The Official LOVE The Mets Thread v2.0

by 1 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 19:05:58

minaya gets a 4-year extension

oh baha

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 19:07:12

1 wrote:minaya gets a 4-year extension

oh baha

Really? Today?

Are they trying to start a riot?

by **FTN** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 19:18:10

1 wrote:minaya gets a 4-year extension

oh baha

Shouldn’t they have waited until after our unceremonious exit from the playoffs? I guess they were gonna do it no matter what the outcome…

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 01:13:40

They still have to face Zambrano, Harden, Volstad, and Nolasco. None of those games are going to be that easy to win. I say they go 3-2 the rest of the way. That means the Phillies just have to get two more wins.

by **drsmooth** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 08:16:15

1 wrote:minaya gets a 4-year extension

oh baha

think of the ripple effect

amaro's stock rises b/c the bar is lowered

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:47:20

CalvinBall wrote:They still have to face Zambrano, Harden, Volstad, and Nolasco. None of those games are going to be that easy to win. I say they go 3-2 the rest of the way. That means the Phillies just have to get two more wins.

Marlins have quit.

by **lowcountry** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:53:42

mozartpc27 wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:They still have to face Zambrano, Harden, Volstad, and Nolasco. None of those games are going to be that easy to win. I say they go 3-2 the rest of the way. That means the Phillies just have to get two more wins.

Marlins have quit.

Florida will win AT LEAST one game of the three. And I suspect they'll win two. Mets will finish no better than 3-2 in their last 5.

Edit: And it will be up to Milwaukee to force a one-game playoff with the Mets. Take 2 of 3 against the Cubs and they'll tie the Mets, I think. Take 1 of 3 and I think they're in trouble.

by **The Dude** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:57:54

Marlins didn't quit last year!

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:49:11

mozartpc27 wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:They still have to face Zambrano, Harden, Volstad, and Nolasco. None of those games are going to be that easy to win. I say they go 3-2 the rest of the way. That means the Phillies just have to get two more wins.

Marlins have quit.

So, it's going to be super tough for us versus the Braves and Nats (two teams that SU-uck, by the way) but you've just decided the Marlins have quit? Based on what exactly?

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:53:35

At this point, the Marlins don't really care about the Reds or the Nats, especially after the letdown from the Phillies series. However, I can imagine they will be ready to go once they see the Mets this weekend due to their rivalry.

by **laf837** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 13:05:16

Really relying on two teams to help us that - one, just got eliminated and two, have bigger fish to fry - is fools gold. I would not be shocked in the least if Mets and the Brew Crew, for that matter, win out. It's certainly reasonable for it to happen. Phils just need to beat inferior teams that have nothing to play for. Win out and nothing else matters.

by **Bob Loblaw** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 13:39:27

Dont forget that the teams we're playing have nothing left to play for either.

by **TenuredVulture** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 14:17:11

My pity of yesterday has reverted back to hate.

by **Drugs Delaney** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 14:37:31

ek wrote:uhh, the Marlins hate the Mets. I mean, really hate the Mets. they will play all three of those games hard.

No question about. At this point, there's nothing they'd rather see than a repeat of last season.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 14:38:56

philliesphhan wrote:
mozartpc27 wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:They still have to face Zambrano, Harden, Volstad, and Nolasco. None of those games are going to be that easy to win. I say they go 3-2 the rest of the way. That means the Phillies just have to get two more wins.

Marlins have quit.

So, it's going to be super tough for us versus the Braves and Nats (two teams that SU-uck, by the way) but you've just decided the Marlins have quit? Based on what exactly?

I suspect the Marlins have quit because since dropping 2/3 from Phillies, they are 0-3 against the Reds and Nats.

I suspect the Phillies HAVE to win all 4 of their remaining games because it's the only way to be assured of the division, unless and until the Mets or Brewers lose again. As it stands right now, they HAVE to win.

I suspect the Phillies are making me nervous and worried that they will struggle because --- lest any of us forget --- these are the fuck-ing Phillies we are talking about here. The 1 WS win in 103 tries Phillies. Also, baseball ain't like football. Just because a superior team is playing an inferior opponent at home and needs to win doesn't make the chances of that team's victory 80-90%. It makes it, at best, 60% (at best). There's too much luck involved.

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 14:45:18

mozartpc27 wrote:
philliesphhan wrote:
mozartpc27 wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:They still have to face Zambrano, Harden, Volstad, and Nolasco. None of those games are going to be that easy to win. I say they go 3-2 the rest of the way. That means the Phillies just have to get two more wins.

Marlins have quit.

So, it's going to be super tough for us versus the Braves and Nats (two teams that SU-uck, by the way) but you've just decided the Marlins have quit? Based on what exactly?

I suspect the Marlins have quit because since dropping 2/3 from Phillies, they are 0-3 against the Reds and Nats.

I suspect the Phillies HAVE to win all 4 of their remaining games because it's the only way to be assured of the division, unless and until the Mets or Brewers lose again. As it stands right now, they HAVE to win.

I suspect the Phillies are making me nervous and worried that they will struggle because --- lest any of us forget --- these are the $#@!-ing Phillies we are talking about here. The 1 WS win in 103 tries Phillies. Also, baseball ain't like football. Just because a superior team is playing an inferior opponent at home and needs to win doesn't make the chances of that team's victory 80-90%. It makes it, at best, 60% (at best). There's too much luck involved.

As long as you realize how diametrically opposed your assumptions are and you're just being irrational because you're a phan, that's cool.

by **FTN** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 14:51:11

Im as numerically and statistically inclined as anyone here (except MattS, and maybe Shore), but even I'm realistically worried right now. Its the Phillies.

If they win tonight, I'll feel a lot better.

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 14:53:27

I'm worried. Or worried about being worried, or whatever it was I said.

I'm talking about how he thinks the Marlins have quit and the Brewers are going to sweep the Pirates, but at the same time the Phillies don't have better than a 60% chance to win any game.

by **BuddyGroom** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 14:55:33

Drugs Delaney wrote:
ek wrote:uhh, the Marlins hate the Mets. I mean, really hate the Mets. they will play all three of those games hard.

No question about. At this point, there's nothing they'd rather see than a repeat of last season.

Yet, haven't they also been quite vocal in the past about disliking the Phillies. Beyond Scott Olsen, I think other Marlins have expressed this too.

Maybe the Marlins hate everybody.

by **FTN** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 14:56:04

ek wrote:I don't understand how the Phillies lost one game and panic sets in. really strange

It started with a 17-81 season in 1883.

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