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How so?
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Who, Ska or Trachsel? As for Trachsel, he got dicked around pretty good by Willie - held out of the rotation so that Zambrano could hang on, even though Trax threw a 1-hitter in his first start back. I don't know, Trax isn't my favorite player, or even an important Met really, but I have no hate for the guy.
Woah. How do 3 straight Mets K against Towers? Beltran and Delgado missed hanging breaking balls. Not a good sign. Perhaps they can't believe that he sucks his badly?
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Jesus.
They won't beat either Holland or Portugal with one striker, like they played with today. Crouch is no good and if he plays, he'll be exposed.
.287/.352/.529
Player B:
.294/.354/.481
I love this game.
Man I love these Mets. When Pujols got injured I was upset because I love to watch superior players play. Now I'm rooting for another injury so the Beltran-Wright MVP battle can rage all summer long.
Lampard is proving pretty clearly he can't play effectively with Gerrard, at least not in attack. Or at the very least, they haven't figured out yet how to do it.
Trachsel will give back at least one of those runs here.
Nonsense. If Mexico can take Argentina to extra time, England certainly has a fine chance against either of those teams. Holland has looked good but not overwhelming, and Portugal is dependent on a bunch of players with a long, long history of disappointing results in big tournaments.
People keep criticizing Crouch, and yet every year he's up near the top for goals in the Premiership. I'll take him if no one else wants him, thank you very much.
Lampard will be fine - we're talking about a top 3 player worldwide here. Of course, I'm also biased because Lampard's my Wright of the soccer world.
I love Carlos Beltran.
BTW, I'm guessing Player B is Reyes, stumped on Player A. My first instinct was Delgado but his average isn't that high.
The Mets aren't on here, so I turned on the Yankees (Willis v. Mussina) and find Al Leiter in the booth on YES.
BTW, I'm guessing Player B is Reyes, stumped on Player A. My first instinct was Delgado but his average isn't that high.
Nah, I'm in a better mood than that. B is, of course, Reyes (before this little hitting clinic this afternoon).
Player A is Andruw Jones.
I wouldn't write off the Gerrard-Lampard partnership yet in this new formation ... with a 5th midfielder dropping back in the center and Cole and Beckham both happy to serve balls in from the sides, well, it makes sense to me.
Of course, this is coming from the tactical genius that can stack any team with a $200 million payroll in Championship Manager and still can't win the division.
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Owen would be a great player to be used in the last 20 minutes of a game like today if had still been tied: great speed, all the defenders on tired legs. At the World Cup level, that is his highest, best use. But as the focal point of a team's attack from the start of a game against elite defenders? No way. Injuries have taken away that burst of speed he had when he started out, and without that he's fast but not FAST, and he's certainly not big or tall, so what's he got? Maybe he'd be a decent enough partner for Rooney, but that just wasn't to be . . . .
Well, yeah. If he does that, I name my first born Jose Reyes.
And a "usual Trax outing" is why the Mets either have to hope Soler ends up being a # 3 quality starter, or they have to acquire one. Because I don't want this stuff in Game 3 of the NLDS, or any post-season game thereafter . . . .
Speaking of speed, I knew that everyone was saying that Messi of Argentina was fast, I didn't realize how fast. Very impressive display of raw tools yesterday against Mexico. Tevez and Messi are the Wright and Reyes of Argentine soccer.
Does anyone else think that Trachsel is done? Not for today, I mean, for forever. Will never again be an OK pitcher.
That's the only potential flaw I see with this team. They need to find a legitimate third playoff starter out of El Duque, Trachsel and Soler.
I pray Alain emerges.
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If my wildest dreams of August 2003 count, then yes, I did think he was capable of doing this.
Reyes is now at .300.
Oh, and Reyes is The Man.
I do wish that there was a way that there was less separation between Reyes and Wright. To wit, there are 4 spots in between them. I think perhaps switching Delgado and Wright may be the way to go, especially seeing what kind of monster Wright has been as a clean up hitter.
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How about Edgardo Alfonzo?
Lampard has just about been the best player over the last three seasons in the Premiership, but he's looked awful all through this world cup. His passing and shooting were awful today, and I can't see why he should suddenly get better against a better team. The truth is than England haven't really played anyone especially good so far, and have struggled to get as far as they have. The coach has no real idea what his best lineup or tactics are.
If Jose Reyes played for England, then they might win it.
a) give none of these runs back in the bottom of the fifth;
b) give one of these runs back in the bottom of the fifth;
c) give both of these runs back in the bottom of the fifth;
d) not make it out of the bottom of the fifth.
I vote for (b).
England won 1-0 on a Beckham goal.
Yes, that's when Englad says, "Ta ta."
Because I'd rather go with a track record of 3 years than 4 games.
The World Cup is a brief tourney, players and teams can look very bad in one game and suddenly look great in the next. England's accomplished what it's needed to up to this point, which is survive. They'll pick up their level against the elite teams. This is a loaded England squad.
That argument might be persuasive for one more game -- Portugal/Holland. But it is totally unconvincing at the Spain/Brazil level. Those teams are loaded, too, AND they've looked in synch and dangerous in this tournament, and they're healthy, which England isn't. England has about a 50/50 shot of winning once more, I think, and then would be a deservedly huge long-shot in the semis.
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