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The Game:
The Mets (74-60) begin a three-game series against the Marlins (68-66) tonight at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, starting at 7:05 pm.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B David Wright
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- CF Carlos Beltran
- RF Ryan Church
- LF Daniel Murphy
- C Brian Schneider
- P Oliver Perez
The Pitchers:
LHP Oliver Perez (9-7, 4.00 ERA) starts for the Mets. Perez is 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA in four starts versus the Marlins this season.
RHP Chris Volstad (4-3, 3.42 ERA) starts for the Marlins. This is Volstad’s first career start versus the Mets.
How To Catch It:
Tonight’s game can be seen locally on SNY and heard 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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i likey…bust out a strech run starting in miami!
wait….RHP Chris Volstad (4-3, 3.42 ERA) starts for the Phillies????the phillies??…uhm i thought we were in miami…anyway…typos are part of cyber life
Phils lose a game the umps blew for them. Time to make it a full two games…
I posted this earlier comment but it deserves repeating on a fresh blog post.
Personally, the board has posters (and imposters) here, flip-floping the stats that matter on importance (or not) in the MVP candidate race. It would be nice if we had Carlos Quentin in our league so then he can easily win the award, but he’s not.
If they 3 main categories do matter, why is batting avg / % / whatever you guys are calling it now, not as important as HRs? Why do hits not matter- Reyes is the MVP for years now but still doesnt have one. He isnt just ;leading BB in hits but in aggravated pitchers and 2nd in SBs but he will catch that Colorado theif by Oct….he is on a mission to get that stat category.
Delgado is not much better than Howard, who has the HR & RBI stats locked up, trumping most guys by a large margin. Carlos Lee was close, with avg but he is now hurt and done. Chipper and Lance are WAY above anyone else in AVG and Lance has the HR, RBIs of anyone else except Howard.
And if you used the ‘Reyes quit in September 2007′ excuse for his non-mvp award, then be consistent and also use the ‘Delgado quit in April and May and part of June 2008′ before you justify his MVP.
Reyes is unquestionalby the 2008 mvp who no one will ever vote in favor of. Berkman hasnt quit though maybe his team has… but this isnt a team award. Chipper is hurt too much so he never counts, as well. Howard cant hit for much but hits it a ton.
Also how can we really determine if HRs and RBIs are clutch, or not?When didit start to really matter, with an individual award, whether a HR is clutch? Also isnt all RBIs clutch? So the above GASFACE person is saying that Wright has no clutch hits, but still has 100 RBIs..please elaborate on that nonsense. Does cohen have these stats to poop out for elias too?
This is a major sticking point every year, why not clear up the gray matter in everyones mind, MetsBlog. Maybe decent original posts to comment on. This is getting offtopic, but the topics have been krap lately.
The point is that there is no clear cut statistical reference or requirement for the MVP award, and it is all personal opinion, and the people that vote for the award each have their own opinions. It is merely our job to judge who deserves the award based on past achievements that have won.
Clutchness is also subjective. Everyone has a different perspective and opinion, and it is everyone’s right.
Personally, I think Delgado is the league MVP if the season ended today. He was most valuable to his team’s success and that is how I would vote. However, I think Pujols will win based on prior year’s voting.
It’d be hard not to give it to Pujols: he is clearly the best player in the league on a team that is still in a Wild Card race that it really has no right to be in. If ARod won it in 2004, Pujols should win it this year.
IF I was voting cards, I would vote for Ludwick not Pujols. He has been great ALL year.
not sure if that’s implying that Pujols has had any slumps, b/c his average hasn’t been below .300 since the 2nd day of the season and it hasn’t been below .340 since the 8th game of the season. His OPS+ is 188, Ludwick’s is 158. Ludwick has been very good, Pujols has been GREAT.
That was some seriously unintelligible stuff right there. The MVP criteria is vague, biased, and clearly cannot be cleared up.
Also I think most of us Mets fans can agree that awards don’t mean anything if the team doesn’t win a championship. Just ask Arod and all of his adoring fans in the Bronx.
hopeful that it will be straightened out, but not impossible to comprehend. There are ways to clear it up, FYI. And there is also no reason to have the award decided by the ‘criteria-makers’ after the playoffs are over. I vaguely remember hearing of a playoff round award as well.
Simply put its just a bunch of lawyers not wanting to look like fools since they dont really know what they are voting for. Everyone has spasms over the scenario where a non-playoff team member won it like back in 1987. Which wasnt so bad since Hawk did deserve it.
I wonder how many productive at bat SLAPPY gets tonight? If you don’t count bunting baseballs best base stealer to second.. I would bet he has none. What a waste !
Better than Argenis.
He’ll be fine..give him a couple of days to get back into the swing of things? geeze.
I think I speak for most Met fans when I say that we’ve been waiting ALL YEAR for him to get into the swing of things. Castillo is a waste of space.
He was injured..geeze.
agreed…Luis is not a fan favorite, but clearly the best 2b option we have. We’re all being patient with Church. Give McSlappy time too…
Only difference is Church was productive before his injury…Castillo was not.
I don’t post here all the time but I love to visit the discussion during the games to see if everyone else is as excited/depressed as I am. I think right now is a perfect example for the all the “angry fans” out there who saw the sky falling after Tuesday night. Here were are now with a chance to be two games up again. Not that this team is perfect, but I sure do get tired of the “there goes the season” cries after one loss. I expect the bs from phils fans, but how can some people spend so much time here if they “cheer for” (hate) this team so much?
It has always been that way. After awhile, you will get so sick of it, you will stop bothering to read the in-game posts…See you after the game, ha!
I find it therepetic (totally botched that..hah) to come here and yell at them occasionally. Call them out on their idiocy.
Would really enjoy seeing the Mets, with a little help from the Cubs, seperate themselves from the Phillies this weekend before starting their September schedule. Not that I necessarily believe that they need to, this division race is going down to the game No. 162. But, it would be nice to have a bit of a cushion and get a nice little roll going heading into Milwaukee where they will get Ben Sheets in the first of a three-game set on his regular day’s rest. Let’s Go Mets!
Mets and Phils changing roles this year?
Phils playing .500 ball since June 6
do you guys think the mets will move murphy to 2B next year?. and trade castillo for a reliever. I will love this move. send murphy to winter ball to practice and get confortable at 2B. castillo is worthless at this point in his career.
if they trade castillo, they will be paying 95% of his salary, which really doesn’t sound so bad anymore.
next year is a long way away.
Castillo isn’t worthless, and is our best 2b option.
Taht said, them not activating him on Saturday was odd. I was thinking to myself “I wonder if he cleared waivers and they’re trying to deal him”, and then the deal fell through so they activated him.
It’s too early to tell. Maybe Murphy loses a little shine and starts at AAA next year. Maybe they don’t take Delgado’s option and put Murphy there. Maybe they leave Murphy as the LF. Who knows..too much of it has to two with how these next 9 weeks of baseball play out.
Ceetar I get your point with Castillo but just because his numbers are better than Easley and Argenis doesn’t mean Castillo’s play this season is defensible. The OBP is nice, but that’s about it. I actually supported bringing him back and figured the 4-year deal was what the market would bear for him, but as time goes on and he continues to show signs of detoriation, it’s time to start thinking seriously about replacements. I would steer clear of O-Dawg with the money he’ll command, but it would be nice to bridge the gap to a guy like Havens, who I just love the make-up up and I hope can make his way up to the mets in a couple of years.
I think Murphy will be our left fielder next year. Evans can spell him as well as Delgado at first. I think the Mets will bring back Delgado. Can’t believe I am saying that. A few months ago I thought they would release him before the season was over.
How about an OF of Church, Murphy and Chavez. Trade Castillo for Uggla…this is a salary decrease for the marlins and he is in the doghouse. Trade Beltran to the Rays for Kazmir and improve the staff as well. Ugglas bat more than makes up for beltrans erratic obp and chavez defense is as good.
then you go and blow the market whatever it takes for sabathia. Dumping Beltrans salary allow you to do this, and suddenly you win 95-100 games because the bullpen is not as overworked and your team can also still play defense, which is all beltran can seem to do these days. There are 100 OFs as good as him, making MUCH less. But he is still regarded as high, so in stocks as well, SELL high.
This may seriously be the single most idiotic post I have ever seen.
You need to gain some baseball knwoledge my friend.
hahahaha there needs to be a crazy post hall of fame during in game threads. because this one is amazing.
dan uggla! making up for beltran.
and trading to beltran to a team where his one year salary is the entire teams salary! so great
and kazmir not blowing out the bullpen!! so many levels!
why do I have that nervous feeling knowing that a rookie is pitching against us tonight?
Actually, you shouldn’t be nervous. Volstad is a good pitcher.
We only make heroes out of *mediocre* young pitchers we’ve never seen before.
LGM
Ugh..getting runners in from third with one out.
(I’ve complained about something the last two games and the opposite happened..wonder if i’m too specific here.)
Lo Duca is batting second for the marlins
Who ya gonna call?
MAROONEE!!
God I hate Florida.
hahahaha – Kevin Burkhardt – ‘Fry some Fish tonight’.
Let’s go Ollie and the Mets !
I’m through 3 of my 4 99cent Coors Original 24 oz. cans so far. This could be a rough night. I’ve got a good feeling about the game tonight though.
Duane Reade is the best place in the city to buy beer by the way.
Dude – get out to that corner liquor store now. You’ll need a few more to celebrate the Mets win tonight !
i’m thinking i needto hit up good old DR to pick up some more beer. I swear. it’s 12 dollars for a six pack at some of these bodegas/delis, but duane reade keeps it real wih the cheap beer.
lol – it sounds like you get a good deal at Duane Reade (I don’t live in the city, down at the Jersey shore here – don’t have those – whatever they are). You need to stock up b/c it’s gonna be a wild ride but I truly believe we’ll be standing in first when all is said and done.
Oh, and a bottle of champagne for that celebration b/c, after all ‘it’ll taste that much sweeter’. – hahahahahaha !!
just come out to phoenix, the beer is unbelievably cheap. I rocked a 12 of sam adams for 9.99 a couple weeks ago. The downside is, I have to live in phoenix
If Castillo is worthless at this point in his career, who do you think would possibly trade for him with three more years left on his contract? Come on.
Castillo was a gold glove with good production. I’m willing to give him a chance to see if he still has it – when healthy. Given his age, I think he’s too young to just lose all those skills. It has to be the injuries.
That being said, I’m a little nervous giving him the chance to see if he can do it in this tight pennant race…..
its obvious that if the mets want to trade castillo, they will have to eat most of his salary.
I completely agree but look at the angels. they made a bad deal with gary matthews jr and brought in hunter this year and basically just using matthews jr as a 4th OF. you make bad signings but admitting to those mistakes is important and finding other options.
the red sox ate a lot of reteria’s salary too and have won a world series since.
the mest season has 3 more chapters.
this tough 8 game road trip.
how many ever games against lesser quality teams.
then the tough 7 game home stretch to finish the season.
I think the realistic goal was to split in philly. a 4-4 trip may be the most realistic expectation and I think the brewers can take 2 of 3. so winnign 2 of 3 in florida is almost necessary. that makes tonights game very important. let’s hope they come through.
Lo Duca scares me tonight, the guy is an ex-Met with a grudge, that’s never good
BillyDee, you need to get your fourth point of contact out and get more beer.
Let’s Go Mets! Put some distance on the Phillthies!
Niggums? Niggums, are you hear?
here
woo hoo
I smell a Reyes run here…
lo duca’s arm sucks
Aw, Did Jose just steal on Paulie? What a shame. They’re gonna run all over him. That’s my guess.
See how much better it works when Reyes steals before the bunt. LOL.
I wonder if Reyes homered would Castillo would still try to bunt him over
+1
wright cant do anything
Nice work, Beltran. Solid approach there.
There we go…metsftw should be here to tell me to shut up. nice to see them get one in with one out and a man on third.
I guess we should feel fortunate they got that one run
Jose ought to have a few spare uniforms. Like maybe one for every inning.
beautiful play, Delgado
kinda funny seeing loduca batting 2nd for the marlins.
Settle down, Ollie, settle down.
Schneider fails to come up with and/or block a TON of pitches/throws for someone who is a “defensive specialist”
I think he needs an extra long cup that extends all the way to the ground
I think he was misjudged. We thought he was good at it because he did not have any in Washinton. Little did we know that the only pitch they could throw was the straight fastball.
I don’t think he’s any worse at blocking pitches in the dirt than anyone else. The defensive specialist label comes from throwing out baserunners, tagging people out at the plate, calling games, etc.
There are some here who will never like any player who doesn’t get a lot of extra base hits. If that’s your priority in all things, then we’d be better off with LoDuca than Schneider.
I think he has been fine. He has also cut down the amount of basestealers that even attempt a steal against us. That’s big as well.
i feel like i’ve seen that marlin catcher somewhere before
Me too…
GNC? College Strip club?
Racetrack?
Walking the pitcher? That’s a no no.
Damn. Close one.
miccosukee
testing testing
Damn.
replay, it came back on the field
I love Gary Cohen, but he is the ultimate jinx.
We’ve scored a run in the first inning 5 straight games, and 10 out of our last 11. And something like 14 out of the last 17 or whatever. That’s just unbelievable. Must have something to do with the top of our lineup.
Sounds like 2006.
Lazy play by Jose. Bad Jose. Bad.
it happens. defense has been stellar of late
I know. I think this one’s on Gary Cohen too.
uh oh
Paul Lo Duca sucks.
wow. things steroids can do
Anytime you give a team 4 outs in an inning, it comes back to bite you…
Dwayne seemed happy to get away from those 2 idiots.
yea, although I’ve heard WAY more awkward cross-sports interviews than that. Also, it’s spelled Dwyane. He’s the Favre of first names.
alright alright, could have been worse…
Volstad has thrown 64 pitches already thru 3 innings so we are going to see a lot of the Marlins leaky bullpen tonight…
Let’s strap those hitting shoes tight
Only problem is that we usually do most of our damage against the starter.
boy murphy looked real bad on that at bat. looks like they’re staring to get his number. They were throwin him lots of balls early on and he was displaying his famous patience/plate discipline – getting lots of hitter’s counts. Now they keep throwing him first pitch strikes, and it seems he’s always behind in the count
If he’s as smart as everyone says he is, he’ll adjust to that. Give him time, he’ll figure it out.
man, dolphin stadium is packed
offense nap time
whew, that was lucky…we’ll take it
I love how if the Mets ever go 2 or 3 innings without scoring, the posters on this board start getting restless with all the “the offense has eased up” or “we’re not focusing at the plate anymore” type of comments
there’s all sorts of examples of that (the stupid posting comments i mean)…wright is overrated, beltran doesn’t care, santana’s not an ace etc…people tend to forget that in baseball great hitters fail 70% of the time, and good pitchers will give up 2 runs a game…baseball is about patience and unfortunately not a lot of people have it…that being said, if the mets lose today then everyone should be traded
Yeah, its kind of annoying.
I agree. but it is frustrating to start the game great, only score one run when you could have had more, run the pitch count up early, and then do nothing for an extended period of time. That’s what people are expressing
Perez not doing too bad for not being able to find the zone consistently at all.
Yeah, he’s throwing too many balls vs. strikes but in the old days, he woulda walked about 8 by now and we’d be down by at least 4…..
I agree with Keith; nice to see Pedro and the Schneid and Warthen all in there talking to him in the dugout. That’s the way teams do it.
78 pitches, needs an 8 pitch inning if he is going more than 6.
Yeah, I think this is gonna be a Stokes (or Figgy) night. Fortunately, Ollie’s not the only one with a high pitch count tonight.
I don’t know Volstad has gotten through the last 2 in about 10 pitches.
Yeah, you’re right; I wasn’t paying attention enough. It’s so quiet at that ballpark that I’m nodding off here.
they want to make this a little easier on volstad maybe? I think he needs more clunkers to 2nd and lazy fly balls.
Perez just keep walking people
Ollie has been flirting with severe danger all night
DP candidate.
PAUL’S A JUICA…clap clap clapclapclap
PAUL’S A JUICA…clap clap clapclapclap
I still can’t believe we employed Lo Duca. I’m now remembering how much I despised this guy before he was on the Mets (still didn’t like him with us really either).
luckily we have lo duca to pitch to for skirting around the danger
I’m about to leave work and head home to watch the game on the mlb package. Is it the sny feed or do I have to listen to the two idiots from the Marlins?
Let’s start hitting, boys!
let’s score some runs already
Feelin’ a Beltran bomb here.
Let’s hope so.
Gah…
Next AB!!!!
Can somebody get this guy Volstad’s number here please?
I’m just getting home and catching up. Have they been this jumpy all night?
Cy Volstad?
Volstad is a stud prospect…he’s obviously got excellent stuff as long as he commands the zone (which he is tonight)
sweet 3 ground outs
64 pitches through 3, Now 93 through 6. Good job hitters, way to get over aggressvie.
You know, this is all a waste of time. The Rays aren’t losing again the rest of the year. The orioles just tempted fate by walking the guy in front of the mighty Ben Zobrist. Grand Slam… 9-0 TB
Man, I’m kind of ticked off that the lineup is not taking moe pitche. Daniel Murphy is slumping bad. I don’t think he should be sent down, but I think he should be the only one in this lineup to swing at the first few pitches so that he keeps pitchers honest. What will make Murphy a good hitter is the ability what pitchers are doing to you, and I don’t think he’s figured that out yet.
guess no more runs today
the only overrated one, IMO, is Beltran as CF
Meh. He misjudged that one, but that’s rare. And he only misjudged it by a hair.
Why? Why would you even write such a thing?
EVERY advanced statistical metric (pick whichever one you want: FRAA, traditional zone rating, UZR, any other) shows Beltran is BY FAR the best defensive center fielder in all of baseball over the past 4 years…
who’s better in the nl?
Come on. Carlos is one of the best defensive CF’s there are. Even Keith said ‘rarely misses those’ on that play…
look, i’ve been saying it all year. he’s good, but he aint THAT good. plays very shallow, gets good reads, but he’s always trotting. when’s the last time you saw him make a diving catch after a full out sprint? i mean, what did he do all year that was so incredible, other than robbing that HR vs. st louis with a 10 run lead? (and he calmly “glided” to that one too). frikken tatis has more web gems than him in 2008. thankfully this one didnt hurt us, but to me he looks just as lackadaisical in the field as he does at the plate. Given his god-given talents, i would say that this year he’s underachieving both on offense and on defense.
NOW LETS SCORE SOME RUNS
so because he finds himself in position more than any other outfielder, thus resulting in less dives he sucks? the fact that he doesn’t have to dive proves that he’s a better outfielder than most. just because he doesn’t do something spectacular every night doesn’t mean he’s underachieving…baseball tonight does not a good player make
I agree 100%. Carlos makes plays look easy that others make look hard, hence the running hard, diving or having to reach over the shoulder, etc. so it looks amazing.
The ones Carlos gets that were amazing, most would not even get a glove on…..
did i say he sucks? as i was clearly implying, he is extremely talented, one of the most gifted all-around ballplayers i’ve ever seen on this team. would still be nice to see him look like he’s giving his all-all the time, whereas to me he looks a bit too nonchalant to ever be a great one. Give Damion Easley that talent and he’s a first ballot hall-of-famer
btw, i mean deep
the fact that you say he “plays very shallow” is SUCH an egregious misstatement that it actually discredits anything you have to say about his defense…
in fact, probably the best criticism there is of Beltran is that he plays too DEEP and doesn’t pick off enough of the weak/bloop singles in front of him
You dolt, if anything he is always being critizied for playing to deep. I guess with hitters the only thing that matters is if they make it on the yard segment on ESPN too. And of course the dunk counts much more in basketball.
so it’s his that he makes difficult catches look easy. He has the speed so he doesn’t need to dive for a ball. Underachieving offensively yes, but never on defense.
Not only does he place himself well; Daniel Murphy has talked several times about how great a help Carlos has been to him in left field. He looks over at Carlos and Beltran sort of motions to him and tells him where to stand, not only for each batter, but for each pitch. Carlos Beltran makes it look easy for himself and for his teammates.
Nice.
Guess Ollie’s done here and we’re seeing the BP sooner rather than later?
Great job by Perez.
I thought the Yankees waived Povano, why is he pitching tonight?
they put him on waivers, like just about every team does with every player. they didnt waive him
ahh ok
Ollie’s not at his best tonight, but you still gotta love his newfound composure. No panics, no drama, just quietly cleans up after himself and adjusts. Like a professional. Nice to see.
I have to admit: the more I see of Ollie, the more I want him back next year….
guess Ollie’s gone for the night… not bad considering the stuff he has tonight.
schneider showing the usain bolt-like speed!
Nice eye, Damion.
O.K. Reyes – new pitcher here.
Marooney, who ya gonna call.
LET’S GO LUIS…come on buddy
Uh, Oh…..
Time to up our average for driving in runs with bases loaded…..
DAMN. Hit that sucker hard
I knew that was gonna happen (although to be fair, I thought he’d ground it weakly to someone)
i thought DP
Luis Castillo is just so bad
I wanted Tatis in that spot, he would have been money for a fly ball, even though it was righty righty
that’s exactly why you stat geeks who back Castillo are wrong… OBS all you want… the guy can not hit to the outfield on a fly, hence no prayer for a sac fly
I hate Castillo. He can not hit 2nd. There aren’t that many times that he is of any value moving Reyes over. Being able to get the ball out of the infiled with bases loaded 1 out can come in handy on occasion too.
GIMME A FREAKING BREAK, guys…castillo smoked that ball…SH*T HAPPENS
DAMMIT
WTF???? What is it with these guys and bases loaded????
Okay, I’ll make this very clear. David Wright is not a great player. PERIOD.
David Wright – big shock…..say all you want people, he is not clutch and I don’t care what his numbers are
Terrible AB
How is going 3-2 from 0-2 a terrible AB. It was just a normal AB for most hitters.
Gee, Wright wiffed in a crucial AB in the 7th. Who ever would have seen that coming?
Poor Wright, you have to know he is going to break out of this soon.
Thats what I keep telling myself. We all know what he is capable of, he just needs to do it.
D Wright putting pressure on himself in the clutch late in the games
Starting to wonder how David has 100 rbi’s.
same reason AROD gets a sht load of RBIs every year, garbage time
It is clearly because he never gets a hit with men on base.
You simply can’t let Castillo bat in that spot…..he cannot hit the ball in the air
With Schneider on third, he’d have to hit a fly ball to the warning track to score him. Slapping a hit through the infield was your best chance. Helms made a nice play.
THIS GUY IS NO MVP!!! ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHER IS LOST!!! HE NEVER NEVER NEVER GETS A BIG HIT AND IS NO BETTER THAN THE OTHER 3B IN NY!!! THE GOLDEN BOY!!! LETS ALL BOW DOWN TO THIS STIFF
he’s not a stiff, but he’s getting the Derek Jeter treatment because he’s home grown. He’s a very good player, but he is not clutch, just look at his disappearing act during the ‘06 playoffs
Lay off the caps key and learn what the word “stiff” means.
David Wright’s bid for MVP ended this week. He’s been dreadful in big spots this entire week. 3 for 15 the last three games with 1 rbi and that came on a groundout.
with a month to go. bless us with more of this amazing insight…
too bad it is not september, he would have at least hit it then, right?
i love “mets fans” complaining about david wright.
i remember how people used to do the same thing about mike piazza.
agreed 100%, ghobot
completely agree…
Agree as well. He’s a future first ballot HOFer and a great player.
Ditto.
The man has hit under .250 with men in scoring position. He’s blown hot and cold all year. He’ll have an incredible 3-5 game run follow by 3-5 game of just mind numbing awfulness at the plate. Right now, he’s in one of those valleys. Believe me, he had a much better season in 2006 and 2007 than he is having now.
Wright is doing his A-Rod impersonation. You can stop now.
wright is horrible in those situations, he reminds me of the third baseman on the other side of town
Wright almost never comes through in late game clutch situations. I’ve seen him strikeout in those situations so many times it’s driving me nuts. At least make contact to give yourself a chance.
If Mr. Wright keeps this up, he’s gonna start making A-Rod look like Jeter in clutch situations…
It’s becoming automatic at this point. He’s got this long, loopy, uppercut swing all in the sudden. D Wright was better when he went to RF more often. It’s like he’s trying to lift everything.
Wright has the QUIETEST 100 RBI season I have ever seen……you can’t knock 100 RBI’s but it seems that he never gets the runner in from 3rd with less than 2 out and his at bats in big spots have been awful of late
you have to make contact there
Who in the he!! else do you all want at third base? Huh? Who? Ty Wiggington? Troy Glaus? Scott Roen? WHO? I know David Wright doesn’t have a great AB everytime, but for God’s sake how many different third basemen have the Mets had? He’s a great player and personally I like the stability at that postion.
Thank you.
The anti-Wright dingbats are really too much sometimes.
I KNOW his BA w/risp and 2 outs is poor, but he is a great player.
Yeah I misspelled some words there but come on. I don’t know anyone else I would rather have today at third than David Wright. He is great and he’s young, and hopefully he has alot of great years ahead of him in Citi Field.
who says they don’t want Wright on the team? but the point is, with all this MVP talk, how about some clutch hits every once in awhile, huh?
I’ll buy the MVP thing. He doesn’t deserve that. But no one gets the big hit everytime. Sticking with third basemen, not Terry Pendelton, not Mike Schmidt, not even Brooks Robinson got the big hit everytime. I just wish some of the people on here would lay off.
no one is really saying he has to go, but he has struggled more than a little in those spots. he has had some really weak at bats in somewhat important times. yes, he has had some success also, but those have been few and far between
Marlins have the worst D in the NL. put it in play
this is a game they can’t lose. they have had so many chances and put one lone run across. a pretty pathetic effort to this point. way to get that runner in from third and yet again, way to strand all those runners.
next inning or bust…if they can hold
Wright is not clutch, but I felt he has been clutch in the past years. I just think he’s putting too much preasure on himself becasue of the debacle of 07. He needs to relax, that ball right over the center of the plate and it was his type of pitch.
He has a slow bat right now. The result of a long season?
and what the hell is wrong w/ Castillo can he at least pull the ball, I know he can’t hit it in the air but he has to get that run home, thats why Castillo is useless, and there’s no point in having him play. At least Easley can drive the ball.
Check Castillo’s average this season for RISP and RISP 2/O, he leads the team.
Who cares he never gets any extra base hits. All he does is slap the ball, and his average sucks. A person like him who doesn’t hit for power should have a much better average.
He’s been injured all year. He consistantly has a BA around .300 he just has not been healthy. His OBP is still high. And believe it or not his SLG is WAY ahead of the other Reyes.
TRS86, trying to talk sense to the Castillo-haters is truly a lost cause.
The hatred of him is truly mystifying.
And yes, I know he is diminished and not great, but he is not remotely as bad as some of you think he is. At least not considering our other options. And yes, I know Ruben Gotay’s plaque is being readied in Cooperstown.
On the bright side…Castillo is signed through 2011….LOL
LMAO., “slappy” strikes again. DWright is in a deep funk. Oh well.
As much as DWright did not come through in a clutch situation again, I blame that lost opportunity MAINLY on Castillo. He was the KEY at bat in that situation. His style of hitting can ONLY result in two posible outcomes
1. Force at home
2. Ground ball DP
OK Castillo lovers, lay it on me, I’m ready!
no arguments, not really a castillo lover though
I know you like stats XMan. Castillo leads the team with BARISP and BARISP2/O both over .300.
That simply amazes me Real, numbers don’t lie but it sure doesn’t seem like this guy has been anywhere near that productive with RISP. Where are all those RBI?
Guys I’d rather have up than David:
Tatis
Delgado
Easley
Reyes
amen, except for Reyes… I don’t like him with RISP
but he has been huge in the past.
good call with Easley, you’re right
I love Wright, but he leads MLB in ABs w/ RISP with 161 and is only batting .242. He should have about 115+ RBI right now
thanks for the stats.
Lo Duca is so bad
stokes throwing 97 … how great to have a power arm in the pen for the 7th
To make it worse, does anyone else remember how Luis Castillo OWNED us when he was on the Marlins????
Well, this is the game right here since the Mets essentially have outs in the 8-9 and 2 spots
Good news here, arthur lee rhodes coming in
Slappy Mcgroundout at his best
The real MVP about to jack one here?
Would you be referring to Delgado’s K?
nice inning. well, they need to get it done now….then maybe win it in the following? wishful thinking hopefully will help
its amazing how god awful the offense got once Church and Castillo came back
Strokes has been impressive. nice clean inning.
r we going to get shut out for the last 8 innings again?
BTW does anyone else want to see Murphy get a shot playing second? Or is everyone happy with him staying in the outfield?
Say what you will about Argenis Reyes, he would’ve got a run in with the bases juiced
i just hate how things were going well on many fronts, and now he won’t see the light of day
money talks
figures, rhodes will burn them
delgado is so unclutch
This team is so damn inconsistent. Jerry PLEASE sit church and Castillo!!! Tatis and Easley must play and A Rey has to come back.
What would you do with A. Reyes and his .280 OBP?
this game is squarely on Slappy McAutomatic Out and David “Unclutch” Wright
Reyes’ error doesn’t help
good call 911…..that was a lazy play as well
Church PLEASE get a hit.
Or not.
Like pinch-hitting Tatis here…
Typical New York Mets baseball that cannot take advantage and gain a game in the standings..sorry to say but as long as Luis Castillo is in this lineup, they won’t go anywhere…the man is a cancer….has been since he got here………This is the official..
BRING BACK ARGENIS REYES campaign!!!
I’m afraid you may be onto something there.
YES, bring back Brian Bannister and Ruben Gotay and LMilz and Art Howe and George Bamberger and Nino Espinosa!!
The IQ on here tonight is bravely struggling to stay in double digits!!
Manuel is giving him rope to hang himself with, trust me. If Castillo doesn’t start to perform quickly he will be riding the pine and Manuel will go back to more of a Reyes/Easley platoon.
A Reyes never performed. Easley maybe, keep Awful Reyes away from the team.
You’re right, Castillo is fantastic
Nope, he has been pretty bad all season. Even injured he is still better than Awful Reyes.
Just put the damn ball in play, this team can’t field!
that’s why you need to put the ball in play
man, can he do it again?
Steal the damn base.
argenis reyes is a AAA player at best offensively
alright, runner on the corners…another hit now?
Not sure with Lindstrom.
what a tease
MURPH DOES IT AGAIN!
You ever think that Castillo was trying to slap it past the drawn in third basemen? One foot to the left and it through the hole for a hit. Helms made a nice play there.
Eh give up. Just tell them to look at Castillo’s stats with RISP and RISP2/O. He leads the team. Move on, they need someone to be mad at and it’s always going to be Castillo and then the flavor of the week. This week it’s Wright. Next week Beltran, next Church……
Schneider is on third. You were going to need a flyball to the warning track to score him and you weren’t going to pinch run for him in the 7th.
There’s that word again…………..”Slap” as in “Slappy” LOL
If you would ever steal, Jerry, then we may have a tie game.
gotta hit evans here
yeah with the black hole coming up
clutch clutch clutch. i’m just going to say that over and over until it means something. clutch clutch clutch.
That’s one of those words where if you repeat it over and over again, it starts to sound weird.
Niese pitched tonight for New Orleans, but it looks like they were just getting him some prep work to pitch on Tuesday.
Despite that being on three days rest Niese took the mound tonight for 2 2/3 IP on 65 pitches. He put three on base but allowed no runs.
Did Keith just say “I wouldn’t want to face Chavez?”
He can’t be serious. Chavez is as inept an offensive player I can think of besides maybe abraham nunez
it would be nice to have a switch hitter on the bench for this spot
that’s why I made my name Clutch…it would be nice if someone on the Mets would be clutch right about now….yeah Mr. Evans..that would be you
Maybe if I picture Chavez on the back pages tomorrow in my mind, he’ll come through
Please try very hard.
I smell drag bunt………….
that may be the only hope
On a 99 MPH fastball, that’s gonna be tough.
good news, getting 2 men on in the 8th guarantees an at bat for Slappy McBadknees
LOL. Can’t wait.
Ugh.,
yeah, last inning was the chance. Castillo or Wright had to come through there.
not gonna happen off of Lindstrom…nice deal Omar..how’s jason vargas doin these days?…did Adam Bostick ever get his ERA under 10 yet in Triple A?
why must people act like every single trade works out for both teams all the time? thats just unintelligent
that was so unclutch
That was probably the last shot. Oh well, there’s always tomorrow.
I’ve got to go to Home Depot before it closes. Maybe the game will go better if I don’t watch. Later, folks.
See if they have any bats ….. The Mets are running low
So how many is that LOB tonight? That unearned run looms large…..
Would anyone have tried the squeeze there?
squeeze? there were 2 outs you moron
I get that. What else has worked tonight moron?
With 2 outs, that only works on Major League.
Hey the bats are cold, I’m just throwing ideas.
A squeeze implies a sacrifice…giving up an out with 2 outs means you don’t score
perhaps you meant “bunt for a hit”
Yeah, after the fact I realized I should have stated that different. I was meaning if he could drag and beat it out to first, If he could drag down the first base line (I know that’s difficult) maybe Beltran could have gotten home. But at the end of the day, a hit would have been just fine.
This is going to be a looong September
another chance lost. they will be kicking themselves for this one.
Rod Carew and Wee Willie Keeler made HOF careers out of being slap hitters.
Drop it, I have tried to defend an injured Castillo all season. It’s hopeless.
I’d imagine they could at least hit the ball out of the infield every once in awhile
Do you say the same about A. Reyes? Castillo’s SLG percentage is way higher than Awful Reyes.
Please tell me you didn’t just try to compare Castillo to Rod Carew and Wee Willie Keeler? Please, I beg of you, tell me you had a momentary lapse of judgment and or you slipped and fell on your head or something.
But Castillo’s XPERG Rating is -1.06, come on, look at the numbers man!
I am not even going there myself. That’s a big stretch. I have seen a lot of numbers but what exaclty does XPERG measure?
I can’t keep up with all these ‘New Age” stats myself, what exactly DOES XPERG mena? I’m sure once you explained it will make sense.
and 50,000 others didn’t
This offense is horrible….terrible scouts terrible hitting game plan….its amazing how they continually choke after the 1st couple innings…..that’s right i said it….this team, the faces of the franchise are nothing more than Choke Artists
there’s still plenty of time to be clutch tonight
I bet this team can’t even spell the word clutch
At least Smith will take away any potential sting of losing because of Volstad’s run
Nice, Luis.
would it be alright if I call the Luis Castillo 9th inning two run home run right now? You all owe me a dollar when it happens
Is he gonna attach C4 to his bat?
C4! Nice.
How many HR’s does he have this season?
I think he just might go up to the C5. You heard me
If it gets the Mets the win, I’ll happily pay up. Not sure about the rest.
Good to know that Gregg has been struggling lately for the Marlins, that means the Mets are sure to hit him
yeah ok…this offense is lucky if they score even 1 run off of opposing closers…not the way this offense operates
I know. They are so entirely unclutch. Which is the opposite of your name
And it figures. On a night the BP pitches scoreless innings we can’t get any offense going….
It’s been this way all season.
OK, get your Rally Caps on! Lets Go Mets!!!!!
Why wasn’t Evans batting?
typically helps to have a catcher..you know, incase they do tie it up
He had already been announced as a PH then was replaced by Endy last inning.
this comments section is such a downer man
not a clutch comment
losses will do that…brings out the chicken littles
WOW, look how much Gregg is struggling! Mets blew a solid opportunity , what a pathetic loss
or pathetic fans…
i’ll take the pathetic fan choice…
Never post again.
Nice play, damn it. You would think hitting it anywhere near him would be a hit.
I’ll save you all the trouble.
WORST LOSS EVER.
SEASON’S OVER.
FIRE OMAR.
FIRE JERRY.
RELEASE CASTILLO
Any others?
lol – you forgot ‘not clutch’……
i’ll add
WE ARE SO UNCLUCH!
WHAT IS UP WITH WRIGHT
WHY DID JERRY DO ____ (fill in the blank)
ummm..
oh oh
ARGENIS REYES WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A HIT
everybody is unclutch
i told you all season this would happen
golden boy
prima donnas
reggae dancing
phils rule
We got outpitched by a really good young pitcher?
Oh wait. I get it. Wright sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
enough exclamation pts?
depends what level of debbie downer fan you are at
“Even on defense his name is Dan Uggla.”
Wow.
Gregg leads the majors in blown saves. You would not know it against this club.
u just knew WRIGHT was going to be up here in the 9th…
Perfect, now Wright can come up unclutch again!!!
nice call dude
Sign him for another 4-year extension!!! LOL
Alrighty then!
OK, now blame this game on Castillo the role player.
$26 Million Role player? LOl
It’s 24 and yes he is a role player. We have had this conversation before. Is Show a superstar? He gets paid well. Is Schnieder a superstar? He gets paid well. How about Alou and Elduque?
It’s all being set up so they can blame Delgado and pine for the great Mike Carp.
God forbid you steal a base here
not exactly an intelligent move…
Wright is killing this offense. HE SUCKS IN THE CLUTCH. He can’t handle it.
He has 100 RBI. LOTS of RBIs, wow, he must be money, right?
Batting average with the bases loaded: .231
Scoring position, 2 out: .231
Men on, 2 out: .225
But look, he’s great when there’s no pressure:
None on, 0 out: .323
None on, 1/2 outs: .306
Tell me this guy isn’t a head case just like Arod. He’s batting over .300 with no one on, and .225 with men on, 2 outs. All he needs is a $300 mil contract, and a 50 year old hag girlfriend and he’s ARod.
Wright is hitting .242 with RISP, Fernando Tatis is hitting .379 with RISP. Wright has .100 less OPS with runners on base, Tatis has .200 more OPS with runners on base.
Wright tries hard, but he cannot handle pressure AT ALL. Just like the other NY thirdbaseman.
i think he just got a hit…in a clutch situation…but you’re right he sucks
Yeah, roller through the infield after he stranded 5 RISP earlier. Great.
Beltran shows him how it’s done!
Please just leave. Just get out of here, you bandwagoner.
But to be fair, I do agree with you what Tatis is a much better player than David Wright. Lock him up!
LET”S GO CARLOS…ONE MORE!!!!
YES. Nice hitting, David.
You want the MVP……come and get it Carlos
My tummy hurts.
Here comes Mr. Clutch!!!
I hate to say it, I let Beltran beat me here.
wow
okay…LETS GO CARLOS #2
beltran won’t do anything here
sorry, ilove u carlos
Oh, man. Bases loaded – again. Can we PLEASE do something here????
It’s not Wainwright, we may have a chance here with Beltran……
Wow…that didn’t look intentional did it? (watching on Gameday…)
YESSSSS!!! Holy crap!! BELTRAN!
HOLY BALL SACK BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOO!
BASES LOADED THAT!!!!!
NICE
THE MOLE STRIKES !!!!!!!
OH MY GOD….
CARLOS BELTRAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
H
BELTRAN!!!!!!!!!
Sat on the first pitch fastball.
Or splitter ;)
Gameday shows it as an 85mph changeup
Turns out it was a hanging splitter.
HOLY SH…
SCREW ALL THE DEBBIE DOWNERS
CARLOS BELTRAN!!!
look at how pumped they are
Yes! Whatever happened. YES!
holy crap a GRAND SLAM!!!!
that unclutch son of a goat geting hit by a pitch!
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
holy mccccccgrosokdohkijaonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
WOWOWOWOWOW
Look at that heart, uniforms.
Ok, any as$hole who was calling any of the Mets unclutch needs to leave now…… Seriously. Do not post anymore tonight. Do not say I am glad or anything. Just pick up your jock and move on.
dude, reyes was pretty unclutch there. I’m going to take that at bat to my grave
or any person calling another an as$hole due to an opinion on a internet forum should move on. besides, i don’t presume to tell anyone how to be a “fan” or judge those who may do so differently than myself
Read the previous posts skylog. You are not one of them but you know that some of these guys deserve that name. They are not just stating an opinion they are trying to be as negative as possible to get a reaction or some kind of look at me. They get to be right all the time. If the player does bad they get to say “I told you so” and if they do well then they just disapear and get to haunt another day.
Besides one of them even called himself an as$hole.
my bad therealsince86, i was not really on here too much tonight and the past week or so, but i do make a negative comment from time to time….which i thought you were referring to. that is, people who simply say something negative, perhaps due to frustration or whatever reason. i see what you are saying, it just didn’t seem like your “typical” comment and i think all the work (and play) i have been up to the past week or so has caught up with me a bit.
enjoy the win!
OH MY GOD
2 ABS LATE!@!!!!
AAAHHHAHA!!!!
How beautiful!! A hit for Castillo, who sucks, a hit for Wright, who cannot hit in the clutch, and a GS for the lackadaisical Beltran.
How sweet to be a REAL fan who does not spend time ragging on his own players!
Real fans, enjoy!!!!
amen…well said
They got lucky :>
I apologize for everything I ever said about Carlos Beltran. He can play deep in by bedroom tonight, if he wants.
uhhh
how horrible did that sentence sound?
LOL !!!
well, what do i know? amazing. great job carlos! please let them all get hot at the same time.
I do not know if I have ever seen such a shocking a home run like that ever before in my life
CLUTCH ENOUGH FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
NON BELIEVERS!!!!!!!!!
GREAT CESAR’S GHOST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHERE ARE THE BELTRAN HATERS NOW?????????????????????????????????????
Oh my god, go Mets HEART and CLUTCHNESS :)
Beltran is GOD!!!!
If only the Phillies had the heart of the Mets, maybe they’d have rallied in the 9th today.
Aiiight Ayala, do this!
Hey Jimmy Rollins, how you like those celebrations??? Eat me J Roll.
alright, I’m an as.shole, sorry Mets
takes a big man to admit it
Not letting you off that easy. You can’t post anything negative for at least a week. ;)
What was that again about beltran SantanaCYYOung?
that was beautiful
three guys with over 90 RBI…………..very impressive
You gotta believe… End it quick in the bottom of the 9th.
guys.. wright was 0-for-6 against gregg. the mets were 0-for-6 with RISP w/ Beltran coming up
WEIRD. CLUTHC LTUCHLCTLUCLHLTUCLHTLUCHLTULHCth
Speaking of, where did that terrible poster named Clutch go? I don’t see him.
WRIGHT…DEFENSE!!!!
absolutely incredible play by wright
also, for all the wright is unclutch talk..how many great defensive plays does the guy make?
gold glove golden boy
MOLE POWER
That’s hilarious…
I’m going out tomorrow and getting a giant 2 inch mole installed on my ear in honor of that HR.
Beltran thinks he’s back on the Astros! Don’t tell him!
i freaking love this team. i take back everything i said pre-june. i don’t deserve to watch them win.
predicting a comment about castillo’s “lack” of range in 3….2….1
Come on, Ayala. DP here.
I think the best part is the dejection of the Marlins announcers.
did they say “even though he grounded out, hes still dan uggla”?
LOL
they also said “even in defense his name is dan uggla”
DIsagree. The best part is Gary Cohen’s extra excitement in these situations with the “IT’S OUTTA HERE! OUTTA HERE!”
I wish i had baseball package just for that AB… I can’t believe that i did not see this unbelievable Ding Dong By Btran… Unreal, Now id like to see the bully just put em away… Come on Ayala…
You can see it on MLB.com’s Gameday Video
Really like how they integrate the video into the gameday.
Go to mlb.com you can see video of it.
Wow …. One swing has made alot of believers …
I love it ….
jefferies.. unfortunately it woke up some of the believers but also picked up a few people on the bandwagon
a lot of us were here all along
Good to hear ….
Especially since I’ve been a Met fan for over 20 years ..
I’m with Ayala. F Wagner, they’re fine without him.
Wow! Truly Incredible! Carlos Beltran!
I woke the baby up :x
haha myagirl, everytime i see you make a comment on here, i will think of when you got hit on yesterday
hahahaha
LOL! Has he been around?
Come on Ayala……as John Crese says in The Karate Kid, “FINISH HIM.”
BODY BAGGGG
Johnny you’re a cream puff……….LOL
sweep the leg
Daniel-san …. Karate come from heart ..
One more out……
Big K. Ramirez can’t hurt you.
But, holy crap! Think how awesome this team could be in September if Beltran goes off? He seems due for it. He has had a typical Beltran year other than his power which just seemingly has to come around.
Do not like this match up with HanRam AT ALL….5-7 with 2 bombs? Is this a good idea, Jerry?! (No, I don’t have a better option.)
I love that Ayala throws strikes…I would have feliciano up for jacobs though…
Tying run…scary
oh boy
i wanted an easy one :(
Can someone tell me what count was on Btran’s Gran slam??.. I’m still in shock.. I can barely type… We actually said F*** You last year. F*** You Florida, and may have excorcised some demons MET FANS!!
0-0
0-0
1st pitch bomb.
First pitch fastball down the pipe
0-0 count…hit the first pitch he saw.
Just bad luck there.
CARLOS FREAKING BELTRAN!!
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, HE WILL FIND HIS HOT BAT EVENTUALLY!!
FOR ALL THE BELTRAN HATERS….STOP HATING PLEASE!
HE HAD A MONSTER SECOND HALF LAST YEAR…AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS IN FOR A ENCORE BABY!
Ayala has been amazing, but you MUST have a lefty to face Jacobs…..he cannot hit LHP
LET’S GO METS!
LET’S GO METS!
LET’S GO METS!
Cheap hit…End this thing.
Awwwww let Gregg bat! :(
Don’t know if he could’ve gotten him at second.
Jeez…I know he’s the “closer” now but I would really want to see Feliciano or Show here…all they can do is get out lefties anyway.
It’s never easy… Remember, this is our bullpen.. It’s never easy… But we will take this one fellas…
Carlos came through big time tonight. I just hope he can continue to come through. And David can turn it around. Come on Ayala. Close this out.
Ayala is the closer. Let him finish it.
FLA announcers are saying Reyes should have gone to second, what did SNY say?
keith said he probably should have gone to second
I really don’t think he had a play there.
It would have been just as close as the play at 1st.
still 2 runs…cmon guys one more out…
HAD to have a lefty against Jacobs………just dumb Jerry
No. No, No, No, No, NO!
Get this out.
oh boy
C’mon Ayala finish thissssssssss
Ugh.
Please just end this.
NO!!!! We can’t blow this one…. I’m gonna puke right now.. Someone please smack me…
F Cantu…C’mon Ayala
I though Jerry said he wasn’t going to have a “closer” other than wagner and would just look at matchups…dammit.
Time for the hook, we want Smith.
already pitched
i’m officially nervous
ONE OUT!!! THE METS NEED ONE OUT. CAN THEY PLEASE GET THIS!!
Feliciano should have been in there. It’s all about playing the percentages. Ayala’s done okay, but we don’t have a desginated closer. No one has called him the closer. If he can get things done than fine. He he can’t. Not right now at least. He couldn’t in Philly either. They should have brought in Feliciano and they are lucky Jacobs didn’t take them yard. Get him out of here while we still can remember Carlos’ great grand slam.
thank God, im not watching this…
is nothing ever easy?
UGHGHGHGAHGHG
This division will be determined by a game or two. Guarantee it. This inning right here is a playoff inning. I just don’t know if that’s how it’s being handled by leaving Ayala in. Come on. Let’s get through it.
Holy crap
Ayala is no Wagner.. Come on Billy.. Please come back soon… this is bulls***
If you can’t throw strikes, take him out. What don’t you get?
one
more
strike
please
mi estomago es muy feo. :(
This guy f******** sucks!!!
UNREAL
Holy crap again
Imagine that? We got lucky.
He needs to be on the bench NOW, not if the bases are loaded.
They lose this and it is on Manuel.
I like Ayala but what makes him the closer? Go with matchups.
Gulp !!!
i just pooped myself
PLEASE!!!!!
Twice. My lord.
woah…..that was way too close
Can you sub mid AB?
i can’t take this pen!!!!
That rope down the line. That bomb. MY god.
this game should be over…..you needed a lefty against Jacobs…..it was a no-brainer
When I saw Jacobs I thought for sure Feliciano was coming in.
Maybe Manuel is anticipating an extra innings game?
This is sickening… This guy is no closer…
You know what? Wagner hurt may be better than what they are throwing out there to close.
Ayala, just do it. Do it.
if anyone is listening to howie right now, i can guarentee there is crap in their pants.
this is taking years off my life…
FINISH HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t give hima fastball.
My God, What the hell is goin on?
Wagner hurt isn’t. Not even healthy. COme on you know that. Mark Reynolds ring a bell?
Get him out of there immediately.
YOU CAN TAKE HIM OUT NOW
UNBELIEVABLE…UNREAL
GET HIM OUT!
can Jerry take Ayala out yet?
oh my lord….one out…just one more out
This bullpen is a FRIGGIN JOKE…………………….GO TO HELL MANUEL, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU OWE AYALA THAT HE FACES JACOBS?????????????????
Take him out you ballness piece of trash Jerry. Grow a sack. Take him out now.
Shut up you obnoxious numbskull.
Take him out please?
I would have used Feliciano for Jacobs. I think thats where Jerry lost this game…
Have Ayala give the intentional walk to load the bases, and bring in ANYONE else.
This pen is unbelievable.
Why are we still watching this? Really. What kind of team in this anyway?
OH MY GOD, I AM GONNA BE SICK IF WE DONT CLOSE THIS OUT.. WHAT THE F**** IS GOIN ON..?? IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?
Manuel is throwing this game.
Or at least it seems like this.
UGH!
Cancel. Call any other pitch but a fastball and if you get it over, you strike him out.
WTF?!? How can Ayala still be pitching?!?!? WTF!!!!!
WHY IS HE STILL IN THERE?
YES METS WIN
Why is he still out there? I just don’t get it at all.
UMMM, warm someone up maybe?
This one is going to hurt considering how they got those 4 runs late in the game.
Thank the Good Lord
Is Jerry leavin him in? I don’t believe this…
heart attack? anyone…
WOOO AT LEAST WE WIN!
These 9th innings are killing my stomach ….
OH MY GOD… I’ll take it…
PLEASE CAN WE REMOVE AYALA AS THE DEFAULT CLOSER
he should only get the 1st 2 outs…then be out
he had 2 outs against philly on tue, and 2 outs tonight both w/ noone on!
JEEZE – Thank you. My heart has starting beating again….
Cardiac Mets..lol
My blood pressure…
What a game.
That was insane.
Neither team deserved to win, glad we stole it.
bro THATS BASEBALL! deserve to win. hahaha
A WIN IS A WIN..if we won ten games in a row just like that, would it not be a ten game win streak???
Gotta love baseball. Luis Ayala gets a save……………..what a joke
a heart attack in every game
but a win is a win
I guess that’s why. Still doesn’t feel like a win.
IC
PUT IT IN THE BOOKS!
THANK GOD!
WHEW!
Woulda sucked hardcore to have Beltran’s awesome Grand Slam go to waste…
hahahahahahahahahha
baseball
sums it all up perfectly
guys, I knew they would win the whole time.
THANK GOD!!!!! OUR BULLY IS GONNA KILL ME… THIS IS TERRIBLE.. THANK GOD FOR THE SLAM.. WE NEEDED EVERY SINGLE RUN…
DONE AND DONE!!!!!! GREAT GAME!!!!! PLEASE DON’T DO THIS AGAIN AYALA!!!!!!!!!!!!
heroes:
castillo, wright, delgado’s shin, murphy and BELTRAN!!!
Did you say Luis Castillo was one of your heroes?
DID EVERYONE SEE THAT??
tonight he was….he doesn’t hit, mets don’t win
Pretty damn clutch actually. Two outs you gotta get the 1st hit. I know it sounds simple but it takes a lot of pressure off the other guys when you finally get that first hit with 2 outs.
REALLLLLLYYYY nice play Daniel Murphy to preserve the win
Why do we have him if he’s just like everyone else. I’d rather see a pitcher from the minors.
I’ll take it, but that was not cool. not cool.
It shows Carlos home run to be all the more important. Did someone on here actually call Delgado not clutch? lol
that was me…tongue in cheek style…i was just trying to join the ridiculous blanket overblown statement
*club
i can’t unclench my fists
Did you type that with your toes? ;)
knuckles
Whew……
Can we still get Fuentes? I know he may not be eligible but we need him just for the reg. season.
something about him being on bereavement list and not enuogh time to clear waiver before 9/1
also they might want to keep him since they are only 6-7 games out… with the NL west, you never know
Poor pitch calling by Cancel. Cantu was all over the fastball and he kept calling for it. Throw him a curve and you could’ve froze him.
Ayala is our closer- he closed the game. We win!!!
This bullpen is gonna kill me. I’m not gonna make it til the end of Sept….lol.
Ayala is fitting right in as a Mets closer….. thanks for the near heart attack
20 hours til next game. sleep in your rally caps people.
Coming into the game, Ayala gave up one run in six innings with the Mets. I understand the logic in throwing him out there in the 9th. Now I know why his numbers suck. How do you stay with the same guy after giving up 2 runs? He’s not your closer. Joe Smith’s gotten big outs. Pedro Feliciano’s a lefty specialist you could have used against Jacobs. This is unreal. A win is a win though. This win reminds me of that win when Billy came in an gave up 2 runs when we beat the Phillies 10-9 after leading 10-1.
But hey, we’re up 2 games in the division. How great is that?
It is great, and they may indeed win the division, but they are not going past the NLDS with this bullpen. Post-season is where bullpens make or break teams. See: 2006.
What’s the solution? Whomever gets the short straw in the post-season rotation, needs to be the closer. Not a middle reliever, but the CLOSER.
Smith was already used.
If Ramirez was one step slower, it would’ve never come to that.
Keith said it best that they are now the cardiac mets not the new york mets but the cardiac mets
I’m still shaking, I need a drink. Oh my god…that still counted as a win right? Whoa!!
This is why we feel so bad about out team that is on a prolonged hot streak. Even when they win it feels like a bad game, and when they do lose its by blowing a 7 run lead and feels like 4 losses…
I think it was Ronnie saying he has never seen a team on a (now 16-6) tear cause so much angst, and he is spot on.
That is the run they are on, 16-6… this team and its terrible bullpen has gone 10 games over .500 this month. But it feels like .500 at best. Very strange.
Again, all the naysayers and haters and fools just SHUT UP AND WATCH THE GAME!!
Go Mets!
kingman, i know where you are coming from, and the constant negativity can get to you, but the whole point of this is for people to come here and talk, vent, whatever. you may not agree or like it, but at the very least, even those that are the most negative are “watching” the game, their team, in some manner and getting whatever it is they get out of it.
Venting is not calling the mets losers and saying they choked and lost this game 2 innings before it ended.
Posts calling players “garbage” and nyj0126’s “Take him out you ballness piece of trash Jerry. Grow a sack” are sad and pathetic.
You are right, anyone can say whatever they want, and I should stay away from here.
The constant parade of brutal negativity is not fans venting while enjoying the game. It is folks with serious deficiencies trying to feel better about themselves by childishly criticizing successful pro athletes.
Perez pitched well enough for the win… But Ayala gets a Save? Whatever… Not sure if the save stat really means anything anymore after watching this performance
for all the haters, DWright is on the fan admitting that he has to get it done with runners on base, and he didnt do that tonight. That tells you something
I respect David’s courage. He takes it like a man. He made it up with solid defense though. He does the little things when he’s not doing the big things. He comes through a lot though. We may not realize it, but remember that home run? Or any random time when there’s a runner on second and he finds a way to drop a single in between the SS and 3B? He’s still having an awesome year.
ARod does that too. “It’s on me” blah blah blah.
I’m not a “hater”. I like Wright, but it doesn’t change the fact that his numbers suck in the clutch. Look them up, he can’t hit the ball with RISP.
Tonight was ridiculous. 1st and 3rd, no out, and he flails away for a big K. 7th inning, bases loaded, 2 out, strike out again.
He’s not a scrub, he’s supposed to be their best player.
Shhh . . .
joe smith gets the hold of the game
Smith got the win right?
He did, no holds when you trail. Nice job by Stokes again tonight in relief. At this point it doesnt matter who starts on tuesday because Stokes will pitch 2-4 good innings in relief…
The hold is a dumb stat. Is a scoreless inning when you trail by one run any less good than a scoreless run when you lead by one? Yes its only a hold when you lead… actually, the whole way the hold stat is structured is absurd.
I think it was just a stat to try and earn middle relievers more money. It has no stat purpose.
That one Cantu hit should have been gone. That ball down the line could have scored both too. We caught a little luck. Beltran hit a grand slam. You knew that reward would not come without unnecessary stress. How do we approach the next two games though? Go back to Ayala? Go back to Heilman? Think Duaner’s arm isn’t dead? I say call up Al Reyes who had closing experience and just a mix of Feliciano and Schoenweis when there’s lefties up there. Approach the 9th like you would the 7th.
Why should Cantu’s bomb been gone? Did the foul poll move? If he had hit it out would it have been luck? I would guess that Heilman gets the 9th tomorrow night. I guess we won’t see Reyes until next week. Anyone know if he has been put on the 40 yet?
In the 7th, if Castillo’s groundball is one foot to the left, it’s a two run single. We can play this game all night.
Why not focus on things that are not luck, like Beltran’s bomb, Castillo getting on base, Manuel letting Ayala pitch to Jacobs (Can’t be all positive)
I guess that’s why they say Baseball is a game of inches.
Why did I say that bomb should have been gone? Well, look at the Mets luck. I know it’s not a matter of being lucky or not with having an incompetent bullpen, but to lose that game to the Phillies after seeing Luis get through the first 2 batters fine? And even the first two strikes?
You’re right though. If that ball were to go over the fence and the Mets were to lose 6-5, it’d be all too predictable. It’s a story line to say the least. Mets do a great job taking the lead – a 3 run lead and than rip the heart out of their fans by losing it on a 3 run homer. Like that hasn’t happened before.
I’m just not happy with the result of the bullpen because the bullpen had come a long way. Guy’s like Stokes, Smith and Heilman are coming along. They haven’t been interrupted directly, but the chemistry of the pen has. The pen holds up for Ollie and the Mets all the way to the 9th. And than starts losing it in the 9th? Why? I just don’t get it. It’s not like the pen has been throwing crappy lately.
A little luck was all the Mets needed at the right time. Between Beltran and the pole. By the way, the foul poll sure looks like it moved at Yankee stadium. It took a home run away from him against the Yankees though lol
I am begining to wonder why we don’t let Stokes close and Heilman be the long relief? Stokes throws hard and seems to have decent stuff. Worth a shot at this point.
Then again, if it is anyone else but Henley Ramirez running on the Marlins, the game ends on the groundball to Reyes.
There you go. He actually had a good shot to throw the runner out at second. I don’t know why he didn’t try there. The Mets caught a little luck with the Phillies losing both yesterday and today. Not luck in the sense that the Cubs shouldn’t be taking care of business with them, but the fact that Aramis hit a grand slam.
Wright just told Eddie C thats he’s basically sucked all year with runners on third and less than 2 outs. At least he’s being honest and doesn’t BS the media like Arod
That’s because David’s a leader and A-Rod’s a pay check.
Well, I’m glad he came back in the 9th and got on base when we needed people on base. That is clutch too.
I’m not saying that Wright hasn’t had a good year and I’m not glad he’s on the team, I’ve just been saying that he hasn’t had as great a season as people believe he has had. If he were having a great season, he’d have 120+ rbis already with all the opportunities he’s had this season.
You’re right. He’ll find it though. He was big last September when the Mets weren’t. He could be doing a better job. There’s little things he’s been doing that’s been helping this team though. Making great defensive plays we take for granted plus getting on base in the 9th when the game looks like it’s practically over.
I don’t think David Wright’s the MVP this year, although he’s a candidate. Delgado and Reyes are above him in my mind. I know this is outside the box thinking a little, but maybe throwing in a little change such as moving him to the clean up or 5 spot can spark something. You can move Beltran back up to 3rd where he used to be.
Al Reyes picked up the save for AA tonight. He’s pitched three times in the last four days so he is well tested down there and should fit right in to the Mets overworked pen.
Why do these Mets have to give every one of their fans a heart attack every time they try to hold a lead?
I’m really excited to take 11 of my family members to see the Mets and the Brewers on Monday, and then to see them again on Tuesday and Wednesday with just my two boys. I know there are always a lot of Mets fans in attendance at Miller Park.
We’ll be in Terrace Level 416 on Monday, Terrace Level 413 on Tuesday, and Terrace Level 426 on Wednesday. If you see a bunch of Asian looking people, that’s us.
I’ve never been to Miller nor been to a game with that many of my family members, but it sounds like a blast! Have fun we’ll look out for you!
Actually, my sister’s family are Mariners fans (since my bro-in-law is from Seattle), and the one non-family member (my daughter’s boyfriend) is a Yankees fan. We’ll convert them in due time.
I didnt realize Milwaulkie has a chinatown… learned something new.
Hope you have a blast.
I don’t know about Milwaukee, but there’s gotta be a Chinatown in just about every major city around the world. In any case, we live in Illinois in the heart of Cubs country.
If Ayala is officially Manuel’s “closer”, then Manuel needs his head checked. I’d rather they go by committee and take a gamble every night since Ayala is that anyway.
Asian looking? I didn’t know being Asian was a look.. j/K… that was funny actually…. That’s a tough series.. Brewers are tough..
Actually, we don’t have to do much of anything. It just comes naturally.
What about Stokes for closer? He throws hard and has good off speed stuff. He has pitched real well since being put in the pen. I say it’s worth a shot. Could not be any worse than what we have been throwing out there.
Odd that I posted the EXACT same thing in a reply above. Glad to know I am not the only looney guy on this site.
thereal,
i hit your post above. my bad.
No prob. Skylog. I should not have posted it. I just get a little ticked at all the crap post when the Mets have went 16-6. The minute we get down, we suck are unclutch and have already lost the game.
My bad. I didn’t see your post above. Good to see that great minds think alike….lol
Yeah, you got a point. Closing is a challenge of it’s own. The 9th feels a lot different than any other inning. Plus, who creates the bridge to the other guys than? We still do have Nelson Figueroa for long relief though. It’s an idea worth considering. As is Al Reyes. Anything that can make this team win with lowering our blood pressure.
I like the idea of Stokes closing because he throws hard.
It doesn’t matter who it is though. There’s no lights out guy down there. No matter who it is, it’s only a matter of time a blown save comes around for what ever new guy it is who gets a shot. Whether it be Sanchez, Smith, Ayala, Feliciano, Schoenweis or Stokes. These guy’s aren’t closers. And we’ll probably grow critical of them after one blown save. Who ever can get the job done is who should be out there. In my opinion, treat the 9th like the 7th or 8th and you’ll win. Feliciano to the lefties. Or Schoenweis. Smith, Stokes and Ayala to the right-hander’s. Sticking with one guy crossing your fingers until the inning is over isn’t going to do it. The only reason why Ayala got through it was because there was a 3 run lead. It shouldn’t take that big of a lead to get it done.
You are prob. right but we have tried everyone else so I would try that next.
As for the bridge, I agree that’s very important too. However, I think in a clean inning Heilman can do decent in that role too.
i agree..i think heilman can be a decent setup man if he starts off an inning fresh.
Great win!! This bullpen is causing me to drink again…..fire me up a double JD & coke
All of us who were calling for Feliciano against Jacobs this is what Manual had to say in the post game.
‘He didnt want to go to the lefty because the only pitcher left at that point was Figueroa. And the hit by Cantu was a grounder that got through, so he didnt think he should hold that against Ayala when it wasnt a line drive.’
Apparently the foul bomb by Cantu didnt matter…
somehow I feel that this division is going to come down to Beltran and Jimmy Rollins. They both made those statements at the beginning of the year, and now we get to see who lives up to the hype. They’re both had mediocre seasons, even though Beltran has had a much better season then Rollins, but this is the time for Beltran to come up big and stick it to JRoll.
I was afraid we were going to get a dose of instant replay there.