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The Game:
The Mets (52-46) look to split their four-game series against the Reds (48-51) today at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, starting at 1:15 pm.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Argenis Reyes
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- LF Marlon Anderson
- C Ramon Castro
- RF Endy Chavez
- P Mike Pelfrey
The Pitchers:
RHP Mike Pelfrey (8-6, 3.64 ERA) starts for the Mets.
RHP Edison Volquez (12-3, 2.29 ERA) starts for the Reds.
How To Catch It:
Today’s game can be seen locally on CW11 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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Looks like the newly signed ‘invisible guy’ is hitting 5th. :D
Gotta win today. They need to go into the Philly series on a high note.
LETS GO METS!!!
OT: SNY NEEDS New talent….like badly….Mark Malusis, Jonas Schwartz, and Gary Apple is like hell on earth….the only thing worse might be adam schein and chris carlin…I hate them all…it’s unjustifiable to subject new york to this dreck….I’m gonna vomit now….
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Bring in Alou, Pedro, Nixon and Church. They can do SOMETHING to earn a paycheck. More Harold Reynolds, please.
I basically agree with you…
Mets have won 8 of their last 10 games, including a franchise-tying 10 game winning streak, Pelfrey is emerging as a good, home-grown pitcher, not to mention the mets have pulled their season from the brink of disaster to overtaking the Phillies in the division……….and YOU”RE worried about the television personalities on SNY??
Er…..um…ok…
Umm…franchise tying would have been 11 games.
But, your point is valid.
castro needs to play more!, schneider and castillo are the rally killers of this team
problem is, when castro plays more he gets hurt.
Very weak lineup…interesting….let’s see if we can force Volquez into a high pitch count early in the heat.
I have more confidence in Big Pelf on the mound lately than any other Met pitcher. If anyone can keep us in the game, he can. Here’s hoping this lineup can get something done.
Manual is just trying to keep a team fielded with what they’ve given him to work with. 3 season ending injuries to the OF right now? Have my fingers crossed Church is not added to this list.
Reyes, Castillo, Wright, Beltran, Church, Delgado, Alou, Schneider……this was the starting 8 on paper coming out of spring training. I think we’ve seen this actual lineup like twice this season. It’s a miracle we’re still in the race. Have to give credit to the subs…..
Well said.
Stop with the Bonds signing already. Just exactly how much ground do you want Beltran to cover out in the outfield????
Besides all the obvious, there is no way his bat (and that would be a ? mark at this point, having not played since last Sept), would negate the zero ability to cover any ground, have any range in the OF.
We need to come up with something better than Bonds for the OF……
Sorry, obviously, this comment should have been posted in the NL East today post, which is what I was reading but somehow got posted here……
Randy Winn, anyone?
I think we need more power than that
Power is a tough commodity to get my friend. I’d be happy with an everyday corner OF who is consistent.
I agree, at least for the rest of this season. And God I hope there is a Church sighting soon. If his earlier play is any indication, this is EXACTLY who we need out there right now……
is schneider a free agent at the end of the year? cuz I dont want to see him in 2009. he is horrible with the bat. anyone knows the free agents catchers for 2009?
Would you relax with Schneider already. Castro has shown time and time again that he can not play on a regular basis because he can not stay healthy. Schneider has done a decent job with the bat. He is our 8th hitter. Not everyone in the line up can hit 300. He is in there for his defense and game calling. If this team was healthy all year we wouldn’t even be having this discussion about Schneider’s offense. I like Castro but he is not an everyday catcher.
I am not saying that he should hit 300, but he wont even have 50 RBI this year. I think thats the production we all expected from schneider.
His career high is 55 RBI. Why would expect him to bring in loads of runners from the 8-hole?
In the NL, unless you have Russell MArtin or Brian McCann, your catcher is not a major bat.
you can add geovany soto to that list as well
stache. good to see ya.
Props to you for an excellent catch. no pun intended.
likewise my friend…and don’t give me too much credit on that one, i’m just parroting sportscenter
Rod Barajas (33)
Michael Barrett (32)
Johnny Estrada (33)
Jason Kendall (35) – club option for ‘09; vests with 110 games played in ‘08
Paul Lo Duca (37)
Miguel Olivo (30) – $2.7MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.1MM buyout
Ivan Rodriguez (37)
David Ross (32)
Jason Varitek (37)
Gregg Zaun (38)
Source: MLBTradeRumors.com
Stick with Schneider. None of the above looks like an upgrade
I will stick with schneider if we get texeira and manny
OK, at least now you are being sensible and realistic.
Why isn’t Castro hitting 6th instead of Marlon Anderson? Isn’t .278 a better choice than .200 in that spot (enough with putting the lefty higher in the lineup because a righty is pitching — doesn’t work if the lefty can’t hit!)
I like the shake up w/ the LU. JMAN doesn’t stick with things when they don’t work. This alone is better than WR.
Glad to see CD hittin’ 5th. How ’bout Big Dog bats cleanup when he hits .260. Only other candidate is Wright among active Mets.
Mets…Let’s Go Mets!
Win this F-in Game!!!
agreed. Delgado is .283/.355/.946 in day games.
I hate to be a Debbie Downer but I got a bad feeling about this game. I hope I am wrong
METS ARE GONNA WIN!!!
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No, no – only positive vibes, man.
But have you noticed, the games we expect to win, we haven’t and those we didn’t, we pull out of the hat? I’m choosing to believe that Big Pelf will outpitch Volquez today -lol….
we always have that feeling. It’s endemic to being a Mets fan. We just don’t talk about it.
anyone notice after they produced delgado’s day/night splits and I SUGGESTED that he alter his sleep schedule, and it wasn’t his vision that he started playing like the Delgado of yesteryear? lol, yeah, I’m just gonna take all the credit for that…it wasn’t Delgado or anything….
I love the Carlos’….when they’re hitting…no, I kid, I do though, they’re great…just solid, solid ball players….
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Wow, I enjoy a few drinks during the game, too, but it looks like you are seriously ahead of me.
whoa…brilliant commentary from an absolute wizard…you; no no, you have it coming….you sir, are an unparalleled genius…kudos to you, seriously, I’m aghast over your brilliance…well done…well done…
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likewise, I’m sure.
KK ~~
are you?
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I don’t like Marlon Anderson in the lineup. He hasn’t been hitting ALL YEAR.
options?
yeah, I know there are none…..
If the Mets can win with TIM LINCECUM pitching, they can win with Edinson Volquez pitching!
he is, after all, no bronson arroyo
Run, Jose, Run
A Reyes run in the making here?
the idea that reyes’ strong play reflects on the play of the team has really shown to be true this series, 0-5 W, 0-4 L, 1-4 L BA .303 down to 295
Didn’t Pedro Borbon where his hat off to the side a bit, like Volquez?
I seem to recall Dock Ellis doing the same?
Ha. Look at Delgado moving up to get a better view. If Bob Gibson was on the mound, Delgado would be on his butt on the first pitch.
those days are gone…the last one like that was clemens and he only threw at piazza
Clemens. Grrrrrrrrrr.
Yes! Carlos won that battle at the plate….
Nice piece of hitting by Bel-TRAN
great AB by Beltran
Atta boy Carlos!
who double steals here?
Who was that guy Delgado?
Delgado! 6 for 10 in this series. Whatever he’s doing different, it’s not the automatic ground ball into the shift anymore….
lol….dick pole…
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He must have had a rough childhood.
did dick pole just come out of Gary’s mouth?
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Dick Pole was all over that mound….
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Dick Pole emerged from the dug out…
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Dick Pole smothers his pitchers…
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Dick Pole is always at attention…
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Dick Pole is huge…
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Dick Pole is ahead of the game…
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shannon was right…horribly weak part of lineup coming up
marlon anderson is the biggest loser
We gotta score here!
I know this wasn’t Wrights fault, he played it well, but it seems to me this team has had so many situations where they have not gotten runners in from second on singles.
definitely. Today might be the day to test some of the Reds OF arms. If we get a guy thrown out at the plate, it’s no worse than stranding him at third
Damn. Castro has power. He didn’t miss that by much….
Any day they’d like to replace Marlon Anderson, i’m fine with it. He used to be a reliable hitter off the bench and spot starter but he’s been horrible all year
totally agree…he’s really showing his age this year
Carlos puts the “D” back in Delgado. We need more day games.
Who are these umps? They are terrible. All of them.
Volquez is going to start mowing us down. I hope Pelf can make that one run stand up.
as soon as you said that Pelfrey gets a walk. Funny game, isn’t it?
Not sure why Castro is hitting behind Anderson….Looks like the clock might have struck midnight on some of our Cinderella reserves. Please Ryan Church, come back soon
only reason I can think of is that Ramon runs slower than the actual Shrek. Might clog up the bases in the 6 spot.
No one is scoring anyway so what does it matter?
they’re quoting airplane on the reds feed right now…and one of them just admitted that he didn’t know it was a spoof when he first saw it
what? it’s a spoof?
hahaha – well that was bizarre. And Pelfrey gets a walk out of it.
Whoever said it earlier – yes, these umps these past few days are just ridiculous. At least this time on a bad call, it went our way…..
Volquez does a great “Bad Ollie” impression right here.
Well they’ve left 5, but Volquez has thrown about 55 pitches, so on a humid day hopefully we can at least get him out of the game soon
Not sure that’s a good thing; Cinci’s bullpen has been killing us. Arroyo excepted, we’ve been hitting their starters better. For whatever reason.
5 stranded in 2 innings…gulp
at least Wright swung that bat that time.
true
i hate adam dunn
come on
yep, i wouldnt mind dunn on our team. the guy is a beast
THAT FAT LUMMOX ADAM DUNN DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE HE MADE CONTACT WITH THAT SWING!!! WHAT A STUPID, FAT FN LUMMOX!!!!!!!
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I HOPE YOU READ THIS DUNN!!! I”LL FN KILL YOU!!!
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As long as those HRs are solo, I can deal with it.
Way to come back Mike.
Hey Perez and Maine, check out Peflrey’s pitching efficiency. Only 7 pitches after the homer.
and I KNOW you two guys read Metsblog. Same goes for you, Johan!!
Big Pelf is still Da Man.
Delgado working on getting a natural cycle today
Who IS this guy, and what has he done with Carlos Delgado?
Way to go, Carlos!
lol – Agreed. And I’m loving it….
How driving Delgado in? …oh wait, Marlon Anderson is up.
stop raggin on Marlon…the man can play.
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i think marlon anderson needs to play for the brooklyn cyclones
I think you need to relax on Marlon Anderson,
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He’s now hitting under .200
wow…marlon looks completely lost today
he’s a gamer…good clutch hitter…I have faith in him in the most crucial of spots….this wasn’t one of them…
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last september i would agree with you 1000%…this year not so much. he’s looked lost for most of the season
if you have faith in marlon anderson in the MOST crucial of spots, there has to be something wrong with you
Jerry needs to institute his ‘playing hot players’ rule and DFA Anderson.
RAZOR RAMON CASTROO MTHAFCKA”SSSS!!!! AHHa h HAh ah hahahahahah ha HA hhaha hha a
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LOL
SHREK!!!
SHREK!
Once again, please move Mr. Castro up in the lineup
Not with his legs, unfortunately. They can’t all be HRs, and Ramon is terrible on the bags.
But he still rocks.
if only castro could play everyday…
Woo – Hoo Ramon!
I said it earlier – he’s got power as he just missed a HR his first time up.
And the Mets take the lead….
Castro says “Take dat, Adam Dunn”
SHREK!!!!
did someone say relax on Marlon? I think almost 100 games in and your “best” pinch hitter off the bench and spot start is hitting 190, it is ok to get on poor Marlon Anderson
Radio feed is talking about Edinson Volquez formerly known as Julio Reyes. Wierd.
marlon… i love you but… im im not in love with you… if ya know what im saying soo…. GET OFF MY TEAM. the guy is obviously playing hurt.
this should be our lineup from now on
reyes
chavez
beltran
delgado
wright
easley
tatis
schneider/castro
at least until delgado is hot
endy and tatis are not everyday caliber players
are you picking on me or what? dont you realize those are the guys we have now!!
sorry man, didn’t realize you were posting there. I’ll ease up.
I do agree with you that we need another consistent outfielder, with power, or without.
I am not mad man, just dont pick on me only..jk..lol we’re cool!
Pelf!
Give that man a raise.
36 pitches in three innings. John Maine are you watching??
argenis will get a BIG hit tonight. mark it down!
does a walk count?
Hope it won’t be tonite, or that’s a LONG game.
sucks that castro doesnt want to be an everyday player. the guy is a power machine, if he played daily his numbers would blow away most about every catcher in the national league
Even if he wanted to – and he’s been quoted saying he doesn’t – he has arthritis of the back so playing him like more than 30% is a recipe for the DL for him.
TRIPLE BABY!!!
I think Jose just needed a few games after the break to get back in sync. Wow!!
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the dynamic Jose Reyes.
Jose is gonna break all kinds of records before he’s all said and done….
just passed mookie on the all time list
Yeah, but Mookie will always hold the record for “important hits through Buckner’s legs.” :)
league leader!
wow…volquez is all over the place today
C’mon, David, time for the big RBI now. Let’s blow this thing open.
Nice hustle, Jose!
rbi…i’ll take it
That’s called situational sacrifice; I’ll take it!
Keep this guy throwing pitches. he won’t last much longer!
Volquez is not having one of his better outings.
Maybe he’s nervous because Pedro is watching.
This all started with Marlon
wow, Marlon. What happened there?
Sorry I forgot to mention besides hitting 190, Marlon can’t field a lick
He needs to be replaced. Not only can he not field, he can’t hit anymore either.
People gave Franco crap last year for hitting like me, why not Marlon?
If the Mets find an OF, Marlon should go and Tatis should be pinch hitter (yes I know that cuts down on the left handed hitters, but is Anderson really a ‘hitter’?)
And now he cost the Mets a run. . .
What’s the point of Marlon being on this team? He’s an automatic out at the plate, and well…you all just saw that play.
Anderson sucks!!!!!
HEY OMAR GET ANOTHER OUTFIELDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously Marlon, what the fck was that? Are the Mets throwing the series?
Great now the retarded man-child is up
I like this Phillips guy. Can we bribe someone to get him on our team?
don’t we already have 56 second basemen on the team?
Bench Marlon after that pathetic play! Tatis slides into the wall catching a foul ball yesterday and Marlon pulls that kind of move on a fair ball? What that hell was he thinking?
And of course thats starts a rally. Unbelievable.
Everyone has played like ass on defense in this series. It’s ridiculous, there is no reason the Mets aren’t up 2-1 in this series.
If this game doesn’t convince Minaya that they cannot win without Church or an acquired corner outfielder then he is just not paying attention.
If Bel-TRAN doesn’t play center field with his back up against the wall, Phillips doesn’t get to 3rd.
Yeah that was Beltran’s fault :roll eyes:
or, ya know if that catcher makes a good throw, or if Jose makes a good catch……….
This team is trying to blow this lead for pelfrey
Was that slider the first breaking pitch Pelfrey’s thrown all day?
I blame Marlon for making this a one run game.
Fire Marlon!
That’s what the Dodgers did a couple of years ago when Marlon Anderson had a similar first half to the one he had this year.
Omar, PLEASE get us an outfielder. Niese, Carp, trade whoever, they’re all going to suck in the majors anyway.
Anderson just gave this game back to the Reds by setting this inning up….great job guy
Aw, hell.
Oh, man……Not good here in the 4th.
And those stranded runners come back to haunt us.
damn
the demise of mike pelfrey… all you need is a defense that doesnt care!
Oh yeah….pitching exposed for the 4th game in a row…..can we get the NL West back in the stadium anytime soon?
Ollie didn’t pitch poorly last night.
This is the worst god damn place for the Mets to have started their second half.
i could have done a hell of a job catching that fly ball
Ok…time to remove Anderson. He barely caught that one…
marlon caught a ball? no wayyyyy.. the reds are smart, they know if they want to win this game they need to hit it to marlon and delgado
I hate this ballpark too, but if Pelf’s sinker was working better today, these fly balls would be fly balls. I don’t think either pitcher is doing well with the hot & muggy weather.
Yeah, that made sense.
“These fly balls wouldn’t be fly balls,” I meant to say.
Fair enough but the fact is the Mets missed a few opportunites already that they regret
This is why the Mets need another outfielder, not so much because I don’t think Tatis or Endy aren’t good enough to start, but more because the Mets bench is tragically bad.
I missed the 4th, but I get the impression it was not really Pelfs fault? SOunds like shoddy D, not getting a strike call on Encarnancion, and a band box conspiring against him?
Lets just see if he can settle down and get through a couple more. 7 full, no more runs would be nice.
Apparently Marlon Anderson had money on the Reds
Geez, even Pete Rose wouldn’t bet on these Reds.
Volquez already at 95 pitches…
The Reds announcers acted like Volquez was back on his game in the 5th after getting to an 0-2 count on Delgado. 5 pitches later it’s a base on balls.
I’m not sure I can stomach watching this team find ways to lose for another 2 months.
Make up for it Anderson. . .
OK, Marlon, maybe we won’t DFA you just yet.
Marlon really does seem to be done. I don’t think I would miss him if he disappeared for a while.
of course, while I am typing this, he actually gets a base hit!
Am I good, or what?
I guess that is a baby step for Anderson, but now he just set up the triple play.
With the way things have gone in this series, 10 runs here and I might get comfortable
Way to be there Ramon!
Oh well, gotta try and get some runs in the 6th I guess
What a shock, and the pitcher’s spot wasn’t even used, nice touch Mets
Carlos!! Jesus, man. Even a little leaguer knows to make sure the ball goes through the infield on the right side before you make a move to 3rd.
That was a soft liner right at the second baseman. What was Delgado thinking? Another wasted opportunity.
They are not winning this game
This game is lost. Depending on how the Philadelphia series goes this season may be lost. They’re probably going to win today and by the way it’s looking now The Mets will be 2 games back. Oh well, the ten game streak was fun……
a bit hyperbolic, no?
Euker would call that “Juuuuuust a bit hyperbolic.”
Well, he would if he knew the word “hyperbolic.”
LOL. Is it possible to trade Marlon for Euker?
They really do need 1-2 real OFs, and soon. Chavez needs to go back to the benck, and Anderson should never be allowed out there again. Even Tatis is an adventure.
Hopefully Church does come back soon and stays back. Even with that, a guy like Blake for part-time duty would helpl
OK, folks, all is not lost just yet. We’re hitting pretty well today; we just didn’t put it together that time. I’m more worried about Pelf getting back into his groove here.
I agree, this has the makings of a series where jack sht is going to go the Mets way and the Reds are going to make up any deficit.
Whew. We got by Andy Phillips!
The only good thing to come out of this probable loss is that I think Jerry Manuel is smart enough to never ever ever ever ever EVER start Marlon Anderson again.
Not liking all these fly balls. Fly balls in this ballpark = bad.
That could mean that Pelfrey’s pitches are getting up in the zone. Maybe he’s getting a little tired.
agreed…it is about 1000 degrees out there
nice bounce back inning by pelfry. that is also a big part of the maturation process as a pitcher.
amazing to see a Met starter only throw 71 pitches though 5. If they get him some runs, maybe he can go 8, even with the heat?
Actually, Pelf is the only guy now that you have any expectation of getting thru 5 with less than 100 pitches (that includes Johan).
Pedro of course won’t throw 100, but that’s because he will get hurt first!
This gets my vote for most frustrating series of the season, narrowly beating out the Padres sweep.
These Umpires are so beyond bad its hard to believe.
can we get one game where the umpires don’t shaft us repeatedly? that ball almost hit pelfrey’s knee. he should be on first with a leadoff walk in a tie game. unreal
The longer this goes, the more in the Reds favor it gets. THIS SUCKS!!
Dude. Decaf for you for the rest of this game, OK? :)
More Schaefer beer for my buddy, KL15 !!
Did I hear some people in the crowd doing the Jose chant?
This umpiring crew is atrocious. If there is one area of baseball that is in steady decline it is the quality of the umpiring.
I’ll say it again. These umpires stink. That was ball four for Pelf’s AB
That was a ball the last time it was thrown
well that’s twice in two innings that we’ve had ball 4 called a strike in at bats that would have been huge walks…the umpiring has been terrible this series- the worst was the one where pelfrey was struck out then overruled by the first base ump for some reason but that is the only bad one I can remember that went in our favor.
now he’s calling the inside corner….bad calls are one thing, but inconsistency kills me
Does anyone actually believe the Mets are winning this game? Just curious
Yes.
I envy your optimism
On what basis are you so convinced we’re losing this one? Pelfrey is doing pretty well — not his best start, but his pitch count is low and he’s still getting the outs. And we’ve been beating up pretty well on the guy with best ERA in the league. It’s far from over.
and we all pity your balls….
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You can pity my balls, I’ll stick with my intelligence.
lol, good luck with that…I’ll have to pity on both accounts then….
what’s your iq? Know what mine is? Superior. I have a superior Iq. eat it.
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I bet, you seem really smart
recognize fool
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And really a virgin
Yeah out of nowhere they are calling the waaaaaaaay inside corner a strike. That’s two 3-1 pitches called a strike. Unreal
Not a chance in hell.
Nope
looks like it is time to start the pool for “which guy from the pen will blow the game up today”. Plenty of good choices available.
The 6th with “he who can’t be named” and Denn is going to be huge for Pelf. Can’t afford to get behind.
Also, I have seen more curve balls thrown by Reds pitchers this series than I have by Mets pitchers all year. Considering they have all been strikes (often looking), or generated weak swings, maybe the Mets pitchers should consider trying to throw curves too?
Looking at this blog today, and it seems like the bandwagon is making stops to let people off.
always…the ebb and flow here is incredible
Everyday is “Bipolar Awareness Day” at Metsblog
Exactly. You would think after winning 10 in a row and 12 of 15 and getting right back in the thick of the race being tied for first after Thursday, that the bandwagon would be out of commission due to exceeding weight restrictions.
Marlins just tied up the game with the Sillies in the 8th on a HR by Ross (I think). 2-2.
I thought I saw Marlon Anderson mouth “I got your back” to Dusty Baker when he ran out to the outfield, before exchanging thumbs up with the home plate umpire.
The only prayer we as fans have is the fact that The Marlins just tied the Phillies. If The Marlins can win we’ll go into the next series only one game out. Again, it that series doesn’t go well, mail it in.
you’re a piece of ‘work’….what type of Mets fan are you? Go root for the yankays if you wanna root for a loser….GET THE F OUTTA HERE!!! YOU’RE HATED!!!
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Right you idiot. Because losing a series to the Phillies in July means the division is over.
I think people seriously come on here just to hear themselves talk when they post.
Game over.
Why keep watching?
you go die or somethin, would you?
K
way to be optimistic!!!
Marlon didn’t see that homer, either. Sheesh.
“Hanging slider right down the pipe.”
Mets just have to get out of this stadium
Good!
Seeing all the opportunities the Mets missed this game (this series) they deserve what they’re gonna get.
10 game streak = mirage.
ten game win streaks are never “mirages”
Jeff Brantley keeps harping on how if the Mets can get a real OF, they will be the favorites to win the division (or in his lingo, they will “walk the dog”).
If even he knows it, wonder what Omar is doing these days?
Church will help immensly, but if they can get a solid RH bat too, it wil lbe huge.
What the heck happened to Pelf? 3 ding dongs in 1 game?
oh well. unless the offense does something soon against the pen, this isn’t looking good (especilly with how bad the Mets pen has been here).
Well, not one of Pelf’s better pitching performances, even with the low pinch count.
I think Tatis is a step up on defense in LF over Marlon. And that’s saying something since Tatis is a 3b man by trade….
Tatis better in LF than Anderson. While true, a very scary thought.
Winn or Dunn or Blake or Ibanez would be better than either of them.
Well, let’s just prey for a Phillies loss.
It’s a shame, Pelfrey hasn’t pitched that bad of a game.
Too many fly balls for him – especially in a tiny matchbox of a stadium like this (though all three HRs off him were tagged).
Very true. If the defense would have gotten off their @$$ who knows…..
Way to go 3 game loosing streak. Way to set up for the Phills.
Who we face Blanton who has pitched well against us.
If the Mets can’t beat Josh Fogg, I don’t think it really matters who the Phillies throw out against us
seriously, they might be helping the Mets by not throwing Eaton at them.
OMAR WAKE UP GET ANOTHER OUTFIELDER!!!!!
LETS GO MET-ROS!!! LETS GO!!!
LETS GO MET-ROS!!! LETS GO!!!
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At this rate, they’ll be back at .500 in no time
“They’ll” or “We’ll” – are you disowning us already?
Oh no! I didn’t use the word “we”
I MUST be a Yankee fan!!! Or maybe a Philly fan!!!
Boy, you ARE “angry” aren’t you. I was just joking around. Relax AMF.
LOL sorry
We are seeing why the NL Central is the toughest division in the NL. It’s fun to play the NL West.
This umpire’s zone is shaped like Florida
WALK MOTHFACKERS!!!!
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We can still do this. Only 1 run down right now.
No they can’t……
I hope they make you eat your words….
I hope they do too. If I’m wrong you and they come back and win you’re welcome to beat on me untill your hearts content.
And there you have it. Tie score. Have some faith.
lol – no beating up allowed. Just trying to convert you to the glass half full club.
Need a couple more runs. Don’t get the club out just yet.
still watching? You can’t resist the Mets, can you? Just like the rest fo us suckers.
OF COURSE I’M STILL WATCHING!!! I guess I’m a sucker too.
And there’s an example of the clutch non-hitting we’ve seen the last 3 games (and the entire season except for that 1 streak)
Always nice to be wrong…
you should go out there and play, because anything less than batting .1000 seems to upset you
That’s because he’s “Angry Fan.”
I wish my knees were good enough to play pally, I’d love to hop on that gravy train
Huh? Gravy train?
nitpicking here, cause i totally agree with you, but i think you meant 1.000
haha.
Tie ball GAME!!!
YEAAHHAHHAHAHHAhaaaahahah H HAHHAh HAah hAhahahahah!!!!!!
K ~
YEAH!
Wow, I can’t believe its come to this, I’m as confident right now with Delgado up as anyone else. Crazy
3 hits for Delgado today. Nice.
The running game helps a lot. Good working swiping 2nd by DW.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that Delgado has been our MVP, in the last two months. The guy has SERIOUSLY turned a corner. Good for him, and for us.
i’d go with reyes , but delgado has to be close, the guy has been getting hits in situations where we wouldve always guranteed a K or just an out in general
Who taught Delgado how to hit again?
idk, but if you can get that guy to help anderson, we might be set.
Need 7 more runs
lol…you going to the BP soon?
I would have left Marlon in to face the lefty rather than have a righty PH face Lincoln. Affelt was at the end of his rope, Marlon can handle him… lets see how it turns out.
heading to the bottom of the 9th in the phillies game tie game at 2. Cantu, Helms, and Uggla set to bat
DWright’s stolen base was huge. And Delgado – who would have thought??? Glad to have his bat lately…..
The faster Marlon was out of this game the better, the guy has been absolutely useless today.
Tatis pinch hitting for Marlon and then going into LF as a “defensive replacement.” Ha. Reality stranger than fiction.
Yep. You can’t make this stuff up.
We can’t go the rest of the season like this, can we?
Good question. My gut tells me no. My optimism says ‘Why not’?? As you said ’stranger than fiction’….
tatis has been better than he was in the beginning, and the catch that wasn’t called yesterday shows his improvement
Damn, that was ball 4
i thought that was a strike
hahaha. you guys are no better than this ump.
Wow, this umpire is seriously horrible
but ill take it
Some of the fans on this blog really are amazingly fickle. Here the Mets are, sputtering a little bit coming off a 10 GAME WINNING STREAK, they go down by a run and fans are already conceding the game and harshly criticizing their team. None of you deserve to enjoy it if the Mets win this game.
well said
I’ll drink to that.
Unbelievable, this zone is making me nervous for the Mets bullpen
Whoops, sorry, didn’t mean to post that under your self-righteous message
‘Some’ being the operative word. Not all of us have that doom and gloom mindset….
Yesterday those were two real good pitches by Lincoln to Wright and Beltran….a bit non sequitor, but I just wanted to say it….I tip the cap….I mean, the umps cheated all game for the Reds, but those two pitches were strikes…..Today though….Mets are gonna win.
K ~
agree with you on all points
FEH on you. Seeing as there was a full calendar year of playing garbage ball before the streak, I fully understand if some people are watching to see if the streak was a mirage, or an indicator of the real Mets
when gary says dick pole and erect in the same game, there is definitely something weird in the water
I heard dick pole was a bit sick before the game…dick pole was spewing all over the place…
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UGH…another opportunity squandered……….Endy has been horrible today at the plate.
hey, angryfan….go to hell.
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That’s uncalled for.
You so thin-skinned that you can’t take any dissension about a baseball team?
Cretin.
Yes. You f with my team, you f with me. I’ll chop your arms and legs off.
K ~
Metsblog staff, please ban this guy. I’m pretty sure you don’t want personal abuse like that on your site.
Thank you.
OOOH, internet tough guy. You’d never even reach me to “chop” anything off.
But thanks for the chuckle little boy
I”LL TAKE A RAZOR TO YOUR SCALP, AND PEEL OFF YOUR FACE!!! THEN PUT YOUR FACE ON MY FACE AND RUN AROUND PRETENDING TO BE YOU!!!
K ~
Ok, I gotta give it to you on that one!
I need a delete button…it was funnier when I thought of it…but now reading it….not so much…
K ~
The Nats are clubbing the Braves today to the tune of 18 baserunners in 5 innings so far…
LoDuca 0-4 with 6 LOB. hahaha!
Ramon Castro has 2 RBI and 7 LOB today. Thats hard to do.
Put a circle around that one
Man….I thought we were done watching Reyes make those types of errors….
Nice homage to Buckner, Jose
Good lord.
Phillies – Marlins tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the 10th. Matt Lindstrom (in case anybody else wants indigestion) just finished a 1-2-3 top of the 10th by striking out Ryan Howard on a 98 mph heater.
Marlins better score soon, they are running out of pitchers… :P
Jose’s obviously been hanging with Dan Uggla.
Great, here we go….
here we go to Dbouble Play Town, HA
I’ve never been happier to be wrong.
tied it up. Good sign. Now will Pelf come out for the 7th?
Yup, there’s the big guy. Either shows that Manuel hs faith in him, or none in the pen!
and there goes Jose, making things difficult again. had the glove down, and just pulled it up too early.
lets have a DP and get out of this.
Ask, and you shall recieve.
Ok Marlins, you can win now
O.K. Jose – nice play. Nice way to erase your error!
Come on boys, some runs here in this inning now….
way to pick yourself up from the error reyes, same goes to the composure by big pelf
that was a nice dp there…and although it wasn’t a particularly hard play for mini reyes, i am liking his glove out there.
I had a good feeling Reyes was going to recover to get a DP that inning. Nice Work and glad they went out to speak to Pelfrey after that miscue. We didn’t need another Marlon blunder rally.
Lets gets some runs boys go to Philly with some Momentum!
Lets go Mets! Lets go Mets! Lets go Mets!
you mean go home with some mo, philly is coming to shea now.
Yes, thanks!
was weathers this fat when he pitched for the mets? i don’t remember him having that many chins
Easley should . . . never mind.
Mets have to lead the league in called 3rd strikes
David, if you want to be the man nows the time to show it.
I am seriously liking A. Reyes. Getting key hits, and looks so good on D. Luis, just take the rest of the year off to really rest those legs!
Too many LOB again today. How many the past 3 games?
It’s best not to think about it
nice play wright
nice play by dwright, and if anyone cares here, the new oklahoma city NBA team is reportedly going to be called the OKC Thunder
that’s a terrible name…sounds like they should be in the wnba
Yup, that sounds about white enough for Oklahoma City
Big K for Sanchez!
The Marlins are seriously trying to give this game up.
PICK UP DELGADO’S OPTION!
Crap, Hanley Ramirez error may cost Marlins. Of course shtty Carlos Ruiz gets single afterwards.
Mets CAN NOT get a break
Oh, WOW. Carlos missed that by this much…..
OK, lets see them pound on COrdero just like the other day! Dang, Delgado almost did it again!
dang…thought for sure that one was landing
Beltran’s gotta try to steal 3rd here
I would have rather seen Delgado drop a sac bunt.
Well, sh&t……
Son of a ….
beltran looked safe to me
nevermind
That figures
bunt?
why wasn’t that a double steal?
I was wondering about that, but I don’t think Tatis is that fast.
Yeah, but either way you know one of them is going to be safe and in scoring position with no force
pretty sure beltran went on his own
DAMNNN
damned Beltran brain fart. Nice aggressive play if it works, but you only do that if you are getting a big lead and a huge jump.
Now need a clutch 2 out hit from Chavez. Haven’t seen that in a while.
Can you believe this? Endy was robbed.
crap
Everybody cross your fingers for Good Aaron.
Never mind.
Yeah, the Mets are winning this game…
FOR GOD’S SAKE one timely hit PLEASE!!
It’s just one of those series where jack sht goes your way. Bloops, horrible defense, crap umpiring, BS homers, everything. It’s like the comeback win took everything out of them
Excuses, excuses, excuses. Perhaps, just maybe, the Reds are playing well.
It’s a combo
The Mets are doing everything they can think of to not win this game. Reminds me of the Willie days, and that is not a good thing!
Endy needs some time off. Chruchie, where are you big guy?
come on Sanchez, get through this inning and get it to extras. Top of the order again in the 10th if they get there.
marlins just won
Phillies win
?
WALK HIM, let him clog the bases
phillies lost!!!
Okay, one of you guys is in a parallel universe. Which one?
Well at least The Mets won’t drop in the standings.
Notice how none of us are even considering the Marlins in the standings? It’s the second half and they just aren’t going away. We lose, we’re in third place behind these pesky Marlins and the hated Phils….
sorry – meant to say the Marlins!!!!
skyhigh and lambay watching the same game?
good
OK, Phils dumped another game to the Marlins. Pull this one out, and back in a tie for first.
and even if they lose tonday, the Mets will be in first if they win their next game!
gonna be a big series with the Phils.
Dunn has been a machine this series. Do posters still think he wouldn’t help the Mets this year?
I have to admit, I wasn’t a fan, but I’m starting to by into Dunn
Do you remember Anderson’s play in the outfield. Dunn seems to have a habit of doing that.
Unfortunately, the better he plays, the more expensive he becomes.
I don’t think he’s really playing better, he is who he is, he walks, strikes out, and hits homers, and if the Mets could add that presence in the 5 hole without giving up Martinez, they gotta think long and hard about it.
Cincy OF is thin (Freel out for the year), so they likely keep Dunn and take the draft picks when he leaves. See where Corey Patterson is their OF depth. Ugh.
big strikeout there
nice inning dirty
Nice job, Duaner.
And Dunn out of the game so don’t have to worry about his one swing of the bat winning this game…..
haha, you beat me
Great minds think alike – lol !
Nice Pitching Duaner and Dunn’s out of the game
nice job by Sanchez. Now get some runs in the 10th, and trun it over to Wagner. I will go walk the dog and check in later if he is trying to close it out of course!
They need to win in the 10th. Mets have the top of the order, and the Reds have the bottom. So now is the time.
Damn that big boy can motor.
Ok, now DRIVE HIM IN!
And don’t bunt Reyes
nevermind
kinda worked this time
Cancel!! Who woulda thunk it?
O.K. Cancel. WOOOOOO-HOOOOOO.
Do not, I repeat, do not, waste this base runner. Come on boys, get him home.
NICE!!!
yeeeaaaahhhh boooooooooiiiiiiii
Cancel with a double? I think Locusts are coming next…
let’s see, spot them a man on 2nd, top of the order (now 1st and 3rd no outs).
Even the Mets score here, right? Right? maybe?
took a little help, but yes they can! Now lets see beltran put this baby away.
Can the winngin run actually be scored by Cancel? Is that physically possible?
YEAH
….And THATS why they are the REDS
YES!!!!!
thank god that was almost a disaster
That was the ONLY way the Mets were going to score here
Thank you Encarcion, I accept all gifts in any shape or form.
YES !! YES !! YES !!
Where’s my pal, KL15? You have that glass half full yet? lol.
Do not even think about telling me they’re give this lead back in the bottom of the 10th….
I’m right here. I’m waiting…..
hahaha – O.K., I’ll check back when this game is over in the bottom of the 10th with a Mets win…..
OLD SCHOOL BABY!! Manufacturing runs.
Yeah…..Nice throw you bat flipping chump Encarnacion!
A. Reyes is always in these rallys. I like this kid!
exactly…pelfrey should’ve put him on his a$$ the next at bat
Now let the Cards lose
Does anyone actually believe the Mets are winning this game? Just curious
Anyone who already voted “no” or “no chance in hell” back when it was a tie game in the 6th inning, please refrain from voting again.
game’s not over yet
The not a chance was me and I’ll tell you what I told MetsFan4Decades, if I’m wrong and they come back and win this, you can beat on me untill your hearts content.
ha…i’m just having fun with you guys, i know you want them to win just as much as I do and beleive me I’ve been just as frustrated as you the past few games but sometimes the negativity on this site gets to be too much for me.
Yep, I do. Check back and you’ll see me saying they can still win this when they were down 5-4….
In fairness I’m still going through Willie withdrawal
Just 3 more runs, a grand slam would do
I’ll take either.
OK, Grand slam for Delgado now.
nice timing Beltran.
are they really going to have bases jacked no outs and not score an insurance run?
Whew, that was big
Speed Kills Baby
Two runs!! Nice, Jose.
Let’s get a couple more.
65 year old g r i f f e y still has a cannon
nah…small stadium. He was actually 20 feet in the OF. optical illusion, yadda, yadda
yeah..noticed that on the replay…just excited about the run
Run Jose Run
Wow, the Reds have really fallen apart on the D here.
I’ll take it, though.
For all those who gave up when they were 1 run behind,…it must suck to be you.
Forget those who gave up when they were 1 behind…there are people here who gave up when it was tied in the 6th inning.
Then it must suck even worse to be them. LOL!
No, I’m doing okay actually
That’s the thing with the guys who always say they’re going to lose even in tie games- if they do lose, they get to say I told you so and if you win, they are wrong but at least they win- just a defense mechanism.
*that should say if they win.
Carlos Delgado is upseting all the Karma in the universe right now. How is this happening?
I am now having nightmares that Omar exercises the option, and we get the 2007 version in 2009.
I think they should ride this resurgance for all they can get out of him, give him the 4 mill and walk away.
stick, want Carlos or Dunn at 1B next year?
Dunn if those are my 2 choices.
I actually hope one of the young guys can step in at some point. So, the only upside to Delgado would be it is just for 1 year.
I don’t think either guy will be there though.
Absolutely right re: the option.
Did the Reds take this guy out of a renaissance fair?
what….you don’t like his hair? ;)
What the hell is Wright doing?
probably supposed to be a hit / run, but someone forgot to hit
LOL…excellent response.
Billy time. Let’s see a 1-2-3 here.
OK, it’s Billy time. Everybody take a deep breath.
I’m already turning blue…
Looks good with my orange shirt.
Doing you part, representin’ with the team colors. Nice job. :)
July against the Reds? This is where Wagner shines.
Jerry trying to give me a heart attack here….
Billy looked confused when he was coming out. Looking around like ‘what’s going on’???
What was that?
shoot, dont ever let wagner laugh on the mound
brantley is in love with billy
man crush?
Looks like the stage is being set for a huge series at Shea. Tied for first and a 3 game series against the Sillies.
Santana, Maine and Perez vs. Bland-ton, Wife-beater and ???
Time for the Mets to lay a smackdown Big Apple style.
One more…
Showdown at Shea for first place Tuesday. Cannot wait.
Billy is the man!!
Great come back. The NY Mets new motto ‘Never Say Die’.
First place – even if we have to share with those Phils.
O.K. now, KL15? I’ll pour that glass half full for you – lol !!
DONE AND DONE!!!!! METS WIN METS WIN METS WIN!!!!
OK everyone, I’m right here, let the beatings begin.
Nah, I’m just too damn happy.
Mr. Met is going to beat you silly with his giant head.
It’s OK, have a half (full) beer on me and we’ll look forward to Tuesday night.
Got one in my hand right now. Here’s to you, BOTTOMS UP!!!
Your penance is to tell all the posters on this thread how loyal and smart they are. That’s gonna hurt.
Allot smarter than I am apparently. The loyalty part I’m not sure about. At the moment, living in Cardinal country, it’s not easy being a Mets fan.
Yes!!!! Time for the Happy Recap.
SANDMAN!
I take back everything bad I said about you.
For today.
Nice win, guys!
There ya go!
Now on the menu, freshly served crow on a plate for those who gave up when the game was tied.
Just give me a cold beer and I’ll be able to choke it down.
Ba-Ba-Ba-BILLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYY
THE
KIDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!
Oh, we needed this one.
Mets, Baby, Mets!
On a side note, I cannot watch that “Jeter’s got an Edge” Ford commercial one more time. PLEASE stop airing it.
Ill sign your petition.
Almost makes you long for Guiseppe Franco, doesn’t it?
absolutely. Give us more Guisseppe franco commercials
Ever wonder what SNY is airing while the game’s on CW11?
It’s a cheerleading competition. The current team is doing something with a “pirate theme.” I kid you not.
See you guys on Tuesday.
Even though Pelfry gave up 5 runs (at least two of them were Marlon’s fault) he pitched well again. Super efficient. 5 runs, but still only 89 pitches through 7. At this point he’s our second best starter by far. . .
I’ll second that. The best part for me personally is, the night I think he and this team turned it around, if the rest of the season proves it, I was there in Busch Stadium.
Put it in the books!!
Are the Cards officially for real?
That was a good win. Although I could have used a few more Guiseppi Franco commercials.