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[Vargas]

Mierda. Fricken Braves.

 

[Matrix]

Man Roy O really stinks this year and if he's really hurt,shut him down for awhile.

 

[RBH]

Someone with good photoshop skills, please replace the Phillies logo w/ the Mets logo:

http://www.phillypurge.com/i/bravessweep.jpg

 

[Enron]

Well, looks like its time to abandon ship on the SS Ervin. Three straight craptacular outings. Shoulda known better. Damn Anglols.

 

[Karakand]

Well, looks like its time to abandon ship on the SS Ervin. Three straight craptacular outings. Shoulda known better. Damn Anglols.

He got you 7 Ks, man!

But yeah Road Santana is back, baby.

 

[LJ11]

Mets are done, seasons over.

Ron Darling and Co. were jabbing at Willie all game long. "A Bobby Cox team would never make a play like that," or "Look at the hustle on defense, you have to play that way for Bobby Cox." All paraphrases, but you get the picture. I feel bad for Willie, he won't make it past the All-Star game.

Castillo is a fucking awful player, brutal. He throws home on his fucking knees, much tougher play to make, then just going to first (a play he had because Santana hustled).

 

[jman2050]

ROBINSON CANO YOU SON OF A BITCH!!

 

[AZ Greg]

D-backs offense starting to remind me of last year.

 

[Matrix]

Fat Wiggy came to play tonight!

 

[Zep]

mehhh kendrick was flirting with shitting the bed. Finally happened

 

[Matrix]

mehhh kendrick was flirting with shitting the bed. Finally happened

It was a glorious shit!

 

[Enron]

Just noticed something interesting.

That's right. The Texas Rangers now have a higher winning percentage than the Mets.

THE. TEXAS. RANGERS.

Where is Qwerty :<

 

[funkmastergeneral]

Just noticed something interesting.

That's right. The Texas Rangers now have a higher winning percentage than the Mets.

THE. TEXAS. RANGERS.

And the Yankees and Tigers. Pretty pathetic.

 

[Zep]

ahahaha Pat the bat! suck on that shit berkman!

 

[Triumph]

Wow, Braves completed the sweep as I was out watching some Narnia action. Santana bust confirmed total, Hudson guaranteed to finish second to Webb in Cy Young balloting this year.

 

[Zep]

Hudson guaranteed to finish second to Webb in Cy Young balloting this year.

bitch please.

HOLLYWOOD

 

[Zep]

Lidge vs Astros coming up... Exciting!

 

[Zep]

Lidge vs Berkman Bottom 9th

1 on 2 out

Hahaha popped up! Suck it Asstros

 

[CajoleJuice]

Fuck.

Whatever, I just ate a some good food and had a glass of beer, so I'm happy.

But not really.

 

[Enron]

Fuck.

Whatever, I just ate a some good food and had a glass of beer, so I'm happy.

But not really.

Did you drink it out of one of these????

or perhaps one of these

 

[Joe]

joe girardi genius confirmed. perfectly timed tirade.

 

[captive]

Lidge vs Berkman Bottom 9th

1 on 2 out

Hahaha popped up! Suck it Asstros

Stay classy philadelphia.

 

[Joe]

"watching dice-k pitch makes me want to drive a railroad spike into the back of my skull" wtf

 

[Eminem]

8 in a row for the White Sox...TCQ with the game winning RBI.

I know I've almost become a gimmick for him so far this season, but Carlos Quentin is literally having the best season of any OF in the AL that isn't named Josh Hamilton.


Also our starting pitching is seriously ridiculous.

 

[sorryaboutdresden]

what teh heck does this chart mean?

Also known as a BSP chart, an acronym for bloodstain spatter pattern, which these graphs seem to bear an eerie resemblance toward. The BSP charts plot a rate performance statistic (EqA or EqERA) on the one axis and playing time on the other (PA or IP). Each of the diamonds you see represents the performance implied by one of a player’s comparables; the higher the similarity score for that comparable, the larger the size of the diamond. There is also an area of the chart shaded in a yellow color; this is the ‘golden zone’ of performance in which a player both performs well (an EqA of .300 or higher) and remains in the lineup frequently (at least 500 plate appearances). Pitchers actually have two golden zones, one each for roles as starting pitchers and relievers.

It means that Jair is not the best pitcher in the NL East.

That honor rightfully belongs to Hollywood

 

[Windu]

It means that Jair is not the best pitcher in the NL East.

That honor rightfully belongs to Hudson.

I concur.

 

[sorryaboutdresden]

I concur.

I love Hudson, I can't rightfully argue against you. He's pitching lights out this year, but for the long-term Hollywood is much better. Still, you guys definitely have an ace. Jair is good too, I like his peripherals. His .15 HR rate is fucking absurd.

You guys are so underperforming Lord Pythagorus, I'm afraid. The Marlins are a joke, they are going to regress hardcore, and the Mets are a Mess. But the Braves.. We're fucked if Tex realizes he needs to actually hit if he wants a Yankee contract.

 

[Gruco]

You guys are so underperforming Lord Pythagorus, I'm afraid.

Yeah, this difference is really insane for this point in the season. + Gonzo, Smoltz and Raffy back to the bullpen within the next two weeks. I mean, it's not looking good for the rest of the NL East right now.

 

[CajoleJuice]

As for Pythagorean rankings, how are the Mets second according to these standings:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/standings.php

They've only scored 4 more runs than they've let up, meanwhile, the Phillies have a +24 difference. What am I missing here? I thought it was based purely on RS and RA. As I've said before, I'm a newcomer to this stuff.

Edit: Nevermind, I see. Down the line it goes EQR and then Adjusted EQR and EQRA. By those the Mets are second. And yeah, the Braves are really going against the grain there...shit.

 

[captmcblack]

Cano with the walkoff hit...Yankees showing a little life.

Mariners are back in town...are they still as fail as they were earlier this season? It'd be really nice to stomp them out and get a little more confidence, maybe build a winning streak up as well.

Girardi :lol

 

[The Frankman]

...

Well, I've done some thinking and as I was playing some music backwards last night it hit me: The key to the Mets' slide, everything. I was playing Alexisonfire's "THis Could Be Anywhere" last week and marveling on how it could be a metaphor for the Mets' season/relationship with the fans:

Song Lyrics "This Could Be Anywhere"

So then I was working in Audacity and decided just on a whim to play it backwards. WHat I didn't expect was audible words such as:

Where is (unintelligible) spirriitttt
WHERE IS PEDRO? (untellintelligible screaming) WHERE IS PEDRO?
No hope!

I am not kidding. I will upload that crap if you don't believe me but the Mets need Pedro back and they need the Shea "faithful" to either act like true fans, or go fuck themselves. I'm not even playing anymore. AND CAN SOMEONE PLEASE MOVE TEIXIERA OFF THE PLATE?

Trade Heilman
Keep Randolph
Get Reyes more Skittles

jesus.

 

[sorryaboutdresden]

As for Pythagorean rankings, how are the Mets second according to these standings:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/standings.php

They've only scored 4 more runs than they've let up, meanwhile, the Phillies have a +24 difference. What am I missing here? I thought it was based purely on RS and RA. As I've said before, I'm a newcomer to this stuff.

Edit: Nevermind, I see. Down the line it goes EQR and then Adjusted EQR and EQRA. By those the Mets are second. And yeah, the Braves are really going against the grain there...shit.

Exactly, they are going by third-order wins or something, not just regular RS vs RA.

It's going to be a damm fun season, the rest of the way. Hopefully Gillick can swing one last good trade out before he retires for good, but its not like we really have a farm system to speak of.

 

[Windu]

You guys are so underperforming Lord Pythagorus

Yeah big time. Although its no surprise considering we are 2-12 in 1 run games.

 

[Joe]

"Bobby Abreu used to run more. Maybe somebody told him there was a wall near second" ouch.

 

[The Frankman]

I'd think Bobby Abreu would be an awesome Magic: The Gathering player. Every player in that game knows in that game walls can't attack.

EDIT: nevermind

http://www.coolstuffinc.com/images/Products/mtg art/Ice Age/Walking Wall.jpg

 

[RBH]

ATLANTA -- There's no longer reason to speculate about the possibility of this being Bobby Cox's final season as the Braves manager.

Late Friday afternoon, the Braves announced that they've signed the 67-year-old manager to a one-year contract extension that runs through the conclusion of the 2009 season.

Last year, Cox hinted that he might retire at the end of this current season. Since then, he has provided indication that he's not ready to end one of the most successful managerial careers in Major League history.

"Bobby and I have been talking about this for several months," Braves Executive Vice President and General Manager Frank Wren said. "We are excited that Bobby, the winningest manager in franchise history, and one of the most respected managers in all of baseball, will again be managing our club in 2009."

Cox is in his 27th season as a big-league skipper and his 23rd year at the Braves' helm (1978-81, 1990-present). His 2,281 career wins ranks fourth on the all-time managerial list and second among active managers. Cox has recorded 1,926 wins with the Braves and another 355 in four seasons (1982-85) with the Toronto Blue Jays. He and Hall of Fame manager Joe McCarthy are the only two managers in history to post six 100-win campaigns.

Cox has guided Atlanta to MLB's best overall record since 1991 (1,620-1,113). Since then, the Braves have earned a 14 division championships, five National League pennants and a World Series title. Cox has guided his clubs to 66 postseason wins -- second all-time to the Dodgers' Joe Torre (76).

Cox has earned four Manager of the Year awards from the Baseball Writers Association of America and an unprecedented eight Manager of the Year honors from the Sporting News. No other skipper has won the Sporting News award more than three times since the magazine started its balloting in 1936.

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/...t_id=2754190&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl

 

[Windu]

Late Friday afternoon, the Braves announced that they've signed the 67-year-old manager to a one-year contract extension that runs through the conclusion of the 2009 season.

edit: KJ rbi double....er single, error. its nice that Bobby finally let Kelly play against lefties again.

 

[Zep]

Man, I thought our park was a joke. Thats a regular pop up anywhere else(warning track in philly )

 

[Windu]

Man, I thought our park was a joke. Thats a regular pop up anywhere else(warning track in philly )

HR to LF?

 

[Zep]

Yea, Pat hit a pop-up HR.

Interesting Fact: The A's offered us Zito for Utley, Jason Micheals and Ryan Madson(before anyone knew how much he sucked)

Nice for Ed Wade to share that...And not make that deal.

 

[Windu]

Heh yeah that park is a joke for Right handed pull hitters and thats a shame that Ed Wade didn't pull the trigger.

 

[Enron]

JoJo Reyes sucks ass.

Come on Frank, trade for MADDUX

 

[Gruco]

He's still young enough for me to let a start like this slide. :/

As long as he shakes it off next time....

 

[Y2Kev]

Q: What's Bobby Abreu's least favorite Final Fantasy monster?
A: Demon Wall

 

[Eminem]

Joe Saunders is going to dominate us all night

 

[Enron]

Seriously, I want bad things to happen to JoJo. What a piece of crap. I wish we could kick his ass back to AA (where his overrated ass needs to be) but we can't :/

lol metsblog

As noted on Faith and Fear in Flushing, the Mets are 76-79 since Memorial Day 2007. And, as Jason R, a reader from MetsBlog, pointed out to me in an e-mail, the Mets are 27–35 since September 14 of last season.

 

[cashman]

Rangers are destroying Cleveland right now, and Hamilton currently has 0 rbis this game

 

[Cloudy]

Who are these 2 gas-cans for Seattle and Cleveland. Just awful..

 

[jman2050]

A-Rod you idiot! You're supposed to homer up 10 runs, not hit an RBI single!

 

[Enron]

omg holy shit :lol

Comment by kingman 26
2008-05-23 11:45:36

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

“Moises Alou said in an interview a few years ago that he peed on his hands to make them tough. He needs to pee on some of his teammates. Maybe they’ll get tough, too.”