The Game:
The first place Mets (79-63) conclude their three-game series versus the second place Phillies (78-64) with the night cap of a day-night doubleheader today at Shea Stadium, starting at 8:05 pm.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- RF Ryan Church
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- LF Fernando Tatis
- 2B Damion Easley
- C Brian Schneider
- P Johan Santana
The Pitchers:
LHP Johan Santana (12-7, 2.71 ERA) starts for the Mets. Santana earned a no-decision in his last start versus the Phillies on August 27, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out six over 6.0 IP. He is 1-0 with a 2.94 ERA in five career starts versus the Phillies.
LHP Cole Hamels (12-7, 3.80 ERA) starts for the Phillies. In five career starts versus the Mets, Hamels is 1-2 with a 3.27 ERA. Hamels is limiting right-handed batters to a .215 batting average. He is 6-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 14 road starts this season.
How To Catch It:
Tonight’s game can be seen nationally on ESPN and heard on WFAN.
The Bleachers:
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…to say this game is the biggest game of the year for the Mets would be an understatement…the offense looked to be on it’s heels in the last two games…they need to come out and be patiently aggressive against hamels, by working the count, and waiting for their pitch to hit…
…this is also santana’s most important start of the season…he needs to set the tone from the first inning and get ahead early in counts and not let the Phillies offense dictate the flow…
…with a win the pressure for the remaining 19 games will continue to be on the Phillies, but with a loss, the media and fan base will force the Mets to deal with the linger doubts on their ability to put last september behind them…
…enjoy, and as always, Let’s Go Mets…
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wagner leaves simulated game with discomfort.
LOL
Hilarious, buddy. Really.
i have never hated phillies phans as much as i do after this afternoon’s game
so damn annoying
Front. Runners. Worst sport fans in America, and the rudest, most repulsive people (the sports fans, that is — there are some decent folks in the area.)
Anyway, I’m not on the field, those fans aren’t on the field. . . . Rivalries among fans. . . . well, a lot about being a sports fan is irrational, but the arguments between partisan fans may take the cake. Moyer didn’t pitch any better because Sal from Conshohocken wore his Burrell T-shirt jersey when he went on a Yeungling run, or some jack*ss Drexel frat boy tailgated at (or near, anyway) Shea.
They are front runners, just like Jimmy Rollins said. Plan and simple. they are all tough guys when the Phils are winning but when they lose they are nowhere to be found.
David Wright need to get his sh*t together.
absolutely, if he aint hitting we aint winning
ALL HANDS ON DECK!
sunday night baseball on espn…what’s the over/under on the number of seconds it takes to mention the collapse…i give it 3…complete with the rollins quote, last year’s record and that picture of the mets fan with his hands on his head from last september…then beltran’s quote, santana acquisition, delgado/pelfrey resurgence, wagner injury, 7 run blown lead and finally the last 2 games.
i hope johan can pitch a good one today, cause otherwise it’s gonna be a long night.
It will at least be after Jon Miller says Bel-TRAN 3 or 4 times.
I’m gonna just watch the game in espn deportes
that one truly did make me laugh out loud…nice one
It IS justified you realize
really? had no idea…thanks
espn is gonna milk this game from every angle, gonna suck seeing and hearing the collapse over and over!
I put the tv on mute and turn the radio on. Though it’s usually out of sync.
chris berman with “here we go again in new york?” before the broadcast even started.
Is anyone really surprised that the phillies won twice already. They had to win at least twice. i’m sure the Mets would’ve won too if they were in the Phillie situation. Lets hope the Mets hit tonight, get the win and forget these past two losses.
I hope that’s NOT the case.
The attitude of complacency is what brought about the collapse, last year. Win only when you HAVE TO? That’s ludicrous but if it’s true then they don’t deserve to make the playoffs…
It’s not Mets vs Phils.
Tonite it is Mets vs Ghosts.
I pray the Ghosts don’t win
A BIG WIN tonight and all will be forgiven and forgotten, Another loss and the walls will come tumbling down. LETS GO METS !!!
Santana and the Mets will GET-R-DONE !!!!
well this is why we got johan. for this very game and this very situation. doesnt get much more important than this. one game is the difference between a 2 game lead going forward or a tie down the stretch. this series was big but this game is HUGE!!! momentum is a b*tch. hope jerry is giving this team some kind of motivational speech like “we will NOT let them sweep the last game of this series in our HOUSE!!! lets show them whats up!” then johan stands up and says “ill shut them down for 9, just get me 1 run and we got this!” (ive got a good imagination) anyway
LETS GO METS!!!
For some reason I imagined Pedro in a yoda mask trying lighten up the mood while agreeing with Johan that he’ll shut down the phillies.
trying to imagine johan like that makes me crack up.
For god’s sake Mets, please win this game. I’m willing to sacrifice a limb.
well the mets have had short memories about tough losses before, lets hope it keeps up tonight. but no matter what happens i have a feeling this thing is gonna come down to the final week. a 2 game lead at the end of tonight would be nice though.
I just realized that I have never seen Jimmy Rollins and Jermaine Dupri in the same place at the same time – coincidence?
Well here it is boys, the most important game of the year coming up. Tight pennant race in September; your Ace on the mound, our nemesis at the plate… it just doesn’t get any better than this.
LETS GO METS!
damn straight, time to rally the troops and get it done! last two games mean nothing right now. its all about this one. lets show them they cant diss us in OUR HOUSE!!!!
LETS GO METS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what is the deal with krod? is a free agent or do the angels hold a club option on him?
free agent, and he is gonna get PAID!
I know September just started, but if you take a look at the line up, Beltran, Delgado and Schnied are the ony 3 guys who are batting over .200 this month. That is SAD.
Kind of off-topic -does anyone know how to get some tickets for the Friday 9/26 Mets/Marlins game? And not the tickets left on Mets.com in the nose-bleed section….thanks!!
try stub hub or ebay…i’ve found some good deals on both in the past
Thanks kh.
no problem…good luck
no one seems to be talking about krod. realistically besides the angels, who else will compete with the mets for his services?
no yankees, redsox, cubs, dodgers, phillies.
i think you take the $ that rolls from pedro, alou, and el duque and invest in krod.
cards and tigers both really want him….and they’ll both have a ton of money to throw at him….
Is this game on ESPN? It says so on my DVR, but SportsCenter is on, which makes me think it is blacked out?
Disgusting of ESPN to completely backburner everything else in the world now that football has started.
How about a baseball tonight pregame show for your sunday night game? Hello!?
Are they seriously going to keep the game recaps on the screen during the game?
They’ve been babbling about this stupid sport for hours and hours and they cant spare these last five minutes? what the …ck?
i said it before, you could watch in espn deportes, full coverage including a good bye tribute to shea stadium, in spanish though
well spanish is a better language than football. :)
Hello?? The game starts in like 3 minutes. What the hell are you doing ESPN?!?!
Why arent they showing the game on ESPN?
Well, we do need Brady-watch 08
wow….nice job espn…no pregame needed i guess
ESPN – so damn annoying….
anyone want to venture a guess as to why Church sat against Moyer but plays against Hamels?
lefty righty matchup probably
um, Moyer and Hamels are both lefties…
Moyer would seem like the better matchup for Church, imo. But there must be something more to it.
gotcha…thanks, just took a stab in the dark on that one. maybe he’s still concerned about playing church twice in one day?
no greg dobbs :-)
Damn, that sucks about the news on Wagner.
tigers and the cards can’t compete with the mets financially with the new stadium. we better not lose him to those two teams.
only positive news on wagner is that it might force omar’s hand to pay up and get krod for 2009. not sure you can count on wagner in 2009. this is 2 years in a row that he has broken down late in the year and he is not getting any younger
cant be trusted in big spots either. team was still winning when he got injured. K-ROD in 09!
this is it. we all bleed orange and blue. weve all felt the pain of last year. now its time this team gives us something back for our dedication and take this division! LETS GO METS!!!!!
lots of balls from johan
Sigh…..
Crap.
ay yi yi…
this is not happening
that stunk. fat man seems to hit well at shea
and field well…the guy turns into will clark in queens
the walks will kill you
Those Phillies moron fans will be on here real soon know that the Phillies are ahead
game over
JOHAN – GET YOUR SH IT TOGETHER
way to step it up.
settle down all, still early, johan just gotta calm down and get his stuff. but we NEED our bats tonight in a big way!!!
wow this is unreal
This team is the Dallas Cowboys of baseball, and that’s not a compliment.
I know all about that being a fan of the SUPER BOWL CHAMPION GIANTS!!!!
Thank GOD for the G-Men. At least one team of mine doesn’t shrink with the pressure
Johan takes an inning or two to warm up. Let’s hope he doesn’t let this inning get out of hand.
yeah we need to hit, but Johan is not making it easy throwing all those balls – we need strikes!
20 pitches already
Yup, our bullpen will probably have to get 9 outs tonight, at least.
1 inning, if he settles into a groove and gets efficient in the later innings then he can still go deep!
wow. thank goodness pat the fat stinks
YES!
needed that one…one more
there you go, limit the damage, strike em out and lets get on the offensive
is it just me or does charlie manuel switch up the lineup every game?
he goes with his “feeling”
Thanks to Pedro’s big time performance this afternoon, the bullpen is already burnt out.
collapse mention! wow i was way off…it took 24 whole minutes!
i thought they would start the show with a collapse montage, i hate espn!
that’s what i expected as well…it’s a long night though and we haven’t heard from gammons yet….there’s still time
Okay, can the offense show up tonight and score some FREAKING RUNS.
has reyes gotten a hit all series?
well he needs to get on now
I just looked at run differential – the mets have +80 and the phils have +98, but boston has +155 and the cubs have +176 (stankees have +40)
johan will be ok but we need some run support, the bats gotta come alive here tonight. lets knock that a-hole hamels around alittle bit
holy crap, Tom Brady is out for the season?
looks like…i live in boston (not a pats fan)…the sports talk guys sound like they’re gonna cry
damnnn, don’t want to see anyone get hurt, but not crying for Boston fans
damn, not a good start. we need johan to be at this best tonight, come on already!
I’M BACKKKKKKKKKKKK……………………………………
No negativity from me tonight, i will try and be positive…..LETS GO METS
thanks, things have been pretty negative as it is, anymore and i might cut my wrists
here come the popups
Reyes keeps popping up —-> he’s pressing —-> not relaxed at the plate/on his toes rather than flat footed on his heels.
i like church in the 2 hole though, that might spice things up
great ab by church, lets see if wright can do something here
imagine that, reyes popped up
Okay… Joe Morgan just made sense. What is going on!?!?
does Cole Hamels try to look gay?
Man everyone is stinking up the joint at the worst time. Jose and wright need better at bats. wright should really look into chocking up on the bat so he could drive the ball to left field. Jose. Stop popping up! At least try to put the ball in the ground so you can run it out.
COMMON DAVID, NEED YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER!
well its a start
I’ll take a base runner anyway we can get ‘em…..
that umpire is tiny…or cholly is huge…TOSS HIM TOSS HIM TOSS HIM!
YES!
now toss everyone else in red ump!
Have another doughnut fat a.ss
HAHAHA – Knew he was gonna get thrown out.
beltran needs to hit one out here
good enough
charlie manuel makes lasordo looks like mr universe body builder champ
LOL…that was funny
No more Charlie Manuel Oh no!
He’s our secret weapon!
Really, I feel worse having him out of the game. He’s THAT bad.
Bel_TRAN !!
Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TOSS WILLIAMS TOO!
d-wright, mad clutch catchers interference.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What’s Philly going to do without the strategic genius of Charlie Manuel?
time to go to the clubhouse, grab a seat, and check your adult diapers charlie, here come the METS!
sac fly here carlos
Wow, that was a close play, I think he looked out.
me too…lucky break…hope they capitalize!
Manuel looks like junior samples
I don’t think Manuel has seen his genitalia since he was in diapers
Delgado for MVP!!!
YEAH, Delgado !!
Woo-Hoo.
great hitting by the mets
YES
i apologize, for the umpteenth time for everything i said about you, Los D
me too
everyone does!!!
Yea DELGADO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DELGADO!!! MVP MVP MVP!
Carlos!
thanks 911, now i’m thinking about manuel’s genitalia
ewwwww
DELGADO!!!!!
No wonder Hamels has been ducking the Mets all year
like a scared turtle
DELGADO!!!
WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE!
ALL THEY WANNA TALK ABOUT IS HOW BIG THEY ARE, AND THAT THIS IS THE YEAR THEY KNOCK US OFF!!! WELL WHEN THEY COME IN HERE THEY GOTTA PLAY OUR GAME IN OUR HOUSE, AND NOBODY…BEATS US…IN OUR HOUSE!!!
DELGADO!!!
Does anyone else beside me HATE these two announcers, especially Joe Morgan, thought I like Morgan for one thing: He hates the Spankees.
We’re spoiled
He was rambling about how we’ve moved from the age of the slider to the splitter to the change early on, and actually made sense.
It was scary.
I will admit, and I know I’m not normal. I like morgan and miller, and I’m super critical of announcers. I think they do a decent job for a national team.
again, gary kieth and ron are the best in the game, everyone else is a big step down!
totally agree.
I listen on XM and it is just awful otherwise.
btw wayne hagin makes my ears bleed
just wait til he mentions the big red machine….
haha. without fail the Big Red Machine will come up before night’s end.
To his credit, I think Morgan’s actually gotten a lot better than a few years ago.
He always had a good tactical eye, in regard to talking about mechanics, hitting approach, things like that. He was just… not very educated on today’s game and the players.
I think he’s actually put some work in, in that regard. I do love firejoemorgan.com, but Joe himself is more bearable now.
Um, no.
time to steal a base?
Good job guys!!!!!
Tatis has lost his edge.
Come on, Johan. 1-2-3 here in the 2nd.
and every other inning after that
yea, quick inning quick inning
looks like Camels and Johan don’t have their acts together, hopefully for Johan is just the first inning jitters, and Camels terrible all the way.
lol Camels
apparently he can run
can’t tell you how much i hate the phillies. we really need to win the nl east this year. even if we get swept in first round. 2 consecutive september collapse can really kill the psyche of this franchise for years to come.
Agreed. I don’t think we’ll get far (without Maine or Wagner) but at least it will go a long way burying the collapse.
true, ill consider this season an improvement as long as we win the NL east!
You think wright should choke up a bit? It could help him hit the balls towards left field. Or is it a comfort thing and its too late to change.
I think he needs to tone down his hitch / leg crank, as he seems to be getting beat by everything, and is a little behind.
But I also think it’s too late in the year to go through much in the way of hitting mechanics changes. David Wright can hit. He’ll hit again.
santanas 0-2 and 1-2 pitches were strikes. in my humble opinion.
ok, he got him anyway
nice…
everyone shutup. tom brady news. oh, no new news. thanks espn
wow…hamels is pretty fast
You Don’t Mess With THE JOHAN!!!!!
HA! THATS GREAT!!!
what were the fans just chanting for rollins?
overrated….he’s getting the jeter treatment
nice, dont like the walks but im more about the goose eggs!
speaking of Manuel wanting the plate ump to ask the ump on 3rd if he heard it….What if no other ump heard it? It doesn’t matter since the home plate man did. and it’s his call anyway.
Stupid.
Do the Philies have any cranky old fat men left to argue calls? Is Don Zimmer back there? Can they borrow Bobby Cox? Grady Little? What’s Don Rickels doing tonight?
Good to see Jimy Williams on that staff though….last we saw him his firing in Houston was inspiring his team to a monster 2nd-half WS run…could they bring in anyone LESS threatening to Charlie Manuel?
Larry Bowa.
He’s in LA…but he would do.
Charlie Manuel should have reverted Hamels back to regular rest after taking the first 2. We always hit Hamels hard and today was no exception. Charlie Manuel is a horrible manager.
JOHAN!!! making camels pitch and still getting the single! NICE!!!
Again, you don’t mess with THE JOHAN!!!!!
Yes!
YES!
thanks utley!
you know reyes is pressing when he goes first pitch swinging, he and david need to calm down and take it one pitch at a time we need them here
and as i type that he comes threw, nice jose!
Couldn’t agree more. It’s blatantly obvious. Hopefully Hojo and Jerry see it, too.
What was that?
Come on – we HAVE to make them pay for that.
wow – thanks utley
this is why I love Church in the 2 hole
david needs to step up RIGHT HERE
breaks keep coming!
hahaha – wheels coming off now.
Come on, Wright – if ever there was a time to step up…..
Yea, the Phillies are imploding, I LOVE IT!!!!!
CHURCH!!! THE METS COMING ALIVE TOGETHER!
with all of these breaks, the METS have to score here
dwright, here is your chance to quiet all your critics
time to step up david
time to break the slump d-wright!
sac fly would do
god is a mets fan
ugh
hamels dialed it up there
MR CLUTCH
just what i expected
You SUCK WRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SALE! David Wright jerseys are now 99% off!!!!
the bases loaded curse strikes again
*shaking head* David, David, David…
You too, Carlos!
Geeeez !!!
sheet
typical mets,
I almost hate when they have bases loaded….
Where are all the Wright lovers now for mr overrated aka Mr UNCLUTCH.
still here…just waiting for you guys to hate him today and love him tomorrow…just like beltran/reyes last year and delgado earlier this year
I don’t hate Wright, he’s just come up very small way too many times this year when we really needed him. Like tonight, I’m not asking for a hit, just a sac fly to get another run in and he couldn’t even do that.
wright is killing me. hojo and jerry gotta sit him down and get his head straight. hes looking homer when we would be happy with a base hit
what an awful time for him to slump
COME ON DAVID
what are you doing?
he’s obviously not trying, i mean, how can you not see that?
he is trying, just failing terribly like in game 1
phils did everything to hand it to us, we wouldn’t take it
been a problem for a while, we get ahead but cant step on peoples necks and put it away early!
Camels has 57 pitches through 2
on the bright side, hamels pitch count-57 threw 2
Come on Wright defenders……………tell us about all his RBI…………..blah, blah, blah………..he is un-clutch
It’s so frustrating when you get a great rally going and the bottom of the lineup is up! Like just there, bases loaded, 1-out…why couldn’t our 3-4 hitters be coming up?!
Wait what’s that? They did? And we did what? The David Wright Memorial Bases Loaded One Out Strikeout, followed by a pop out by Beltran?
Never mind.
At this point, I’m more shocked when he makes contact in those situations.
If they lose this game and then the division, it is due to that at-bat by Wright right there. Not the crappy bullpen, but that one at bat. Jesus Christ already, does our 3rd baseman have to mimic the one across town? Enough already. Disgusted with him lately.
no killer instincts, how do u not score there?
hope this is not a turning point in the game
Gotta drop D. Wright in the line up stating Tuesday against the Nats….He is KILLING US!!!!!
You know, every team should have a guy you can’t rag on.
On this team, it’s David Wright.
Santana has it going now
spoke too soon
turn it on johan. make the phillies look silly
the ebb and flow on the board is hilarious…one inning ago this was the greatest team in the bigs…now they have no heart or killer instict…i love it
Yeah, what’s that personality disorder called?
Manic/Depressive?
Bipolar?
the disorder is called A METS FAN!
lol…that’s what it is! perfect!
LOL – good one!
Ebb and flow, did you see Howard’s homer that made this into a one run game that should have been more that that, because of Wright and Beltra. That’s why people are upset, because this team can’t put teams away.
I hate to say this but if we make the postseason, we might have to consider bringing him down the lineup at 6 if he continues to slump. This is starting to get to his head. I think all he should concentrate on is popping up to the outfiled when there is a man on third and thats it. Take baby steps and posibly think about choking up on the bat to drive in a few esay runs.
David wright needs a day off or something..i know that hes slumping but maybe a day oof will help him…that bottem of the 2nd was a typical new york mets 2008 inning
i hate werth beam him in the head for the heck of it!
jason werthless
its a rod junior
The Golden Boy is more like Bronze these days ….
More like something else that won’t make it through the comment filter…
I don’t hate Wright, he’s just come up very small way too many times this year when we really needed him. Like tonight, I’m not asking for a hit, just a sac fly to get another run in and he couldn’t even do that.
In his email, did Schmidt at least give Utley the business for having less hair than him?
Remember when David went the other way with pitches? ah the memories.
hes just trying to do too much now and hit homeruns to left field
roids
haha we said that at the same time
you would have beat me if you didn’t spell it out!
lol
STEROIDSSSSSSS
Damn, see this is why Wright has to come through there, sac fly we have a two run lead now it’s a freaking one run game.
You give the Phils life…………..and you know they will take it………it feels like we are losing this game already
nothing can be easy with this team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously though can someone pull the numbers on Wright striking out with the bases loaded and one out?
Can we get Pat Tabler in here to help? Does he realize the pressure is on the PITCHER there?
According to mlb.com, David Wright is batting .125 at home night games this year with the bases loaded. No hits with the bases loaded since May
I will be quite upset if the Mets lose this game…
thank goodness this is the last game against this team – i can’t take it anymore
pat the fat is our saving grace again
Watch us go down 1-2-3 right here…
It seems like santana pitches better with the lead..like he doesnt have to pitch carefully but he can thro that dirty changup down the middle of the plate
Can someone help me? Normally I’m able to find the games online, but tonight I cannot. Does anyone know of anywhere I can watch an ESPN game online? I can get this stupid College Football game, but not the Mets game.
I thought ESPN is carrying this game nationally?
you could try espn360.com or watch highlights on MLB.com’s Gameday
question here…………do you think Wright will start hearing boos soon? Is he at the point that no matter what he does he is immune to it? Even Reyes got booed last year.
i was wondering the same thing …for some reason i dont think people will be him
boo*
it’ll depend on the mets standings. i think as long as they stay in first he won’t get booed. but if they falter and he still isn’t hitting, he’s gonna get skewered….justifiably (just so you know i’m not an over the top homer)
you know…when everything is said and done, the delgado trasformation is going to be the story of the season. AND AS I TYPE THIS HE GOES YARD!!!!!!!!!
THERE IS YOUR MVP……………………CARLOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
delgadit, good timing espn
GOODBYE !!
What a BOMB!
Delgado – MVP !!
THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT, BELIEVE
Delgado MVP!!!!
DELGADO! YES BABY. MVP, MVP, MVP
DELGADO DEL GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Carlos for picking up Wright and Beltran.
delgago delgotit
god, delgado CANT BE STOPPED!!!!!!
every at bat for delgado is just another mvp vote he earns!
Yippee…another bases-empty homer!
Great shot by Delgado, and we’ll take it, but come on. You can’t have your 3-4 stranding the bases-loaded…and then have the next guy go yard.
How sad is it that I would rather have Delgado up in a big spot over Wright and it’s not even close.
Well, last couple of months or so, you’ve got a very valid point there….
I think that’s what I was getting at above….
who in the entire game would you want up in a big spot right now other than Delgado? He’s the best RBI guy in the game, RIGHT NOW.
What are Wrights stats since Murphy hit the scene? He has seemed to tank since Murphy has played a promient role.
Maybe he is pressing and also a little worried about not being the fair haired boy anymore.
I’m just sayin’
nice to see Delgado get the run back, because I had a bad feeling (still do) that not taking advantage of the bottom of the 2nd was going to cost them this game in the end.
And man, how sad is it that no one seems surprised when DW fails in the clutch like that? You would be more surpirsed if he atually got a hti at this point. And he had pitches to hit.
Please! After tonight, NO MORE of this Wright MVP nonsense! Delgado is not only our MVP But should we
hang onto the Division, The League MVP! The past inning
is just ANOTHER example of clutch(Delgado) vs. not-clutch
(Wright). b/t/w can Bel-Tron ever pick-up a teammate???
Please! After tonight, NO MORE of this Wright MVP nonsense! Delgado is not only our MVP But should we
hang onto the Division, The League MVP! The past inning
is just ANOTHER example of clutch(Delgado) vs. not-clutch
(Wright). b/t/w can Bel-Tron ever pick-up a teammate???
excellent hit by schneider, clears johan
Yea, Hamels don’t have it tonight.
79 pitches through 3
Ya Think??
hamels-79 pitches threw 3
sorry das320 guys your on pitch count watch for this thread :)
lol :P
Getting back to Wright one sec, what scares me the most is his body language. He genuinely looks like he does not expect to get a hit. Maybe I am reading too much into it.
You Are.
finally a commercial with the manning brothers. there lack of exposure is truly appalling
wait were is franco and procede, this game feels incomplete now
What about the tax guys with the dripping sink they play that one a MILLION TIMES too.
That’s Super Bow Champion and Super Bow MVP Eli Manning, get it right lol. LETS GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!
lol…my bad dude
It’s allright, just don’t let it happen again lol-just kidding,
there is so much negativity about DW. he is going thru a bad stretch. at the end of the day it is a game of average. even a lifetime 300 hitter will go thru a bad stretch. at the end of the day i am more worried if santana can hold a 2 run lead for 3-4 more innings and how the bullpen can get 6 outs.
it’s been all season for Wright in the clutch…………. he is .236 with RISP
Not JUST a bad stretch but a Kevin McReynolds type season.
with 105 RBI? I mean, you can’t defend his RISP this season, but it’s not like he’s always hit like that. Players have up and down years, lets just be glad DAvid’s down year also includes 105 RBIs.
Did you just want to drop a name, or is there a reason you bring up Kevin McReynolds? I mean McReynolds had great years in 87 and 88…not as much 89-91 and his return in 94 was a joke…but recalling none of them makes me think of David Wright in any way.
well said…
7 pitch inning = perfect and much needed
lets go jose
The Yankees are in 4th place by .5 games…and headed to Anaheim.
If that’s not supposed to make me laugh out loud, my apologies.
that gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside! HA!
I hear ya Dave, Ding Dong THE YANKEES and their PLAYOFF STREAK ARE DEAD!!!!!
top of the order, lets put a little more distance between us and them, dont think my nerves can handle giving the bullpen a 2 run lead
Where are those 2 Moron Phillies fans, I guess your only on when your team is WINNING. Jimmy Rollins is right, you are front runners, and your ace Hamels SUCKS Too.
jose reyes is looking lost as well
jose and david just dont look good. thank god delgado is a BEAST!
Reyes and Wright really need to get going……….they have both been slumping of late………….come on guys!!!!!!!!!!
forget swinging at the second pitch, lets keep ringing up hamels pitch count and get him outta there
really? their bullpen is their biggest strength and u want the guy whos given up 5 runs over 4 IP out? really?
Camels has 88 pitches through 4
2-0 pitch to Wright…….ball practically on the ground and he lunges and pops out in a hitter’s count………….he is lost right now
Jose and Wright swing @ EVERYTHING. They’re pressing. It’s so obvious but obviously not obvious enough for Hojo and Jerry. Obvious!
That should have ended “obviously”-obviously.
that was too quick of an inning for hamels
Let’s not make HOJO out to be a master at helping others out of slumps. He was a .249 career hitter himself.
Calm down knocking HoJo! Many of the great Hiyying Coaches were barely .200 hitters.
Don’t get too excited if tehy manage to pitch count Hamels out of the game after 4. JA Happ will probably just come in the game and throw 3 shut out innings or something!
Jose does seem to have gone into a bit of a funk too, hasn’t he? Back into flailing at balls in the dirt and IF pop ups.
It seems like more then a 3 days ago that they finished sweeping the brewers, doesn’t it? ANd I am glad they are going to face the Nats next. Just watch out for Lastings, he is hot.
I won’t even touch the Jeff Foxworthy/shameless plug…but ESPN’s October commercial features the Marlins and Rangers? And not the Mets?
Good times.
Rollins does not even scare me anymore………..wow, what a difference a year makes
doesnt scare me either but many does he piss me off, everything that comes out of his mouth is S**T
Let’s bring back the Dane Cook commercials from last year. Wow, those were awful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha
Santana has 74 pitches through 5 innings
You don’t MESS WITH THE JOHAN!!!!!!
finally understand why Camels tried all season long to avoid the Mets like a plague. Run support boys….
this should be the last year that derek jeter is on national commercials. he is on a downhill of his career. unfortunately in nyc, we will still see the “derek got an edge” commercial in 2009 :-(
MLB.com’s Gameday has one more pitch for Camels than ESPN does
trust gameday, espn sucks
lmao
hamels will hit 100 pitches this inning, i can feel it
we need more runs
damn beltran, oh well, we still got THE BEAST FROM THE EAST!
holy crap
PALAZO!!!
MVP! MVP! MVP!
Delgado is the man!
OH MY GOD THAT WAS A BOMB
was that a repeat? delgado is the man
DELGADO DEL GOT ANOTHER ONE!!!!!
MVP!!!!!
MVP!!!!!!!!!!
MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
delgado must have put up his kid for adoption!
THE BEAST FROM THE NL EAST!! MVP! MVP! MVP!
wow. Just……. wow.
DAVID WRIGHT U SUCK CARLOS DELGADO MVP
why?
um maybe cuz david wright sucks and is more uncluch than a rod. where have u been
he sucks? because he’s having a down year with RISP? Oh that’s right, that NEVER happens. David has never hit with RISP before, and never will again. Look at the stats buddy. All I can say is, if this is David’s “down” year, than I’ll take his down year at 105+ RBIs. Some of you act so entitled, like DAvid should be performing like a hall of famer every month of the year. He’s not even reached his peak years yet and he’s already one of the best 3rd basemen in the game. Stop with this Yankee entitlement and realize he won’t hit like this forever. Relax. No one can deny he isn’t hitting with RISP, but you can’t deny he’s still a good player and important part of this team. I do’nt care how you get them, but 105 RBIs are not nothing.
Ditto. 105 RBIs – even if most weren’t in the clutch, they still contributed to the game total and many were probably a good reason for the win.
chief…there’s a lot of room between greatness and “sucks.”
wow
Jeez, they act like he was getting booed earlier in the year because New York fans are just so darn mean.
Before the Yanks doubleheader, he SUCKED. Now he doesn’t. So he doesn’t get booed. Why is this complicated?
jeez…that was an agee shot right there
hes putting this team on his back and carrying them to the finish, if they win the east no way delgado doesnt get MVP!!!
there ya go easley!
lets get easley in from 2nd
Hope most of you are not the same group who wanted
to release Delgado 3 months ago and replace him with
the immortal Carp.
this only adds to his pitch count :)
and hamels has broken the 100 pitch barrier, like it was said, this is way he avoided the mets all year, HES A FAKE ACE, JOHANS THE REAL DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Delgado is my god.
a johan double would make my night!
oh well
Thats why they don’t call him “Pat the Glove.”
Mets are really good at scoring in the odd innings of this game
ha, just noticed that too
i thought santana was a good hitter?haahaha
nice defense wright! that was clutch right there
hes not hitting but his defense is there ill take that much
a lot of people overlook the defense he’s provided all season. he might have won the gold glove last year (which was a fluke imo…and a makeup for the mvp) but he’s really taken it to another level this year. i’m done apologizing for his at bats right now, but the guy has been the definition of clutch on the hot corner.
damn, i hate victorino in this spot,
Dam it. Burrell hurt his pitch count and I think thats all he wanted to do. Santana I hope throws 120 pitches tonight.
biggest game of the year, he will go 110 at least
santana and delgado, there just isnt anyone else right now!
Santana, that’s a REAL ACE. Where are you, you two Phillies Morons fans? You talk a good game when your team is winning but your never on here when your team is losing, why is that?
its been said but, FRONT RUNNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol – ‘frontrunners’ comes to mind….
lets get some add on comments
hamels gone, as good a time as any to get reyes and wright going! LETS GO!!!!!
delgado is your NL MVP, he has carried this team on his back!
and the collapse montage makes the expected appearance!
Surprised it took 6 innings.
Just saying: Webb got knocked around yesterday in the most important game he has pitched in all season. Santana, meanwhile, has been a true ace in his most important game pitched. He may not win the Cy Young, but he’s been every bit the difference maker we wanted him to be.
let’s relax with the delgado mvp. it will give him 2009 vested @ $16 million. let reyes take it and we’ll have carlos back @ $12 million instead ;)
hahah i like the way you think. 4 million bucks is 4 million bucks
Santana giving us two more would be so huge here. C’mon Johan!
Johan has shown more gumption in this appearance than Pedro has in his entire Mets career
just keeps showing us why we got him!!!!!!!!!!
anyone see Buster Olney’s preview of this game on espn.com? He was waxing poetic about Cole Hamels, in fact, he’s been doing that since the beginning of the season, how great Hamels is, how he’s the best lefty in the game, blah blah blah, talking about how Santana’s stuff is diminished (when everyone knows his stuff gets better as the year goes on), and look what has happened…some needs to slap Buster Olney upside the head with a little Johan.
no i prefer 89.com
I always get worried when the Phils no-name sht hitters come up
Oh man i hope santana can last. The bullpen has been clutch lately, but …. well you all know.
wow, what a play by dwright
defense
you said it before khmustache, he’s really taken it to another level this year, clutch on defense and sometimes thats as important as offense!
David +2 in the field tonight.
Geez Wright can’t even throw the ball into the stands correctly.
whoever called 110 pitches earlier in the thread…nice call…can you pick my numbers too?
thanks, johan just keeps proving that hes our ace! this is why what happend last year aint gonna happen again!!!
Great job Johan, that’s a REAL ACE right there.
listen to the mvp chants…wonderful
I’m so happy for Delgado.
he deserves it!
No one throwing in the mets pen
del got it only gets a bonus if he wins nl mvp, nlcs mvp, and ws mvp- so we can keep chanting mvp for now…
call the paranoid but hey im a mets fan, can we PLEASE get some insurance runs, we got there best pitcher out early, you cant ask for a better situation to put this one away
Off topic here, but I was just looking at the MLB standings, and saw that the team in 3rd place in the AL East had an 8 game win streak, which surprised me b/c I didn’t think the Yanks were playing that well lately. Then I looked over, and it was TORONTO, the Yankees are in 4th!
I know it shouldn’t matter, but seeing the Yankees in 4th place in September makes me feel happy all over.
The Skanks are dead, so I don’t get much pleasure from seeing them writhe now as much as I despise them.
On an important note, God do we need six outs w/o allowing runs desperately!
How huge will it be if Johan pulls us through 8!
girardi…manager of the year! why not? he has one with a losing team.
dodgers are in first, of course.
it’s pretty great isn’t it?…i imagine fatsecca is going to ignore baseball from here on out (except to bash the mets of course)
Man, we may enter David Cone territory with the pitch count. Well, they have two off days this week, so he’ll have at least 5 days of rest this week, 6 if they don’t skip the 5th starter (which they probably will).
wow, Santana back out for the 8th and the heart of the lineup. U da man Johan! LET’S GO METS!
Santana is a gamer.
Wow has Utley done anything against the Mets this year? I can’t think of one big hit all year.
umm….do you remember that April series when he batted like .800 with 4 HRs?
No troll or bandwagons Mets fans? Must mean we’re winning.
Damn, Beltran should have had that.
Agreed. Hopefully the pen does its job and we can forget all about it.
Unless this is Torii Hunter posting….I don’t think so.
:)
NICE JOB JOHAN!!!!!!!!
Howabout a round of e-applause for our ACE tonight!
::stands and cheers::
CLAP ! CLAP ! CLAP ! CLAP !
here here
PLEASE hold the lead. I’m in no mood for a heartache.
LETS GO METS!!!
YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE JOHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Job Ace.
Nice, Feliciano.
Wow…Stokes. I like it. It’s a fast trip us this bullpen’s depth chart!
i have to admit after the first inning I was a little nervous, but he’s a stud. 4 more outs please.
Yea Stokes!!!!!!
nice job stokes….
yes, sweet.
Man, how good has Stokes been? One pitch, 3rd out.
hes definitely solidified this bullpen!
yay Stokey!
Call him Pat the… twaat
some insurance would be nice but 3 MORE OUTS! LETS DO IT!!!
lol…censors prohibit the word “chee se” here….wow. what is offensive about chee se? okay fine, sometimes the odor may be offensive for certain chee ses, but unless you gotta scratch-n-sniff monitor, it shouldn’t be an issue on an internet blog…
Don’t want to talk SH&t; just want to win this one badly. C’mon Mets. Total focus!
Let’s Go Mets!
trade of the year. johan has been as good as advertised. gomez is batting 251 with only a 289 OBP. 29 SBs but 129 Ks. he is a faster version of endy chavez. how have the other 3 pitchers done in the minors? did they even get the september callup for the twins?
Told everyone all winter, Carlos Gomez IS Roberto Kelly.
Except Gomez is only 22 and Endy is 30.
I love the trade, but you can’t compare 4 prospects to 1 starter today.
EASLEY!!!!!!
TRIPLE!!!!!!!
Damion – nice triple.
DAMON!!!!!!!, bench slappy PERMANENTLY.
COULDN’T HAVE HAPPEND TO A NICER CENTER FIELDER!
i guess he’s just used to the 12 steps from second base to the fence in cbp
INSURANCE!
And Schneider comes through!
I love insurance. (ummm baseball insurance, not real insurance).
shh…geico is watching
Oh, yes!
I have been listening intently waiting for Joe Morgan to say something ridiculous so I could have a good laugh. Unfortunately, it hasn’t happened. Give me something to laugh at Joe!
Really does sound though like Joe Morgan actually
likes our team better than the iliies.
Did those Phillies fans stop by tonight? Wonder why not.
welfare checks come out tomorrow…they need their sleep
This is huge inning, huge game us for us guys.. We need this one badly… I cannot overstate the importance to my mental well-being that the Mets win this game tonight… C’mon Ayala
Schneider should never have even fielded that ball.
There’s that great defensive catcher again.
here comes dobbs.
and there he goes. :D
Why throw that ball Schneide?r.. That run means nothing.. F***in , nothing is ever easy. I’m getting that sick not in my stomach again…
Even my typing is going to hell Schneider and that knot went away a little after Superman, i mean Dobbs flied out.. Let’s Go Ayala!! Huge outs here..
lets not get over confident….. we need three outs.
two outs……
would not have mattered. i am sure victorino would have taken 2nd on catch interference
You have got to be kidding me.
Seriously… this is not happening is it? Thank God we got that extra run last inning.. Cmon one more out… I’ll take that out for a run any time..
At least they’re not hitting Ayala hard. These infield hits can only last so long. let’s get Rollins to GIDP
JUNK!
double play time…cmon ayala
ENDY!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow Chavez
O.K., Endy, O.K…
One more…..
Tatis would not have made that catch.
thank you endy…i shudder to think if evans was out there…ONE MORE BOYS!!!
WOW, thank God Chavez was in there, anyone else and that’s a problem.
…and that, ladies and gentleman, is why you insert defensive replacements in the game.
Come on baby one more out.
Everyone up on their feet now!!! LETS GO METS, LETS GO METS!!!
YEA!!!!!
METS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
PUT IT IN THE BOOKS!!!
SIT DOWN JIMMY!!!!!
And the ballgame is OVER !!
Still 2 up in first.
YEA BABY WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
START DANCING NOW JIMMY ROLLINS!!!!!!!!!!!
DONE AND DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
DELGADO MVP!!!!!!!!!!
WHOO!!!!!
yeah we did it. Two games baby. Destiny is in our hands and the phillies can’t do anything about it.
WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!
YES!!! THANK GOD, THIS IS A DIFFERENT TEAM.. JOHAN IS OFFICIALLY WORTH EVERY NICKEL FOLKS AND DELGADO’S WORD FOR THIS SEASON IS “REDEMPTION” I’VE GOT IT TATTO’D ON MY FOREARM…
Biggest Win of the Season!
BY FAR!!!
Yes! This game was on national TV and Delgado anounced to the rest of the world who the MVP is. WAY TO GO METS.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THE JETS BEAT MIAMI, THE METS SPLIT WITH THE PHILS, AND TOM BRADY, WELL, IM NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING BUT. ALL IN ALL.. THIS WAS A GOOD WKEND..
All I can say is that the SUPER BOWL CHAMPION Giants won too.
So whatd you guys think, santana for cy young?
where are you sissy philly fans.? chokeartistmets and fil e. Where the hell are you losers? you were trolling all over metsblog on game 1 go to hell with your 2nd rate redneck city.
Trolls are trolls that’s why you can’t really pay attention to them… They’re disgusting, lowlives by their nature… Of course they’re not going to be around. I wish that the blog would just eliminate these idiots.. yeah, i know that it’s a free world, yada, yada but this is for Mets fans, not PHOLLY LOSERS!… REDEMPTION BABY!!!
If you look at the stats he’s as good as anybody except the wins. Webb has fallen apart and has a 3.41 ERA and lincecum is only ahead in ERA by .11, so I think he’s got a great shot. If he can get to 15 or 16 wins he should at this point.
Too many blown saves by the bully is going to cost him. I think that if Webb gets another win somehow then he’ll get it although something ain’t right with him.. I’d be shocked if Santana got it but then again.. I’ve seen stranger things…
Phuck You, Loserdelphia, Phuck You Phorever!
Sorry for the veiled expletives, but God it feels good!
Goodbye Collapse, I’m serious!
I guess i can back up off the ledge. The mets just have to take care of their business the rest of the year . Lets go METS
did you read the rest of the sentence?
wouldnt go that far
yeah and santana has 57 so far, whos the ace now
No! Wright doesn’t Suck at all. Just having a McReynolds
type season circa ‘87-’88.
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