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The Game:
The first place Mets (81-63) look to sweep their quick two-game series versus the Nationals (56-89) tonight at Shea Stadium, starting at 7:10 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 Mike Pelfrey
The Pitchers:
RHP Mike Pelfrey (13-9, 3.62 ERA) starts for the Mets.
LHP Odalis Perez (6-10, 4.19 ERA) starts for the Nationals.
How To Catch It:
Tonight’s game can be seen nationally 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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What’s with batting Beltran 4 and Delgado 5? I like them reversed. Could be that Jerry is trying to get Beltran more fastballs and give Delgado an opportunity to drive in more runs. If that’s the case, then I say bat Beltran 2nd.
uhh.. you did see what they both did in their respective spots last night right?
the flip flop against lefty/righty && its working.
I hear you, but considering that Delgado is hot, I’d want to get him batting in front of Beltran (thus more fastballs) so he can launch one into Citi Field. Ride the hot hand instead of let’s get Beltran going.
your right but… BELTRANs raking at the moment
but i def get where your comming from
Delgado has been hitting his HR’s off of offspead pitches. Thus Beltran would be the one to benefit from FB. Right now it should not matter what pitch Delgado sees.
I stand corrected.
no need to change something that working
I’ve had enough with Easley..haven’t we realized that when you play him every day, he gets very very exposed?
youd rather CASTILLO? god bless you =]
Bigger upside.
jesus your joking?
Easley is average at best. He has spurts, and is best suited to the bench.
Castillo hasn’t played baseball everyday in months, but when he does, he had an excellent RISP average and a high OBP, both of which would help.
your right but hes only valuable as a 2 hitter && at the moment MURPHY && CHURCH are better options then him at the 2hole. Simply no room.
Easley had a good game all around yesterday, hes a great presence on the field. Ability to drive a ball… eh i live && die with him.
Easley can hit the ball into the outfield. Castillo can’t.
I one of the biggest Omar defenders here, and even wanted Castillo back for another year or so, but that contract is an absolute disaster. His RISP numbers are such a small sample size that I’m sure they would deviate back to his absolutely mediocre .260 average with more PAs and his OBP might be one of the emptiest OBP in baseball. The guy is just not a good player anymore. Case closed. Stop always looking to poke holes in Manuel’s strategy, especially when the team is playing better than it ever has under him. It just makes you look bitter and I know that’s not the case.
I’m not bitter. I just look and I’m scared about Manuel in general. I don’t think “Easley/Castillo makes the difference, particularly in the regular season, but at the very least I think Castillo should get to play 5/6 days in a row to really see if he can contribute. If you’re going to put him on a post season roster, you want him in as best baseball shape as he can be in, and he really should be facing some regular live pitching for that. Easley was horrific for the last month or so before Castillo got back, even splitting time with A. Reyes, who was average at best.
It’s not case closed, you’d have said the same about Delgado in April, but he was able to turn it around. Castillo is simply a better baseball player than Easley. You saying he’s washed up is based on as small a sample size as his RISP, and he was still recovering from surgery during that time.
Maybe my feelings about Castillo are more personal than fact-based. Watching him play this year, he just seems to embody all that went wrong in ‘07 – which is odd because he was performing last Sept. in ways Jose wasn’t at the top of the line-up. But when he fails, Castillo looks more dejected than determined. I think you recently theorized that he didn’t have the knee surgery he should have – and if that’s the case, than I think that’s disgraceful.
I guess you can make a comparison to Delgado, but I think Delgado’s resurgence is pretty improbable. To expect that from two or more players on your roster who look totally shot at one earlier this season, is pushing your luck.
Bottom line, Mets need a new 2B next year. Maybe it’s Murphy, maybe it’s someone else. Can we at least say case closed on that?
hey fish, keep scoring those runs in the 9th baby.!!!!!!
and of course
LETS GO BIG PELF!!!!
I heart the Fish (today).
UGGLY gets he big hit!
MVP! MVP! delgadoo can rock this fool
O.K. Pelf – Go Get ‘Em tonight.
We win tonight and go up 4 games in the LC, than philly would have to play 5 games better the rest of the way than us and I’m here to say THATS NOT HAPPENING!!!
you just jinxed us
I’m sitting here watching the Phillies game (just gave up 2 runs to make it 6-3 in the 9th ). Outside of Brad Lidge I’d take the Mets Bullpen right now. Looking at this team the past 3 games reminds me of the Mets last Sept. They better win 3 vs. the Brewers this weekend, otherwise they are going to be out of it for both the division and wildcard.
there not beating the brewers.
Go Big Pelf!
Please return to the Mets tonigh, Jose Reyes!
Beat the Walgreens team!
2 outs from the magic number being reduced to 15 before Pelfrey takes the hill
It’s official! Phils lose!
Now we take care of business. GO BIG PELF!
15!
love tatis but i miss Nicky Evans =[
yeah fish! alright mets capitalize!!!!
Magic #31
Marlins own the Phils…could be very helpful.
3 games up now… now time to make it 3 1/2. The Phillies are losing it… 1 of 3 to the Nats. 1 of 3 to the Marlins.
I watched the last few innings of the game. J.C. Romero threw a batting practice 3-0 pitch to Dan Uggla with 1 and 2nd and he tanked him. Romero started getting into an argument with Christ Coste probably about the choice of a fastball. They’re losing their composure…
Big start from Pelf coming tonight. And a home run from Delgado
Phillies playing .500 ball since June 10
I haven’t heard ANY broadcasters mentioning that
If you really break it down, the Phillies aren’t very ‘gritty’ or ‘clutch’.
Is it a surprise though? They’re certainly don’t fit the bill, but I could see why the Phillies might look like ‘loveable losers’ from the outside that peo ple want to root for.
Or at least losers.
their season is very, very similar to our last one.
hope it ends that way for them, only way less close. :)
Put it in the Maroone books.
Sounds exactly like the Mets of June 1st from 2007 on… Those Phillies are announcers are too stubborn. Since Manuel’s taken over the team which has seemed to work hand-in-hand with Philly’s mediocrity. I remember last year our announcers mentioned it to the point that it was miserable just watching the games… I guess that has it’s good and bad but I do like hearing it how it is.
Few people talk about it, but the Padres lost after being up by a lot too… If it were not for the Rockies getting so hot or the Padres managing to barely hold up, the Mets may have gotten in as the wild card. The Phillies probably won’t even get a chance for it to be that close with the good play of the Central.
Enough looking back, I’m looking forward, and I see October baseball coming back to Shea.
The Mets and Phils got very similar schedules in these last 2+ weeks… Both teams got 3 against the Marlins. For the Mets, those games are at Shea where as for the Phillies it’s in Florida. That’s a big advantage.
The Mets got 5 against the Nats and the Phillies got 3 against them… Those two games being the extra two the Mets have to play. Those 3 are in Philly, where as 1 out of 5 are at Shea. If anyone were to pick between Wash and Fla to play away, that’s pretty much a no-brainer…
Both of them how 6 games against ATL… 3 at home and 3 away.
And the Phillies get the Brewers for a 4 game set at home where as the Mets get the Cubs for a 4 game set. I’d rather play the Brewers, but the Cubs may have clinched not just the division but the best record in the NL by than. Things are shaping up good if they stay hot…
heilman smiled
Heilman is at the game
Looks like they’re wearing those flag caps like they did on July fourth weekend. I guess in honor of September 11 since they don’t play tomorrow (i heard all teams will be wearing the flag cap tomorrow). However it was always cool that the Mets would were the first responder caps on 9-11, guess that’s gone with MLB’s forced marketing.
yeah, it’s nice to see them wearing those hats. bring back piazza for a clutch hr!!
that’s not right. For many, that first game at Shea after 9-11 was the first time they were able to release all the emotions that they were going through. It should be a tradition to play on 9-11 in NY.
Do they sell the caps they’re wearing tonight? I like them.
Sweet found them on MLB.com.
Yes, but personallly I think buying them is stupid, its just another way for MLB to make money. As I said before, normally the Mets wear first responder (NYPD, FDNY etc…) on Sept. 11, but now they have to wear these dumb caps so MLB can make more money.
Oh I probably wouldn’t buy one. I look pretty weird in ball caps. But I own a bunch of Mets caps for some odd reason. Hell, the only one I wear with any sort of regularity (see at ball games, or occasional outdoor activity) is the all black one with a velcro adjustable strap (Mets embroidered on the strap).
As my name implies, blue caps only! How beautiful did that Uni look when they wore the Blue caps with the road jersey at Yankee Stadium earlier this year.
I like the all blue caps the best too. I just can’t pull them off.
I remember they were rumoring earlier in the season that the Mets and Yankees could have played on 9/11 as a rain out make up… Probably would have made them a lot of money. They decided not to do that though. The Yankees are lucky because the Mets would eat them alive in such a game the way these two clubs are playing…
the nats announcers arent terrible
give em time…
love to hear about the phills phigting with each other!
me too, isn’t that great?
Did you hear this quote from JRoll on their pregame show?
‘“Any message for the Mets?” Jimmy: “Oh no, we’re done with them. If they’re not there in October with us, we’ll just see them in 2009.”
Wow….
yeah i heard that, what a turd he is!
Jimmy already booked the Phillies on a cruise in October and is calling it MEET THE METS. He’s going to be in all kinds of trouble if we don’t show up.
What an irritating man.
HA!, Gary just took a dig at the Marlins Announcers with the “His name is Dan Uggla” comment.
Worst call of the year. Maybe ever.
nope…joe bucks call of the manning tyree helmet catch was….terrible terrible terrible call
The worst Joe Buck moment ever was his reaction to Randy Moss miming mooning the Green Bay fans.
“THAT IS DISGUSTING, I HOPE NO KIDS SAW THIS UHHHHHH”.
thank goodness I got the sny broadcast, cuz the nats announcers are un-listenable! and about the sillies arguing with each other…”WAAAAAHHH!!!” hahaha
gotta love the leadoff walks!
butcha hate the negating double play…poop
I thought that was a hit off the bat :(
me too…i was starting to type my happy post…again…poop
I hope Johan pitches on Saturday instead of Friday because otherwise if the game were to count after the rotation runs itself through three more times, he’d go back out on Saturday. Not Sunday, the last game of the season. It’d be Pedro instead. Plus, I’d just rather see Ollie and Pelfrey follow after Pedro.
Ollie should be pitching Sun and Pelf Mon regardless of what happens with Johan and Pedro on Fri/Sat… but Tuesday and two more starts after that will require a 5 pitcher who doesn’t seem to be determined. Do we go with Niese again? Parnell? Knight? I think Figueroa’s the safest choice…
I know Church just ground into a DP which shows a weakness in his lack of speed, but I think Ryan batting second through the end of the year really is a good idea… He gets on, he’ll see good pitches and it’ll make the chances of Luis Castillo ending up in the line up less and less.
nice!
There we go David..
Looking good, David.
See Jerry watching that hit, shaking his head yes, up and down?
Well that would be why Church does not need to bat 2nd. Swings at 3 straight pitches and hits into a DP.
But than again he hit a home run last night, right? There’s no obvious 2 hitter other than possibly Daniel Murphy… If it’s Tatis and Easley, who to choose? Maybe Tatis… With Church batting 2nd though, there’s no weakness 1-5
Tatis or Murphy. Obviously Murphy would work when he plays because he takes an incredible amount of pitches. For that matter, without doing the research it seems as Tatis does as well. Like or hate Castillo he does take a lot of pitches which is incredibly underrated for a #2 hitter.
Have I mentioned that I hate Bob Carpenter. Really hate him. He has absolutely no clue about any other team.
Yeah! Screw you Lastings
Love Beltran…
most maligned player I’ve ever come across for no reason whatsoever
RIBBY BELTRAN!!!!!!!!!!
and i must say blastings is turrible in centerfield
All right, Beltran!
MILLEDGE IS TERRIBLE.
Why are they not wearing the NYPD and FDNY caps tonight?
See my comments above, basically so MLB can make more money with those (in my opinion dumb) flag caps.
Sweet, Odalis Perez is losing his mind.
I told you Beltran batting 4th was a great idea. LOL.
hahaha – I saw you’re earlier post….
*your
No place to put the man on fire now either!
sit on this… and it’ll be gone
ughh.. saving it for next time. main thing is we got off to a lead early
OMG – TATIS !
Nice catch that would be on ESPN top 10
Jeez Tatis…hard to believe he’s in there partially “for his defense”
wow lol
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA……..OMG THAT WAS SOOOO UGLY
Well, crap.
that was a bomb
Lets hope Pelf is not doing an Ollie tonight
dukes is a wife beater. big time criminal! i live in tampa and when he was on the rays, he was in the paper every day for some criminal act. thug.
u dead dawg
that’s funny
don’t forget the picture messages!
yeah of guns, what a moron
he’s going to be a hell of a hitter, tho
Since August 1, Beltran is batting:
.319/.385/.585, .970 OPS, 8 HR, 28 RBI
Since August 24, he’s batting:
.370/.429/.778, 1.207 OPS, 6 HR, 17 RBI
It’s been easy to lose sight of him with how hot Delgado’s been, but Beltran has been almost as hot. If Jose and David get on track, this team will be lethal. (for the record, those stats were before his RBI single in the 1st, so add another RBI and a point or two of BA)
Beltran ‘quietly’ looking good.
lotta fly balls tonight from pelfrey
i’m watching it on mlb.tv and i clicked back on the screen when it was minimized and i see the ball in the air right before tatis jumps and i see him tumble over lo The volume was off so I didn’t think it was live… He didn’t make it look as easy as Carlos does but he got it done… They gotta get back the run they gave up last inning. Anyone see another high scoring game coming? I hope we get a good game out of Mike though
the gnats are very pesky
Do you think pelf needs a start off.
Not really. I think he is fine for now. As long as there is no rain won’t he get another day off? I mean if we clinch early some how then you can rest him but it’s too early to think about it right now. Especially with Pedro and comittee #5.
I would like to give PELF a start off — not because I think he is going to be ineffective — but because he’s getting very close to reaching his “Verducci number:” whenever a pitcher throws 30 more innings in a year than he ever has thrown in the past, injuries become exponentially more prevalent (think Mark Prior 2003)
But at this point with Maine out and Martinez (who should be out) can we afford to?
Not as pesky as the Marlins
the marlins are playing with a huge chip on their shoulder lately i think…if they can keep the talent that they have, they’re going to be a very good team in about 2 years
IF they can keep their talent? They have NEVER kept their talent. Uggla will soon be traded as well as a few pitchers I am sure.
probably right about that, it’s sad really, it’d be nice to have another good team in the division (besides the fillies)
umm…no it wouldn’t! Screw the other teams, I hope they all suck. I’d like to see the rest of the NL East be as pathetic as it was in the mid-to-late 90’s, when the Braves just dominated, only the Mets play the role of Braves.
Yea the nats are pesky and we got 4 more games with them next week in DC.
why did the nats take on so many exposed prospects who didn’t exactly flourish with the team they were on? like dukes and milledge. i won’t give anderson hernandez the respect of being calling a prospect lol i know church was a little older, but it was like nady with the mets. he was 25. he wasn’t consider equivalent to a prospect, yet phil humber who’s older was?
i was watching baseball tonight last night too and saw peter gammons mention that the mets are turning to be the clear winners of the johan trade. the only guy who’s really turned out well for minnesota so far is gomez even though he could be hitting higher. prospects haven’t done well. if johan had been with the twins this year, they would be in the playoffs. they would have lost him after the year so i’d probably take like at least 7-8 years of gomez versus one of santana…all the other
“he could be hitting higher” might be the understatement of the year…he’s been one of the worse everyday hitters in all of MLB this side of Michael Bourn
Easley is a double play specialist.
These double plays they’re grounding into are a rally killer.
Every year people say the Marlins are going to be a really good team in a couple of years lol When Girardi took over that team, people said that and here we are… They actually aren’t a bad team. It won’t shock me if they eventually pull of a 97′ or 03′ again. Florida, Minnesota and a couple other teams out there are able to scout out some of the best talent in this game.
cubs, brewers, dodgers, a’s all very good…yankees might be the worst
yup… the mets could be better, but the yankees are certainly worse. i don’t know how they managed to convince the pirates that tebata and what ever other junk they through at them was worth nady. it wasn’t even marte because he hasn’t done well with the yankees and he’s kind of overrated.
Throughout the years the yankees have shown that money can buy there way into the playoffs. Once they lost that great pitching, they’ve tried out hitting teams. Joe Torre got out at the right time and got to the right place at the right time…
what will hurt with the dp if schneider doesn’t get on will be pelfrey being an automatic out in the next inning… hopefully brian gets on
Ok, enough with the double plays already.
Now that the Mets have hit into 2 in 2 innings, can they be done for the game?
The Nats seems to get all the trouble makers and washed up players from other teams The Marlins are like the A’s they get good young players then trade them away before they demand big money
come on… these hits are going to come back to bite them eventually
lol i love the dis to the yankees… k-rod 56… and who doesn’t want him?
Pelfrey has been rather fortunate so far tonight…zero missed bats and 2 absolute ropes from Milledge turning into out
Jose and David starting to heat up.
congrats to jose reyes tow all-time records down a few more to go
282 – congrats, Jose.
Congrats Jose!!!!
Congratulations Jose!
I always knew you would top Mookie
Congrats Jose.
good eye… big situation for david here. if he can get on, you get the to the hottest players in the game
steal home
Yes, Jose!
Reyes run coming up here?
thats the jose we know..
did a met ever steal home?
100 runs. again.
thatta boy, DAvid!
DAVID !!!
And the Mets take the lead.
david’s coming around
Clutch, LOL.
Wasn’t too pretty, but David is coming back.
so the mets are the only team in the majors with 3 guys with 100 RBI and 3 with 100 runs. am I wrong?
no double play here
Yea D Wright!!!!!!
Chucky Beltran!!!! Love him
Beltran just keeps it coming…..
yup… that’s the beltran we know too. there cowards. a walk to delgados coming
And hear the boos.
Nice Carlos.
Also, way to NOT send Wright, Aguayo!!!!
Beltran!!!!!
had to put the kid to bed…pleasant suprise coming back!
congrats jose!
way to go david!
nice hitting beltran!
And the best part is that Wild Man (Our 3B coach) did not send Wright there.
walkin the lefty (even delgado) to load the bases for a righty is flirtin with danger…
MAKE THEM PAY, FERNANDO!!!!
But when the LH up has 4 HR in 2 games against LHP it is a nobrainer.
Tatis is gonna get another hit
come on superman!
Oh, bases loaded again. Time to turn this God-awful stat around.
This is so insane watching Delgado being intentionally walked. I remember in June in a situation when I THANKED the opposing team for walking him intentionally.
once again… no double play
who in there right mind would be have intentionally walked him in june lol maybe lat ejune
TATIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
TATIS = SUPERMAN !
Thats what you get for walking Delgado
louie holds delgado… he’s got a brain i see lol
TATIS!!!!
He TATISED IT!!!!!!
fernando made them pay… thank you for granting me a hit and not hitting into a double play lol the mets r so hot pelfrey might get a hit. it has to suck to be odalis perez
base hit damion.. come on.. nice play by nieves. so many ex yankees and ex mets on this team
Fernando was born for the bases loaded…I’m sure the Nats announcers are mentioning what he did against the Dodgers for the 99999 time now.
i want this game to be like the one where we scored like 9 runs off bergman in an inning a month ago
Come on Easy E don’t mess up I don’t want to see Slappy
NICE!!!!!!!!!!
a hits coming
And Easley keeps it going!
Woo-Hoo !
Just gotta love it.
BOOYAH!!!!!!!!!1 AGUAYO GOT LUCKY THERE!!!!!!!11
Another Aguayo ridiculous move somehow pays off this time!
Yeah, aguayo’s got to hold him there
DAMON IS THE MAN!!!!!!!
i said it when the ball was on the ground lol
Got saved there Aguayo.
that is aggression… he’s only done 1 out of 3 dumb things though and the one luckily has payed off. you can play aggressive when you’re up like that
Glad to see these runs. Pelf looking a little shaky first couple of innings so this should really help.
bottom of the lineup pouring it on …niiiice!!
come on brian… time for you to get a hit too.. keep it alive
this lineup is the hottest its been all season rite now
If this score holds up, I take out Pelfrey as soon as possible (after 5 innings) and turn this thing into the Carlos Muniz Show
I don’t know…..it wasn’t that long ago that we all knew ‘no lead is safe’…..
yup you’re right. now we actually have a bullpen though lol for the last few weeks the best one in the NL actually. i don’t see a reason why not to let pelf go as long as he normally would. if it goes to like 11-1, that’s another story.
ughh this is what sucks about the NL… but i’m happy. 6 runs. maybe pelfrey will do it
Pelf should bunt with 2 outs and see what happens
yea. this game is certainly not over be any measures. it can be 7-4 by the end of inning if they’re not careful. i’m more confident with pelf than ollie so i think theyll wrap this game up good. that plus a phillies and another yankees loss is amazing
it doesnt suck about the n.l. the dh is the worst rule ever
What is it 4 1/2 innings to get the win? I was just wondering if the Mets would pull him early to save innings. I know the game is no where near over, just wondering.
I hope they didn’t wake up
Man I LOVE Pelf!!
Dukes is a hothead.
b***h
oh i agree.. the dh definitely doesn’t belong in the game. when you get used to watching it on tv though, that’s what you think. if the dh never existed i wouldnt have been able to say it sucks lol brian cooled it off by flying out on what seemed to be not even an easy play though so if pelf was ok to end it..
Dukes – Jeeze.
where’s the cheerleading in that dugout now??
Gotta love Pelf. He doesn’t back down from anything.
Dear Pelfrey,
Can you please not get shanked?
Your friend,
Gary Busey
throw at his teeth next pitch
Hit him with the next pitch
dukes is a punk!!! even his managers r like “son STFU”
this guy wont last more than 3-4 years in the league… hes such a baby
gary’s hatred for dukes is unmatched. everytime the mets play the nats…it’s hilarious.
So true…and so funny.
What in the hell Dukes!!??
That wasn’t even that inside.
Jesus.
Next pitch hit him
Damn, that Dukes is crazy, I’d be worried he’d attack the mound with his bat.
i love pelfrey for that
Maybe that woke Pelf up
strike this little boy out… he thinks he could touch pelfrey? please
What’s that strange sensation????
ooooo it’s the Phillies sucking my balls!!!
another strike… how is this baby gonna handle getting k’ed
oh he showed me lol
where’s my boy derek bell when i need him….i swear we should make him a manager somewhere on this team…
the sad thing is hes only a triple and single away from the cycle…
“only”
Yeah–LOL.
You could point to someone in most games right now and say they are only this and that from a cycle.
that was a very weak chain of events…dukes is and has always been one of the biggest babies in the league
Duke will be playing for the LI Ducks one day
anyone watching the nats feed? what are they saying about it?
I would actually kind of like to know this as well.
they said it was clearly intentional on Pelfrey’s part.
Worst announcers EVER
Yes, clearly intentionally. An inside fastball that missed a little bit inside that wasn’t anywhere close to the guys head. These pitches happen MANY times during every single game.
wow…man pelf is getting a reputation as a headhunter and i don’t think he’s ever actually thrown at anybody
Alright, way to settle down Pelf.
Did the umpires actually give both teams warnings?? Why the Mets? (I missed it when I went to bring my dog in from the yard.)
dukes wife filed an order against him that he threatened to kill her, but she didn’t file her papers for divorce? maybe she’s waiting for his next contract so she gets half lol what loser would marry such a piece of crap? and who says there are no faults in capitalism lol
From what i’ve read, he’s impregnated 5 different girls and has had 7 daughters. all of whom he was never married to. he even impregnated a girl who was a 17 year old in a foster home living with his grandma when he was of legal age.
dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/jon122.html
YES.
Love the Dugout.
Check out the numbers on this pitcher for the Nats
they are talking about how hes not bad guy…just animated and emotional
you don’t think that carries over?
ray night says keith came and asked him if he was a bad guy and he said he’s not he’s a good guy thats missunderstood
a person who can’t control his emotions is often a person who can’t control the decisions he makes in life. if such a little thing like a pitch that didn’t even require him to move his body makes him nearly snap, how can someone even expect this guy to know how to drive a car? lol
i dont know whats wrong with the rays or formerly devil rays, hillsborough high school and tampa with some of the guys they given baseball lol carl everett is from tampa and goes to hillsborough high school. he has emotional problems. bumps an ump with his nose and gets suspended 10 games for it. gets arrested for beating his own kids. delmon young – perhaps worse than elijah threw a bat at an ump. hes not from tampa though. and dukes is the whole package lol from tampa, hillsborough hs and came up with the d-rays. and i hate to mention doc gooden too…
he was definately safe
close. out I think
actually they showed it on the nats channel and he was def out
good call after all…poop
david looks so much better at the plate the last couple days
beltran’s goin deep
my prediction was only 200 ft short
would have been a homer in CBP….juuuuuuuuust kiiiiding
why has topdot taken over the prime guiseppe franco spot?
I hope Pelf is an exception to the rule, because his innings pitched are scaring me.
hey guys im not watching the game right now…but does anyone see a change in wrights stance again today….i was talking about it yesterday just wondering if it was a one day thing but is his leg kick a little less kick ,,,u know what i mean like his 06 stance?
i know its hard to believe but i recently moved to va beach and i actually miss guiseppe
I live in NY and I miss Guiseppe….what the heck happened to him? No more commercials?
My favorite thing about this website is that there is actually a Guiseppe Franco link under the categories in the left sidebar.
What happened to Guiseppe Franco? He’s so much better than that topdot commercial…
Did Pelf go 123 at all this game?
At the begining of the game I was opposed, but after this inning, take Pelf out and give him a rest.
So what do you guys think. Should we sign Jason Veriteck. I hear the red soc are going to try to low ball him, and his knees are doing fine. Plus he would be a better hitter than schneider.
Actually he’s not, Varitek sucks, he’s just the “Captain”
Varitek: .225, 12HR, 38RBI
Brian: .258, 7HR, 33
he’s done. only if it’s as a back-up playing once a week providing leadership in the clubhouse at low $$
varitek is old, creaky and completely overrated. he would be a huge downgrade from schneider
Varitek sucks… He’s had some clutch hits in the past but if he were here he wouldn’t have half as much value in Boston. In Boston, he’s won two WS and is looked up to. In New York, he’s just another player. Schneider is a good defensive catcher. He’s worked well with the starters. And if Ramon is healthy he can start 2-3 days a week.
Plus, both Schneider and Castro are signed through next season. I believe Schneider’s at 5MM and Castro’s at 2.3MM.
just a thought. You guys are right. Honestly I just hate the red sox and I know it would hurt if he left boston.
That’s a nice play
Come on Big Pelf… get out of this. A 4 run lead in the 5th is never safe
dang…can’t walk that clown
Pelf looks done for tonight
Yeah, I agree. Time to go to the bullpen in the 6th.
It will be kind of funny to see Pelf go inside to Dukes
Is Pelf running out of gas? What are his issues tonight?
Okay.. this site is starting to bug me. there’s never a reason for why a post doesn’t make it’s way on here.
as for varitek, i don’t want him. both of our catchers are signed through next season. schneider’s held up ok. he hits well against the phillies. he blocked the plate good, thrown at runners and mixed and matches with castro alright. varitek is valued in boston. in new york, he’s a rent a player
the most likely reason a post won’t show up is because a word you used has the letters a.s.s. consecutively.
If he can work his way out of this inning they’ll be in good shape… Maybe Parnell comes in
you cant be afraid to go inside again… come on pelf
Pelfrey is fatigued. We should skip his next start…
… and pitch who?
Niese? Parnell?
i love it
pelf throw it over the plate. it’s the white thing on the ground.
i tell him not to be afraid and he hits him lol how great would have it been if he lost his composure on that one and not the last? there would have been a brawl
We can never make it easy, can we…
I must say that whatever mental problems Dukes has, he has a mighty fine stroke at the plate. His swing is as powerful as Manny’s or Albert Belle’s.
And, not to give him too much credit, but he did keep his composure after Pelf hit him.
Pelf is done.
ugh….glad to see dukes not flip out there…pelf probably done here…yup now he’s done
I can’t believe they can’t put this sorry team away
crap.. okay. it’s time to yank pelf. we did it with ollie last night. see what i said. i said it could be 7-4 by the next inning and in a matter of time it’s 7-5… it’s a slugfest again
a friggin lead is never safe…bullpen time….go rest pelf
Thanks for the favor Nats.
The walks are really unacceptable…
make them earn it! chrissakes!
Its time to put up some more runs before the Nats come back and ties it
figures, the bats get hot and now the SPs are going cold.
Damn, that inning blew, what is up with the starters blowing leads the last two night. It’s nice to not blame the offense for a change.
what the hell’s up w/ our pitchers sucking against the Nats
Wow!
Even my mother warned me not to get too cocky, and I was like, “Mom, it’s the Nats.” Yeah, serves me right. I dunno, but we’d better pile on runs.
Let’s hope BP can give us four good ones. Pelf is spent.
Grote, I hear ya with Pelfrey starting 7-1 lead I thought this game was over too.
We’ve seen this show before. Hopefully, a different ending this time. This is the Nationals guys. Put it away.
I would love another 6 run inning here
nice hustle tatis!
the Nats are just absolutely awful with the basics there…..
completely agree…the two clowns in the outfield illustrated that
The Nats are awful but the Mets are making them look good
oh no
I think Heilman is showing me something big here.
CAN YOU PLEASE THROW STRIKES?
This guys has to go in the off season he has to go
Heilman is a loser! Why in the hell is he pitching
are we gonna lose this game because Heilman is pitching
i get tired of watching heilman walk the leadoff guy
somebody should take a dump of Heilman’s ugly face
Great job walking the lead off hiter Heilman!!!!
if Heilman doesn’t get this out, Jerry better get him out of there!
Come on Mr Happy get a DP
After this year, Heilman has GOT TO GO!!!! Trade him somewhere where he can start.
I hear colorado wants him maybe we can trade him and a few guys for matt holliday
I would not have a problem with that trade.
Thank God.
i was at game 7 in 06 and there is no person on this earth i’d actually like to see dissapear except aaron heilman. the site of his face makes my blood pressure sky rocket
lol.
I will trade Mr Happy for a bag of balls
Off topic, but did anyone see Rick Reilly’s recent article, about which teams “rule their cities?” It’s on the ESPN frontpage if anyone’s interested. The premise was “If your town could save one sports team—college or pro—and the others had to relocate to Vladivostok, Russia, which one would stay?”
Predictably, the answer was the Yankees, which is ridiculous. At the absolute most generous, their fans make up 55% of the city. The Mets have outdrawn the Yankees 20 times in their 46 year history, and the 44 year history of Shea Stadium. I’d actually have to say it would be the Knicks. It’s the only sport where there’s 1 team, and NY, while being primarily a baseball town, still loves its basketball. When the Knicks are good, they dominate the city. Of course, it’s been so long since that happened that it feels like a myth.
It’s hard to say. Take Dallas for example. That’s a Cowboys down. Look at Philly. That’s an Eagles town.
New York though? I don’t know. New York is definitely not a city that produces the best or a large number of athletes because the climate works against them. While basketball is one of the city’s better sports and Football is median, the level of baseball talent in this city is pitiful. They just don’t realize it because they never leave the state.
When watching a sport, it’s different. I’d say no matter where you go, football is the more popular to watch. The Giants and Jets shouldn’t even be considered NY teams considering they are in NJ. And if that be the case, than you shouldn’t hold a double standard to not considering the Nets a NY team too because they play in the same complex.
There are a lot of Nets fans in NY. Maybe a lot of bandwagoners during the Kidd era, or maybe because the Knicks dreadfully suck. The Knicks had a level of intensity with their defense. Unquestionably though, the Yankees are the first team you think of when someone says New York sports. I hate the Yankees. But isn’t that part of the reason why?
There is no way that the Mets are 45 percent of baseball fans in NY or the area. First of all, I don’t want ”new fans” crossing over. That’s not a real fan. I want Mets fans who’ve watched and dealt with all this like how we do. If you’re talking about immigrants or young people who never have been acquainted with the teams yet, than they’ll usually latch off of what others think. Maybe if the Mets win, they can persuade them.
Not counting any Cubs or any type of fans that don’t make sense, I’d say the Mets are about 35 percent of baseball fans in NY are Yankees fans. I’d also say that while the NY area (like 19 million) is about 6-7 percent of America, the Yankees are still more than that. Maybe it’d be a little more you were to inlcude the rest of the state of NY (7 million) because they latch off of NYC’s baseball teams because they get them on TV and are so far from everything.
So the Mets and Yankees should eat up 9 percent of baseball fans in America just within their own markets and state. Let’s say the Mets hold 3.5% of that and the Yankees hold 5.5%.
Here’s where the difference is. No matter where you go in America, you’ll see Yankees fans. BS fans. Just like Cowboys and Lakers fans. And the Bulls when MJ was around. And it can’t be about not winning, because the Raiders are popular too.
I’d say the Yankees are at least 15% of baseball fans throughout the country, even though only like 35-40% of that actually lives in NY or within reasonable driving distance of a Yankees game. That’s why the Yankees are so powerful. What other NY team has random fans in Kansas? Maybe the Giants for a year because they won the Superbowl, but that’ll die at the end of this NFL season.
Heilman = balls
i like omar alot unlike alot of u but if heilman’s on the roster next year he needs to be stoned in times square
I don’t like Omar and I agree with you on that. If Heilman is on the team next year and there is no K-Rod either. He deserves to be hanged in times square.
Good thinkg there are like dozens of arms in that BP. Heilman’s pitch count is going to be like 50 pitches very shortly.
Keith: “… a three and a half game BULGE!”
ha.
i agree gomets..ny is just as much of a basketball town as it is a baseball town and the knicks reign supreme
isnt dukes a wife/girlfriend beater also?
all baseball playes are wife beaters.
I do not think Heimlich would even be that bad outside of the pen, but when he is in it and pitching, he makes me want to puke
nevermind
he will always suck
watchin heilman pitch makes me want to go to the dentist
You have got to be kidding me.
WHY WHY WHY Jerry
Jesus Christ, Aaron!
he’s really gottta go
I agree too, I’m a die hard Knicks fan and you are right go mets it is the only sport in town until the Nets come to Brooklyn whenever that is.
Hey Heilman, go **** yourself.
YOU SUCK HEILMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
heilman is officially dead to me now
well now we know why Heilman never pitches anymore
This game right now is on Manuel…for putting in Heilman
Had to find out if he was going to be able to make the postseason roster. Guess he found out.
Bingo.
Actually, I thought it was a good spot to get him in, personally. This just confirms that he is, in fact, completely useless now.
you piece of sh*t
FIRE HEILMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alright, I concede. I never want to see this man again. Homer to Guzman? Ugh.
Heilman should NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER see the pitching mound again.
LOL, and Heilman may have just pitched his last game for the Mets. ……… Sad isn’t it. Let us all think back……..
Thanks Mr Happy and just think some fans wants this guy to start he wouldn’t last 2 innings
But at least they would get it over with early and we would not see him but once every 6 days.
aaron “freaking” heilman…wow
This whole god dam bullpen needs to be remade next year. Gary said it best: Heilman: gives up most home runs in Mets history with runners on base.
I think I’ve finally had with Aaron Heilman as a reliever this year. I’ve tried to stay with him – with all his ups and downs. But I can no longer.
Aaron, it was good knowing ye. Maybe you can come into spring training in ‘09 and nail down the 5th starter job. But, then again, maybe we’ll just trade you so you can get a fresh start somewhere else.
Arrevaderci, baby.
Yep. This was the crossing the line moment for me. I know Guzman is hot and hit one against us the other day, but come on.
why does he pitch ever?
honestly? he is completely worthless
even when he manages to somehow get out of the completely awful situations he gets himself into, it seems like he just got lucky
DFA! DFA! DFA! DFA! DFA!
Nothing else to say
only time heilman should come in is if the mets are up by 948 runs, and that’s it…
bigger problem here is that the mets blew yet ANOTHER 6 run lead. pathetic. the sports shows tomorrow are going to have a fieldday with this if they lose. come on bats!!!
7-1 to a real bad team and we made they come back
Heyman was best: Mets won’t spend on K-Rod, move Heilman to rotation and Maine as closer. I swear if Omar does that, he’s a bigger moron than I thought.
our starters really sucked the last two days
Yeah. Let’s just hope this is a little hiccup.
I blame freakin Manuel how the hell u bring him in to face lefties? He can’t even get righties out! What the hell was Manuel thingking.
I honestly feel bad for Heilman in this situation…the guy should not be put in situations to continuously crash and burn like this (I. e. he should be no where near the mound, um, ever)
I hope he gets to start next year – preferably for the Nats, Braves, Marlins…
look how well the bullpen was doing the past couple of weeks and now hielman comes in and ruins it.
Could he be doing this on purpose? I hat that &%&%&%&*%&.
*hate
At least Joe Smith has been solid lately.
Thanks for going with a real pitcher for that last out Mets
We need to score some runs and take control of this game
BP has actually been pitching very well lately. It’s obvious that Heilman is the weak link.
How can you possibly trust Heilman in a tight pennant race. IMO, the guy has just pitched his way out of the stretch drive. We cannot give this guy the ball unless it’s for some junk, mop up work in a blow game. Totally useless and please, Heilman apologists, don’t even try to defend this useless, and unfortunately, totally lost pitcher.
yup…i’ve been trying to defend him all year, but i think you’re right. the guy needs a change of scenerey…it worked for mota at least.
how can a professional pitcher be so bad… heilman shoud never pitch again for the mets.
KILL HEILMAN NOW!!!!!!!!!
I swear I would fight the guy if I saw him on the street
I would probably lose, but it would be worth it
Matt nailed it with his article about Heimlich’s walks – that one here cost him dearly
He is completely awful
Tell me when you could possibly use him again? NEVER
I know many want to blame Jerry on this, but he gave Aaron one last shot and he sh*t his pants….Thats probably the last we see of him in a game that is within 8 runs.
Agree, he is done for the stretch run. See Ya.
god I hope so
he would get MVP if he never pitched again
I always defended Heilman, but it’s over. He should not be used in any more important situations this year and should the Mets make the playoffs, he should not be included on the roster.
I swear I feel like I’m watching September 07 against the Nats. Damn we got 4 MORE GAMES with them, screw Florida, this is the pesky team that is going to give you nightmares. Two nights in a row they have come back from leads that most really bad teams wouldn’t come back from.
I swear if you pulled off Heilman’s jersey you’d find a Phillies one underneath.
PITCH PARNELL OR AL REYES. AT LEAST GIVE THEM A CHANCE!!!! THEY CAN’T BE ANY WORSE THAN THIS BUM!!!!!
Relax man.
jeez…heilman is such a buzz kill. granted pelf didn’t have his best stuff tonight, but heilman should not be allowed to pitch in close situations.
Heilman should not be allowed to pitch PERIOD!
Geez, I go away for an hour, and the 2007 September version of the Mets reappear. THis is absurd.
Pelf may just be getting tired, but it certainly looks like Heilmann either didn’t get enough rest (or even more likely, too much).
They have to win games like this, especially with the Phils already losing, or the probability of blowing another Sept. lead goes way way up.
7-1 lead on a crap team like the Nats? No excuse.
The SEpt. Version appeared as soon as Heilman came into the game.
Sometimes Jerry does a Willie and puts to much trust in Mr happy
Heilman should have been pulled when he surrendered the leadoff walk.
Agree 100% . Jerry should have senty a message right there that that would not be tolerated.
True enough but after sitting for how many days? You had to give him the benefit of that first walk.
How many more “benefits” do you think we should keep giving him?
Heilman cannot and should not be put on any postseason roster. He’s totally useless and would be a waste of a spot.
AGREED
HEILMAN IS THE HAUNTING MEMORY OF 2007!
churchy not looking so good tonight
0 hits since the third inning.
i’ve said it before – heilman did not get enough abuse for giving up the HR to Molina. It was like fans were too shocked to crucify him and give the mitch williams treatment. he’s gotta go, plain and simple.
You are right. As long as he’s on this team, it will be tough to win anything. Time to cut the cord and move forward.
I really like what Manuel has done with the team, but as long as he keeps putting Heimlich in, he is just being Willie all over again. Cannot do that. Sit him like slappy.
I really believe you have seen the last of Mr. Heilman in a Mets uniform. Jerry had a look on his face while making the pitching change that said, “I’m officially done with this guy.”
for the life of me… why the hell did we bring in that bloodsucking piece of crap Heilman.. I just don’t get it.. Talk about an absolute piece of s*** that reminds me of nothing but the worst that the Mets bring to the table… How the f*** did we blow a 6 run lead to the NOTS? They always find a way of screwing us… How bat the Bats start waking up?
If they lose this game, and fail to add that game on to their lead, it’s going to bite them in the butt.
They won’t lose now that Heilman is gone (and hopefully for good). This BP has been pitching great and Heilman just put a bad taste on everyone’s mouth.
Alright, time for a jog to clear the mind. I’ll imagine I am Heilman running away from angry Mets fans to try and make better time.
Of course, it would be nice if the O also didn’t go back to the old “hey, we gots some runs in the 3rd, that’s it for the night” mode!
agree…and pelf looked off…..but heilman is still an enormous buzz kill. His hang-dog look, his 4-sizes-too-tight uniform pants – everything about his screams “ugh, it’s heilman.”
that is why david wright is clutch…offense isn’t the only clutch part of the game
according to some people there isn’t any cluthch part of the game… it’s just an accurate reprensentaion of Wright’s awesomness over a long period of time… or some crap like that….
CLUTCH!
There was no need for the Nats to be back in this game. That whole big inning was pretty worthless… Oh well. That’s baseball. The main core of the pen has to stay good. Screw Heilman. Screw Brandon Knight and who ever else. They need to score a run in the bottom half of the inning and close this game out with Stokes and Ayala.
Yea, but come on two nights in a row the offense has scored 7 or more runs, you can’t ask fir much more than that. This is the pitcher’s fault not the offense.
And you just described exactly what happened the last 2 weeks of September, 2007!
You’re right.. I wasn’t making that post to show resentment towards the offense if that’s how it came off sounding. What I meant was looking at it from a team perspective, Pelf and the pen really gave what was a great inning away.
The offense needs to come up
they need to score right now.. i’m confident they will. delgado may be the man to do it
Come on Joe… walking guys hurts
The Mets are making think that the Nats bullpen is great
CLUTCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Yea D.Wright, real nice play.
thank goodness for joe smith
Too bad Mike Francessa thinks DWright is the worst defensive 3rd Baseman in baseball and laughed when David won the Gold Glove.
I’ve lost my place trying to count the amount of posts on Heilman has to go, he’s no good.
And I’m admitting I have to jump on this train also…..
that was a nice play by david… he keeps coming up big defensively. he’s automatic over there
thank goodness for david…last year i thought he didnt deserve the gold glove but this year he def does
OK, bot 7, heart of the order up. Time to take control back of this game. Put up a few runs and let the pen finish it out.
Just be careful though, Stokes and Ayala can’t pitch every day!
Oh look, the guy that ends the inning on a great defensive play leads off the next inning.
thank you blastings…i wonder if the ushers are going to make him buy a ticket
that’s vintage david hitting right there!
At least we know it may have not just been Ollie… It takes some worries away from the idea that Ollie would be going back to the ways of the past against weak teams. Both Pelf and Ollie have been awesome the last few months. It’s just these Nats can hit the ball… at least lately they can
Here we go come on lets get aleast 3 runs
NICE!!!
carlos!
the nats commentaters love david wright and the whole mets org.
i think ray knight is one of them
What did they say?
who are they chanting mvp for? which carlos? lol
Very nice, Carlos. We’ll take it.
RIBBY!!!!1
nice catch by the way
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In all honesty, I think Heilmann will never throw another pitch for the Mets.
Delgado… i love it. David’s come through. Beltran’s come through and Delgado is doing both the little and big things
freakin finally!
That would have been an easy tripple.
line drive city
Milledge is refusing to even budge from the warning track.
BTW, his arm isn’t as good as I remember…
You remember it being good?
i love blastings thrilledge!
Milledge is absolutely terrible.
We need a few more runs 1 is not enough
And Tatis does it too… Here comes Easley to deliver now… Murph to pinch hit soon too?
hahahahahha, i hate milledge. wow, he blows in the outfield! i coached against him when he was in h.s. and he was the same way then…
Yup… Here he is
And didn’t Smith get the win last night also?
i dont know with this move.. they could have done it for brian
lets go Irish Hammer!
Delgado for President, Tatis for VP
mingo i wish that were true but heilman will def pitch again this season unless he get’s into an argument with eligah dukes as at bar after the game and dissapears
SEND IN THE CLOWNS!!!!
HAHAHAHAHA
Gary ‘A comedy for the Nats’.
this doesn’t mean luis is in the game, does it? i’m taking argenis is the 2B next inning…
Thanks Lasting
wTF is wrong w/ taht team??? this is like a big comedy
ok, I sorta feel bad for milledge now.
I sorta do too. Now if it was Dukes, I would be laughing my butt off.
Screw you Lastings again
That was really funny lol.
Better stick to rap son. LOL. Best trade the Mets ever made. Now they have 3 players playing for them. Church, Schnieder AND Milledge.
It’s also Guzmans fault
No double play Brian…
I got a feeling the bad bases loaded history for the Mets history is ending
Woo-Hoo.
About time….
Wow – just wow…..
wow they’re bad
SWEET!
and the bases aren’t loaded anymore!
Yup… There we go. A nice break (again)
Yea, HUGE RUN, let’s get some more!!!!!!!
NICE
Yea Brian!!!!!
SCHNEIDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dang he’s slow!
sac fly that shizz
WOW!
The Nats are awful…
Yup – new year, different team.
This is NOT your 2007 NY Mets.
When I say score more it says I post too quickly lol Good job Brian… I’m loving it
yeah runs!
Actually a good play by Schnieder going for 2nd.
This offense is awesome… 6 for 8 RISP
The Nats announcers have spent a few minutes this inning talking about how loud and basically awesome Mets fans are. I no longer rate them the worst announcers in baseball. We’ll give that title back to the Marlins announcers…
we (mets fans) are pretty awesome…at least i am anywayz
OK, guess all I had to do was ask for the runs!
The pen has to protect a 4 run lead for 2 innings, right? Right?
off to bed. Can’t wait to check the results at 6 tomorrow.
This is why we will win this sept. unlike last year! refusing to go quietly despite a discouraging comeback by the Nats!!! LEt’s Go Mets!
Let’s see if we can hold another lead.. Cmon boys hold on to your jockstraps..
Can we keep this lead now please !!!!!
Let’s finish off this game easy now… Please no more runs by Washington lol Stokes in?
nice inning
CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
I’m lovin’ it.
Why are they saying that not playing is showing in Awful Reyes bat? He never could hit. His OBP is like .111111111. You would think that with expanded rosters we could find someone else to ever pick up a bat besides him.
I’m seriously starting to worry that I might be bipolar or something. I am a mean, agry a$$hole when the Mets are losing or blow leads…etc, but become so chipper and giddy the second ehy do well. Man, if I was my wife, I’d leave me. :)
Dude, I laughed right out loud at this….
lol…thta’s hilarious…my wife was just saying the same thing about me!
No your not Bipolar you are a Met fan its just war wounds thats all
Seriously, one of my two labs sort of hides and cowers(sp?) when the Mets begin to poop the bed. ANd by no means am I opposing. Just noisy.
Ahh the life of a Mets fan and the ones they love.
I would not mind seeing AL Reyes here. You can have Stokes ready but it would be nice to finally see what he has.
to close of a game but it’s not like brian’s throwing great tonight
endy? what happend
endy stop daydreaming….wtf was that??
come on brian
Get somebody ready Stokes might be a little worned out
emilio
oh poop
noooooo
I missed the beginning of the game. What’s with these hats? I like the color….
9/11 commemerative hats
Come on Stokes!!!!!!
DP coming.
They have used Brian a lot lately… Same with Ayala but Stokes even more. They might have to give him a day or two over the weekend to get his arm back
Ugh. Sanchez warming up. Package him with Heilman.
what the heck man? If I ever have kids i’m not sure I want them to become mets fans. The stress woud take years away from their lives.
thank you… if that ball had been fair i would have been pissed
Where are the freakin lefties? we cruising for a……
I have faith in Stokes here. Get it done, Brian.
Seriously, might need to rest him a day or so.
Sigh…..
Oh come on now.
oh lord…
wow
id at least give reyes a shot at some point
You got to be kidding me!!!!
Okay, someone make Guzman piss in a cup after the game…something’s fishy here.
This is just sickening. I don’t even know what to say.
wow
LOL, hee hee.
Gnat, Gnat, Gnat.
seriously, what is wrong with these guys? come on already. the nats suck, can we PLEASE put them away??
Baseball is the strangest game isn’t it?
:(
Stokes had been doing so well, too….sucks…
This isn’t good… Brian isn’t perfect. Get him out of there now. I just don’t think Duaner’s going to solve anything
some things NEVER change !!!!!
I give up
sorry guys but its obvious Manuel does not know what he is doing tonite with his pitchers!
All I can say is thank god for Schneider’s hit… Now just get out of it and tack on a couple next inning and let Ayala close it out against his old team quietly
I am not really worried but this is Jerry’s fault. He has fallen into the Willie world. First bringing in Heilman (where is Parnell and Perez??) and the bringing in Stokes AGAIN. Can you give the guy a day off???? really? Its a 4 run lead. The guy is tired!
What Perez are you refering to?
we need about 43 runs in the bot. of the inning to be safe. especially if sanchez is coming in.
OH MY GOD, I’M HAVING FLASHBACKS TO THE BULLPEN, AND PITCHING STAFF OF LAST YEAR… CMON GUYS.. HANG ON.. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MINDBOGGLING… I MAY HAVE TO BRING OUT THE XANAX PRETTY SOON… WTF IS GOING ON HERE.?
okay…at least top of the order coming up…time for some tack-ons…
And David’s glove does it again.
First number he’s hit 2 in a game.. only against the Mets, right? At least the offense is red hot. They got to carry it into the 9th like the Fish did to the Phils
time*… see what this game and season is doing to my mind lol its making me think the word time is number
ok, it’s pretty obvious, stokes doesn’t have it, get him out NOW
Guzman has the exact same build as Castillo. He’s his twin. Except Guzman can apparently hit out of the infield.
still in the lead…we got this
Yup… David’s automatic with these tough plays. That’s why it is mind boggling when ever a random easy play screws with him
Stokes should not have been in the game. I swear…he seems to be in EVERY game. hahahahaha
This is not last year guys. Calm down and give me a break. The Nats are hot right now.
Yup… It’s not like he’s been used to this. He was a starter in AAA for most of the year. His arm has to be taken care of. The day off tomorrow will help, but they got 17 in a row after that. Can’t go to him and Ayala (who’s having some groin problems) everyday… Same thing with Smith and Feliciano. They have to work other guys in there more like Show, Duaner and maybe Al Reyes… no Aaron Heilman, unless it’s a blow out
Just come out on top. I don’t care if it’s pretty or not at this point. Just win this damn game.
Exactly… We can be 3 1/2 up by the end of the day if Ayala closes this out the way how it’s supposed to be done
Meaning the ”magic number” could be 14
damn damn damn
Wow, Reyes.
nice…come on david
Just nail down the top of the 9th and we’re 3 1/2 games up with the Phillies limping into Milwaukee for 4.
Good eye Church… Now get the bat into David who’s done it 3 times tonight and the hot hitters
Every time our bullpen falters, it pressures Omar a little more to do the thing that matters most this offseason.
Sign K-Rod!!!
1A Sign Perez
1B Sign Krod
1C Pick up Delgado’s option
2 Whatever else you want to do.
I absolutely agree with 1B and 1C. However, I might avoid resigning Perez. Personally, I feel he will never turn a corner and become consistent. I feel someone like Burnett or Sheets would be a significant improvement. But, I wouldn’t be upset if we resigned him or anything. Just personal preference.
In terms of other things, there are a few players we just have to dump. Castillo, Heilman, Show, and maybe even Evans/Tatis/Pagan…Just one of those guys, because we will be overstocked at corner outfield next year, and those guys’ values are high. Send them somwhere for reliable arms for the pen or another good backup infielder.
Oh, and make sure we don’t resign Pedro. Maybe pick up someone like Freddy Garcia, Jon Garland on the cheap.
Any more ideas, guys?
Yup. Re-signing Perez and picking up Delgado’s options are the obvious moves. Delgado is in the Mets hands so that’s not even a question. With K-Rod, we’ll see what the Angels offer.
The only other movies I’d like to see are re-sign Tatis and/or Easley. And trade or buyout Luis Castillo if possible.
Should be 2 on and hot hitters coming up. Reyes should never swing at a ball that high. Just take the SO or walk there.
No DP’s
Finally
And he’s BACK!
Da-Vid Wright !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last night some people commented Wright should be dropped to the 5 hole. I said “Why fix a lineup that ain’t broken?” Somebody responded “Wright is broken”. I said “calm down, Wright will be fine”.
Probably the same people that wanted to cut Delgado…
Let’s go Mets!!!
And just to be clear – that someone was not me. I knew he would come around. He’s just too pure of a talent to completely lose it.
As far as Mr. Delgado – although I never voiced it, I truly thought he was done. My bad, my wrong, my apologies.
nice, but i wish he went the other way…lol
CLUTCH CLUTCH CLUTCH!!!!!!!!!!1111
DAVID WRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4-4!!!!!!!!!!!11
And who says David can’t do it?
david taking that toe tap out is the greatest thing that has ever happened
HUGE!!!!!!!!
DWRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who says he doesn’t get clutch hits lol.
WELCOME BACK DAVID WRIGHT! :D
I swear when David came to the plate I started chanting 28 109 28 109 28 109!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woooooooooooooo
giants 13
skins 10
Let’s just hope the Skins don’t kick a field goal. :)
Hmmmmm. So not clutch. 4-4 with 4 amazing defensive plays.
yeah man…he is pretty awful
I think it’s fair to say his slump is over. Lol
Let me correct myself.. Delgado for Pres, Wright for VP, Reyes for Secretary of State, Tatis Treasurer.. I know who im voting for.. This is absolutely, positively not the NY METS of last yr.. These motherf******’s do not quit and i’m actually proud of this team… UNREAL!!
No, I think Wright has to be the Secretary of Defense. And we gotta get Beltran in there.
the secretary of the glide
I get where you’re going with this.. I think that we need to figure out a solid ticket.. Delgado, Wright, B-Tran, Reyes, have to be on the ballot. Tatis is on the ballot after his performance tonight.. Delgodo is def my President, and after tonight its only fair that Beltran is the VP, Reyes for Treasured and Wright for Secretary of Defense.. Is everyone okay with that? Please feel free to comment.
obama/ayala ‘08
change you can believe in
Except Ayala has much more experience in pressure situations without all the golden chariots.
ayala was governor for 1 year. and is a few years younger than obama and has been on the national stage for 5 minutes. and has zero foreign policy experience and refuses to be interviewed.
and is a heartbeat from being president. a very old heart beat too ;)
Yes that slump is over lol Now the God is up
i’m not sure who pointed it out last night but him taking out that toe tap seems to make all the difference
Should have had the Straw be his hitting coach. He could have practiced the Karate Kid timing device.
shouldn’t have come back…
Stupid (actually Willie-esque) idea bringing in Stokes. He has been pitching a lot, and should be budgeted for tight situations. 4 run lead is the time to push an inning out of Sanchez or someone else to save wear on the key guys.
But at least DW seems to be out of the slump today. Nice time for a big jack.
So once again, can the pen hold a 3 run lead for 1 inning? I have no confidence at this point.
I hope whoever pitches tomorrow can give a nice 6-7 in a blowout and save the weqr and tear on the fans! and the pen…
anyway, just like last year, to heck with asthetics, just get a win any way possible. Ugly wins are better than pretty losses!
Off day tomorrow.
Wasn’t Stokes already warming up before we scored all those runs? Why waste him if you are going to warm him up?
This offense has scored 13 without Delgado going on a tear… How amazing is that? Imagine if they had last night’s Delgado with all the runners on base when he was on + tonight… that’s 21-10 lol
i find it so funny how everybody complains bout how we dont tack on runs late, wright isnt clutch and beltran is overrated, and delgado blows (which i admit i agreed with) and everything evens out like it almost always does in basebll. the whole time i was thinknig if we get hot late and ride the wave into oct. this season could be magical
I have seen Phillies trolls be called out on here before. What about Mets trolls. Where are the guys that continued to call Wrigth Drod and the most unclutch player ever, etc. Why do they only show up when he is 0-4?
Yeah – what ever happened to ‘Angry Fan’ ?
Wasn’t just him. The entire Phillies series was terrible on here. Full of Phillies and Mets trolls.
they only show up on losses to berate the team that they’re supposedly fans of…don’t worry, if the mets actually win something this year they’ll be the first ones in line for the merchandise
06 david wright….no more leg kick..know one notices but me…ive been saying it over and over and over for the past 2 days..no more leg kick look closely..he has his 06 stance back
Dude, stop. I noticed it too. Geez, you’ve been doing this for days.
hahahha…..i knew i would get someone annoyed but yea sorry atleast someone is paying attention
thats one of the points i was trying to make thereal
i gave u probs on that call bluexorange
Very nice Reyes, Jr.
1 down…
What a complete JO that Dukes is.
I love the way Gary tells it like it is.
You’ve got that right. I can’t believe ML baseball even lets someone that crazy on anyone’s roster.
Because the Rays don’t cut guy’s like him and Delmon Young loose lol Because they think they are talented. And they are. But they don’t develop. Guy’s with these kinds of problems never truly get all of their potential. He’s like Ron Artest and he’s a good ball player, but you don’t see him making All-Star teams. Yao has little respect for him. It’s sad really…
immaturity and entertaining lol
1 more, c’mon Ayala!
who’ll win the trade in this at bat?
i hate to admit it but billy would have made this interesting more interesting lol
If Dukes was not in the Majors he would be in Jail
He wouldn’t enjoy it in there either lol Usually the guy’s who think they’re tough come out sounding like Mike Tyson when it’s all said and done
I dont know what is more amazing. Anderson Hernandez is being sent up as a PH, or that he is hitting .372!
who was acta yelling at? the ump or anderson? and why was lenny smiling and why it wiped off so quick? lol
Mets win!!!
Alright!
Why is Al Reyes on this team? If we have all of these extra pithcers, what is the point of wearing out the same ones every night?
They did this last year too.
it doesn’t make any sense. they bring him here to try to help out in short relief, but they don’t even give him a shot once. yet they give brandon knight a shot… it doesn’t make any sense. oh well.
put it in the books!
Yes this is not your 07 Mets
Magic #: 13
Is it 13 or 14? If the Mets were to go 13-4 and the Phillies were to go 16-0, they’d technicall be tied. Unless I got some of the numbers wrong… Either way, this team is in business to get it done way before Sept 28th and the Phillies are helping out big time
14
opps. 14! :)
Gentlemen, it’s been a wild ride and I’m going to sleep well now. Thanks for sharing the roller coaster with me. Night all! Go Mets!
3 and 1/2 games baby! woo hoo!
And that will do it! Nice going Alaya.
17 games left to play. Very scary number. I have every confidence this will not be like the last 17 games last season.
listening to the nats commentaters ayala was terrible in wash. its nice to see a change of scenary work out for the mets for once. usually we give them aways and they become dominant
yup. i mean at least they got anderson hernandez out of us so they can’t be that mad with ayala. ayala needed a fresh start and hernandez needed a chance in a place with little pressure.
YEA CRAZY GAME, NICE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here’s what the voice on the machine says:
“Hey, dawg. It’s on, dawg. You dead, dawg. I ain’t even bulls——-. Your kids too, dawg. It don’t even matter to me who is in the car with you. N—–, all I know is, n—–, when I see your m—–f——- a– riding, dawg, it’s on. As a matter of fact, I’m coming to your m—–f—— house.”
She also says Dukes called her and told her to check her cell phone.
He sent a text message with a photo of a handgun, she said.
Will he go in his 20’s or 30’s? lol That’s the question. His emotional state says it’ll be at his own cause
Wooo hoooo! Mets win! Mets win!
Time to put our cletes on the Phillies’ collective necks and break them.
2008 is here. This would have been a loss last year.
DONE AND DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
mets win!
yes and what was impressie was that it was wright not delgado that carried the team today
Absolutely exhausting!
Thank God there are only nine innings!
WHEW!!!!!!!
OK we got ALL the bad pitching for this month out of our system right guys?!?!
Magic # = 30
Mets Magic # = 14
thanks for the correction
my pleasure
Where is my best friend chokeartistmets. I haven’t seen him since the end of game one on sunday.
He’s under his banky lol
I hope so sterns, thank god we got the ACE going Friday night.
This was a fun game with a happy outcome. Mets win by a field goal.
LOL – good one.
Man, almost 700 comments? Back in the day, a game thread would have like 50 comments, and from about 10 people. This blog has come a long way.
Yup. Everyone uses the internet now lol It was even more last night. Like 740. The thing with MLB.com allows more people to watch now too… It’s usually the same regular 50 or so… Come the playoffs they’ll be some people we never saw before too. Bandwagoners… You can tell who’s been here all year watching these games…
Very happy we won tonight but man, this starting pitching (minus Johan), needs to step it up. Can’t go just 4-5 innings. We know what happens when we see the BP night after night for several innings. And with no more off days after tomorrow, they’ll be toast.
I had the Mets by a field goal in the office pool! Yes! Now, where’s my Maalox…?
I’m just very happy with this win… You know they’ll never come easy. They can now carry the momentum against the Braves. I’d love to see them sweep them. It’s still kind of nice beating up on the Braves who got a couple people from the teams who used to beat up on us… Chipper Jones, Bobby Cox and even Tom Glavine
and somehow THIS makes it past the censors…