One Question for Willie Randolph

ITS, as a long time Brave fan, I understand your pain. Instead of water, can I suggest something a little stronger.

Whatever you do, don't listen to any Sports Talk radio or watch ESPN. The talking heads can drive a fan to violence.

On ESPN right now, Mike and Mike,The Two V Bobblehead Dolls, are second guessing Willie on the Floyd move.

Personally for me both coaches did great job thru the 7 games---it was one of those series where it was too bas you had a losing team

I tip my cap to both teams for giving us 7 great games

My second guess would be where was Wagner in the 9th. If the 9th inning of the 7th game with a tie score isn't a time for your closer - when are you planning to use him....

Would that be the same Billy Wagner who got lit up his last two times out? Seems to me that if Randolph was reluctant to use him on no rest after he'd been ineffective of late as it was, that's hard to question. But Wagner's bad series left the Mets short in the bullpen and without many options.

The real question is, where was the offense? You can't win many games with only 1 run.

Had it not been for Chavez's great play last night, it would've been 5-1 at the end. The blame is on the offensive side. Pitching and defense did their jobs.

Perhaps the fact I was rooting for the cards colored my judgement on wanting Wagner to come pitch

Wagner had a 10+ ERA for the series; perhaps Willie wasn't trusting him anymore. Can't blame him.

Or, mindful that it was a tie game going into the ninth with the bottom of the order coming up, he was looking to him for a possible 10th inning. Had the game continued into extras, we'd regard it as a wise move.

Rolen (who had looked awful all series until the last few ABs) and Molina (although clutch postseason had a regular season where crossing the Mendoza line was an unattainable goal --- does Willie look at short stats or long? And who has just caught every inning of a tense series) followed by a pinchhitter probably didn't look like too much of a threat.

November 1, 2006

By now you have gotten out of your basement dwelling and are back into life…

At least ya got 1969 and 1987 and a basement to retreat too. Bullwinkle got no year books to any championship, all I got is a old wet stogie and a half bottle of ripple….geez I don’t even have a basement….

To be nice, my Pads would have fallen over for your Mets, you could have pitched a dead Leo Durocher and the Mets would have still won.

(Briiiiian Giiillless: “For a dead dude, that change up is nasty!”)

Welcome back to the living and out of the payoffs.

Bullwinkle J Moose

quiz:

Its: What happened 20 years ago today?

Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play?

nope....Sgt Pepper was released on June 2, 1967

Very clever Orlando...must be a Beatles fan.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

It was twenty years ago today,
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play,
They've been going in and out of style
But they've guaranteed to raise a smile.
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.


Etc., etc.

Of course, wood. Bullwinkle was too far away to see my tongue planted firmly in my cheek!

Let's see, what did actually happen 20 years ago today. Dad04?

I know what happened 20 years ago tomorrow. Bill Buckner, devestated, attempted suicide by stepping in front of a bus. (Wait for it)

But the bus passed right through his legs.

(Groans all around!)

I know how brutal that play was but, a bus?

I'll give you that it may have been a mini-bus.

The only move or non-move for that matter I questioned the entire night was letting Valentin hit away with only one out and the bases loaded. Why not bunt and push a run in like the Cards did earlier in the game.

He is a lefty so he could have drag bunted down the line - they were back in double play depth so it should have been easily done. Had they done this then Wagner is in at the top of the 9th with a 2-1 lead. Could have been an entirely different ending!!