Max wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Is it me, or until Craig hit that home run, did it feel like the Cardinals were trailing this game by about a half-dozen runs?

All I can see is the box score, and our scoring was ugly up to that point:

Top 4th: St. Louis
- M. Adams grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, M. Holliday scored, A. Craig out at second
Top 5th: St. Louis
- M. Wacha grounded out to shortstop, J. Jay scored, P. Kozma to third
- Y. Molina grounded out to third, P. Kozma scored, M. Carpenter to second

The Molina groundout should have ended the inning. You can't give an error on a play where the fielder gets an out, but Wright cost the Mets 4 runs and possibly the game on that play. 

I seem to remember a few nights ago hoping we could avoid using Rosenthal and Mujica in a 12-2 game. Maybe we can avoid using them tonight. 

If Shane Robinson hits a HR and no one is watching, does it count?

tkihshbt wrote:

I only got to see bits and pieces. How did Wacha look after the first two innings?

Pretty good. He was able to locate his fastball better.
 

artie_fufkin wrote:

tkihshbt wrote:

I only got to see bits and pieces. How did Wacha look after the first two innings?

Pretty good. He was able to locate his fastball better.
 

Nothing like getting your first win less than a year after becoming a professional. 

forsberg_us wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

tkihshbt wrote:

I only got to see bits and pieces. How did Wacha look after the first two innings?

Pretty good. He was able to locate his fastball better.
 

Nothing like getting your first win less than a year after becoming a professional. 

I'm just going by what I've seen without any statistical support, but it seems like getting the first pitch over for a strike is important for him. Every pitcher works better ahead in the count of course, but it seems like there's a wider discrepancy for him between 1-0 and 0-1. Of course, he's a 21-year-old kid who has made three starts in the majors, so it's probably silly to ascribe any kind of pattern to him at this point.
 

artie_fufkin wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

I almost witnessed history just now. Bob's team almost scored 3 runs on a ball where the batter was out on the infield fly rule. 

That must have been hilarious. The closest thing to a Keystone Kops bit is the infield fly rule with the bases loaded in a youth baseball game.
 

Pop up behind first. First baseman misses it and the runner on 3rd heads home. Throw home is wild, but the backstop is close. The catcher retrieves the ball and tries to throw out the runner going to second and throws it into left center. The centerfielder gets it and throws late to third. In a unique twist, no one realized the infield fly had been called, so the batter was still running and, by this point is headed to second. The third baseman nearly overthrew second in an effort to throw out a runner who was already out. 

You're right TK, Strauss never wrote anything of value during his time as beat writer. Clearly he had naked pictures of someone at the Post which is the only reason he kept his job.

Give it a rest.

forsberg_us wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Santana is making $25.5 million. Bay gets $18 million from the Mets this year, and $3 million in 2014.

Unreal. I remember when we signed Holliday a lot of people thought Bay was a better option. 

Who the fuck thought that?  I liked him when i think the red sox signed him.  I am suprised he fell off a cliff but he is no matt holliday.  On a seperate note, holliday is coming around.  If freese and holliday hit this lineup is pretty good.

forsberg_us wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

I almost witnessed history just now. Bob's team almost scored 3 runs on a ball where the batter was out on the infield fly rule. 

That must have been hilarious. The closest thing to a Keystone Kops bit is the infield fly rule with the bases loaded in a youth baseball game.
 

Pop up behind first. First baseman misses it and the runner on 3rd heads home. Throw home is wild, but the backstop is close. The catcher retrieves the ball and tries to throw out the runner going to second and throws it into left center. The centerfielder gets it and throws late to third. In a unique twist, no one realized the infield fly had been called, so the batter was still running and, by this point is headed to second. The third baseman nearly overthrew second in an effort to throw out a runner who was already out. 

That sounds about right. If they had thrown out the batter trying to advance to second, would it be classified as a double play?

tkihshbt wrote:

I think Fors is referring to Cowboy.

Wonder what he's doing these days now that the Yahoo message boards are history? Last I saw, he was heaping his imperiousness upon anyone on the Miami Dolphins board who didn't think John Beck was the second coming of Dan Marino.

My cousin is positively obsessed with Colby. I told her I didn't see the appeal. He's goofy, can't talk right and has ridiculous hair. She even follows to see how he's doing. I told her that I, too, was enamored with his talent at one point, but it's become obvious that he's not all that good.

I believe she even has a Rasmus Blue Jays jersey.