Mets @ Stros 5/15/11

[hostros7]

The 5th inning, in which the Mets gave already scored three with no one away, began with the astros failing to be able to catch an infield pop up to the mound.  I have nothing else to add.

[subnuclear]

I just sat down to watch this, too.

[austro]

When Aneury hits the wall, he really hits it.

[austro]

In-fucking-credible. Is JR Towles brain-dead?

ETA: And Hall didn't help much, either.

[chuck]

In-fucking-credible. Is JR Towles brain-dead?

ETA: And Hall didn't help much, either.

Towles and Hall make a lethal combo. Just unbearably irresponsible.

[Bench]

Holy shit that was awful.  I would hate to get stuck sitting in front of that crew.

[OregonStrosFan]

In-fucking-credible. Is JR Towles brain-dead?

ETA: And Hall didn't help much, either.

Towles and Hall make a lethal combo. Just unbearably irresponsible.

Just turned it on, what the heck happened?

[Bench]

Just turned it on, what the heck happened?

Reyes on first, some other met on third, two outs.  Reyes steals, Towles decides to make the futile throw to second, guy on third steals home with no throw because Hall for some reason tried to pretend to the ump that he made the tag in time.

[austro]

Reyes on first, some other met on third, two outs.  Reyes steals, Towles decides to make the futile throw to second, guy on third steals home with no throw because Hall for some reason tried to pretend to the ump that he made the tag in time.

And Towles took so long getting the throw off that I just assumed that the play was for Hall to cut the throw and come home.

[OregonStrosFan]

because Hall for some reason tried to pretend to the ump that he made the tag in time.

We talking about the same Bill Hall that just struck out w/ RISP on a pitch so far outside that even Hunter was embarrassed for him?

PS: Thanks for the explanation.

[austro]

It was almost as if Hall forgot that there was a man on third.

[Bench]

Jeeez.

[OregonStrosFan]

Jeeez.

That ones on Mills.

[austro]

I hopped over to the golf tournament for a few minutes. Home run?

[chuck]

I hopped over to the golf tournament for a few minutes. Home run?

Oui.

[MusicMan]

Reyes on first, some other met on third, two outs.  Reyes steals, Towles decides to make the futile throw to second, guy on third steals home with no throw because Hall for some reason tried to pretend to the ump that he made the tag in time.

I don't mind the fact that they lose due to inferior talent.  That happens.  But shit like this is just unwatchable.

[rifraft]

I don't mind the fact that they lose due to inferior talent.  That happens.  But shit like this is just unwatchable.

This shit is unwatchable.  Bad baseball, stupid baseball.  The dropped pop up, the steal of home, Aneurysm's terrible bunting.  Horrible.

[MusicMan]

This shit is unwatchable.  Bad baseball, stupid baseball.  The dropped pop up, the steal of home, Aneurysm's terrible bunting.  Horrible.

Add to that the fact that the fucking HPU gave Daniel Murphy a walk on ball 3 in the 6th inning.

Angel Hernandez blowing the call at 2b in the first inning I expect.  But that's Little League shit.

[Mr. Happy]

I picked the game up in the seventh inning. How did Aneury look before he hit the wall.

[94CougarGrad]

Angel Hernandez blowing the call at 2b in the first inning I expect.  But that's Little League shit.

We don't have an official SnS nickname for him yet? Douchebag, fuckstick, asshat, something?

[OregonStrosFan]

We don't have an official SnS nickname for him yet? Douchebag, fuckstick, asshat, something?

Why sully those monikers by attaching the name 'Angel Hernandez' to them?

[austro]

I picked the game up in the seventh inning. How did Aneury look before he hit the wall.

For the first four innings he looked pretty solid. But he seems kind of fragile: if the defense screws up behind him, he unravels pretty quickly.

[austro]

Add to that the fact that the fucking HPU gave Daniel Murphy a walk on ball 3 in the 6th inning.

JD and Brownie were saying that there may have been an earlier ball called for going to his mouth, so that although there were only three pitches there were in fact four balls.

[MusicMan]

JD and Brownie were saying that there may have been an earlier ball called for going to his mouth, so that although there were only three pitches there were in fact four balls.

Bushneck lackey apologists.

[JimR]

That is what they said on the radio-added a ball for going to his mouth.

[Mr. Happy]

For the first four innings he looked pretty solid. But he seems kind of fragile: if the defense screws up behind him, he unravels pretty quickly.

That is a sign of youth. It sounds like a matter also of going through the order a second time, so he needs to gameplan a bit more and watch some more film. The obvious lack of command (four BBs in five innings) led to the high pitch count.

[Bench]

That is a sign of youth. It sounds like a matter also of going through the order a second time, so he needs to gameplan a bit more and watch some more film. The obvious lack of command (four BBs in five innings) led to the high pitch count.

He had 46 pitches through four innings. 

[Mr. Happy]

He had 46 pitches through four innings. 

And finished with 90 in 5 plus IP.

[Bench]

And finished with 90 in 5 plus IP.

Yes, but "obvious lack of command" leading to a high pitch count didn't occur until the 5th.  So it is misleading to blame Aneury's woes in the 5th on a high pitch count. 

[Mr. Happy]

Yes, but "obvious lack of command" leading to a high pitch count didn't occur until the 5th.  So it is misleading to blame Aneury's woes in the 5th on a high pitch count. 

Okay, Bench, you got me. You are the self-appointed potentate of correcting Mr. Happy.

[jbm]

It's true, his fastball command was sharp til he fell apart.  His secondary stuff, mainly his change, needs lots of work, but for four innings yesterday, he looked good.  It wasn't just a random, lucky four inning stretch.

[austro]

It's true, his fastball command was sharp til he fell apart.  His secondary stuff, mainly his change, needs lots of work, but for four innings yesterday, he looked good.  It wasn't just a random, lucky four inning stretch.

He gets unreal movement on some of this pitches. But he lacks any real consistency right now.

[chuck]

It looked to me like in the fifth he simply got tired.

[austro]

It looked to me like in the fifth he simply got tired.

I think he became unnerved when he heard Carlos thundering toward him on the popup, and he never could regain his composure after that brush with death.