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The Mets (52-44) beat the Reds (46-51) by the score of 10 to 8 tonight in Cincinnati, increasing their winning streak to ten consecutive games.
For the first time since April 19th, the Mets are in first place, even if they do share it with the Phillies.
For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv.
- It was smooth sailing for both starting pitchers until the fourth inning when Carlos Delgado hit a two-run homer literally out of Great American Ballpark. In the bottom of the frame, Adam Dunn and Edwin Encarnacion hit back-to-back solo shots off of Johan Santana who apparently hasn’t been told that the second half has begun. Santana allowed a total of five runs in the fourth, his final inning.
- In the fifth, David Wright had a two out, two-run base hit to make it five to four.
- Fernando “Superman” Tatis strikes again, belting a two-run homer to give the Mets a one run lead in the sixth. In his last twelve games, Tatis is batting .432 with four home runs.
- The Reds pitching coach’s name is Dick Pole.
With two outs and none on in the seventh, Aaron Heilman, one of six relievers used tonight, loaded the bases, and Scott Schoeneweis cleared them by allowing a double to Jose Valentin’s brother, Javier.- With one out in the ninth, David Wright hit a two-run homer off of Francisco Cordero to tie the game up at eight. Wow.
- Carlos Delgado, who had three RBI on the night, drove in Carlos Beltran to give the Mets the lead for good. Billy Wagner then pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth to earn the save.
The team showed a lot of fight tonight, and is continuing to find ways to win.
Game two of the series begins tomorrow at 7:10 pm with John Maine (8-6) facing off against Bronson Arroyo (7-7).
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1st place feels great.
WOW!! What a win, the MAGIC IS BACK!!! For those of you old enough to remember that was the slogan for the 1980 METS that featured All-Star Lee “Mazz” and Joel Youngblood. Great win for the Mets, I think we are onto something here. What is the deal with Santana? He is NOT living up to his hype, not even close. He gives up like one HR every game or something like that. 13 HRs is 15 games? He needs a chill pill or something. I have more faith in Wags during the ninth in a one run game that I do in Santana. You would think moving to the NL with the weak bottom of the order he would be blowing these teams away. So far he has been a major let down. I hope all the talk about him being a second half pitcher is true. The team really did a great job of picking each other up and Sanatana can add yet another ND to his record. LETS GO METS !!!
I agree santana has not been that good BUT TO SAY YOU HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE IN WAGNER?!?!?!?!? THATS JUST BEING CRAZY!! THERES NO ONE IN BASEBALL I HAVE LESS CONFIDENCE IN THAN WAGNER!!!! BRING BACK ARMANDO!!!!!
Dick Pole.. haha.. I thought I was the only one who did a double take when I heard that name last night.. Ned Yost is no longer my fav. coach/manager name.. Now its Dick Pole. Oh yea.. 10 in a row..
After all the tough luck santana’s been pitching into nice to see the offense bail him out
fastest postgame ever, yea first place feels nice, great comeback by the mets
btw..its not Oli vs Josh Fogg..
Its John Maine vs Bronson Arroyo
LETS GO METS!
does anyone else feel like some of that 2006 magic is back?
Whatever Dick Pole is telling his pitchers, I like it
Dick Pole, best name ever!
Hey, take it easy…I hear Dick Pole is a stand up guy….a real straight shooter….
K ~
I heard Dick Pole wanted to work for the Mets, but Willie Randolph blew him off…
K ~
I heard he was pretty hard on some of his relievers.
I once had a Strat-o-Matic game where it was Dick Pole vs. Wilbur Wood. Beavis and Butthead were the guest announcers.
his pitchers say he’’s got plenty of good tips
it’s a shame though, when the team loses, pitching coaches always seem to get the shaft
It suddenly occurs to me that Rick Peterson was dangerously close to being a childishly funny name.
was it just me, or was he looking a little chubby?
when he goes camping, does he pitch a tent?
Whenever the Reds are in a tough spot, Dick Pole comes up big!
he was a good pitcher, but he also knew how to swing a stick….you might say he was pretty good with his wood
ok, no more, i promise….it’s just way too easy
yeah, Dick Pole would rub one out, maybe them all out? Maybe Dick Pole can’t stop rubbing them out? Do you think Dick Pole has dry humor?
K ~
Hey give Dick Pole a break, he’s had a hard week…
but seriously, that’s just about the only name someone named REGIS COURTEMANCHE is allowed to make fun of…
i meant “go easy on dick pole, he’s had a hard week”
No joke: Dick Pole has a big head… but u gotta give it to him, that’s a pitching coach with balls
Ever since Dick Pole and Rusty Kuntz joined the coaching staff, things really started clicking.
By the way, it can’t be a coincidence that Rusty Kuntz’s first year in the bigs (1979) was the year after Dick Pole retired. Look it up.
How’s this for a coaching staff:
DIck Pole (pitching)
Rusty Kuntz (1st base)
Pete LaCock (hitting)
NOW you got a TEAM!
Boy, talk about kicking ‘em (CIN) while they’re down.
First place. No looking back.
Even with the pitching not good, the offense came back large to putt that one of the hat.
Let’s Go Mets !! 10 in a row. 11, here we come!!
Like I said earlier, no way this team wins a game like this a month ago. Love the fight this team shows. They never give up anymore. This is the kind of team I became a fan of almost 30 years ago.
LETS GO METS!!!!!!
You mean like when Wagner gagged Pelfrey’s gem vs. the Diamondbacks and the Mets lost in the 13th on Beltran’s walk off….oh wait
Amazin’ come-from-behind victory and one of the most exciting games of the season!
Let’s Go Mets!!!
Woooohoooo…. Feels like 2006 again
this feels like a different team. it hasn’t been like this in 2 years. the clutch guys are clutch, they pick each other up, and they’re showing a lot of heart…life is good
let me finish this post for you…..”life is good….(WITH OUT WILLIE RANDOLPH!!!)”….
K ~
This is arguably the best win we’ve had all year. Santana pitched TERRIBLE, we come back, bullpen blows a late lead, and we STILL rally to get 4 in the ninth.
This is like 8th time we’ve had a best win this year.
I love the way the offense bailed out santana after giving him no support for 2 months. Its great to have 5 good/great pitchers. We got Maine, olli and pelfrey coming up
Great point. As little run support as Johan has received recently, the team owed him one of these games.
The offense owed Santana big time, payback is a mother for the Reds.
DW with TWO clutch hits in one game?!?
Somebody pinch me!
What a win! What a win!
They keep it up even after the All-Star break. Just spectacular.
So disappointed in Santana’s start, and the pen fared no better. But just like in the previous 9 games, when one segment of the team can’t get it done, another comes in and picks up the slack.
Now that is solid.
Big win for the boys…
I gave up on the game earlier in the 8th, feeling they had a loss
coming their way( which they do)…
Lets go Metropolitans!
“The Reds pitching coach’s name is Dick Pole.”
Awesome.
Heard his middle name is Foul and his wife’s name is May.
Was this the first 3-run defecit the Mets have come from behind to win?
Whereas last month, every loss was seemingly deemed the “worst of the year”, now every win is seemingly becoming the best win of the year. I love the complete 180 this team has made. I’m glad I’ve honestly stuck with them through it all.
LET’S GO METS!
Oh, every Met fan in America has stuck with them — not one of them ever doubted this team, and every one of them was at Game 6.
Ha ha. Seriously, every single Met fan I know claims to have been at game 6. I bet there were 500,000 fans at that game.
I hope Santana can pick it up next time out. Have we really won 10 in a row? Pinch me.
No …….not you Dick Pole.
The pitching carried this team so far, and the hitting picked up the slack tonight. Amazing.
The Reds pitching coach’s name is Dick Pole
Way to sneak that smack in the middle of the wrap up.
F-ing brilliant!
Love the win. Love the feeling I’m getting from this team. Yes it’s starting to feel like ‘06 again … but … as much as I wanna believe Tatis is for real and his production is here to stay it’s hard for me to do that. I wish we could keep him out there but with Church iffy, not knowing how long Tatis and Chavez can keep up this pace, I think we need to get an outfielder.
“The Reds pitching coach’s name is Dick Pole.”
Did he ever work with Putz?
2008 National League – Standings
EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA DIFF STRK L10 DIV WC POFF
NY Mets 52 44 .542 – 28-18 24-26 470 429 +41 Won 10 10-0 34.3 13.3 47.6
Philadelphia 52 44 .542 – 27-23 25-21 481 403 +78 Won 1 5-5 52.0 12.3 64.3
Florida 50 45 .526 1.5 26-20 24-25 462 490 -28 Lost 1 6-4 6.5 3.9 10.4
Atlanta 45 50 .474 6.5 30-18 15-32 421 383 +38 Won 2 5-5 7.2 5.2 12.4
Washington 36 60 .375 16 20-30 16-30 350 467 -117 Lost 2 2-8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Scary thing is we still have a losing record on the road. If we can improve on that then away we go.
hey welcome back real
This ain’t like the 2006 Mets.
This year they’ve been tested. They’re showing resilience.
2006 was a cakewalk.
True. I like this team even more than the 06 version.
older wiser and a little more seasoned…man i hope this keeps up
oh relax their pal, that team was tested they lost 3/5’s of their starting rotation and their LF, their best reliever and were to be pasted in the first round of the playoffs by the Dodgers as I recall.
They won the division, don’t be silly just yet.
not nearly enough dick pole jokes on metsblog. i want that note in the postgame every time we play the reds.
“The Reds pitching coach’s name is Dick Pole.”
HAHAHAHAHA when keith said there’s reds pitching coach dick pole i said o boy his parents hated him
Good win boys keep it up
Haven’t the Mets made up about as many games in about the same amount of time as the Phils did to us last year?
I believe the Phils lost their lead more quickly, but they couldn’t wait til September to do it. They don’t know drama.
Agreed, I think it has been quicker.
probably. That, IMO, was the point often overlooked in the hysteria about the “collapse”.
All year, teams have hot and cold streaks. It just happened that the Mets cold streak coincided with a Phils hot streak, and it was the last 2 weeks of the season. So obviously, much more noticable.
The same thing happens now, and it is just part of the ebb and flow of the season.
“The Collapse” wasn’t “hysteria”. Losing 6 of the last 7 to teams which were all sub .500, when the the post-season on the line, is more than just your run-of-the-mill cold streak. There was nothing worse than the back-to-back loses to Nats when they were up big, and then getting absolute shut-down the next night by Joell Pineiro.
The Mets seemed to be in pretty good position after taking 3 of 4 in Florida over the weekend series, and then they came home and did that.
While it seems like it, we were 7.5 games out on June 10th that’s 30 some games.
I thought we were about the same distance out a week later. I could be wrong. Most of the made up ground came during this streak.
True, but over the course of the Phillies last 9 games, they have lost a 5.5 game lead. Isn’t that worse than a certain team losing a 7 game lead over 17 games? Percentage wise it certainly is.
Sure it is. If only last night was the end of the season, it would be historic.
I had a feeling about tonight, it kind of went away when jose struck out, but argenis, wright, beltran, easley, delgado (who is amazing lately) and then tatis
i gotta believe that delgado was hurt or he really really really hated willie…the guy has been incredible lately
Remember, he had that surgery on his hands. Someone pointed out that his hands are getting stronger after the surgeries.
Delgado in 09!
i will be changing my handle at some point this weekend. crow has never tasted better.
Well Delgado has certainly picked up his performances, nobody has been better than Tatis.
phillies get blanton.
figures. overrated pitcher for an overrated team.
can’t wait to see the mets tag him up in the next series because you knooooow cholly is going to make sure he pitches in one of those games.
bad record, great stuff.
I bet Rick Peterson could fix him in 10 minutes.
In all seriousness though, dude’s dangerous.
“great stuff” is not how Joe Blanton would be described by scouts. He’s a younger version of Livan Hernandez.
except when livan was young he struck out 20 braves and won a WS
“In all seriousness though, dude’s dangerous.”
Dangerous?
Only if you are a jelly doughnut.
According to MLB’s website, Blanton has pitched 15 innings against the Mets, and never given up a run. Then again, he’s never faced the Mets in a bandbox.
tomorrow would be a good day for Maine to get his groove back on, and pitch a nice solid 7 innings. Make it a laugher to take the pressure off!
Can’t afford a lot of 4 inning starts if you want to keep the pen alive. Certainly not by Santana!
Longest streak since 1991. Next stop 1986!
“The Reds pitching coach’s name is Dick Pole.”
XD times ten
But seriously, now that you mentioned it, will the baseball world someday be embraced by a player with the name Dick Nutt? I can see it now…
How about the classic Richard Head. Why on earth if your last name was Head would you name your kid Richard?
BTW: Did you guys notice the excellent double switch with chavez and muniz???? remember willie abd his double switches?
Ok, well if that would have blown up in Manuel’s face with an error by Tatis in right, everyone would have been crying about a bad move.
Yeah there’s def a different feel when I watch the games now. Every time we were down, I just felt like we’d comeback. I don’t know if I have more trust in the teams resiliency, or just the offense… but I feel a lot more confident now.
santana was to throw a bullpen on monday and couldn’t cause of the billy joel concert preps at shea…i live a mile from shea, i’d have played catch with him!
lol…true…i know about 50 guys in rego park who would quit their job to catch him
one month anniversary of the willie firing? old news but interesting where this team is now…AMAZING!
I love the fight this team has developed
“Pole’s name is often treated in humorous fashion by sports columnists and pundits because both his first and last names could be considered euphemisms for ‘Penis’”
- Wikipedia
Oooooh, I was wondering why everyone was laughing. :)
Leave it to wikipedia to have to explain to us why Dick Pole is funny.
we should link the wikipedia page to this page on the forum…
there are two gentleman who perform in a different sport who have similarly hilarious names, but when I tried to post those names here the post was removed. Ah well, I guess only 50 or so “Dick Pole” related comments are allowed.
i totally get it now!!!!
For everyone getting up in arms about Blanton, guys he has given up 12 HR already. Imagine how many he is going to give up in Philly. And to add to that he puts so many men on that the HR’s hurt a lot more than Santana’s.
Bring him on.
You’re an idiot if you’re up in arms over Blanton.
Blanton ERA+ 77
Eaton ERA+ 77
Myers ERA+ 76
Phillies also shipped off their #1 prospect for a below average innings eater (a fatter Eaton).
Well I would not say #1 prospect.
They have up their #2 and #4 prospect. I don’t know what the 3rd guy was.
*gave
A guy struggling in high A.
Dick Pole would get in their face and straighten them out
TRS86, welcome back. Some of us missed your erudite commentary. Let’s not get too cocky (subliminal Dick Pole joke) about Blanton.
Recall he went 8 shutout innings on the Mets last June 23. We won 1-0 in the 9th inning, but still. He can be effective.
So CAN anyone. I just don’t think that is what pushes them over the edge.
By the way, thanks it feels good to be back. Especially considering how things were going when I left.
I’m not going to get too cocky because I expected Lidge to implode in CBP and unfortunately it hasn’t happened (yet), but I’ll be watching closely and hoping for Blanton to crack.
Lidge just needed anyone to show confidence in him. He was pretty damn good before the HR.
Lidge is not going to run the table in 2008 and not allow a homerun.
This is how 2006 felt, after some hard years. You don’t have to turn it off when they lose a lead, thinking there’s not a hope in hell of them coming back. They won’t win every game, but they’ve got a chance at every game.
Wow. What a game. The Mets are too legit to quit, despite the implosions by Santana, Heilman and Schoeneweis. You gotta believe.
Best use of MCHammer in a Metsblog post ever.
I’m actually more of a 60’s and 70’s music fan, but I couldn’t think of any Disco era phrases to use.
Just think, the Mets still have a chance to go 118-44. They only to win 66 more games in a row.
How about these:
That’s the Way I like It, Mets are Staying Alive in the pennant race and I Imagine they are Gonna Fly Now. It’s Too Late for the Phils. We will break their Heart of Glass and there will be no Escape (the Pina Colada Song). Can you hear the drums, Fernando Tatis?
Oh, and You Ain’t Seen Nothing yet.
After the 8th inning I left my girlfriend’s house and didnt bother putting on WFAN for an update in the car. I came home and checked this site and saw the score……..
…….I think I woke up the neighbors lol.
Ya Gotta Believe!!!!
:)
D. WRIGHT is once agian king
Tatis is this years Jose Valintine
Possible, I just don’t see him playing lights out defense too.
Not yet. If he continues to play well over his head for the entire season the way Jose did in ‘06, then yes, he is this years’ version.
Somebody needs to update the standings on the left hand side of the page. It’s about 4 games behind!
Joe Blanton couldn’t crack our rotation if he took Barry Bonds size dosage of steroids
That’s a lot of steroids.
Depends on Pedro. In Shea I don’t think he would be a horrible pitcher. Would not be bad for a 5th starter in a real park.
Does anyone else totally believe this streak could go 13…or even 15 games? I do!
I feel confident about John Maine vs. Bronson Arroyo.
I feel confident about Ollie vs. Fogg
I feel confident about Big Pelf vs. Volquez
I feel like Damion Easley always gives ya a quality AB.
I feel like David Wright comes through more often than he doesn’t.
I feel like Delgado could hit one out at any given moment.
I feel like Beltran will catch anything within his ZIP code.
And even after tonight’s…unpleasantness…I still feel confident about Johan vs. anyone in the league.
REFUSE TO LOSE! YEE HA!
REFUSE TO LOSE! new slogan for this team. LETS GO METS!!!!
Oh man, both of you guys owe John Calipari money, or is it Pat Riley?
You copied that line from me, off the NYFS Forums in the All-Star Game IGT :)
I feel confident that if I dig a hole in my backyard I will find buried treasures that will allow me to retire to the French Riviera on my yacht tended to by girls that would make Hugh Hefner envious. :)
Good luck with that. Seriously.
It took a while, but its good to be back in first. Lets keep this ball rolling!
What a difference a manager makes…LETS GO METS!!!
If my name were Richard Pole I certainly wouldn’t go by Dick. If my name were Richard anything I’d be “Richie” for that matter.
Remember when the Twins had Randy Bush and Rusty Kuntz on their roster?
dude, i’d go by steve
Feels like 2006 all over again. By the way, the Phillies have blown a 5.5 game lead in 13 days, 3 of which were the all-star break. But right, ours was the “worst collapse ever.” F that.
I was at a bar tonight getting hammered and they kept flashing the score across the ticker: when I saw the Reds took the lead in the 7th, I cursed under my breath, and then said “you know what, they can still win this.” A month ago, I would have been convinced it was over, but tonight I had some faith, and sure enough, by the time I stepped off the Metro, the Mets had come back and won it. I believe in this team, and it feels pretty good (or maybe it’s the alcohol talking, who knows…)
Yup 5.5 in 9 Phillie games.
with pedro’s start pushed back does anyone know who the starters will be for the philly series?
Let’s take a step back here. This site wants to be taken seriously and has banned user for inappropriate language, but one of its writers makes a lewd comment himself. Might seem harmless, but it goes against what Matt has said in the past. There was no need to make that comment. It has nothing to do with the game.
did i miss something who made what comment?
It was Regis, tonight’s game recap poster.
I’m not convinced that it was a “lewd comment.” I am convinced that it was a statement of fact. The Red’s pitching coach’s name is (in fact) Dick Pole.
You have got to be kidding.
Seriously?
this is too good to be true
i was there tonight. nice mets crowd. some lets go mets chants at the end in the 9th.
people threw peanuts at me i guess standing and clapping after every run for mets was obnoxious but it was great game.
btw the guys i was with said they never seen anything like delgados homerun out of stadium
Which part? Dick Pole or the winning streak?
Doe Matt Cerrone stll work here? 4 days since his last entry.
You people are getting hilarious. I’m pretty sure he’s not dead. Howie was not on tonight. I expect the all-star break makes a good time for people who work the whole season to get away for a vacay.
this is the type of win we couldnt dream of in the first half. even going into the 9th i knew they could come back. BIG WIN!!!! david is clutch again. delgado got his swing back. and we are tied for FIRST!!!! its been said before but never more true than now. the rest of the season starts TODAY. were even with the sillies just like on day 1 of the season. now LETS GO METS!!!!!!
oh wow..baseball tonight only talks about Santana’s poor pitching..and how Blanton is a great pickup for the Phils.
What would you expect? I still find it great that all of a sudden a lot of them are back on the Mets bandwagon.
producer must be a phils fan. its cool we will change there tune on the field
one word…kruk
Of course Kruk would like Blanton.
Talk about a dinner date.
If Kruk and Blanton were in an eating contest, which one would eat the other one first?
Long time reader, don’t post much…but I had to talk to someone after this awesome win.
Man this team looks good. The feel to them is that they are way better than the 2006 version. That was a team that had a great chemistry and mold to it but hadn’t been through the trenches with each other. They came out with a 10-2 record and dominated the entire way all the way until the NLCS. They came back the next year hungry, and played well most of the season, until things started to get slow and inconsistent, and Willie could not get them motivated. He had that annoying arrogance about him that wouldn’t admit when things were bad..i.e. “The champagne will be that much sweeter” …He was a joke coming back this season because no matter what they said to the media, the team did not believe in his ability to lead them.
Jerry Manuel has been such a breath of fresh air; being honest with the media, removing the no-facial hair policy, changing up practice times, having team meetings outside, doing drills…he has brought the team together and they feel like a family again. Yes, like in 2006, but this time the core of the team (Reyes, Wright, Beltran, Delgado, Wagner, etc.) have battle experience with each other… having gone from the dominant team in ‘06 to the ultimate embarrassment in Sept ‘07 …it has given them humility. They know how it feels to be at the top and know what its like to have it taken away.
I think that now that they are back in first they are going to take it by the throat and dominate the rest of the way. There is no way that the players, having been part of a streak like this, will let this season get away. They know they can be the best team in baseball if they continue to click. The starting pitching is solid, the bullpen is solid, the hitting is unstoppable right now.
Let’s get 11 tomorrow.
No wonder you don’t post very often. It takes a long time to write a novel.
But in all seriousness, I feel the same way. Lets see how the Phillies respond to this one.
Look at it this way, we forced them to go out and try and make a big trade.
Blanton could be good for them, you never know..that trade irks me for some reason. But either way, these Mets are too good.
Could be. I still just don’t think his HR problem is going to go away in Poprun Field.
The thing is, even if he is good for them, the rest of their rotation not named Hamels is horrible. They are preying big time that Myers is above average.
What the hell are you talkin’ about? Writing a novel would’ve taken a shorter amount of time than to write that entire comment. I mean no offense, G_Lunt.
thanks stephen king…seriously i agree completely…i haven’t been this excited about the team since that season. i hope it continues
so you know, one of the guys who is busting your nads is notorious for doing just that, busting nads and acting as the all-knowing truth police on this site. He loves being argumentative, barely comes up with an original thought, and has never come up with something as analytical, poniant, and detailed as the ‘novel’ you just wrote.
It was a pleasure to read. Looking forward to reading more of your stuff.
I wonder if the Phillies and their fans are reeling from the greatest collapse in the history of the last 9 games?
Nope they got Blanton.
they can have him and his over 4 ERA. eaton and blanton have almost the same ERA so not much of an upgrade
If my fave team had lost a 5.5 game lead in the last 9 games it would take more than the acquisition of Joe “Pedestrian” Blanton and his career record of 47-46, ERA of 4.25 and WHIP of 1.33 to make me feel better about it.
AMEN! blanton=overrated!
If there is anything that does worry me at all it’s that Phillie still has chips left, they can at least try to make another move if they want to.
If any of you had taken the time to watch Blanton pitch you would have seen that he is not Steve Trachsel out there. He has a lot more talent then Adam Eaton. He has the ability to be effective and keep them in games. He is a good pickup and could help them in what will probably be a close race.
I too about gave up heading into the 9th, thought it would be over quick .. but when wright stepped to the plate I had a feeling… and here we are! nice win.
Everyone has left out the important question from tonight.
Why would Dick Pole’s parents name him Dick with a last name of Pole? And if his real name is Richard, why would he go by the nickname Dick, instead of just staying with Richard? That is what we need to discuss and find out.
Dare I say that it would take balls to shove a microphone into Dick’s face and ask him that question?
Even if we had lost this game it wouldn’t have been that big of a deal. We would have still been only a game out. However to come back and win like we did today. As a previous poster said, a couple months ago this team would have been done when the reds took the 5-2 lead, but we fought back.
Baseball is really an amazing game. July 5th we were in philly, after losing a heartbreaker the night b4 with santana on the mound we gave up another lead. Down 4-3 in the 8th we were staring a 6.5 game deficit in the face, we came back and won. Now on July 18th were back in first. Amazing.
By the way, alot of credit to argenis reyes. great ab in that 9th inning. Right now if castillo was here he might be the 3rd best 2nd baseman on the team. As keith said during today’s broadcast, easily is the starter the rest of the way. if castillo wants his job back he’s gonna have to earn it.
Once again –
Since June 5, the Mets are 7-15 when Luis Castillo plays and 15-1 when he does not play.
yes, I am sure that HAS NOTHING to do with the starting pitching or bullpen the last two weeks
…or the resurgence of Delgado…
Nope just Castillo. This place never changes.
Does anybody see a potential YouTube hit coming real soon regarding Dick Pole?
LEAVE DICK POLE ALONE!!!! LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!
XD
Mets need to make a trade for Dunn the just flat out spanks the ball. He is on pace to hit 45 HR and seriously would his defense in LF be any worse then the elderly Moises Alou.
Also to jump on the Dick Pole joke band wagon maybe a little blue pill could have revived Dick Poles career.
moises hasn’t played in a month and a half…also who do you want to trade for him? yeah the guy has a lot of hrs but he’s hitting 220 with 58 rbis, plus he’s a huge liability in the field. i think chavez and tatis have proven that they can play, and church should be back in a few weeks. why take a chance on another aging slugger with a bad glove?
I don’t think we should give away the farm for Dunn but I have heard rumors the asking price is fairly low. If we could get him for a couple of midlevel prospects maybe one pitching prospect why not. The chances of getting Holliday are slim and it would take a ton of prospects to get it done. If the price is good for Bay or Nady I say go for it but if we can’t land one of them then Dunn might be our best bet.
dick pole…
Great win, Manuel is pushing all the right buttons and the players are playing more loose and with a sense of urgency we didn’t see with the previous “Leader”.
This line-up with Tastis and Chavez is averaging over 10+ hits per game and over 6+ runs per game…………………..and especially with………………….NO CASTILLO!
When and IF Church comes back (I really hope he does) this will only lengthen the line-up further from 1 through 7 and even down to the 8th spot on days Castro plays. Again, the party will be over when Luis comes back and you know it’s inevitable.
Rumors are flying that the Reds have traded Dick Pole to Wawa for a pack of condoms and the latest edition of Maxim magazine.
Anyone confirm this?
Just out of curiosity, is everyone on here something like 12 years old? Not trying to piss anyone off but I just scrolled up and there is something like 50 posts about Dick Pole! Yeah, I get it, it’s a funny name and all, but on a night that the NY Mets won their 10th straight game and move into a tie for first, I mean come on guys, we can do better than that on here can we? Gees.
after a big win, everyone’s in a good mood, looking to have a few laughs…and a name like Dick Pole is just a gift that keeps on giving for those who enjoy puns – im not 12 years old, but sometimes i wish i were again
I hear you, god knows we haven’t had much to joke and laugh about until just recently. I guess I came on here to read some good commentary on tonight’s game and all I can find is cracks on Dick Pole, just a little disappointed I guess. But by all means, continue! LOL.
It is way too easy, but it’s too funny too:
“Dick Pole always had a quick release”
“That looked like a strike! Dick Pole really got squeezed here”
etc.
Someone save this forum discussion, one of the best ever, we’ll get back to talking baseball tomorrow (well you guys will, I’ll be out of town for a few weeks)
Hey we’re giddy with excitement. Betcha if there was a loss, there wouldn’t be as many inches of jokes.
Seriously tho, Jerry Manuel is showing great in-game skills. The early double switch looked like baseball poetry. He put the right guys in the right situations. Show didn’t help, but that’s they way it goes.
What was really impressive was 6 hits in arow AFTER Jose strikes out in the 9th. Mets are clearly on a roll, so keep up the joy.
The key to that ninth inning was A. Reyes getting on base in front of Wright for the 2-run home-run to tie it. I have a funny suspicion that if it were Castillo up in that situation, we wouldn’t be as “Giddy” as we are now.
Agreed. A-Rey has done very well in his role. Nice glove too, so far. There’s a lot of fear that Fernando Tasty, A-Rey and Endy are playing over their heads, but that’s what good teams have. Guys doing things above their averages. We know what Luis is, so when the hot guys get cold, Jerry Man will get back to him. Just not quite yet.
I know, but unless Easley goes down due to an injury, I’d rather still see a ‘Cold” Easley in the line-up than “slap happy” Castillo anyday. And if castillo has to play to give Easley a “Blow” once in a while, he definitely does not belong anywhere near the 2-hole.
X, if we learned anything is these last 10 ganes, it is to trust the Jerry Man. He actually odes know his players and seems to have a knack for putting the right guy in the right spot to succeed.
I feel your animosity towards the $6 million Slapster, but he can produce in the 8-hole or off the bench to move a runner over. Give Jerry a chance to figure this noe out.
i know this isn’t the topic tonight but i am excited for the infield of wright and reyes and reyes (and maybe carp) i like mini reyes bat and i love his glove. the guy came up huge tonight. btw, assuming pedro is out for awhile and duque is gone for the season, are we gonna see figgy again?
Figgy would be nice to see again, but I think Claudio Vargas is still our #6 starter. I’m ok with either one of them.
Figgy would be phenominal as the #5. Remember when we were talking about him being our second best guy behind Johan?
This is a joke right?
most impressive – we scored 10 runs and jose never reached base
They’ve been punchy since before the game. It’s the ecstatic happiness of having our team back. Just embrace the silly.
Let’s duplicate what the Rockies did last year!
I’d rather not lose to the Red Sox in the WS
That would be Nice!
I’m also starting to believe in the ‘Tatis” fantasy! I mean, all I keep hearing is that “He won’t keep this up” or “He’s not an everyday staring LF” but who’s to say the guy really can’t?
Out LF fielder everyone keeps saying we have to trade for might just be right under our nose. There is no one out there that we could trade for that is performing as well as Tatis is, no one. I was one of those people saying tatis is not the answer, but man oh man, the guy’s been so clutch and is actually one of our best hitters now, similar to how Church has surprised everyone this season.
What I see in Tatis is a ball player that really “Appreciates” this second chance he’s gotten and he is busting it all out every single day and every single at bat, this inner drive is something we shouldn’t take too lightly or take for granted.
It seems clear to me that we should all be praising Omar Minaya for assembling such a talented team! God bless him!
Hahaha. How even more unbelievable is it looking back now that they brought WIllie back to start the year. I mean it took like a week days under Manuel for the guys to start a 10 game win streak.
Team is lookin good. Keep up the timely hitting
For the record, Dick Pole was an original Seattle Mariner.
FInally we’re in first place.
I find it highly hypocritical that this site, which professes all the time to be family friendly, went out of its way to enunciate the fact that Reds coach Dick Pole is an unintentionally humorous combination of names. And that the comments ‘discussing’ (read: trying to come up with funny spins on) this are allowed to stay. That’s a very poor job by Courtemanche and Cerrone…
you are joking right??
Family friendly? There is a large difference in finding someone’s name funny and calling a user on this site a name or swearing AT them.
This site is family friendly, and I highly doubt there is a 9 year old surfing the comments who’s gonna go back to mommy and daddy and say “Moooooooooooom, why is the name Dick Pole funny???”
Loosen up
“This is how 2006 felt, after some hard years. You don’t have to turn it off when they lose a lead, thinking there’s not a hope in hell of them coming back. They won’t win every game, but they’ve got a chance at every game.”
Well even last year when they were getting beat they were in those games. The first half of this year they were in most of those games. In other words, they haven’t really been blown out of many games. The difference is they used to give up their at bats and they used to try to nibble against batters. Now they challenge hitters. Now they work the count. They don’t give their walks away. And with two outs, they are not trying to all hit home runs.
Also, Tatis is for real. He has always had power, just not given the playing time. As far as Delgado, he looks at his peak right now, and with him playing that way, he has been our MVP during this streak.
The only thing sillier than this group’s brief comic obsession with the name of the Red’s pitching coach is the assertion by a couple of people that this spate of Dick Pole jokes is somehow tantamount to the Decline of Western Civilization.
Surely anyone old enough to be interested in reading the commentary here is old enough to not have his or her fragile psyche injured by some slightly (and I mean very slightly) racy humor.
It’s been a long, difficult journey up to this point, so if people want to blow off a little steam at one in the morning with a couple of jokes in slightly bad taste, what’s the big deal? And if you don’t think Dick Pole heard plenty of this from classmates going back as far as the sixth grade…
Of course this site is still family friendly. How can humor that juvenile be anything but? :)
And oh yeah, great come from behind victory last night. Let’s go Mets!
I am really surprised to see over 200 comments and very little love for Delgado. how about some credit when credit is due?
all of the people who wanted to release Delgado (especially that Lard A** Francesca) are being revealed as the pea brains they are.
No wonder he doesnt like playing here, he struggles and gets crucified and when he is scorching hot, total silence.
unbelievable
If you go back and read the in-game commentary from any of the last few games, you’ll find a lot of love for Carlos. Heartfelt apologies, even. And he deserves them.
But he’s also still, no matter how you look at it, at the tail end of his career. Maybe not this year, maybe not next, but first base is still going to be a long term problem for the Mets, and no amount of Delgado love is going to change that. I think even Carlos would admit that.
But his production at the plate of late has been outstanding, and there have been plenty of comments to that effect; they’re just not in this thread…
They both used to drive stock cars with Dick Trickle and Jimmie Johnson.
is that you, Eliot Spitzer?
It’s better than Richard Hertz.
Yeah, but people, when it’s all said and done, Harry Sachs owns all!
nothing can compare with brian suksomwong (real person, no joke)
Oh God, how could he still be alive with that name?
But what about……Willie Washer?
How ’bout Pat McGroyne?
I knew a Richard Bidoff. Give him the nickname and say it fast.
gotta love the moral majority…
threw a lot of balls in the dirt, never could seem to get it up
Dick Pole – a name too good, you just have to play with it
I do love that line.
I knew as I was writing that what the next reply would be! LOL. I originally wrote “He won’t keep it up” but I quickly changed the “It” to “This” trying to avoid the obvious implication but it didn’t work! LOL.