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The Game
The Mets (87–73) try to keep their season alive against the Marlins (70-90) this afternoon at Shea Stadium, starting at 1:10 pm EDT.
The Lineup
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- LF Moises Alou
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- C Ramon Castro
- RF Lastings Milledge
- SP John Maine
The Pitchers
John Maine (14-10, 4.07 ERA) starts for the Mets. In his last start vs. the Marlins, he allowed three runs on six hits over five innings while striking out nine as part of a no-decision. Maine has pitched more than six innings just once in his last 11 starts. He has a 6.11 ERA since the All-Star break. In 15 starts at home this season, Maine is 5-6 with a 3.74 ERA.
Chris Seddon (0-1, 6.89 ERA) takes the hill for the Marlins. He held the Mets to two runs on three hits over five innings last Sunday. Seddon has yielded 12 ER in 15.2 IP this season. Righties are hitting .339 vs. the southpaw.
The Notes
The Mets have lost eight straight games at home — their longest such streak since the 2004 season.
The Marlins have won four consecutive games.
Including the current one, the Mets have had four separate five-game losing streaks this season. Their longest win streak was five, which they did only once.
Jose Reyes hasn’t stolen a base in the last 13 games.
David Wright has a 15-game hitting streak.
Moises Alou is hitless in his last eight at-bats.
The Bleachers
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i dont understand how MLB can block out these end of season games. goes to show you how they only care about the cash and not the fan base.
Completely agree.
I am really getting sick of it. you want to root for your team but cant watch it because of some old agreement for crappy teams that doesn’t make sense in the modern day. there must be something that can be done. I guess not buy the baseball packages from extra innings and mlb.tv. just sucks.
Yeah, it sucks. MLB really screwed up here. But to be honest, I’m looking forward to listening to today’s game the old-fashioned way.
well i guess we have no choice. could be worse, we could be watching extra innings and get the marlins announcers. they are almost as bad as joe morgan.
WHY IS MY GAME BLOCKED!!!! GOAD DAMN YOU MLB!!!!!!!!
If I wasn’t in Miami, it would be blocked out here, I feel your pain…
LETS GO METS!!
Amen. It sucks that we’re in this spot – but two wins for us probably still gets us a game on Monday. Phils have Eaton going tonight and he’s been awful against everyone except us.
Yeah and they are facing the Nationals, who have been awful against everyone except us.
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
Maybe we’ll win today and put some pressure on the Phillies. Oh wait, we are playing at home.
I’ll put my negative emotions aside, and heave a hearty:
LET’S GO METS!!!!!
All aside, I’ve really enjoyed watching this team play all season. I really like their chemistry. When they’re playing well, they’re a juggernaut.
Come on Mets – you can win two in a row – at home, against a lower division team!
whoa. a lastings sighting. guess willie has gotten over his grudge
Willie’s on FAN talking about running the table. OMG.
Running? It’s two effing games! Maybe 3 if Phils get tight.
Funny thing is – if we somehow back in, then get hot in the playoffs, Willie will be a saint – the strong silent leader who never lost his cool.
I was struck by Cohen talking about how Mauch tried to push all those buttons during the Phils’ swan dive in 1964 – combative one day, calm the next, changing lineups and rotations – all the buttons I wish Willie would have pushed this time. In the end, they all failed, and Mauch is remembered as a wild man who became unhinged under pressure.
In the end, the results are all that matter.
Maybe he should do what Billy Martin did in The Bronx is Burning–when he let Reggie pick the lineup out of a hat.
Why not?
what he should’ve done.. was pull all of the starters in one of the blowout games vs the Nats (in DC or NY..take your pick).. that’s certainly not how he does things.. or anyone in MLB.. but.. it would’ve sent a message.
and i still don’t put most of this mess on him.. but.. the buttons he was pushing (or lack thereof) certainly weren’t working either.
i totally agree, I’ve been saying this for so long. After 4 errors, you just gotta put the call-ups in. Pull Wright, Reyes, Beltran, Delgado, Alou, LoDuca and Castillo and let the young guys play. And make it bad, do it in the middle of the inning, like 1 out and just yank them all. That’s EXACTLY what I would’ve done, I told some of my buddies, they thought I was nuts.
One of my basketball coaches did that in like my junior year. Took all of the starters out at the beginning of the 4th quarter with like a 15 point lead, let all the scrubs play the whole quarter, they blew the 15 point lead. Put the starters back in with like 10 seconds left to let us win it. There was no stronger message than when he did that. I’m glad somebody agrees with me on how they should’ve done that.
Like my father told me years ago when I was a kid in ‘69…”It’s baseball. It’s a sport. There’s one winner. One loser.
For as many prayers as you say, or superstitions you have, there’s a kid in Philly or Chicago doing the same exact thing. In the end, some team takes it and some team doesn’t.”
:) your dad was 100% right. and guess what , when your team loses, it doesnt make YOU a loser.
where’s mota’s steroids when you need them??
Burrell started taking them at the All Star Break.
Over/Under on the amount of times Luis Castillo squares to bunt?
Or chops out to short on ball 4
I will accept guesses at either.
On the hopeful side. If the Mets win and Phillies lose today, I believe it could totally reverse the momentum of everything that’s happened so far. I expect neither to happen, but if it does, it could turn everything around. About the only positive I can think of with two games left–allows for a short memory.
We need a miracle but weirder things have happened. The Mets play @ 1 and if they win they’ll at least put pressure on the Phils. Maybe Manny Acta’s squad can help us out and finally score some runs against them. All you can do is hope and maybe just maybe the Mets will get extremely lucky today.
Maybe the Phillies will start thing about a world series against the Yankees–and the possibility that Bobby Abreu will be MVP.
sorry, thing, meant to type ‘thinking’
It’s funny for all the negative emotions and crappy feelings, I STILL BELIEVE
Lets Go Mets!!!
Yeah, it’s a curse, isn’t it. I keep thinking about how I’ll feel if things are even tomorrow. Despite all evidence to the contrary, I can’t help but hope.
ok…they need to win….i didn’t sacrifice my 2 year old’s hair for nothing back in may!
That’s funny DWright..shaved the kid, huh? Child abuse!
i know….my husband was pissed(obviously he’s not a baseball fan!)I had to explain to him that I was born a Mets fan and my son will grow up being a Mets fan. And if that means shaving his hair when the team does it, then he just has to deal with it!
I hear you. I shaved mine, and my wife didn’t get it either.
But now she likes it! Kept it that way.
Hey, we are not mathematically out of it yet. I will not give up till the numbers say we should give up. After all we are the Amazins and as uphill as it looks right now, *anything* is possible. keep the faith guys.
I’ve decided to think nothing but negative thoughts and hope the outcome the next two days surprises me.
Things like:
Phils vs. Cubs in NLCS….Trachsel pitches a gem of a one-hitter, but Cliff makes a key error and then…
Phils vs. Yanks in WS…and Abreu wins MVP
Anyone else having trouble with MLB audio?
I have to listen to the Marlins’ broadcast, which is not a happy circumstance. Funny they’re interviewing Tom McCarthy at the moment.
WFAN stream via MLB Gameday Audio is working now.
Thanks.
Now, how ’bout a win?
it’s almost incredible to think that the cubs will be in the postseason this year.. and not the mets
even more incredible to think that the phils will be in it…and not the Mets
i don’t really agree with that..
they’ve dropped 8 straight to the phils.. got swept twice by them.. and went on to let up 57 runs and 77 hits to the Nationals -the lowest scoring team in the league- in the last 10 days of the season..
they did their best to bive it away..
hopefully though.. we see a game in philly on monday.. and get some payback.
Hey everyone, I’m overseas so I have the TV coverage…I’ll keep the updates coming for those of you who can’t see our boys stage a comeback!
I have the game on SNY in CT… direct tv
alright, here we go guys
Uggla walks again in the 1st inning
Maine’s not looking good right now . . . He’s getting the ball up. Walked Uggla.
fyi: c.b bucknor is homeplate umpire….for those that don’t remember who he is…..he called interference on marlon andreson i
Hopefully Bucknor will help us out today….We already had a Buckner help us out in ‘86…we need some help from this Bucknor today..
Over at the Phillies blogs, they wrote wouldn’t it be ironic if a Bucknor denied the Mets a WS, after Buckner (86) gave one.
But, just struck out Hermida–and threw out Uggla at second!
inning over!
LETS GO METS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, let’s see Jose take a pitch or two . . .
Nope just one and then…….another f-ing fly ball
Reyes getting a few boos for flying out to RF.
Castillo . . . doubles off the wall in LF. 3 more feet and it’s an HR.
Wright . . . singles to RF. Castillo to 3B.
Anyone else here?
We’re all listening to the game – we have audi no video if out of NYC or not overseas – we don’t need the play by play. Thanks for the effort though!
Beltran lines out–a bullet–to Cabrerra.
nobody needs your play by play, man
he’s giving a play-by-play bc some people on the blog ca’t get the game and asked for it…..
Just going for those out-of-market members who are being shut out by MLB.tv. I’ll cool it.
Thanks for the effort – but mlb.tv isnt shutting out the WFAN audio feed (it was broken earlier but is working).
JESUS! C’MON ALOUUUUUUUUU!
Alou . . . singles through the infield and Wright gets to third. 1-0.
Here we go
keep this going
KEEP IT GOING FELLAS!
more more more or maine is gonna cough it up real quick
Yahoo – Delgado came through !!!!! OK, we have been down this road before so lets change the ending to this story and keep this pressure going.
anybody else love castro’s star wars at-bat song?
not really. reminds me of the yankees
That’s the problem with Mets fans.
Instead of hating the Yankees and such reminders, we should learn from them.
Jeter would have never let something so close slip away.
yes, clearly. that’s the problem with mets fans. they don’t like derek jeter enough
Yes, inaword, what’s with your always lauding the Skankees and Filthies?
Hey…they are good clubs. Give em credit.
I think it’s the Imperial March…nice!
Okay–not a bad inning.
not bad 3-0 and he goes on to stike him out
21 more outs to go…… lets go Maine you need to get 18 of those….bats need to stay hot lets start some more scoring……
nice…thank you C.B
Hey–did you see the overhead? Painted the outside corner nicely.
Please tell me Cerrone is wearing his ‘86 jersey.
L Millz has been growing antsy on the bench, hasn’t he?
seddon is throwing everything at the waist. they have to get to him before he gets a chance to correct this
way to get it down Maine….we can’t take anything for granted..
jose takes no pitches
oh my god, LMILLZ should have been playing every game down the stretch.
yeah green has been killing us.
over gomez i agree though, but that’s obvious unless you’re willie randolph
Reyes is just lost….hitting, base running, many times fielding….he is a shell of his pre-ASB self. Along with the pitching, he is also the baramoeter of our slide.
3-0..I’m just hoping for a different ending to this movie
I agree – even if we get to the third or fourth inning and ahead by 4 or 5 runs, I say we are not out of the woods at all. This is the scenario we have seen all too often and the ending has been disappointing.
We have to keep piling the runs on – no lead is too big. And I hope we do it before Gonzales takes out Seddon.
they cannot let castillo go next year, he’s just too good.
I agree, the Q is how many years? He’s no spring chicken and the knee is a mess.
WOO HOO CASTILLO!
Castillo has really stepped up the past two days.
yes. he’s actually not that hard to watch when he’s not trying to bunt every AB
I would like a Beltran HR now please…
I love Ralph, but today is just not the day for stories
hey, they’re doing great with him in the booth, i say leave him there the rest of the game. better than hearing keith complain about how the marlins arent hitting the cutoff men and how the marlins 3rd base coach needs to send his guys and the endless other things he says. it’s almost like he wants to see the other team do everything right and beat the mets.
anyone else agree with me?
I agree – Keith is great but I have noticed that he spends more time picking on the bad plays the opposing teams make particulalry when they make them while blowing us away …. Kiner is a happy sort. Doesn’t bother me at all.
I don’t think that’s the case. Keith more so points out how bad the Marlins are at fundamentals. And they are very bad.
I agree with that, I just wish at this point in the season that isn’t all he would harp on. He’ll go nuts about how Cabrera isn’t playing in for a bunt, or is playing in for a bunt with 2 strikes. Who cares? Let them make their mental mistakes, we need all the help we can get.
I’ve said all year I love Keith Gary and Ron. And I do, just lately Keith’s harping on stuff that really isn’t that important to Mets fans this point in the year is just kind of frustrating, that’s all.
By the way- Maine is dealing.
Actually I appreciate that kind of commentary because he isn’t being a homer. He is calling the game from a player’s perspective and pointing out the mistakes…then again living in the Philly area and I’mused to Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews Sr, both of whom were waving those stupid towels in the booth. Completely unprofessional.
I hate homer announcers too. Ever listened to the Chi Sox guys? It’s just bad.
However, I don’t know, I just think Keith takes it so far, like the way he whines about it yadda yadda yadda. It might be that I’m just so on edge lately that any mistakes the other team makes I just willingly accept and hope they continue to make, and to hear Keith go on and on about it frustrates me.
Regardless, I think the fact that they don’t have to scoreboard watch is taking a huge load off this team. I really don’t think it’s too late for them either. The Phillies are going to feel the heat of knowing how the Mets did today in their game and hopefully will be pressing. The Mets’ games the past 2 weeks have been running like an hour and a half longer than the Phils, so they have had the DISadvantage of knowing what happened in Philly and I think press to hit that homer to tie etc. Hopefully they’ll keep this up and really put the pressure on the Phils in a few hours. LET’S GO CHICO!
I’ll take that.
whooo hooo Beltran!
Crap – they are taking Seddon out – we did not get to abuse him as much as we needed to.
gotta keep scoring…cant stop now
Exactly – no lead is too big anymore. 4 runs?? Not enough, not nearly enough.
Let’s Go Nats!!! Go Gnats! Go Nationals. Viva los Nacionales!
did alou just crack a smile??
ehhhh. i just hope we are not using our quota of 2 out rbi base hits
Naah . . . they have a few still left over from earlier this year.
ALOOOOUUUUUUUUUUU
if only we could’ve gotten this last night…
Small ball at it’s finest! Too bad this couldn’t have started about two weeks ago…
how much better does this lineup look with milledge in it?
in fairness Green has not done much wrong recently but Gomez has been totally overmatched
Green actually has been pretty awesome lately. So I am quite confident in Green.
i cant really argue that but at least milledge brings some excitement
Attaboy Johnny!
Why are some people not able to watch the game? There should be no reason to black this game out.
Extra Innings cannot show a Sat day game due to Fox monopoly.
That seems silly.
As much as it would suck to have the end of a game cut off, why not let the feed stay up until 4pm when it would be up against the national game?
same goes for MLB.tv…..there’s no reason to black it out…if it were showing, fox wouldn’t be losing anything…but they have the rights to balck it out…so they do…because they suck, and no other reason.
I hope this is evidence of things to come this game but Maine is dealing today.
only Jose of the 8 starters yet to have a hit!
BLASTINGS!!!!!!
THRILLEDGE!!!!!
OK – yeah, LMillz does make the lineup better !!!!!
welcome back lastings!
YA SEE WILLIE, YOU DUMMY. THIS IS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING. NOT GOMEZ!
KEEP GOING KEEP GOING!
L-MILLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I really think this is gunna put pressure on the Phils. The Phillies haven’t had to play a game with the Mets’ final score already on the board in weeks. Hopefully Matt Chico can do work. Don’t Stop BELIEVING!
Still, it is only the 3rd inning – too early to rest on our laurels here – keep piling them on – no lead too big !!!!
thats exactly what we need
what a position we have put our selves in…. i still believe …spot light on queens please…. the baseball gods are watching LETS GO METS
How ’bout Johnny Maine’s batting eyes?
Now, the pressure is on the Phillthies . . . :D
i love what LM can bring to the table (like a 2 run HR!!!), but Green is hitting .291 on the year! he’s had an amazing september and is 41-117 (.350)…
best thing that could have happened to the mets is starting 3 hours before the phils…now all they gotta concentrate on is winning and not scoreboard watching worrying about what the phils are doin….LETS PUT THE PRESSURE ON THEM
are you kidding me?
im beyond done with reyes
??? For the regular season, I am hoping?
im just saying that i cant stand him lately. theres nothing sadder than wasted talent. no excuse for not hustling out a ball.
i hate to sound like one of the doomsdayer mets fans, because im not, but if minnesota at the end of the year said they would give me santana for reyes, i’d do it.
bench him
that’s unacceptable jose! run it out
WAKE THE F. UP YOU PIECE OF SHT
What happened?
what is the deal w/reyes? this is just beyond comprehension.
Hey Willie – thanks for playing Lastings Milledge once our destiny is out of our hands. Yikes. Better late than never, I guess!
Reyes is turning into a waste. If this were earlier in the season, I say move him to the 8 hole till he gets hi s act cleaned up.
As for Castillo, he is the man today.
and that should be 9-0!
Mud
So, everyone’s been on base (including the pitcher) except Reyes?
seriously…he thinks his s..t don’t stink. Bench him, stop plaing that Jose, Jose, Jose crap and maybe that’ll get his head out of the clouds. You have to remember he is a young kid, he’s found success and money, and it’s gone to his head
did it go to his head in the first three months of the season?
i don’t know what is wrong.. maybe that’s it.. but.. whatever it is .. he’s clearly regressed in epic proportions over the past two months (and it’s killed this team to some degree)
agreed. I still say Jose Reyes is the most valuable player on the Mets….I love Wright, but when he had a terrible month, but Reyes had a great month, the Mets had the best record in the NL. When Reyes has a terrible month but Wright has a great month, the Mets cough up a 7 game lead. They need Jose Reyes if they want to be at the top of their game (unless, you know, all 8 other starters decide to get timely hits and their pitcher decides to look great).
What a sight, Castro & Milledge scoring on a Lastings homerun. Willie must be reading these blogs, or maybe Rick Down called with some lineup advice. Lets Go Mets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m not saying that Rickey Henderson is the reason for Reyes’ play, but honestly, is it really worth it to keep him here next season?
no sir.
remember how the mets did the last time they had rickey and got rid of him?
pretty good..
..and Reyes should not be smiling in the dugout like he can do whatever the Hell he wants here. He should be hanging his head and really examining what his attitude problem is from.
reyes for santana straight up
i’d honestly do it. think we could give a-rod 35 mill to play short after that deal?
not the time to be talking about post-season moves though, let’s just keep this going!
I doubt ARod has any desire to stay in NYC if he leaves the Skankees.
I keep seeing this – but for one year of Santana? I dunno. Close call. Plus they’d want more – like a young pitcher or two. Do the twinkies even need a SS or a light-hitting, no-hustle leadoff guy?
In your dreams.
well we gotta stay behind him cause were gonna need him to make a push for the playoffs and then hopefully take us thru the playoffs
Reyes for Hanely Ramierez anyone
I said earlier today, but Reyes has been only the fourth best SS in the NL East this season.
Wow, holy head case batman. Reyes…I don’t know what to say. That ball was way too close to be standing there. After everything that’s happened, how does he do that again?? Its a perfect cover for this disaster book they’ve written. You just can’t explain it.
It’s going to be interesting to see how the Phillies do with a little pressure on themselves for once. Now they are the favorites with the lead being chased after the team behind them has won (hopefully). Let’s see how they deal with it.
and probably the 6th best in the national league,,, Id throw JJ Hardy as even being better at this point possible Khalil Greene
i wouldnt. no matter how bad he’s been, he atleast is around a 280 average. greene can’t hit 240 and hardy had a ridiculous start homer wise but couldn’t do much else.
i understand that we’re mad at him but he’s still very very good, just not playing like it lately and has a bit of an attitude about it all. this all really has rickey written all over it, and when he’s gone next year I think reyes (if he’s not dealt for johan), will get straightened out.
did they show if anyone said anything to reyes?
HoJo gave him a pat on the ass
Rickey told him “Even Rickey didn’t dog it that badly!”
80% of Met fans say to bench Reyes after that play
Hahahaah
Im not defending him, but smiling is sort of a defense mechanism when you get embarrased. Trust me, he wants to disapear right now. No excuses, but that smile is because he doesnt know what to do if he doesnt smile. Ive been there. That was a bad play but lets go mets adam eaton and jamie moyer all the pressure on the two5+ era guys.
Wow, talk about jumping ship on a player. So we’re done wih Reyes already? So if he gets three hits the rest of the way, are we back on his bandwagon? Damn people, come on as disappointed as we all are with him, you don’t give up on the kid. Let’s hope this is a good learning experience and he can mature from this.
I don;t think anybody is giving up on him long term – he has mad skills. But he;s had a brutal “step-backwards” year.
No matter the potential there – one would have to entertain (at least) the potential of packaging him for Johan.
i’m not DONE with reyes, i’m DISAPPOINTED in Reyes
give up on a kid. he’s been in the bigs 4 years now. at a point you’re no longer a kid and need to start being a professional.
learning experiences happen when you’re 11, and I see most of them hustle more than i see him. i’m as optimistic a mets fan as you can get, but i can’t deal with this kind of stuff.
he had his chance to learn in houston, he clearly didn’t. ever since rickey started as their first base coach, reyes’ whole demeanor has started to remind me a whole lot of rickey’s. inexcusable and not defendable in my opinion.
My first reaction was “bench him”. But after about 30 seconds, I changed my mind and I’m glad Willie DIDN’T.
a) This wasn’t laziness, it’s a sign of the deep funk Reyes is in – I think his batting struggles have affected every part of his game.
b) You need to mend some fences or you’ll lose Reyes forever. Whether it’s his fault or not, that could splinter the clubhouse and if you want to have success next year (or next month if the Phils should lose a game) you can’t afford that.
c) Tough love hasn’t worked with Reyes in the past. So time to try something else – let him know you have his back – that you may be disappointed in him, you still support him.
I know some of you will disagree and say Reyes should be tougher than that. It’s true, he should be – but he isn’t (see “a”). It’s part of the child-like quality he brings to the game, as opposed to guys like Beltran or Wright.
this is where a little veteran leadership would help right now for reyes
they don’t have any veterans on this team?
please.
something is wrong with him.. big time. but having julio franco on this team is not the solution.
Oy vey Oy Vey Oy Vey Oy Vey Oyyyy Vey Oyyyy Vey.
Sung to the tune of Jose Jose Jose Jose.
Reyes needs to wake up and realize he still needs to play hard. If I see him smile one more time after another screw up, I’m going to start a search party for Rey Ordonez.
Well, something is very wrong with Reyes and it is just not a batting slump – his head went wrong too. He really has been making poor choices in all facets of his play. If it weren’t do-or-die play right now, I would fine him, keep him out of games or whatever.
Oh and let me repeat again – Maine is dealing !!!
wow Johnny Maine – 7 k’s in a row
JJ Hardy is better? Did someone forget to take his crazy pills today?
Second half of the year 8 HR 26 RBI’s and 303 OBP and a 427 SLG. A couple of more bad at bats and people will be begging for Rey Sanchez
I didn’t know today was going to be the MAINE EVENT! (sorry, I had to)
Well Reyes needs to change his acts thats for sure last nigt he F^%$#@ hits the ball in the bot of the 9th inning he gets to desparate. he needs to chill or bench his @$$ i luv the kid and everything but we need to see him “Do something more than his dance” We Need him on base!!!
“Let`s Go Mets”
Coño!!!!!!!!!
I like Reyes, I just think someone needs to get in his face and shape him. Maybe someone has and he just hasn’t listened. All I know is that he has a ton of work to do during this offseason so he can actually live up to the hype next year.
How does LMillz get benched for having a little fire, and Reyes gets a pass for not hustling? Not defending LMillz fit, but still…
How does that grudge feel now Willie?
Welcome back to the starting lineup Number 44!
This is WAY ahead of ourselves here but let us say we win today, Phils lose and we play through tomorrow night tied still….who pitches in the one-game tie breaker on Monday for the Mets? Do you force Pedro back in before his full rest? Give El Duque a start? I just cannot fathom who to throw in there. And the answer is NOT 3-8 Pelfrey !
i think we’d probably see duque
Don’t like to talk about it, but I think you start Pedro and hope he gets 4, maybe bring in Ollie for 1 or 2 and 1 from everybody else. Not a great solution, but I don’t havae another
I’d go with Pedro on short rest, but have El Duque completely ready to go right from the first inning, so if Pedro struggles you have an option, and have Pelfrey ready to go by the 4th inning or so just in case. That would be a leave nothing in the tank type of game, you use every pitcher you have to use to try and win the game.
I’m not going there. We need to win today. Then we need to do whatever it takes to win tomorrow. No holding anyone back. If we’re fortunate enough to play on Monday, we can figure that out Sunday night.
As Teddy Kennedy once said, “We’ll drive off that bridge when we get to it.” ;) :p
Very good. I am roaring with laughter here.
A momentum shift started by the first no no in NY Mets history???? I know we have a long way to go, but do you think that would be a positive way to turn things around? The Phillies and their fans KNOW that doomsday and disappointment still lurk.
Glavine finishes strong tomorrow after a Phils loss today, and the Phils lose the season tomorrow after getting deflated by…..the first no hitter in Mets history.
Don’t want to jinx Maine, but can you all feel it?
uh-oh….you went and jinxed it. I was thinking the exact same thing, but didn’t want to post it because I didn’t want to be ripped a new one. But yea, how fantastic would that be. I know people are gonna call me crazy, but I prefer being in this position….look at how much looser the Mets are playing now that it’s out of their hands. Nobody believes in the Mets, but they forget that they are trailing the PHILLIES. If any team could blow a lead on the last 2 days of a season, it’s them. So LETS GO METS
Umm…a little sound would be nice SNY
The Brewers need to show up to play the next 2 days
Boy, these two, Maine and Ollie, they both have swayed from end of the pitching spectrum to the other – it is almost beyond comprehension. They can be lights out or just “out”. A week ago Ollie was untouchable and then last evening he looked like he lost his eyesight and his arm was falling off. Last time Maine pitched, he look pretty darn sad – today, complete opposite.
Just do not get these guys…must make them crazy too.
BLASTINGS!!!!!
THRILLEDGE!!!!!
love what maine is doing but wish he wouldnt keep fall behind on so many of these hitters…we need him to go at least 8
L-MILLLLLLLLLLLLZ
Freakin’ A LMillz!!!! The suspension did him good.
Why hasnt he done this all week? Oh thst right Wille had him in the doghouse………Moron
anyone think we already found our rightfielder for next year?
two homers for Lastings, and he didn’t play yesterday?
I’ve been a Willie defender – no longer…..
if we don’t get to the postseason, that decision alone could have cost us bigtime
Lastings is nothing but spark and heart
I thought Green had a pretty good day yesterday, no?
But we had Newhan to PH
Willie, still have a grudge, you moron?
Can Milledge play Short?
Can he pitch out of the pen too?
Unreal…hey Gomez….you’re not playing for this team much longer
Sillies, be afraid.
Wow. It’s been a looong time since I had goose bumps watching this team!
Lastings’ myspace page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=73120085
Nice to see that Reyes let the embarassment of not running out the bouncer last inning get to him. (No sarcasm)
FINALLY!!!!
the jacket getting in it yes
FINALLY!!!!
Wow – what a game – Maine dealing, we are hitting like animals and now the brawl some of you have all been waiting for!!!!!!
“take him out for dinner”
lol
whats goin on there im stuck watching the boxscore online….why the delay?
Bech and pen clearing almost brawl.
the Marlins pitcher threw a brushback pitch 1, then threw behind Castillo on pitch 2. Castillo walked out towards the mound and both benches (and bullpens) cleared, with Rick Peterson leading the charge, pointing at the Marlins catcher before being restrained by Wright. Eventually everyone went back, and the umpires warned both teams.
Rick “Zen” Petertson showing the fire!!!
God we’ve been waiting TWO WEEKS for that!!!
This is the game the Mets have needed for 2 months. Great, timely hitting, great pitching, clearing of the benches passion. This is the best I’ve seen this team look since Opening Night. I’m falling in love with them all over again. Now we just need to keep it up for 13 more innings, and hope the Phillies choke. LETS GO METS
is this some heart here
WHY AM I BLACKED OUT OF THE GREATEST GAME IN MONTHS????!!!!!
Because MLB stands for Money Loving B1tche$
If that thing which a Met pitcher has never done is done by Maine today (I won’t sat the words)…I’ll be very ticked all I had was laptop audio access.
Why couldn’t anyone do that a week ago? or even 3 days ago!
We have found our right fielder? He was 1-18 in September and now we’re sold on him. Damn talk about flip flopping minute by minute
Anyone else have Comcast, because I haven’t had sound only on SNY for 30 minutes?? Of all times not to have sound. A potential brawl doesn’t have the same affect when can’t HEAR ANYTHING.
Seriously, why was the Jacket in everyone’s faces? I missed something –
Maine should not throw at anyone in retaliation. I say give him the ball as long as he can, then bring in wild man Mota and let Mota bean someone. My only wish for Mota is for him to bean someone
!!!!!!!!!!!!WHAT’S GOING ON???????????????
WTF !!!! What is happening????
PLEASE DON’T GET THROWN OUT ANYONE
Brawl….Reyes
Hey guys, save some runs for the D-Train tomorrow.
http://firejesus.blogspot.com
holy crap! I’m loving the passion, but lets not get anyone hurt or ejected.
Classic Beltran: ‘what happened?’
The ‘86 Mets got in 4 bench-clearing brawls…about time these guys clear the benches…bet you Olivo mentioned something about Reyes not running that ball out..
Oh my God, Jose just got himself suspended most likely, talk about double boneheaded moves in one game. Oh my god I can’t believe this season.
I LOVE THIS TEAM!! REYES!!!!
this is great im al fired up now
what happened now?
Olivo charged at Reyes on third, punched Sandy alomar SR in the head…..bench clearling actual brawl.
If this blows Maine’s momentum, I will seriously really hate Reyes if he instigated this.
I have no sound so I didn’t see how it started. I hate Comcast
Reyes faked like he was gunna steal home when he was on third, and Olivo pointed at him after the 3rd ball if anyone caught that.
Probably didn’t sit well with Olivo since they are up 9, I think that’s where this stems from.
This is the fistiness I kind of like to see, but hopefully it’s not an L-Millz stupid eruption that will cause suspension
Love Ron D.
These guys aren’t good enough to hit a guy.
That is funny stuff.
I caught that too – Ronnie is priceless – just love the guy
Did reyes deserve the ejection??
SNY, can we get a replay?!
SANDY ALOMAR!!! THROW THEM BOWS!!
Can someone please say what happened for us only following on Gameday?
hard to say exactly. As the pitcher was walking off the field, it looked like Reyes made a gesture towards Olivo (he kinda shrugged his shoulders and put up his arms…makes me think Olivo said something first), and then Olivo CHARGED at Reyes, but Sandy Alomar jumped out into his path and took a hit from Olivo….Miggy Cabrera held Reyes back (good temperament on his part, not getting caught up in it), and then both benches cleared, and Marlon Anderson looked like the little kid on the playground who wants to pick fights with all the big guys but is too small to even get into the scrum. That was my favorite part. Finally things cleared up a bit.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE BEST F#$$$ GAME OF THE YEAR AND I’M STUCK OUT HERE IN BLACKOUT HELL IN CALI. THIS IS THE GAME THAT I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS AND IM STUCK WATCHING IT ON MY COMPUTER BUT AMEN…. LETS CONTINUE THIS BOYS… SOUNDS LIKE THE METS OF OLD!!!
Can anyone write a detailed description? I got gameday audio and espn gamecast, all i can hear is the crowd roar.
What’s Jose doing? What happened with the fathead Olivo?
Ok, OLIVIO charged Reyes at 3rd, threw a punch and caught Alomar as he was holding back Reyes
But be fair – Reyes was gesturing toward Olivio – there was some taunting going back and forth before Olivio charges toward 3rd
Your boy Reyes has alot of growing up to too.
Reyes threw his helmet at Olivio…the crowd is chanting Jose
Defelice looks like Goldberg, he’s a beast
Hahahahaha. This made me laugh so hard cause me and my roomates were saying how insane DiFelice looked
GODDAMN, YOU DON’T SEE THIS ON YAHOO….I THINK THE METS NEEDED A GOOD FIGHT….
Sandy should have come out and beat Olive Oils A$$!
Hate to think it, but is this enough runs? Maine has been sitting for awhile.
Go Matt Chico. Pretend you’re facing the Mets.
Go Brew Crew
No – no lead is too big right now. Keep on scoring. I am worried that Maine’s momentum may be disrupted now
Any way to get this on YouTube and post it to the post-game post?
I HAVE to see this, and ESPN will not carry the whole altercation.
sorry to bust your bubbles but this fight ain’t over boys its only the 5th inning… this game will be getting called after 2 more brawls…
I want to cry right now. I don’t know why? It really seems like they’re trying hard and stepping up every single one of them, is it too little too late?
Come on you friggin Washington Rats.
Tom and Howie are having quite a time describing the fracas They aren’t fight broadcast guys.
Here’s what happened. After the 2 pitches behind Castillo, Reyes was on 3rd. After the 3rd ball, Reyes faked like he was going to steal home and Olivo told him to head back. He must’ve been pissed because the Mets are up 9 and didn’t like that.
Then as they were taking the pitcher out, Olivo was yapping from the mound at Reyes, Reyes put his arms out, and Olivo charged and threw a punch. Could’ve been better but I don’t want to see one of our players get tossed/hurt/suspended.
LET’S GO METS!
Thanks. I can’t wait to see video of this. I’m gonna have to bite the bullet and pay through the nose for Comcast next year. I just mvoed from NY two months ago, and there’s nothing I miss more than SNY and NY1 at 11:30….
Mets got into some beef with Miguel Cabrera last year too
http://firejesus.blogspot.com
Cabrera has always been a chubby hot head
ok guys i know this sounds bad and all but even if we dont make the playoffs i havea complete different perspective on this team now ,, they do have heart and im glad if they went down they put up a fight literally
your a moron.
i didn’t realize a 5 minute dust up negates the dreadful baseball this team has played for 3 weeks.
i really hope you were being sarcastic.
this is a hockey game now and thats what they need
Seriously, surfbum, you’re joking, right??!?!?
Most fight and enthusiasm the Mets have shown in a month.
Too bad its too little too late….season is sitll over.
But bring one of those bums out of the pen to throw at the Marlins….someone better get drilled. paging mr. mota.
GO HOME LEAVE US REAL FANS ALONE
I am home. I’m just being realistic.
After they lose the division…I’ll be back on here to tell you “Told you so” Navy.
Navy Mets, he is still a real friend, its realistic thinking. I believe the mets will win tonight and tomorrow, but literally speaking, that is too little too late. The Phillies aren’t going to lose to a team they are supposed to beat in the Washington Nationals. At this point we had two choices, go out playing like crap with the same attitude we had all season or show some heart and some literal fight that gives us a good moment to remember of this team (many of you who questioned their heart) going into the offseason. Anyone who says Delgado doesn’t have heart? Watch that replay, him and Defelice were more involved in that fight than any other mets, besides wright and reyes who were also involved.
the season is over? we are mathematically out of it? ummmm no.
yeah dude, you seriously suck.
you don’t think the phillies are gunna see a 10-0 spot up on that board and press a LITTLE bit today.
Hopefully Ryan Zimm and co. and rough up Eaton.
Call me crazy but I felt good when I woke up today, it’s only getting better and better.
but I’ve been on the blogs here the past month or so, and reading your posts just really piss me off. go back to the beginning of the year, when yanks were sucking and mets fans were calling into WFAN saying they shouldn’t be booing their own team, yanks fans have way too much of a sense of entitlement, etc etc etc.
YOU DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR TEAM IF YOU’RE A REAL FAN, END OF STORY. You’re the kind of P.O.S. fan that walks out in the 6th inning, so go to the bronx if you want to act like that, i’m tired of these “mets” fans that are only fans when things are going well, and we’re done when we are doing bad. go to the bronx if that’s how you are going to be, stick by your team through and through, this season is not over.
I think it is too late, don’t see the phils or pads losing another game, and it was a god awful season, but definitely like to see the heart today come out and at least have one good memory going into the off season.
GOD DAMNIT SCREW YOU MLB.TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really think the Mets needed something like this, but I hope it doesn’t effect Maine next inning. He’s been pitching great, I’d love to see him keep it up (for 4 more innings….exactly the way he’s been going)
Jesus, 10-0 and we still have these negative bandwagon fans in here….hey can you guys name 6 players on any Mets team before 2006?
In case you didn’t notice….the Mets are 24 hours away from being eliminated from the playoffs.
Why shouldn’t I be negative?
Great…they will win a home game…it only took a month.
AAA teams can win a game vs the Marlins / Nats eventually.
Should I be ecstatic?? Yippeee…the Mets are beating the last place Marlins after they lost hold of 1st place. yayyyy
Adam Eaton will blow it tonight. Manny Acta’s team feasted on us–and they’re ready to add the Phillthies’ scalp to their list.
Don’t know about everybody here, but I go back to the Wayne Garrett, Kenny Boswell days. I’ve been through Harry Parker and Craig Swan, so yeah, I can name a few guys
wasn’t directed towards you, read the comments and you can guess who
Understood.
Frustration has taken over, but at least this game is fun so far.
Navy Mets is the biggest homer Met fan on the planet.
Don’t even bother responding to his posts.
If you aksed him if the Mets are a good team…he’d probably say Yes.
Tell you what when you get the balls to defend the country, serve overseas, and STILL support the team, then maybe you will understand what a FAN is.
Dont need to.. I make more money doing what I do now.
Furthermore, me being negative of the Mets has nothign to do with you services overseas…which are commendable by the way.
But I’ve done alot with my life too.
Dont use your past as ammunition for the topic at hand. Its a cheap way out and you know it.
i like his point. Machine, name 6 players on any mets team before 2006 that aren’t currently in the booth in SNY.
Bet you can’t.
go away or root for your team.
you seriously suck.
lol your right….i didn’t live out the magaden, elster, mcreynolds, el sid, carter, santana, mookie days….and then ya know that lull in the 90’s on to butch husky, and agbayani, eric VALENT with his famous cycle in Montreal, and robin ventura, and our good friend edgardo alfonzo who i love. then the days of jay payton, shinjo with his infamous orange sleeves and sweatbands, and then on to the piazza days, with no protection around him, carrying his team to the WS. And how can we forget the robbie alomar mo vaugh disaster. And then of course the bust with Shane Spencer and Karim Garcia…and Shane getting in bralws down in FL. What a shmuck.
But your right…I don’t know the Mets.
Oh and domosnack….have some crow.
YOU seriously suck.
man your internet must be running slow, how long did it take you to google all that?
im on cable thanks. got some other things goign on here.
not quite sure if there are articles about Shane Spencer stepping on glass in a bar in Florida 3 years ago. Archives maybe? But doubtful.
OH yeah…and those Shinjo orange sweatband pics are all over the web. silly me.
Get over the fact that I know more about the Mets than you do. Seriously…just shutup already.
Your act is growing tiresome.
Mr super Met USA defender over there…just stop.
Who’s on the bandwagon? We’re all saying the mets will win today and tomorrow, guess what? DESTINY ISNT BEING CONTROLLED BY THE METS!!! The phillies chased us all year and realistically they aren’t going to lose a game now that they’ve finally got first place, c’mon now. That doesn’t mean I’m on a bandwaggon? I’m being realistic, I would love nothing more for the Phils to lose, but do you really think thats possible?
Law of large numbers, the more and more something happens the less likely it will continue to happen. What’s their streak at now? they gotta lose sometime. why not tonight?
This would have been more enjoyable if it was earlier in the season or if they had clinched. It was nice to Reyes not back down from a fight. I didn’t know how he’d react in a situation like that.
Hello? We are talking about the Sillies here! They ALWAYS have potential to blow it. Wake up and smell the pine tar.
Lets Go Mets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice to see Wright, after Olivo was the only one tossed, single into left field and drive in a run. We’ll see what the layoff has done to Maine.
Another K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did Reyes get ejected?
And guys, for chrissake, it is possible that the Phillies lost 1 of the next 2 or the Padres lose two in a row.
Pads are playing the Brewers. If the BrewCrew win today against Young, then it is Jeff Suppan (we remember him all to well) for the Crew against the crappy Brett Tomko.
The Nats should explode againt Eaton today, and if not, it is soft-tossing Moyer tomorrow.
If I am worried about anything, it is Glavine tomorrow.
No, Reyes didn’t get ejected.
Damn, i wish I could have watched this game.
He’s still in.
I would be more concerned that they can hold the lead. Still need 12 outs.
Maine throws first no no in Mets franchise history.
Mets complete biggest collapse in MLB history.
Have some sweet n sour sauce….have some.
How terribly sad – you’d rather be right and rub it in fellow Met fans faces that be wrong and have this team pull it out. There’s a team across town that embraces such bandwagon know-it-alls. Begone with you and your arrogant, cash-flashy ways. There are no words for how badly you suck as a human being.
Buddy, if the pads lose tonight do you honestly think they’re going to pitch Tomko in the clincher or Peavy on 4 days rest? lol… not a hard question.
I agree with you – I think Phils winning next two is not a given. The Nats are pesky. We just need to tie it up again in the NL East…..then it all comes down to tomorrow and is a one game season.
I think Glavine will be OK – he had his quota of crap otuitngs the last 2 or 3 times so he is due.
ALL OF THE NEGATIVE B.S HAS GOT TO STOP HERE… BE A REAL F$$%% FAN AND SHUT UP OR GET OUT… MY GOD, THIS TEAM IS PLAYING FOR THEIR LIVES AND ALL THIS NEGATIVE CRAP MAKES ME SICK… YOU SOUND LIKE THE FRENCH ARMY… YA FREAKIN FROGS…
yep
First, Dude, take off the caps. It is obnoxious.
Second, how about you get over yourself – I can cut and paste at least 10 posts of yours from last night where you were more negative than anyone here today has been. So hypocrite, how about you just let others say what they want.
John Maine is pitching a game huh?
NUMERO TWELVO!
Your boy Maine is throwing pretty well. Looks like he could be on his way to a no hitter if he can get his pitch count down.
Then again a no hitter is really hard to do these days.
What ever happened to not saying those words. Doesn’t anyone know how a jinx works?
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME THING… NOBODY CAN MENTION THAT THING WHICH THE METS HAVE NEVER HAD… LETS ALL PROMISE NOT TO MENTION THAT JINXED WORD!
Well why does it matter if we say it when Cohen and company start mentioning perfect frames and no hitters once it goes past 2 frames?!??!?!?
Pretty sure JD is not a Mets fan.
Agree- “Your boy Maine” was a tip off – :)
MAINE IS DEALING HUH? TOO BAD I CAN’T FREAKIN SEE IT.. BLACKOUTS SUCK MOOSECOCK…
9 outs away from history
ALOOOOUUUUUUU
Don’t drill anybody John (yet)
I didn’t get to watch this due to MLBs ridiculous Saturday blackout policy.
It would have been great if Keith pulled a Lamar Thomas commenting on the melee.
Wow….this is an awesome game. Maine is lights out…
Where was this team’s passion all season long? I guess this is as good a time as any…
THIS GAME IS TURNING OUT TO BE IRONIC ISN’T IT.? WHERE THE HELL HAS THIS BEEN?
everything about this game (and the past few weeks) has been so surreal.
If anyone was at the game last night, you saw the Marlins mocking Reyes’ different dances right after the game was over. So obviously some Marlins have a problem with him to begin with.
I almost start sitting some guys as the game goes along to avoid an injury for do or die tomorrow.
iM TELLIN U WERE CHANNELING THE 86 TEAM. WE HAVE SOME MIRACLES LEFT IN US. GOTA BELIEVE. LETS DO WORKKKKKKKK BABY
anybody think reyes will get drilled today?
IF HE GETS DRILLED AT LEAST HE GETS ON.. THAT’S BETTER THAN HE’S DONE LATELY…. THEN HE COULD STEAL 2 MORE BASES AND THE FUN WILL REALLY BEGIN!
Start Castro…. PLEASE
Also, I love dookie, but I have to wonder. Is it a coincidence that we have had our best 2 pitched games, 2 absolute masterpiece gems pitched in Castros last 2 starts? Has to make you wonder, no?
CASTRO NEEDS TO PLAY! COULDN’T AGREE WITH YOU MORE… THE BOY CAN FLAT OUT RAKE… LOVE DOOKIE TOO.. BUT I REALLY DO THINK DOOKIE IS HASTA NEXT YR…
3 mistakes on one play!
OYSH. Keith is gunna go NUTS. LOL
Maine is gona go yard!
Castro & Milledge….glad they have both been riding the bench all week!
Willie, even when we come back and win the World Series, you need to go for what you have done to all of us the last 3 weeks!
That really is funny stuff.
Rickey, if Rickey is teaching baserunning, Rickey better tell folks that running is part of the game.
Keith finally isn’t cheering for the marlins today!! I actually read that SNY talked to him about that, finally, after I’ve been complaining about this for weeks.
Where did you read that?
Wonder why Castro didn’t start last night?
Oh thats right….because our manager has cerebral palsy.
Dude, I agree Willie is a mental midget and has to go…..but c’mon man – let’s keep hope alive.
jose re-endeared himself to the people prettty quick huh?
Reyes pop up.
Shocker.
He’s back. Pop ups
Milledge isn’t exactly Mensa material either, is he?
They have to calm down it is 12-0 and he hit 2 HRs today give him a break.
Not really. This isn’t the first time for him, or the rest of them either. Every little leaguer knows that you run on everything with 2 outs, and, oh yeah, when you hit the ball.
The team is really a horrible baserunning group. They don’t seem to know what they’re doing.
imagine willie benches milledge….
did that hit off Milledge’s foot? I have TiVo and I rewinded and looked in slo-mo, and it looked like it possibly hit off his foot, which would explain the not running it out at first.
I thought the same thing. If you look at the replay, it is almost as if he was stunned at first with the way his ankle buckled
Ed Coleman was talking before the game about Castro handling Perez well and he thought he might have started last night. Looking back now of course that doesnj’t seem so far-fetched
Guys stop with that nonsense. We were losing last night regardless of who caught, ending so many rallies while on offense was the reason we lost the game just as much as Ollie’s implosion. He was going to implode regardless, he was just nervous, bad game, it happens, move on. GO MANNY ACTA!!!!
regardless of the outcome..
it would have been nice to see Willie have some stones and start Castro last night..
if for nothing else.. how Ollie pitched the prior week.. Castro’s 3-run HR last week vs Kim and Lo Duca’s #s vs Kim..
Willie should bench….Willie.
Let HoJo take the reins tomorrow. At least he has baseball sense.
MAN OH MAN
CAN YOU FEEL IT NOW?????????????????
This is the day we have waited 46 seasons for!
Shhhhhh! And those of us out of town are blacked out. Classic. Oh well…old fashioned radio baseball.
Gotta get the Ticket on DirecTV. I am out of town and have not missed a game in weeks.
I have MLB Extra innings on cable – and they are always blacked out by fox. Sucks. Surely, if it gets close to the end (and he seems to be losing it now) Fox will cut in nationwide.
And then tomorrow, we take our division back!
Maine’s tiring….
“Take That Cole Hamels”
hahah
THAT WAS SOOOO GAY COHEN “TAKE THAT COLE HAMMELS!”
I dunno how you guys can trash the SNY booth. Try living outside NYC and being stuck with the other booths when the Mets are on the road. The SNY booth may not be perfect….but they are head and shoulders above all the other hacks in the MLB (with the only exception of Scully).
Word. I live in DC, and when I do watch a game on the telly (Nats, Orioles, Fox, JOE FREAKING MORGAN) I realize how awesome Keith, Gary and Ron are…
The Nats booth is truly horrific.
…or hear the cross town clods of the Skankees, led by Michael Kay. Now that is bad broadcasting
come on Maine! keep your focus!
The Phillies are due to not just lose, but to lose BIG. Their pitching can’t keep up the pace that they’re on.
6 more outs.
Cohen is a nerd.
Wow, after all that’s gone on, this is just bizarre. Matt Chico I will be sending you a huge fruit basket later if you help us out
Only a fruit basket???
I’m sure the fine fans of the Mets would like to contribute to a fund for Matt Chico and the rest of the Nats the next two days to buy all of them something useful. Maybe a real roster??
this is the most fun I’ve had watching baseball in MONTHS.
Can’t Willie take out Wright?
I mean, I know if Maine throws a no-no it’d be nice to have him on the field, but to see him get hurt in a HBP or brawl or to get suspended would be brutal. You know the Marlins want blood.
And I think of a no-no does happy Paul LoDuca is gonna kill himself.
hahaha.LoDuca will go 9 iron on someone’s car if he’s not in for the NO NO!
Nationals are throwing their best line up out there. Dmirti Young is back in the lineup. Belliard batting 2nd, Zimmerman 3rd..COME ON NATS!!!!!!!!
Mets should make a waiver wire deal and send Pedro to the Nats to pitch tomorrow and then send him back immediately after the game, Mets will give the Nats a B level prospect in turn.
Just kidding, but a thought
wow, i get to see the Cubs/Reds out here in Cali! Awesome, what a huge game
Will some tell Gary Cohen to shut his mouth. He really is beginning to be a curse. Put him back on the Fan.
by the way, I guess Gary, Keith, and Ron really don’t believe in the traditional “don’t talk about a no-hitter while it’s going on.” I think they’re about to break a record for most times saying the words “no-hitter” in a single game.
Actually, being in Florida, i have to listen to the Marlins broadcasters and they have not stopped talking about it for the last 3 innings
PHILLIES ARE BUMS!
LETS GO METS
Here goes keith getting mad that the opponent is making errors again, go get em’ Keith!
I’m watching on gameday…why is gomez pinch hitting for alou? I know they’re up 11-0…but why pinch hitting for him? If you want to put him in the next half inning for defense i understand…but it alou hurt?
Gotta keep him fresh for the playoffs….there I said it!
No.. its a defensive upgrade, to get gomez an at bat when the game is out of hand.
Alou isnt hurt, but get the kid an at-bat, dont risk an injury with Alou, get his glove out there, and just make sure noone vital gets beaned
They always say stuff. They have no baseball sense! Cohen probably never wore a uniform. By the way, did every hear what Ron Darling said during the brawl? He said, get in there, throw some punches. Reminds me of when the announcer for Miami football said if he wasn’t upstairs, he would be down there throwing punches. That was the infamous Miami vs FIU brawl last year.
this is the first time in weeks I’m looking forward to seeing the Mets in the field
holy cow, this is getting scary..i can’t even see the game..i feel like fking screaming!!
dammit it anyway!
GOD DAM@IT THAT WAS CHEAP!!!!
was it cheap? God damn it!!!!!
oh man…What a game Johnny Maine. Thank you for restoring my faith.
damn it… was it a decent hit? i hate FOX and MLB…. this is brutal!!!! Tip of the cap to Maine…Nice Job Johnny….! Go NATS!!!!
not even close. went about 40 feet down the line
nope, it was a crappy little roller up the third base line. Wright got to the ball and bare-handed it, but had absolutely no chance to throw the guy out.
That totally sucks.
I wonder if D Wright just heaved it into the stands, they might have given an error
eh, I wouldn’t want that. That would be like when Favre just laid down so that Strahan could get the single-season sack record a few years ago. When they get their first no-hitter, I want it to be legit.
GREAT GAME MAINE. Thanks for having some marbles and getting this team going!
Can we blow a 12-run lead in two innings? Sorry to be pessimistic, but the last two weeks changed my usually-optimistic disposition…
I was thinking the same thing. But, I thinkw e can hang on.
LETS GO NATS!
it was a little dribbler to Wright.
GO NATS
GO BREW CREW
Great game John Maine
Hoover….like a vacuum, that sucked!
HELL YEA NATIONALS!!!
I am a huge Mets fan, so lets not question that. But isnt this a little late? I know, I know…they still have a chance and I am not saying too late for that. I was thinking too bad they waited till their 161st game of the year to find their f’n balls. Hopefully this disastrous freefall and the likelihood of not making the playoffs this year that the problems will be addressed in the offseason and they come back next year with some god damn passion. I am not giving up, but these guys have hammered my hopes so much this year that I dont owe them anything. So I dont mind talking about next year…if they come back and make the playoffs, shout, i will talk playoff baseball.
Yeah zimmerman!
LET’S GO NATS!! LET’S GO NATS!! LET’S GO NATS!! LET’S GO NATS!! LET’S GO NATS!! LET’S GO NATS!! LET’S GO NATS!! LET’S GO NATS!! LET’S GO NATS!! LET’S GO NATS!!
Oh, and Maine- who loves ya, kid?
best game of the year. johnny f’n maine, for chrissakes.
for the love of god, go nats
1-0 Nats!
GO NATS Baby Ryan Zimmerman Oh yeah
1-0 nats!!!!!!!!!!
GO NATS!!
HES A “MAINE”IAC
GNATS UP!!!!
Tim McCarver calls Kyle Lohse “Kyle Lo-see”. Wow.
Dmitri Young grounds out to second on first pitch, Zimmerman to third (gotta be more patient)
Austin Kearns, on 3-1 count, grounds out to second base on hard line drive one hopper
Padres up 1-0
I am praying and hoping and praying again we are tied for the NL East end of day today. Nats just scored a run so as I said, Phils winning two games is not a “given”. Nerver give up till the math tells us we do not have a chance.
Will all come down tomorrow – either we tie goin tomorrow or we are still one out tomorrow. Either way, it is tomorrow – comes down to a one game season.
Jayson Werth:
Jimmy “MVP” Rollins
Screw you Werth
jayson werth is gay
They keep saying that Maine pitched the best game so far in franchise history – didn’t Seaver or Koosman pitch a perfect game or no hitter back in ‘69 ???
No. No no hitters for the Mets.
Nobody has ever pitched a no-no in franchise history. You really didn’t know that?
Ummmm obviously I didn’t because I asked .
then you can’t really call yourself a fan.
Metchamps, been a fan long?
One of the longstanding legndary infamous things about the Mets is we’ve never had a no-hitter despite all those great pitchers we had (many who went on to throw no-hitters in other uniforms, or multile no-hitters).
See, e.g.: Seaver, Ryan, Cone, Doc, etc etc etc
Yes I have actually but I don’t usually have a history book of Met no hitter/perfect games in front of me…..
you didn’t know about the curse of Nolan Ryan? Never had a no-hitter, but there’s been a number of close calls. Seaver took one into the 9th once (and I believe got one out, maybe someone who remembers it can correct me), but Jimmy Quails broke it up. I was at a game where Rick Reed took it into the 7th or 8th when Wade Boggs broke it up (interleague game against the Devil Rays). There have been a few games go into the 8th. But Maine was flat-out dominant today, definitely one of the 2 or 3 best pitching performances I’ve seen from a Met in my lifetime.
Rollins, on 2-2 count, pops out
correct me if I’m wrong but if the Phils and Padres win today we are out of luck, right?
No, not exactly. It means we would be out the WC race, but we’d still have a chance to tie for the division tomorrow with a win and Phils loss. of course, that would necessitate a playoff game in Philly, with Mike Pelfrey starting. So, in a way, we would be out of luck.
You don’t think Pedro would pitch on short rest if needed Monday?
Considering that he doesn’t seem to be able to go on less than five-days rest, I’d be shocked if he goes on three. Desperate times call for desperate measures, but I would doubt it. He might be available to go out of the pen, though.
Ok, only 26 outs to go for the Nats. :)
MATT CHICO MADE THAT PLAY ONCE HE TAGS THE BAG WITH CONTROL HES OUT DAMN
Oh yea, thanks dc.
Pat Burrell, on 2-2 count, strikes out on a low off-speed pitch, 2 dead for Howard
A met fan that thinks Seaver pitched a no hitter for the Mets?
Go root for the Yankees!
Ryan Howard, on 2-2 count, pops out to second base
TOP 2ND NATS 1 PHILS 0
Howard pops up to end the inning. Still 1-0.
for some reason i got curious what the mets production out of the catcher’s position has been this year:
.275/20/90
that’s not half bad. That’s probably better than 70% of the teams in MLB. Still, when you get used to Mike Piazza all those years, you expect .300/35/115
Yup – just through rollins, utley, burrel and howard clean once now. Just gotta do it four more times and we should be good! : \
Hope everyone sticks around here or in the post game throughout the nats game, i know i won’t be leaving my couch!
Nice to Muniz mop up in the 9th…
Nice to see*
Is the Phils-Nats game on Fox in NYC?
mets win.
1-hitter.
13-0.
baseball is an amazing game.
Yes
Great win. Something the Mets needed.
Let’s go NATs!!!!! Help a brother out.
We gave you Flores for nothing earlier, now is the time to pay us back.
Fox announced Lohsee would start in a 1-game playoff Monday for the Phills, who would go for the Mets?
I’ve heard Pedro would start with El Duque is the wings
El Duque is my guess, unless he pitches a lot tomorrow in relief.
Pedro on three days rest? Probably not, but maybe for a few innings.
Does anyone else get the feeling that the baseball world is pulling for the Phillies over the Mets?
Simply put, yes.
so what. I get the feeling the “baseball world” was pulling for the Red Sox over the Mets in ‘86. Didn’t stop ‘em then. I’d rather be the underdog.
By the way, I hate those stupid towels. Maybe the Phillies fans should stop waving them and should use them to clean up their “philthy” city. Man, I really hate Philadelphia.
hahaha.. Philly does need a bath….Gross, smelly city of brotherly something….definitely not love… maybe Man love?
FOX can’t get enough of the Phillies, its a love fest
Pelfrey unless Pedro untucks his nutsuck and mans up!
untucks his nutsack and mans up? did you see his 7 innings of work last time out? you cant say pedro hasn’t manned up for this team. I’m sure he’ll take the ball.
The Phillthies game is on Fox in PA.
Oh, and I say El Duque on the hill on Tues if it comes to that.
it would be monday.. duque has been throwing a lot lately… pedro’s gotta start, he’s a warrior as is duque, i’d be confident in either one over loshe, but screw that, LETS WIN THIS THING OUTRIGHT BOYS!!
lets see if belliard does anything to them like what he does to us.
All right, considering how much he’s killed the Mets, Belliard has to come through here.
he won’t, thats what the nats do…. hurt us, no one else, he’ll swing wildly on 3-0.
oh boy Eaton doesn’t have it. What a shocker he’s not facing the Mets. Come on Belliard
Belliard is throwing this game!!! lol.
lol i think the braves lost the last series on purpose and now the nationals are sucking on purpose they all hate us..why dont they just trade their players to one team and just be like an all star team just to play the mets
HE IS THROWING IT OMFGGGG
Damnit BELLIARD!
Top 2nd
Ryan Church lines out hard to right on 1-1 count
Wily Mo Pena weakly grounds out to short on first pitch
Brian Schneider walks on 3-2 count
Matt Chico, the pitcher, on a 2-1 count, lofts a single over the head of SS Jimmy Rollins
Leadoff hitter Felipe Lopez hits hard grounder up the middle near second base bag, Utely ranges and grabs but throws ball away near second, bases loaded
Pitching coach visits
Second baseman Ronnie Belliard, on 3-2 count and bases loaded with two outs, pops up to third
Adam Eaton pitches this inning: 17
If Eaton struggles more, Ken Rosenthal said JD Durbin or Geoff Geary will come in early and then Kyle Lohse will be in later
Crowd booed when the count went to 2-0 on Chico
I can’t believe he just popped out. You’d think after the way he hurt the Mets he could atleast get a basehit.
Matt Chico needs to be on his game!! Lol… what game? haha he better find one tonight.
He hits 3 run homers all over the place against us, but now he pops up. Chump
i wouldve hated belliard a “little” less if he came thru there…
Seriously, and that Whoopi Goldberg haircut doesn’t really boost his charisma either
Who would’ve thought that a team with a 114 million dollar payroll would have their season rely on the arm of Matt Chico?
Man, it totally blows. I gotta go to a freaking b’day party at Medieval Times tomorrow. I’m gonna miss the end of both games. Of course I made the plans two months ago when it didn’t seem like the last game would mean anything. Grrrrrrgh. At least I can catch the end of Phils-Nats in the car on the way over.
Padres and Brewers tied at 1 after Geoff Jenkins triple
When did Jayson Werth get good? How did we all miss this?
There’s some great potential for comedic material here with the Phillie fans waving white flags, but the Nats have to do their part.
WOW! that’s awesome, I haven’t thought of that, but thats great!
Then again I was at game 7 of the nlcs last year… and I, among 55k others were…. ugh…. waving white towels. “D’OH!!!!”
By the way. You guys on MLB.tv, get a Slingbox put in somewhere in the tri-state region that has WB and SNY and you can watch every Met game like I do from Pittsburgh. Screw MLB.tv. I got off of it last year because of the blackouts.
All right, I’ll be the guy who asks: what is a slingbox?
I just looked it up, and through the techno mumble-jumble, it sounds like you hook it up to a TV, and then you can remotely view that TV through your computer. So, I would imagine, you could hook it up to a TV in NY, and then watch NY stations wherever you are on your computer. I might have to look into that for next year, or even for football season . I can’t take another year of watching nothing by Redskins and Ravens. I could just hijack one of the TVs in my parents house (thank god they didn’t retire to Florida).
On an 0-2 count with 1st and third and 2 out, Phillies pitcher Adam Eaton strikes out swinging
TOP 3RD NATS 1 PHILS 0
Coming up:
Ryan Zimmerman
Dmitri Young
Austin Kearns
CMON NATS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUT YOU WERE AGAINST US??
Phillies… Nationals… the most exciting baseball game of the year for Mets fans… wow.
That first strike was far from a strike, that was ball four.
Take the nats/phillies comments to the postgame guys…
Ryan Zimmerman SHOULD HAVE walked on a 3-0 count on a ball way outside that was called a strike, (ump has been bad so far today)
Instead, on 3-2 count, walks on pitch up and away. No harm, no foul.
Pat Burrell robs D-Meat hook on sinker liner to left. If he misses it it rolls to wall, but he makes and awkward shoestring catch. Young swung at first pitch again.
Geoff Geary is warming up
Austin Kearns, on 1-2 count, grounds a single to right in between first and second
Adam Eaton has been pulled from the game. Geoff Geary is coming in with first and second 1 out for Pena.
Fans are booing Eaton extremely heavily.
rollings got picked off from first?
LETS GO NATS!!!
Goddamn it… Gonzales goes deep for the Pads…
ROLLINS, THE STUD HITS INTO DP… AWESOME…GO NATS!! I’VE NEVER ROOTED SO HARD FOR A TEAM FROM DC. EVER…. COME ON.. WE NEED SOME MORE RUNS!
I just could not resist going over the beerleaguer.com, a Phillies blog and posting the following:
Hey all. Mets fan checking in. Baseball is something huh? 161 games and Phils, Mets could be dead even.
Hope your team enjoyed its brief stay in the penthouse. Mets will share with you one more day.
Then, Pedro shows up Monday with the eviction notice.
stfu you grundle licking assh0le fingering then finger licking clown ass b1tch.
Man, you are one bitter a$$hole.
were you abused as a child? seriously.
ok.. loser.. good one.
you’re mother <3’s pipe. all kinds.
Metsmachine has littered this blog with offensive insulting BS for a while now. I keep hoping no one acknowledges his cr_p, he gets frustrated and he just goes away.