)	Gary Cohen says it's the first time ever that Timmy has blown (see what I did there?) three consecutive save chances. I say don't sell him short, though. I think Edlose has much more of that in him. This could be the new Anthony Young! Btw, not only was Blankenhorn sent down after his HR heroics on Sunday, but the ball was lost in the Ohio River. Sorry, kid. Last edited by Amazin69; 07-20-2021 at 12:02 PM.

07-20-2021, 07:28 PM	#1034
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,742	It will be our pleasure to beat the Phillies in both games (if we can) just to suit you guys. __________________ - Bru

07-21-2021, 04:42 PM	#1037
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,811	Ah, the cozy, comfy game I neeed! 7-0 over the Reds. Scored a bunch early, no real danger, only one measly hit for Cincy by Aquino, done. And the guy in the outfield with the Hawaiian Pete shirt and the chubby kid that was too inept to hold up the cardboard cutout of Pete's head. Joy. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-22-2021, 12:12 AM	#1038
BBGiovanni All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Republic of California Posts: 1,910	I'll go out on a limb here and say the Mets will go undefeated in games where they score 7 or more runs and hold the opponents to 1 hit! __________________ Let's Go (San Jose) Giants, Let's Go Mets! Current Project: WBAT/AABBA: Organized Base Ball And the "New Normal" World Baseball Aid Tournament 2023 trophy round underway!

07-23-2021, 03:48 PM	#1040
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,811	Cubs claim Johneshwy Fargas off waivers. I am destroyed. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.