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The Game
The first-place Mets (83–67) look to avoid consecutive sweeps as they take on the Nationals (68-83) 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 Jeff Conine
- C Paul Lo Duca
- RF Lastings Milledge
- SP Mike Pelfrey
The Pitchers
RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-7, 5.23 ERA) makes the biggest start of his young career for the Mets. His last appearance was in relief last week against the Braves. He allowed a run over two innings. He has won two consecutive starts after losing his first seven starts of the season. Pelfrey has allowed three runs over 11.1 IP in his last two starts. His first start of the season was against the Nationals back on April 13th, yielding two runs on six hits over 5.2 IP.
LHP Matt Chico (5-8, 4.61 ERA) tries to complete the sweep for the Nats. He was handed a no-decision in his last start vs. the Braves, allowing three runs on six hits over six innings. Chico hasn’t won a start since July 31st vs. the Reds. In two starts vs. the Mets this season, Chico is 1-1 with a 5.09 ERA.
The Notes
In 2006, the Nationals scored a total of 18 runs in nine games vs. the Mets at RFK. The Nationals have scored 21 runs in the first two games of this series.
Prior to the last two games, the Mets have only lost two games at RFK after having a lead. Both loses came after leading 1-0 (April 29, 2005 & August 11, 2006). The Mets have blown two four-run leads over the past two days.
The last time the Nationals won from a four-run deficit in consecutive days was back when they were the Expos in 1999 (August 27 & 28th vs. the Reds).
The Mets are in danger of losing six in a row for the first time since September of 2005.
…a big thanks to elliot for gathering some of the information above...well done…
The Bleachers
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…enjoy…and remember, ‘ya gotta believe’…
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I sense a W tonight, coupled with a Phillies loss.
LET’S GO METS!!!
How come GREEN is not playing?
isnt he doing better than Jeff?
i dont get it!…..i hope it works
LETS GO METS!!!!
You must be seeing the dark side of the force. I see a Phillie win coupled with another met loss.
the force is not strong in this one…
let’s go mets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psbWfNFbqC8
Great post
MUST WIN!
Is there anything else to say but, LETS GO METS!!!!!
How in God’s name did you wind up being a Met fan in Wyoming? If you are from the NY Metro area, why did you go to Wyoming? If you are from Wyoming, how did you come to follow the Mets?
Do you own cattle?
I don’t know why but that made me laugh so hard. I am curious too!
No pressure Pelfrey…
LETS GO METS
let’s all get off the ledge, exhale, and enjoy what we have. i know we’re all die hard fans, but it’s just a game…. things could be worse, you could be a philly fan.
enjoy the game tonight, we STILL are in first place – don’t forget that.
i’m keeping the faith, i hope you all do as well
-PREDICTION – big game for jose, he’s way over due
First place? Is that the best thing? We are in first place only for another day or two, then we are in second. What then? We blew our chances when we lost 7 games to the Phillies. Now not winning 1 game in each series looks like it will be our downfall.
This is what kills me about this teams latest struggles. I went to bed last night after the ready to hurt myself, or those around me. I swore up and down the season was over and that it was only a matter of time before the Phils sped by the Mets. Now, just a few minutes from game time, and I’m ready to watch again.
This sucks.
If they lose tonight I’m going to need a large amount of sedatives in order to fall asleep.
could be worse, They could be on the West coast!
Don;t understand Conine instead of Green, but that’s Willie! Maybe Jeff will come up big?
ALso still like Lastings ahead of Paulito, but still a minor quibble.
Now Pelfrey just needs to go out, pound the zone and blow these clowns away. No nibbling, finesse crap, just over power them. He was a #1 pick for a reason!
Green is hitting .200 vs. lefties this year. It’s a straight platoon now with Delgado out.
Lets Go Mets
Hmmmm… good or bad for the Mets that they don’t lead 4-0 yet?
Words to live by: “this too, shall pass…”
Where’s Jose Reyes’ head at? Terrible, terrible throw.
not to be pessimistic but thats error #1
on the plus pelf is lookin good…knock on wood
Pelf sucks. He cant beat a little league team, or the Nats. We are in BIG TROUBLE .
wtachin gamecast, what was the reyes play should he have made that?
shouldn’t've thrown the ball, inf hit; no harm done
hit deep in the hole, a good throw wouldn’t have got him, he air mailed it one hop into the camera section
great 1st from pelf
Deep, deep in the hole at short, no chance to throw Zimmerman out and Reyes air mails it into the dug out.
Over/Under on comments tonight is 571.
loss: over
win: under
DUN DU NUH
of course we get the guy who’s been lights out the last 3 games. So naturally, we’ll win :-)
COME ON! NICE HIT ALOU LETS KEEP THIS GOING WE NEED TO WIN ON ALL ACCOUNTS TONIGHT!
Alou’s a beast, just that simple
welcome to the Mets, Jeff!
nice job oldies! lets get them in come on cant lie down gotta pile on lets go duke!
GOOD JOB PAULIE METS UP 1-0 LETS MAKE IT 15-0 COME ON LETS PILE ON LETS GO LMILLZ!
Yeah Conine.. We got a little rally goin… LETS GO METS! LETS GO METS! HANDS CLAPPIN!!
The forty-somethings are looking fine today.
I’ll take a 1 run lead right now…. Lets add on boys!
chico should pitch around pelfrey to get to reyes
I think he wants to start the next inning with a sure out.
Prove me wrong Jose.
Ha! The other day, some drunk fan asked how to say “pop up” in Spanish.
I’m about to crack. I know we’re up, and I’m very positive, but if we lose I will for sure beat my girlfriend…
Come on, boys: she’s a nice girl. Don’t make me do it!
LET’S GO METS!
yeah, and i’m gonna beat my kids more than i usually do. go mets
im gonna beAt my meat more than i usually do oh, ew woops
(also, while I’m grateful to have the game in my living room, these MASN announcers do the physically impossible: they suck and blow at the same time)
Man I love Washington’s jumpy camera work and Super-Slo-Mo instant replays. Damn you MLB.TV
damn, woulda liked to get that punk ass belliard
crap, how could pelfrey not cut that off? belliard is the new mets killer
ugh
bad break run…
thats okay big pelf tough luck, we going to get it back next inning its all good
i’m going to kill myself now
oy
Unreal… how many innings are we giving Pelfrey tonight?
I say leave him until he gives up 4 runs or until he gets in a really tight spot. Cannot, must not, shall not go to that putrid bullpen.
That figures
Gentlemen, commence pounding of beer now.
if you insist…
its all good, come on jose get a walk, the sb, then sac bun from castillo then sac fly we tie it up WE GONNA WIN!
how long is ron darling gonna be off for? in feel like we always lose on his off days…
This is going to be a another looong game
OK then! not bad, couple of bad breaks. One run, lotsa time. Pelf is pitching well.
Where to I vote on the confidence rating? Are negative numbers an option? I want to vote for -57 confidence rating. How in the hell is it over 5?
i’m poppin Xannies, the hell with beer….
Ah, there’s nothing like giving up RBI’s to the 8 and 9 hitters
Not the best inning you want after going up, but at least Pelf more/less maintained his composure after the bad break run.
everytime i come up here and look at the comments they start to lose goin back to my bathroom tv…………………….
C’mon willie mays hayes..i mean jose…
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
what a freaky play! i thought for sure he caught it
Get a better stadium…jesus christ
hahahahah
great comment…almost spit scotch all over the screen
haha how many times did reyes just run around the bases..hahaha
OH DAMN TOUGH LUCK I THOUGHT HE CAUGHT THAT TOO DAMN! THAT HAD INSIDE THE PARK WRITTEN ALL OVA IT
Alright.. Willie Mays Hayes finally gets a hit… Lets go boys!!!
He may run like Hays but he’s hit like….
Shoudnt be our fault Willy Mo is a moron!!!
This Ump has a very low strike zone tonight… I guess that’s good for us….
if he had caught that ball i would’ve conceded the game. getting hammered by nook logan and ronnie belliard is one thing, but willie mo pena making great defensive plays on you is a whole other level of bad news
Interesting that Castillo isn’ bunting here, no?
glad he’s not, it’s the 2nd inning!
I mean 3rd. someone say ponding beers?
of basically a playoff game, plus he can always bunt for a hit
I agree, there’s something about getting beat by a NOOK, a WILLIE MO, and that little braided bastard Belliard that’s slightly disturbing.
Duque’s boot looks like something out of the middle ages. I wonder if he puts that on after sleeping in an iron lung.
IS IT JUST ME OR ARE THESE NATS BROADCASTS THE ABSOLUTE WORST, MOST BORING, BIGGEST HOMERS, AND JUST HORRIFIC… WATCHING THESE BROADCASTS IS WORSE THEN GOING TO AN ORAL SURGEON….
Agreed. It’s cause they live in this godforsaken swamp. God I hate this city.
One of the guys is Don Sutton who used to do the Braves up until last year. No wonder they’re homers.
Bad at bat. Tough luck.
SHUT UP ABOUT RFK.. WHO GIVES A F#$$%? THAT STADIUM SUCKS AND EVERY TEAM THAT’S EVER PLAYED THERE SUCKS… JUST SHUT THE F$$%$ UP ALREADY! A WHOLE FREAKING INNING WITH THESE YAHOOS…
When you’re 80 games back there’s not much else to talk about.
I know.. im going to turn the volume down…. They’re freaking killin me…
Please David
ESPN showing the Mets highlights from last year..2006 NL East Champs looked nice.
HE IS SO GOOD TO RIGHT FIELD ITS UNBELIEVABLE
YEAH KING DAVID!!! THATS OUR WINNING COMBO!!! LETS GO BOYS!!
RBI 100 for Wright. Congratulations.
I LOVE WHEN WILLIE GETS THESE GUYS IN MOTION ON EVERY PLAY.. HE JUST SAVED US FROM A DOUBLE PLAY… NOT TOO BAD.. WE NEED ANOTHER HIT…..
What no SUPER SLO MO replay MASN?!?!?
This is just depressing to watch. I cant do it anymore. Im gonna watch Halloween, see ya.
Nats announcer, on playing meaningful ball in September: “there’s no doubt in my mind we’ll be there one day…”
Ha!
Really puts things in perspective, though. Despite the Mets’ struggles, they’re giving is excitement (and anger and depression), which is much better than the apathy the Gnats fans feel…
I decided to do a little research and look up the history of baseball in Washington thru the baseball almanac. If you want to laugh your ass off and feel that much better about our plight as Mets Nation then go ahead and take a look at their history… They’ve lost like 3 teams, and won either 1 or 2 championships since the Mid 1800’s… These guys will never do anything as history will attest to it
They used to say about Washington: “First in War, First in Peace and Last in the American League”.
Let’s play “Will Beltran Strike Out Swinging Or Looking.” I’ll take swinging.
I’m sorry “Pop Up to The First Baseman” was the answer we were looking for.
I’ll take a foul ball out for $200 Alex
he sure showed you
Our bonus category will be “How will the Mets blow this game.” Think about it, we’ll be back in the 9th inning.
What is that brace on Reyes’ left wrist? did he hurt it diving into a bag or is it to protect him when he dives headfirst into a base?
protection, if i remember correctly, hes more or less always had it
Am I the only one reminded of Brando in the Godfather when Pelfrey does the mouthpiece thing? The orange peel in the mouth scaring the grandkid part.
Zimmerman is one hit away from the 270 mark.. Who gives a f##$$? very insightful
oh thanks, i just noticed it today and got scared that he wuz hurt
why are these no named, clueless, Nats looking more and more like the Big Red Machine against the Mets staff… This is insane… I forgot what its like to have a 123 inning… And by the way.. He was out!
he missed the first cal, but he got that one
He got out eventually.
Wow, Lopez was out by a foot.
Nice move Don Corleone… lovin it!
lopez has a move i’d expect in like little league…where you have to turn your whole body as if your starting a 40 yard dash….
Look at the great base stealers (if my memory serves me) , they all just go when they want, and don’t have to like “get ready”
Good make up call.
I’m gonna make him an offer he won’t refuse…. Lets go Don Vito Pelfrey
come on mikey, lets get outta this inning….
Man I tell you the Mets would never lose a game if there were only 2 outs an inning
come on Pelfrey.. dont start this 2 out crap like Maine last night… God damn it.. This has another bad feel to it… And Belliard, the Mets Killer is up to bat.
ugh belliard….
How does this guy scare us now????
Yet, he does!!!
Huge, Huge out…. HOLY COW, I’VE GOT THE OXYGEN TANK WAITING..
I know, it’s embarassing, but real.
If we’re up in later innings and Bumiard come up, plunk him.
Why can’t they f#$$ put someone away…? He’s not even freaking close…. This guy has got to have a short leash… He’s not pitching good at all…
hes through 3 around 50 pitches…2 runs…a few hits….it could be much worse dude…
he can have troublesome innings but if there are no runs on the board, more power to him
YEAH!!!!! BELIEVE!!!!
Man up Godfather!
phew!!!
Mini Chipper is out
Never refer to that chubby thug as “mini”
These Mets love to make you nervous…Thank God for beer!
Thank God for pills, booze, and cheap women…
No Pujols tonight for the Cards, Wainwright is pitching…I just can’t root for him
for tonight, game 7 is forgotton…
GO WAINWRIGHT!!!
Wasn’t Conine a Met like a long time ago? Are these guys on drugs? Or is that just me? Conine a first time Met?
I think you’re thinking of Joe Orsulak.
no conine was never a met..only a royal, marlin, oriole, philthy, and red, but not a met
You’re right.. i just looked it up… Damn im getting old…
up in the count 0-2 and Conine goes down to Matt Chico… Boy oh Boy…
Eh, Conine had been 3-for his last-3… you don’t really expect him to carry the offense.
This is the point in the game where the Mets don’t feel like scoring anymore.
wow..so thats what a 1-2-3 inning looks like?
Gimme a break Fick is hitting .231 and he’s now 2-2
Robert Fick looking like Joe Dimaggio in this series.
Add Robert Fick on to the list of players that seem to play well against the Mets.
goddamn guys it was a dinky pop up, relax. we just can’t catch a break lately
Alright.. here we are with 2 outs again… Lets just get out of this inning…
glad the cards got the A lineup going tonight
Wonder if Sosa and Heilman just saw how to correctly field a bunt?
I think Heilman was more intrigued on how to not give up a double.
I hate the masn announcers. These people actually think Ryan Zimmerman is better than David Wright, Belliard should be MVP and the nats are good in general.
your joking about the belliard part though? Please?
I mean whatever, people can argue the zimmerman thing…
might be a slight exageration….
these guys are TERRIBLE
so boring
so dumb
so painful
Hey Nook Logan…Mike Pelfrey is your daddy!
I think Pelfrey has made some promising strides on this tour. He’s got his rough patches, but he’s able to manage an inning a lot better than at the beginning of the year.
YOU KNOW SOX FAN IS CLIMBING THE WALLS… THEY’RE DOWN 2-1 AND YANKS ARE UP… MISERY LOVES COMPANY.
Yeah but the Sox are practically assured of making the playoffs, Detroit is done
sox magic number for the wild card is 3. they’re in a much better position
that said, i read a sox message board and they are losing their minds just the same
hahaha.. kendychavez. i read their blogs too… and they’re calling for the beheading of Francona who said that he doesnt care about winning the division.. SAWKS fan does not want to hear that!! I was laughing reading their blog today
while i have no great love for the yankees i hate sox fans more- so i am so enjoying seeing the freak
them freak*
i have to say that id rather see the Sox choke also. I’m used to the Yanks doing this.. but i never ever get bored of watching Boston fan losing their minds…It’s EPIC!
FORGIVE ME FOR MY USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.. IM A LITTLE EXCITED
“company” has a safety net
cerrone
Can you have the Phillie fanatic have a bat in his hand and if they tie the mets at any point him bashing mr met in the head I think everyone would enjoy that
If we are going with realism it would have happened already and Mr. Mets head would be bleeding.
STEAL PLEASE!
They may have a magic number but you can’t tell me that SAWKS fan would be happy blowing the division to the Yanks… Trust me.. there’s a lot of pressure on them too… YEAH CASTILLO!!!
AS REYES GOES SO DO THE METS!!!!
Beautiful
There we go….break this joint open
ALRIGHT!!!! See, it’s okay to score runs after the 4th inning.
mets suck
mlb.tv sux
the nationals annoucers really suck
at least the jets are playing well, oh wait.
if the mets don’t win this game, then I hope they lose every game the rest of the season. seriously.
The Mets take the lead and you come out with this negative crap, god you people KILL me!
DUDE, THEY’RE ACTUALLY WINNING… DON’T COME IN HERE WITH THAT ABSOLUTELY NEGATIVE B.S. WHAT THE F$$$ IS THAT?
::quick exhale::
::goes back to holding breath::
This is the way I want to see this team score runs.
Let’s turn this Mutha out Met fans!
oh wait, hotfoot bleachers sux too
What’s the over/under on when the Nats will tie the game and then score the go-ahead run?
DON’T SAY THAT BRO…. YE OF LITTLE FAITH… ITS ALL TURNING AROUND TODAY!
Just basing my comments on the last 2 games I’ve watched.
I’LL TAKE THE 7TH AND THE OVER…LOL….DON’T KID YOURSELF, ILL NEVER TURN A BET DOWN
I’ll gladly take the under.
You may actually win that the way things are going right here.. I hope Pelfrey isn’t going Maine on us
See, this is the problem the Mets are now facing. Who do you rely on to come in and get an out? Heilman? Mota? Blowenweis? Mets have no one to come in and shut a team down. But we do have a couple young stud corner outfielders that are fast!
BTW, you can write me a check. My friends call me “cash.”
ill take a money order bro… LOL..
I still have an inning left. The Met pen will come through.
You know how much the nats suck- their soccer team is more popular. Where else in America is that true!
FELIPE LOPEZ, ADD HIS NAME ON TO THE LIST OF PLAYERS THAT SEEM TO PLAY WELL AGAINST THE METS…
come on Don Vito Pelfrey… Man the hell up now…
We still got a 1 run lead…. That was a bad decision by Castillo.. he didn’t even have a prayer.
why didn’t he throw to first?
wouldnt have came close to kearns at 1st
and apparently had no prayer at first either..
so whats the harm?
just once i’d like to see us hold someone after putting up some runs ourselves
The umps are really screwing us this past week.
completely the umpires fault for being in the way…an accurate throw would have taken his head off
should’ve taken his head off…that’ll teach umps to screw with us
I don’t mind the play by Castillo. I actually thought it was a great play by Wright to get rid of it quickly, heads up play by Luis, and a great save by Lo Duca to prevent Kearns from taking an extra base.
Great K by Pelfrey to end the inning
Two of those 3 runs have come on slow choppers that barely made it to the dirt on the infield.
Gotta Give Pelf some love…. he’s not pitching that bad… im just worried about the next Mets pitcher…. I’ve got the beers getting cold, and the valium bottle right here….
ship some of those valiums here to NY buddy…theres still 11 more games!!
lol
1 game 1 pill at a time That’s my saying for now….. Right now i just took a Vicodin/Soma cocktail. The valiums are for the 8th inning and above
i’ve had 2 surgeries on my knee adn 2 on my shoulder and they stopped giving me pills….
they’re fun! I used to do em without any alky and they just made me feel niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice
Bases loaded in STL. C’mon red birds <– gags after saying that.
The Red Parrots just flat out suck… They threw in the towel after almost making it back from 11-0 the other night… God I hate the Cards…
Moises gives me hope that my life won’t totally go to hell in the 40’s… Dude is freaking balling
Alou is a robot sent from baseball heaven, god i love you man
A robot that needs maintenance every few weeks.
Damn it Scott Spezio…shave that stupid red patch off.
For real. Whats more egregious is that tattoo on one of his biceps.
P.S. stay healthy!
Get ‘em over Get ‘em in….we need all the runs we can get
how do you play for one run here when your bullpen has imploded so many times the last couple weeks? for ‘trusting his guys’ he sure has no faith in them get a rally going. a two run lead ain’t gonna do it. at least let them TRY to hit
He’ll just tip his cap and move on.
Man, is this going to be the start of another 20 pitchers used by the Nationals.
pauly does well w/ SAC Flies…
Yeah Paulie Walnuts.. nice job gettng that sacrifice… Wonderful.. i have to leave to go train a client. Can I get an occasional Metscore update from one of you guys. I get all of my blogs via email on my phone. Every inning would be nice…LOL.
For some reason I still feel very confident in this team. Please please please hold on to this lead you guys.
masn announcers are in love with ryan zimmerman- like really in love
Pelfrey has been pitching amazing since being brought back up compared to the beginning of the season.
seeing that he has looked much better, and can throw consistantly in the mid 90’s with a sinking action that induces groundballs, what are the chances Pelf makes the post season roster in the bullpen. Im not saying hes Joba but he can keep the ball in the ballpark, and eat up those middle innings bridging the gap from starter to the 8th.
just a thought.
Come on Pelfrey one more from you, its 7-8-9
Walking the future batting champ
d’oh
oh God, every inning the leadoff guy gets on….. Im gone.. LETS GO METS!!
here we go…score a run…walk the lead off man
Isnt this guy supposed to be a gold glover?
Man, I just want ONE 1-2-3 inning. Why does this have to be so stressful?
d’oh d’oh!!
Oh God, im getting that nauseous feeling again… What the F$%% Beltran? We better get that lame bullpen going soon.. Pelfrey appears to be finished
i think the fans and media are getting to willie. he came out and said that he gets in players faces, just not publicly, and said that he does give a crap, and then he came out to ‘argue’ that ground rule double when he definitely knew what the rule was and now hes taking pelfrey out before hes gets roughed up for 7 runs this inning, and his facial expression looks a little more pissed off after that leadoff walk
Giving up hits to the bottom of the order will get you in trouble ALL the time
Why does this team make me drink so much????
LGM!!!
Here we go again. I am so sick of poor hitters teeing off on our pitching.
i would be amazed if we come out of this inning with the lead….watch!!!
Two words, Willie: Fielding. Practice.
Why switch out Milledge? You have half an Alou out there and Conine isn’t exactly a lock at 1B?
because we all complained about the double switch, so he is trying to make us happy. The only part is that we failed to explain HOW to use it.
You double switch Milledge because he has been garbage at the plate and Green has been locked in. Remember there is still Endy and Marlon on the bench.
Green’s proving you and Willie geniuses!
that’s terrible, but hits will happen. Coming out and walking the lead off guy after putting up a run is unacceptable and deflates a time. Especially when they already are expecting something bad to happen.
T-minus 60 seconds to meltdown.
id like to note that there is one player on the nats with an average above .270. yep, this is the team thats scored 25 runs in 20 innings off us.
hahaha……..seriously how do you walk a guy with a 227 average………….NICE DPPPPPPPPPPPP
hell yeah jorge!!!!
i really think this team is giving me an ulcer
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
SOSA!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOSA!!!!!!!!!
SOSA!!
PERFECT! We are starting to get the bounces….LETS GO METS!!!
we all have one!
I repeat: HELL YEAH JORGE!!!
HOLY F”N CRAP!!!
SOSA!!!
Bam! That’s the type of bullpen work we need!
PEFRECT!
DONT BRING HIM BACK FOR THE NEXT INNING.
Thank you, Sosa.
Thats what a bullpen is supposed to do!!!!!! Awesome DP.
NOW THAT IS WHAT PENNANT RACE BASEBALL IS ALL ABOUT BABY!!!!
LET’S DO THIS BOYS. NO MERCY!!!
ATTA BABY SOSA!
now, does willie goto the well in the next inning with him? or does he try to go feliciano, heilman, wags?
Wow I didn’t see that coming
Great job Sosa!!!
down syndrome molina just made a huge baserunning error to make bases loaded 1 out turn into 1st and 3rd 2 outs
o baby what a double play…..is this our big season turning win? if it is, then that pitching appearance by sosa and that double play will be my play of the year/ the turning point of the mets season
lets go mets
I’ve always said that middle reilief is one of this team’s strengt…….sorry…..couldn’t finish typing that with a straight face.
that could be the turning point, as if to say, NOT THIS TIME MANNY, Not again!
Lets get some big insurance runs so we all don’t have a heart attack tonight
cohen just said “a magnificent job out of the bullpen”…when’s the last time we heard that?
may
cards have left 6 men on in 4 innings
watch them get swept by the phillies then kill the mets in the makeup game next week…
no thanks, I don’t wanna watch that
id say pelfrey pitched great tonight, tough last inning with that leadoff walk-but he was running out of gas, great move by willie to get him out of there
pelfrey NEEDS TO BE ON THE PLAYOFF ROSTER(IF WE GET THERE)
Agreed. It seemed like they got like 4 infield and bloop singles off him. Good job Pelf.
it’d be awesome for him to come in and get a big dp or something
Damn it why can’t the Cards help us
Well if willie loses the game for the team every time he brings in a reliever and they give up a lead HE JUST WON THIS ONE FOR US (if we hang on of course.) Be fair people.
Thank you sosa!!!!!!!!!
oh yea and green gets a single. Hey, the double switch has worked so far.
Ill give him credit if he doesnt bring Mota in this game.
Fair enough
But there is no chance that he brings Mota in here. Contrary to what alot of you believe, he’s not actually stupid.
We will see…….I guess if he does bring Mota in youll join the enlightened side then?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1zsUIosoA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdkWuTNvpBA
I like this small ball tonight but lets get a big long ball this inning
Endy needs to teach Jose a drag bunt.
Oh yea, strikes 2 and 3 to D’Angleo Jiminez did not look like strikes at all, so as much as we (myself included) have killed the umps, we have to thank them for that one.
what are you talking about? they were right on the corners
He has to bring him back. If not, why double switch out a better defensive player, and burn a hot bat off the bench?
Plus, he only threw 4 pitches, everyone else sucks, and there are 3 more innings to go. So heck yeah, he is coming back out.
Maybe the offense will do something now for some breathing room?
THere you go, they did!
Now please pen, just 3 more innings, OK? Pretty please?
speed kills!!!
FINALLY!!!!!
i think I just emitted a viscous liquid
Keep it going David
HOLY CRAP!~
WE GOT A BREAK!!
TWILIGHT ZONE!
Keep it going Carlos
Third straight plate appearence for Wright with rbis.
D WRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MVP MVP
Guess what I’m gonna chant if we make it to the playoffs?
MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP!
Great Clip Krusty! Lol. It’s hilarious how they sing LaLaLaLaLaLa.
let sosa go 7 and maybe even the 8th if he can throw only 4 pitches like last inning i’d like to see wags come in tonight aswell
why was beltran jogging and not sprinting. thats probably a base hit if hes sprinting
You think a team would ever employ a shift against Wright?
can they plz show beltran jogging his ass down the line, he was JOGGING EVEN AFTER A BOBBLE!
DAVID!!
OMG!!
This is like xanax.
eff yea
he was safe…even the masn announcer admit it
Here we come!
ALOU IS A MONSTER!!!!
think they will test him for HGH and he’ll test positive?
We’ve done well with 4-run leads so far…oh wait. The word for the day is FINISH!!!
i cant see a shift against wright just because he has great bat control and can go to all fields
Yeah, I don’t think they’d do it either, but with all his opposite field hits this year it would be interesting to see a team try.
Now Willie don’t be foolish and bring Mota in. Maybe we can take a page from Bobby V and put Pelfrey back out there with a fake ’stache and glasses.
Is this insurance runs?
I’ve forgotten what they look like.
ALOU!
What is going on here?
Now let’s cross our fingers with the pen.
9 outs.
I can’t believe we’re counting down outs to beat the Nationals. It’s really come to that hasn’t it.
i still think ricke peterson needs to shave his mullet
nine more outs. willie is bringing in mota for the 7th and 8th
maybe i can put the rolaids away tonight
don’t you know you can never ever do that!
so very true
i wish i had the antacid concession at shea, late inning could have guys walking around selling it in place of peanuts
lets go cards!
larussa is batting the pitcher 8th tonight!
He’s done that a few times this year already.
He does that either because he thinks he’s cool or he was drinking again.
I just ate my words…good job Wainwright.
of course, he gets a single to tie the game!
Hopefully we can avoid Motador. Blowenweiss actually pitched pretty good on the road.
“put it in the books!”
if we lose this game u will be banned from this site lol. just kidding i dont believe in jinxes, lets go mets
please dont utter those words until the final out EVER AGAIN!
At least we are up by 5 now. Not 4.
8th = MOTA TIME!
i think i would actually prefer LIMA TIME
it really pisses me off that pujols is out for this cards-phils series. their offense cant do anything right now. by the way, freaky stat: wainwright has thrown 38 pitches thru 5.1 innings
freaky as in false? cause then yeah, that’s freaky
Lead of walk. Low-run inning usually start off this way.
Utley HBP.
1-0 philthies
And Pat “the f@#@#%’in Bat” does it again.
What pisses me off is that the Marlins held back Willis to start the first game against the Mets. They can do what they want, I just find it very interesting and annoying. Willis sucks but dominates the mets.
Sosa for MVP lol!
sosa has been absolutely dominant tonight–leave him in for another. no reason to take him out if he has been dominant
no way heilman aint in for the 8th.
you have to know that the entire washington lineup will revert to form vs the phillies next week
Hopefully the Phillies bullpen will revert back to form as well….
get thrown out willie hahahahahaha
Normally I don’t like managers doing that, but I condone it for this. That was total BS.
BULL$HIT!!!!!!
Is there a goddamn conspiracy against the Mets?!
yes i think there is
what happened??
Paul hot git by pitch in his wrists, spun, called it a strikeout. More bullplop calls against the Mets.
looked like he was swinging to me.
Does anybody think that 5 runs is enough?
i was putting my son to bed. what happened? was loduca hit by a pitch and if he was then how is it an out?
apparantly, if you swing on strike 3 and the ball hits you on the hands, it’s an out
That is correct. If you swing and it hits you, too bad for you.
i do
letsgomets
My wife’s whole family lives in NH and are all huge Sox fans. They are in actual pain. I tried to explain that they have a plan B and we don’t, but no go. Talk about believing in jinxes.
so when delgado comes back does he platoon with green??
Doubt it, Green will platoon with Milledge I’m sure. Add in the fact Lastings hasn’t been doing much and well you can figure it out
He got hit pretty hard on the hand and swung at the same time so youuuuor out
weinright just tied it up with a single!
Wainwright! And Molina singled before that…who woulda thought they came back to help us?
Cards starting lineup has a combined 29 homers on the year with Ankiel leading the way with 9. 1-1 though is good. That’s why Wainwright is batting 8th
Cards tie it!!
1-1
1st and 3rd, 2 out, bottom 6th.
Talk about bad pens. Papelbon just gave up a Grand Slam to Toronto. I have to listen to Yankee fans all day tomorrow. Unbelievable
no one jinx it
OMG! Ive been avoiding Metsblog until the mets get a win and then I come back and there’s nearly 400 posts on one thread. Ive never seen that before. GO METS!!!! 6 MORE OUTS!!!
So is Paul hurt or not?
Doesn’ t look great
lovely shot of beltran digging for gold lol
hahah jsut gonan say that. is there an unwritten cameraman/player rule that if theres a player picking his nose they immediatly cut away? thats happened like 5 times
if that was the case dykstra would have never been on tv he was always picking
Talk to Joe Torre about that.
Heilman should bean Belliard for payback for the NLCS and this series.
did i not previously say that i do not wanna see defelice in tonight’s game….
lol, yeah, guess willie isn’t keeping up here
bye bye belliard! 5 to go
Fick you! 4 to go
Eckstein did a Reyes.
Exciting play though. Cards Phils 1-1
eckstein actually tried to bunt with bases loaded 2 outs
can’t stand that little pipsqueek
3 more! tack some on, just for fun
Man Eckstein swung at a horrible pitch popped it up to shallow right, Wyerth slips and falls, but gets up in time to catch it.
ACK!
our bullpen is unhittable. this game has been over since the 6th. this division is as good as clinched
Can Wagner handle a non save? Not his best work in the past.
Like I posted earlier today right now we should all be Met fans and Giants/Pirates/Cardinals well-wishers.
ahhh…this is what its all about folks
LONG LIVE BASEBALL!!!
last inning ever at RFK for the Mets. lets leave with a win
letsgomets
beltran should put one in the upper tank for old time’s sake
All you SNY lucky viewers, any word on Paulie? MASN is to busy showing slo-mo replays
nothing yet
kinda wish chico went deeper tonight…i want this nationals bullpen as fresh as possible going into the philly series
its cool the nats have something in the neighborhood of a 22 man bullpen
they just said ollie vs byung kim this weekend…that’s gonna be a game for the ages…
I’d like to see Kim vs. Chan Ho Park.
just reading that made my eyes bleed
alright billy, no need to make it interesting…just give us 3 simple outs. thanks
ok..guess not….why would even consider an easy ninth??
were up by 5 runs and they have 2 outs and a guy on third. This is pretty much as easy as it can get.
good plan carlos save up all your hits till the marlins series
whos this guy pitching? havent seen billy in a week
Wainwright retires the side, Moyer is out of the game. Let’s go Phillies bullpen, you owe us.
oops
lets hope that break helped him
we need wags to have a live arm down the stretch
Enough with the damn errors. 2 tonight on throws that should never have been made.
Please Wags, don’t make me reach for the tums, or the liquer!
or the gun/ super condryactic robot chicken gun with 5 multiplied monkey feces on top of that yeah beitch YEAH
2 more…c’mon…
jeez, feels like friggin game 7! In a way.
uno mas
is wags lighting up the gun tonight??
oh boyy
even in victory we can’t stop kicking the ball around!!
They never make it easy, do they?
a much needed W
phew
phew! what a big win
K!!!!
FINALLY!!!
Finally
about time
Alright. Mets did their thing, now Cards need to do theirs. And best of luck with the Phils tomorrow, Gnats.
YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!
a W feels nice
now lets go Cards
god i kind of hate myself for even thinking that
Finally, they’ve stopped the bleeding…
Please, how about a nice run, liking sweeping the Fish, and giving the Nats some payback next week. How about the Nats return the favor for slapping us around a bit, by doing the same to the Phillies this weekend.
Sheesh! Was it me, or was this an excrutiating game to watch tonight. Especially when listening to those clowns on MASN. I muted the damn thing in the first inning, I couldn’t take it!
r we rooting for the padres to win?
lets go birdnals
i’m loving the MVP chants in the background while wright is talking…amazing
the cards have friggin miquel cairo batting 5th
i really hate tony larussa
that was kieth