Whew, another week like this and I'll need to have my blood pressure checked. And it's only the end of May! Things started out great last weekend with the sweep of the Brewers. That wasn't exactly smooth, but a sweep is a sweep.
I planned on making more cards for both the Brewers and National series, and I still might. Been a busy week. If I do make them I'll add them here.
We took 2 of 3 important ones from the Nationals. Mr. Steven Matz showed us that we are holding five aces. Colon not an ace you say? Okay, four aces and a joker.
Captain Wright has been popping some dingers! He hit 3 whoppers in 3 consecutive games! An exciting walk off! I want to say HE'S BACK BABY but he was out last night with a pain in his neck.
Cabrera has been so crucial, so steady.
Gotcha Utley!
Dealing or shuffling. Don't ask me.
When the game is tied I think the Mets are winning.
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| Damn you all to hell,Utley! |
This was such a classic game. It had everything! Ups and downs, big hits, great fielding, good enough starting pitching, a meltdown, a sacrificial lamb (deGrom's win) and an answer right back walkoff homer. Utley did something in this game too, didn't he.
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I redesigned the regular mfc border just so I could get the Leprechaun of L.A. in frame. I might switch to this look in series three. I like it.
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Not much to say about last night's game.
Ha. Watch, now I'll go on for like an hour.
Last night's game was horrendous. And not because of the Mets bats (weak), or Chase Utley (back to the head of my nemesis list). It was because of a green umpire named Adam Hamari who decided that Thor should be tossed for throwing behind Utley in the 3rd inning.
No warning. No hits batsman.
After the game crew chief Tom Hallion said the umpire was convinced Noah threw at Utley intentionally. If his intention was missing him by a foot, which it was, then how could he also intend to hit him?
This was a HUGE game with the '86 tribute crowd and their '86 jerseys. Imagine traveling to Citi Field to see Syndergaard pitch and having that happen in the third frame. Totally ridiculous. If he hit him, okay, toss him without a warning. But he was just throwing a brush-forward pitch.
HE DIDN'T HIT HIM!
How can a pitcher send a message if he is no longer allowed to brush-back, or in this case, brush-forward and opposing batter? And seriously, you cannot take away the threat the pitcher has to throw close to an opposing batter. Batters are way to comfortable as it is.
Cripes, I'm still upset.
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Upside? I came up with a new card concept.
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FLASHBACK TO APRIL 2015:
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| And Harvey hit him with his message. And everybody in the wide, wide, world of sports knew it was intentional. Not tossed. |
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I tip my cap to Utley.
I live down in Southern New Jersey and for many years I saw 80% of my live ballgames (probably 97% were Mets games) at Veterans Stadium in Philly. I watched Utley (& Howard) come up and I liked and respected these players. Saved their baseball cards, kept tabs on them (along with other non-Metropolitan players I am a fan of). Rooted against them when playing the Mets, of course. Booed 'em. But these were two great players, especially Utley.
Chase was a throwback, my favorite kind of player. Wally Backmanish, gritty, played the game as hard as he possibly could all the time. How I wished the Mets could have gotten him earlier in his career. He is an asset to any team he's on. I can compartmentalize that and keep it away from my met fandom. Up to a point, anyway. But the thing is, yea, I'll be mighty pissed at him, like I was last night, but I don't hate him. I hate the stuff he does to us. There's a big difference there. This was how it was for me with Pete Rose, who Chase could also be measured against in terms of balls to the wall hustle.
Utley fully expected to be plunked at one point during this series from the Mets. That pretty much says it all about what generation of player he comes from. Old School.
When dinosaurs like Chase Utley die out, watching baseball will be like watching a company softball game.
This isn't the first time I've expressed these sentiments:
I don't even want to get into the Utley playoff slide, because the idiot umps said they did not take it into consideration.
Crew chief Tom Hallion post game statement to the media.
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| ^courtesy of Michael Baron |
@KeithOlbermann/via twitter
Another umpire who thinks the pregame ceremonies were for him. Adam Hamari has no business in a ballpark without a ticket #DeleteYourCareer
Mets will play the rubber game tonight at 8pm. Yep, ESPN's got the game. LETS GO METS!!!
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