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The Game:
The Mets (22-21) continue their four-game series versus the Braves (24-21) tonight at Turner Field in Atlanta, starting at 7:00pm EST.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- RF Endy Chavez
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- LF Moises Alou
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- C Brian Schneider
- 2B Luis Castillo
- P Mike Pelfrey
The Pitchers:
RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-4, 4.17 ERA) takes the hill for the Mets. Pelfrey was stellar in his last start on May 15, no-hitting the Nationals for the first six innings, however he earned the loss allowing one run on three hits and three walks while striking out four through 7.2 IP. In his last start against the Braves on April 25, Pelfrey earned a loss allowing five runs on nine hits ad four walks over 5.1 IP. He is 1-2 with 5.40 ERA in four career games, three starts versus the Braves.
RHP Jair Jurrjens (4-3, 2.82 ERA) starts for the Braves. In his last start on May 16 versus the A’s, Jurrjens earned a no-decision surrendering two runs, zero earned, on eights hits and three walks with three strikeouts over 5.0 IP. Jurrjens is holding opponents to a .193 batting average over his last seven starts. In his only career start versus the Mets on April 25, Jurrjens was victorious allowing three runs on two hits while striking out four and walking four over 6.0 IP.
The Notes:
David Wright is 16-for-50 (.320) with 3 2B, 2 HR and 8 RBI in his last 12 games. He is batting .259 with 9 HR ad 17 RBI in 139 career at-bats at Turner Field.
The Mets are 13-12, including 2-5 versus the Braves, against the National League East this season.
Moises Alou is batting .372 in his last 43 at-bats. He is batting .303 (10-for-33) versus right-handed pitching this season.The Braves bullpen has allowed only two runs over their last 22.0 IP.
Brian McCann is 5-for-9 (.556) with 3 2B in his career versus Pelfrey.
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…enjoy, and as always, Let’s Go Mets…
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Lets go… ahh.. never mind.
I have had enough. Listened to the pre-game on FAN and Willie was talking about how the offense will get going when we make the small adjustments we need to make. UGHHH! I have been hearing this for weeks, and yet, no adjustment. How is Rick Down doing right now? Willie, please pick up the white courtesy phone, there is a call for you. LEAVE NOW!!!
Endy in the 2 hole? Even though it is not popular, you have to hit Castillo in the 2 hole. I have given up trying to figure out Willie’s thinking on the 2 hole… except when he hits Church there.
.523, please.
Time for me to get a new barf bucket for tonight.
Why Endy in the two-hole?
Better yet, why Endy?
Look, I love what Endy’s done for us in the past, but he’s clearly just not hitting.
Why not Pagan? Hell, why not give Tatis some ABs?
Pagan is on the DL, and Tatis is an infielder.
I think the fact that Pagan’s on the DL might have something to do with it.
Oh yeah, duh.
I’m having a terrible couple days keeping track of the team, aren’t I?
Last I heard, Tatis was getting some games in the outfield in AAA in order to beef up his utility usefulness.
I suppose as long as we’re going to have a guy who can’t hit, Endy gives us our best defense, especially when he’s playing right.
I take everything I said before back. We’re filling in for RF, not LF here, and Endy can throw.
Bat castillo 2nd. Other than that, carry on.
Lets win tonight..
If Church ends up out for any amount of time with this injury (though now he might not be concussed,) maybe it’s time to try someone from the minors. Aguila and Pascucci are both hitting well. I can’t imagine either of them being much worse than Marlon Anderson or Endy in the outfield.
By the way, Jurjens walked in all three runs against our boys last time we faced him. The fact that those were the only runs we scored is disgraceful. He had NO control that night.
nice willie poll today…can’t say i’m surprised
I don’t even know what to say anymore.
It seems like a cut and paste season.
We fans have been costing the Mets far too many games lately.
You think we would have learned after how we cost this team the pennant last year.
(Tongue in cheek.)
I said before this four game set started that i didn’t expect to sweep or anything, but i would be happy taking 2 of 4. Especially since atlanta is playing very well at home this year. Now obviously i would have liked it if we won a game yesterday, but we didn’t. However we can still win the next two. Then IMO the schedule gets a bit easier, maybe we can pick up some momentum. It all starts tonight.
I’m hoping pelfrey can carry the effort he had in his last start over to today.
2 of 4 would actually be quite nice, yes, in isolation. In context, though, they’ll have to keep the winning going to justify any optimism.
We are not a deep team, are we?
Here’s hoping Endy can wake up at the top of the order. He, not Reyes, is perhaps the player who best exemplifies what has happened b/w 2006 and tonight.
Alright, to make up for my previous blunder, I’m going to propose the single most ridiculous thing anyone here has ever heard.
What about batting Delgado 2nd?
He’ll get pitches to hit in front of Wright. Delgado’s shown some ability to hit fastballs over the plate this season, if nothing else.
With Reyes on 1st, it’ll be very tough for teams to overshift on Carlos. The slightest attempt at a bunt down 3rd moves Reyes over, and might even get Carlos over to 1st as well.
If this allows Delgado to bat without much of a shift, he’s hit a lot of hard ground balls to the right side.
Any thoughts? I’m aware this is a pretty ludicrous suggestion, but maybe it could work.
Ah, no. Too slow. Too many Ks. The whole team needs to hit second because no one can hit anything but fastballs. Delgado should be given his walking papers.
We don’t have anyone else to play 1st.
Last I heard, Mike Carp can’t field, and that’s why he’s stuck in AA. The roster for Binghamton has him listed as a DH, even.
Yeah, Delgado’s very, very, very slow. But speed in the two hole doesn’t help if you’re not getting on anyway. I like the idea of Castillo there, but we don’t score any runs without Castillo there.
To me, the problem with the Mets isn’t a heart or guts issue, or Willie, or anything like that. Our offense isn’t all that good. That’s the problem.
So I figure, why not shake it up a little? Could Schneider bat 2nd? He takes pitches reasonably well, and can put the ball in play decently. To some degree, speed at the top of the order is overrated.
I’d bring up virtually anyone. Nick Evans is supposedly a decent fielder. Otherwise, find somebody else’s backup. There has to be a way to get a Sean Casey type here.
Not entirely ridiculous but I like him in the 6 hole better. I want multiple runners on when he pops one over the fence. With the way Schneider is hitting it is plenty protection.
I guess I’m just hoping that Delgado has more left than everyone thinks, and that with a real bat behind him (schneider’s been a pleasant surprise so far, but he’s no wright) he’ll turn it on.
Plus, as I keep saying, we’re not scoring runs. What do we have to lose?
Delgado obviously has plenty of pop in his bat, and is showing some good plate discipline in the last several games (yesterday excepted). He has been hitting rockets right at people, and home runs that get overruled. The anti-Delgado crowd on here will be silenced soon enough.
I really, really, really hope you’re right, but I’m pretty sure you’re in outer space with this one.
Let’s go Mets! There are a ton of distractions right now - only one way to eliminate them.
WIN.
And then WIN AGAIN. And a FEW MORE TIMES. And a FEW MORE AFTER THAT.
Jose, get this game started right! Endy, show some focus out there. I like this speed at the top. Delgado back in the 6 hole, I like it. Spots 3 - 6 all MONSTER players that I will put against any team in the majors.
This is like a Fantasy lineup - with Church on the bench!
LET’S GO METS!
Jose better not bunt to start this one off again either. When has that worked?, um like never. I hate it when Reyes, Castillo or Endy bunt with nobody on. Make the pitcher work a little to get you out instead of just giving an out to him.
I don’t mind the concept of bunting to get on. Maybe bring it out later in the count? At 2-1, for example. People always talk about 2-1 as this great hitting count. As far as I can tell, it’s a relatively even count. 2-0, 3-1, those are the big hitting counts.
yeah, I kinda like those lead-off HRs but starting with a base hit and an SB would set a nice tone for this game. Just hope Endy is patient enough at the plate to let him swipe one.
Obviously since they’re giving Willie an opportunity to clear the air here with this interview running on the pre-game show, he’s not going anywhere.
This would be a good day for everyone to just rally around our favorite team and forget about the rest of the nonsense. Randolph is managing this team, and it’s time for these guys to start playing some consistently good baseball.
Let’s see it start tonight.
hear hear
when you’re talking to a journalist you have to assume that everything is on the record. that being said i think it’s a good thing that willie is finally showing some emotion about something…perhaps this week is just a character builder like harold said. i hope so
I’ve had a revelation that I need to share.
We want the Mets to win. The Mets want the Mets to win. And everyone is busy talking about distractions. Maybe we’re just as much of a distraction. We’re all frustrated, but think of how often the booing has come up. Every time a player has a bad game and we boo, the press asks “The fans get to you tonight?” and the guys say no, they’re entitled etc. etc. LETS SUPPORT THIS TEAM!!! Matt put up a great post earlier about how none of the four NL teams who made the playoffs last year were having remarkable seasons at this time last year. SO LETS GO METS! LETS BOUNCE BACK! and lets do what WE can by not being ANOTHER distraction.
Generally speaking, I think the people on here aren’t the ones booing at the game. I know a lot of people here are critical, but most people here say they are positive at games.
There are always exceptions, and I’m 100% behind you that the fans should be a positive force.
Let’s go Mets!
Fire Willie.
Seeing Endy starting in RF really does point out how weak (literally and figuratively) the bench is right now.
A couple years ago he was one of baseball’s 4th outfielders.
Just goes to show you how quickly these things change.
Just win the damn game.
What hurt the most about yesterday’s two losses was the fact that we lost to rednecks.
Has anyone seen Chipper Jones’ profile pic on ESPN? He makes Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel look as sophisticated as Patrick Stewart.
ever seen billy wagners?
Except I don’t wanna murder Wagner every time he’s on the telly. Yet.
Can’t say the same for Jones.
you gotta good point there. i really hate larry
According to Wayne Hagin, we have Alou in RF and Endy in LF. Huh?
bobby cox is only 67?!! i thought he was well over a hundred
Why is Alou in Right Field?
hagins mistake?
man wright hit that one on the screws, why cant some of these rockets fall?
beltrans killing us right now
Isn’t he batting like, .950 over the past week or so?
Okay, that’s not quite true, and he had about as bad a day yesterday as everyone else.
But his average has jumped from .210 to .240 in a week.
Well he’s probably only at 78.64%
Just wait till he starts swinging the Silver Bat.
Game over before it started.
You know, even if the Mets turn out to be the worst team in baseball, they’ll still win 50 games.
This could be one of them.
pessimistic optimism!!! i love it!
I’m a pretty hopeful guy. You pretty much have to be to keep going to games in the early-to-mid 90’s and 00’s.
Man oh man, did I love Jason Phillips.
Wow …. He was the slowest player I’ve ever seen
i always preferred vance wilson
Alan Zinter was my guy
See, and I hated vance wilson with a fiery, inexplicable passion.
I’ll stick by this. Wilson’s defense was horrifically overrated. Guy had a great arm, but let up a ton of wild pitches, and couldn’t do anything on plays at the plate.
Last, he called the game terribly? 2-2 count? Inside fastball, he’ll never see it coming! Every single time.
totally agree. i really hated that guy, but i saw his 1st ml hit against the cubs so i felt a little obligated to like him.
Endy !!
dang…thank god for turner field…that’s in the upper deck at cbp
or yankee stadium…tho im sure wright and reyes wont complain about that
Did someone previously suggest we start Tatis on the OF over Endy? What an idiot!
lol! I love it!
Let’s see how much you guys are paying attention. I just found this out a few minutes ago. Anyone here know who Andy Pelaez is?
he loves having guiseppe run his fingers through his hair…but then again who wouldn’t?
LOL! I never saw the name there until the last break. I have officially seen this commercial one time too many.
it always stuck me as the most absurd line in an absurd commercial. i was complaining about it one day to my wife when i noticed his name. the guy is just weird
Do the rest of the guys in the commercial have names? What about the really old guy that gets frustrated and throws all of the rogaine in the garbage can?
mark opper: the old guy with the huge chin
scott gershon: the guy with the blond girlfriend
other guys didn’t put their name on the line for procede.
please don’t think less of me because i know this
Please tell me you are reading this off of your TV and don’t actually know this by heart.
Willies soon to be unemployed secretary?
Of course we know! Pelaez!
Who now?
nice veteran play delgrampa!
um Luis, you swing before the ball crosses the plate, Thanks.
I keep arguing that Luis is one of the better 2B in the NL. I still think this is true, but it’s really just a statement about how terrible NL 2Bs are.
Defensively? You could have an argument there. Offensively, unless Utley, Uggla, Brandon Phillips, Orlando Hudson, Freddie Sanchez all contract the ebola virus…
Freddie Sanchez isn’t all that good offensively, other than that one year a couple seasons ago. The rest you mentioned are all tons better than Castillo. But if Castillo’s one of the better defenders, and other than 4 guys, no one can hit, it moves him towards the top.
Yet another failed opportunity to plate runs with less than 2 outs, shocking.
If they get swept in Atlanta, it’s time to clean house.
I think we can add the curse of the Sacrifce Fly to the curse of the Grand Slam.
Lol sny showed willie clapping his hands. Idk if i heard correct, sounds like the guys in the booth might have got a little chuckle over that one.
You know what, obviously the consistency isn’t there with pelfrey yet. But if he ever develops a consistent breaking ball/and or changeup to go along with his sinker and 4 seamer he could be dominant.
I have been very much impressed with Pelfrey. You are right that the consistency isn’t there yet, but he has been good. He really deserved a win in that day game with the Nats last week. I still have high hopes for him.
hes heating up…
2 for 2, 2sbs, not bad
Wow. McCann’s allowed 31 of 36 steals. That… that makes Mike look good.
BOOYAH!
Well put.
The Braves broadcast showed willie with a bat looking like he was warming up in the on deck circle while the mets were in the field
See, the Braves broadcast director is pro-Willie. Bill Webb is a racist Willie-hater!
UH OH
DOWN GOES ALOU
MADE OF FN GLASSSSSS!!!!
in other news, the sun rose in the east again today
Did alou just get hurt doing nothing?
what the hell did Alou do, did a balde of grass brake his foot when he touched it?
They’re saying there’s a good chance he is ill. I don’t know where that’s coming from. Maybe he was sick earlier in the day.
Howie just said there’s some bug going around the team…but Alou looked very healthy earlier in the clubhouse.
Alou needs to be on an AL team…
unlike boston theres no monster w a bathroom in it, hes just goin to relieve himself lol
That’s what his hands are for.
See ya in August, Moises.
Did a bug hit him or something?
CARLOS BELTRAN NEEDS TO START DOING SOMETHING!
Sucking is doing “something,” no?
Alou is blowing up a bathroom right now
what happened??
Alou took himself out after one out in the inning while he was standing around in LF.
Quick Poll:
Who will be back in the lineup again first?
A. Alou
B. Church
B.
Why isn’t C Pedro?
As long as it isn’t: D. El Duque
d. el duque
dang…too slow
DL Duque lol
I can see the headlines tomorrow….
“Turd attack sidelines Alou”
“Alou cracks ribs while dry heaving in toilet, out 2 months”
It’s well known around the MLB that Alou has herpes. He probably just forgot to take his medication before the game.
anal fissures?
lol
No, but Kaz Matsui had that while in New York and Castillo sucks!!!
Man, you guys are hard - LOL !!
damnit castillo, way to go to sleep
a team that hustles? weird
Things I’ve said today:
Endy isn’t needed in the OF, his defense isn’t worth his bat.
Castillo’s one of the better 2Bs because of his defense.
…
Brian McCann’s a great hitter?
Well, damnit.
By the way, I’m really a big Church fan. I wasn’t crazy about the trade, but he has been really amazing. I didn’t mean anything bad by the “poll”
It just seemed last night like Church was going to be gone for a while and now they’re talking about him being back tomorrow, which seems kind of fast. And Alou seemed to be OK one second and the next second he was out of the game.
That guy can really get down the line
I am glad that we have a fat singles hitting second baseman with diminishing range for the next four years.
Damion Easley, Jeff Keppinger pre kneecap collapse and Ruben Gotay all would have made that play. Thank could we have this grandpa for 4 years! Game over.
Castillo is a bum…cant believe they ruled that a hit
frustration sets in again
walks are killer
great play slappy, at least it didn’t cost us anything
this is BS
im furious
I didn;t know Castillo played Right center.
Anyone notice that Luis puts absolutely no power on his throws, no matter the situation. Willie needs to go take that scrub out of the game.
im getting really tired of this team blowing games for pelfrey…i thought pelfrey was a waste at one point but now that hes changed it around, this team doesnt score run/blows games…B.S.
Why isn’t Willie benching Castillo for not charging that ground ball? Reyes would have been benched, just because Castillo is a grandfather he shouldn’t get a pass.
Good Game, we lose.
Every game, the same players kill us. This is another loss. Thanks a lot Castillo.
Doesn’t that just sum up this season??
Castillo didnt make that play based because he was a retard and misjudged the amount of time he had to make hte play…he coulda easily charged the ball and thrown out Texiera but instead he squared to make the play and didnt have enough time…what a moron
This game is over. Opponent takes a lead = mets bats fall asleep. We’ve came back to win 1 game this year incase any of you forgot.
I too have unfortunately noticed this.
Yes, yes, anyone who has watched this team this year has noticed it. We came back from behind TO WIN, coming back to take a lead and then lose it again doesn’t count here. When we’ve trailed, we’ve come back to WIN ONE GAME all year. This is beyond ridiculous, but at least we can all watch and NBA playoff game tonight as we already know the outcome of this one. Glad Marlon Anderson just missed a routine fly ball. WILLIES FIRED!
Castillo doesn’t charge hard enough on a ball and Chipper busts his butt and gets to third….. everything you need to know
If it was a Met hitting that, they would’ve jogged down the line and to second base.
four year contract….he’s gonna be fun to watch at 36
“he’s gonna be fun to watch at 36″
You mean tonight? :)
I don’t buy him being 32 for one second.
we need to get E:60 on the case
it seems like the braves hit best with two outs— the complete opposite of the mets
What are you talking about? We scored TWO RUNS in the eigth last night with 2 outs, lol..
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH….CANT BELIVE THE KNICKS HAVE THE 6th PICK!
This inning should be over
after Luis fielded that ball he looked surprised that Tex was hustling…and thats the diff between the Mets and every other team in this division.
Castillo gives no effort. It was evident in Pelfrey’s last start when he jogged around the bases on the ball Kearns dropped. Castillo plays a very lax 2B, constantly lobbing the ball and not charging hard on balls.
Thank God that ball didnt hit Anderson
GAME F’N OVERR
Mets behind. Game over. That’s Willieball for ya.
alou would have gotten to it on only 5 bounces
can we trade beltran for prospects at the deadline???
WOW, WHAT WAS ANDERSON DOING?
***!!#@!@#*$#W!#@!#@@!!@#$$#@*&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the game thrown away on 1 play by castillo
however, not only did pelfrey walk a guy with 2 outs, but he just has to learn how to get himself out of jams. its like if an error is made behind him he just throws beachballs and says, “oh well, it’s not my fault anyway. whatever happens happens.”
Good thing SNY isn’t showing Willie in the dugout. That would really demoralize the team.
Why didn’t you catch him patting Alou on the butt when he came out of the game after his herpes flared up and didn’t you notice him SCHOOLING castillo after he botched the game for us?
…and the wheels come off….
We’re losing? Ah Well, time for the bats to go nighty night.
Pelfry 0 earned runs
castillo 3 runs
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
From the Braves POV it’s like taking candy from a baby.
Don’t insult babies like that.
UUgh, Did anyone else see that guy in the stands wearing a mets shirt and tossing his little kid dressed in Braves clothes in the air after francours hit?
No, but he’d probably make a better manager than Willie Randope.
him or the little kid? i say both
Trade for Scott Gershon NOW!
What happened to Alou, I was in the bathroom after the Wright RBI?
He left mid inning after his herpes outbreak flared up.
So was Alou!
I dont get SNY so i dont get to see that many games, when did Pelf ditch the mouthgaurd?
3 games ago…right when he started pitching good
just got home…what did castillo do?
..and what happend to alou? beside herpes?
Cramp in his left leg
Castillo didn’t charge a slow ground ball while playing deep. He also double-clutched on the throw, and didn’t get Teixeira at 1st with two outs. 3 runs ensued.
Alou came out in the middle of the inning. We have no clue why.
castillo playing lazy ball in the field that put’s runners on the corners…next hitter gets a triple
alou has a cramp
Castillo was playing just off the dirt (further back than usual). Tex had a routine grounder to 2nd but, because Castillo was so far back he was late on the ball and then double clutched it (b/c he couldn’t get a clean hand on the ball) when he threw to first….Tex safe at first, Chipper moved to 3rd.
Next batter, McCann hits a bomb to deep off the right field wall.
2-1 Braves. Next batter, Frency hits a bomb to left/center, McCann scored….3-1.
I just heard that Alou left w/ a cramp in his leg.
well i guess that about does it, one more game tomorrow, if we lose willie is gone
Now Jurrjens will go through our lineup with ease. So typical. If Alou goes on the DL, we don’t have one player in the minors right now who can play MLB outfield.
It should be fun to hear Gary speak about Alou’s herpes infection. Oh poor Castillo crying in the dugout!!!
Well at least…… nope… I am fresh out of empty optimism.
The rest of this game is full of foul ball pop ups, routine ground balls and strike outs. Final score, Braves 9, Mets 1.
here comes out # 2
What the hell did Omar see in this scrub. Castillo is absolutely my least favorite player. Absolutely no effort. At least Delgado and Heilman try when they suck. Castillo looks they hes trying to suck
Have you seen Delgado swing a bat? He closes his eyes, blindy swings and prays.
lets just rebuild…if we’re gonna lose lets have a legit excuse
let’s place bets now, how many more hits will the mets get from this point on? I say 2, and both will come with 2 outs and no one on, therefore they will be meaningless. and one of them will be from beltran.
i’m with you on two, this team is dead and needs a new identity
K or ground out to second?
ALOU HAS PMS!! THATS A DL TRIP!
hysterical. i give mad props
alou= cramp in left leg
Alou drink some water
Alou has a cramp in his LEFT LEG!
LOL
LOL
this is a joke.
Cramp in Alou’s left leg
There’s another ground ball and here’s the strikeout. Jurjens is throwing a gem from here on in.
Castillo did you see how Johnson sprinted in on that ball and threw it off balance????
That delgado really gets down the line, ground out to 2nd on 2 0 pitch, who saw that coming
Our offense is SO powerful!
The mets are going to win this game.
mets just mail in games when theyre losing
This games over. Look how flat they just were. They are giving me no reason to believe they are even going to score another run.
Castillo took a siesta on a ground ball. It wasn’t that bad but he didn’t show the greatest of urgency on a ground ball and double clutched on the throw allowing what would have been the 3rd out to get on base on an infield hit and the flood gates opened, But he’s a hobbled veteran so he’s privileged on this team and allowed to do it. Of course Pelfrey did nothing to pick Castillo up but really what can you expect from Pelfrey.
Pelf had just battled from 3-0 down to get TEx, the Braves best power hitter to hit a weak grounder to second. I think I would lose my concentration too if my team didn’t pick me up on that one.
“Siesta”??? Hey dont be racist now!
that’s one 1-2-3 inning, many more to come
Surrender lead, offense surrenders meekly.
Willieball!
Willie fever….catch it
@#%& %&$# &%#$ $@#&% ##$@#$#@
Say what you want about willie but it all comes down to our so called hitters. Our pitchers make mistakes with the ball running back over the plate, and their guys crack them. Their pitchers make the same mistakes, we pop them up. You have to begin to wonder what the hell they are doing.
What the hell is Hojo’s job title? We fired downs for less…what has hojo done since he took over?
hitting coaches are overrated but advanced scouts are not. it seems that either a) the scouts suck or b) the mets chow down at the pre-game buffet instead of reading the reports or c) both.
They have ZERO approach.
Still a major league hitter is suppose to hit pitchers mistakes.
I don’t buy a cramp in the leg. I’m sure it’s the quad again and it’ll be serious. It always is with Alou.
get ready for another 6 weeks of alou updates on the blog…
This is like groundhog day for the last year. The Mets fall behind after the 4th inning and proceed to go down 1-2-3 and never come back.
Way to mount anything that resembles a comeback inning.
does anybody think that run willie’s been talking about will ever come from these mets?
i don’t
I wouldn’t be surprised if we do not have another hit for the rest of this game.
That Castillo play is a PERFECT example of what is wrong with this team. Why didn’t Castillo make that play?..
- Not because he is old
- Not because he is slow.
- Not because he has no heart.
- Not because he is injured.
He didn’t make that play because he wasn’t positioned correctly on that 2 strike pitch. If Pelfrey is going to bang Tex outside with sliders and changeups, why is the 2nd baseman deeply shifted to play the pull when it’s a pitch intended to make a lefthanded hitter top it off and ground out more up the middle? NO WAY does Babe Ruth even pull that pitch hard into the hole. Castillo should have been positioned normally, and this inning should be over. It’ that’s simple.
Cox had Francouer positioned PERFECTLY in the RCF gap in game 1 yesterday when Delgado lined out on a ball that is usually a hard hit run scoring extra base gapper. Why be positioned there with a lefthanded power bat at the plate? b/c Francoeur knew the pitch Glavine was going to throw.
And that’s the difference between managing well, and just ‘trusting your boys’. So when ANthony DeRosa says ridiculous things like “Willie doesnt bat. He doesn’t pitch. It’s not his fault.”. Guess what, AD? There is a perfect example for you. RIGHT THERE.
And that’s why Bobby Cox is Bobby Cox, and why Willie Randolph is talking about unfair treatment and racism.
great point and great example
perfectly said. just like batting endy chavez in the two hole- yes, willie doesnt ground out weakly every at-bat, but he put that guy out there and batted him second!
Well said!
Spoken like someone who’s never coached before. Castillo is suppose to position himself according to the pitch going to be throw. He can see whats being called, Willie cant. That was all on Castillo. Can Willie, but dont blame him for things thats not his fault.
You are right…most of these things are Bill Webb’s fault.
Spoken like someone who’s simply looking to fight.
It’s not just about the pitch. It’s about the count. And the book on Tex is you don’t go inside on him, especially with runners on base. AND ESPECIALLY WITH 2 strikes.
You fault Castillo all you want. He should have been told to play normal depth once the count went to 2 strikes, or perhaps even the entire AB.
How many hits will the Mets have for the rest of the game?
A) 0
B)1-3
C)4-6
D) a bunch and come back to win 7-3
2…both meaningless and both in the 8th
same poll from last night:
in the 4th inning with the mets trailing by 2 runs do you think they will come back?
Seeing as they’ve done it once all year, and the deficit that they overcame then was ONE RUN, I’m going to go out on a limb and say NO!
You have to hand it to Alou. At least he didn’t waste anybody’s time going through the motions of trying to walk it off or having the trainer feel him up a little bit. He just walked off the field so we don’t have to be here until midnight tonight.
Let’s be HONEST about this team… Players are grown MEN who should be motivated and not babysitted by the Manager… Willie needs to get some heat for his lack of motivating his players ,but the players on this team seem to be just going through the motions… Everyone from Reyes,WRight,Beltran,Delgado have shown me NOTHING… This team sucks…
The only question now is how long do the Mets wait to do what they should’ve done after last season?
First of all…yeah maybe he wasnt positioned correctly..but he coulda made the play if he charged the ball like he should have….second of all…can we get BOBBY VALENTINE back to manage the team???
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO… Been there done that… There’s a reason why no MLB team offers him a job… Why the hell do you want to go backward… Geez…
Is this you Mota,, didn’t we clear this up earlier..
MLB teams have been offering opportunities to come and interview. He turns them down. Like I said before,, The Dodgers were going to give the job but he didn’t want it
Have you seen The Zen of Bobby V.?
I watched it the other night. He isn’t coming back. If you haven’t seen it yet, watch the first five minutes and you’ll wish you were with him right now. He’s having the time of his life.
that was such an AWESOME production.
Bobby V is just a great baseball mind. His ego certainly gets the best of him when he was in NY, but I was shocked how humble and stoic he appeared.
Great scene with him and Benny in the cage. Benny was down and in a slump, and you see BobbyV giving him instructions and motivation. Don’t tell me these are men who know how to play a game and don’t need a coach giving them instruction (another fabulous Anthony DeRosa-ism). These guys are human, and rely on a coach just as much as you and I did in High School.
Anyway, I digress. Big props to ESPN on that production.
here comes the two out rally for the braves
great play again slappy
It will be 3-1, Mets will tie at 3, and Heilman will give up a 2 run bomb….
Dude, the mets won’t be coming back. Nice thought though.
i think it missed his head by inches
The annoucers on ESPN are spot on…agree?
I’m watching on SNY. What are they saying on ESPN? I didn’t know it was on ESPN.
I like Willie and I don’t think he deserves to be fired but a change has to be made.
If the greatest collapse in the history of baseball (which is not exactly a new sport) and a calendar year of sub-.500 ball with a talented team and now delusional behavior about SNY conspiracies is not deserving of being fired…pray tell, what would qualify in your mind as deserving?
Who’s ready for another 1-2-3 inning from the mets?
have the mets ever once had a 1-2-3 inning when we are in the field. seems EVERY time we have 2 outs with no one on, someone gives up a walk or hit. EVERY time.
Yet once we fall behind, the bats are DEAD and we go 1-2-3 every inning, HECK Glavine retired us 18 in a row! No fire. FIRE WILLIE! At least once we get swept tomorrow, Willie’s job will be and should be gone. Something good will come out of all this lifelessness and losing, just stick it out fans!
Stinkowski ?? I least I’m having SOME fun listening to Keith….
He’s the only bright spot within this organization.
OK, let’s see
MARK OPPER
And
DOUG FRAZER
And
ANDY PALAEZ
I really feel like I know these people now.
i think there’s 2 different commercials…i’m gonna youtube them
Oh man, we may have a controversy on our hands. The one I just saw did not have a Scott Gershon, but there was definitely a Doug Frazer.
i just looked it up on youtube. i found one with gershon but without frazer…is giusseppe reusing busey stock footage?!!! i’m outraged!!!!
To think that I waste 20 plus hours per week watching this team. Perhaps Randolph isn’t our biggest problem. Omar bashing time? How can we justify this bum at second base for four years? He can’t hit but i thought he could field. Why has Beltran avoided much of the criticism heaped on Delgado? We knew Delgato was over the hill but Beltran is on a pace to hit 11 HRs for the season. What’s going on?
Ok here goes another poll..
For the rest of the game which will there be more of
A) Mets hits
B) Guiseppe Franco commercials
FRANCO!!!
Please, please please let it be A.
Good one, murph…..
you guys want to know why we are down 3 runs?
read my post directly above on teh Castillo play.
This team must be the most frustrating team in baseball….the team wins 2 in a row against good teams…looks like they get going in the right direction and they instantly lose 2 or 3 in a row….Reyes gets his bat going then instantly goes cold…Wright gets hot then goes cold….its the same story all around…the only winners on the team right now are Church and Schneider
Dude, the Yankees are not a good team. They’re 4 games under .500. CASTILLO SUCKS! We will have more ground ball outs than balls hit out of the infield.
We need a NOOOO NONSENSE Kick in the Ass type Manager that takes no Crap… BUCK SHOWALTER… I really think he has the goods to really carry and kick a team into gear… Buck Showalter for Mets Manager….
Hire Buck. Fire Buck.
Quickest way to the World Series is to fire Buck Showalter.
Didn’t quite work for the Rangers, but Dbacks and Yankees…
I dig that….Buck a fire ball
Here Here, Bobby V!!
I know a bartender at his Restaurant, I’ll got Bobby V. back.
**get
And once again Alou is out and once again Castillo proves that he’s another old man that Omar wasted money on.
Time for more excuses after the game tonight…bottom line is Omar, Berazard and Willie need to go and hopefully Castillo and delcrappo leave with them. But that won’t happen, everyone knows its the racist fans fault this team is boring and the booing fans are the reason this team is losing.
…And Bill Webb and SNY!!!
ALOU UPDATE
Cramp in left calf.
When will we see him again?
In time for the postseason
If he’s traded to a playoff caliber team, Diamondbacks, Braves, Phillies. The only postseason the mets will be part of is watching it from their sofas.
I went onto the Knicks blog and they have it set up the same way as this blog including the Fan Confidence Rating. Well in March the Knicks fans had a 0 for confidence rating. If the Willie Randolph confidence rating poll came out tonight I think he may get a 0.
Nah man, the Willie Lovers will silently vote yes for him. When we win a couple games they’re very vocal on here screaming “SHOULD WE FIRE WILLIE NOW?” Yet during, stretches like these, they are NOWHERE to be found. FIRE WILLIE!
The problem is there ain’t no zero.
He gets a 1 here automatically the way it’s setup.
Exactly, the minimum is 1 - which is represented in the poll results as 10% - skews the results upward.
I FEEL LIKE THE GUY ON MAJOR LEAGUE 2 RIGHT NOW….GET EM OUT OF HERE….TURN SHEA INTO A PARKING LOT
well the second part comes soon enough
willie needs to just start yelling in the dugout right now. just start telling his players this game isnt over and to wake the *** up.
oh but wait–its not the yankee way, so he won’t.
can i have some suggestions as to who we all wanted to be the 2B this season?
I do recall this blog being vry excited when we got Castillo last summer
Update: Reyes on base for 3rd time tonight…
It doesn’t matter, not when Endy is batting 2nd. Willie = Dope.
That was when he was a 2 month rental.. Now we’re stuck for 4 years
I’m glad Willie’s controversy didn’t affect this team. Can you imagine if more guys heard them?
How can you not come to play against the BRAVES!!!?!?!?
Reyes is a grown man I don’t believe that he is dependent on Jose Valentin.
What is this Jose Valentin and his positive impact on the team? This is the same Jose Valentin who was caught giving felacio hand/mouth gestures on the top star of the dugout during a spring training game? How quickly these announcers forget!
LOL! That was the same game where they showed the two kids on the berm and Gary said something like “Spring baseball is a great family outing” just as one of the kids punched the other right in the face. Then they had a UFC fight for the rest of the game.
I didn’t hear them mention Valentin’s AB in game 7 against the Cards. That AB lost us the game and the NLCS.
Well we can change the channel now, Endy’s up, weak ground out or infield popup. Seen this too many times!
Too bad the mets don’t have any players that bust it down the line on a grounder to second base like Tex did. The Castillo play has nothing to do with him being old. He was LAZY and it cost him and the Mets. I hope Pelf kicks his ass after the game. We need that brawl between the teammates like they did in Major League 2. Maybe that will spark the team.
Also Castillo better be at his locker after the game and explain why he is a lazy ass
he won’t be…that piece of crap never gives interviews..
He’s not lazy….he has bad knees. He’s doesn’t want to over-exert himself and risk injury. He is thinking of the good of the team. This is only one game. Its not a sprint, its a marathon.(sarcasm)
Like I was saying…. weak ground out. This team sucks! Endy’s glove doesn’t compensate for his little league effort bat anymore.
endy chavez is the most pathetic excuse for a hitter….and willie has him hitting second
reyes- 2-2, a walk
chavez- 0-3
and people question why willie should be fired
Agreed!
we’ve gotten all the magic we’re gonna get out of endy. he hasn’t hit anything before or after 2006. it’s absolutely ridiculous having him hit second
Update after the 4th inning
Mets 0 hits
Giuseppe Franco 1 commercial
I’d take Giuseppe Franco as our 2nd baseman at this point
how bout as manager? Nah i’m kidding
Yeah. Endy 2nd is pretty much the worst thing ever.
Delgado 2nd! Think about it!
Will get better pitches to hit, and he’s shown some ability to hit fastballs over the plate. Church is good at 2, but then the bottom of the order is too weak.
If Reyes is on 1st, you can’t really overshift, or else a bunt becomes 1st and 2nd or 1st and 3rd.
The bloom is so far off the endy chavez rose….awesome fielder, not so awesome hitter, pretty much an automatic out.
I give up!!
guys just stop it you know what- this is the time where as mets fans we rally. what a great story it would be for the biggest underdog in New York to turn this around- Willie R.
This is where as Mets fans we became Mets fans and I think we’ve all forgotten about that- myself included. I don’t dislike Willie anymore, I have reached a point where I have to pull for him. He is a New York dude and I respect that as stubborn as it may be perceived as, he has not changed who he is. I may not like it, but I damn sure respect it, and I mean it when I say I want him to get this done.
The easy thing would be to pile on the bandwagon which I admittedly have been driving since September 2005, but then I remembered why I am a Mets fan.
Lets go Willie
chipper jones just told you to shut the hell up
yea, and maybe Eight Belle will win the Belmont Stakes too.
LOL on all counts.
Pelfrey refuses to pitch to Chipper. Implosion time!
Has Pelfrey even thrown Larry a strike today?
ooops
Seriously doesn’t the Mets need a manager that can chew out a player a NO nonsense type manager??? Let’s get Buck Showalter Pleaaaaaaaaaaase…………
jones owns us
You had the figure that was coming
PUKE
if wright ever has a career like chipper;s i’ll be more than happy
Chipper doesn’t go on hitless streaks for 3 weeks at a time. THERES THAT BRILLIANT FIELDER ENDY CHAVEZ! WHAT AN ASSET TO THIS TEAM!
F.U. LARRY
Pelfrey’s all done.
chipper
I hate Chipper Jones so so so much. I don’t even think there are enough words in the english language to describe how much i hate him.
He gets up for the Mets. The Mets players walk back to the dugout for the Braves.
That’s it….I think I might join my wife watching American Idol. I can’t believe I just typed that.
i’ve already gone over…you guys are missing a pretty sweet bryan adams song…
yes, i prefer bryan adams over the mets at this point
See, down the middle they crucsh it. Down the middle to the Mets and its a popup.
LET’S GO METS!
WOW CHIPPER JONES… Great Player… This guy is just insane…..
haha endy go back to 2006 you bum
Can I join him? 2008 sucks!
we need a manager that will get thrown out of a game one time to protect his players
Well, we’re going to be watching Santana tomorrow trying to avoid the 4 game sweep.
that’s should be exciting
he’s our stopper….
ENDY CHAVEZ BRIGHT ASSET TO THE METS ORGANIZATION! CANT HIT AND CANT BIT UP A ROLLING GROUND BALL!
Dude its his 1st error in three years. Give him a break. Its not like the manager has given him much PT this year.
Chipper hits a hr. Oh well, at least he helps my fantasy team
The mets are making the braves look like a 100+ win team. Lets face it, we arent going where with this group. Get rid of everyone but Wright Church Santana and Maine and overhaul the entire franchise.
we all hate chipper but he is absolutely incredible. A hitting machine.
Hey Delgado! 36 YEAR OLD Chipper Jones is a hitting machine!
And HE hasn’t lost any bat speed…..what say you, Delgado?
its hard game when you no longer have the juice.
The Braves have hustled… remember when the Mets did that?
Can we just call up the Zephyrs and let them play out the year? At least they would wanna be here.
Only if Oberkfell comes…
Time for the Lakeshow… F THE METS AND RACE CARD WILLIE
2008 METS WILL WIN IT ALL-
YOU HEARD IT HERE 1ST
XBOX or PS2?
I heard the 2007 Mets were going to win the World Series every night in September…still waiting.
My Champagne is still on ice…did we win yet?
If David Wright ever wants to emmulate and follow a BASEBALL PLAYER he should go watch this guy CHIPPER JONES… WOW…
That is exactly what I meant in my comment below. Exactly! …and Willie should try to emulate Bobby Cox.
Soo the more we lose, the faster Willie gets fired?
We can only hope. Randolph has embarrassed this franchise enough already.
Maybe then more Mets fans will come out of “hiding”.
The only thing I can say is that I hope all of the Mets are taking notes. They can learn something from the way the Braves approached this series. That includes all our little stars and our manager. Position by position we are getting outplayed. It is pathetic. Anyone who supports Willie should watch the Braves play. Whether they are winning or not, you can see the difference that the manager makes when watching this team.
Could not agree more gasface
I can only imagine what Keith, Ron and Gary are saying between innings. I would love to hear it.
I completely agree with Keith and Ron. Chipper has to get plunked.
Who wouldn’t engage on this team? I say Castillo, Beltran, Easley, can you think of others?
Where’s Mike DeFelice when you need him
DeFelice would throw down. Marlon Anderson, Endy, and Heilman could also be added to the list of players who wouldn’t engage in a brawl.
Beltran, Delgado, Heilman, and Alou would give a try but would get hurt running in from LF.
I want to see Willie and Bobby Cox in a Celebrity Deathmatch.
B. Cox ain’t hooF- Willie R. would stomp that clay all day
Wow, ESPN is as racist as SNY, they have cameras showing Willie in the dugout too. Disgraceful. Poor Willie.
Who is that lefty warming up in the bullpen wearing #25. Oh its Feliciano I forgot he was on the team.
Bring in Aaron Heilman so he can “increase” his trade value
Look, it’s only one game. No big deal. It’s a long season. Just come out and get right back at it tomorrow.
Turn the page…
I wish Delgado would take Steroids, that way he could either start hitting or get suspended for 50 games. WIN-WIN!!!
LOL!
I think his biggest problem is that he stopped.
I know, he needs to start up again!
Does anyone on this blog tonight think the Mets are giving 100% effort? Just want to see what everyone else thinks.. a yes or no answer will work
IF this Met team was under Bobby Cox do you think he’ll put up with this BS???? NOOOOO… Let’s get BUCK SHOWALTER…
Is anyone else unfortunate to have to listen to this game through the braves announcers? They’ve spent like the last 5-10 minutes talking about how the omar has given the team a definite latin influence and how latin players pout and go over Willie’s head to Omar when Willie says anything to them and how they major problem in the lockeroom is the divide between the white players and latin players because of the attitude of latin players.
or something like that.
Not eactly news. Bernazard has to go too, to allow whomever the new manager is to have some sort of actual authority without being undercut.
I am. see, the Braves annoucers can get away with it because they put you to sleep with their broadcast. You don’t even notice the stupid things they say
I synch (it takes some fancy remote/DVR pausing) the Extra innings ATL TV feed with the MLBaudio WFAN feed…so I get pictures with Howie and, sadly, Wayne.
Didn’t last year’s catcher and Wagner essentially say the same thing (until Wags partially had to rescind it under orders to do so).
Cant wait till the real world comes on tv
Dude shut up with Buck Showalter anybody could be a better manager than Willie, because you couldn’t be worse. Simple logic.
Most accurate post ever.
i swear if i see one mets player in the dugout smiling i will just go nuts. i feel like i care 100x more than these bums whether they win or lose.
and when i think about it- i dont even like this team. willie. heilman. wise. delgado. easley.
2008 seems like a wash. season’s not over, but things are looking very very bad.
F.U. Larry Jones
F.U. Mark Opper
F.U. Flea on the cat in the verizon FIOS commercial
Gina are they really saying that because thats a pretty racist comment?
They said there was speculation that this was the problem, and that were there was smoke, lo duca’s comments and wagners comments, there was probably fire.
Guys, none of that is news - the whole Bernazard thing has been reported on extensively.
Though, for deep south announcers to talk about it, it may well be racist. ;-) Maybe Bill Webb is directing their broacast tonight just for S & Gs.
So they basically said the same thing I alluded to (I don’t get the Braves feed) but even if you take a best (or worst) case analysis there probably is some truth to what they say.
I’m not saying it’s not true, it’s just the way they said it was kind of distasteful.
The media in NYC and up north is probably more honest/blunt, but down here the media really doesn’t talk about subjects like that so abruptly, especially on tv.
calling it early again tonight, don’t think i’ll watch this team for a while. watching the mets was a time for relaxation and fun for me and now it is totally the opposite. will try to stay off the blog for some time, at least not until a change is made.
if people disagree with this decision i understand
Typical “hiding mets fan”.
I want to join you but it’s almost like a bad drug habit; no longer satisfying but I can’t quit.
mike pelfrey is the man…..
NOT!!!!
I wonder what El Duque is doing right now?
he’s not losing to the braves
Who is El Duque?
willie has an absolute scowl on his face. You can see him thinking “thanks a-holes ” about his players.
Feliciano needs more work.. he is better when is is pitching 3-4 times a week
Can someone tell me why I should care about this team, when it’s so obvious that THEY don’t care? It’s embarassing to root for this team. I sit here and bleed blue and orange and it just seems that no one on this team does! There is no fire or passion
Ryan I said that repeatedly last year but everytime I try to quit the Mets I can’t, its a sickness.
It is a sickness. I mean I’m still watching this game, despite the fact that I’ve had to hear the chop every inning.
pelfrey thru his glove against the wall, Castillo was pissed about not getting tex out and church last night tried to break up the double play, this team cares.
The guys from ZZ Top as our coaching staff?
someones watching american idol instead of the mets game. just like most of us
lol…join the club
I would love to see Joe Smith plunk Larry just to see if this team still has a pulse.
This is Friggin EMBARRASING… If Willie had any balls or Heart He would bring in Heilman and tell him to start throwing at the Braves players… At least that would show the Mets that they are friggin pissed….
braves must absolutely love playing the mets. it’s just way too easy for them, especially at Turner Field.
Fire everybody.
Except Bill Webb.
My TV is broken. Right now it’s showing one of the two games from yesterday.
hahaha
LOL!
That’s weird, mine is showing something from September 2007. I’m going to complain to Charter.
Santana’s gonna have to hold them to negative runs tomorrow to avoid the sweep.
LOL….Negative runs, that’s a good one.
Sumthin tells me Santana is gonna catch an L manana. Whether it be by blowout or hard luck loss. I haven’t seen anything in these past three games that tells me we will not get swept.
Cat and mouse between Willie and Bobby Cox???? That matchup is more like the Roadrunner and Coyote
Cat and mouse game between Willie and Cox? Ronnie the mouse got bested a long time ago in this one.
Tom and Jerry?
MEET THE MUTTS…
huh????????????????????? We are walking Omar Infante???????????????????
I apoligize to Willie I didn’t realize Infante was hitting .350 against leftys and Kotsay was hitting .200. Good move
Keith: Mets have four more cracks at the Braves
I wish the Mets were on crack - they’d probably be playing better
LOL………oh man that’s funny.
Hey, remember everyone, the champagne will taste that much sweeter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Willie apologized for playing the Champagne card. He claims he never said it, and if he did, it was off the record. In no way does he condone Champagne, or mean to imply that he has ever had Champagne.
How happy is Gotay right now…
If I have a plane ticket to fly from ATL to DEN, and I suddenly need to change that itinerary and fly from ATL to NYC instead, will Delta Airlines give me a free transfer, or do I have to buy a new ticket?
Regards,
Willie Randolph
LOL!!!!
LOL! I hope that was off the record.
LOL! The thing is he ain’t going nowhere. They wouldn’t have done that interview with him during the pregame.
Maybe they hoped he would win a freakin game. This is getting ridiculous.
at some point during the upcoming homestand the Mets will fall to 5 games under .500 and Willie will basically have to be fired. Coming right after those comments, and dropping games left and right…
At least there will be enough season left to make a run at a playoff spot. Hopefully the players will respond quickly to the new voice. I’ve given up hope that they can be even minimally motivated by Willie anymore, ever. Done.
Willie is not making it past Memorial Day.
Why wait that long?
Although, seeing him “welcomed” back to Shea after Memorial Day may be worth seeing.
I keep saying that I never boo, but I will be booing him.
I can’t wait for Willie’s return to Shea.
yes he is, and he is making it to the Canyon of Heroes as well
We’ve scored 4 runs in 23 innings. Willie might have taken some of the heat off with his apology. Which I respect however bottom line is youre judged by wins and losses and how your team plays the game. This team is clearly not getting it done.
Its almost as though Willie taking the attention on himself has resulted in the usual suspects basically bagging it for the last two days…
hello Carlos’s, hello Luis Castillo… you’re not in hiding!
anyone on this blog tonight think the Mets are giving 100% effort? Just want to see what everyone else thinks.. a yes or no answer will work
nope…not even close
I guess it takes effort to pout that hard.
after that castillo play, definitely no.
I agree too,, this team looks lifeless again.
nope, half of them are bagging tonight.
People trying to play today. Even if the results arent there.
Jose
Pelf
Schneider
Chavez
Feliciano
Everybody else seems to be going through the motions.
I think the Mets think they are giving 100% effort. Oh wait that’s reserved for cashing their pay checks. :)
the nationals are losing so the mets will stay 4 games out of last place (6 in the loss column).
We need to fire willie, get Showalter or any friggan manager that isnt a P**sy, trade Beltran for a couple good minor league prospects..and hope hte team turns around..if they dont…we’ll be rebuilding for the future
Right On Bro… Bring no nonse Showalter to this team…
i think there is a time depression gets so bad that it is just laughable, and no matter how bad things are, you find them funny.
because right now, i’m laughing.
Luda I got that going on too. I think we should get a shrink on this comments section.
For those keeping track since the Braves took the lead there have been:
1 Giuseppe Franco commercial
2 Ron Darling Commerce Bank commercials
0 Met hits
I like Willie and I never like calling for someones job, but someting has too change with this team. They can’t fire the players and they already tried firing the coaches, Willie’s number is up.
I’d rather they fire Castillo and delgado and bring up some youngins no matter how bad they are. At least they’ll hustle
guess we can only play the yankees good
Memorial Day BBQ at Shea if he is gone. Who is in? It will mark the re-birth of this team. The exorcism of last year.
Count me in but it’s not gonna happen. That interview during the pregame was definitely meant to soften his image with the Mets fans because they’re not ready to do anything about him.
If that was the intent, they failed.
Well this organization fails a lot. But they’re trying.
Nah, Bill Webb just makes it look like they fail.
You’re probably right, but I can dream, can’t I.
Does anyone think Willie Randolph / Mets can make a Tom Coughlin / Giants kind of run?
Sure, I think they can win the Super Bowl before they can beat the Braves this year in Atlanta.
Only if the whole team get injured like Shockey.
No.
thats whats hooF - i’m down with that movement brother
maybe the Yankees are that bad
we’ll at least theyre up 6-0
I knew the Brave’s had solid pitching, Smotz - Glavine, where is Avery?
millwood anybody?
heard they are looking at bringing back maddux too
Merker
rocker
The problem with this team under Randolph is that when they get punched in the face, they go down, from Opening Day ‘05 to now. Willie can’t handle adversity. Guess he missed that lesson from Joe…
Let’s be fair. This team used to be all about the dramatic come from behind wins. Even in 05 when you knew they weren’t winning anything, you couldn’t turn it off because they were never really out of any game. What happened?
Assuming we lose this one we are a .500 team. Looking at the games we have played we have played:
the Yankees twice without Arod and Posada
the Braves twice without Larry and Escobar
the Phillies five times without Rollins
the Dodgers twice without Furcal
the Marlins three times without Hermedia
and the Nats twice without Nick Johnson
I guess we’re lucky to be .500.
OMG…Beltran got a HIT!!!!!!!!!
Willie, GONE, and soon. If he makes the All Stars, a surprise. The Wilpons are always reading the paper and listening to FAN and they are very sensitive.
But is Omar getting a break here? Half the team have AARP cards and there is no bench whatsoever. The bullpen is horrible and there is nothing in the minors. The Red Sox, another big market, big spending team are bringing up a new star pitcher every day and their bench is 100% better than the Mets.
The trades are about 50/50 and the free agents are mercenaries. Face it, Beltran, Pedro, even Santana are all products of Wilpon cash, not Omar skill.
Omar-watch starts the day Willie is gone. And, he already deserves some serious scrutiny. I like the guy, and he has done lots of good. But, the reliance on aged veterans, some head-scratcher moves, and the current obvious lack of team chemistry has to be at his feet.
Im so sick of this argument. Get off Omars jock. He’s provided the horses since he came here. Willie hasnt gotten it done. He’s made a couple of bad moves but his good moves far outweigh the bad. We havent had a better GM since Cashen.
Maine
Sanchez
Church
Schneider
Johan
All had for lesser players.
Didn’t say they were all terrible.
Johan = CA$H If the Sox or Yankees wanted him, he would be in Boston or the Bronx because they have some guys less than 35 that other teams want.
Omar did screw the O’s for Maine, and the jury is still out on the Church/ Milledge deal.
Let me also remind you that Willie chooses who makes this team out of spring training. It was Willie’s decision to keep Easley over Gotay. Moises. Francouer home run excuse me while I go vomit.
Hey, I am all for canning Willie, or have you not been paying attention? But, if this team continues to underachieve, one has to question the make-up of the roster and who put it together.
Personally, I’d give Omar time to find a permanent managerial replacement and see how he does in this offseason to re-tool/re-build.
Futurama is hilarious tonight. Bender goes on tour with Beck and so on. Really something to watch…
I got the game on the cpu and am watching the Lost marathon
sometimes you just have to hit rock bottom before you can bounce back up. maybe being at .500 won’t be the worst thing in the world.
ps- endy chavez and marlon anderson have not gotten hits since the 2006 NLDS, where endy was a met and marlon was a dodger
wasn’t rock bottom last september?
Will Delgado K looking or swinging?
Tell Jimmy Rollins we’re the team to beat
yeah, cuz everyone beats us
hahahahahaha….perfect line…perfect
don’t look now, the phillies are up 12-0.
don’t worry, we’re still 3 games up in the fantasy column.
we are you’ll see
Yea way to go Beltran on backing up your statement I prefer if he’d just stay quiet.
here comes the K
The worst team money could buy….Redux
This Whole Friggin Team needs to get a Beating like the same way Robin Ventura got a beating from NOLAN RYAN…
swinging
Gary sounds suicidal
Join the club, Cohen!
Yeah the guys in the booth are talking about various ways to solve individuals slumps (Beltran, Wright) and have mentioned that getting into a fight might spark the team. It seems pretty obvious that they’re just as disgusted with this team as the average fan is, but obviously knowing who signs their paychecks aren’t going to say anything too venomous.
The Mets need a manager like John Gibbons who challenges players to fist fights.
Is there a worse show in television history than Loudmouths?
YES Centerstage. Why is Michael Kay interviewing LL Cool J?
I loved when Michael Kay interviewed Larry David and Larry David made him look like an idiot
What happenned?
beer money…
The only thing that would make Loudmouths worse is if they replaced fat Chris Carlin with Joe Benningo.
YOU WIN!!! There can’t be a worse show than Beer Money!!!!!!!!!
Beer Money is gonna be tough to beat
I’m so sick of being bored watching the Mets. There used to be a time where I got excited come 7PM. Now, i search through the DirecTV lineup for something to fall back on from 7-10PM.
yea, its brutal
the superfan package suits me fine after i change the met game after the first inning
I have that and it makes me more depressed cause I get to see other teams actually playing like a team! For example, I just put it on and see the Yankees are winning 7-0.
plunk him please
Feliciano doesnt throw hard enough. Wait for Sanchez…
Sanchez doesn’t throw that much harder.
BEAN HIM FOR GOD’S SAKE!!!!!!!!
And I’m tired of Willie saying that they’re over September, they’ve moved past it. Really?! Doesn’t look like it… Heilman throws a ball and his shoulders sink like Bob Stanley’s face.
This whole team needs a CAN OF WHOP ASS on their Candy Asses…. Everyone ONE on this TEAM is Soft and it incluedes DAVID WRIGHT who hasn’t done a thing this year…
and a cup of courage…. Do you know that the woman’s softball team plays harder than the Mets right now!
Dear Omar,
You better get that manager of yours out of this town or you’ll be on the first bus back to Montreal (I don’t care if they don’t have baseball there anymore).
Sincerely,
Fred Wilpon
PS- I let Jeff type the letter, so he wants to be credited as Vice President of Letters
I too am getting sick of this team. I watched the Mets through their lean years in the late 70s and early 80s. I watched them through their lean years in the early to late 90s. I watched them through the lean years in the early part of this decade. This team is the least fun to watch.
I will watch American Idol as well. At least the Braves don’t win on that one.
they just had the jonas brothers on…still better than the mets
…ooooooh, this is an S.O.S. …
Is it too late to apologize?
the only mets plunk you will see this whole year is the one maine did the game against the Nats
fire willie and make joan payson manager
im pretty sure we all agreed for guiseppe franco already
Lets go Lakers
Theres a huge problem here, yes we can argue its the players. It obviously is. However we clearly saw last weekend what this team was capable of over the weekend. They played with heart and fire. However they have fallen back into their losing ways. How the hell can you hit andy pettite and chen ming wang and not hit at all of some of these guys the braves have thrown out here.
Fact is, its effort, this team isn’t motivated and can’t handle the pressure of being the favorite. Thats why in 2006 when we were the underdogs we won, thats why last weekend when we went into yankee stadium (where were always the underdog) we played well.
And Wright pretty much predicted this would happen after the subway series. He said the Mets had to be careful not lose any momentum, etc. In the deepest depths of his mind he knows this team has a poor makeup and fragile psyche, and can’t even handle the slightest bit of success…
Dont believe the hype over the Yankee series. We beat a bad team in a small ballpark. Honestly if you can’t get fired up for the subway series with the whole city watching then you just dont have a pulse.
Hire Isiah!
Just think after tomorrow the mets will be under 500. I wish that they would fire Omar for putting together such a soft and unmotivated bunch of individuals.
I would like to blame Willie for this mess (and yes some of his dumb moves have cost us alot of games) but you can’t make chicken soup out of chicken sh*t.
I can make chicken soup like that. My grandmother has the best recipe for Chicken Sh*t Soup.
Tonight is Mets at the Movies night. That must be a dreary and/or hostile atmosphere right now.
I would be throwing gummy bears at the screen
Fire Willie chants and loads of thrown popcorn, ju-ju-bees, and junior mints!
i heard the building had a riot
Ahaha,, that sux,, that screen is probably torn down by now. That will be the last time they allow Mets fans to watch there games at the theater.. I can only imagine the ruckus going on..
Wonder how many people walked out
a two out hit?!!! who woulda thought?
a two out two run homer? you don’t say…
at least the braves are fun to watch
Xbox time.
is this the same exact game as the last two? going to end 6-1 or 6-2? damn, i cant even watch this team anymore….
nope at least 8-1!
say hello .500…
and look forward to .489 tomorrow
25-30 will be here soon enough.
can Willie survive that? I would hope not.
Mets Pitchers BETTER START THROWING AT BRAVES HITTERS RIGHT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW….
Beltran said we’re the team to beat this year….guess he was right as it seems everybody is beating us.
8-1
Bye Willie
Bye Omar
Guess the players can hear the fans booing in NY….since its all the fans fault.
And Bill Webb who, after all, is directing tonight, and painting that bad looking team on his canvas.
Don’t forget Bill Webb…It’s his fault too.
What a damn shame……. this is a monumental screw up by the Mets. Way to send a statement guys! The NL east is really scared of us now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah, Jimmy Carter is there. He can teach us about malaise.
You beat me to it, was going to write:
First there was The Collapse.
Now, we have The Malaise.
Hell, Willie makes Jimmah Carter look like a competent and inspiring leader.
lol francour
I think ESPN is putting on a real team and changing games to the Royals
someone on this blog predicted 9-1.. I thought there was no way in hell that was happening. Especially after yesterday.. Nice work bro.. I’m starting to think It might be a good time to start betting against the mets. They seem like there tanking it..
somebody needs to tell them the bulls already got the first pick
They know that Willie is gone soon. It looks like the team wants it sooner. Next question, Who’s next? Bobby V isn’t coming back during the season, too much honor would be lost and he respects the owner over there.
Maybe the Mets are just jealous of all of the attention Mike Piazza has gotten since he announced his retirement.
Wait a second, he’s not gonna play anymore and everyone loves him! We should try that too!
You know what i hate about this team right now, they just seem like there fake. Like they refuse to acknowledge there problems. That starts with the manager.
Last september when willie kept saying “itll be the much sweeter when were sipping champagne”This year in the oconner article, at the end of it willie mentions something about not going anywhere (don’t remember the exact quote). Even beltran said at the beggining of the year “were the team to beat”
Its good as a manager to be confident in the team, and still believe. However these are grown men, they know whats going on. I hate when willie acts like nothings wrong when there is. I’m not saying he should panic. I just think its getting a little old. He needs to be more proactive.
The Braves radio guy, as bad a homer as he is (actually, it was the younger guy, he isn’t as bad) spoted Pelfs problem.
Said he was throwing balls because he wasn’t always bringing his back leg through on his pitches (I remember this well from my son!). But more important, he only did it on his breaking ball.
So, leg comes through, FB. Leg drags, breaking ball. Think the hitters might notice? I won’t ask about the coaching staff!
i hope the jacket is listening
“I can fix anyone”
3 weeks from now we’ll hear reports that the jacket is having Pelfrey work on not dragging his leg.
When asked how they discovered the problem Willie will respond “We know our players better than anyone.”
Outscored 20-4 through the first 24 innings of this 4 game set. Hello .500, goodbye Willie.
Clean house, boys, clean house. Get things in order for 2010, cause next year’s gonna suck, too.
I am so glad its early in the season. That way, we mets fans can watch this team perform like crap longer.
EVERYONE PLEASE STAND UP AND GIVE YOUR
2008 MAIL IT METS
A NICE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
i just sent it in on a postcard
Do upraised middle fingers count?
Howie, talking about Piazza and Clemens and the HOF saying he doesn’t think Roger will be going anywhere soon, “the next time he’s throwing a bat around, it may be to break rocks!”
LOL
wheres the poll on the syn site.. can’t find it
At least the early 90s crappy teams were interesting. I hated Vince Coleman and Bonilla, but at least they were doing something. These guys are so plastic and going through the motions that they are approaching unwatchable.
One of the 2008 Mets would shoot a water pistol full of bleach at a bunch of people, have the thing facing the wrong way, and be done for the year.
Depending on who it is, it might not be such a bad idea.
Do you really think they’d be able to hit anyone?
I have all the confidence in the world in many of these guys’ ability to shoot themselves in the eye.
I have to admit, I hated the Bonilla team more than this team, but it’s starting to get close.
Unfortunate that the broken bat couldnt impale Larry
Hey, Wilpon, don’t even think of sending me a renewal notice. No way in hell i’m paying for season tickets again.
Look at it this way guys, atleast the Mets will suck in a state of the art facility next year!
You mean “Dodger Stadium East”?
I have tickets in the Ron Cey Bleachers. And I hear that Tommy Lasorda is throwing out the first pitch.