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The Mets (83–66) lost to the Nationals (67–83) by the score of 12 to 4 in DC tonight.
For the painful blow by blow, read Yahoo! Sports.
…it isn’t bad enough that the bullpen can’t get a batter out, but when the ball is actually put in play they can’t field it or throw it, either…now that is a bad bullpen…i mean, that’s taking-it-to-a-whole-other-level type of bad…best part about this implosion, Guillermo Mota wasn’t even a part of it…amazing…
…the bad play spread, too, and that’s what has me worried right now…i mean, up until Brian Lawrence and the Bullpen imploded, the offense had looked good, as did the defense…yesterday’s loss to the Phillies was shaping up to be a speedbump…then, slowly, as the pitchers flushed the game away, hitters started getting sloppy, outfielder’s began jogging to pop-ups, infielders booted ground balls, and throws, and coaches looked worried, and the dugout looked scared, and the all while i sat silent, pad and pen in hand, not writing, just staring at the television wishing the game would stop and magically flip back to last week when we were all full of hope and confidence instead of doubt and fear…
…and that’s the thing, that’s what i can’t stop thinking about right now, it’s that the Mets look scared, and Willie Randolph looks nervous and like he has totally lost the handle of who he is, what his team is and where they are headed…they all look confused, actually…and right now, despite the standings, they do not look like winners…in fact, again, despite their record and being in first place, etc, just looking at their faces and body language, this team appears to be 180 degrees different than it was one-year ago today…swagger has been replaced by fear…fist pumping has been replaced by shrugged shoulders…and their attitude isn’t cocky or confident, it’s chaois and paranoia…what’s worse, i feel the same way…
…as i said yesterday, i’m all for willie’s even-keel approach, even when the team is losing…but the Mets aren’t just losing right now…they’re playing like garbage…they’re losing, and they deserve to lose, and in this case, even-keel doesn’t work…some fans will say i am finally coming around, or changing my tune, etc, but that is not correct…i always feel this way, the problem is that up until now the Mets have at least performed well, they just get beat on occasion, and that’s okay…to stay steady in those situations is important and wise…but, to stay steady when looking like they have over the last two days, in the final stretch of the season, when looking just flat out bad, against bad competition, well, steady is the last thing i want…
…naturally, there will be super-emotional fans who want willie fired…tomorrow…with two weeks left and his team in first place…which is hilarious, and will not, and should not happen…obviously…but, i can understand the frustration…willie talks a lot about how this or that is a test for his team…will they respond…etc…well, this is a test for him now…i like willie, but even i am not dumb enough to ignore the obvious, which is that he has lost total control of his team right now, and appears to be throwing darts with some of his recent decisions, in the middle of small crisis…as a fan, i can tolerate a lot because i never lose sight that this is only entertainment…i can tolerate odd double switches, burning three players for one move, sticking with curious veterans, etc…but bad play and ugly actions just bug me because it makes me feel like i am wasting my time by watching…in the end, it isn’t entertaining, regardless of wins and losses…this is not to say willie can’t get it all back…actually, i believe and expect that he will…i trust his resume and philosophy and style…that being said, it’s also test time for willie, and even i have an open mind about the result…
…it’s times like these when i tell myself, ‘Ya Gotta Believe,’ but, honestly, in the face of sloppy play, a scared-looking team and bad baseball, it’s tough to believe, it’s tough to even want to believe…the thing is, i can’t help it, i do believe…it’s who i am…for every ounce of my blue-and-orange soul that fears the worst, there is another ounce that believes that the best can and will happen…but you’re testing my faith, guys; all of you, from willie right down to the last man on the roster…so, come on, you’re better than this…like my cousin would say, ‘cut the bullshit,’ and get your act together…have some self respect…i mean, do you want to win or not…the division is right there for the taking…get serious, play smart and win it already…
I think I will be sick now
Seriously … which was the last place team. I couldn’t tell.
matt, ,congrats on coming over to our side. here’s what you need to do…take that damn magic number sign down. it’s a deadly curse
Steve Phillips must be crapping himself right now, see’ing as how his perdiction actually has a chance to manifest itself.
He predicted the Braves to win the division. I think he did say we would miss the playoffs though.
Regardless, screw that guy.
The NY Mets are a national embarrassment(sp?).
I predict a lot of dumb comments with CAPS LOCK.
And yeah, I’m frustrated. The bullpen and defense look terrible. I can’t figure out what has happened to the D though, they have been among the best in baseball all year and all of the sudden they look like little leaguers.
instead of the Magic number sign.. it needs to be a Magic number to Willie’s firing. ..make hojo manager now
It’s called a slump, guys. Haven’t we watched baseball enough to know teams do this? They’ll play out of it like always. You just have to hope the Phillie cooperate.
Get the losing out of the way of the playoffs, I say.
LETS GO METS!!!!
I’ll agree with you just so I stay positive and not want to jump off a bridge tonight. This has been a pattern pretty much all season though. Team looks like a complete disaster for a week, then looks amazing the next 9 out of 12 games.
this isn’t just a pattern. are you even listening to what hernandez is saying. he’s basically saying this is dreadful, awful baseball
The past few games it has been absolutely awful. But they have looked awful many times this year then somehow go and win 8 out of 10, 9 out of 12, etc.
When a team with this much talent plays this bad for a stretch of time its noones fault except the managers. I realy think Willie needs to go, his bullpen management is atrocious. He cant even do a double swithch correctly. Willie has Humber and Collazo in the pen and he uses sosa and show who are shot. 1 hit and Collazo gets pulled. Willie saved Mota for tomorrow in case we have a close game. lol
Missed the game tonight. Caught just enough on the radio coming home. I live in the DC area and the Mets better not be taking the Nats lightly…
WTF is going on with this team? Are they embarassed of their play, ashamed? Ten errors in two games, bullpen imploding, team can’t hit anymore. I take some solace in knowing how the Cardinals almost tanked at the end of last year, and we all know how that turned out. If the Mets have to get the bad baseball out of their system, hopefully tonight was the end of it. This is pathetic. The thing is, how will they turn it around?
I’m not panicking, yet…
Matt, you pretty much described a manager in over his head, that lost control of the situation, and the team is spitting the bit (choking big time).
Good thing this isn’t literally a boat at sea in a storm with Willie at the helm, because they would have gone down by now!
I’m going to say what I said after the first sweep by the Phillies a few weeks back. I’m pretty upset and frustrated right now, but this season has been so consistently up and down that I’m not going to go all crazy until the team is not in 1st place anymore. Every time this year everyone has been ready to (or already did) give up on this team they somehow managed to come alive again. Will it happen this time, maybe yes, maybe no, but based on the way things have gone this year I’ll still lean toward “maybe yes”.
And yes, I will agree that this was a horrendously managed game by Willie.
Even if they get to the postseason, they are a first round loss waiting to happen. They have no leadership and no killer instinct and their managers handling of their bullpen will do them in. Sickening.
It’s time for Willie to start throwing chairs and punching reporters in the club house. Something’s gotta give. His laid back approach is going to lose this team the division. Get mad, it’s okay. When your team commits 10 errors in two games you have permission to break furniture and to get pissed off. And speaking of chairs, if someone doesn’t light a spark under this teams ass that’s where the Mets will be watching the playoffs from.
Oh and good decision to play three catchers in one game.
12-9 in StLouis. Phils bullpen back to normal.
The way this team is playing no one should care what the hell Phillie is doing.
I have been supportive and I still believe that things will turn around but it all starts in that clubhouse. Something needs to be done. Someone needs to get up on a chair and get some juice back there. They look like they have been hungover from the worlds best bachelor party for the past 2 days.
They need to get some juice back in Mota’s arm.
Wow Matt! I can see that tonight was pretty much the last straw for you. It’s interesting what you said. I have been in the Bleachers tonight mostly complaining about things and wondering what is happening and what will happen, but deep inside, I think I’m actually rather speechless. I think we’ll turn things around, but I think the Mets themselves have to figure out that it isn’t a given and not freak out about it, but try and have fun somehow and put the hurt on.
Kevin Burkhardt is reporting El Duque is walking around in a boot
How does every tiny little injury turn into guys walking around in boots? I guess we can look forward to another post season without El Duque (if we even make it there).
Which would not be a backbreaker because then there will be no discussion as who goes to the pen between Ollie and Maine.
Who in management actually thought they could afford to be worrying about rest for Pedro and starting Lawrence tonight? Brian Lawrence had absolutely no business starting this game. None at all. If the Mets had won at least one game over this past weekend, then fine. But not after a sweep. No way. Bad mistake.
I still thought they might be able to pull this game off, but starting Lawrence was a huge mistake and made the game an uphill battle before it even began. Not that the rest of the team playing terrible had nothing to do with the loss, but still…
Yup, and the team seemed to implode after Lawrence spit the bit. If Maine was on the mound tonight, maybe he pitches well enough to hold a 4 run lead. Lawrence’s implosion filtered down to the rest of the team. Momentum is a good as the next day’s starting pitcher, and having Brian Lawrence on the mound to stop the bleeding after an embrarrasing sweep was an incredibly dumb decision.
The team gave up after Milledge didn’t go all out on Fick’s single to right in the bottom of the fourth. You could tell from everyone’s body language. That was our chance–Willie needed to get Lawrence out of there right then, and didn’t. Game was officially over as soon as the Nats tied it; the Mets were a different team after that point.
I live in DC and go to all the games here. I have a Sunday plan at Shea and drive up to as many games as I can. I’ve been going to Mets games for over 20 years, and tonight was the first game in all that time I’ve ever left early, because I just couldn’t take the apathy, the dejection, or Willie Randolph any longer.
wake up call #2. they responded the first time, time to do it again.
once again, john maine will be given the ball in a situation where he MUST stop the bleeding…and i have faith in him
wake the f%ck up, boys…3 games up in the loss column, its not to late. just WAKE….THE F%CK…..UP
The thing is, it didn’t have to come to a wakeup call #2. How do you get swept (losing 4 straight, division lead shrinking to 2), then win 10 of the next 12 (including a fantastic 5-1 record against the previous nemesis, the hated Tomahawks, division lead back up to 6.5)), then lost 3 in a row to the team that previously swept you in 4. Then to top it off, to get crushed by the Nats (division lead likely back to 2.5 by the end of the night)?!
Someone agove said something about being “speechless” – that about sums it up!
Who’s the leader on this team? If it’s not gonna come from the manager, then who? Wright? Glavine? Wagner” LoDuca?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwq7BYOnDrM
Awesome link mrosey, quite apt.
mrosey, you see Omar make a similar comment just now? the reporter asked him about the playoff rotation, and he was like “Playoffs? We’re not thinking about playoffs right now, we’re just trying to win a game!” I almost crapped my pants.
great post matt! i agree with everything you said 100%
mrosey…. my roommate was just saying the same thing
There is no real positive to take out of this, but Randolph is gone for sure if they don’t make it, maybe even if they do. Problem is, there are no players for next year and last year was the real shot. That is the truly depressing detail we seem to miss.
Stunning.
Absolutely stunning.
How in the world can this team respond the way it did after that four game sweep, only to lay down and die the very next time the Phils rolled into THEIR OWN HOUSE?!?
Then to follow up this latest slide, they go and choke against… I’m sorry… the Nationals?!?
Seriously, this team is such an enigma. I can’t even begin to put into words how frustrate I am as a fan of this club. And to then have to hear Randolph constantly throw out cliché, after cliché, after cliché, after cliché!
Turn the page, get em tomorrow, fatten up…
FATTEN UP ON WHAT, you dolt?!? Your team just got destroyed by one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball, and this after getting swept by your closest division rival!
WAKE UP!!! Get PO’ed!!! Do something… anything except play like lifeless zombies who’s best is apparently committing 10 errors over the span of two games.
My god…
our bullpen is garbage. our defense is garbage. not a great recipe for postseason success.
I think tonight is what sapped the rest of my confidence in this team. They have no heart whatsoever, and I think it’s very telling that even Keith tonight started to make noises and comments that sounded as if he was worrying about an epic collapse. The Mets are one or two losses away removed from going from “their division to lose” to “Phillies division to lose.” This game was disgraceful. But, I do think it could serve some good…the Mets could sell tapes of this game to little leagues all over the country to show how not to play baseball. Maybe they could even make some cash to sign some better relievers next season.
I haven’t been one to complain about Willie one bit, but his long periods of non-movement are starting to bug me. I can understand if he thinks his team won’t respond to some good, old-fashion ass-chewing, but that doesn’t mean he can’t react angrily when his guys make stupid plays. I’m not saying he should get fired, just that he should be a little more…vocal. I give him credit for pulling Lawrence before the game got away, but after that I was disappointed in his actions, or lack there of.
NOOK LOGAN IS A CHILL DUDE
I think tonight is what sapped the rest of my confidence in this team. They have no heart whatsoever, and I think it’s very telling that even Keith tonight started to make noises and comments that sounded as if he was worrying about an epic collapse. The Mets are one or two losses away removed from going from “their division to lose” to “Phillies division to lose.” This game was disgraceful. But, I do think it could serve some good…the Mets could sell tapes of this game to little leagues all over the country to show how not to play baseball. Maybe they could even make some cash to sign some better relievers next season.
I haven’t been one to complain about Willie one bit, but his long periods of non-movement are starting to bug me. I can understand if he thinks his team won’t respond to some good, old-fashion ass-chewing, but that doesn’t mean he can’t react angrily when his guys make stupid plays.
nice point about “Willies’ Test” … it is indeed his time to show that his way is the right one for this bunch … the results of this test, however are far from in, and we don’t need reminding again that the Cardinals ended their season last year losing 8 in a row or whatever it was.
I’m so tired of people repeating that over…and over…and over…and over…
Just because the 2007 Cardinals blew their lead and limped into the playoffs doesn’t mean lightning is gonna strike twice. Does anybody know how many teams have lost, say, 8 of 10 and gone on to win the World Series? I don’t know for sure, but I’m willing to bet you could count them on one hand.
The 2000 Yankees come to mind. I think they lost 15 out of their last 18.
PLD should just start a fight in the locker room. punch reyes dead in his face or something. anything. please.
UMMM NO
if i knew where one of them lived, i would go over to his house, ring on his doorbell, and punch him in the face in front of his family.
What good would that do, realist718? The lost today and the past weekend have been an embarassment(sp?), last thing we want is a scandal.
I know, I’m just venting. I don’t take losing very well.
My guys aren’t getting the breaks. The ball bounces funny sometimes. That’s baseball.
Aren’t you looking forward to the Willie chat?
Just in a funk We’ll figure it out.
I can’t stand it
Typical Willile…nothing wrong.
A little funk??!?
NO WILLIE…YOUR TEAM BLOWS.
the guy is a dope… back to the “funk” talk again
One last thing.
What was that last stat that people were throwing around earlier today? If the Mets go 7-7 the rest of the season, the Phils can only go 10-3 to force a tie? Well, it looks like the Mets are 0-1, and the Phils are 1-0 towards those records.
There’s only one thing left to do: Sit back and watch a collapse for the ages. I’m not saying you have to enjoy it, but you might as well watch it.
willie’s all misty eyed in his postgame interview. won’t look straight at the cameras
Bullpen has been a little off…
Yea? A little?
reyes is starting to piss me off too… he has done NOTHING for two months now.. absolutely nothing…
he has gone from great to forgettable in two months time.. j roll i sthe best ss in the NL right now, no douubt.. reyes is a pop up and error waiting to happen..
rickey henderson turned him into what he was,.. a stat cruncher, who had no heart… reyes is still trying to get a 100 steals, while all other facets of his game suffer beyond belief…
Been more than two months. This kid is turning into Willie Mays Hayes right before our very eyes. And that .200 batting average with runners in scoring position with 2 outs is disgraceful (though most of the team shares that very same dubious distinction).
Pop up one more time and yer givin me 20 push-ups on the spot!!!
are you serious?
“bullpen struggling a little bit”…..i guess if they had given up 20 runs tonight then the pen would have been struggling a lot
“we’ll just regroup.”
fire the bum
Just pressing a little. Back tomorrow. No problems here
…best part about this implosion, Guillermo Mota wasn’t even a part of it…
Randolph is dense, no question about it. But he aint THAT dense!
Plenty of gasoline on this bonfire tonight, Cerrone. Even Vanilla Willie isn’t stupid enough to bring in that stiff into this horror show of a performance.
The Cards are only one run behind now – man, that would be just a rip if the Phils ended up blowing a 12 run lead. I would laugh my butt off and this Met game would actually not hurt that much at all.
hahahah good answer for the switch Willie!
RETARD!
HAHAH WHAT !WILLIE MUMBLED RANDOM CRAP ABOUT WHY DID HE DOUBLE SWITCH DIFILICE FOR LO DUCA THEN PINCH HIT LOL HAHAHHAH
WILLIE’S NOT ANGRY GUYS
WHY SHOULD WE BE?
hey willie, is that toasted?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
“no i’m not angry.’”
he believes in his Vets
his guys
pathetic
Not angry at all. No problems here. Believe in my guys. These things happen. This is absurd
Listen Willie hates the media and hates the press conferences…He is almost laughing because he is not telling us anything that he said. He got offended when they asked what he said to the team. I feel like he let them have it he is just not doing it through the media.
He’s so thick headed. If he even said “We were awful tonight and I’m embarrassed for my players, myself, my coaching staff, and this organization.”, the media and fans would get off his back.
We need a new manager ASAP.
12 -10 Philly. Good thing we got all the hits off that pen
can anyone else talk up for this team other than wright
12 -11
Post game press conference with Willie… anyone else notice the beeping in the background? Mets on life support? Sure have looked flat lined last few days.
On a serious note, no sense of urgency. Someone needs to step up and take this. Make pitches, plays, hit the ball and run like crazy. Bottom line is they are not getting the job done. Still by far the best team in the NL. They will find their stride. I hate to use the example of St. Louis last year, because it is over played, but October is simple, whoever is hot wins. Just have to get there first…
HOW CAN YOU SAY BY FAR THE BEST TEAM IN THE NL?????????????
WE HAVE NO PITCHING, WE HAVE NO BULLPEN.. WE HAVE NO CLUTCH HITTER.. WE HAVE NO LEADER.. WE HAVE NO MANAGER.. WE HAVE ONLY OUR LEAD TO LOSE.. .BUT HEY< THANK GOD PEDRO CAME BACK, RIGHT??? ISNT THAT WHAT WE WERE WAITING FOR????????/
I hope Steve Somers is on tonight, I’d really love to hear what he has to say. Can’t wait for Beningo’s tirade tomorrow, I’ll be listening.
oh great omar is talkin about el duques foot wen they get back
12 – 11….I will go to bed happy tonight if the Phillies blow this.
Me too – will take the sting out of our total suck of a performance tonite.
Hope stings eternal.
Final Phils 13, Cards 11.
Rowand added a 9th inning HR off Isringhausen.
Phils rest Geary, Romero, Gordon and Myers after their heavy duty in Mets series.
what they really need is Maine to pitch the game of his life. No nibbling, power after guys, 1st pitch strikes, and a minimum of 7 innings, At least, if not more.
If the team picks up on it and shakes off the sad sack look, and gets some offense going, they might relax and start rolling again.
This mess does look primarily mental (OK, the pen sucks too, but the rest is mental!), and that can be shaken off with one strong game, and suddenly they are on a roll.
Of course, Maine could also come out, start walking the farm, run up 100+ pitches by the 5th, and leave early. That, I fear, could lead to full scale panic and a total implosion.
Well, Maine was the guy who stopped the bleeding last time with that gem of a game against Atlanta. He needs to do it again tomorrow against the Nats. If he comes through, I’d say he’d vault himself ahead of Ollie for a postseason starter (if they make it there).
omar should be gone too… did he think of a leader when he was shopping around for loduca and alou and green and duque???
how about a friggin leader ,someone with balls, someone with guts and heart.. someone who cares..
we have a bunch of paychecks… and david wright.. ill say glavine and pedro have it too, but everyone else is crap..
delgado has lost all respect he may have built back up by sitting out the phillie series..
he is a bumb
It used to be that there was nothing to do but watch the games.
Soon there will be just nothing to do, baseball-watching wise.
There is more to life.
BTW, The Phillies, after being up 11-0, are now up 12-11.
Long season and funny game.
that philly bullpen which the mets made to look like a bunch of eckersleys and nasty boys is really holdin it down tonight
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA. Omar just did a mini “Playoffs?? We’re not thinking about Playoffs. We’re just trying to win a game!” in his interview… shades of jim mora sr. LOL!
12 -11 going to the 9th in StL
ask omar about the great bullpen he put together
omar said day to day translation : misses playoffs
rowand makes circus catch to save the lead
then hit a solo shot in the top 9th for insurance
willie and omar talk alot of crap about nothing
Cards almost took the lead in the 8th. Damn!!!
At least they are grilling Omar – as they should
what are the high points (low points?) Those of us out of market need the info!
Can anyone youtube the postgame?
Man, wouldn’t that just blow your top if El Duque did not make the post season.
If he just went into a boot, don’t expect him too.
Probably better than putting him on the roster and then dreaking down, or worse, getting shelled in a start.
Just sit him, and take Pelfrey along for the ride. He could end up being huge.
rowand hits a homer to extend lead
difference between mets and phillies right there
For this week anyway. When the Mets were going on a 10-2 run, the Phillies were blowing leads left and right and losing games they should have won. This week, the roles are reversed. But it’s impossible to say the Phillies are better over the long haul or they want it more. They do at this moment of time, but they haven’t shown it consistently all year. If this season keeps on going the way it has, I expect the Phils to tank again and the Mets to rebound a bit.
That Cardinals comeback was a big tease, salt in the open wound, really. What a dejecting night. It hurts, really.
Just got back from the game. I can only say that I haven’t seen a performance that embarrasing in a long time.
I’m a Nationals season ticket holder, so I can say this based on a lot of observation. The Nationals can not hit. The fact that they scored 12 runs without Dmitri Young, their best overall hitter, is, well, unbelievable.
Anyway, the Mets team I saw tonight looked like it was playing out the string, while the Nationals looked like a team that wanted to play into October.
“little funk”? Willie, get your head out of your bumm, soo frustrating!!!!!!!!!!!!! We care more than the team!
i would actually like to see the phillies make the playoffs..
now that is a team.. they have NOOOOOOOOOOOOO pitching, and their hitters step up every night, different guy every day… even carlos ruiz steps up, only against the mets though…
the main difference between us and the phillies????? 15 dominicans…
Wow, you are really an a$$ clown. I find your posts actually very offensive. You are not even funny . You are just vicious. Now you are one who disgraces Met fans.
another difference between the Mets and Phillies? Desire…Guts….One more difference? They don’t always play “even keel”
cant believe after last yr that id ROOT for the cardinals in any game ever
it’s officially football season. fantasy football season that is.
Ankiel must have run out of HGH. Chode.
i can not take it anymore…
you know reyes and alou and delgado are all out right now with sanchez and mota at a club hiutting on fat white chikc in dc, while im sitting here in my underwear, crying and blogging about the mets..
WHAT IS THE POIINT??????????????????
there is no point, its just a game..
the mets make me wish i didnt care so much…
they make me wish my dad was a yankee fan..
they make me wish i was a soccer fan
Can someone post the post game press conference? I’m in ATL so I can’t watch it. Would love to hear Willie’s excuses tonight.
Your nick name still makes me laugh my head off everytime I see it …. very good.
Willie had no excuses, he’s not mad, not panicking, and is going out for a nice steak dinner while we sweat bullets.
It’s a great name…making 18 million a year (to K looking in clutch spots), and he can’t have that mole removed? Annoys me every time the camera scopes in on it.
Fire Me.
2 on 1 out for stl
Umm….why is Willie even starting Brian Dead-Wood Lawrence, extending the team into a 6-man rotation, when we have a must win game? Why not send John Maine out there for his regular start? The rotation for this series should have been Maine-Pelfrey (for El Duque) and Glavine. Why a 6-man rotation now? where’s the sense of urgency?
The answer is there is none. He’s too stubborn to show emotion and passion, and it will cost him his job one day soon. Damn him.
maybe theyll brin in julio franco to pinch hit again!!!! how many games did that focker cost us??//
Winning Run at the plate for the Cardinals…..just setting us up for MORE disappointment!
two outs.. come one STL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont screw us again!!!!!!!
LETS GO BRANYAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’d rather see the Phillies win. Anything to give this team a sense of urgency.
stupid pop out…unreal!
0-2 count
BLAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! ARE YOUU KIDDING ME??????????
THE GUY LOKED AT THREE STRIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Umm….why is Willie even starting Brian Dead-Wood Lawrence, extending the team into a 6-man rotation, when we have a must win game? Why not send John Maine out there for his regular start? The rotation for this series should have been Maine-Pelfrey (for El Duque) and Glavine. Why a 6-man rotation now? where’s the sense of urgency?
The answer is there is none. He’s too stubborn to show emotion and passion, and it will cost him his job one day soon.
The problem is it’s gonna cost the team the postseason if they can’t figure out a way to stop the bleeding.
strike out looking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like Beltran.
This night couldn’t get much worse….I might have to call in sick to work tomorrow, as I won’t sleep much. I am furious.
2.5 Game Lead.
13 Games to go.
Willie SUCKS.
Phillies on FIRE.
well cardinals, you screwed us again
YIKES!!
I really want to cut school so I can listen to the radio.
I’ve chain smoked a pack of butts in the last few hours….the Mets are killing me..literally.
if anything, that cards-phils game was a reminder that the phillies are an atrocious team pitching-wise (when they’re not playing the mets) and are downright comical when it comes to losing games in heartbreaking fashion
they escaped that one…but the mets really just need to play like an average or even slightly subpar baseball team to ride out this division, and we all know that at the very least they can do this…because god knows the phillies won’t be forcing the mets to rattle off 11 of their next 14 to win this thing.
This team is toast. The division is lost. But we can all watch the Yanks post-season run to the championship while we bang our heads against a wall…
This was the same feeling after the 4 game sweep in Philly that cut the lead down to 2.5 (the same as it is now). At that time, Maine stopped the bleeding with that win against Atlanta. Maine is pitching tomorrow. What will happen…..
Guys, should I email Omar’s personal assistant (an old friend of mine) to have him see these comments? I can only hope to get rid of Willie.
I am cancelling my 10 am meeting to hear Benigno’s rant!
and you prove your own point. We’ll get out of the slump. But firing Willie is stupid. We’ll figure it out. we’re shell shocked. Johnny Boy will pitch a gem! Book it!
Listen, I am just as upset and disgusted as the next guy
We have not played hungry and with a fire much of the season
It has been a year that’s a clear up and down roller coaster ride
And now it seems none of the components are coming together
Trust me, I recognize the draining effect it has been for all of us
Now, correct me if I’m wrong though, but isn’t the duty of a beloved fan, to stand with the team in good times and bad, to show the utmost loyalty, and keep hope till the very end?
I know many of you will probably just come out and call me some sugarcoat fan, but I don’t care .. do what you please
If these certain “Mets fans” get a satisfying feeling through bashing the team down, and throwing in the towel before the season’s actually over then your in luck .. why not just shut off the TV and have some delight in just rolling back some footage of the Art Howe era
That whole time period was pretty indicative of these reoccurring pessimistic comments I have seen ..
albeit, these are the same fans that will be coming out to Shea a few weeks from now as the NLDS gets underway
All I am saying is we have to keep the faith
and YA GOTTA BELIEVE!!
I hope you’re right. But even teams in the worst slumps don’t commit 10 errors in 2 games….in fact, has any team in history ever committed 10 errors in 2 games? I hope this is a slump, but i fear this is a collapse.
On August 5, 1973 the Mets were 11.5 games out of 1st. 12 games below .500 and rested at the bottom of the division. After a couple of more missteps the Mets started to play better baseball and with the entire division sucking they started their rise through the division. The “YA GOTTA BELIEVE” slogan by Tug McGraw was in response to those who thought the Mets had dug themselves a hole that even if they played well they could not get out of. It referred to a team that had turned it around and was now on the ascent and would come back all the way and win the division.
One of the great attributes of humanity is diversification. To think that there is only one way to be a fan and support your team is extremely myopic and would make for a very boring website.
Philnym31 keep on believing and supporting your team and posting and hopefully the Mets will respond to the adversity and start playing good, crisp baseball once more.
I am sitting here reading and I cannot believe what I am reading, One week ago I was beaming with confidence and trying to predict a clinch date so I could either travel or be at Shea. Now, I am physically ill. I have no words for the taunts of Yankee or Philly fans as I cannot in any way defend my team. I can accept losing if beaten by a worthy opponent, but all year I have watched this team play on cruise control and now when they need to reach down and dig deep, I question if they have the heart to do it. I know it is usually done for show or dramatic effect but I just wish I could pick up the paper tomorrow and read how Willie or a player trashed the clubhouse or read the team the riot act. At least then I would get a feeling that they care as much as we do. This has been a painful 4 days as it has sapped the joy out of the season. This team isn’t winning the division, other teams are losing it. I hope they turn it around quickly because if it gets worse and you know what worse is, I will be forced to hide all winter..Wille, please pull us off the ledge…
Tell those bandwagon Yankee and Philly fans two words: FIRST PLACE. That retort will be good until at least Thursday. C’mon LGM!!!