Jul

16

Billy Wagner Blows The All-Star Game

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Fact:

Billy Wagner, the Mets’ punk-ass closer, entered the game with two outs, no one on base and the National League holding on to a one-run lead. He left three batters later with the score tied, in a game the American League eventually won, 4-3, in 15 innings at Yankee Stadium.

NY Times:

Billy Wagner was not asked to pitch in the ninth inning, only the eighth. He was asked to retire one hitter, not two, not three, and a left-handed hitter at that. In All-Star Games, nothing goes as planned for Wagner, and it did not again as Tuesday night was about to turn into Wednesday morning.

Newsday:

It’s been a familiar storyline for Wagner, who already had six blown saves (22-for-28) this season. In his last two All-Star appearances, he also was tagged for pivotal runs. Last season at AT&T Park, Wagner served up a two-run homer to the Indians’ Victor Martinez with two outs in the eighth inning of the American League’s 5-4 victory. Wagner didn’t pitch in 2005, but in 2003 at Comiskey Park, he allowed a solo home run to Jason Giambi with two outs in the seventh. The AL also won that year, 7-6.

NY Post:

The veteran closer, tabbed to pitch in the Midsummer Classic at Yankee Stadium despite blowing a whopping six saves in the season’s first half, let another lead slip away last night that led to an eventual 4-3 AL win in 15 marathon innings.

Wagner didn’t waste any time, either, blowing a 3-2 advantage for the National League (who suffered a 4-3, 15-inning loss) in the span of the first two hitters he faced.

After replacing the Giants New York Giants ‘ Brian Wilson with two out and nobody on, Wagner promptly gave up a line-drive single to the Indians’ Grady Sizemore on a 1-1 fastball right over the plate. After Sizemore easily stole second, Wagner gave up a ground-rule RBI double to Evan Longoria of the Rays on a 2-2 slider.

And just like that - and just like far too many ninth innings for the Mets this season - the NL’s hard-fought lead evaporated.

LetsGoMets:

Way to blow the game Lidge! I guess it doesn’t matter to him, not like the Phillies are making it to the World Series anyway.

It’s the above bullshit comment on the post below this one that has me irate this morning. Yeah, LetsGoMets always has some insane Mets logic going on around here and there is no doubt that Brad Lidge got the L today, but it’s the Mets’ closer, Billy Wagner, who blew the game - HE BLEW IT.

LetsGoMets, whatever drugs you are doing. Stop right now and move on to the exact opposite. Uppers? Try downers. Powder? Time for booze. Prescriptions? Time for grass.

Find a way to make some sense to your world.

Jun

25

Podcast Tonight…

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Hey all. Dave and I will be recording tonight and, as anyone who listens already knows, we are usually all over the place. However, I am going to start using this space to post a list of what we’ll be covering…

1. Phillies
2. College World Series
3. Eagles - Lito Sheppard
4. SportsCade
5. Numbers 21-30

…hit the comments up for anything else we should get into.

Jun

22

Feedback: Top 10 All-Time Sports Films

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The American Film Institute has named its top 10 sports films of all time. Let’s get the comments rolling on this one as I am sure there are plenty of films not on this list.

Where does “Field of Dreams” come into play here? “The Color of Money” anyone?

Here we go…

1. “Raging Bull,” 1980.
2. “Rocky,” 1976.
3. “The Pride of the Yankees,” 1942.
4. “Hoosiers,” 1986.
5. “Bull Durham,” 1988.
6. “The Hustler,” 1961.
7. “Caddyshack,” 1980.
8. “Breaking Away,” 1979.
9. “National Velvet,” 1944.
10. “Jerry Maguire,” 1996.

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