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The Game:
The Mets (16-15) play the finale of their three-games series versus the Dodgers (19-14) tonight at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, game at 3:10 pm EST.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- RF Ryan Church
- LF Angel Pagan
- 1B Marlon Anderson
- C Raul Casanova
- P John Maine
…i’m shocked to see Damion Easley not in the lineup today playing second because, a) i would think willie would give castillo the day off and, b) easley is batting .375 against penny in his career…
The Pitchers:
RHP John Maine (3-2, 3.48 ERA) starts for the Mets. Maine earned a win in his last start on May 2 versus the Diamondbacks allowing two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over 6.0 IP. He has allowed two earned runs or less in last five starts. In three career starts versus the Dodgers, Maine is 0-3 with a 5.06 ERA.
RHP Brad Penny (5-2, 3.19 ERA) takes the hill for the Dodgers. In his las starts on May 2 versus the Rockies, Penny earned a win surrendering three runs on three hits and four walks while striking out one over 5.0 IP. Penny is 5-11 with a 5.66 ERA in 19 career starts versus the Mets.
The Notes:
David Wright is batting .643 with 2 HR and 6 RBI in 14 career at-bats versus Penny.
The Dodgers bullpen is 9-2 with a 2.77 ERA this season, striking out 105 batters through 117.0 IP.
Rafael Furcal is 5-for-9 (.556) with a homerun in his career versus Maine.
For more insight on the Dodgers, check out Blogger Beat.
How To Catch It:
Today’s game can be seen locally on
and heard locally on WFAN.
The Bleachers:
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…enjoy, and as always, Let’s Go Mets…
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Ya Gotta Have Fun!
Soda Popinski!
lol
haha, that took me a second
needed a good laugh
haha
Let’s try to salvage something…Let’s go Mets!
Yeah! this is the game we bust out of this “slump”. At least I hope so.
yea! especially with a lineup that consists of luis castillo batting second, marlon anderson batting 7th!!!!!, and raul casanova batting anywhere.
fire willie
thanks for bringing something to the conversation!
it’s straight and to the point. no more speculating about what he is thinking, or reasons behind his idiotic decisions. Just fire the enemy already.
Yea…at least Willie won’t use us to “prove you’re not about the money” and flee for Seattle.
Prediction for today.
Ollie: 0IP, 0H, 0ER, 0K, ND
and boras’ demands will go up $1M per year
He’ll find a way to walk one or two guys…just WAIT!
I think Ollie should start stepping on the line and Delgado, Beltran, Castillo and Wright should start hopping over it.
If the Mets lose today I say they fire willie and rick peterson and hire Guiseppe Franco and The Verizon Fios Tech to right this sinking ship.
Guiseppe Franco ftw!
lmao
I will be more than happy to whip these boys into shape.
Seriously though, how many weak grounders and fastballs to the knee cap does Castillo have to take before Willie sits him down and give Easly more playing time?
Willie’s gut told him to stick with Castillo. Why would he think about Easley. Besides…taking Alou out and moving Church to 5th allows him to try to prove to the fans how stupid we all are for asking for Castillo to be moved from the 2 hole.
Castillo batting 2nd > Pagan batting 5th, which was the other scenario with both Alou and Delgado getting the day off.
you must not be paying attention. Everything Willie does is wrong. If someone grounds out, it’s because willie didn’t motivate him properly. If a pitcher gets shelled, it’s because willie doesn’t have confidence in him. If a pitcher has a good game it’s because willie got lucky and that pitcher would have had an even better game with a different manager. If someone hits a homerun for the mets it’s just a matter of luck and was hit in spite of willie.
If Willie wins manager of the year, it’s because his brother was the Governor of Florida.
Art Howe once won manager of the year… want him back?
Definitely not. Believe it or not, I’m a Willie supporter and always have been. Art Howe was blessed with 3 excellent starting pitchers as well as a very deep lineup and “The Jacket”.
Fact is, Art Howe couldn’t hold a candle to Willie. I just think the end is near.
Pagan batting 2nd, Easley in the 6th hole.
pagan stinks and Easley shouldn’t ever start.
Anderson Hernandez should start and Castillo should be bought out.
as bad as you might think castillo is, he is hitting about 100 points higher than ahern would. and he is a better baserunner.
It is sunny outside today.
wow mackey, was waiting for you to say it was snowing.
i would rather watch anderson hernandez bat 100 points lower than castillo (that’s a rough estimate anyway. would like to see where you get these numbers), but have a greater chance of improving over the next 4 years. i could live with poor performance, as long as it is youth and has a chance of getting better.
for example, i say let’s live with pelfrey’s lumps right now. get em out of the way.
Where do I get my numbers?
Anderson Hernandez career batting average - .138 through 87 at bats.
2008 Castillo - .237 through 97 at bats.
Sorry it wasn’t exactly 100 points. pretty close though, huh?
And just becasue someone is young, doesn’t mean they are going to turn into a productive hitter. Some people (like hernandez) just suck. Castillo is an all-star and a winner.
Oh, and a-hern is batting an even .200 in AAA with a .252 OBP and only 2 SBs with one CS. He is junk, I don’t care how old he is.
I didn’t say he is guaranteed to get better. I said there is at least a chance he will get better. Whereas, Castillo will either remain a constant or he will regress (unless he starts hanging out with Barry Bonds’ dealer).
…and if 87 at bats were enough to judge a major league hitter, then Beltran is horrible.
you asked where i got my numbers… baseball-reference… castillo regressing or remaining constant is better than a-hern can ever dream to be
if 87 at bats aren’t enough to judge a major league hitter, perhaps everyone should slow down on their rush to kill castillo. At least he has proven over a long career that he has the ability to hit ML pitching.
At this point, how can any observer of this team be shocked that Willie doesn’t do something that makes perfect sense to someone of average intelligence?
I would like to think that I am of slightly more than average intelligence. Maybe not as intellingent as Willie :)
He purposely goes against common sense to prove his superior baseball IQ.
he’s a winner
Things are gonna change, I can feel it.
LOL, …I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you kill me.
please give an example.
Maybe Willie is like me with these west coast trips. Watches the first few innings and then has to go to sleep.
I’m glad Beltran is over his flu.
Yeah, you know those “24 hour bugs.” What a pansy.
I’m glad we havent heard what his percentage is today… ;)
Typical Mike and the Mad Dog listener. Laugh when Mike talks about Beltran being out with the flu, blah blah blah.
I admit, it is funny when they talk about Beltran’s percentage. However, for some reason they don’t belittle Yankee injuries. Gotta protect the ace of the future (0-4, 7.50ERA notwithstanding)
what?
All Francesa does every year is wait for Beltran to get hurt so he can start yelling and screaming about how Beltran says he’s about 90%.
Maybe if Francesa got off his fat a$$, he would realize that his knees are 50%.
I still have a good feeling about today’s game.
Let’s go Mets!
Why does Willie continue to jerk Ryan Church around in the batting order? Ugh.
I’m surprised Delgado is not in there vs a RHP and sat against the next LHP. He’s been getting into a little bit of a groove lately
Its too bad the Dodgers didnt just start Kuo last night, then Delgado would have likely sat.
…because he cant bat him 3 times out of 9?
He’s the only one who puts up good AB’s almost all the time,
I’d try batting him 2nd and 5th in the same game…
Matt Cerrone on SNY pregame
Fire Willie. Like I’ve been saying all year, whenever the Mets have a change to step on the throat or the complete opposite, get swept, Willie breaks out the B or C lineup and plays with the batting order.
“FIRE WILLIE ‘ISIAH’ RANDOPE and CUT CARLOS DELGRAMPA”
^^^ I had the following sign last saturday home game and displayed it while tailgating at the marina, on the walk to the stadium, in line for the stadium and paraded it all throughout the stadium. The security guard at the gate read it for about 10 minutes before deciding to finally let me in, with the help of some fans passing by screaming “NO CENSORSHIP.” Thank you for that if you’re out there.
The overall reaction of everyone who viewed the sign, literally, must have been over 10k was overwhemingly positive. Literally 95% greeted me with cheers and thumbs up, while the other 5% questioned, “Who would we replace with Willie?”
I think at this point, its safe to say ANYONE. Jerry Manuel? Gary Carter? You? Me? Cerrone? ANYONE, FIRE WILLIE!
I’ll be back Saturday against the Reds with another sign, look for me!
PLease put up a sign that reads
WE DONT BELIEVE!!!
Because that is how the fans are feeling right now…
Must be nice to be so witty and to have the time to make such a sign…must’ve been huge
Yeah, its quite nice, however the time? About 10 minutes when I was drunk, so it’d be nice to have more free time actually.
It was Huge, about 3 feet by 2 feet. Oh, and I’m huge, I’m sort of a big deal.
I once ate 2 hot dogs with sauerkraut in 1 sitting!!!!
then I went out and told everyone and anyone who would listen to me.
Are you sure that was sauerkraut?
don’t worry about the mets. just worry about the beating you’re going to take twice a year at the hands of big blue!
ZING! Big Blue actually got swept last year in the regular season, but won when it counted. They were the better team that day last year, but careful about your talk about sweeps when you got swept yourself last year. Congrats on having the worst quarterback in nfl history to win a superbowl. Leads the league in interceptions and he’s the super bowl mvp, just shows what a toss up the postseason is. Good luck this year, can’t wait for the cancer Shockey to be back causing drama on the sidelines yelling at Sheli !
Worst QB in history to win a super bowl? Clearly you don’t remember Trent Dilfer, Brad Johnson or Mark Rypien.
Eli was surgical and showed his true worth. Don’t be so jealous. Romo’s a nice guy…
i wish they would put you on Jeopardy, Pacman (the fan, not the player)…i would watch the episode every day for the rest of my life
I love sports fans…
I think it is absolutely hilarious that a Cowboy fan can even say a word. The post season is a crap shoot….that explains the Pats dynasty.
We did get swept in the regular season. But the fact remains, when Eli goes to Mexico before the first round bye next year with Abigail and teammates, he will have to remove the ring from his finger, to avoid unsightly tan lines.
Have fun with TO, Pacman Jones, and Tank “I got guns (and not muscles)” Johnson. Talk to me about locker room cancer.
Not to mention, you’re in good hands with Wade Phillips at the helms. Hahahahahaha!!!! So, keep raising those Division title banners. I’ll take the 32nd pick in the draft instead.
Thanks for reiterating my point about the playoffs being a crapshoot. I wasn’t saying a word buddy, just simply saying don’t start saying you’re going to sweep teams in the regular season, when you got swept in the regular season. Know what the argument is about before you jump into it spewing your nonsense. Your right, TO & Tank Johnson have been such big team cancers for the dallas cowboys, you obviously don’t follow the NFL outside of your own team if you think that was the case.
I will talk to you about locker room cancer, Shockey intimidated Sheli on and off of the field. He repeatedly would yell and flail his arms at Eli when Eli threw the ball at his shoestrings. When Shockey went down and was quiet, the Giants won. If that’s not the definition of team cancer, please enlighten me.
TO=Cancer. No way around it. 13-3 covers it up. But you could see it during the Monday night game in Buffalo. TO moaning / yelling on the sidelines to everyone after each of the 6 interceptions. He was just about to lose it but then Buffalo blew it.
TO’s two good behavior years are up. He will show himself this year.
Cowboys are the superior regular season team. I whole-heartedly agree.
I have as many playoff wins as Romo.
Don’t understand where a Cowboys fan can even say a word in this argument.
You were 13-3. This was your season. You swept the Giants in the regular season. First round bye. Vacation in Mexico.
But you blew it. 18-1 forever.
the Cowboys were the 2006 Mets….I’d rather be the 2006 Cardinals, thank you very much. Go Big Blue
Pacman - stay out of the clubs buddy!
I got the pole in my house now! I’m all set! Thanks for your well wishes!
+/- on runners LOB today? Just asked the guy that sits next to me at work, he took the under at 7.
Ok guys
my vote for the new coaching staff is
manager- Walter Sobchak (John Goodman, big lebowski
hitting - Ty webb (Chevy chase, caddie shack)
pitching- Enrico Palotzo (Leslie Nielsen, naked gun)
first base- Peter Venkman (bill murry, Ghostbusters)
third base- Roy Munson (woody Harrelson, kingpin)
What does any of this have to do with ‘Nam?
Buttermaker for Manager!
Lou Brown!
and Harry Doyle to replace Gary Cohen. Although, I would place Cohen back in the radio booth!
the mental ward of the mets fan base is out this afternoon :)
let’s go mets!
I just listened to the Ed Coleman pregame show on wfan.com .
Will the game come over this site too?
no it turns off and you have to use mlb ($)
Well, it just stopped, so I guess not.
Too bad.
odds on dewitt getting a grand slam today?
Everyone else ready for a quick and easy 1-2-3 inning? And I’m talking about the top of the 1st.
I knew it was too good to be true.
Even XM doesn’t work on mlb over the computer.
Oh…and since I hadn’t said it…and since my negativity might be misconstrued…
LETS GO METS!!!
Nah. Your negativity was not “misconstrued”. Everyone here except one person wants the mets to win. But you gotta call a spade a spade. And right now, the mets have no fight in them.
yea, I would have given Castillo today off due to poor performance. I dont need his knees to act up to give him a day off…
Pagan 2nd and Easley 6th would give this lineup some depth and pop on a day when Delgado and Alou are both sitting.
I guess Willie doesnt want to give 4 regulars a day off at the same time today, he usually does that on these get away games.
i am hopeful that we CAN win this game, but we need maine to go 6 at least.. then schoe, sanchez, wagner for the win.
I have to say though, the lineup is really disgusting… i vomitted in my mouth when i read it..
Who’s pitching Friday?
Me.
Big Pelf.
Pelfrey on 5 days rest (likely)
or Santana on 4 days rest (unlikely)
they play 10 straight games after tomorrows off day, so it doesnt really make sense to push back Pelfrey or Figueroa.
I love Willie. Against a fastball pitcher move up the guy who can’t hit fastballs and don’t put in Easley, who CRUSHES fastballs.
Willie’s village just called….
O’Bama/Randolph 08!
And you thought George W. was bad at managing the country.
Willie is a Damn fool, Church is the the only one on the team thats hitting consistently, and you drop him out of the spot that he is Excelling in? and put the slumping Castillo back in the 2 spot?
WIllie needs to go
any lineup today was going to look terrible…
you need 5 good hitters to have a lineup in any order, and right now they only have Church and Alou, with a little Reyes and Wright sometimes.
Um, maybe that allows Wright/Beltran to see better pitches. Makes plenty of sense to me.
and look how the team does,get oer yourself.
George W. Bush > Willie Randope.
George Bush > Willie Randope > Pacman Jones
fire rick down!
free chip ambres!
Jose Reyes for ‘forgotten mlb superstar turned reggaetone dancer of the year’
PacmanJones for “former superstar defensive back turned dance club goer/shooter”
Thanks for the compliment, however I can’t be a superstar when I’ve only played 2 NFL seasons and the most interceptions I’ve had in one season was 4. Thanks for that compliment though!
Any time Pacman. I asked Plax and he said you were tough to tackle in 2006.
Why was there no response when I asked if everyone was ready for a quick and easy 1-2-3 top of the 1st?
because i am not ready for that. It may happen, but i am not ready for it
Then fortunately for you, you haven’t watched enough mets games this year.
unfortunately, I have watch all but 2 games this year. I never learn.
No you don’t, that inning was pathethic as always.
I was feeling positive until the game started, i saw reyes ground out, and then castillo get up..
now i feel like i do during every game this team plays. Its just not fun anymore for me, and thats that.
i hate watching this team.. they make me sick..
LOL…I’m with you. They are painful to watch. No fun whatsoever. I used to look forward to day games to make the day go by quicker at work. Now I almost rather work.
Hey i cant see the game (at work =/) can someone try to give a inning by inning update?
mets down 1-2-3. still wasnt ready for it.
Reyes chases a ball on the ground (AGAIN). Castillo grounds weakly to 2B (like he always does) and Wright sent the first pitch he saw to the RF warning track. 1-2-3 for Penny.
Obviously thats not leaving the infield……Nice to see someone make the opposing pitcher work a little bit though
1-2-3, couldn’t see that happen. Expect more of the same.
I understand giving Alou a day off, especially against a righthander. I would have understood giving Castillo a day off, since it’s a day game after a night game. At first I thought it was dumb to bench Delgado against a righthander, especially when he seems to be having better at-bats of late, but he did not hit Penny very well last year (1-8, in a small sample size). I still would have started him today…
Maine will need to be on his game. It would be disappointing to finish this trip with a losing record.
He better throw a shutout today.
delgado has hit penny over his career to the tune of .889 OPS. sitting him was a bad decision, especially for anderson, whom penny OWNS.
FYI guys…
four guys on the mets have OPSes over .800 vs. penny on their career. one of them is david wright. the other three are delgado, alou and easley. who are all out of the lineup.
do you think the manager knows this? because it took me three minutes of research to find this out.
personally i think a manager who doesn’t know this, or ignores this when putting together a lineup, should not keep his job.
Good point. Just looked it up myself. It’s possible that some of these guys are just tired, but….all of them?? ugh
tired? lol, it’s an off day tomorrow.
and whatever, pagan and anderson have been awesome so far today. but that doesn’t change the fact that wilie often makes decisions that fly blatantly in the face of reason.
I agree with you 100%. Like the game Reyes got knocked out at 2nd, and he left him in. I don’t care what Reyes tells him there, you take him out of the game and protect one of your most important players. Instead he left him in - turned out ok, but imagine if he had suffered complications or hurt himself further??!!
Anyway, let’s enjoy the Mets playing well today…but Willie is/will cost us more games because of his decisions
i think pagan is dead…
but hey, did he catch the ball???
lol
No fight, huh guys?
Nice catch. But that is just one player. there are 24 others that need to show the same intensity. Maybe this will be the spark plug.
pagan and the mets have no heart and don’t care about winning
Pagan has heart and cares, he makes the league minimum and has newborn babies to feed. Fat, blind and lazy idiots making 16 million could care less.
he caught it!!!
Nice catch angel!!!
Now if only you could get a damn hit!!!!!
dude, what is your problem?!
no problem, it was a nice catch.
love the intensity from Pagan
I thought mets pitchers were not allowed to pitch 1-2-3 innings
it is allowed but only on 30 pitches. maine is going to be in trouble
fire the team cardiologist!
hire a fan psychiatrist!
AGREED.
There really shouldn’t be more “1-2-3 I TOLD YOU SO METS SUCK” comments than “Great start Maine; Ridiculously awesome catch Pagan” comments.
Let’s go mets!
Dude. Endy’s catch in nlcs game 7 was “ridiculously awesome,” careful bud.
Nah, Endy’s was “best Met catch ever.”
The trainers looked a little slow getting out to Pagan. FIRE THE BUMS
That was a very nice play/awkward fall.
Gotta love Pagan
Pitcher’s mound camera angle on LAD feed — very odd.
Should Ronnie and Gary Cohen be fired as well? They are hating on the mets right now for anyone watching SNY
thats the only reason i watch, because they dont BS the fans like the team and mgrs do
Dude, I so agree with you. Best commentators in baseball.
4 up 4 down, the beat goes on
Church is our only beast
1st and 2nd one out, get someone in Marlon!
How about this: people with nothing positive to say, shut up for just a few minutes, and give the rest of us a break.
Things are going well so far this inning, so they will.
Maybe Matt can make a separate “game day” thread for the Fire Willies.
agreed……..or maybe a different thread for those who just spit venom all game long. Listening to a constant stream of negativity gets tiring.
How about you go someplace else? I’ll speak anytime I want to.
Of that I have no doubt.
You shouldn’t
Good for you to take a stand…would you like me to warm up your bottle now?
gotta work penny to 40 here.
Penny already looks out of breath
Uh oh, two hits off of Penny. Who do you think he’ s going to confront at the plate this time?
Marlon Anderson, DP.
Are you for real? How is this fun for you?
Seriously man, why come here just to be a hater?
Nice job Marlon!
nice job so far from our bench guys
25 pitches this inning. Pop one here Casanova!
No…i actually had to do some work and just got back. Surprised we have the lead.
Good job to the 5,6,7 hitters! Hit w/RISP, yeah!
Penny’s over 40.
Maine at 10. Keep it up.
hey man is this sarcasm or did they score?
-at work…………….=(
nope they are playing great (its upside down from CBS sportsline).
Wright struck out swinging.
Castillo singled to center, Casanova scored, Reyes to second.
Reyes walked.
Maine sacrificed to pitcher, Casanova to second.
Casanova singled to right, Pagan and Anderson scored.
Anderson ground-rule doubled to center, Church scored, Pagan to third.
Pagan singled to left center, Church to second.
Church singled to center.
Beltran lined out to first.
nice job Cassy!!
YIPPY SKIPPY DIPPY DOO!!!!!!
THE SCRUBS COME THROUGH!!!!!
Now this is good offense right here.. this i can watch…
typical willie with the ‘b’ line-up.
or is the “B” lineup the “A’ lineup?
Hmmm…more to meditate on.
yeah because this game is totally and definitely over with a 3-0 lead just like last night.
one game does not erase a season’s worth of bad decisions.
kleenex in aisle 5
you should trade some prospects for some, omar
where was there a season worth of bad moves?
because i recall the mets being in first place from may 16th last season until the last day.then had a solid off season,then they are 1 game back of first.so again where did this year take place?
Penny looks horrible. He looks like he wants another turkey leg but is too tired to make it to the fridge
Lets go Reyes!
The scrubs “want it ” more!
Great Marlon! I guess Willie’s hunch worked!
Dude, Willie is a genius
HOORAY! We cleared the pitcher’s spot
Willie trusted his guys today! Which guys out the pen will be trusted later however? Sosa for the 5th consecutive day? Heilman when we’re up 3-2 in the 7th? Time will only tell.
Willie must have given a kick-ass motivational speech today!
;)
somebody has to
Fully agree, but considering bad Met play is considered around some parts here to be “Willie not motivating his guys,” is the converse true?
I hope it was a player who gave the speech.
Hell, I hope it was RBI Castillo!
“Guys, y’all bes play good today or I’moh be fresh toasted”
Fire willie!
I sure hope Kuo is too tired to come in today.
Just going to say that. Although he didn’t waste many pitches during his appearance.
You know you’re having a rough day when Reyes won’t swing at your pitches!
Reyes walked!
Wow, this really is our day!
castillo can’t hit in the two-spot.
Definitely not. Obviously a waste of space that never drives in runs. Not last night. Not today.
Oh….
What? He drove in a run? And Omar only signed him to a 4 year contract?!? Fire Omar! He should’ve gotten 7.
who looked at strike three with the tying run on second last night?
The same guy who got one of the 2 hits with RISP. You can’t expect him to do it all by himself. He’s not gonna get a hit every time there’s a runner on. If only one of the other 11 ABs with RISP had gone a little better. Oh well, spilled milk and whatnot.
he could swing the bat at a strike with the game on the line.
ruben gotay is lighting it up on the braves bench
ruben gotay would not have required an irrational four year contract and the requisite commitment from the GM and manager despite prolonged sucking
Actually, I agree with you and therealsince86 on this one. I like Church 6th in the order to lengthen it. Catillo just isn’t made to be an 8th place hitter.
a curious moment for this comment.
i think it was sarcasm
my bad
Whose comment? If mine, I mentioned it days ago when TRS86 was talking about it.
All this negativity towards fellow fans on your part is tiring.
Penny on the ropes in the 2nd inning……………. I love this………..almost as much as I loved Casanova’s slide right there. Go get em big guy!
Nice.
Now, c’mon David, start to break out of the slump! Go the other way, baby!
wow, what a difference this lineup is without Delgado
Nice inning there, 4 runs and made Penny work hard, lots of pitches.
agreed
wright still looks clueless and upset up there
once again we let an opponent off the ropes early
Some people just can’t be made happy.
oh there is a very simple way to make me very happy.
Damn, only four runs. We have no heart. Fire the ballboy.
What the heck is wrong with wright? We sure don’t need him in a prolonged slump….jeez……
We got 4 runs so no worries, he’s gonna hit a bomb today, mark it down.
lol i clicked back and just saw a big K on gameday lol
david has to relax and stop trying to do too much
maybe wright could use a day off. he does not look comfortable at the plate
He’ll get one tomorrow
I agree. As much as we need wright in the everyday lineup willie should sit him down for a day….he needs to re-focus….very disturbing to see wright go through another slump. He is becoming too much of a streak hitter and when he goes bad he really stinks it up! Remember last April he had no HRs for the entire month….
Seriously what is wrong with Wright? He swings at everythings now.
As long as he doesn’t start taking it out on the field with him he’ll be fine. Everyone hits rough patches. He’s in a long one. And yet he’s still leading the team in most offensive categories. We are lucky to have him. (Seriously, we tried to trade him for Jose Cruz Jr!)
Yeah I agree totally, it just frustrating to see because he is such a great hitter you don’t expect him to swing at everything.
Yup.
I’m tired of the LA-centric anti-Met view of dibble/kennedy on xm home plate.
do what i did, stop listening
Then watch Scully on the MLB.tv or the Extra Innings feed. He’s a pro.
What is UP with David? I get slumps, but he is the best hitter in baseball against the Dodgers, and even more so against Penny.
Dude, relax. Yeah, you ARE that good.
it’s like, when you see wright with an 0-2 count, he WILL strike out. you NEVER see him do anything productive with an 0-2 count, unreal. and i love the guy, and unlike most guys on the mets, it’s a fact that in a day or so wright will be a beast again. just not now, oh well.
Dude, he like lead the league in batting average with 2 strikes last year.
I think D Dub needs a girlfriend to relax him. Anyone know Carrie Underwood?
It is great that we got 4 runs but we need to keep it up. If we do that I will be very happy.
another inning like that in the 3rd would be great
That was amazing! A four-spot! Have we had one since 06? The sarcasm from the Pro-Willie crowd should really relax. We had a great inning, thats awesome, way to play baseball! Don’t start acting like Castillo, Willie and Marlon Anderson are the answers to our problems. Enjoy the game, but don’t base this one game as a foundation for your pro-willie analysis.
Does the anti-Willie crowd ever give it a rest? Talk among yourselves.
The rest will come when he’s removed, forcefully. We’re all still mets fans though. Relax. Don’t act like anti-willie wants the team to lose because we’re passionate for change!
I could say the same thing about the anti-Wille crowd last night.
have we had one since ‘06? isn’t that the point?
yeah.. that inning was awesome, but on a side note..
wright does not look right at all…
even inhis interviews, he seems held back and lost… i think he is getting affeced by the booing more than anyone, because he is the leader of the team, to me anyways…
i think david needs to relax and justhave fun out there… after that error he made last night, he looked like oliver perez, disgusted and upset, and you cant really hit when youre so emotionally effected like that.
come on david, you ARE the METS!!!!!
He was booed a lot last April and broke out to have quite a nice year.
The Maine Man!!
Johnny Maine! Take Notes OP-P!!!
Will today be the day we have a pitcher go past 7.1? Please?!
we are the only team in baseball that doesn’t have a started that has pitched more than 7
starter*
19 pitches in two innings. That’s more like it Maine!
This looks more like last years Maine.
Maine’s pitches look very lively today. More than usual.
Maine is on fire so far, keep it up and your pitch count down
2 IP; 9 pitches. Keep it rocking, Maine man.
19 — typo
DW is a mess. Penny can’t trhow a strike, is on the ropes, and he Ks on 3 pitches?
I agree about the day off, but that would require having a back up 3B on the roster. Oops, guess Omar forgot that one! Although Easley isn’t playing today, and that is the closest thing we got.
Let’s see, 4 runs early, looking like a blowout. THis sounds familiar somehow….. Like I should know how this is going to end!
Man, I am hoping for the best, but if they do the same thing as last night, it shan’t be pretty at Shea on Friday.
Maine loves the day games…
Pagan’s shoulder might be the out the Mets need to get Wise on the roster. Then when Castro comes back maybe they can keep Casanova around as a PH/C tandem.
Good thought; that or maybe his hairline fractured 9th rib?
Really hope Beltran can get going. That can only help Wright see some better pitches.
I would love to see Beltran steal here
hit and run. close enough.
doesnt it seem like these Mets B lineups always have these big days? Odd how that works. Pagan, Anderson and Casanova all with big hits in that inning…
casanova is probably a better hitter than schneider.
everybody hits!
woohoo!!
was that in the old Philly ballpark where that guy would always get on mic saying that?
Nice run and hit there by Church.
Lets break it wide open!
put the screws on these bitches. pagan steals 2nd
Marlon is looking better at the plate. Obviously didn’t work the count there, but he is making great contact.
62 pitches for Penny so far.
marlon is usually a first pitch hitter
Wow! Joey Votto 3 hr day. Get it done Omar!
Nice job by votto but that park is almost as bad at CBP
that was great
remember when reyes would steal bases
I guess Beltran’s flu-like symptoms are gone?
Face facts - Beltran was benched - not for disciplinary reasons, but because he’s been sucking eggs. Hopefully the day off was of some worth.
Interesting theory….doubt it, but interesting
The pitch out stolen base. My favorite!
Awful defense on that, the SS needs to get in there, he can’t just sit back. I’ll take it though.
great inning there
Penny and Martin are gonna start slapping each other. I am calling it now.
LA feed just replayed the Pagan catch. Got to gove Dodger fans credit, they were clapping for Pagan as he made the play and flipped over the wall. Darn sight more class than the Philthy fans booing Reyes when he was knocked out.
Good to see th ebench guys playing so well overall. Penny must hate seeing the Mets on his schedule. What is he, 5-11 vs the Mets?
Can’t really blame the Philly fans. there is only so much you can expect from them considering their mental disabilities.
Ok, I’ll say it first… Maine’s throwing a no-hitter.
kinda early to make that call dont ya think….
So, we can blame you later, Mr. Seaver?
Or now.
So it will be your fault now. Way to go.
nice call!
good job, guy!
Boooooooooooooooooo!
Like someone said earlier in this thread “Santana and Maine and pray for rain”
Why is Endy in LF now? Who came out? Injury?
Pagan out
pagan left the game. shoulder hurt
I knew he looked injured…
Pagan got injured on that diving catch + hitting + sliding into second
did they say anything on SNY?
yeah. it was from that catch in the first inning
Why is Endy in? Is Pagan hurt? Did Nate W send an email to Omar’s Blackberry?
Shoulder tightness from falling into the stands, or he took a taxi for some domincan food between innings…
For those of you not watching, Pagan was shown holding and flexing his shoulder and arm numerous times after he tumbled into the seats in the first inning.
Nice going GT. Its your freaking fault
Simmer down now. Like he was really going to throw a no-hitter.
wait i thought hu’s on first
Cindy Lu Hu. Where’s Horton?
pagan is hurt. Chavez in.
Yahoo says its a shoulder injury.
Well, it actually makes good sense. Castro’s ready for this weekend, DL Pagan, all set.
There we go D Wright!!!!! Now I can leave work and turn this game off happy!!!!! …and listen to it in the car of course.
yes he dove over the raiing and landed weird on his shoulder then slid head first
well the C lineup has put up a 5 spot, so all the haters can be quiet, and well this looks alot like last night lol get a lead and then…
So who’s exactly hating, if you’re saying it looks like last night? If you’re implying the pitching will meltdown again, who exactly is hating?
Is Pagan really hurt, or are we making creative roster room? (Hat tip to Nate W?)
Maine’s at 32 pitches through 3 innings. I keep refreshing, but, yeah, I think it’s real. Usually we’re at one out in the second when the starter hits pitch #32.
Pagan will be placed on the DL after the game, or knowing the mets they will until the last minute, so he’ll be put on the DL Friday and Castro will be called up for the Cinci series.
Or maybe with a “traditionally” large lead, he just would rather not take chances with angel since moises only plays 3 days a week.
Who got the first hit for LA?
Hu did.
That’s what I said, who got the first hit?
Hu
I’m asking you! Who got the first hit?
I told you, hu did!
Who did what?
Haha. Cute.
Ba-dum-bump, chhhhhh.
When Reyes is stepping to the plat for the third time in the fourth inning, you know you’re having a good day.
Approx. 7,321* games played and still no hitter!
* Assuming 1981 was a full schedule
Wow it’s amazing how our lineup seems so much more alive without Delgado in the middle clogging things up!
sad but true. He should hit 7th next.
Castillo was killing the lineup batting 8th, and Church and Alou belong in the RBI spots.
Could Dubs please get off the schneid?
guess not
4 more years of this from castillo
3.81 years apparently…
He’s either going to retire, or he’ll be spending half the season on the DL in 2010 and ‘11. No way he is a regular and gets close to 500 AB’s
right now my main concern is the 2011 ny mets. no way they win the world series with $6 tied up in casillo :)
too long, obviously. it’s hardly zito-esque
COME ON D WRIGHT!!!!!!!!
This game is just making me so happy.
Good job Castillo.
we could really use a 2 out hit here DW!
Come on David!
slappy with a 2b………this game is going great
One day I’d like to see a Mets outfield of Ryan Church, Angel Pagan, Moises Alouu.
Surely God would be on our side on that day. Get it? Church, Angel, Moises (Spanish version of Moses….)
Der.
don’t give up your day job
Uh huh
Wow Reyes is 0-2 and Castillo is 2-3, Willie trusted his gut!
…and Wright continues to choke with RISP. Maybe he’s spending too much time with Delgrampa.
Just a little funk, hes due to bust out, and he will
touche
Im starting to like this lineup more…
1. Reyes(s)
2. Castillo(s)
3. Wright(r)
4. Beltran(s)
5. church(l)
6. Alou(r)
7.Delgado(l)
8. schneider(l)
That seems to me to be a pretty amazing 1-7
only if castillo isnt going chop it to the middle IFers every at-bat
So how much have you honestly watched Castillo play outside of today’s game?
Castillo was actually doing more harm batting 8th. And thats nearly impossible to do, but somehow he managed to find a way.
I like this lineup as well. Its as worthy of a trial run as any order.
The lineup will look better without delgado……..
I definitely second that lineup.
beltran starts the next inning. hopefully we can score runs like we did the last 2 times he led off
So how much have you honestly watched Castillo play outside of today’s game?
me?
alot.. fantasy baseball, had him in the fla years. . hes a career 300 hitter, amazing 2 hitter.. hes just in a funk, and i admit he looks bad this year, but he is a #2 hitter, not a #8 hitter.
the problem with my lineup is church and delgado need to be broken up, and schneider is lefty too.. so you end up with a lot of lefties at the ack of the order.
Thanks, I meant how many games have you watched this year? Castillo is a much different (and wee bit older) player now than he was in his Florida years.
Still, his game is OBP and that doesn’t help much with the pitcher batting behind you.
I’m behind, where is Beltran?
where was beltran last night I mean. did he just get the night off?
His tummy hurt him.
flu like symptoms last night
He was only 44.6783245% last night. Day after Cinco de Mayo, in LA, after all.
what do you mean? In CF. He is batting 4th.
Anybody else seeing Matt Kemp’s mugshot on cbssportsline gamecast? Haha. Classic.
Mainey looks good. Not nibbling. Right at em with the 5 run lead.
Attaboy, keep em honest.
damn he missed kent
44 pitches through 4! Go the distance, Maine!
wayne hagin just called jeff kent “as dirty as pigpen in the peanuts comic strip”
really wayne hagin? really?
This team has only ever had one pigpen - Dykstra.
Looks like the bullpen may get a rest, of course its right before an off day.
better for us. 44 through 4. thats gotta be a new record with mets pitchers this year
Maine = BEAST
good thing. we got two guys that are reasonably expected to give us a chance to win right now.
Anybody check out ESPN GameCast? Gee I didnt know the Mets colors were Orange and Black now.. No one sent me a memo…
actually this happens when both teams have the same secondary color (secondary being the background of the logo). The away team changes to black…Same thing happens with Atlanta, and the Yanks, and any other team with a blue background…not sure how it changes for the red teams
castillo hit a double to left field, quit a diff from a slapped single up the middle
pacman i am referring to all the hate that was being spread at the top of this comment page abt the lineup for the game today
did keith get fired from sny or something ? he hasnt worked in ame in ages it feels like
beltran is getting robbed all over the place, loney is legit
He’s just not on this West Coast roadtrip. He rarely is. He’ll go to SF, his boyhood home. Not AZ and LA.
Be thankful you get SNY at all. Most of us out of towners are stuck with opposition feeds on road trips. Brutal earlier with the D-Bags. Not a problem with Scully and the LA feed. But usually far worse than SNY (see: Nats and Fish booths).
No joke there gipp. The AZ d-bags commentators are just awful. However, DirecTV carries SNY. I highly recommend it. I live in the southwest and I feel like i never left NY by watching SNY.
Do they carry the games on SNY, or just everything else and you have to get the Extra Innings package for the games?
Sometimes you just are unlucky. Beltran is hitting the hell out of the ball this series. hopefully a sign of things to come.
Let’s hope so…need to get him going. And, if he does, it will only help David.
Anyone warming up in the dodgers bullpen? I just have the espn gamecast.
YEA MARLON!!!!
nice hustle marlon common nova
geographical location is in my favor as a NJ resident i guess, tell you what though sometimes id rather be on west coast so there would never be a 145 am finish
A few 145 am finishes are FAR better than all the 4pm starts.
It is nice for the W coast games. But the E coast games start at like 4pm. Great if I am at home as it leaves the evening open,…but often just have to DVR those games and watch when I get home from work. Still not bad, as you can FF the ads, stoppages in play, etc.
time for Maine’s 2nd HR.
or rbi single.
GOOD ENOUGH! 2 RBI hit for the Maineiac!
thats how u help yourself out, for those of you with only gamecast, that was a laser off the bat of maine HAHAHA
willie-ball!
LOL.
LOL Maine man!!!!!
MAINE!
Would somebody who is watching the game know how Maine’s pitch count is? I know it’s early but assuming he doesn’t have a meltdown inning where he throws 30 pitches, is there a chance he might be able to go 7?
44 through 4, i think
44 pitches through 4 innings.
110 for Penny.
45 pitches in 4 innings.
im a teacher so 4pm wouldnt hurt too too badly :)
Yep. I recently moved cities on the W coast and am looking for a new job…so the 4pm starts are pretty cool. Can watch game while job hunting online and cooking dinner for my g/f…then we have the whole night free.
It’s at 44.
7 runs w/ some back ups playing, huge diff in number of guys left on base, something like 5 of 8 have scored
get penny a bucket hes throwing up!
Its amazing what having a few guys who care in the lineup can do to an offense. ;)
These guys that dont have their position gift wrapped for them seem to do what it takes to perform when they get a chance.
Penny = hungry
did reyes walk again or am i watching a replay?
Replay.
bases loaded. reyes walked on 4, i think.
Scott Procter warming up, Dodgers stalling for time now.
Isn’t amazing how much easier it is to listen to Scully when you’re up by 7?
WOW we have seriously needed a game like this…
Yes we did, but the more important question, will they keep it up? Or will they roll over after the off day?
Amen!
The announcers for teams like the Nats, Fish and D’bags should be forced to watch several hundred game tapes of SNY and Vin Scully broadcasts…so they can see how it should be done.
Totally with you there. I have the Extra Innings package, and those two crews (well, Scully is really just a one man crew) are far and away the best. After them, the only halfway decent crews are NESN (Sox) and Milwaukee. It’s amzing how bad most announcing teams are.
I too have Extra Innings. We definitely get spoiled with the SNY guys.
Not to be a pecsimist…because im not. And im currently loving this.
But imagine ho much better this would be if Wright was hitting like we all know he can (and eventually will again)
Just some food for thought for all you people who are always negative and say this team doesnt have it.
This is just one game. A very good game, but it doesn’t mean that our problems are over.
With that said, nice double there DW! I hope this the the end of the mediocrity.
The Mets only swung and missed 7 times on 119 pitches according to Vin Scully
Wha happened to PAGAN?
He’s out of the game I hear…
shoulder stiffness..
just read above.. sucks..
Castillo bummed some peanuts off a fan in the front row while waiting for Procter to warm up. Gotta love it.
Haha, did he really? Thats amazing! Almost as amazing as the day he’s having.
im more partial to the bases loaded walk he just drew.
This is Dubs chance. Slumpbuster coming!
Attaboy.
Of course we have an off day tomorrow though. I wish we could have found a way to carry the momentum from a game like this
If only Penney started game one
Cinci can help keep anybody’s momentum going!
Not when they hit 7 HRs in one game
Eh, that’s a rarity.
Proctor letting in Penny’s runs, always good for team morale…
All right David!!
willie-ball is back!
let’s go mets!
hopefully maine will be sharp after this long inning
There you go Wright, every player in the lineup has a hit
DAMN YOU GROUND RULE DOUBLE, AGAIN!
its better than fly ball out
I think he was bemoaning the grand slam curse.
Hooray for a laugher!
Lets enter little league mode and get everyone in…
Enjoy the flight back east, boys.
heres our most recent laugher, 10 spot for maine, let him go the distance
nice shot by wright
last nights in ability to gettin runners in from 2nd, paired w todays ability to do so means were gonna balance it out more or less
batted around 2x this game, very nice
we got glavine going tomorrow, right? i like our chances!
This reminds me a game I watched recently…last Wednesday, maybe??
With the game starting at 3, I never thought I’d leave work at 5 and be home to see Maine still on the mound. Gotta love it.
… Of course Willie will pull him at 75 and let Shownweiss go 3 innings. Had to throw that in there.
Mets 3 - 3 on the road against two of the hottest teams in baseball and facing some tough pitchers (Webb, Haren, Penny, Owings, etc.)
Just saying…
should have won last night’s game
It’s not results alone that is killing the fans. Its the difference between expectations and results, and the lack of emotion that we see as a consequence. We want them to be “professionals”, but we also want David to snap a bat over his knee after going 0-10 instead of looking at the scoreboard to see how he looked whiffing. We want them to feel the same anguish and embarassment that we do, and they probably do, except you and I can throw some isht against the wall when we are pissed and they haev to “keep it together”.
But David has been throwing his bat and helmet recently. So has Reyes and Delgado. They may in fact be trying too hard. I’m not saying becuase of the booing.
The players remember what happend last year too. They are probably a little edgy just like the fans.
Wright with a 2 out rbi hit, nice to have him join the party.
The Mets looked up at the scoreboard and saw the Reds won 9-0, they decided they’ll need some practice to take them on this weekend.
As frustrating as last night’s game was, one positive sign was they were at least getting guys on base. Yes they left a ton stranded, but that’s more encouraging than seeing no baserunners at all.
Well, this team surely is playing with some fire and passion…and they’re playing like they care…
Willie has an approval rating of 85%
Sounds about right for a regular win, right?
i am consistent in my approach to the willie approval rating
A laugher doesn’t change my Willie disapproval.
and it shouldn’t
Tongue in cheek guys….i realize a lot of the regulars are consistent with it…just making a light-hearted joke
This win…or hoping the Mets pull it off (LOL)…does not change how I feel about Randolph running this team!
another good thing about last inning was all runs were scored with 2 outs. that’s clutch
Who are these guys and what did they do with my Mets!
Scully, talking about Maine and Game 6 of th e06 LCS….
“Six times that has happened where a team facing elimination in a game six started a rookie. All six times, the rookie was victorious.”
Give the game ball Angel Pagan because I truely believe that his great catch got this team going.
Of course Maine will probably have a long inning here and have to come out after 6 innings.
i blame willie for all those guys getting hits in the top of the inning
Come on John, keep your focus!
Screw you Dewitt! Good to see that idiot strikeout.
last inning took too long.
Where has this team been the last 31 games? Let’s hope this is the momentum the team desperately needed. LET’S GO METS!
YES!! That a way Maine and smart play by Castillo
Just got back from the doctor’s, hoping that the Mets are winnning, turn on the tv and I see 11-0. Just made my day.LETS GO METS!!We should’ve done this in last night’s game too!
They are playing like millionaire superstars who know how to win.
the power of christ compels you!
ROFL
ditto, to complete the Exorcism somebody’s gotta jump out the window.
Hope Church stays hot once everybody starts hitting.
im willing to bet that church doubles up milledges stats at seasons end….get nicked in last at bat, blast a shot to right next at bat
thats right willie-”no let up”
Baker’s dozen, or bust!
great snag by the fan w the kid!
Glad Willie isnt pulling John on principle.
give him time
we have got to have one of the most over worked bullpens in the bigs
If I’m Willie, I tell Maine that the only way he comes out of this game is if he loses conciousness.
Did everyone else on the site vote for Church to play in the all-star game?
Yup. So far, he’s the only Met who has been worthy.
what about wags?
TBLZ,
Fans cannot vote for pitchers.
I was referring to the worthy part of the statement…sorry for the confusion.
at this point in the season no one in baseball has done enough to warrant all star talk. Save that for June…
Buzzkill
Nate,
I understand and generally agree with your sentiment. Still, no reason not to try and build up the early votes for a guy like Church who is gonna get overlooked by most non-Mets fans..
who are the Dodgers playing next? The Mets are beating up their pen for the last two days for the benefit of whoever it is to abuse for the next three days.
and the Mets only get one win out of it.
i wouldnt call what we did to kuo “beating”
We made him throw all those pitches for the strike outs instead of just grounding our on the first pitch. ha ha.
I should clerify, as they certainly didnt beat them up last night. But made them work for the benefit of whomever is playing them next.
They play the Astros next.
Woah! Save some for the weekend fellas! But it is nice to see.
you KNOW they are getting 2-hit on Friday..
Yeah, I know. I’ve been watching this team for years too.
hilarious little exchange between metsfans
Whats Maine’s pitch count?
about 70
ooh, bring on Chan Ho Park, we want 20 today!
How many (former) starters do the Dodgers have on their staff? seems like 7 or 8.
Didn’t Park go back to Korea?
BTW, did anyone notice ESPN Gameday never updates the player pics? Park is still wearing a Mets cap.. LOL
It’s funny how the Mets can rake a good pitcher, but do nothing against a crappy pitcher.
Penny was trying to Nickel and Dime the Mets today.
…no, just no
Maine is at 79
Wow, Chan Ho Park has one save
To anyone who believes Oliver Perez is as good as or better than John Maine,
I submit this game as Exhibit A through Z.
OP is no where near the pitcher Maine is.
Is there a reason Omar hasnt locked Maine up through 2020?!?!?!?
Actually his last game was an even better example IMO. He had a bunch of chances to just throw in the towel like Ollie does but he didn’t. He battled, got a nice little rhythm and kept his team in the game.
yea, lets use Maine’s best game as his example, not his 4 IP, 100 pitch outings…
He’s been a few notches better than Perez this year, but he has been inconsistent as well.
The curveball (loopy slider as Gary Cohen calls it) has been a better out pitch for Maine his last two outings, so I hope to see that more in the future. Makes his miriad of slightly breaking pitches much more dangerous.
exactly
a better “pitcher”
ollie probably has better raw talent, but maine is the better “pitcher” of the two
i think maine has gotten better each start this year. hopefully he can make this a consistent effort.
No doubt. Maine has been great all year. Hes not had his best stuff, but still battled and gave quality outings. And maybe its the warm weather, but I think Maine is starting to really get going…
Maine for Cy Young
It’s official, the Mets can not get hits of pitchers of Asian decent.
Nate–dont make up numbers…where is this 4 inning 100 pitch game? His only bad game this year was his 1st start….coming off a full week of rest, not his usual.
A tad better than Perez….you need to get your head checked.
For the record, on 4/5 he threw 100 pitches in 4 innings in a loss to the Braves. on 4/26 he threw 100 pitches in 5 innings in a win over the Braves. Just facts.
TY
you either need to pay attention more, or get higher standards for your starting pitchers…
85 pitches so far
there’s your 7+ innings starter!!!
MVP of west coast trip = Johnny Maine
whats nice is being able to read the comments posted after the 4th inning. Im losing all interest in this site,well the comments not the articles because of the bashing and hating. Like honestly do these kids think they sound intelligent making random fire willie comments.just glad there arnt too many fire omar chants yet.
Its one guy making a ton of fire Willie posts. You dont have to read the comments, its part of what I like about this place. Sometimes I just hit the main page when I dont want to deal with all the sunshineyness that overruns this place when things are going well…
Maine is over-rated. guy is the best pitcher in spring training and people think he’s gonna win the cy young. perez had exact same numbers as maine last year and he didnt give up a run his first 3 outings. he had one terrible outing this year, but other than that has not been the bust all you mike & the mad dog disciples are making him out to be. today i noticed the fan confidence rating was 5.5. i can’t wait till it jumps back up to 7.5 after one blow out win.
or it jumped down to 5.5 after 1 blowout loss
Um, it is a week between polls, not a day. And a drop of 1.5 points is hardly all that dramatic.
A pig just flew by my window…
I know i sound like I’m riding on the Maine-train now cuz we are winning this game, but I love Maine ever since Game6 of the NLCS. Then the first half of 07 and the second to last game of last season further proved my point.
and for maine is over-rated. where do you see maine being talked about besides right here. and he also was pitching like a cy young winner last eyar before the all-star break. Perez might have nastier stuff ,but Maine is far smarter and will be a met for a long time hopefully.Maine is the man!!!
it’s a moot point weather the blow out loss or blow out win caused the fan’s opinion change. one game among 162, no matter how badly it is lost or won, should not so drastically effect anyone’s opinion of the overall direction of the mets. if you thought the mets werent gonna make the playoffs before today and today’s events changed your mind you should feel silly.
The approval went down 1.5 points since last week. 7.0 to 5.5.
Hardly a violent turn.
Frankly, the question Matt uses is hard to go very low on as far as a rating, since the query includes the new network and stadium, etc as factors in your analysis.
Personally, my rating hasn’t changed on that question this season. Six. It would vascillate between 3-5 if only for the play of the team…but the new stadium, the new network, and the owners spending more willingly than before pumps it up to six.
Complete game by John Maine., just watch
Maine should be able to go the distance
Have to let him finish it.
Willie has to let him go 9, his pitch count is below 100. Lets go Maine!
Hopefully if someone gets on base they dont yank him right away, ala Torre.
This is what pitchers have to do to make it obvious to the manager that they dont need to go to the pen. Its not just Willie, its all across mlb.
i love watchin Penny get beat. that guy’s such a punk.
wow, note the date. Gary Cohen’s memory was off.
He said Maine threw a complete game in his last start last year.
Maine’s going for the CG.
ugh….I’m writing a damn paper so I turned my internet off for a few hours, completely forgot to start Maine on my fantasy team (but don’t worry, I had Penny and his 10 ER in there). Kill me.
On a related note, HOLY HECK, this is what last night should have been! 12 runs, only 6 runners stranded. Not too shabby. This is the kind of win they’ve been needing for a long time. Now hopefully whoever is pitching tomorrow doesn’t come out and give up 7 runs before getting an out like the last time the Mets won a blowout with Maine pitching a shutout…
good to see you are concentrating on your work, the Mets are off tomorrow. :)
how come i set aside time to watch yesterday’s crap performance till 1am, but maine tosses a gem and the bats wake up while i’m at work.
…because the Mets hate thier fans?
is this a trick question.
no, it’s a rhetorical question
I hate Andrew Jones.
Maine up to 105 pitches… he’s just giving them a reason to pull him if he gets over 110…
With apologies to Regis. There’s Red Sox nation and Yankee universe. We should be RollerCoaste nation.
of course I meant - RollerCoaster nation - damn
this is annoying. i think willie has all of the Mets starters on his fantasy team and he refuses to risk their ERAs.
Andruw Jones is a human puss bag
Nice outing, Maine. You came through when we needed it.
I’ll second that.
I can finally enjoy Mets Post Game Live
Rats, I missed the game because of school and work. It appears that my Maine man dominated the Dodgers today. Yay!
man talk about feast or famin with this team! no that im complaining, good to see what this team is capable of when there alll on the same page!! now a little consistency and a few wins strung together and were in business! good win today, lost the series but good for the mentality of this team! LETS GO METS!!!!
hey anyone else know that maine has won his last 3 starts and they all came after mets loses. i guess hes become our stopper now as much as johan! way to go maine man!
johan is our stopper, that much is clear. but we need maine to step up and give us more strong outings like this. our rotation hasnt been giving us much in terms of innings, but a lot of that goes on the shoulders of the offense. maine was really aggressive today and didnt hesitate to put the ball in play since he knew he was nursing a 4, 5, 11, and eventually a 12 run lead. in 2006, we scored a lot of 1st inning runs- we need to get back to that, and were going to need jose to step up his game a notch. this will let our pitchers relax and be more aggressive
yep w/ all these pessimstic met fans u can say w/e u want but dont denie that the bats are heating up for ovious reasons(alou) and delgado is getting his swing. IM not worried about anybody else really. Castillo will come around. with the little fondation of macanics he has it shouldnt be too long for him either. Once pedro’s back we can keep figgy in #5 and let pelf find himself until well idk what happens with el dudge. And no matter what has happened….the bullpen IS solid.
Most dominating game of the season for Mets! First statement-type game. Please make it the shape of things to come!!!
weve had statement games this year- beating smoltz, hudson, hamels, and haren. the mets have gotten really unlucky with the draws they get. i feel like we always catch a teams ace and atlanta misses them. trust me, someone should look at the braves schedule and see how often they got a teams 3-4-5