Comments on: News: Tonight’s Game is Rained Out http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Bacci http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-171089 Joe Bacci Sat, 17 May 2008 19:37:32 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-171089 dude the MLB is not just another faceless corporation; it's baseball, its part of the fiber of this nation... and it was a big part of how the survivors recovered from 9/11...get a life and stop being so disgustingly cynical. dude the MLB is not just another faceless corporation; it’s baseball, its part of the fiber of this nation… and it was a big part of how the survivors recovered from 9/11…get a life and stop being so disgustingly cynical.

]]> By: Free Aaron Heilman http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170682 Free Aaron Heilman Sat, 17 May 2008 17:26:15 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170682 Yes, they would have needed to call someone up. Because Maine is not needed for the weekend now, he can pitch one of the games of the doubleheader on Tuesday. They originally had Pelf and Vargas slated to pitch the doubleheader, with Friday night's starter going Wednesday. Since the Friday night starter (Santana) was pushed to Saturday, he can't pitch Wednesday unless he goes on short rest. So they would have needed someone for Wednesday's game. So they can avoid for now the need to call someone up. If they need to do it in June, Pedro should be back so their starting pitching will be deeper. So it wouldn't have been easy at all to adjust the roster for the extra starter. Who do you send down? Yes, they would have needed to call someone up. Because Maine is not needed for the weekend now, he can pitch one of the games of the doubleheader on Tuesday. They originally had Pelf and Vargas slated to pitch the doubleheader, with Friday night’s starter going Wednesday. Since the Friday night starter (Santana) was pushed to Saturday, he can’t pitch Wednesday unless he goes on short rest. So they would have needed someone for Wednesday’s game.

So they can avoid for now the need to call someone up. If they need to do it in June, Pedro should be back so their starting pitching will be deeper.

So it wouldn’t have been easy at all to adjust the roster for the extra starter. Who do you send down?

]]> By: Felonious Monk http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170622 Felonious Monk Sat, 17 May 2008 16:42:27 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170622 They wouldn't have had to call anyone up. They could have played 2 today. Santana pitches game 1 and Perez game 2. It's just like postponing last night's game 6 hours and today's game 6 hours, then they're all caught up. I just think that, for a team that a) needs to get wins over bad teams like the Yankees, and b) is trying to show that the team is motivated and not indifferent, this sends completely the wrong message to the fans to request the game be made up a month from now when it would have been so easy to just play two today, especially with the day off on Monday and tomorrow's game not starting until 8 pm! They wouldn’t have had to call anyone up. They could have played 2 today. Santana pitches game 1 and Perez game 2. It’s just like postponing last night’s game 6 hours and today’s game 6 hours, then they’re all caught up.

I just think that, for a team that a) needs to get wins over bad teams like the Yankees, and b) is trying to show that the team is motivated and not indifferent, this sends completely the wrong message to the fans to request the game be made up a month from now when it would have been so easy to just play two today, especially with the day off on Monday and tomorrow’s game not starting until 8 pm!

]]> By: Free Aaron Heilman http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170584 Free Aaron Heilman Sat, 17 May 2008 15:23:19 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170584 I apologize and take that back then. Still, I have no problem even if it was only the Mets who wanted the postponement. What is the big deal? Now that everyone is pushed back a day, they won't have to bring up a starter from the minors to pitch one game of the Atlanta doubleheader, which they would have had to do if the rainout were played today, Sunday or Monday. And the Mets will probably have Pedro back by Mid-June so they'll be deeper in starting pitching. I don't see it as a negative at all. I apologize and take that back then.

Still, I have no problem even if it was only the Mets who wanted the postponement. What is the big deal? Now that everyone is pushed back a day, they won’t have to bring up a starter from the minors to pitch one game of the Atlanta doubleheader, which they would have had to do if the rainout were played today, Sunday or Monday. And the Mets will probably have Pedro back by Mid-June so they’ll be deeper in starting pitching. I don’t see it as a negative at all.

]]> By: Felonious Monk http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170555 Felonious Monk Sat, 17 May 2008 14:46:14 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170555 Yes, another way to exploit profit from the deaths of 3000 innocent victims and turn it into a marketing tool. Go MLB! Yes, another way to exploit profit from the deaths of 3000 innocent victims and turn it into a marketing tool. Go MLB!

]]> By: Felonious Monk http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170554 Felonious Monk Sat, 17 May 2008 14:44:15 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170554 If they can't play 2 doubleheaders in 4 days when they have TWO off-days (Friday and Monday), then they should just go home and retire to their big houses and go golfing. I'm so sick of this crap. MLB is such a girl game now. It's disgusting. If they can’t play 2 doubleheaders in 4 days when they have TWO off-days (Friday and Monday), then they should just go home and retire to their big houses and go golfing.

I’m so sick of this crap. MLB is such a girl game now. It’s disgusting.

]]> By: Felonious Monk http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170549 Felonious Monk Sat, 17 May 2008 14:40:17 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170549 But a day/night DH today would have been no problem. They had the day off last night, they get another off-day on Monday, but let's screw the fans because we want to baby these overpaid crybaby wusses. It's not like the Mets haven't had more than their fair share of free days off due to rain already. Cry me a river! But a day/night DH today would have been no problem. They had the day off last night, they get another off-day on Monday, but let’s screw the fans because we want to baby these overpaid crybaby wusses. It’s not like the Mets haven’t had more than their fair share of free days off due to rain already. Cry me a river!

]]> By: Felonious Monk http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170546 Felonious Monk Sat, 17 May 2008 14:37:42 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170546 Meanwhile the Mets have played fewer games than any other team in MLB. It's a little annoying from a fan's perspective when these guys can't suck it up and get the game out of the way during the same series and instead get games postponed until months later. Like Billy Wagner said, these guys need to start earning their salaries. Meanwhile the Mets have played fewer games than any other team in MLB. It’s a little annoying from a fan’s perspective when these guys can’t suck it up and get the game out of the way during the same series and instead get games postponed until months later. Like Billy Wagner said, these guys need to start earning their salaries.

]]> By: Felonious Monk http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170543 Felonious Monk Sat, 17 May 2008 14:34:13 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170543 FYI, SNY is reporting that the Mets requested not to make up the game this weekend because of the Braves DH on Tues. I guess SNY is talking out of their asses just like I am. Or, actually, it was reading about it on sny.tv that pissed me off and motivated me to write the above post. Of course I know the Yankees have a say in the matter, and it's beneficial to them to postpone until they get their star players off the DL, but it was the Mets, according to sny.tv, that requested the postponement until June 27, and apparently the Yankees and the league agreed to it. FYI, SNY is reporting that the Mets requested not to make up the game this weekend because of the Braves DH on Tues. I guess SNY is talking out of their asses just like I am. Or, actually, it was reading about it on sny.tv that pissed me off and motivated me to write the above post.

Of course I know the Yankees have a say in the matter, and it’s beneficial to them to postpone until they get their star players off the DL, but it was the Mets, according to sny.tv, that requested the postponement until June 27, and apparently the Yankees and the league agreed to it.

]]> By: ericinsane http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170517 ericinsane Sat, 17 May 2008 14:01:59 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/16/news-tonights-game-is-rained-out/#comment-170517 And our luck someone whould slip in the rain (Santana. Wright) and pull a hamstring..... And our luck someone whould slip in the rain (Santana. Wright) and pull a hamstring…..

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