Game 3/The Blique Blues: Marlins 11 Mets 4
Jose Reyes is out! Damn right oblique yet again has to ruin everything.
So in today's video installment Irving and I (and oh it's not just my voice this time, oh I'm in the flesh, be prepared) discuss last night's debacle, yep the game and well we are interrupted half way through by a park worker named Louisa. My Dad was filming for me this time around and well he took it upon himself to include Louisa in this film and honestly I think it was a brilliant move. Although this vid goes from a Mets venting session to just some impromptu madness it might just be the right medicine for any Mets fan like myself who has the "O-Blique Blues."
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Was "Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde" Written About Hisanori Takahashi? Seriously Was It?
Game 2: Los Marlins 7 Mets 6
Takahashi vs Robertson
Pagan was back in the lineup! Ike was given the night off.
Basically Takahashi was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tonight. I'm pretty sure he has split pitching personalities because those exist and all. Well if they don't exist I'm coining the phrase. For most of the 5 2/3 innings Tak pitched he was good old Dr. Jekyll retiring Marlins left and right. He had in fact retired the first 8 batters he faced BUT then with 2 outs, it was the bottom of the third, Hyde emerged and he was evil and he forgot how to get batters out.
Takahashi gave up a 2 out single to the pitcher Nate Robertson and that was the beginning of the end. The shit hit the fan. Speaking of shit, who shoveled manure as a kid? Jorge Cantu! Yeah Kevin Burkhardt shared that little tidbit tonight.
Okay but back to the game. It was still the bottom of the 3rd, still 2 outs and the bases were now loaded and oh fudge Hanley Ramirez was up. Before tonight the Metsies had given up 7 grand salamis this season and after one swing of Hanley's bat they had given up 8 grand salamis this season. And then Hisanori HYDE gave up a 2 run homer to Dan Uggla. Of course it was Uggla. I imagine Uggla wears a shirt wherever he goes that reads, "I'm Dan Uggla I Crush Dreams." The worst part of this 6 run inning was the fact that the Mets were up 3-0 over the Marlins before it started and now the score was 6-3.
BUT Takahashi became Jekyll again, he was pitching pretty good again, and Jerry kept him on the mound until the bottom of the 6th when he gave up a 2 out double to Coghlan. Tak's stats tonight were:
5 2/3IP 6R 9H 2BB 4K
The call to the bullpen was then made, Dessens came in and on one pitch Gaby Sanchez flew out and the inning was over.
But the Metsies had fight in them and they weren't throwing in the towel just yet. How could they the Marlins bullpen has the reputation of being the worst bullpen! In the top of the 7th Tim Wood was pitching for the Marlins and with nobody out and men on the corners Tejada was up. Tejada hit a ground ball to Wes Helms that definitely should have led to a double play but Helms bungled a bit and he got the force out at second but Tejada was safe at 1st and Tatis scored. The Metsies were down just 6-4, there was only 1 out now, Tejada was on first and the pinch hitter was Isaac Benjamin Davis. Taylor Tankersley was the new pitcher and wtf he was good and he struck out Ike. Then Jose Veras came in to pitch against Reyes and wtf he was good too and he struck out Reyes. I don't know why the Marlins bullpen won't live up to their lousy reputation. That's just inconsiderate of them.
After KRod pitched a perfect bottom of the 8th, oh yeah he retired the Marlins in order, the Metsies had one more chance to "call it a comeback." The Marlins closer Leo Nunez was in the game and well he lived up to the Marlins sucky bullpen rep, YAY! Barajas led off the inning with a single. Next "The Animal" pinched hit and he doubled! It was 2nd and 3rd for Frenchy with nobody out and Jeff grounded out but Barajas scored and the Metsies were down by just 1 run, 6-5. Then with 1 out and Cora on at third (Alex was the pinch runner for Carter) Tejada was up, nope it wasn't Tejada, Josh Thole pinch hit for Ruben and Thole was CLUTCH. He's a badass! Thole singled, Cora scored and the ball game was tied 6-6 YAY! Unfortunately Ike and Jose did a repeat performance of what they had done in the top of the 7th and Thole was stranded. Nunez got Ike to fly out and then he struck out Reyes. BOO.
Since KRod had pitched in the 8th and was pinch hit for in the top of the 9th Jerry had Perpetual Pedro pitch the bottom of the 9th. It started out oh so well. He struck out both the pinch hitter Bonifacio and Hanley Ramirez! But then that manure shoveling Cantu got a 2 out double and well Uggla was up. Like I said he must wear that "I'm Dan Uggla And I Crush Dreams" shirt wherever he goes and he got a walk off base hit, Cantu scored and the ball game was over. The Marlins won 7-6, BOO.
Okay enough of that depressing stuff let's get to what memorable things Keith said tonight. I think it might help to cheer everybody up somewhat.
Keith does not find humor in Hanley Ramirez falling over on his keister. If that happened to him he would be embarrassed.
He likes the word "FRISKY."
Hernandez thinks Hanley's helmet makes him look like a mutant.
Keith then added that the helmet actually makes Hanley look like a Klingon or a Romulan. Who knew Keith was a trekkie??!!
Last night he was drenched after the game. And he had no exertion.
Keith from the booth would not need a glove to catch a foul ball because he is that awesome. "It's not necessary with me" GARY!
He had a hunch this game was going to be "wild and woolly."
He knew from just the lower half of a man's body in the bullpen (no upper body or head was shown by the camera man) that that man was in fact Dessens. He said "Trust me it's Elmer." Yeah that was kind of weird. AWKWARD!
Frenchy has the most intense expression. "Look at those eyes and teeth, his teeth are like Bela Lugosi."
After mentioning Lugosi Keith felt old and dated and "un-contemporary."
He usually needs reading glasses for the promos.
Keith said you have to be careful of astroturf you "don't want to be hell bent for leather." After he said this he asked Gary if he could say that on television and Gary told him he probably should have asked that to begin with and Keith replied, "You know me..."
Keith said the Caribbean is always wonderful.
Parnell is a man of few words and he's easy going. Good to know Keith!
His Dad's a full blooded Spaniard and that makes him 1/2 Spanish.
Hernandez is surprised there isn't an ACRONYM for everything.
Keith had no idea what "BTW" meant. His kids texted him this cryptic message and he was all WTF. Oh wait he probably doesn't know what that means oops.
He does know what "LOL" means. "Lots of Laughs." (Gary then had to inform him he was wrong). I then lol-ed! I was in fact "ROTFL." Yes Keith remember Gary said that means I was "rolling on the floor laughing" from you!
Well that's it folks. Tomorrow is a new day and hopefully Pelfrey can help the Metsies to get their first road win against these pesky fish. And maybe Uggla can have the day off! That would be splendid.
Oh and SNY I'm still waiting on that RUM of Puerto Rico...
And Keith I want us fans to continue to have "lots of laughs" so keep up the good work!
Takahashi vs Robertson
Pagan was back in the lineup! Ike was given the night off.
Basically Takahashi was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tonight. I'm pretty sure he has split pitching personalities because those exist and all. Well if they don't exist I'm coining the phrase. For most of the 5 2/3 innings Tak pitched he was good old Dr. Jekyll retiring Marlins left and right. He had in fact retired the first 8 batters he faced BUT then with 2 outs, it was the bottom of the third, Hyde emerged and he was evil and he forgot how to get batters out.
Takahashi gave up a 2 out single to the pitcher Nate Robertson and that was the beginning of the end. The shit hit the fan. Speaking of shit, who shoveled manure as a kid? Jorge Cantu! Yeah Kevin Burkhardt shared that little tidbit tonight.
Okay but back to the game. It was still the bottom of the 3rd, still 2 outs and the bases were now loaded and oh fudge Hanley Ramirez was up. Before tonight the Metsies had given up 7 grand salamis this season and after one swing of Hanley's bat they had given up 8 grand salamis this season. And then Hisanori HYDE gave up a 2 run homer to Dan Uggla. Of course it was Uggla. I imagine Uggla wears a shirt wherever he goes that reads, "I'm Dan Uggla I Crush Dreams." The worst part of this 6 run inning was the fact that the Mets were up 3-0 over the Marlins before it started and now the score was 6-3.
BUT Takahashi became Jekyll again, he was pitching pretty good again, and Jerry kept him on the mound until the bottom of the 6th when he gave up a 2 out double to Coghlan. Tak's stats tonight were:
5 2/3IP 6R 9H 2BB 4K
The call to the bullpen was then made, Dessens came in and on one pitch Gaby Sanchez flew out and the inning was over.
But the Metsies had fight in them and they weren't throwing in the towel just yet. How could they the Marlins bullpen has the reputation of being the worst bullpen! In the top of the 7th Tim Wood was pitching for the Marlins and with nobody out and men on the corners Tejada was up. Tejada hit a ground ball to Wes Helms that definitely should have led to a double play but Helms bungled a bit and he got the force out at second but Tejada was safe at 1st and Tatis scored. The Metsies were down just 6-4, there was only 1 out now, Tejada was on first and the pinch hitter was Isaac Benjamin Davis. Taylor Tankersley was the new pitcher and wtf he was good and he struck out Ike. Then Jose Veras came in to pitch against Reyes and wtf he was good too and he struck out Reyes. I don't know why the Marlins bullpen won't live up to their lousy reputation. That's just inconsiderate of them.
After KRod pitched a perfect bottom of the 8th, oh yeah he retired the Marlins in order, the Metsies had one more chance to "call it a comeback." The Marlins closer Leo Nunez was in the game and well he lived up to the Marlins sucky bullpen rep, YAY! Barajas led off the inning with a single. Next "The Animal" pinched hit and he doubled! It was 2nd and 3rd for Frenchy with nobody out and Jeff grounded out but Barajas scored and the Metsies were down by just 1 run, 6-5. Then with 1 out and Cora on at third (Alex was the pinch runner for Carter) Tejada was up, nope it wasn't Tejada, Josh Thole pinch hit for Ruben and Thole was CLUTCH. He's a badass! Thole singled, Cora scored and the ball game was tied 6-6 YAY! Unfortunately Ike and Jose did a repeat performance of what they had done in the top of the 7th and Thole was stranded. Nunez got Ike to fly out and then he struck out Reyes. BOO.
Since KRod had pitched in the 8th and was pinch hit for in the top of the 9th Jerry had Perpetual Pedro pitch the bottom of the 9th. It started out oh so well. He struck out both the pinch hitter Bonifacio and Hanley Ramirez! But then that manure shoveling Cantu got a 2 out double and well Uggla was up. Like I said he must wear that "I'm Dan Uggla And I Crush Dreams" shirt wherever he goes and he got a walk off base hit, Cantu scored and the ball game was over. The Marlins won 7-6, BOO.
Okay enough of that depressing stuff let's get to what memorable things Keith said tonight. I think it might help to cheer everybody up somewhat.
Keith does not find humor in Hanley Ramirez falling over on his keister. If that happened to him he would be embarrassed.
He likes the word "FRISKY."
Hernandez thinks Hanley's helmet makes him look like a mutant.
Keith then added that the helmet actually makes Hanley look like a Klingon or a Romulan. Who knew Keith was a trekkie??!!
Last night he was drenched after the game. And he had no exertion.
Keith from the booth would not need a glove to catch a foul ball because he is that awesome. "It's not necessary with me" GARY!
He had a hunch this game was going to be "wild and woolly."
He knew from just the lower half of a man's body in the bullpen (no upper body or head was shown by the camera man) that that man was in fact Dessens. He said "Trust me it's Elmer." Yeah that was kind of weird. AWKWARD!
Frenchy has the most intense expression. "Look at those eyes and teeth, his teeth are like Bela Lugosi."
After mentioning Lugosi Keith felt old and dated and "un-contemporary."
He usually needs reading glasses for the promos.
Keith said you have to be careful of astroturf you "don't want to be hell bent for leather." After he said this he asked Gary if he could say that on television and Gary told him he probably should have asked that to begin with and Keith replied, "You know me..."
Keith said the Caribbean is always wonderful.
Parnell is a man of few words and he's easy going. Good to know Keith!
His Dad's a full blooded Spaniard and that makes him 1/2 Spanish.
Hernandez is surprised there isn't an ACRONYM for everything.
Keith had no idea what "BTW" meant. His kids texted him this cryptic message and he was all WTF. Oh wait he probably doesn't know what that means oops.
He does know what "LOL" means. "Lots of Laughs." (Gary then had to inform him he was wrong). I then lol-ed! I was in fact "ROTFL." Yes Keith remember Gary said that means I was "rolling on the floor laughing" from you!
Well that's it folks. Tomorrow is a new day and hopefully Pelfrey can help the Metsies to get their first road win against these pesky fish. And maybe Uggla can have the day off! That would be splendid.
Oh and SNY I'm still waiting on that RUM of Puerto Rico...
And Keith I want us fans to continue to have "lots of laughs" so keep up the good work!
Monday, June 28, 2010
This Just In: R. A. Dickey Is A Mere Mortal
San Juan Series 2010
Game 1: Los Marlins 10 NY Metropolitans 3
Dickey vs Nolasco
The Marlins snap their 4 game losing streak, ugh.
So after this nightmare of a game I think the Mets owe us fans Bacon Club Chalupas from Taco Bell and some of that RUM of Puerto Rico that was so heavily advertised tonight. Yep they need to pay up now.
Well what can really be said about this game? It sucked. I look forward to when Dickey starts and well I guess we all got a reality check kick in the butt tonight. Ouch my tush hurts right now. Dickey is human and he will lose some games this season and that first loss was indeed tonight. He just got control of his knuckleball too late. That's really the saddest part of it all.
So let's get to this not so fun recap. But don't fret folks I have some great Keith Hernandez material to cheer us up with in a bit.
In the bottom of the 1st Coghlan scored on an error by Reyes and Los Marlins took a 1-0 lead over the Metsies.
In the top of the 2nd with one out Jason Bay hit an opposite field bomb to tie this ball game at 1-1! Now Jason has 5 homers. After this magical swing of the bat Gary said, "We just had to get him off the mainland!" I loled.
In the bottom of the 3rd with 1st and 3rd and no outs Gaby Sanchez the Met assassin got a 2 run double and the Marlins were now up 3-1 over the Metsies and they would never look back. Then Ramirez rbi doubled to give the fish a 4-1 lead. At this point I started to think it's really good there are all those rums of Puerto Rico and could SNY get them to us fans and well me ASAP. I'm still waiting on my rum. With 2 outs and Ramirez on 2nd Cody Ross the other Met assassin got a base hit and Hanley scored and Los Marlins were now up 5-1 over the not-so-Amazins. At this point it was WTF nooooo Deja Vu. The last time we faced the Marlins on the road (because this game in San Juan is a home series for the Marlins) they swept us. History better not repeat itself. Please. And if it does please make sure to ship me some of this rum of Puerto Rico.
Eventually the Dickey we have come to know and love returned but it was too late at this point. After giving up that base hit to Ross in the bottom of the third he retired the next 7 Marlins in a row which was awesome but again the damage had already been done.
Nieve came in for some relief work in the bottom of the 6th and well he made me want some more of that rum that I still had not received. With 1 out and nobody on that damn Met killer Cody Ross homered and the Marlins were now up 6-1 over the Metsies.
But in the top of the 7th Jason Bay wanted to prove that even if no other Met is liked by Hiram Bithorn Stadium he sure is. With 2 outs and Wright on at 1st Jason hit another BOMB-BAY! This 2 run homer cut the Marlins lead to 6-3. And now Jason has 6 homers this season.
In the bottom of the 7th Nieve decided he wanted to continue to give up homers when he's pitching in relief and with 1 out Coghlan solo homered and Los Marlins extended their lead to 7-3 over the Mets.
In the bottom of the 8th Igarashi felt left out that he hadn't given up a homer I guess and with 2 outs and men on 1st and 2nd that 20 year old rookie of the Marlins Mike Stanton homered. Iggy gave up a POP. The Marlins were now up 10-3 over the Metsies and any chance of a comeback in the top of the 9th by the Amazins seemed impossible and it was. Yes I really wanted that rum right now. You think Rocketboy could have well taken his rocket and brought it to me in seconds. But nope he did not. Boo to that Iggy.
Well with this loss Dickey is now 6-1. I really was naive and thought he'd still have an untarnished record going into the all star break. Oh foolish me. And besides that Tejada was hitless and that 10 game hitting streak of his is now over.
But really to sum up this game, Nolasco was just too good tonight. At one point Nolasco had retired 15 straight Metsies in a row before the Wright single and that BOMB-BAY in the 7th. Then Brian Sanches and Jose Veras came on in for some great relief work in the the 8th and 9th innings. Way to live up to "The Marlins bullpen SUCKS" reputation, NOT. Just terrible.
But what's not terrible and in fact it's a lot of fun, all the great things Keith said tonight. So let's wipe our tears away and get our Hernandez on!
Keith thinks if you live down in San Juan you can become a RUMMY. I assume that means a person who drinks rum non-stop.
He also mentioned that there are a lot of things you can do with rum but he didn't say what they are. I imagine one of these things is to deny a Met fan like myself who is suffering throughout this game some rum.
Keith loves Spanish architecture in San Juan and in particular he loves the arches.
Keith saw Francouer at the pool today. Were they wearing Speedos?
Keith decided to rerun his material at one point but that's okay because this rerun is like a great rerun of Seinfeld. Hernandez talked about how his favorite author is John Steinbeck. He loves Steinbeck's novel "The Winter Of My Discontent." And although John wrote this novel while he was in Sag Harbor you don't have to be from Sag Harbor to read it. Keith said it will entertain anyone regardless of where he or she lives.
A WAVE was taking place in the stadium and Keith called it a "BACARDI fueled wave." Btw these fans just know how to have a good time. They just play with their thunder sticks and disregard the scoreboard. I wish I could have done that and well had some rum.
Unlike Cosmo Kramer, Keith has never been a fan of cigars. He says they can stink up a house in a heartbeat.
Keith thinks the moon looks great in High Definition and he can say this because they have HD monitors in the booth.
Hernandez after seeing the moon thought about how much he likes sci-fi movies and HG Wells.
Keith took a walk on the beach today. The water was very warm.
Tomorrow he may visit Old San Juan. He has never been there and he'd like to take a look at his Spanish roots.
Keith did not mention how he wants a Taco Bell Bacon Club Chalupa but if he saw the commercial before the 8th inning like I did I think he would have been tempted to go off his diet.
It took Keith until the top of the 8th to realize the Marlins uniforms said LOS MARLINS. He then assumed that the Marlins are male, LOS=male.
If Los Marlins are male he then pondered is LAS VEGAS feminine????!! His conclusion was YES.
On Saturday in Washington DC Keith said he'll go along with Gary to visit some museums because that game will be nationally televised. Of course FOX gets the Strasburg vs Metsies game. Gary and Keith were upset about this. Then it turned out moments later Keith told Gary he wouldn't be going to any museums with him because he's not flying to Washington DC. He's off for that series. Boo to that Keith!
Well that's it folks. Tomorrow is a new day and hopefully San Juan will be kinder to the Mets.
Takahashi do that thing you liked to do against the Yankees tomorrow. That Hisanori would be gladly welcomed. And seriously SNY send me some RUM.
And I almost forgot to mention Strasburg pitched against the Braves tonight and he was useless. He lost his 2nd straight start and the Braves won 5-0. Again I repeat SNY send me some RUM. Or ESPN 2 you can!
Game 1: Los Marlins 10 NY Metropolitans 3
Dickey vs Nolasco
The Marlins snap their 4 game losing streak, ugh.
So after this nightmare of a game I think the Mets owe us fans Bacon Club Chalupas from Taco Bell and some of that RUM of Puerto Rico that was so heavily advertised tonight. Yep they need to pay up now.
Well what can really be said about this game? It sucked. I look forward to when Dickey starts and well I guess we all got a reality check kick in the butt tonight. Ouch my tush hurts right now. Dickey is human and he will lose some games this season and that first loss was indeed tonight. He just got control of his knuckleball too late. That's really the saddest part of it all.
So let's get to this not so fun recap. But don't fret folks I have some great Keith Hernandez material to cheer us up with in a bit.
In the bottom of the 1st Coghlan scored on an error by Reyes and Los Marlins took a 1-0 lead over the Metsies.
In the top of the 2nd with one out Jason Bay hit an opposite field bomb to tie this ball game at 1-1! Now Jason has 5 homers. After this magical swing of the bat Gary said, "We just had to get him off the mainland!" I loled.
In the bottom of the 3rd with 1st and 3rd and no outs Gaby Sanchez the Met assassin got a 2 run double and the Marlins were now up 3-1 over the Metsies and they would never look back. Then Ramirez rbi doubled to give the fish a 4-1 lead. At this point I started to think it's really good there are all those rums of Puerto Rico and could SNY get them to us fans and well me ASAP. I'm still waiting on my rum. With 2 outs and Ramirez on 2nd Cody Ross the other Met assassin got a base hit and Hanley scored and Los Marlins were now up 5-1 over the not-so-Amazins. At this point it was WTF nooooo Deja Vu. The last time we faced the Marlins on the road (because this game in San Juan is a home series for the Marlins) they swept us. History better not repeat itself. Please. And if it does please make sure to ship me some of this rum of Puerto Rico.
Eventually the Dickey we have come to know and love returned but it was too late at this point. After giving up that base hit to Ross in the bottom of the third he retired the next 7 Marlins in a row which was awesome but again the damage had already been done.
Nieve came in for some relief work in the bottom of the 6th and well he made me want some more of that rum that I still had not received. With 1 out and nobody on that damn Met killer Cody Ross homered and the Marlins were now up 6-1 over the Metsies.
But in the top of the 7th Jason Bay wanted to prove that even if no other Met is liked by Hiram Bithorn Stadium he sure is. With 2 outs and Wright on at 1st Jason hit another BOMB-BAY! This 2 run homer cut the Marlins lead to 6-3. And now Jason has 6 homers this season.
In the bottom of the 7th Nieve decided he wanted to continue to give up homers when he's pitching in relief and with 1 out Coghlan solo homered and Los Marlins extended their lead to 7-3 over the Mets.
In the bottom of the 8th Igarashi felt left out that he hadn't given up a homer I guess and with 2 outs and men on 1st and 2nd that 20 year old rookie of the Marlins Mike Stanton homered. Iggy gave up a POP. The Marlins were now up 10-3 over the Metsies and any chance of a comeback in the top of the 9th by the Amazins seemed impossible and it was. Yes I really wanted that rum right now. You think Rocketboy could have well taken his rocket and brought it to me in seconds. But nope he did not. Boo to that Iggy.
Well with this loss Dickey is now 6-1. I really was naive and thought he'd still have an untarnished record going into the all star break. Oh foolish me. And besides that Tejada was hitless and that 10 game hitting streak of his is now over.
But really to sum up this game, Nolasco was just too good tonight. At one point Nolasco had retired 15 straight Metsies in a row before the Wright single and that BOMB-BAY in the 7th. Then Brian Sanches and Jose Veras came on in for some great relief work in the the 8th and 9th innings. Way to live up to "The Marlins bullpen SUCKS" reputation, NOT. Just terrible.
But what's not terrible and in fact it's a lot of fun, all the great things Keith said tonight. So let's wipe our tears away and get our Hernandez on!
Keith thinks if you live down in San Juan you can become a RUMMY. I assume that means a person who drinks rum non-stop.
He also mentioned that there are a lot of things you can do with rum but he didn't say what they are. I imagine one of these things is to deny a Met fan like myself who is suffering throughout this game some rum.
Keith loves Spanish architecture in San Juan and in particular he loves the arches.
Keith saw Francouer at the pool today. Were they wearing Speedos?
Keith decided to rerun his material at one point but that's okay because this rerun is like a great rerun of Seinfeld. Hernandez talked about how his favorite author is John Steinbeck. He loves Steinbeck's novel "The Winter Of My Discontent." And although John wrote this novel while he was in Sag Harbor you don't have to be from Sag Harbor to read it. Keith said it will entertain anyone regardless of where he or she lives.
A WAVE was taking place in the stadium and Keith called it a "BACARDI fueled wave." Btw these fans just know how to have a good time. They just play with their thunder sticks and disregard the scoreboard. I wish I could have done that and well had some rum.
Unlike Cosmo Kramer, Keith has never been a fan of cigars. He says they can stink up a house in a heartbeat.
Keith thinks the moon looks great in High Definition and he can say this because they have HD monitors in the booth.
Hernandez after seeing the moon thought about how much he likes sci-fi movies and HG Wells.
Keith took a walk on the beach today. The water was very warm.
Tomorrow he may visit Old San Juan. He has never been there and he'd like to take a look at his Spanish roots.
Keith did not mention how he wants a Taco Bell Bacon Club Chalupa but if he saw the commercial before the 8th inning like I did I think he would have been tempted to go off his diet.
It took Keith until the top of the 8th to realize the Marlins uniforms said LOS MARLINS. He then assumed that the Marlins are male, LOS=male.
If Los Marlins are male he then pondered is LAS VEGAS feminine????!! His conclusion was YES.
On Saturday in Washington DC Keith said he'll go along with Gary to visit some museums because that game will be nationally televised. Of course FOX gets the Strasburg vs Metsies game. Gary and Keith were upset about this. Then it turned out moments later Keith told Gary he wouldn't be going to any museums with him because he's not flying to Washington DC. He's off for that series. Boo to that Keith!
Well that's it folks. Tomorrow is a new day and hopefully San Juan will be kinder to the Mets.
Takahashi do that thing you liked to do against the Yankees tomorrow. That Hisanori would be gladly welcomed. And seriously SNY send me some RUM.
And I almost forgot to mention Strasburg pitched against the Braves tonight and he was useless. He lost his 2nd straight start and the Braves won 5-0. Again I repeat SNY send me some RUM. Or ESPN 2 you can!
Friday, June 04, 2010
Just Call The Mets Dorothy Because There's NO Place Like Home
Game 1: Mets 4 Marlins 3
Tricky Dickey Vs. Anibal Sanchez
After 6 straight losses to the Marlins this season the Metsies tonight finally clicked the heels of their ruby red cleats and won! The Metropolitans are now 20-9 at home and they are in fact the first team to reach 20 wins at home this season! BTW Keith was back in the booth, YAY!
But I can't get into today's game yet we must look at what happened before the game. There were a lot of changes made with the look of our squad:
Castillo was placed on the 15 day DL due to his foot woes. He has a bruise on the bottom of both of his feet. This led Ron to say "No 'Twister' for Luis Castillo for a while." And then classy Cohen remarked, "Left foot red."
Because Castillo is now on the DL Ruben Tejada was recalled from AAA Buffalo to be the Amazins everyday 2nd baseman.
Gary Matthews Jr. was designated for assignment which is fine by me but the booth made a great point. The Mets now have no backup center fielder if god forbid something happens to Pagan. But no fear folks Jay Bay played CF early on in his career and he would take over if something happened to Angel and Carter would then play left field.
With Blanco hurting Omir Santos was recalled from AA Binghamton. Once Blanco is back on the un-banged up track the Mets are likely to call up Jesus Feliciano, yay!
Now let's get to the highlights, the nerve-wracking moments and the booth shenanigans!
Top of the 1st:
Dickey retired the side (Coghlan, Gaby Sanchez, and Ramirez) in order!
Top of the 2nd:
With 2 outs and nobody on Cody Ross tripled. Maybe he won't maybe he will get a hit Maybin singled, Ross scored and the Marlins had a 1-0 lead over the Metsies.
Top of the 3rd:
The pitcher Anibal Sanchez led off this inning with a single. During his at bat Keith noticed that Anibal has shed some poundage and even remarked that he no longer has that "puffy face." With Sanchez on at first and nobody out Coghlan singled. The other Sanchez, Gaby Sanchez was up to bat, and he bunt singled, how rude. The bases were now loaded for Ramirez, ugh. And still there were no outs. Hanley grounded the ball, Tejada got the force out at second but the throw to first was mishandled by Ike. Anibal scored on the force out and Coghlan scored on Davis' error, BOO. The Marlins now had a 3-0 lead over the Mets.
Bottom of the 3rd:
Tejada led this inning off with double, yay Ruben sandwich! Dickey proved he's oh so tricky and too hot to handle and he singled, Tejada scored and the Mets were only down 3-1. Dickey got his 2nd rib eye steak of the season! Now let's move forward to Bay's at bat. There were 2 outs with Dickey on at 3rd and Bay doubled, R.A. scored and the Mets were down by just one run, 3-2. This at bat led Keith to say, "I guess it's safe to say Jason Bay is out of his slump." Ron then added, "Jason Bay and Citi Field have become very good friends early on this season." Davis grounded out to end the inning but the Mets proved they had spunk tonight and they were in this game to win it! But before we truck along with this recap I must make note of what happened during Davis' at bat.
The camera man got a great shot of Wright in the on base circle holding his weighted bat and then the booth got carried away:
Keith: OMG look at that.
Ron: I picked up this weighted bat today because I wanted to see how much it weighed, about 15 pounds.
Keith: Too heavy. I never liked grabbing that cast iron whatever you want to call it.
Ron: It looks macho though doesn't it?
Keith: It's just too heavy.
Gary: Bunyan-esque!
Keith then confused me, he was talking about a lumber company and then he eventually mentioned SLEDGEHAMMER, the name of this lumber company yada yada. Gary then talked about Sister Sledge, Sledgehammer and then he proved he knows his music and he mentioned Mr. Sledgehammer himself Peter Gabriel.
Top of the 4th:
Another 1,2,3 (Ross, Maybin and Hayes) inning for Dickey!
Bottom of the 4th:
Frenchy got a 2 out single and he extended his hitting streak to 8 games!
Top of the 6th:
Dickey retired those pesky fish (Uggla, Ross, Maybin) in order again!
Bottom of the 6th:
With one out Wright was walked. Barajas then doubled and with 2nd and 3rd and 1 out Francouer singled! Wright scored and the ballgame was tied! That rib eye steak of Jeff's, his 29th rbi of the season! As Keith said, "He has just turned it on!" Tejada was up next and with 1st and 3rd and 1 out Tejada hit a ground ball, the force out was made at 2nd but Barajas was able to score and the Mets had their first lead of the night, 4-3! Tejada got his first major league rib eye steak! With 2 outs and Tejada on at first Dickey just continued to amaze, he singled (he's batting .385). By the way interesting to note, Dickey does not have his own bat yet, he's been using Niese's this whole time. Kevin Burkhardt made a funny and said, "Maybe if he goes to 3-0 he can get his own bat!" Reyes was then walked and the bases were loaded for Pagan. Mr. Gonzalez made a pitching change, Anibal Sanchez was booted and Taylor Tankersley was in to face Angel. By the way before this start Sanchez had won his last 4 starts and well sorry Anibal that streak was now OVER, yay! Back to Tankersley vs. Pagan. So I wanted to be able to say it's back back back it's Pa-GONE but nope Angel grounded out to end the inning. Pagan is not looking so hot batting 2nd in the lineup at all.
After Dickey walked the pinch hitter Lamb in the top of the 7th he was taken out of the game and during his exit he received an amazing round of applause from the Citi Field crowd!
Dickey's stats: 6.1 IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K's, 104 total pitches thrown
With this call to the bullpen it was now time for Perpetual Pedro to help preserve the win for Dickey. This appearance tonight by Feliciano was his 32nd so of course he's leading the league in appearances, gotta stay true to the nickname! In the 7th and 8th innings, Feliciano and Dessens (Elmer pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings!) kept the Marlins scoreless and in the top of the 9th it was time for KRod to slam the door shut on a Florida comeback.
Top of the 9th:
Wes Helms was the pinch hitter for Hayes and he led this inning off by being K'd YAY! Paulino came in to pinch hit in the pitcher's spot and he grounded out to Reyes. So with 2 outs and and a 1-2 count Coghlan unfortunately got an infield hit and this ball game was not over at all. Sanchez was now up to bat with Coghlan on at first and 2 outs. At this exact moment the camera man got a great shot of Dickey looking quite nervous in the dugout. As Ron said, "R.A. can't even watch, he can only watch with one eye."
The count was now full on Gaby and then Frankie threw ball 4, Sanchez was walked. Now Gary added his Dickey comment, "Now no eyes."
With 1st and 2nd and 2 outs the dangerous Ramirez was up to bat. KRod threw a wild pitch and the runners advanced to 2nd and 3rd, AHHHHH. BUT Ramirez grounded out to Wright, Davey made a great one hopper of a throw to Ike and the ball game was over. The Mets won and Dickey got his 3rd win of the season!
OH I must now include my favorite Keithism of the night. During the top of the 5th Anibal Sanchez was running into second base trying to avoid the force out and Keith said, "Anibal Sanchez did not slide he almost got his coconut ripped off!"
All I can say after this game is that I am just in love with R.A. Dickey and every start he has made thus far has just been fun to watch. He's great entertainment and a real tough dude who just gives it 110% on the mound. And he gives it about 150% every time it's his turn to swing the bat.
I cannot end this without saying that I am very upset Burkhardt did not mention what book Dickey read before today's game. Kevin you gotta keep up with this stuff for us fans.
Tomorrow Niese is back, so Jonathan do your thang!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
As Keith Hernandez put it, "The Marlins Are Inspired" And The Mets Are Their Muses
Game 4: Marlins 10 Mets 8
Jerry Manuel was also inspired by his squad to make some changes in today's starting lineup, here's how it looked:
Reyes
Cora
Bay
Carter
Wright
Davis
Pagan
Blanco
Niese
Sitting through all 9 innings of this game today was a true test for myself and all Mets fans. Are we just masochists who get our jollies from all this heartbreak and pain on a daily basis? I don't think we are. I believe we are just die hard fans that know when it comes to the Metropolitans much of the time you have to suffer through the lowest of the lows to experience the highest of the highs. And those highs can and will be splendid.
Unfortunately today's game was not one of these highs but a low in this 2010 Mets season. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Jonathan Niese left the game due to a hamstring injury, an injury very similar to the one he suffered from last season. At this point the Marlins had a 3-0 lead. Takahashi came in to try to remedy the situation at hand but 4 more runs were tacked on by the fish. The Marlins had 12 men come to bat in this inning. Not pretty.
NOW not only did us fans have the wind completely knocked out of us due to the fact the Mets were down by 7 runs but the Amazins lost another starter in their rotation.
However, the Mets did not let this bring them down. In the 6th and 7th innings they rallied back and were now losing by just 1 run, 7-6. Interesting to note, in both innings the Mets scored all of their 6 runs with 2 outs.
Yet, the Mets had the final knockout punch delivered by Coghlan who in the bottom of the 7th with men on 1st and 2nd hit a 3 run homer off of Nightly Nieve. The Marlins now were leading 10-6.
In the 8th and 9th innings the Mets added 2 more runs but still it just wasn't enough and they were out slugged in this slug fest 10-8.
The Marlins swept the Mets in a 4 game series, a feat they had never achieved until today.
As painful as this game was there are some positives to stress:
--Jason Bay extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
--Chris Carter in his first start as a Met went 1 for 3 with a clutch single in the top of the 6th to give the Mets their first run on the scoreboard.
--Gary Matthews Jr. was 2 for 2. He came in to pinch hit in the top of the 7th and his single helped the Mets prolong their 2 out rally. And then in the top of the 9th he got an rbi single, his first rbi of the season!
And now let's clean up our battle wounds with some Gary and Keith highlights from the booth, here we go,
Gary and Keith today took a departure from their literature chats and debuted a new segment I will call "At the cinema with Keith and Gary." Cohen was talking about Alaska and this triggered something in Keith's brain. Keith began to discuss a movie starring Al Pacino where Al plays a cop who has trouble sleeping. Although Hernandez could not think of the name of this movie I knew it and I kept screaming "Insomnia" at my tv but Keith could not hear me. Thank goodness this eventually ensued,
Gary: We have your answer Keith. It's "Insomnia." I've never seen it.
Keith: I like anything Al does.
Gary: My wife obviously saw the movie, she texted me the answer.
Keith: I get the biggest kick out of him.
Gary: Hoohah!
Gary and Keith also discussed figurative language,
Gary: Nothing slows the game down like speed. That's an oxymoron.
Keith: I understand.
Gary: Like jumbo shrimp.
Keith: I'm staying focused.
Then these crazy cats even offered up their opinions on sunglasses,
Gary: I still think the flip down is the best. I don't understand the glasses on top of the hat look.
Keith: Stylin'! It's for style points.
And lastly let's take a look at various comments Keith and Gary made about Chris "The Animal" Carter:
Gary: Chris was probably here since 3am doing sprints.
Gary: It looks like he's been in a steam bath.
Keith: At least he's sitting.
Gary: For now.
Keith: Carter is talking to himself out there.
Gary: He's just a bundle of energy.
Keith and Gary thanks again for the great banter because this one was a true heart breaker.
Tomorrow is a new day...in Atlanta.
Jerry Manuel was also inspired by his squad to make some changes in today's starting lineup, here's how it looked:
Reyes
Cora
Bay
Carter
Wright
Davis
Pagan
Blanco
Niese
Sitting through all 9 innings of this game today was a true test for myself and all Mets fans. Are we just masochists who get our jollies from all this heartbreak and pain on a daily basis? I don't think we are. I believe we are just die hard fans that know when it comes to the Metropolitans much of the time you have to suffer through the lowest of the lows to experience the highest of the highs. And those highs can and will be splendid.
Unfortunately today's game was not one of these highs but a low in this 2010 Mets season. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Jonathan Niese left the game due to a hamstring injury, an injury very similar to the one he suffered from last season. At this point the Marlins had a 3-0 lead. Takahashi came in to try to remedy the situation at hand but 4 more runs were tacked on by the fish. The Marlins had 12 men come to bat in this inning. Not pretty.
NOW not only did us fans have the wind completely knocked out of us due to the fact the Mets were down by 7 runs but the Amazins lost another starter in their rotation.
However, the Mets did not let this bring them down. In the 6th and 7th innings they rallied back and were now losing by just 1 run, 7-6. Interesting to note, in both innings the Mets scored all of their 6 runs with 2 outs.
Yet, the Mets had the final knockout punch delivered by Coghlan who in the bottom of the 7th with men on 1st and 2nd hit a 3 run homer off of Nightly Nieve. The Marlins now were leading 10-6.
In the 8th and 9th innings the Mets added 2 more runs but still it just wasn't enough and they were out slugged in this slug fest 10-8.
The Marlins swept the Mets in a 4 game series, a feat they had never achieved until today.
As painful as this game was there are some positives to stress:
--Jason Bay extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
--Chris Carter in his first start as a Met went 1 for 3 with a clutch single in the top of the 6th to give the Mets their first run on the scoreboard.
--Gary Matthews Jr. was 2 for 2. He came in to pinch hit in the top of the 7th and his single helped the Mets prolong their 2 out rally. And then in the top of the 9th he got an rbi single, his first rbi of the season!
And now let's clean up our battle wounds with some Gary and Keith highlights from the booth, here we go,
Gary and Keith today took a departure from their literature chats and debuted a new segment I will call "At the cinema with Keith and Gary." Cohen was talking about Alaska and this triggered something in Keith's brain. Keith began to discuss a movie starring Al Pacino where Al plays a cop who has trouble sleeping. Although Hernandez could not think of the name of this movie I knew it and I kept screaming "Insomnia" at my tv but Keith could not hear me. Thank goodness this eventually ensued,
Gary: We have your answer Keith. It's "Insomnia." I've never seen it.
Keith: I like anything Al does.
Gary: My wife obviously saw the movie, she texted me the answer.
Keith: I get the biggest kick out of him.
Gary: Hoohah!
Gary and Keith also discussed figurative language,
Gary: Nothing slows the game down like speed. That's an oxymoron.
Keith: I understand.
Gary: Like jumbo shrimp.
Keith: I'm staying focused.
Then these crazy cats even offered up their opinions on sunglasses,
Gary: I still think the flip down is the best. I don't understand the glasses on top of the hat look.
Keith: Stylin'! It's for style points.
And lastly let's take a look at various comments Keith and Gary made about Chris "The Animal" Carter:
Gary: Chris was probably here since 3am doing sprints.
Gary: It looks like he's been in a steam bath.
Keith: At least he's sitting.
Gary: For now.
Keith: Carter is talking to himself out there.
Gary: He's just a bundle of energy.
Keith and Gary thanks again for the great banter because this one was a true heart breaker.
Tomorrow is a new day...in Atlanta.
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