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The Game:
The Mets (51-44) look to win their tenth straight game as they start a four-game series against the Reds (46-50) tonight at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, starting at 7:10 pm.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- RF Endy Chavez
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- 2B Damion Easley
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- LF Fernando Tatis
- C Brian Schneider
- P Johan Santana
The Pitchers:
LHP Johan Santana (8-7, 2.84 ERA) starts for the Mets.
RHP Johnny Cueto (7-9, 4.67 ERA) starts for the Reds.
How To Catch It:
Tonight’s game can be seen locally on SNY and heard locally on WFAN.
The Bleachers:
For a live chat, head over to The Hot Foot Bleachers.
…enjoy, and as always, Let’s Go Mets…
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Let’s make it 10!
i will be there 10 rows behind home plate in my santana shirt
Should be easy to spot….just don’t be the idiot on the cell phone trying to wave to the camera while the game is going on….do not be THAT guy.
Yeah, those people are the worst. No one cares that you are on TV.
Only the guy’s mother, who is watching the first game of the year because “Timmy” told her he might be on TV.
“Look Ma, I am WAVING at you!”
I”m sure you’ll be the only one.
It’s not both the official and unofficial second half. Johan gonna dominate this crappy team?
cant wait for the game, lets make it ten in a row baby. lets hope were still on fire…im not satisfied with 9 in a row to be honest haha
Santana needs 5 Ks to 1500.
Where is Cerrone?
i say Santana strikes out 6 over 7 innings giving up 2 runs….and that will be good enough for the win tonight…..i think tonight really shows how were going to beat the bad teams for now on…..
My Prediction: Shutout.
lets hope…i wonder if Santana will ever come close to throwing a no no for us…..
A what:? Sorry, yo no comprende el nada nada.
haha
Muchas Tacos.
I know who’s not hispanic on here…TU!!!!!!!…LOL
I have tickets for tomorrow night, a few rows behind the Mets dugout. Cant wait! You guys who live around NY are spoiled! Let the streak continue on…
9 in a row….
10 in a row…
11 in a row…
12 in a row.
Series SWEEP, fellas. Heard it here first
Do we have any word on Church? I thought he was going to be “ready” to go for this series?
No, that was never understood to be the case.
you sure? i thought it was said a couple times that both church and the mets were hopefull he would return this series
He is apparently okay at the moment, but he is not eligible to come off the DL until the 21st.
gotcha, thanks, didnt know it was the 21st
Although he’d be eligible to play in the Phillies series, Manuel said that’s unlikely.
Yeah, but Manuel’s an idiot who doesn’t say anything helpful.
But I imagine they’ll want to give him some games in the minors at least.
Calm down Willie
I’m set to see the win streak continue tonight.
I’m betting Santana comes out strong.
Let’s Go Mets!
Damn it the phillies just got Joe Blanton form the A’s!!
where’d you see that?
Sportscenter
It’s breaking news on espn.
I hope they gave up Carrasco for him. Blanton sucks.
I’m just glad they didn’t get Burnett, he leads the AL with 126 k’s.
I ain’t scared of no Ghosts!!
ray parker jr…nice
Bring him on… He’s an improvement, but given their rotation that’s not saying much.
Blanton isn’t that good, he is pretty average, but I guess he is an upgrade from the crap the Phillies were throwing out there at moment.
Blanton is on pace to give up a career high in, HR, BB, and probably runs and earned runs and hits. Pitching in CBP is not going to help him at all.
this isnt that big of a deal blanton is having a bad year and he tends to give up fly balls which are cuaght in OAK but will be HRs in cbp.
good hes having a terrible season on a pretty good team
what happend to cerrone? did he join the peace corps or something?
LETS GO METS WE NEED IT NOW!
let’s go puppies!!!! let’s make it 10 in a row!!!!
Not that I am ever against puppies – heck, I am getting one Aug 9th…..but WTF?
haha….a habit of mine when i get pupmed….i get the puppies MOVIN’…..as if they’re pulling my Mets iditarod sled
wierd
What kind of puppy?
Blanton is an innings eater, but he is having a way below average year….77 ERA+.
lets hope billy beane made the phils mortgage the future for him
its funny that metsblog posted the blanton news while the phillies blog didnt…lol. we have the best blog!
Maybe it’s because we are celebrating and they are mourning.
Thats not true. Several Phillies blogs had it up……
Ooh — Dunn’s in the lineup. Numerous Metsblog regulars must be putting plastic tarps on their couches as we speak. . . .
I must have missed this discussion. Seems to be a hot topic around here.
But if you don’t think that
Reyes, Beltran, Dunn, Wright, Church, Easley, Delgado, Castro
would not look better than what we have, then I am glad I missed it.
A lot of people would seem a better option than Tatis. So what? Dunn is a decent player, but the stat-head gushing is really unwarranted.
why do you like Dunn?
Don’t make this an argument about what other people are posting and trying to cut down their statement or by routinely taking the counterargument.
just plain and simple.
What is therealsince86 opinion of Adam Dunn and does he REALLY want him on this Mets team?
I think he is a freak of nature, how does a guy that hits .230 have close to a 1.000 OPS?. Not ideal but I could live with him being our LF this season and replacing Delgado next IF we could not get Tex.
His OPS is closer to .900. Still good, but not 1.000.
But what I find even more freaky is how a guy can hit 40 HRs every year and barely drive in 100 runs. I know. I know. “It’s the people in front of him”. Yeah right. Or maybe perhaps it could be that with RISP he’ bats .220 and K’s 25% of the time. He’s a horrible run producer.
If he replaces Delgado next year…..I may be able to live with that. Though he is not as experienced at 1b as many tend to believe. He has about 100 games under his belt. But I would assume he is no worse a fielder than Delgado. I would prefer a smarter and more multidimensional ball player, but if Dunn is the result of a limitedh and we are dealt….so be it.
But I highly object to him being in this lineup this year. It is practically like having 2 Delgados. That does not make us better.
and where’s your boy Castillo in that lineup?!?!?!?!?!?
Injured, LOL.
It depends on the matchup. Sit Dunn or Delgado some against LHP and Easley can take their spot and Castillo can play 2nd. Castillo hits LHP better anyway.
as long as he is not BATTING second.
It would be cool to have a trade during this series. Have him switch uniforms during the game……..anyways..LET’s GO METS!!!!!!
Funny. middle of the inning, just stay out in LF we will bring you your uniform.
LOL
Oh no they got Blanton…..I’m shaking in my boots……TONTOS!!!!
WOOOO-HOOOOOO!
MLB Extra Innings allowing you to choose which feed tonight!
well that sucked
Uh-oh. Arresto momentum.
What’s the word I’m looking for . . . ? “Inauspicious”?
That’s it. SEASON’S OVER!!!!!! :)
The Phillies have reached an agreement with the Oakland Athletics to acquire right-handed pitcher Joe Blanton. Blanton is 5-12 this season after going 14-10 with a 3.95 ERA last season.
The Athletics get second baseman Adrian Cardenas, pitcher Josh Outman and outfielder Matthew Spencer, all minor leaguers.
No Carrasco…
Good trade for the Phils. Called “buying low.” Low risk proposition.
Jesus, 3 Ks on 11 pitches. Need to do just a little better than that next inning guys.
Mets always bring out the lumber for Santana. They should try baseball bats instead.
Does the offense dislike Johan? I mean, is there something personal going on? Does he not shower? Won’t pickup a dinner tab?
Maybe its how they haze the new pitchers?
Of all the pitchers out there, knowing the Phillies were gonna make a move for one. i’m glad its Blanton!
It’s true. Blanton doesn’t really worry me. Their rotation would be ok if Myers got back to form. If he doesn’t, they are still pretty terrible.
It’s one inning!!!!!!!
Um — we know. Doesn’t mean we have to love it. Sheesh.
Love the way this Reds announcer says “Tatis”.
So happy that Extra Innings has both feeds available tonight. Originally scheduled to be the Cinci feed.
HAHAHAHAHA Reds announcer just declared Carlos Gomez was having a “brilliant season”.
brilliant? NO.
Much better than what anyone expected? Absolutely.
Considering the experience under his belt, he is having a very good season.
I don’t know about much better than anyone expected. He is pretty much what he was last year during his short stint with us. Plus he is being placed in the lead off spot which is just absurd.
I”m supposed to get a free week of mlb.tv for voting for the allstar game but its asking for a promo code which I don’t think I got- anyone know anything about this?
You are supposed to click on the link in the email.
Hadn’t figured that part out yet…
we get to redeem this anytime we want?
i’ll need a couple free weeks, i’m going on the road
No its just this week- it ends tommorow.
They had a free promo week a month or so ago and I think if you signed up for that your can’t use this promo.
thanks. looks like i’m gonna have to spring for a paid month.
Reds pitching coach, Dick Pole —master of the high, hard one
P.S. I am very tired of the Platinum dealer lady.
I can’t believe I am actually happy to see Guiseppe Franco after these last 3 days.
Cerrone still connected to this blog. When was his last posting.
Looks like his last post was July 13
Blanton has been one of the worst pitchers in the majors this year, hardly any better than Eaton or Myers. I dont really follow the AL closely, but why would a team who’s competing for a playoff spot trade away one of their starters midseason if they didnt know he sucked?
Wow, Cueto is lights out!
he is not lights out. we are swinging at bad pitches and working ourselves into pitcher’s counts.
He is where i am, a cubicle.
He is lights out….
Cool, I think i jinxed him!
this is getting ridiculous, btw
I love Cueto’s stuff. Elllllllectrrrrrric.
WILL YOU GUYS MAKE THIS CHUMP THROW A STRIKE PLEASE?!?!?!
Watch Tater take this guy yard.
Almost
damn u almost called that!
Eh, close enough.
Cueto was probably amped that Pedro was supposed to be in the house tonight. The man is his hero.
Oh man, Fernando. SO close.
Tater is the man.
Figures the guys you wouldn’t expect to count on are the first ones to jump on Cueto.
dunn is insulting as a fielder
yeah…but we would be such a better team right now with him batting third in this lineup. (sarcasm)
5th, man. 5th.
(no sarcasm)
Don’t talk about your left fielder like that!
Man, you just gotta love Tatis. I don’t care if he is lighting in a bottle. I’m loving it while it lasts….
Joins a fine Mets’ tradition — Agbayani, Phillips. . . .
I don’t give Schneider anything to hit here if I’m Cueto.
Why do they have a picture of Mr. Met with a Giambi moustache on their uniform?
It’s an homage to Mr. Met and Keith.
We will be fine, we are getting good swings at his pitches. We just have to make him throw strikes.
Maybe Cueto should be a closer.
WOW!!!! Watching Dunn stare at pitches is a religious experience!
Get off of it. You appear to be starting this more tonight than anyone else. I have not seen anyone on here bring up his name tonight besides you.
. . . he sniveled.
Having. Fun. If this is too serious for you, try therapy or knitting.
He may be Dunn with this site!
No I just hate when people repeat the same thing over and over again. Some people like him some don’t. There’s nothing really wrong with either one.
Man, just look at how badass Dunn is. He’d look pretty cool in a Mets uni. The amount of awesomeness would just be dumbfounding.
Oh hey and look at Dunn just doing what he does, getting on base..
It is MAJESTIC!
Please lets not turn this entire night into the to Dunn or not to Dunn blog.
So…Church is not coming off the DL??
Can’t come off the DL until the 21st.
When he fell, did anyone else feel the earth shake a little bit?
Just heard Gary say he may not – they’re going to be very cautious this time. So I have no idea what that really means….
That is what I was referring to. Cautious or not, I think we have to make a move now.
And I wouldn’t be surprised if Omar does make a move. I think he’s just holding the cards close so as not to tip his hand.
Oh man, I love Dunn so much.
Even better on the replay.
I will not deny that he is now in scoring position..
Dunn is a big fat idiot.
He could be our goofy white version of Manny. Think about it.
Only with Fydrich hair.
If he only hit like Manny!
OPS+ 2008
Ramirez: 137
Dunn: 137
But would he wear a Mets’ cap in Cooperstown?
I’m thinking a Burger King cap with drive-thru window headset.
I’d like to think of Dunn as a dude you could totally go to BK with, eat Doritos and play XBOX with.
All on the way to first base . . . no, not that kind.
And he would really be closer to our goofy white version of Grimace.
nice
You can tell I’m still at work and haven’t eaten.
dunn is insulting as a baserunner
Is Mr. Met related to the Reds guy? I think they may be cousins.
come to think of it…i don’t think i’ve ever seen them in the same room…hmmm
Is that Brantley who’s the color commentator for the Reds?
2nd half, same as the first.
A Mets starter blowing out the pitch count by the 2nd inning. Looks like Santana is good for 6, at most, tonight.
Good thing the pen is nice and rested!
Johan pitching a game in this inning.
Does anyone fell like Johan is being squeezed here?
A little bit.
But crap, I’d like to get at least 6 out of him tonight.
Thank God the pens rested, almost 50 pitches already for Santana.
30 pitches in the inning so far for Santana.
Santana throws too many pitches.
Like the time he throw 96 pitches in 8 innings against the Phills?
Or the time he threw 50 in 2 innings against the Reds?
0-2 against the number 8 hitter on the frickin Reds and he walks him.
When, oh, when, will Johan start showing dominant ace stuff?
Ill take what he’s given so far. Wait until the run support comes.
…tomorrow?
;)
Oh, Mex84, he’s been very, very good and deserevs more W’s…but he has yet to be dominant.
Santana and Maine both seem to need that put away pitch right now. THey will go 0-2, then throw 10 foul balls since they can’t seem to put the batter away, but the pitches are good enough that they aen’t just putting them in play early.
Uh oh, hopefully Santana doesn’t have any Nam-like flashbacks here
Forget Dunn. Let’s get Ross! That guy can seriously stare.
I’ll go crazy if Cueto gets a hit here.
Cueto hoping for the salami.
That second strike to Cueto was called a ball on the last batter.
Aces get out of trouble. Well done, Johan, even if it took 120 pitches.
El Duque was one inning and done for the B’mets tonight…
there is no El Duque, there is no El Duque.
Did he start? Might just be getting aquainted to relief.
he did start, gave up two runs, finished the first and was out.
could be a start towards a relief role, but he has relieved in the past so he shouldnt need to do it this way.
He started.
is it just me, or does santana seem to work from behind in the count a lot?
Has anyone mentioned that we should look into getting Adam Dunn?
Hey — maybe we shouldn’t have traded that Kazmir guy. . . .
lol
Way to make him work Jose
Baby steps. No K’s that inning.
Great, now Pagan is a question mark?
OF-er, OF-er, OF-er.
More info please?
So it sounds….
I’ll bet Pagan wishes he let that foul ball go in the stands, back in May. Hindsight is always 20/20.
Pagan just went 2 for 2 against a lefty, which he needed to test because he had only faced righties for a few days in a row…
whats wrong now?
Darnit. Sittin’ here ‘watching’ the game on Gameday and reading comments here when I remember that we got a free trial of MLB.tv Premium for voting for the Final All-Star spot. Got all excited that I get to watch a Mets game live, but for some reason it’s blacked out here in Georgia!?!?! My best guess is that I live outside Chattanooga, TN which is the AA-affiliate of the Reds. Free trial expires tomorrow…ugh…
It’s the Braves, doing whatever they can to eff with our lives.
haha nice one man. wouldn’t put it past ‘em!!!
on a side note, at least I get the audio feed…beggars can’t be choosers, right?
That’s just crazy. You know you never get anything for nothing….
I got that free trial too but being in the SNY market, I didn’t bother.
Dude just buy the damn package, isnt it like 50 bucks for the rest of season? That’s like one dinner for 2 at a so-so restaurant… If ur a true Metsaholic, you’ll be happy u did
I do buy it from time-to-time when I have the extra money…now is not one of those times, however. :(
Ok…forget El Duque.
who?
The only plus is that hopefully Omar will be embarrassed by all of this and he’ll never go after these injury prone old farts again.
One can only hope.
Gipper….you’re a lawyer. Question.
Do the Mets have grounds to void Castillo’s contract based on false pre-tenses?
and I’m being serious.
The guy walks around like Fred Sanford.
False pretenses is a broad and not often useful term, and rarely comes into play in contract law. MLB contracts are governed by what is written in them (and they do usually include passing a physical) and are additionally governed by the CBA.
Short answer: no.
PS: The above does not constitute legal advice and does not create a lawyer-client relationship between myself andDanny1986, the readers of Metsblog, Omar Minaya or Sterling Mets, LLP.
Del-got-it!
I said at the All Star break, the key, (I think) to the second half is keeping the starters and most of the bullpen healthy. There’s already a question mark with Pedro. And forget Duque – pitched one inning last night and was pulled????
Our other 4 starters are 29 and under so here’s hoping no injuries.
Sigh……
Do we know WHY he was pulled after 1 inning? It could be that they want him to get used to BP.
They didn’t say, but they’re were talking as if that’s not good news so I assume it had something to do with health and not it was the plan all along…..
Who are they?
Gary and Keith.
Castillo is a far better defensive player than Easily. It floors me to think why anyone would think otherw………oops. forget it.
Castillo was much better last year. This year, he’s been surprisingly mediocre out there, and Easley’s been surprisingly good.
TOm Browning. Answer is TOm Browning.
nope
Gary Nolan
what was the question?
phuk….probably Soto then.
the pitching can’t afford a mistake tonight, because the Mets aren’t scoring much if anything tonight. Unless Cueto gets tired and they have to go to the pen (and I am assuming the Reds pen isn’t fantastic?)
Mets should go with the plan of trying to take pitches and foul off pitches to run up his count!
“Mets should go with the plan of trying to take pitches and foul off pitches to run up his count!”
Unfortunately this is not one of the talents of the Mets offense as a whole…..we’ll see….
everytime they say ceuto all i can think of is that weird stomach alien in total recall…that dude was gross
Quuaaaiid
lol…exactly
Danny1986,
False Pretenses refers to the taking of title, with intent to deprive the owner. Unfortunately, Castillo doesn’t fall into that category.
thank you.
Bob Costas used the exact term on his HBO special last night. He was asking about the possibility of voiding the contracts of known steroid users.
this is what I get for quoting a d-bag.
NYCESQ is correct.
DEL—GOT-IT!!!!!!!!!!
DELGADO!!!!! WOW
CARLOS!!!!
Did he just hit it OUT of the stadium?
i think so…amazing
when he hits them, he hits them
got-it
Delgado !! Woo-Hoo. Way to start off your second half, Carlos!
Gary ‘Heading towards the Ohio River’ – lol !!
WOW.
So does that count as a HR in both Ohio AND Kentucky. B/C that’s where that phuking thing landed.
Yes!
I’m about to head out, sadly. I’m thinking, “gee, 3-1 count, if Delgado’s really hitting well, he should tee off on this pitch.”
And then he hits it 6 miles.
I apologize Mr. Delgado.
So, if Delgado continues to swing the bat like this do we move back up to the 5 hole?
he’s been pretty hot in the 6 hole, i wouldnt mess with that
took the words right out of my mouth…seems like there’s less pressure in the 6
Wow maybe that wrist injury he had just took a while to heal and he hasn’t lost it. He’s hit some absolute tape measure bombs. You can’t say he doesn’t still have it anymore.
Geez, where was this last year Delgado?
Delgado – 38 HRs, 110 RBIs, .270 BA.
Ooooops.
Delgado? If h keeps this up, I may have to retract some of the mean things I said about him earlier in the year! I would, however, still dangle him to see if an AL team might be deseprate and give up something of value…
I will not, however, ever take back my Castillo comments (although I doubt he will make me).
OK, raise your hands everyone that predicted Delgado would lead the team in HRs the day after the ASB? If it’s up, you’re lying!
You ain’t alone, pal. Trust me.
He’s finally not swinging at the pitch inside off the plate, he could always hit it out over the plate, he was just swinging at too many balls.
Exactly.
Delgado’s July OPS. 1.207. WOW. I guess he is not done after all.
Dunn hammered that ball wow
Hey guys, its ADAM DUNN
HE SUCKS
BOOO
NOT ON MY TEAM
1 RBI.
LOL, did you want him to get on base and hit a HR?
yes. exactly. you read my mind.
The guy hits a lot of solo HRs. That’s the point.
So the guy in front of him gets out and you hold that against him?
yes. exactly.
exactly what I am saying.
it was a 2-0 game in the 4th. He cut the lead in half.
EXACTLY.
Now let’s see what he does in the next 5 innings before you start sizing him for a XXXL, Sparky.
Like we would really judge a guy based on this game> LOL.
By the way his OBP is 1.000 and who knows what his OPS would be.
only 12 year old girls use the term LOL.
I thought we covered this already.
Why are you interested? I will be leagle soon enough. Want my number?
ok. now you are just getting creepy dude. I mean, your love for Castillo and Dunn was one thing, but now you are just crossing the psycho line.
I thought you liked it that way?
Hey Gipper……thereal is going to need a lawyer REAAAAAL soon.
I promise I won’t sue you. It’s only a few more months no one will care.
Not my sort of client. ;-)
I am not going to say a thing.
i was hoping he’d fall and miss 1st base
Dunn is a beast
that’s dunn’s 27th hr? we’ll be lucky to have anyone who hits 27 all season long. do you understand this, you foolish dunn haters?
But that’s pretty much all he does
.380 OBP says you’re really fricking wrong
Dear God, Johan is a home run machine.
And of course Santana is consistant. He always seems to give up the few runs he gets right away to keep the game close.
And of course, being as it was Dunn, it will generate about 300 posts!
this is because dunn is awesome, and people refuse to acknowledge it! even our announcers!
Jesus Christ, Johan!
Adam Dunn is good at baseball.
But his era is under 3!
Wow. You don’t really want wins, do you Johan?
r u kidding me???
Ooooh boy.
After watching those two blasts, I feel like I just woke up from a nap and my gf kicked me between the legs.
ugh…
SANTANA STINKS !!!!! We all knew that we would loose a game, but, not like this. Back to back HRs to a team like the Reds? C’Mon Im seeing a flashback to May. Delgado hit a 2 run shot and Santana gives it right back. I have not been impressed with him at all. Lets hope the team can score a few more runs and get in a tie with the Phillies for first place. LETS GO METS !!!
Tom Glavine would be proud
Don’t mention that name around here, damn-it.
i dont want to hear him B* and moan about not getting run support anymore….
Can Santana pick better spots for his HRs or can he pick him?
Damn Santana. Great time to have the HHRM show back up. Plus, he may not make it 5 at this pint.
DOn’t complain about run support if every time you area handed a lead, you cough it right back up.
They’re paying him this much, yet one can argue for at least two, maybe three other guys in the rotation as being the guy you want on the mound in a big game.
Aces simply do not do this. Plain and simple.
Or at least not as often as he does. I mean really it seems like every start it’s something.
And this is the bottom of the order. Yikes.
Well, Dunn wasn’t, but still…
this santana guy is merely better-than-average, not “ace”, not “dominant”… why do all these big stars seem to “not throw quite as hard as they used to” once we pick em up for 200 million?
He’s not an ace
sure hasnt looked like one, but he’s a 2-time cy young and he’s not even thrirty
He’s very good, but he not as good as he was when he won those Cy Youngs and he’s definitely not an ace.
the mets….where stars go to die, lol
He’s way way better than average, but I would say he’s definitely falling short of elite at this point.
he started last year
What worries me is what he’s going to look like in year 4 or 5 of this contract.
he really is starting to remind me of Glavine (the mets version), knows how to pitch but lacks that out-pitch
Well at least we have someone new to hate…
well, it’s still the beginning of the first half…?
er, second half
i can’t even rationalize correctly
That’s ok, we appreciate your effort.
is it just me or do the reds have incredebly loud hecklers in the stands
At least Santana’s defenders can’t use the unearned runs excuse
Wow these first four innings are like the first half (except for the last 2 weeks).
pull Santana. He is done. Looks like an Ollie Meltdown going on here.
OT- I think Easley and Delgado should have been switched in the batting order given that Cueto, a righty, was pitching tonight.
Damn you Manuel!
Santana ****es about wins but then he gives up 2 HR’s in a row, I love it.
HAHAHA, “Watch Santana, like a CAT.”
“Like a cat” having control problems, Keith.
He’s not getting any help, that’s for sure
Is Santana limping??
I’ve been wondering this also. Something looks off. He’s walking like an old man.
Still think Santana is better than average and does not ’stink’ but if he comes up with a loss here, he more than deserves it…..
santana are u serious
Endy making a bad play in the field = we’re doomed.
ahhhh finally I see the real Mets.
endy woulda had it, wait what?
like i was saying…
c’mon Johan, stop the bleeding, ugh!
i have this feeling that batters are going to use santana for batting practice in the latter stages of his contract
Oh, no Endy. Don’t expect to see him do that.
Here’s where it falls apart. Errors, bloop hits, infield hits……
Over-rated! Clap, clap. clapity clap!
Look on the bright side, Santana and his backers have their excuse with the Endy miscue
Not a great approach by Endy. He’s entitled to do that from time to time.
Just our luck, facing the Reds the first time all year they’re somewhat hot.
Oh well. Game’s not over.
I hate to say it, but it’s looking a little like the Mets have lost some of the “big mo” they had going with the nine straight, just as some of us feared they might. They’ve got to bear down and get it together now. Trade in the Gatorade for some Red Bull or something.
They are down 3-2 in the 4th. Give it until the end of the game 1st please.
Ok, now worry.
Hey, I’m not saying all is lost. Just that they’re not looking all that energetic to me. They still have time to get it together, but they’ve got to do it fast.
And Santana clearly doesn’t have his stuff today; I think it’s time to bring in the big hook.
i cant wait for santana to complain after this start, i cant believe most met fans (me included) thought that any day santana pitched, it would almost be a guaranteed W
Well then, you’re an idiot. Great years are 20ish wins. They pitch a lot of games, they lose some. Even the greats, sometimes they don’t have their stuff on a given night.
And it looks to me like he’s got a bit of a limp.
Santana’s pitches have been up in the zone this inning.
Oh-oh. Kep is up. (I love Kep).
Way to go Johan….way to start your great “second half”…….ughhh……
ARE YOU KIDDING SANTNA WTFFFF
Boooooo!
Johan the Bust.
wow…
Ommmmmmmarrrrrrrrrrr!
You have got to be kidding me…..
open season on johan booing. do your job, ace.
Great job Santana, I hope he seriously screws up his precious ERA
He just looks flat. Too many days rest.
yes
what scares me most about santana is that he does not have a slider anymore
Pull him…this is abominable
Wow. Just wow.
santana just can’t keep a lead thats given to him for more than an inning
This is what, Johan’s 2nd bad start all year?
Even he’s allowed an occasional off day. And he has been good this year.
Let’s see if the Mets’ high-powered offense (I love saying that, we’re 7th in MLB in runs) can come back.
Keep drinking that Kool-Aid. How come when Ollie or Pelf pitches no-run ball in a 2-0 game, it’s “how great a pitching performance it was.” But when Santana loses a close game, it’s all on the offense. HE gets paid to win close games and that was more than one bad day for those. I’m sick of hearing about his ERA and not having a bad year. For an ACE making uber millions, he’s having a terrible year.
2-0 ball game against the giants and colorado dont forget. those teams are terrible.
How dare you defend the player who is single handedly sinking this team!
/sarcasm
I’ve never seen a guy give up more 2 strike hits in my life
So you haven’t watched John Maine pitch this year?
I’d say I’ve never seen a team give up so many 2 strike hits, it’s like a reoccurring theme with us.
What team are you watching? Ever see Maine pitch?
Get the hell out Santana. What a bust.
looks like 9 was a good run guys
Well if it wasn’t going to be Santana it was going to be Wagner that blew it
pull the f***er, he’s burying us, 2 strikes every time and never an out
I’m gonna try and change our karma and watch Countdown with Keith for a couple minutes.
We could have 3 good number2-3 pitchers for what we are paying this formerly dominant, former ace.
we’re on a nine game win streak! the bullpen will keep the reds at 5 runs, and i am confident we will produce at least three before this game is done.
i’m with you
The way this club has been playing your have to have confidence that this game is far from over. But we expected a pitcher that appears dominating on the mound, say the way Pedro was in his prime, or a Steve Carlton or Tom Seaver. What we are seeing is a pitcher who seems to struggle even when he’s getting guys out. He throws a lot of pitches even when he is effective. Perhaps he has lost something off his pitches and while he can still put up good numbers you walk away after seeing him pitch and say is that all there is.
Two-by-Four:
Spot-on. Exactly what we’re all thinking.
what’s up with the guy in the background screaming like an idiot?
What do you think they breed in Cincinnati?
i was thinking the same thing…that dude’s voice is gonna hurt like hell tomorrow
he’s giving me a headache. I feel sorry for his seat neighbors
People who keep saying this guy is a bust, needs to get their head checked.
Bust may be extreme…but he’s hardly been dominant. And, for that cash, with that resume, you better be dominant.
Like Willie said to Reggie when he was taking batting practice and looking bad…”take off the money belt”
three more that is
its a shame that our “ace” is the worst pitcher on the staff
finally….
think that will be it for Johan tonight with the pitcher’s spot due up in the 5th? I rather hope so…
There’s still time to pull this one out, but I think we all agree this is not Santana’s night. He needs to go, now.
i can tell you why santana can’t get that illusive third strike: he does NOT have a third pitch and is throwing low 90s fastballs
Did the Red Sox and Yankees know something that Omar didn’t? This might be a long 6 years.
Yea a sub 3 era, how awful.
It’s not so much the ERA. He is still very good. But 20MM good? Not so sure. It seems that he has lost the killer out pitch. Just one man’s opinion. He should really have 11 or 12 wins, but I haven’t seen the dominance I saw in Minnesota
Wright88, actually, his ERA is 3.08 after tonight’s performance.
Metsforever, exactly right.
look on the bright side, the two best pitchers of the past decade or so are our 4th and 5th best pitchers
let’s see if the mets revert to their old ways and go down 1-2-3 or their is some life in these bats!
alright nick evans sour grapes baby sour grapes all day
alright alright alright, let’s get somethin’ goin here guys!
hopefully he will state in the after game interviews that he didn’t do his job tonight, since he is always sure to declare when he does and his teammates do not.
i have to tell you, i love that the mets got johan, but it has been really tough for me to totally embrace him to this point. i am sure that will come with time, but he has seemed quite abrasive to me so far.
It would help him if the Mets actually had real corner OFs and not scrap heap veterans filling in.
I’m willing to give Santana a bit of slack. He’s pitching on 8 days rest which is very rare for a pitcher to do, especially an ace.
LOL….more babying of these free agent Cy Young winning pitchers?? Please…….
Enough
reyes is really playing like s**t
Santana:
2007- 235/52 in 219
2008- 116/38 in 130.2
There is something wrong with Santana’s arm. Either that or he has lost his ability. I remember watching him a few years ago and he was untouchable. His fastball is down his has zero control and he constantly gets himself into these bases loaded innings. It would no surprise me if we soon hear about some arm/shoulder issue.
8 days rest. That’s what’s wrong.
How does that explain his reduced velocity and control in other starts this year?
Santana needed to come out in the 2nd half with guns blazing and to be totally dominant. Anything less would be intolerable given the money he’s getting. 5 runs on 5 hits to the Reds and now he’s out after 4 innings??? I dont care if he’s Sandy F**ng Koufax and no matter how many days rest he had….this is inexcusable….
It’s one friggin start. He’s not going to dominate every single start. Expecting that is idiotic.
Name several starts where he has dominated?
Other than one early in the year in Atl, where he got rogered by no run support?
I can give you 3.
Name them, please.
And, even if he’s had 3 dominant starts out of, what, 20 starts – is that really what we were expecting form the $20M man? Heck, Pelf can do that, Ollie is a pro at that, and Maine certainly can. You could get 2 or 3 pitchers who are capable of dominating 3 starts out of 20 for what we are paying Johan.
I’m just not sold on the guy.
3 dominant starts, a bunch of above average and a few below average. I am not going to name them. Go look at his gamelog. He has had some nice games, especially some ones he lost.
And who cares how much we are paying him? He was the best available and we paid him like it. Luxury of a large market team.
His K rate is down and his walks are up. This is usually a sign of a pitcher in decline. Hope it’s not true.
Hes 5th in the league in K’s
Hope so too. But I have a bad feeling that the RedSox and Yankees may have seen something in the AL that scared them off. You can’t argue that Theo knows what he is doing.
That they have 3 very good young pitchers and no need for Santana…
on a positive note- Evans got a hit off a right-hander- progress
big spot for david
IMO, I think some Met fans need to put things into perspective. Yes, Johan gets paid a ridiculous amount of money. Yes, it is more than anyone on this website has access to. HOWEVER, his salary is a product of the game. Baseball players in general are overpaid, as with most athletes. Yes, they are extremely talented for what they do, but think about what the league minimum is.
Just because someone gets paid 20 million a year, doesn’t mean they will throw a no hitter or shut out every time they pitch.
If he had run support in the first half, and was 12-4, would you still call him a “bust?”
You are right, he deserves a better fate than the offense has provided, yet, he just doesn’t look like the guy from Minnesota. The bases are always loaded and he is always up to 100+ pitches by the 5th or 6th. Something seems off.
Not asking for a no-hitter. But for petes sake, can you go at least 6 or 7 against the Reds? Surely thats not too much to ask for a “great 2nd half pitcher”??
Stop making excuses for this guy
Theyre going to have a couple of bad games here and honestly, this is going to be the test to see if the team really is turned around. Im with you, we cant get hysterical now because right now is when this team needs the most support. Theyre sensitive…
i would say most here are not calling him a bust, but even with his numbers, he has not looked like the pitcher everyone here has seen the past few years. he goes deep to what seems like every hitter, has been walking more people and not really put together dominant starts.
most here are not asking for no hitters or shutouts every time he pitches, as you put it, but man, perhaps one shutout per half a season?
alright!
big hit david you all-star
Yeah David!!
That’s our All Star!
DWright !! Well, that raises his batting average with RISP, doesn’t it????
WRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dunn has a great arm.
2 back…Lets go Mets!!! Lets go ‘pen!
thats a clutch hitter. thats an allstar. LETS GO BOYS!
come on CB! let me tell you something, the mets before this streak would not have scored those runs
ok, ok two runs and only one down and the mets bullpen…;et’s hope they stay hot
Wow talk about Jekyl and Hyde. Get santana out of here? He’s lost it? Geez. The guy had a 2.80 ERA and 5th in K’s and had only allowed 3 HR’s in his last 10 starts yet he’s garbage?? Come on. Yes it was a rough start, but 8 days rest is not ideal and he’s always a second half pitcher. Don’t jump ship half way through the first game of the second half. Jeez!
I don’t think anyone’s saying he’s done for the season. But keeping him in for this game would’ve been foolish. He didn’t have it tonight. He knows it, we know it, and Jerry Manuel knows it.
I think there are several people on here that is saying that he is done. Which seriously makes me doubt their intelligence.
I don’t think anybody said that. Many are concerned he may never be what he was in Minny and may never again be a DOMINANT type pitcher. And, it is fair to be concerned about that, given the investment this team has made.
Yes, those numbers are outstanding and I thought he was dominant in the ASG. :)
Where is everyone who talks about what a “great 2nd half” pitcher Santana is? Do they realize the date? Its July 17th, this IS the 2nd half…..and he’s had his worst start of the season. Gimme a break. What is it? Too cold for Santana in Cincy? Too hot? He cant pitch well at dusk?? For petes sake……
Quiz what is his June and July ERA coming in to tonight?
Answer my question John.
Wow….one bad start. Might as well release him and trade for, I don’t know…Joe “Never met a pizza I didn’t like” Blanton. Come on, man…
elduque out after one inning in bingo tonight, right foot discomfort. i.e. his season is over before it ever began
Geez. Duque and he damned bunions.
*his damned bunions.
Crap. Something is wrong. 92 pitches is no reason to come out. He’s been walking very oddly all evening.
I don’t get on Santana about “sucking” or having a bad win loss record because I know how silly that stat is. However, he hasn’t been as dominating for us as he was for years on the Twins. That disappoints me. He used to have a K/9 over 9. Now it’s not even 9. You expected his K’s to go up moving to the NL and a pitchers park. Instead it has gone down. What happened?
Yeah its July 17th, its the second half, it must be a fluke this second half pitcher myth, its not like he has another 13 or 14 starts. One start must dispel all the talk about him being better in the last few months of the season. You got it. What was I thinking?
Santa has lost alot of low scoring games. Lets bail him out tonight
They just did. :)
John the Mets fan,
I saw a line from Cole Hamels two weeks ago. He gave up 3 or 4 runs, with 10 hits. He was slapped around pretty well.
I suppose he isn’t an ace either. Seriously, what you are saying is absurd.
I agree, its one bad game and he hasn’t had too many of them…but it is the second half and he is a second half pitcher
What’s absurd is that you’re putting Cole Hamels in the same pot with Johan Santana…..
Surely you’re joking by making the comparison……..
Well its good to see that Reyes has his head securely up his own ass again as well.
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good inning by muniz, i can’t believe i’m saying this but our leading hr hitter, delgado, is up and am excited to see him hit
Reyes has his head up his as* again why?? Because he didn’t tag out Phillips soon enough in the run down play?
Look even aces are going to have a couple bad starts a season.
However there has to be some concern right now, thing is someone noted his fastball is in the low 90’s. Well that was only on about half the fastballs he threw. Some of the others were only topping out at 88-89.
Idk if its his arm or not. In june he had some games where he was throwing around 93-94 with consistency and he talked about his fastball coming off his hand much better than at any point in the season. I don’t believe its his arm, its something mechanical, something thats causing the inconsistency, and he’s gonna have to fight his way through it. Great pitchers do that though, and i have no doubt he will as well.
That was a weird inning with muniz, still he did his job, kept the reds off the board. Lets score some more runs.
Well said.
I’m glad to see a fan using his head, and not his emotions.
i think these are the points most here are making, rightfully so in my mind.
Fantastic heads-up play by Reyes there to get Phillips.
if people are debating whether johan has been a disappointment, then hes been a disappointment. usually this is not the case with players who have normal expectations, but he was expected to be a dominant ace and he’s not. he’s been ace like, probably, but not vintage johan, and there’s absolutely no debate about that.
Is Beltran a disappointment? It has to do with money. A lot of people are hung up on money.
Well then, a lot of people are idiots. They take what their agent can get them. Like any of you would do any different, given the chance.
But gosh, they’re mortal. What a betrayal.
So, his reduced velocity, reduced K/9 – in the NL, no less!, etc don’t concern you at all?
I certainly don’t blame him for taking the money, and I liked the deal. Still, he’s hardly been as dominant as one would have hoped.
I’m not smart enough about these things (I’m not being sarcastic, I mean that sincerely) to know. But what I do know about star athletes, at whatever level, is that they believe, with an utter, absolute belief, that they can do it. Even when they demonstrably, to everyone else, can no longer do it. (Not saying that’s the case here, not by any stretch.) So to talk about the deal, as if it had ANY meaning at all, is ridiculous. He planned to come here and be a star. To pretend he’s, what? Taking our money under false pretenses? Ludicrous.
Also, he really looked to me to be walking strangely tonight. And 92 pitches is no reason to come out. I think he might have an issue.
Exactly.
I agree to an extent, but just because “some” people say he is a disappointment, doesn’t mean they are thinking rationally.
But, I agree that he has not been Santana-like every start. Even still, he has been that more often than not.
come on tatis
yes, tater, oppo job…this is the team i love
TATER!!!!!
TATIS-ED!!!!!!!!
All we needed was to chase Johan, so the bats could wake up!
PS: What a joke of a ballpark.
Tatis must be on something. JK.
Great story.
Yesssssssssssssssssss!
TA-TIS TA-TIS TA-TIS
We expected Santana to have those games where he’d strikeout 11, 12 and give up 1 or 2 er at most… hasn’t happened.
exactly. not every start, not every other start, but just for them to happen. perhaps they will come the rest of the season, but given history, i do not think those expectations are anything but rational.
with everything there are the few who expect perfection, but again, i do not think that the majority here are calling him out for his lack of perfection, but for his lack of living up to what i think even johan would say are his standards.
Lost a game against Arizona where he had 10 SO and gave up 0 runs and only 3 hits.
tatis come back player of the year!!
everything is tato tato with tatis!!!!
tatis es un duro, tato tatis sigue asi
Hmmm…dude’s got a big pair of Tatis, eh?
nice.
You can’t ignore the fight this team has had in them the last few weeks. If this game were played in April it would have been over in the 4th. Now get Muniz out of the game and lets win this!!!!!
absolutely 200% accurate
DAMN THIS TEAM IS HITTING! tatis WAS a 30 hr guy at one point, either he was as juiced up as barry or this isnt all that incredible. granted, he cant stay THIS hot, but a serviceable tatis is a heck of a 7 hitter
I thought someone used that ole saying that we are looking lifeless out there. Now all of a sudden we are full of life. I wonder if it has anything to do with winning and losing?
This team is fun to watch again. :D
I remember Affelt from KC, great curve, notorious loser
this is the kind of game where our light out (gulp) bullpen steps up
Well our expectations were too high, because he’s a max 7 inning pitcher the last few years. He’s not a 9 inning 12 K guy. I’ll take 7 innings 2 runs 7 K’s on a regular basis. Is that worth 139 mill, no one is worth that. But on a team that scores runs and plays defense he’ll win 17-20 with those numbers. And its not like the money is going to hinder any future acquisitions, so stop getting so hung up on how good he should be based off of money.
Exactly.
The sound of reason.
I am happy that the team is picking him up. I guarantee this brings them together even more as a team.
I know this is unpopular….but Johan looks like he’s got a case of Robbie Alomar disease.
You angry fan.
shut up, noone is a perfect pitcher. he should be 12-5 right now, so stfu!
And yet, most pitchers know that “noone” is not a word.
Yes it is, it’s french for noon.
i thought it was old timey english for noon
The heck with it….he’s a bum.
Total bust especially given the money he’s stealing
Whoever said it first….you are absolutely right. If this was even a month ago, when the Mets lost the lead they would have laid down and died. Now…they’ve got that confidence they can come back, and damn, that’s exactly what they did.
I said that, and a lot of that fight can attributed to the MANAGER!!! :D
Yup! The Willie-less Mets seem to avoid mailing it in.
honestly, dunn looks like he belongs on the scottish highlands, presiding over a heard of goats
Would ye care for a bit more haggis, Mr. Dunn?
come on an easy 1-2-3 inning here
This is creating an interesting dilemma for Omar. Lets just say church is gonna come back in a week and tatis is still hitting the way he is. If your omar do you still make a move, knowing that if you don’t and tatis goes back into a slump that itll be past the deadline.
If the above was the case i’d stand pat. If we can get a team like cinci to give us a guy like dunn for some low level prospects maybe we do it. Church is the key though as gary kind of hinted earlier, if he’s back it would allow us to use tatis, endy, and maybe even give fmart some AB’s if we choose to do so.
I would pick up a junk guy like Nelson Cruz until everyone is healthy.
And that key is going to be Church coming back healthy enough to play just about every day – with a very short time frame to actually find that out, before the trade deadline.
What to do? What to do?
That is again why you pick up maybe’s now and see what happens and if you need to make the big deal make it on the 31st.
I like him. He knows how to play. For whatever reason, he didn’t get it together before. But it seems like he’s got it now.
Guys if we scored 4 runs everytime Johan started he would be 15-4. The guy is not dominant every start but with the exception of a start or two he has put us into position to win EVERY game he has started. This is the 1st game of the season that he has given up more than 5 ER’s.
Seattle is another, i don’t care that the 4 were unearned, they were still 5 runs, but he should have a better records and overall (including tonight) i give him a solid B. But, if you see by my screenname i wanted cy young…oh well
The problem is, to be considered an ace and not just a very good pitcher, you have to give up 1 when your team scores 2 sometimes.
Well ace is such a misunderstood term. Is he the ace of our staff? If so then he is an ace.
Is he one of the top 5 in the NL this season? Not so far.
who didn’t see that one coming?
I’m dying. The Cinci broadcaster just said, and this is a direct quote: “That’s the first time tonight that’s been called a strike. I know it’s right down the heart of the plate, but…”
I didn’t see the pitch (I’m working, and the game is in the background.) I suppose it may have been a bit low. Still, hilarious.
Feliciano makes me nervous lately. Hope I’m wrong.
Me too, his control just seems off
I HATE Feliciano in these situations
nice
I REALLY hope Church comes back. If he is healthy, maybe we go after a 5th starter instead?
I hear Liriano is filing a grievance for being sick in the Minors. Will Minnesota try and get rid of one of their pitchers on the cheap? Prob not.
*stuck
I like your thinking, but doubt that we will know if Church will be back to stay, given the nebulous nature of post-concussion syndrome before the deadline. In which case, a corner OF bat is the priority for when Tatis’s lightening seeps out of the bottle.
You know, everybody keeps waiting for the other shoe to drop with Tatis, but I’m willing to at least entertain the idea that he will continue playing well for the remainder of the season.
If what he’s on right now is a streak, you’ve gotta admit it’s been a reasonably long one. Maybe he’s here to stay.
I’d love that – and certainly hope so, but do you want to bet the rest of the season on it with a questionable Church return? I don’t.
That said, it is possible.
Oh, yeah, agreed. I wouldn’t bet the farm on it. But speaking of farms, I’m not sure I would trade ours away, either.
It’s a genuine pickle for Mr. Minaya. Hope he guesses right.
Come on Pedro, one more
O.K., exhaling now…..
Only a little drama this time from Pedro.
Proved me wrong, and I’m cool with that.
Beautiful scoop and throw in by Dunn on that Anderson basehit. This guys does it all.
:)
These Reds announcers are really out of the loop. They just said “the rumors are Richie Sexson going to the Mets.”
wow…the yanks got him before lunch today…it’s amazing how broadcasters can get away with such little research…
Think we were all over that one? These guys have to at LEAST watch a little sportscenter before the game right?
Or at least the producers would, you know, fill them in and have someone back there doing a little research.
Wow the Cinn guys are talking about how well Sexson would fit on our roster and it’s rumored that we are getting him. ?
didnt the yanks just sign sexton? the idiots on the reds broadcast are sayin “rumor has it that Sexson will sign with the mets to platoon with delgado at 1st base”…. speechless
Maybe the Yanks are planning on turning him over, like a real estate investment.
looks like he needs quite a makeover…
some of us where concerned back in the off season that Santana had peaked, and likely his best years where behind him. Not that he was going to be bad, just that he wasn’t going to replicate the Cy Young year dominance. And I think that is what he have seen.
He does seem to need that punch outpitch. Whether it is the 95 MPH FB, or the slider, but he doesn’t seem to be able to put people away, and that leads to the high pitch counts.
Today he looked off. Not good stuff, poor control (especially for him). From the commetns about the limp, maybe something is bothering him (hip? Groin? Knee?) If so, that certainly explains his problems tonight, since the legs drive the mechanics and the “stuff”
they also said something along the lines of “who’s gonna be the key guy for the mets in the 2nd half? I think it’s David Wright…Beltran and Delgado are gonna be who they are, but Wright really needs to start driving in runs like when he first came up”…
???????????
didn’t he drive in 2 today? thank god for gary keith and ron.
Yeah that was a ridiculous comment. Do they know he had a career year last year and is having a pretty good one this year as well?
he’ll probably hit the usual 300 with 115 rbis, and those guys make it sound like he’s in a 2-year slump… these guys deserve their money less than santana
If you had to announce Dusty Baker’s games this season, how coherant would you be?
lol
Beltran’s the key, he was the invisible man the first half
Delgado’s the key, I’ve said that since he arrived in NY, it’s his last chance to win. Is the only true super-slugger on the team
He didn’t say “drive in runs,” he said “drive the ball to the opposite field.” I think Wright is doing fine, but it’s true that he hasn’t gone the other way quite as often this season.
Mets are going to need more runs
how can you say wagner has been money in the bank…to me he has been anything but….these announcers are awful. they dont know anything.
Well, they didn’t say which bank.
hahaha….nice
Banks have been failing of late.
why can’t Tatis keep it up? He is healthy, and getting PT. Plus, he certainly raked for 2 years in AAA, so it isn’t like this is coming out of nowhere.
I personally am liking what I see out of Evans too. Would have no problem with him getting regualr time if they didn’t give it to Tatis.
Church of course is the key. If he does come back (and stays back!), then a RF of Tatis/Evans/Pagan/Chavez will get it done.
If you are worried about it, then get the 2nd teir guy (Rivera, Cruz, whatever), just as long s it is cheap, prospect wise.
And man, the Reds TV guys are in love with Heilman!
The Angels have openly stated recently that Rivera is NOT on the market.
Omar recently stated that he will be using in house options. It’s early guys.
Give them Heilman and Niese for Cueto
Heilman looks GOOD.
Are you working for the Met’s broadcast team? Jinx.
I know. I am SORRY.
nice point by cohen….what if the mets had called tatis up last september? i’d take him over shawn green…
Just to play devil’s advocate here. Shawn Green’s September numbers. .407 with an OPS of 1.069.
just realized that…the outfield was actually pretty good last september….was the bullpen really that bad?
It was pitching in general. Delgado was a beast in September too.
man i’m glad the jacket is gone
how do you know that? do you work for elias?
Uh it’s called the internet.
Hey, what’d I miss? Finally, run support for Santana! Which bullpen ne’er-do-well let in all the runs?
Dunn do anything? Guy sucks.
most runs after santana left…santana charged with 5 earned…tatis and delgado homered, wright with 2 rbi’s
Ah — was joking. . . . But I really was away, and actually didn’t know someone had let in inherited Santana runners. . . . So, thanks.
Incidentally, this is precisely my problem with Santana. Get small lead, cough up small lead.
I think Dusty is making a mistake leaving the righty in to hit. We’ll see what happens.
THROW STIKES AARON!!!!!!!!!!!
Like I said, the Mets are going to need more runs.
In retrospect it probably wasn’t the best idea intentionally walking Votto with 2 outs
I think the intentional walk was a mistake. But who knows?
Time for the Scho Show!
I don’t like walking the go ahead run. Now he is at second base.
o god…no beanball please
Come on, Shoe – you can get this out here.
There’s the Gary jinx we know and love
Pitch sequence here should be sinker, sinker, sinker, fastball, sinker. Get us a ground ball here Scho!
Schoen’t let me down!
o god. very tense moment
I don’t trust Schneider to block hard sinkers
Reds announcer: “Schoenweis is a strikeout machine: 37 innings 19 strikeouts”
I believe the word ‘automatic’ was also used.
God Javier looks a lot like his brother.
How is 37 innings and 19 SO a strike out machine? These guys don’t like facts do they?
damn
Crap.
Fire Willie! Oh wait…..
This is not good…….
two out and nobody on and this
oh well
Well that’s great. No Show tonight.
All with 2 freaking outs
We should’ve traded Heilman and Show when we had the chance
That IBB was the killer. Should have pitched to Votto.
Walking a sht hitter like Ross was the killer
that too.
exactly. i said to myself that will be the killer. of course, there were chances to get out of it anyway.
should have left Heilmann in to face Valentin.
Although the Reds tv guys did call Schoe a “strikeout machine”. Maybe they meant when batting?
OK< who had Schoe in the pool for the guy who gives up the back breaking hit?
Actually, blame it on Heilman, for walking the RH Ross. THat was the game right there.
You can’t blame him for taking out Heilman, he was struggling after getting the first two outs easy.
In fairness, it was a pretty good pitch.
We still have some time, though. And Jose hasn’t done anything yet — he’s due.
who gives up three runs after two are out? disgusting!
that and walks have been a huge killer all season
that and Jerry Manuel needs to get off his knees. . . he’s b***ing the game.
Well the good news is that we still have 2 more innings to go. Man the Red’s announcers are acting like they have already won.
ok, let’s do it one more time…
6 runs is enough to win…..if your starter is competent.
So of course we had Johan.
Typical
have the mets come back from a 3 run defecit to win yet?
Well, at least we can’t blame Wagner tonight.
yet
david weathers! my favorite mediocre ex-met middle reliever ever!
i take that back…
I still love the new Delgado but you have to move the runner there.
when was the last time schneider had a big hit?
Philly
yes, the ph
but not here
wow. Pitching around Tatis. Who would have thought?
I smell a DP guys.
please no
At least it wasn’t that.
Delgado still can’t handle an 87mph inside FB.
I thought Weathers was a tall, skinny pasty white guy. Guess not!
i guess the cookings better in cincy
no pinch hitters for evans?
Can we beat Cordero?
Pwned by Stormy Weathers. Pretty disgusting actually.
Schneider was non-competitive
Oh yeah….thanks again Blowhan!
You can’t hit those pitches.
I tried to post this 20 minutes ago but my computer wasnt able to make a link to the site, anybody have similar problems?
GENIUS JERRY ONCE AGAIN. I love the decision to intentionally walk. . . Joey Votto? COME ON JERRY!!!! THERES TWO OUTS! DON’T PUT THE GO AHEAD RUN ON BASE!
This guy may have a good record as manager. But it ain’t him thats gotten us on track. If anything, hes been the only thing thats brought us down.
The guy has been great for the clubhouse. He makes one questionable move and you’re ready to hang the guy already? News flash, this team wasn’t going to go undefeated the rest of the season. The streak had to end sometime. Under the old regime this team would have mailed the rest of this game in after the 4th. Can’t win every game.
i don’t think its happening tonight. turning point is having two outs and NONE on and the reds proceed to score three runs, unreal.
oh well. Maybe the top of th eorder will come alive and do it in the 9th? If not, time to start anoght winning streak tomorrow!
Not saying it changed the outcome of the game, but holy crap this umpire is bad. Watching the game then checking Gameday comfirms he has made some very horrible calls.
This is a big hold coming up right here. It is the top of the order for us coming up so we do still have a chance.
Wow.
It doesn’t take much for people to turn on this team.
I come back and its the same old junk.
Guess it must be you then.
Possible, I will gladly leave if it means we win..
Pretty funny, isn’t?
-it?
sorry, but it’s really obnoxious to watch a hot team lose a game because it’s ace gave up five in an inning and then the pen gave up three after 2 out nobody on. more obnoxious than watching a typical loss.
This game would normally make me upset, but they just won 9 straight so I’ll just finish this beer and be straight up relaxed.
Eh this is easy to deal with, were at least competing to win. After watching them sleepwalk through loses earlier this season and not even try to climb back in, ill take a 8-6 loss any day.
Cincinnati has a good home record anyway.
Agreed, We weren’t going to win 25 in a row. If we are going to lose I’ll take an 8-6 loss. Santana didn’t have it tonight and that was the difference. If hypothetically the Mets made the playoffs and they started tomorrow Santana would be a #3 starter.
why can’t we post a comment with a certain jr sluggers name in it?
I see that’s still not fixed.
They don’t want us giving Omar any ideas?
And we were worried about Dunn being worse than Tatis in the OF. Man that was terrible.
well today the pitching let us down, and i totally agree that was the stupidest call by Manuel to intentionally walk the guy… Unbelievable though, even if the offense overall did its job, this team just doesnt win when Reyes doesn’t get on base
who’s the conditioning coach for the reds? this is the fattest big league club i’ve ever seen
spend more time in the midwest and you will understand.
gotcha
Yup, all that Velveeta and white bread in flyover country.
2 run game…can we all agree that if jose gets on, you pinch hit with Castro. if reyes doesnt get on, you pinch hit with argentis.
I guess, I dont know that I might still use Castro. Reyes’ OBP is the same as his average. .285.
ok here we go….
Good call.
have the mets come back from a 3 run + defeci to win all year?
now the ump is calling those strikes
say goodbye to the win streak
maybe not just yet, all-star
Terrible game for Reyes.
mini reyes is looking better and better
BOOYA
YUEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Wooo hooo.
Called it! Here on my couch with nobody around….but still, called it!
I was listening. I heard that – lol !
LOL.
Doubt you heard me call it, but you may have heard me yell “Wooooooo hooooo!” all the way from my condo in Portland, Oregon.
Heard the collective Wooo hooo down here on the Jersey shore.
DWright !! I can’t believe it !!
Don’t try and tell us this is over. These are the new NY Mets….
Way to go Davey!!
Damn these Mets. We are gonna win!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs
and the bandwagon fills up again
YEAHHHHH!!!!!
Not my genis, not your genis, but argenis!
lol !
I love him!!
HAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here we go….you a-holes spoke too soon….the streak is not over yet!!!!!!
Alou and Hernandez had setbacks intheir rehab. Pagan too.
Can Castillo please just do the same thing?
Reyes and Easley are just fine for the rest of the years.
DW! Baby! Even better, he smoked it to right.
and the umps didn’t even gather to overturn it!
Lets get another run here. THere pretty much is no one left in the pen at this pint.
Lets win it Wright here… how’s that for goin the other way, Brentley?
THIS IS NOT THE SAME METS FROM BEFORE.
Please stop with the negative comments as soon as we are down.
Woooohoooooo!!!!
on another note, 10 years ago there’s no way jr lets that one go
Yeah I lived in Seattle for a while years ago and he was fantastic to watch play.
He would have had to take it away from Jake the real fat man because it looked like it hit off his gut.
Some of you must have skidmarks all over the floors of your living rooms.
And here we come.
Easley is the man !!
Great job by Easley there.
Did the math. Smith is still available. Still, not a good day for a 15 inning game! Hey, DW might get to pitch after all.
dont want to get ahead of ourselves but…i think they should consider pelfrey for a couple innings if needed.
nice nice nice job beltran & easley!
Elevate, Carlos, elevate!!!
On a side note, Why would you name your kid Dick, if his last name is Pole?? And if its Richard, why call yourself Dick….and now back to the game
Hahaha, that’s funny.
how bout dick trickle?
Try the squeeze here??
I guess not with Delgado up. I take that back.
Need this. Just no DP or strikeout.
now, can Delgado get the ball into the OF far enough to score the run? Just please, no DP
FUUUUUUUUUUU cccc
What happened? I go outside for a few minutes and the game is tied.
AAAHH!!
wow, wow, wow
Delga-YES
YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
YEAH BABY!
Delgado went the other way to drive in a runner from 3rd with less than 2 outs?
It’s officially bizzaro-world.
Love it!
Get that man a pickup on his option. WOW!
Slow down man.
Yeah, let’s not go that far.
And Delgadp goes the other way!!!!
Enter Blow-Man
Delgado = clutch !!!!
Who would have thought.
Keith ‘They’re not through’
You bet your you know what !!!!
That a boy Delgado.
Where is that guy that said at least we can’t blame Wagner.
Wagner time baby.
I spoke too soon!
This is a whole new team.
Delgado hit a tough pitch.
Great job!!!
YAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
Jerry’s kids are playing great ball.
OK Wags, this is a huuuuge spot for you to close the game. Dont F$#K up!
Ok, Tatis is NOT a fluke.
Isn’t that just like Cordero, blowing a save like that?
HAHAHAHAHA
To paraphrase Morpheus from The Matrix: “They’re beginning to believe”
i haen’t seen this in a very long time!!!!!
Tatis!
I’m getting real tired of hearing the sports analysts say he’s a nice little player that can’t possible sustain this offense….
ohhhhhhh yeah!
I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!
much happier now!
batman time!
Wow, where has this team been the last year? Wherever they’ve been, welcome back.
well they under the rock called willie randolph….but now jerry has unleashed the beast.
This is the most exhilarating Met game in two years!
If they win this game, there is no game they cannot win.
Let us wait until they win this…but it has been great
I’m sorry Carlos!!!!
THIS TEAM IS SO EXCITING, ITS 2006 ALL OVER AGAIN!!
I, for one, hope it’s 86 all over again. 06 did not end well.
I unfortunately was too young to remember the 86 season, 2006/2000 are my best Mets memories.
o what a game! best game of the year! im in love with baseball again… it’s gonna be a very unproductive aummer/fall for me…
3 outs still to go buddy…3 outs still to go.
BIZARRO METS!!!!
Wooooooooo!!!!
Could anyone have predicted the Mets scoring 4 runs in the 9th, down two, to win their 10th straight back in May?
Hell nah!!! This is the team we’ve been waiting for!
Shhhhhh no talking W word before that other W word pitches.
Should be a four-letter word
lets get 3 outs before talking about winning this game.
Should have said ‘with the chance to win’. I forgot who our closer was. Sorry.
jinx watch….
While I don’t want to jinx them, the Reds have got to be deflated after letting this one go. I don’t see them coming back. Just sayin’ :D
Cordero pulled a Wagner!
Looks like we’re not the only team with a crappy closer huh???
It really feels like Delgado must have been injured, or just not mentally adjusting to his slowing hands. You really wonder if the Mets will pay him next year – there seriously could not be a bigger turnaround for a player, it’s unbelievable how different he is for this team right now. For all that has been said about “lack of heart,” we’ve been lacking his bat more than anything else.
If he keeps it up throughout the second half, you have to give him another year.
That’s a huge IF though.
His power is in his wrist and every time they get healthy he breaks one again. Look at his 2nd half numbers last year. Not bad at all. Then what happens in the last game?
I agree. It’s really amazed me that Delgado’s gotten those quick hands back. I thought they were gone, history.
10 runs. 10 straight wins. heilman still sucks! :)
keep them coming. don’t wanna see wagner’s ugly face.
Come on now, please stop this. We have Billy Wagner coming in. Let’s all hush ourselves.
cmon cohen…we’re all excited but enough with the jinx
OK, I don’t want to jinx anything, but you all realize, I hope, that Philly isn’t playing today, so if we win this one, we are TIED FOR FIRST PLACE in the division.
Oh yeah.
Be very, very afraid, Philly. We’re coming up and we’re not looking back…..
Lets get through Wagner first please.
one more ramon
guaranteed to have the time of your life
AMAZING Mets!!!
wow jerry really pinch hit castro for schneider up 2 runs….hes really going for the jugular….i like it.
Gotta justify carrying 3 catchers somehow.
iwould feel so so much better with one more run
I knew the combination of Delgado, Easley and Tatis 5,6,7 would get us where we’d need to be. Come on, who couldn’t have predicted that?
nostradamus
heart attack time!
I have to turn MLB.tv off when Wagner comes in–especially if I have to listen to the home team’s broadcasters. Saves me a lot of frustration when I just see “in Play (Runs)” instead of “AND THIS GAME IS TIED!!!” Followed by “AND HES COMING HOME, WALK OFF VICTORY THEYVE DONE IT!!!!!!!!!”
same here. I will check back in 15 minutes.
I know man. He’s been terrible 22/28 most of them coming in 1 week.
Who would you rather have in the NL?
Lets finish it off.
I am in shock here. How did Delgado do that?
Now, blow this open and pile on the runs. IOW, Wagner proof this baby!
2 runs lead. Not really wagner proof, but it’s better than a 1 run. Really wish they had at least pushed the 11th over, but let’s not get too greedy!
It’s Billy time.
Holding my breath here…..
The replay showed Wright’s HR hit a fat guy in the stands and then bounced back onto the field. Time to look at Wagner’s ugly face…
ONE down.
one out!!
if countrytime blows this i’m going to his farm to slaughter all his al paca
How does Wagner still only have one loss?
two out!!!!
because pitcher w/l is archaic and retarded.
lucky for us, he remains one of the best relievers in the game.
Kinda like BA for hitters.
TWO down.
Damn. These commercials are too long. Just about missed that first out.
10 10 10!!!
Hey Hey Billy time to deep fry the Buick…
First place baby!
NICE play DWright!
Superb win!
Game Over! Game Over !
Can you say 10 in a row???
I’m just loving this !!
Hell yeah FIRST PLACE!!!!!
DONE AND DONE!!!!! 10 IN A ROW BABY!!!!!! 1ST PLACE AND NOT LOOKING BACK!!!!!!
yes
biggest win of the year? maybe
first time they have won agter trailing by 3 runs at any time in a game….Finally!!!!!!!
How about that for all the Wagner haters.
HUGEEEEE
WOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!! GREAT comeback!
I wonder if Cerrone had a ‘the Mets lost to the Reds’ post ready to go? :D
alright billyboy, your al paca are safe… for now
Ha!
what a day for a daydream
Wow.
Speechless.
That was a thing of beauty.
mets score 10 runs and j. reyes was 0-5, and our ace was bad
incredible.
Tomorrow 11 in a row. Both Mets championship seasons they had 11 game winning streaks.
blanton will def help the phils, but they’d better look out…this isn’t your yesteryear mets.
totally awesome win (if you forget about santana’s day)
The Mets beat up their nemesis Romero. No Philly pitcher will scare them now.
1ST PLACE METS!
Yeah yeah hell yeah!
I feel like I’m in a abusive relationship. As soon as I think maybe I should walk away from the abuse, they do this to me!