The Game
The first-place Mets (83–66) make an attempt to act like it when they take on the Nationals (67-83) at RFK Stadium this evening, starting at 7:05 pm EDT.
The Lineup
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- LF Moises Alou
- 1B Shawn Green
- C Paul Lo Duca
- RF Endy Chavez
- SP John Maine
The Pitchers
John Maine (14-9, 3.72 ERA) tries to the be the stopper for the Mets. Maine was strong in his last start vs. the Braves, allowing one run on three hits over six innings while striking out five and walking three. In two starts against the Nationals this season, Maine is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. He hasn’t allowed a single run in 12 innings against the Nats this season.
Joel Hanrahan (4-3, 5.83 ERA) pitches for the Nats. He was hit hard in his last start vs. Marlins, allowing three runs on six hits over 3.1 IP, walking six and striking out five. He has allowed 18 runs over his last four starts. Hanrahan has walked 31 batters in 41.2 IP this season. In his major league debut vs. the Mets on July 28th, Hanrahan allowed three runs on four hits over six innings while striking out seven.
The Notes
The Mets have made 10 errors in the last two games.
Jose Reyes has only three RBI in his last 29 games.
Moises Alou, who went 2-for-4 last night, carries a 21-game hitting streak into tonight’s game.
The Nationals bullpen has pitched 11.1 consecutive scoreless innings.
The Bleachers
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…enjoy…and remember, ‘ya gotta believe’…
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Please win!!!!!!!!
why did the cardinals have to make that great comeback and then lose instead of just getting blown out or coming back all the way..it broke my heart a little bit more
anybody else think that magic number should come off the site for a couple of days…I think it’s bad luck…
Yes seriously, this is obviously going to come to the end of the season so having a magic number is a bit silly.
does anyone else wish Matt hadn’t mentioned that Maine hasnt given up a run to the nats in his 12IP against them?
I don’t believe in jinxes. Just giving you the facts.
LETS GO METS!
You beat me to it but my setiments exactly! that is the best post of the week!
How about a break out game for Endy?
Let’s Go Mets! Let’s Go Mets! Let’s Go Mets!
I think this goes w/o saying that this is one of the biggest games of the year…METS HAVE TO WIN TONIGHT! Have to…and I just hate everything about the Cardinals…
last year, plenty of titles, their alcoholic manager, albert “the complainer” pujols,last year, looper,HGH,last year, 83 wins, fans are extremely quiet during games,wainwright,and then last night…down 11 runs and you cant complete the comeback! come on CARDINALS!
Only good thing they ever do was not show up for the 2004 World Series. GO GET EM MAINE! LETS GET THINGS GOING TONIGHT!!!!!
You forgot Spezio’s soul patch….THE MOST annoying thing about last years Cards team
Dude, they’ve been annoying me as far back as Tommy Herr, and Ozzie Smith, and Jack Clark.
Ok guys..tonight is the beginning…the beginning of the Metropolitans’ road to victory!!!
besides, all these guys needed to do was pop in the video from last night’s game and the previous night and I’m sure they will never ever repeat mistakes like that!
Tonight is the night we start clicking on all cilinders again. I just feel it!
i hope the little leaguers dont come to play today. these past 2 games have been disgusting to watch and they should be embarrassed but i think they’ll turn it around tonight.
lets go mets
“Tonight is the night we start clicking on all cilinders again. I just feel it!”
Here’s the problem. Im getting the sense some of you are ready to party like its 1999 if the Mets win this game.
It’s the freakin Nationals. They should win by 15 runs. And the damage has already been done. This bullpen is NOT turning it around this season. They havn’t for 4 months. It’s just not that good. So the Mets may score some runs, and take some W’s.
But lets keep something in perspective, they are still streaky, their bullpen still stinks, and this is a team they should dumptruck.
I think the team will make the post season, but some of you need to lower the expectations bar a little bit. Your acting as if the Mets are the Anaheim Angels, who are just slumping.
This is who the Mets are…..MEDICORE.
alright dude, we get it…you come on here every single night and say the same stuff…give it a rest for crying out loud
everyone knows the bullpen blows…we’ve pulled our hair out over it for months now. time to just let it play out…i may not always like what i see, but i’ll be cheering no matter what
if you’re so obsessed with how bad this team is, then don’t watch…either way, just quit yer bitching
LETS GO METS!
Well they are the best mediocre team in the NL East by 2.5 games still.
The whole league is abismal : )
I could care less…
Thats what I like. Bat around in the first. Lets keep it up and WIN !!!!!
Lets go Mets, that is all I can say.
Enough with “believing” and “hoping” and “crossing fingers” (I mean, even though that’s all we as fans can really do.) This thread seems like it was written by a bunch of Cub fans. Time to man up and play good baseball. If they can’t do that, they don’t deserve to win. I believe they can.
1-0
2-0
No mercy — pour it on.
ok this is my last supersticious comment I’ll make…I promise. how about Ricke Peterson shaving his mullet??
*Rick
Good start. Keep it going. The pen will need at least 8-10 runs to preserve the win.
1st grand slam would be nice here
Single would be just fine
Step on their necks, Paulie.
3-0
4-0
Who would have thought that Maine would be up hitting before he has thrown a single pitch?
Great start!
Lets go Maine!
Not a bad start. No complacency, though. Same approach every inning.
Awesome start. Now, lets keep it and kick the crap out of the Nats. And, also, I hope Hamels goes 1 2/3 and gives up 5-7 runs.
The Nats have the Mets just where they want them… 4-0.
Another chance to pummel them. . . .
nows the test of whether or not the meeting worked bc they got to 4-0 yesterday lets see how they react to it this time.
Man, what is up with the Nats broadcast. I mean, yeah sure, the announcers are bad, but the production of the broadcast is horrible. They drown out all of the crowd noise and sounds on the field, so when the announcers are talking its just silence. Really irritating. I think I’ll just put on the radio broadcast and work on my Pro Evo Soccer team.
*when the announcers aren’t talking that is.
I have a great idea. If any Mets are in the HR Derby next year….we can call back rag arm Lawrence to pitch.
I gaurantee you we shatter the record.
Come on Maine let’s not give it backl
this is a very familiar scenario. im not sure that i can watch the scoreboard or the rest of the game cause of fear that i may get so upset that i may launch my laptop.. i just know that Maine or the bully is going to give back this #$$%$ lead….
We need to keep tacking on runs like Paulie said
Ok then, bye.
That’s the Maine we know! Time for more runs boys!
5-1
That look just like last night’s shot!
I thought Green said that he was going to stop hitting for power.
That’s gonna leave a nice black and blue tomorrow
Does anyone remember who it was the stole 2nd last night when it was 10-4…right before their 2 run HR?
Nook Logan
Yeah I thought there was an unwritten rule about that….
I thought so too. Unless 6 runs up is acceptable.
Well after that triple it might be best to just give him the ‘ol one pitch intentional walk next time around
Hope they save some of this offense tomorrow for Pelfrey.
“Save offense?” That worked well last night. No mercy, every game. They need to make like King Leonidas in 300
Yeah, nevermind. Bad idea.
Let’s go Jose, start us off by putting the pressure right back on.
Wow, i didnt think there was any way he’d get Jose on that ground ball…
Was Jose running? He never gets caught like that.
he was, i think b/c he was batting righty is why he was out
looks like he wasnt flat out
Come on Johnnie get out of this with a low pitch count
They don’t hit this guy very well. They make this guy into Cy Young
Can the Nats announcers be any more bias? Never heard such homers in my life
Seriously, these guys are unbelievable homers… they don’t stop all game long….i thought that it was just me.
You aren’t alone. The Nats can do no wrong according to them. I’ve never heard them be critical of the team, and I watch a lot of Nats telecasts, sadly.
Wright is the man… That’s it David.. Always hustling!
David with extreme hustle
Lets just not see the same old script. Get all the runs early, then shut the offense down.
Of course, if you get into the pen by the 4th inning, and the worst team in the league for scoring runs has to get at lesat 6, you don’t deserve to be in the playoffs if they beat you.
Now, get the runs flowing. Double digits tonight and tomorrow!
Is it just me or is Ronnie Belliard really annoying?
yes he is
WILL SOMEONE TELL THE NATS ANNOUNCERS TO SHUT UP.. WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT
wat r they saying?
COME ON JOHNNY… DON’T ##$ AROUND WITH 2 OUTS….
Maines killing me. Looks like he wants to keep them in the game, and make sure he burns out early so they have to get into the en.
He needs a couple of quick, 1-2-3 innings with a low pitch count to get through 7. Take one for the team!
And how often do they get the first 2 outs, then end up giving up runs? Way too common it seems. WOnder if any of the stat wonks can track that?
Maines getting annoying too
WHAT IS UP WITH THIS GUY? HE TENDS TO LET UP WHEN HE HAS 2 OUTS… HE LOSES FOCUS…
Here we go again.
What is it with these pitchers and two outs? They can’t get anybody out in those situations. That is on Peterson. We are screwed again. You can see it coming.
HOLY COW THAT STAYED IN!!!
This is pathetic. They are going to be into the pen by the 5th again, and we know how that goes. At least 10 runs tonight for the nats.
2 outs, no one on, and they end up with runs.
Ridiculous. None of these guys can seal the deal. Just power over them. Blow some stirkes by.
Is it Peterson that encourages the endless nibbling?
Thank god.
Out of the inning but at what expense, another run, 20+ pitches…guys gotta be getting nervous again
Is any of our pitching really trustworthy Geeeeeeezzzz
MAINE NEEDS TO SHAKE HIMSELF…. I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT WAS GONE… MAN, I WAS GETTING READY TO RUN OUTSIDE AND SCREAM…
o god i thought that was gone lol
I may need my wife to take the remote away. The TV is in grave danger.
my girlfriend won’t even talk to me when i have the Mets game on. i think that she needs to go into therapy after this season
Maine’s gotta just throw strikes. There is absolutely no reason to walk Robert Freaking Fick.
Really these walks are getting just plain silly…let them hit it the damn thing, but then again we haven’t played much defense to encourage that type of thinking
Are you kidding me, another 2 out and no one on base meltdown? Come on already, just one more out and we’re out of the inning, and we give up a hit, a walk and another hit, then almost a homerun to some f_ ing kid. Goddamnit already, enough is enough! We BETTER get some more runs here, cuz you KNOW damn well that our pen will blow it for sure!
but it could be worse, look what the Cards are doing
seeeen this before
Another random minor league pitcher? Any chance we can hit this guy? We haven’t yet this year. Phils ahead already. Score more guys. This pen will need it
Green looked safe!
Not this. The only guy on the team who hits at all
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
No. we need Alou… He can’t be hurt!… oh f##$$!!!!! This sucks!!!
Man, gameday showed that red dot way over the fence! I assume Moises brought it back?
But look at the bright side. They made it through 4 innings without an error!
Phillies are winning again, but that is subject to change.
Once thing from yesterday. Manual took the top 3 guys in the pen and shut them down for the day (so did WIllie, but not for the same reason!). Almost cost them, but they got the win, and the suposed good guys got a break.
Omar,
This is what happens when we only sign guys with AARP cards. Live it and Learn it.
ok wuts goin on with alou
haha this team cant get out of its own way.
next time Omar will learn not to sign grandpa’s.
Alou will be out for a week.
5-1, 5-2, 5-3…hopefully the amazing Mets can hang on to this nailbite vs a very tough Nats team.
Who would of thought all of these old guys would keep getting hurt?
LO DUCA!!!!!! YEAH!!!! Clutch tonight!
Quad?
cant wait for the “day to day” then 10 days pass by and they announce he’ll miss
the playoffs
Don’t say that.. Have some faith.. That’s bad Karma bro….
team full of old guys and there droping like flies
I am guessing ALou hurt himslef going into 2nd?
Man, this race is going to be a war of attrition. God only knows who will be on the PS roster if they manage to hang on and make it!
no they said it was while running to first base on that infield hit
6-3
alou look likes he could have tweaked his hip flexor possibly
give him a cortisone shot or 2 and get his bones back out there.
He already said he plans to retire, so what is he saving himself for?
Hey, Paulito Wlanuts came through! He needs to call more meetings!
One thing about LaDuca, he gives a damn. According to the Fan boys, there is no thought to keep him. They should. He has some fire about him, not the Yankee briefcase to work business attitude.
Alou didn’t look like he was hurting too bad. He walked off no problem and didn’t seem like he was in pain. Probably just a precaution.
7-3
boy if hes out Endy and Lastings will play much more. Remember Alou was never around in the post
I cant remember his name, but last night someone made fun of me on here for using the word Politics associating it with baseball.
He made a war comment…as if politics only apply in that arena.
Yeesh…somebody missed some PolySci classes.
Anyway, based on Greens contact the last few weeks, and his MUCH improved 1st base defense…..here is POLITICS IN ACTION, with the Mets.
He keeps this up…he’s earned the spot at 1st. He makes more contact than Delgado, and is a better fielder….which gives the Mets a better chance to win. Isn’t that what its all about?
But you know Delgado will be slotted right in that 5 spot, creating the blackhole we all know and love.
Green starts at 1st come playoffs. Not Delgado.
Do you ever have anything positive to say?
That was positive. Green is playing well. He should start at 1st. ….????
Green isn’t hispanic.
I gotta know…is that REALLY super slo-mo?
Endy with 3 hits… and i hear some Mets fans in the crowd!!! Bout freaking time…. AWESOME… WE’RE NOT GIVING IN TONIGHT…!!!
7 probably isn’t enough. Keep going guys. It will probably take 9 tonight minimum.
Reyes has that pop up swing going again.
Reyes with a pop up? Havn’t seen that in a while!
DOES ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE THINK THAT JOSE MAY NEED A DAY OFF… THIS GUY IS JUST STRUGGLING OUT THERE.. HE LOOKS LIKE HE’S JUST TRYING TO HARD..
we already tried a day off and it didnt help. i dont think it will do good. he needs to go back to the basics and get a level swing back
He had 2 days off a week ago. It has nothing to do with days off. Again…here goes the mets fan attributing crap play to days off.
Reyes just isn’t that great. He’s good, but he’s no Rollins.
Shut it!
Why because I’m right?
REYES ISN’T AS GOOD AS ROLLINS.
Accept. Go look at the numbers you blind blind fan.
I told you this last night…I’d rather be blind than dumb my friend. Don’t you have a Phillies game to be watching?
How is saying Rollins better than Reyes dumb?
That’s a fact. It’s reality. 2 things…you havn’t got a grasp on.
Or a Ramirez.
So was Alou’s injury a quad/hammy/etc? I refuse to un-mute the National’s telecast
maine is acting like a perez
Here we go again!
St Louis tied Philly 1-1
1-1 cards philthies
This doesn’t feel right. My gut tells me.
2-1 cards
Here we go.
I hope no one here is impressed with 4 ER in 5 in vs the worst offense in baseball.
Thanks John Maine….man its gonna be a quick October vs good competition.
Well, were lucky the ump blew that strike 3 call on Zimmerman. Maine’s gotta settle down here.
maine and perez are too inconsistent to ever be considered aces. but i’d still love them to be 3-4 for the rotation for years to come
I see what u mean but they are also both pretty young in the grand scheme of things. This year? Yea I’d say their 3 and 4 guys but I think with thier talent they can be great 2 starters in a year or two.
He is not getting through this inning and the pen will have to come in. God help us.
MOTA TIME!
Lets see how you guys can blame this inning on willie…
Who is blaming Willie? I see Maine getting the heat. When Willie brings in Mota to totally give up, then he will get it.
nobody is yet but people will soon.
He gets the blame for the crappy team attitude and clueless in game strategy. Can’t blame him for Maine choking.
Who is blaming willie? Just read down from here and youll see a ton of them.
The Mutts will be losing before the 6th.
oh boy…..
5 runs vs the Nationals. This pitching staff top to bottom is GAAAAAAAAAAARBAGE.
Can you imagine these guys pitching against AL big boppers?
Talk about a bloodbath.
Oye vey – does this crap every end????
Double play. Please.
walks are KILLING US
This game is killing me.
Get someone up in the pen, jesus.
Unbelievable, oh wait a minute totally believable. One way or another something will fail and tonight it’s the starting pitching. Another loss.
It’s almost funny
oh crap
maine u bum, wtf, wake up
JOSE LIMA!
Maine has terrible location
Deja vu all over again.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.
Nice job John Maine.
I dare someone to tell me Im negative and out of line.
Cmon Navy mets…..are you happy now?
THIS TEAM HAS LET UP 20 RUNS IN LESS THAN 2 GAMES TO THE NATIONALS……PATHETIC.
The question should be are you happy now? Because for whatever reason you seem kina proud of yourself for whatever reason.
Thank You. So happy somebody beat me to the punch.
I shoulda proofread that. My bad
you’re negative and out of line, yankee fan.
Kill me.
Why was Maine not pulled?
Belliard! There’s the dagger. The season is officially over. I want to puke.
wow
that is disgusting. absolutely pitiful. we do NOT deserve to be in the playoffs if we are gonna play like this
John Maine sucks.
Game is not over. MAN UP.
HOLY $H!T! WHY WHY WHY WHY!?!?!?!?!?!?
Wheels are off….
I hope we lose. Gut the entire team this winter.
“I hope we lose.”
wtf dude? I mean are you stupid. I understand not believeing in the team but hoping we lose… I just dont get it.
Drill somebody or something. This is ridiculous.
I’ve seen this movie one 2 many times…
This is out of hand.
BYE Willie!!! Good riddance!
I mean, I know the pen has looked like crap lately but some of that has been because of the d.
Incredible
this is sorta funny, not really but kinda
haha its funny, you can laugh.
Just think about the Nationals as the worst offensive team in the bigs crushing the Mets….20 runs and counting.
Then think of the Phils pitching…..worst in the bigs, and the Mets can’t touch them.
Mets arent a playoff team. Theyre just in this thing, bc the league is trash.
A little late there Willie.
What a disaster. The bottom is literally falling out. No way to put a rosey spin on this.
This dumbass Nats’ announcer is making me ill with his homer antics. . . . What an amateurish buffoon.
That said, the Mets are giving him plenty to yak about.
A comeback win here would do wonders. Schoeneweis needs to keep this within 1.
True.
Thank god the offense has been good tonight, hopefully they come back and respond after this.
Speechless!
wow im completely speechless, its not even worth saying anything we cant do anything right we probably couldnt beat a hs team right now
why wouldnt willie give him the hook especially when he started to lose concentration last inning. has he not watched when maine pitches this year? he can be great for 4-5 innings and then just let it all go…shouldnt willie be aware of that?
Seen the bullpen recently?
i have but i mean cmon….u cant leave maine in there. he does this nearly every single time he pitches.
And then he goes to the bullpen and you blame him for bringing a reliever in who has like a 75% chance of doing the same thing.
all i know is the nats better hit like this against the phils
Teams with nothing to play for can always be dangerous, a lot easier for them to relax and play. Hopefully Acta manages like this against the Phils too.
Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback! Comeback!
Take the magic number down, Matt. If they don’t win this one, we can officially pack it in.
agreed….take down the magic number. this team makes me sick. Matt was talking earlier about why he likes baseball b/c of the emotions involved, but you know what, the Mets consistently dissappoint…what a joke!
And now they are playing everyone’s favorite song….
Sweet Caroline.
uugh
Thanks for clutching it up John Maine, you freakin bum!
Ok, I really might be in the dark but what is the significance of that song in all the ball parks????
Is there anyway to purge the yankee fans from this site. Jeez, you are pathetic.
obviously meant for YankeesMachine
I’m glad someone finally asked that question. Is there?
That’s right, a “real” Mets’ fan knows that this team is PLAYING GREAT!!!!! Go team!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!
This is an abomination, and Met fans shouldn’t stand for it.
Maine doesnt look like an Allstar anymore…………….stick a fork in him
Here comes 3 more runs..11-7 Nats
Guys, this is tough competition. We can scratch back at this.
I know were underdogs but we can do it!
COME ON DUDES LETS GO METS LETS GO METS YA GOTTA BELIEVE! next inning castillo will geta single, then wright hits a double 1 run scores, beltran rips a hr 2 runs score, milledge gets an infield single THEN BOOOM WE GONAN WIN!
Word!
nice play by castillo………lets get to hitting
No doubt about it, there will be a fight tonight
Can it please be Paulie decking a pitcher and/or Willie?
Did I say it would take at least 9? Looks like I am off. Maybe 13?
Oh my God, double plays do exist!
Maine sucks, but you wait until he gives up 8? Even Manny Acta with nothing to play for went to his ‘pen after his starter gave up 3. This is AWFUL!!! Thank you Luis Castillo. How sad is it that Schoeneweis is the anchor of this pen.
Thats because Hanrahan sucks. Maine has shown in the past that he is a good pitcher and If willie took him out after he gave up 3 runs everyone would be yelling at him for going to the bullpen way too early and not sticking with our starter.
I mean, am I wrong?
Holy Baby Jesus,, wtf just happened
This is an important inning. Cannot go out 1-2-3 here.
We still liking Willie? Jesus. This is ridiculous.
Did Willie make the pitch to Belliard?
Somehow this team still can’t get up for a game against the Nats. The Mets have given up 30 runs in 3 games and will ultimately lose the division. For that I blame the manager. The pitch to Belliard was just the tip of the iceberg.
Welcome back Beltransmole. That name is still cracking me up !!!!!
look if we go back and score this inning the momentum comes back, its 1 freakin run we got 7 so far lets go offense, pitching aint gonna win for us
There will be no comeback. I’ve stopped being positive too long ago. This offense will now shut right down.
30 runs and counting that the Mets staff has let up in less than 3 games.
Maybe accusable with the Phils….certainly not the Nats.
*excusable.
I just threw up in my mouth. No BS.
Willie “Brains” Randolph must go.
its only the 5th inning and the bats are doing fine, that being said why can we not put humber in here at nothing less than to see him for more than the 3 innings he has put in so far since being up and to give the rest of the miserable pen a few more innings off so this way maybe we can get a lead back so they dont jsut blow the game all together this early?? i mean why is humber not even a choice right now
because hes not one of willies guys.
good call sorry for brining it up
I love how you immediately backed down, lol
We MUST pull out and win this game..It’s a MUST..I’ll be listening to the FAN tonite. I’m sure all of NY will be calling in wanting some heads to roll
If we win this game it could be something that catapults this team. If we lose we will continue to sink
I feel sick to my stomach. jesus christ….
come on if they can chant for benny agbayani! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdkWuTNvpBA&mode=related&search= we can win!
FI-RE WIL-LIE! FI-RE WIL-LIE! FI-RE WIL-LIE! FI-RE WIL-LIE! FI-RE WIL-LIE! FI-RE WIL-LIE!
Swept by Manny Acta in the middle of a pennant race!
Swept?
Pelfrey tomorrow…no faith there!
Down 1-2-3. Take it to the bank.
This team doesn’t have the balls to come back
can someone pls give me a quick summary of what happened in the fifth…thanks
Willie let Maine implode and blow a 7-3 lead.
its the friggin washington nationals! how can maine not get out of that. . .man you are blaming willie for that!? i mean come on!
If any team would be the first to be 7 games up in the division with 17 left to play and end up losing the division and missing the playoffs, it’d be this team.
Come on David put this team on your shoulders
I dislike some of Willie’s moves as the next foaming-at-the-mouth fan, but this implosion is on Maine and Jacket: he came to the mound, obviously questioned John, and allowed him to proceed…
We can make a comeback, though.
It’s on Maine. Obviously, what he did against Hudson was a fluke. We needed him to be a stopper again, and he left a smoldering pile on the mound, instead.
come on CB!
no no gary….the mets still need to be smacked in the face by someone
Any word on Moises?
Tight Quad for Moises
game over
Beltran is clutch
o yeah and mr wright is real clutch himself there
At least Wright put the bat on the ball. That should merit him the captain’s “C” on this team.
what the hell is the difference between a fly out and a strike out in that situation?
Are you watching, or just following on Gameday? He crushed that ball. Hit it right at Kearns.
im watching…but isnt an out and out? i still dont see how a hard hit ball…for an out…is any more clutch than a strikeout. if there were someone on base…it would be different, but no one was on…he was probably trying for a homerun to get a run back, and who can blame him? if he makes contact there its gone, it just so happens that he missed it
Sarcasm.
offense needs atleast 8 more runs… pen will allow 6 no doubt.. who will it be from the pen that allows a big inning this game?
Mets will be shut out for the rest of this game. I wish it wasn’t the case, but this team is destined to choke.
He has actually been very clutch in the first two games of this series and he almost jumpstarted a huge rally with that 3 run homer in that final game vs the phillies.
Is that after he struck out with the bases loaded to end an inning in the previous game? Yeah, I guess it was.
whatever…hes come up clutch in situations and he hasnt….but what the hell does him striking out and wright flying out have anything to do with beltran not being clutch and wright being more clutch then him because he made contact. who, would u say, on this time is clutch?
It doesn’t. NO ONE has been clutch tonight.
“Is that after he struck out with the bases loaded to end an inning in the previous game? Yeah, I guess it was.”
Do you live in your own negative fantasy world? First of all, there were two on and two out in the bottom on the ninth. Second of all he made contact and missed the sweet spot by like a centimiter and flew out to end the game.
Who wants to bet that St. Louis blows the game?
im not even joking im physically sick right now i feel like im going to throw up
am i the only one here who is actually feeling violent? I mean i’m so angry that I want to smash something, but my wife would kill me. although, the way i feel now, that wouldn’t be so bad.
This is absolutely GROSS. The only thing that I believe in right now is that the mets are going to be watching the playoffs. They sure are doing a wonderful job handing it over to the phillies!
We can take some solace that Hamels is probably going to be out of the game by the 4th and the Cards are up 3-1 now.
no we cant. we cant be worried about the phils right now. we need to worry about the mets. the phils are going to do what they are going to do, if the mets continue to play like this it wont matter. any bets that the braves get back in the race? lol just playing…. right?
why is mota up!!!! where is humber or anyone other than mota for that matter i mean seriously
you are not, if i was still in college in some dorm thered be roughly 8 holes in the wall
going to shoot peoples heads off in call of duty if they dont score in the 7th
wow, I missed the ‘call of duty’ the first time a read that and was REALLLY nervous… ;)
WHERE IS PHIL HUMBER?!?
I think I may have broken my mouse already
don’t worry guys, mota is warming
YES MOTA TIME! idk which is worse lima time or mota time
What if we get swept? What will it mean? Will it mean anything to the Mets? To many questions
The sad thing about this whole deal is that almost of all of us were just waiting around for it to happen, and so were the players
it would be hard for me to argue that unfortunately, i almost forgot what its like to win a game
Oh boy,
It’s almost MOTA time. IF that doesn’t give you confidence, what does?
Mota is warming up..I’m going to bed..C-ya to-morrow
…..
so again it will be the usual suspects tonite…show, mota, heilman, etc etc but no need to use humber…as im typing we go down two good stuff
hahahahahah this Mets pen is awesome!!
what a slugger that guy is. 1st of the year bwahahaha
maybe maine figures, since im not gonna be in the post season rotation, ill make sure we dont make the playoffs
The room is spinning…
That is just embarrassing. Jimenez totally sucks.
Gary Cohen is echoing all our thoughts? Where is Humber? And there goes another HR. 9-7. Game over. Season Over. Does anyone trust Pelfrey tomorrow?
go cardinals.
Did you all see that? D’Angelo Jimenez.
Oh. My.
This is dreadful. These wusses don’t deserve paychecks. Miserable.
Un F’n believable! Willie end your LOVE AFFAIR with Mota you moron. I think that willie is trying to lose his job.
Just end this misery already, next sunday cannot come soon enough. I feel like I am in a torture chamber!
this is tragic
there have been signs of this for months now
(hich i had mentioned at another mets fan sight and got banned for it)
but tragic that it has actually happening
i was afraid of this but hoping these guys would prove me wrong
21 runs for the Nats…..if that doesn’t tell you somethin, I dont know what does.
Season over. Good night Mets. Goodnight Willie.
Blowenweis and the rest of this staff is patheiic
Where is the shot of Omar today?
I feel my dinner coming back up….Are you serious this is the Nationals if we can’t beat them we don’t deserve the division
o no the anchor of our bullpen is being pulled down with the rest of them. come on show
He is batting .224 with 1HR WTF is going on here?
Man Show is really foolin these guys!!
Something’s wrong…. that hit didn’t go out of the park. Someone check on the Show.
Bye Bye Willie.
You can’t fire the players and the Wilpons won’t dump Omar. They have to do something.
Is it worth this? Not really. But that is the light at the end. This is starting to look like BP again.
MOTA TIME
They should change this year’s motto to “Your season has gone”
you know what its sad but i actually laughed at that bc i imagined the guy on the promo on tv saying it and it was pretty funny so kudos to you for putting a smile on my face, first one all day.
Will Willie give the we’re still in 1st speech in the post game?
I DON’T THINK LO DUCA IS CALLING THE PITCHES.. SEEMS LIKE SNY CUTS BACK TO HIM RIGHT AFTER HE GETS THE SIGNAL FROM THE DUGOUT… ANYONE ELSE NOTICE THIS????
Rick Petersons probably calling them. He’s annoying me to Take that jacket off and get a hair cut Rick. Wheres Kazmir when you need him.
Guys, theres no point in crying over spilled milk. They suck so let’s just thank Matt and the boys for a great season of managing the blog and stop defacing it with all our negative comments..Should they make the playoffs, they don’t deserve it and will probably fall out quickly and quietly so what’s the point. See you guys next season.
What the heck..Mota? Is that the best you can do?
Well the only thing left to do is plunk Belliard when he gets up again. I mean you have to right?
old time baseball, yes you plunk Belliard. Today, they won’t let you do it…
…because I slit my wrists.
oh god here it is everyone if u dont already think the game is over just take notice to who is coming in…thats right u see it right its mota, not to be mistaken by humber..actually has anyone seen humber he is on the team right??
OK, folks. This is not good for my blood pressure or sanity. I’m just going to pretend the season starts tomorrow, and we’re not on the cusp of a historic choke job. No more negativity. It’s only stating the obvious.
Buddy, we’re not on the “cusp of a historic choke job”…we’re smack in the middle of it.
We’ll have plenty of time to discuss when a joke job begins, ends, or hits its apogee when the Phillies are opening up the NLDS.
That’s “choke,” not “joke.” Well, really it’s both. . . .
stick a fork in us we are done!!! WTF !!! The big meeting really helped alot. IF we get to the playoffs and thats a big IF how far can we get if we cant beat a last place team like the Nats? METS SUCK, METS SUCK, METS SUCK. Sweept by the Phillies and sweept by the Nats,( we will be when Pelfry blows it again) game over. I wish I could say it was a good season. See ya next year.
Well, the refund on the NLCS tickets will help pay for some nice X-Mas gifts.
I’m looking forward to spring training and all the trades Omar makes. He’ll have a ton of pressure to spend some coin on arms and outfielders.
Mets don’t refund money….they just apply money less service charge to 2008 tickets….at this rate, Mets may not win again!
i have jokingly called this team the Mañana Mets cuz of the prevailing attitude that willie inspires
they should have been playing like there is no tomorrow for months now
instead we get willie’s yankee entitlement attitude
and we see where that has gotten the yanks since 2000
It’s all good, here comes Mota.
hahahah “your season has gone” hahahah someone definitely needs to make a sign of that and bring it to the next home game hahah i guarantee it gets on sny lol
Willie has the…someone just stole my smile look..Oh wait…he has the personality of a baseball.
Here’s comes Mota… this is like a horror B-movie. We all know what is gonna happen, it has a boring plot, but we all have to watch.
They’ve given up at least a run in 4 consecutive innings each of the last 3 games, and have given up runs in 5 consecutive innings tonight and 2 nights ago. Each of those games included at least one 4-run inning, with tonights and 2 nights ago including a 5 run innings, and last night involving two 4-run innings. Their offense hasn’t been great, but the blame for this recent stretch lies primarily with the pitching staff: both starters and relievers. Ironically, in the beginning of the season, everyone said it was gonna be the pitching that would torpedo the Mets season…maybe they were right, it just didn’t manifest till 145 games into the season.
Oh well, still gotta believe. Phils are losing, and the Mets can still easily come back and win this thing. Just gotta go out and do it.
How far will Zimmerman hit this one?
Time to just hit someone and brawl.
At least Show is pissed. About time somebody is
I just gained respect for Schoe for throwing that glove. At least he cares. He sucks, but he cares.
We blew not ONE not TWO but THREE 4 run leads
Its time for Delgado to man up and get back in the lineup.
Are you that clueless Willie. WTF is wrong with you!
look for no alou, delgado (obv) and a start from pelfrey tomorow, cuz ya know its just another game
the parade of trusted vets just keeps on coming out of the bullpen
I really hate how this team shows no heart whatsoever. When they blow a lead they just roll over and die…nothing more, nothing less. It’s incredibly boring to watch.
This is the main difference between this season and last: when last year’s team was down by two runs, I felt like they could come back. This season…not so much.
you know who i feel bad for, gary cohen, poor guy loves the mets just as much if not more than anyone of us and not only has to watch every second of this garbage but he has to hold in any cursing screaming or violent actions as a result of these games
Good point. I would love to hear the commentary during commercials.
are we having fun yet?
Talk about a train wreck. A week ago, this was a well poiled winning machine, and now I don’t think they will win another game all year! Has any team ever finished a season 0-18?
I have no way to check, but I bet the Nats have already set a season high in runs for a 3 game series this year. And there is still another 1.3 games to go!
What a debacle, but this is on Maine, even though maybe they should have had a quicker hook.
One thing about Willie, he does everything he can to get them trhough 5 so they can be in line for a win!
I know you’re pissed, but let’s be serious for a minute. Willie could have pulled Maine for…. who?
i can not wait for the postgame
That’s funny, because I just can’t wait for the game to be over.
this is why i was panicking back during the first phillies series
the mets NEEDED to pull away
cuz who is surprised that alou, delgado and hernandez are down late in the season
if we played like we should have back then
they could be intentionally resting by now
I’m positive I saw a shot of Lo Duca looking into the dugout for signs. Ever since that they cut real quick to the pitcher after the pitch has been delivered. Thats sort of a big deal right? Paul no calling the game. Willie taking that away from him…
id love nothing better than for lo duca to kick the crap outta this pitcher next ab
2-0 fastball low and down the middle right where green loves it and down by 2 runs with the offense going silent and he just takes the pitch
what post season are gary and kieth talking about el duque pitching in?
Rumor has it Omar wants to bring in Pudge Rodriguez next year. . . .
. . . if Omar offers him a contract, Omar should be fired. We’ve seen where the over-the-hill gang gets us.
who said that? i’ve been on the fence with omar this year, but if he goes after pudge he really does have to go. the last thing we need is another guy that can’t walk to save his life. might as well keep lo duca
Some Si.com guy. Probably means nothing. . . . I hope. . . .
You know what bothers me about the Maine start (aside from the obvious impact on the pennant race)?
It screws up my Reyes & Maine for Santana trade. Minny might not want either of these guys.
Why would Minny ever do that? You would be hard pressed to get Santana for Reyes, Humber and Pelfrey. The Mets think way more highly of their minor leaguers than anyone else does.
where o where has pedros swagger gone? he needs to leave for a day and then come back so the players can get excited again
hahaha… everything else sucks, but this comment was at least funny.
did you hear that? nationals going to the 6th pitcher of the night and we are losing
u hear that? its an endy chavez game tying 2 run homer!
what willie and the mets don’t seem to get
the idea is not just to accentuate the positive
you GOT to ELIMINATE the negative
and the mets, from omar, to the scouts, to willie, to the jacket and finally to the players do not seem to have done anything different to fix their problems
matt, please take the magic number down
Do it now. Ever since the number went on we totally suck.
WHAT THE HELL HAS JEFF CONINE DONE TO DESERVE AN AB!
He’s a veteran and he’s put in his time. It’s the Willie way.
Which obviously WORKS WONDERS!!! Someone get Rickey Henderson a bat.
Conine? Ugh. Automatic out.
the reason the nats have 6 pitchers in the game is bc they understand the idea of EXPANDING ROSTERS!!!!! do you think willie even knows humber is up?
yes but he’s not one of his guys
This team is flailing like a chicken with it’s head cut off. Willie should be that chicken head.
i think conine may have already retired
HOW DO YOU PINCH HIT FOR SOMEONE WHO IS 3-3?!?!?!?!
holy damn ,anybody see gagne blew another game? the red sox fans are freaking out right along with us. yankees fans must be in heaven
Did they really just PH COnine for Endy? I assume they then put Gomez in for D? Many, this is really starting to smell like a panic. Shades of the PHillies in 1964!
Gomez
atleast damion easely wont have to worry about missing the playoffs because he cant play….he’d be missing the playoffs even if he could play
dude these swings are disgusting
At least give some of these young guys a chance. If the everyday guys are just gonna roll over and die at least give the young guys a shot to win it.
I can’t even think straight, why of why IS CONINE IN THERE?
I am surely not a Pelfrey fan but I truly have a feeling he will come up big tomorrow.
I felt that way about Johnny Maine….
must have been something in the chili
NEVER THOUGHT ID SAY THIS BUT ID RATHER HAVE CASTRO UP THAN REYES
Can someone explain to me what is going on here?
unfortunately no!
Try asking a member of the ‘69 Cubs.
bring in the righty so we can bring in anderson to hit
wow….a pretty decent move by willie there
so willie brought in castro to force manny acta to make a pitching change? … so willie can put in marlon anderson. Is that what’s happening? Does this mean that Castro cant be used for the rest of this game?
gotay is still there i really hope he faces the righty
I’d give anything for a 3-run bomb here.
scary thing is here, if castro walks or just gets a single without scoring a run, we’re done for this inning, since reyes would be up next and god knows, he can’t hit the broad side of a barn.
Now we all get to listen to the Yankee fans at work tomorrow.
marlon looks anxious
I work near Philadelphia.
Thankfully, with the Eagles 0-2, Philly fans are every bit as depressed as we are. Phillies are a warm-up act.
let me tell you i am so angry right now and i feel like i want to freaking kill someone because this is exactly wat happen yesterday. i dont believe this is happening again and again with the mets, they fail to put the hammer down against the phillies when they had the lead n blow the lead and now they do the same freaking thing with Nationals, for god sakes its the Nationals, how do you let that team come back after 4-0 2days in a row to take the lead. i guess the silver lining to this is that they didnt make any errors…
EASY! Don’t let this pathetic display get the best of you.
I’m willing to bet Marlon gives up his appeal after this game. . . .
ouch
I take that back. I’m already numb.
wow
dumbfounded
Marlon was swinging at the pitch that was called Strike 3 on him when he was ejected.
im happy to say i was at the mets last win of the season agaisnt those bravos HAHAHAHAH 6.5 OUT AHAHAHAH OUCHHHHHHHHHH
wow there is an uncontrollable hatred building up inside me and it gets worse after every inning when they show willie in the dugout with the same expression as always
I just got an email saying my postseason tickets are arriving tomorrow via DHL. how ironic
Yanks up 10 zip…………What else is new
The top of the order next inning. If somethings going to happen, it’s gotta happen then.
Something will happen, I can feel it in my bones. Reyes pops up the first pitch, an act I’ve come to call “pulling a Jose,” Castillo grounds out to the 2nd basemen, and Wright flies out.
Bank on it.
hello GTA may i take out my anger with ur game?
I am not a big proponent of flipping buffet tables because they usually have good food but this is buffet table flipping worthy
no one gives a crap about the yankees..we are suffering enough here as met fans…leave them off of this site unless you are bashing them
No, I live by Philly. I get to hear it from Philly fans.
I think I will just work from home tomorrow.
I can’t recall ever seeing a team self destruct this quickly and completely.
Is there any particular reason they should win again? It will obviously take a SP stepping up and throwing a solid 8 innings or so. Maybe Glavine? Pedro?
Pray the Pelfrey has his coming out tomorrow. They are going to need it.
Can’t wait to see who comes in for the 7th to pitch:
i think it was over once they took alou out of the game because that really killed their morale i think cause they must be thinking wat else could be going wrong… i thinmk willie shouldn’t of taken alou out mid inning n take him out after the inning was over n let the team know when he is on the bench that he is out just to rest him, but when u take him out mid inning no matter wat the team will think he is hurt u know.
No, I think Belliard’s 3-run bomb was the back breaker. It totally deflated them. Blame John Maine for this one.
Is it fair to say that Manny Acta has outmanaged Willie in this series?
maybe we should have kept manny and got rid of willie
At least we should have just kept manny. I heard he was a great influence on the players.
A retarded monkey can outmanage the Mets right now.
This is like groundhog day. I really didn’t think I was going to see the same exact game two nights in a row. Willie looks like he just lost a close relative. He’s making decisions that make absolutely zero sense. He’s managing like he’s in a coma.
All I’m saying is that a lot of managers have gotten fired for far less than their team pulling a 5 game slide with the end of the season in sight.
this loss wont be nearly as bad if the phils dont gain a game on us
if we’re still 2.5 games up tomorrow i will get down on my knees and thank god bc we dont deserve it
It would almost be inappropriate to lower the magic number if the Phils lose.
Thank god I didn’t go to DC for this series. My dad wanted to go, since he is a diehard Nats fan, but I couldn’t get off work. Saved the $ and aggrevation.
PEDRO!!! GET UP AND SAY SOMETHING!!!
Time to whip out your wiffle ball bat and beat something
ive already got mine in my hand
Beat Willie!
id love to drill belliard but tat this point we cant afford to have anyone on base and you know if we hit him with 2 out no one on a 2 run hr would def follow theres no doubt
Did anyone hear Michael Kay today calling the Mets fans infants? How dare we blame Willie for the Mets troubles.
Why was that blow hard Kay talking about Met fans?
Heilman has two jobs, don’t let anyone on before Belliard and stick one in his ribs
Michael Kay should continue to talk about Nazi’s and all that other crap that he did last year. Guy is such a moron
I would love to see Belliar dget plunked here by Heilman.
How about that 1-2-3 I sense momentum building…that the game is 3 outs closer to being over
Michael Kay only has a job because he went down on Stick Michael too just like Susan Walman. Those two are Yankee lovers. That guy should not have a mic to talk on ESPN.
we need that mentality back when we faced trevor hoffman in that series at home when we came back 2 nights in a row. they played like nothing else matters but getting hits
We don’t even need that much energy. This team is flatlining. I’ll take a base runner right now.
you know, given the choice between a 1-2-3 inning and drilling belliard in the ribs, I would have gone for the drilling. What a let down.
except that once someone gets on base with 2 outs we cant get out of that inning with out giving up atleast one run
Can’t wait to read tomorrow morning’s Metsblog spin.
do you know what and who metsblog is? i mean why would you use the word SPIN when the mets organization has nothing to do with this site?
So, only the organization itself can put a positive “spin” on things??
Do you know what spin is????
Here comes the pop-up
Wow, a quick clean inning by a reliever. I had forgotten what that was like. He better have another one in him just like it.
Now, time for the O to step up and put them ahead in the 8th. Reyes and Castillo get on, then DW and Beltran do the damage. Capped off by a LM triple up the gap.
Or maybe a quick 1-2-3 with 2 pop ups, a DW double, and a K.
One or the other. I can’t decide.
Oh well
Reyes another o’fer the night. He has done nothing for this team in 3 weeks.
Who else wants Willie Randolph fired if this team collaspes into oblivion and misses the playoffs???
yes and omar
There is no doubt. The Wilpon’s are media savvy and paranoid. Somebody will have to be blamed, and you can be sure it won’t be them.
You know, technically, we’re only two down. With Wright at bat, the tying is at the plate…
i still love reyes, but at this point i’m ready to trade him straight up for an ace in the off season. he’s really regressed.
The only guy I would trade him for is Johan Santana. To be honest, I would consider it if they were willing to give up a catching prospect and an above average reliever.
You have no idea how quick the Twins would accept that trade if we proposed it to them.
Don’t count on it. You can’t buy ace pitchers.
david, wanna win that mvp?
for all of you who bash beltran for not being clutch….wright has not been very clutch at all either
Oh, OK — now we feel better.
This team is awful. Matt is gonna have to turn off the comments tonight. If he thought last night was bad, wait until tonite.
Anyone else watching the Nats broadcast (out of necessity)? This is by far the worst play-by-play I have ever heard. The bias is stunning.
Just keep the sound down. They’re terrible!
How is it Fick can bunt for a hit, but Reyes can’t? I’m speechless. This is becoming bizarro world…
holy damn ,anybody see gagne blew another game? the red sox fans are freaking out right along with us. yankees fans gotta be in heaven
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Goodnight guys. It’s all over.
If it is any consolation, and it’s not, everybody’s pen sucks, (except against the Mets). The Red Sox spent 3 guys on Eric Gagne and he just blew another game for them. 3 walks and a single after 2 outs.
Double Play. Any surprise?
My, my, my . . . D. Wright. . . . Ugh.
Your Season is Over
nah nah nahhh nahhhh
nah nah nahhh nahhhhhhhhhhh
HEY HEY HEYYYYYYY…
ok i need your help. any ideas of how i can take out my anger without going to jail?
Turn off the TV and throw the remote in the garbage disposal.
im afraid that wont serve the purpose lol
how could you possibly be angry? this is a great thing!
Willie will be gone, all the old bums will be gone.
We get a new regut in the winter.
If the Mets faired well this season….we wouldn’t see that.
This choke is a blessing in disguise. You’ll be glad next April.
And I would seriously bet anybody $50 right now that willie will be back next season. If you think losing the divison lead this year will get him fired you are so nieve (sp?)
that was the cahnce. Get the big fork out, and stick it on in.
Pray the Cards hold on, or it is all over but the crying.
I look at tonite’s game this way – our pitching really stunk but that has kind of been the case off and on all season – especially the pen – but at least the offense and defense have cleaned up their act from the last few games. I have less of a problem losing to good pitching than handing the game over on errors.
Say hows that for positive spin :)
Pathetic
we scored 7 runs. how is that losing to good pitching?
Yeah, spin master I am not…I tried. Not sure what I can say to make this mess look better.
Does anybody else find the “Your Postseason Has Come” commercilas a bit ridiculous at this point???
Mets losing 9-7 and Wright hits into a inning ending DP, first commercial out of the shoot…”Your Postseason Has Come”
How stupid is this entire organization???
Thats not all that bad.
I think its even more embaressing that they play Sweet Caroline at Shea.
NOT YOUR SONG METS! GET A NEW ONE!
and here come the phillies
wright for mvp?
not a chance…needs to be on a playoff team to win that award
I’m sure it has already been said somewhere in the other 500 comments but please take the Magic Number thing down. It is a little pathetic at this point.
It has, I agree. Put up the Philly Magic Number
Don’t worry Met fans, we are still in first place. My gut feeling tells me that my guys will come through eventually.
just wondering what the post game comments will sound like
Probably alot of the same as what was already posted here – only worse :>)
Willie, is that you??
Red Sox lost. Oh my — look who’s gaining quickly on their heels…
I think what frustrates me most as a die-hard Mets fan (since I was 8 years old in 1969 — now I’m 45) is constantly playing second fiddle to the Yankees. The Yankees are on the verge of making the playoffs for the 13th straight year. Yes — I know we as Mets fans shouldn’t be concerned with what the Yankees are doing… but c’mon! It’s getting to be a tired act. If A-Rod opts out, think Omar should go for him, no matter what the cost?
Why is Ruben Gotay smiling on the goddamn bench?
Because the phillies are mounting a comeback! 2nd place is on the horizon.
maybe Ramon Castro farted.
If its true that Lo duca didn’t call Maine’s game then Willie made another major mistake. One that is unforgivable.
I don’t think they filled the managerial postion down in Houston. Willie better start making some calls, because he won’t have a job in NY next season. My local Home Depot is hiring, I should send him an application.
ok ok ok….
LETS GO METS!!!!!!!!
lets win this goddman thing. pleaseeeee
Rally caps everyone
Phillies just tied it
They have 3 runs on 2 lousy hits.
wow just look at that fan confidence meter, looks like 1929
Don’t look now, it’s 3-3 in St. Louis
God, please let the Mets make the playoffs.
i dont have a hat anymore , i burned it after that belliard homerun
Rally Rally Rally Rally
LETS GO METS
LETS GO METS
COME ON dmanit!!!!!!!!!!!
Cordero MET Killer, we’re cooked.
We’re due to break through against Cordero. He has owned the Mets the past three years. How about some payback?!
payback? mets? does not compute….
any bets on wat willie has to say in the postgame?
i know the pitching was terrible, and willie screwed up again. but what the hell happened to the offense? it was looking like a slugfest when it started and then absolutely nothing
Guys….gotta tip your cap to the Nats. We’ll just turn the page on this one.
They are a fiesty team…..played us tough.
It’s a long season….my guys will be fine.
No need to say anything….just gotta get in a nice lil groove.
John pitched well. He made a couple mistakes but they were able to capitalize. You gotta tip your cap to them. We still have a lead. I’m not gonna manage my guys any different;y then I’ve been doing all year. There tough players, they’ll come around.
haha its a long season, my guys know that they will be fine
might as well root for the phillies to put us out of misery. maybe that way no one will have to watch after this weekend
1.5 and counting.
Rollins is the MVP and a long winter here in NY. METS suck, JETS suck GIANTS horrible.
Hockey starts soon
Phillies have tied it. Should be in 2nd by the end of the week.
Anyone think its pathetic that were praying and hoping with nerves to comeback vs the Nats? The fricking Nats.
This league and this team really are JV.
Lame.
No one is praying or hoping. I think we’ve all pretty much given up hope on this team.
let tommy g get a pinch hit at bat
At least he took the bat off his shoulder this time
WOW, Beltran blown away by low 90’s heat.
actually, i think he was way out in front of it. cordero isnt what he used to be.
blah
Do the mets even have good enough numbers to make the wild card? We might as well forget about the division.
i’m starting to think Maine was a fluke, or nothing more than a very average pitcher. tonight’s performance was pathetic. he didn’t need to superman..just serviceable. it should tell you something when the orioles give up on a pitcher
At least we still have Fernando Martinez instead of this guy, who seems to be able to get hitters out. Another solid move by the Coupons and the Mets front office.
poor gary cohen, poor kieth, poor met fans. im terribly sorry you all had to see this
it could be called the “Days of Attonement mericle”
yes and gomez, who can’t hit the ball out of the infield
thank god we didnt trade carlos gomez for this guy ill take a light hitting corner OF over an above average closer any day of the week
I f’n hate baseball right now!
Someone is talking about the wild card??? Time to break out the overplayed Jim Mora clip. . . .
Look on the bright side, we all have a front row seat to MLB history. The biggest collaspe in MLB regular season history. 7 game lead with 17 games to play less than a week ago.
AVALANCHE!
single here paulie single
but omar say reyes and gomez will make a much feared top of the lineup duo
At least Shawn Green has 3 hits.
Alright Paulie, ground out to 2nd so we can go home.
let’s go chumps
LETS GOOOOOOOO
Come on guys!!!!
keep badmouthing them maybe they’ll pull it out
LIFE!!
Gapper here Mr. Marlin!!!!!
RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY! RALLY!
no no no dont do this to me
LIFE!!!!!!
does it hurt more to go quietly in this game, or fall a run short?
Single here ruben single
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBEN!!
Do we dare … ?
i cant take this if they lose this game i will have a hugeeeeeeeee whole in my wall
Just a small build up so we can be let down once again.
LETS GO METS!!!! COME ON BABY!!
I’d walk him to pitch to Reyes, were I Acta.
will reyes pop up?
i spoke too soon
on the first pitch
ahhhhhhh.,….. so intense!! God I love baseball…
who thinks ruben will fly out deeeeeeeeeeeep to right
*sigh*
big tease.
Your 2007 New York Mets.
ohhh man
and the final tease, GOD we’re suckers.
losers
They showed life at the end… I’m glad they did that much.
I feel somewhat better that they did that much.
Really? I don’t.
Well, if they just rolled over and died, I would have been pissed. The fact that they showed signs of a comeback tells me that they care and want to win.
i agree with you on that
forgettable
they simply stink
No. To be fair, Maine stunk today. The Mets scored 8 runs.
The entire staff sucks. It’s about as bad as you can get when you have absolutely no one you can count on to get you out of an inning. I don’t feel comfortable with Willie going to anyone in that pen for any reason. They all suck.
i just broke my tv remote and a glass frame because i flung it across the room
you seriously have to control that anger.
that being said…
DDDDDDAAAAMMMMNNIIIITTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not laughing now are you Ruben. Nice Job!
take the magic number down now!!!!
im sorry but that magic numbers has absolutely nothing to do with the mets losing. it maybe pointless to have it up there now, but it had nothing to do with their losses
I’m just sick of looking at 11 for the past week. Jinx or not, it’s ridiculous to have it up there. They may as well put up the 2008 Magic Number
I dont believe in jinxs.
YES, please take the Magic Number down. Totally ridiculous.
“Gotta tip your cap!”
“No big deal, Get ‘em tomorrow!”
“I’m not worried, I trust my guys (Schoeneweis, Mota, etc.)
Why not use Humber or Joe Smith? You might as well send them home to watch TV or something because they are doing no good here. Why are on the team? Randolph won’t use them cause they are too young. He’d rather send out Schoen and Mota and Sele three days in a row a piece.
As I said last night:
I PRAY that this team loses EVERY SINGLE GAME the rest of the year in order to 95% assure that Randolph is gone. Yeah we’d be giving up the year but it would benefit all Mets fans in the long run.
You cannot win a championship with this buffoon as your manager.
AGREED. GO AWAY WILLIE!
willie did absolutely nothing wrong tonight. Please tell me, when did he screw up during this game?
Keith Hernandez just said the team played a good game tonight.
How is allowing 9 runs to the Nationals a good game?
How low have we sunk?
Maine allowed 8 runs. The bullpen allowed 1 run over 4 and 2/3 innings.
Perspective.
yes but it is pointless and looks absurd. just take it down.
I think the fact that a mets-nats game accumulated 600+ comments says it all
Boy Manny Acta that ahole managed that game like it was Game 7 of the World Series. That should have fired them up and made them want to win more. But the manager doesn’t really care, so why should they? He’s got his contract, why bother making the playoffs and working extra hours? He’s getting paid regardless.
Fire him and bring in Ray Knight.
How does the manager not care mean anything??? He didn’t give up 9 runs.
I completely agree, well except the Ray Knight thing.
There is no excuse for this whatsever. Embarassing more and more every day.
Did Gomez have a chance to score on conine’s hit? They said alomar held him up but I wonder if he may have had a chance to score with his speed?
I was wondering the same thing.
did any1 see if gomez couldve scored on conines hit?
Funny but I don’t hear anyone bashing Green anymore.
FIRE GREEN!!!
haha… I’m just kidding.
get em tomorow, cant win em all
I will slowly withdraw myself from the Mets so when the inevitable comes in a day or so, I will have gone through the pangs and shakes of withdrawal.
I will place remaining tickets from my plan on Stubhub.
I want a refund of my NLDS tickets now!
See you guys again in 2008, it’s been great.
if the mets happen to make the playoffs, can I buy your nlds tickets? just curious.
OHHHHHH BOYYYYYYYY atleast those poops r poping
Did anyone else hear Keith saying early in the game when it was 4-0 that it was not a time for laughing when he saw a couple players laughing. Then a couple innings later SNY showed Willie laughing and Keith was practically speechless??
Willie has got to go. Hell, bring back Manny Acta, he out managed Willie in these games.
it’s pretty pathetic that Maz is trying to find something positive in this. so desperate
this team has been totally mismanaged psychologically, strategically and skill wise
psychologically, I agree. Strategically, I’m inclined to agree. I dont know what it means to manage “skill wise.”
these Mañana Mets should have been playing like there was no tomorrow since mid-august
confidence only goes so far
you got to change the things that aren’t working
Looks like the only way we’re going to get that magic number down is to rely on 11 straight losses from Philadelphia because the Mets are just looking for a way to lose each and every game. Yeah, they scored eight runs, but it’s a tag-team effort. One night the pitching staff blows it, the other night we get baffled by the Nats and Phillies #4 starters like they’re throwing some kind of Wakefield knuckleball, and then of course who can forget the ten errors in two games. Maybe the fantasy football thing IS really affecting these guys. (Is that just a rumor floating around? Or is it actually true? Cause it’s really starting to eat at me if it’s true!) Way to go Willie looks like you really put the fear of God in these guys! Great laid back leadership! Pushover!
i mean everyone and their grandmother knows the mets sit on fastballs
well someone had to impress upon them that there approach to hitting had to change
someone had to throw bp with some breaking pitches
look how different green has been lately
but he should have made that change a month ago
and the coaching staff should have made sure it happened
but i think willie is a big part of the problem
the strategic mistakes he makes aside
this whole the season is long things will even out
well what scares me is the mets were playing almost .700 against sub .500 teams
if all things even out we are dead
HEY IF THE PHILLIES LOSE THE MAGIC NUMBER IS DOWN TO 10!
this team has needed the hammer for sometime now
and willie just can’t deliver it
and i am not talking about overt emotional outbreaks thought that might not be all that bad
i am talking about sitting your fanny on the bench if you don’t make the changes that you need to make to get this team to win
reyes has become a freaking head case and should have been reeled in by now
i would love to see how joe girardi or lou piniella would react to this performance
Ahhhhhh Pelfrey tomorrow, the sweep is inevitable.
“Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way”
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