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Official MLB Thread - 2006 Season
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siamesedreamer
Banned
Y2Kevbug11 said:
:lol
Easy now........its been a rough month.
The Frankman
Banned
I HATE BOSTON. Thank God we come here once every six years.vatstep said:
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Welcome back to the AL East, Pedro. 
Lastings Milledge must be terrified of the green monster. Thanks for sucking! :lol
Lastings Milledge must be terrified of the green monster. Thanks for sucking! :lol
Qwerty710710
a child left behind
F**k this I'm not watching this game, Mets are making fool of themselves for the second night in a row. Lasting cost the Mets two runs again.
The Frankman
Banned
You quit now don't come bandwagoning when Mets win the game. The clique never gives up on its own.Qwerty710710 said:
Pedro with the high heat, the Boston faithful with the overreact. :lol
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
WHOOOOO
POUND PEDRO
POUND PEDRO
Qwerty710710
a child left behind
OMG Mets look like frauds what is going on, the haven't played this shitty all year. Come on Mets snap out of it please.
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
:lol:lol:lol
WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
They're up against some real AL power, that's what's going on.
WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
Qwerty710710 said:
They're up against some real AL power, that's what's going on.
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
There's the obligatory homerun allowed by Beckett. Even when he's going well he always seems to give one up.
Qwerty710710
a child left behind
Dr. Strangelove said:
Mets are going to have to make some kind of improvments, even though Red Sox are hot. There is no excuse Mets are playing like crap, I'm bumed out. The whole NL is like this, NL is going to get rocked in the all star game.
Qwerty710710
a child left behind
This is not good this series this proving to me, that Mets aren't any better than anyone in the NL. Mets have to play much better ball if there World Series contender.
I don't think the "mets are not playing like the mets." The Mets simply are playing THE hottest AL team in the game. And I say AL only because that adds extra oomph, they are hotter than anyone in the NL as well.
LOL:
Yankee nation is filled with moronic sentimental bullshit "damn the computers" rejects. No, "makes things happen" is not a ****ing statistic you douche. Stop saying that someone like Coco Crisp makes things happen and stop pretending Melky knows what he's doing because his OPS is like .640.
I have never seen such a backlash against statistics before in favor of sentimentality and personal bullshit like I have in baseball. Could you imagine if the weather was like this?
"It's going to be 80 degrees today."
"No, Bob, it's going to be 40. Who gives what the computer tells you? The computer doesn't predict with its HEART. It's gonna be 40. I saw it happen before and I know these things."
LOL:
nomaas.org said:
Yankee nation is filled with moronic sentimental bullshit "damn the computers" rejects. No, "makes things happen" is not a ****ing statistic you douche. Stop saying that someone like Coco Crisp makes things happen and stop pretending Melky knows what he's doing because his OPS is like .640.
I have never seen such a backlash against statistics before in favor of sentimentality and personal bullshit like I have in baseball. Could you imagine if the weather was like this?
"It's going to be 80 degrees today."
"No, Bob, it's going to be 40. Who gives what the computer tells you? The computer doesn't predict with its HEART. It's gonna be 40. I saw it happen before and I know these things."
Qwerty710710 said:
Don't panick man. They really haven't gone into a slump all season,this could be the beginning of one is all. Or is Boston just that good? I think its a little of both.
But one thing is for sure,the Mets need another legit starter,they have been relying too much on Pedro and Glavine all season. We've been able to keep that problem under control but were going to be looking awfully bad come October when we face the elite teams.
Y2Kevbug11 said:
Pedro has been topping off at 91-92 for the past two seasons, where have you been? He's usually around 88 most nights. He didn't have his head in this game from the start. If he made the throw to second to start the double play we would have been out of the inning with no runs allowed.
LJ11 said:
I've watched a few starts and it usually SITS at 91 at least, it usually doesn't TOP there. I've seen a few starts where he doesn't break 90, but he has to be particularly creative in those starts.
And something tells me that doesn't work against the Sox. I think the problem is more deep seated than the first inning jitters anyway.
Y2Kevbug11 said:
I've watched every Met game this season, every game, and the highest I've seen the gun reach is 94. Most games he tops out at 90-91, ask any Met fan and they will say the same. Pedro doesn't blow batters away with his velocity as he did in the past. Pedro uses off-speed pitches to set up his fastball. He's a different pitcher now. If you watched when he pitched against the Yankees, he may have hit 90 a handful of time but his off-speed stuff was on target all day.
vatstep said:
Maybe? We've won 17 of 21 against teams like the Tigers, Cardinals, Rangers, and Reds.
Your streak has come against Atlanta, Washington, and Philly before currently the Mets.
We're every bit as hot as the Red Sox, only we've been playing better teams. But I have tickets behind home plate for next Saturday's game against the Red Sox, so I wouldn't mind that being the game we break your streak
Oh, and we're an MLB best 29-11 at home.
The Frankman
Banned
..then you missed the Nationals game where he hit 95 and 96... three times.LJ11 said:
CajoleJuice
Member
The first thing I hear when I get home from my baseball game tonight...
Dad: The Mets are getting rocked again. It's 8-0.
****ing shit.
And A-Rod hit a game-winning home run. What is going on?
BTW, you Astros fans might like to know that I played at Craig Biggio Field tonight. He must've just donated some money to his old high school, because I don't remember it being called that when I played there in high school.
Dad: The Mets are getting rocked again. It's 8-0.
****ing shit.
And A-Rod hit a game-winning home run. What is going on?
BTW, you Astros fans might like to know that I played at Craig Biggio Field tonight. He must've just donated some money to his old high school, because I don't remember it being called that when I played there in high school.
The Frankman said:
I don't recall him ever hitting that high on a consistent basis. You're telling me he hit 94+ 6 times in that game? Or are you saying he was 95-96 on 3 seperate occasions? I could buy the later but I would have definitely remembered him hitting the gun at 94+ that many times.
The Frankman
Banned
In the time where he was facing Guillen (or was it Soriano) he hit 94+ in the at-bat. I definitely remember one 96. Later on the radio I heard Eddie say he hit it on 2 other occasions "when he needed to".LJ11 said:
The Frankman said:
Now that you mention it I do remember him hitting the gun pretty high during that sequence to Guillen. Actually, his best velocity all season was probably during that game. Good catch.
Pedro was lights out in April and May, but June has been a month to forget. I hope there is nothing physically wrong with him. I'll throw out tonight's performance as being more mental/emotional than physical. Hopefully Glavine can stop the bleeding tomorrow.
The Frankman
Banned
These games are killing me after I declared the whole DeGeneration Mets crap. I worked all night shopping the image and I get this effort from the Mets. We need a good ol' fashioned blowout tomorrow against the Sawx. Or a Glavine no-no.
Mifune said:
I know this will sound stupid, but I hope its a minor hip injury. If it's an injury then his past few outings can be excused. But if it's not, well we're going to be screwed. I'm pretty sure the Mets will go to a 6 man rotation come August and Semptember, so Pedro and Glavine will get extra rest.
Oh I hope it's a minor thing, too. Thing is, it probably WAS a minor injury that has lingered around and gotten worse because he's played through it. If there's one thing that really annoys and disturbs me about the Mets, it's their unwillingness to acknowledge injuries. The word is practically taboo to Mets management.
Cliff Floyd sprained his ankle weeks back. Anyone with eyes could see it was a fairly serious injury. So do we send him to the DL immediately and let him recover? No, we list him as day to day (meanwhile, Cliff can barely walk) and then FINALLY D-list him after the ankle doesn't miraculously heal within a few days. Sure, the delay didn't cost the team anything, but it's a troubling trend. Beltran was dealt with similarly earlier in the season. And I fear the same thing is happening with Pedro, except he's playing through it...to the tune of 6 earned runs in 3 innings. Heath Bell could give us that in a spot start.
And in case I wasn't clear...THE SKY IS FALLING!!!! AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!
Cliff Floyd sprained his ankle weeks back. Anyone with eyes could see it was a fairly serious injury. So do we send him to the DL immediately and let him recover? No, we list him as day to day (meanwhile, Cliff can barely walk) and then FINALLY D-list him after the ankle doesn't miraculously heal within a few days. Sure, the delay didn't cost the team anything, but it's a troubling trend. Beltran was dealt with similarly earlier in the season. And I fear the same thing is happening with Pedro, except he's playing through it...to the tune of 6 earned runs in 3 innings. Heath Bell could give us that in a spot start.
And in case I wasn't clear...THE SKY IS FALLING!!!! AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!
Mifune said:
You make some very good points. It's always hush-hush with the Mets and injuries. The last few starts should have sent a clear message to the training staff about Pedro's hip. I know when Omar took over he got rid of the old staff because of the way they dealt with past injuries especially Reyes'. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that everything is going to be okay with Pedro.
I think we didn't give it much concern when this happened to Zambrano(because honestly the guy is not a real man's pitcher anyways.) But when we see the same pattern going on with Pedro now,someone needs to take some responsibility. That is *if* Pedro is suffering through more than just minor aches and pains. Every pitcher hits a slump during the season so it could be nothing more than that. And Pedro did not have his game face on today either. You gyuys saw it-he was too happy waving to the crowd being Mr. Nice Guy instead of Mr. Lights out. Ofcourse the redSox are a great team,but Pedro shouldn't be lit up like that though. But again-yeah maybe he is suffering from ongoing legit injury? But then I hate to make excuses. We just got our tails kicked tonight more than anything. We need to suck it up and come out playing text book player for player blutch hitting baseball,pitch well, and above all-stop making all these sloppy mistakes on the field.
Qwerty710710
a child left behind
I'm concered with Pedro he hasn't been the same as April and May. Mets overall were sloppy and flat, to me this was a test to see if Mets were one of the elite teams in the Majors but unfortanly they failed. Alot of sox fans are calling them overrated, but its only there opion. I think Glavine and Mets offense needs to step tommrow, and take tommrow game.
Dez said:
I always fear shoulder injuries, we need to be cautious with the situation last thing we need is to lose Lilly for an extended period of time.
McGowan, I just don't know about him. His first few starts back in AAA he pitched well, than he got rocked than he had a few more good starts and than he got rocked on Monday. He pitched the first 4 innings effortlessly, than he got in a jam in the fifth and loss all composure and gave up a grand slam. I don't think he is mentally ready, the minute he gets in a tough situation I don't have faith that he will get out of it.
distantmantra
Member
DMczaf said:
Make that 2 games out of first place, Oakland lost again.
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