The Mets (85–67) defeated the Nationals (58–95) by the score of 7 to 2 in Washington, D.C., tonight.
For a recap, boxscore and stats from tonight’s game, click here.
Lastings Milledge misjudged a hit by Daniel Murphy in the first inning, which allowed Jose Reyes to score the game’s first run. Actually, Milledge barely hustled after the ball, as it rolled to the warning track behind him. Now, I’m not saying Milledge intentionally laid up on the ball, but, man, it certainly looked like it. If so, thanks L’Millz.
The Mets are 31–9 when Reyes scores in the first inning.
Brian Schneider hit two home runs. Two. He also threw out a runner trying to steal second.
In the third, a poor read by Elijah Dukes turned in to a two-out RBI double off the center-field wall from Carlos Beltran, which was followed by a two-out RBI from Ryan Church. I dig the pedal-to-the-metal offense. I hope this continues.
Ryan Zimmerman robbed David Wright of two hits with two sensational defensive plays – and, for some reason, I’m pretty sure I wrote those exact words before. Or, it’s just deja-vu.
It has to be said, Wright looks awful at the plate. I mean, just down-right lost. He has a huge, ugly upper cut going, and, as Keith Hernandez put it, ‘he is flailing at pitches.’ I have no idea what the problem is, but hopefully a change of scenery and a new set of pitchers will help.
Johan Santana, who had a single, a double, and who scored a run, looked outstanding on the mound through most of the game, letting up just one run, while walking two and striking out eight, despite giving up eight hits.
By the way, Santana has not lost a game in the second half, during which the Mets are 9–3. His second-half ERA is 2.39.
I was not comfortable seeing the bullpen inherit just a six-run lead, and though Joe Smith allowed a run in one inning of work, Scott Schoeneweis and Pedro Feliciano looked strong to protect the win.
The Brewers lost tonight, meaning the Mets now lead the Wild Card by two losses. However, the Phillies won their seventh game in a row, and continue to lead the NL East by one win, though the Mets and Phillies remain tied in the loss column.
The Mets begin a three-game series with the Braves in Atlanta tomorrow night, starting at 7 pm, with Oliver Perez (10-7, 4.09 ERA) taking on Jo Jo Reyes (3-11, 5.50 ERA), while the Phillies head to Miami to take on the Marlins.
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Magic Number 9 to make the playoffs.
Darn. You beat me to it.
how come David Price can come in for the Rays, mow the yanks down for 3 innings and be named a key part of the pen,
K Rod can come out of no where and dominate for the Angels in a playoff race
Wainwright can close games after being a starter and be very effective
Papelbon can convert to a closer in his rookie season and help the sox win it all
yet Bobby Parnell doesnt even get a shot except its 12 – 0 while the rest of our Pen is imploding on a regular basis??
I don’t know if I’d put Parnell in the same category as Price, Papelbon, K-Rod, and Wainwright. We still don’t know what kind of pitcher he’s gonna be at the big league level. However, I completely agree with the questioning of his playing time. I would also like to know why Al Reyes has yet to be seen. Banish Duaner and Heilman, and give these kids a shot. 7-2 game in the 9th is a perfect time to do so, but yet Manuel goes to Scho and Feliciano. I don’t get it, either.
he point is we’ll never know unless we put him in.. just like the above examples. They needed someone to step up and gave each one a chance to fill the spot.
Parnell continues to whither on the bench. With discussions of throwing a “simulated game” or thrown in when no other options are available.
It was 7 – 1 .. throw him in and see how he does. He did well the other nite so increase his exposure.
cant be worse than what has been out there.
…..have you seen Parnell’s numbers? I mean c’mon…
Thank You! I was trying to call the fan to say the same thing last night. I mean its a 7-1 game, the bullpen is not only ineffective, but exhausted. Parnell pitched an 8 pitch DOMINANT inning the other night. I mean if you try him out and he gives up a few hits in a row like everyone else does, then pull him. But just maybe he gets the last 6 outs and strikes out 3! They need someone who can miss bats! If Maine comes back with some velocity hes the closer, and if Parnell comes out of nowhere, hes the setup man. All of a sudden the Met bullpen wouldnt look so bad anymore. I just dont get it, the game wasnt even close, and NO ONE in that bullpen misses bats or throws strikes right now.
Lidge is not going to be perfect this year. He’s going to blow one. And when he does… it’s gonna be huge.
Yup. Would’ve been nice of it could’ve been tonight.
*if
Lidge won’t blow a big game this season. I’m quite certain of this. When the Phillies secure the Wild Card, and through round 1, Lidge still won’t have blown a save.
When the Mets and Phillies meet in the NLCS, Bradley Lidge will blow a baseball game. And the Mets will beat the Phillies, in 5 games (ruining a potential epic clash of the titans), and go on to win the world series over the Angels from Los Angeles and/or Anahiem.
That’s going to happen.
lidge is a headcase, if he blows one it will open the flood gates and he will go into a funk for the stretch. it will happen.
couldnt agree more but he actually has to blow a save and i dont think he will do that
You’d think if he was a head case he would have blown one by now. Everyone else has, so I guess all closers are head cases. Sounds about right.
He still sees Pujols inside the darkness of his eyelids…
Don’t see why he let a Pujols HR get to him. Pujols is one of the best hitters of his generation.
It’s not like he let some stiff like So Taguchi or Bucky Dent or Todd Pratt beat him.
It’s funny that Wright isn’t hitting now and the rest of the team is….If this is the case I hope Wright doesn’t get another hit the rest of the season as long as the Mets keep winning.
I don’t wish that for Wright but he has been rediculously inconsistant this year… this is not something your number 3 hitter in the order should be doing.
See, I don’t think David Wright should be batting 3rd for the rest of the season. I think Manuel should bat him 2nd, get him going since he will see more fastball (according to baseball experts). I am no expert, but anything that can get David going I’m in favor of. Reyes has been going lately and he is the key to winning games, i’m happy about him the last 2 games. Beltran should move up to the 3rd slot. Move Murphy down in the meantime, I bet Murphy could bat 3rd any time as well, he makes good contact every time. I hate to watch David struggle the way he is right now.
girl horses and the fish tomorrow…well one hot streak has to end…here’s hoping it’s the fillies
I bet you the Braves are gonna explode when they play the Mets.
Ollie is usually great against the Braves so we have that going for us tomorrow.
Explode in a good or bad way?
Bad. For us.
I bet you’ll be getting it up the dookey chute.
Johan is worth every penny they gave him.
Brian ’slugger’ Schneider.
What I like about the last 2 nights is it’s not just one guy carrying the team but a different cast of characters getting it done.
And I’m starting to feel bad for David. Sending some good vibes for him.
Wright’s swing on a 2-1 pitch his first time up was one of the worse swings I’ve ever seen.
Not to be a nitpicker, or ungrateful for the last 2 wins.. but this bullpen still gives me an ulcer. I gotta say. I’m actually glad that i’m a Mets fan and not a Brewer fan today. Blowing a 4 run lead in the 9th inning against a division rival in the heat of a playoff race? Wow, luckily the Packers opened up strong.
hey matt, not to be nitpicky ,but which shoenweiss did you see pitching that looked strong? cuz the one i saw gave up two hits to the three batters he faced… on second thought i guess for a mets reliever that is actually considered a strong outing these days
Anytime a reliever gets an out it is to be celebrated.
If I gave you guys the take it or leave it options of the Mets going 6-4 down the stretch, do you take it?
Remember, if the Mets go 6-4, the Brewers would have to go 7-2 to win the wildcard. If the Brew Crew dont go 7-2, the Phils would have to go 6-3 to win the division outright — 5-4 for the Phils would give the Mets the division on a tiebreaker.
take it, no question
honestly? 6-4??? i dont think so. i’d say 5-5 or 4-6. not being negative, just realistic. sorry.
The question wasnt whether you think they will go 6-4, its whether or not you would take it. Based on your answer I guess you would.
Has a site been determined for a Brewers-Mets tiebreaker?
Bite your tongue. We are winning the darn Division. End of story.
Right. I’ll ask you again when the bullpen blows it tomorrow.
Strange about Wright. We all thought he’d found his stroke last week, esp. after that 2-homer game. Where did that guy go?
Worry about why your stroking 4 times a day and havent seen any daylight in weeks you wuss!!!!
Maybe if you can gather up around $12 you can higher one of those “woMAN” with a mustache like yours with a 12 incher and worry about that stroke you putz…
Are you even speaking English?
man chill dude. whats your problem, the guy made a reasonable statement. what are you a phils fan.
wow, that’s a funny thread! how did it even come to this???
What the hell, man.
“higher” LOL
Besides the name-calling, that post was funny
Thank goodness we’re done with the Nats. I don’t recall a peskier team in recent memory… At least down the stretch we took 4 of 6 against them this year, as opposed to losing 5 of 6 last year. At least that aspect is reversed.
Now let’s pummel the Braves. The Phillies can’t keep going like this; Lidge is bound to blow one. Cubs will probably have their division wrapped up by Monday, so let’s hope that bodes well for us — maybe they rest their regulars.
Something’s gotta give with this bullpen though. How is it that we can’t feel comfortable with a 5 or 6 run lead against the Nats in the 8th/9th inning? A 1-2-3 inning or two would be nice for a change.
Well things certainly looked worse after losing the first two of this series…
I truly believe, if we make it into the post season, the only way we’re going anywhere is to score 10 runs a game. –Because this BP, well what we see is as good as I think it’s gonna get rest of this year…
“Shoeneweiss looked strong” is a bit of a stretch.
He got one out, gave up two hits and got lifted for another lefty.
walked off the mound looking pissy.. some sack on him.
Oh, and tomorrow marks one month since Argenis Reyes has gotten a hit.
Santana has a handful more extra base hits than he does. probably in less at-bats.
Oh and, the Mets lose when Castillo plays, so, ya know what…Reyes plays.
quirk of statistics. Just not true in general.
Castillo could’ve sat on the plate for every at-bat, and been sitting down for every at-bat in the field and the Mets would’ve won today. He would’ve batted better than Reyes that way too.
Ceetar, you Willie and Luis can have tea in the off season.
Castillo is a liability because he is not healthy. You cry quirk of statistics when Reyes was sent down to the minors and did not play for weeks.
They lost 1-0 with Argenis Reyes on Tuesday.
Luis Castillo isn’t causing them to lose. Our horrendous bullpen and lack of clutch hits is what causes us to lose.
Castillo should start over Reyes, without question.
Dude Castillo IS HURT. HE IS A LIABILITY on the FIELD.
A hurt Castillo is still way better than Awful Reyes
Argenis Reyes:
.219/.261/.248
4 walks and 1 XBH in 100 + at bats
That’s unimaginably horrible for a starting position player
Reyes’ edge on defense just cannot overshadow the fact that he can not hit at all.
^^^^^^^Sylar
WOW!!! Ding* Ding* “Slappy’s” Number one fan!!!
Your the Guy that has that pink Castillo Jersey that you sleep with nightly,arent you….
Your so smart, I think Minya should step down and higher you..What do you think? Maybe you can leadoff with Delgado, put your beloved “Slappy” in the cleanUp spot maybe drop Beltran to 8th and bring in Wright as the closer…..
Your are a waste of sperm…..Maybe in the offseason you can really show “Slappy” why your his number one fan!!!
First off you ignoramus, I don’t like Castillo, but Argenis Reyes is one of the worst players in baseball.
Second… your a tool. Why don’t you go do something useful like playing in heavy traffic, or drink the blue stuff under your mom’s sink, you grammar-challenged fruit.
I’m not normally one to go all grammar police on internet message boards, but I have to make an exception for our wonderfully kind friend Parvis. I ignored the first post, but now that you’ve said it a second time, it’s time for a little English lesson.
It’s “hire”, not “higher”. H-I-R-E
Judging by your posts, you may be too high to comprehend that, but I thought I’d try anyway.
Wow your a real brainac arent you…Take that useless info and shove it where the better half of you is located…you are a pathetic MORON!!!!
Maybe next post you can tell us that Johan Santana wears the #57 and hes a SP, who the mets traded for…
Or
that Jose Reyes is pretty good!!
Go get lost in a dark ally you swagless Jerk…
You have some serious anger issues.
Say what you want but DAM that PARVIS is hilarious!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, you’re right, utter stupidity can be rather hilarious. :)
man, can you please go play in traffic or something. if you dont have anything worth a crap to add and are just putting people down then GET LOST!
Wow. Is it even possible for this guy to make a post without making some vulgar reference? Can he talk about baseball without making a comment rifled with innuendo?
Gross. Seriously, go back to the Phillies blog.
I VOTE TO BOOT PARVIS OUTTA HERE. BANISH HIM FROM METSBLOG. WHO’S WITH ME?
BTW, its alley, not ally
Manuel is not playing Castillo and I’m sure it has nothing to do with the commentaries on Metsblog or the media.
Waiting for the shocker. Everyone get ready.
I, therealsince86, am fine with Awful Reyes starting as long as he bats 8th and the rest of the offense is hitting.
However, If the offense starts to struggle again then Castillo who is much better offensively will have to be put back in the lineup.
Also, I got to thinking about how weak our bench is when Castillo starts and Awful Reyes, Endy and Marlon are the pinch hitters. :( So I guess having a guy that can actually get on base as a pinch hitter is not a bad thing.
heard it on the fan and makes sense, i hope the cubs wrap up their division by the time they play us. if that happens and they are playing out the season theyll go light on their starters and pull them early in games and well have an even better shot, the games wont mean anything to them but mean the world to us. we’ll see. lets just handle the braves and go from there. LETS GO METS!!!!!
If the Cubs wrap it up this weekend, probably will only see token appearances by Zambrano and Harden at Shea next. Probably limited to 50-60 pitches.
Also next year, Washington needs to reconfigure where the behind the plate camera sits, vertigo.
I BELIEVE!
We need a new 2nd baseman for sure next season. Maybe you can try murph, but Reyes and Castillo are not options!
Christian Guzman as the Mets 2B next year? I think he’s a free agent. But he may be too injury-plagued for the Mets. We’ve gone down that road too often before with Alou, Valentin, Castillo, Pedro, El Duque….
Guzman signed an extension with the Nats
two words – Orlando Hudson
fo sheezy
Heard he’s going to go the Yankees and that they’re going to trade Cano. Just rumor.
I’d love Hudson. But second base is not the, um, problem. It’s, um, the ahhhhh, um, the bullpen.
Folks, Olrando Hudson has had major surgery to end each of his last two seasons, on the same Wrist.
He is going to no longer be able to hit the ball.
So lets as sume that the Mets have 38 million to spend. That might be a stretch with picking up Delgado’s option. So you can go 2 ways here
A: Perez 15 million, Krod 15 million, 5th starter 8 million.
B: Perez 15 million, Hudson, 15 million, Fuentes 8 million.
Also you would have to dump Castillo as you can’t have him as a bench guy making 6 million a year. If so then you just spent 21 million a year for 2B.
Besides, have you REALLY looked at Hudson’s offensive AND defensive numbers lately?
I heard that Hanley Ramirez didn’t play tonite for the Marlins, nursing his injury from the nite before. I hope he plays vs. Philly. It would totally bum me out if he misses any of the Phillies series, only to play against our Mets.
Schoenweiss was not good tonite. Only got one of the 3 hitters he faced I believe, giving up 2 hits.
I love Matt and this site but I’ve never loved this focus on losses behind or ‘wins ahead’…. I like the good ole half game behind measurement. Seems clumsy doing it the other way. The Mets aren’t tied for first with the Phills. They are a half game behind. You can’t pre-suppose a win will happen to truly tie the standings. I understand a team can’t make up losses, but can only make up wins. But the focus on the loss column misses something.
The loss column in entirely accurate
There is no such thing as a half game. This is a more accurate measure because of exactly what you said: you can’t make up losses.
nope, i’m sorry. when you say two teams are tied just because they have the same # of losses, despite a different # of wins, you make an a$$umption of a future win. you are basically saying that there is no possibility of a loss, and that after the game in hand is made up there is only one possiblity … the two teams will be tied. clearly, that is not accurate.
i agree with wallyback,
this loss column only thing is ridiculous.
the phills have played one more game and they won, the mets will play one more game than the phills down the stretch.
what is the difference if the phills had one more loss? the mets still need to win for that extra number in the loss column.
and on the contrary, there is no such thing as a half a game.
I also have changed my stance on cloning.
The Mets need to clone Santana tonight.
A 12 man Santana staff should be unbeatable.
if we paid 12 santanas we would have to put little leaguers at everyother position cause wed be BROKE!
Dude, when you clone him, you can low ball his mini-me’s
I have a feeling that the following is going to happen:
The Marlins are going to sweep the phillies.
The Mets are going to lose 2 of 3.
Standings
Mets
Phills .5 out
Fish 3 out
Wild Card
Phills
Brewers 1 out
Fish 3 out
the fish have owned the phils this season so with the schedules the way they are, this weekend is the best chance for the mets to take back the division lead
but my point is that the phills are going to be that much closer
i mean the marlins are going to be that much closer
true
Man, a little optimism here… I know historically we have not faired well in ATL but we should return the favor and take 2 out of 3 here. Marlins take 2 out of 3 against Pholls and we end up with a half game lead heading into next wk….
i want a sweep, forget 2of 3, but i’m also realistic
lets just win tomorrow night.
If we are only going to win one in Atlanta, it better be on Sunday. My brother got me tickets to the game for my birthday and I don’t wanna be bummed out watching a Mets loss!!!!
i agree with matt, if maine can get healhty and pitch out of the bullpen it would be a HUGE boost. hes competatvie and his metality would be perfect in that role. i just hope hes not pushing himself too much for an early return. the last thing i want to hear is him doing some very longterm damage.
Just curious Metfans, if things stay as they are i’m looking for honest opinions here as to which team- the Mets or Brewers are having a bigger late season collapse. I’m not really sure but the Brewers might get my vote. Right now they’ve gone 4-13 in their last seventeen games. That is even worse than the Mets 5-12 record over the last 3 wks. I think that its worse based on the fact that its coming on the heels of last yrs collapse. Just curious.
brewers get my vote too. lost a 5 game wildcard lead in the last few weeks. i think the mets and phils are in but i want the division.
I would like division too… I’d hate to see the Phils take the division. Im thrilled that the Mets responded with 2 desperately needed wins against the pesky Nats.. (sense of humor is back) im tempted to say that this isn’t 2007 because it’s not over yet by a longshot. fortunately we’ve got Brewers firing their mgr and their bully might just be worse than ours.
brewers get my vote too. lost a 5 game wildcard lead in the last few weeks. i think the mets and phils are in but i want the division.
Just for clarification you are talking about them versus the Mets collapse last season correct? Because the Mets are not 5-12 over the last three weeks. Right now they’re 9-6 in September.
That is correct.. im comparing our collapse last yr. versus theirs this yr.. They’re a sm. market team which i think changes people’s perceptions versus a monster big market team like the Mets. But right now based on what i saw today, and with the mgr firing this wk… I’d have to vote for the Brewers melting down evern worse
brewers, let’s hope they continue the slide, but they have a layup of a schedule
Mets are 9-6 in September. .600 baseball. Hardly a collapse. The Brewers on the otherhand are 4-13. That’s a collapse.
i agree, that’s what i’m saying.. not comparing our mini collapse this yr.. im tallking 2007 Mets vs. 2008 Brewcrew..
Well the Mets are not collapsing at the moment they are right there.
The Brewers were a lock to be the wild card when the Mets arrived in Milwaukee on Labor Day.
When the Mets swept it put a dent in the Milwaukee road, but a small one. Since that point the Brewers have completely fallen apart.
Agreed, Brewers getting swept at home against the Mets, and then 4 in a row against the Phillies, followed by losing 2 out of 3 against Bears, errr, Cubs is worse.. Although the Mets did lose to the Marlins, Nats, and Braves at end of season.. I give bonus pts. to the Brewers cause they’ve done it 2 yrs in a row..
Brewers. did you see the cubs game yesterday?
THE MAGIC NUMBEr has been taken off this site and the mets are playing better again.
DONT PUT IT BACK UP!!!!!! EVER!!!!!!
I could not agree with that statement more. I can see Magic number on the baseball standings every day.. We do not need it EVER on this BLOG!!!.. It’s a freaking curse..
alou 8 mill
duque 7 mill
pedro 14 mill
perez 6.5 mill
= 35.5 mill off the books
i know they need to resign ollie and wright/reyes/beltran/santana are getting more money next year, but that is alot of dead money (sans ollie) coming off the books
Have to pay Wagner for sitting out 2009. Contract not covered by insurance.
What does that have to do with money coming off the books? He does not have Wagner’s salary included up there?
Also it’s more money than that when you factor in a few other guys being gone and Delgado making less money.
I would love to get Ollie back, but something about him strikes me as a guy who would totally go in the tank once he gets a nice payday.
forget about resigning ollie….sign aj burnett, krod, and a couple decent relievers
johan
burnett
pelf
maine
niese/anyone else
-then trade castillo for nothing or dump him and put murphy at 2nd
-left field goes to either a cheap free agent or fmart or whoever else is available but nothing too expensive
-spend the money on bullpen..no need for another big bat
C-Schnieder
1b – delgado
2b – murphy
3b wright
ss reyes
lf – blank
cf beltran
rf church
DONE
LF – Evans until 2010 when he plays 1B : )
whatever happened to fernando martinez?
i don’t know about murphy at second until we see him in the winter there
Delgado’s option will get picked up. PERIOD. That option is much more attractive than overpaying Texiera who by the way is NOT coming to the Mets… my guess is the Angels or some team in the AL.
As for K-Rod, again – as much as I would love to see K-Rod in a Mets uniform, I think he will stay with the Angels unless the Mets somehow work out a deal with Wagner where his 2009 salary is deferred with interest and pay Wagner $3M to buyout the option for 2010.
Castillo was a mistake to sign to begin with. I would have rathered collected 2 draft picks from Houston which would have amounted to two sandwich picks after the conclusion of the first round. Would have been even sweeter if the 10th overall selection (which Houston used to select Stanford C Jason Castro) wasn’t protected which would have given the Mets a choice to select Castro themselves; Second baseman Jemile Weeks or a first baseman such as Justin Smoak or Brett Wallace. I’d package Castillo and Heilman to get something decent in return and offer to pay anywhere between 50-65% of Castillo’s salary if it means getting a Major League ready prospect (pitcher or hitter).
If Ollie wants a lot of money, I’d rather take the draft picks… Jekyll & Hyde performances do not constitute getting $50M-$60M for four or five years.
AJ Burnett is an injury risk but worth a shot… however, if he opts out, my guess is he ends up in St. Louis, Texas or Kansas City.
I would look into Randy Wolf, resign Pedro to a one year deal for half his salary and anchor the backend of the rotation:
Santana, Maine, Pelfrey, Niese, Free Agent pitcher/Martinez.. Maybe 2008 draft pick Brad Holt could be considered…. I’d keep F-Mart in Double-A just so he can earn his way to Triple-A. Make it a priority to stay healthy, improve his footwork and put on some weight on that skinny frame. I’d look for a stop gap Outfielder in the free agent market and use the 2009 draft pick to get an outfielder even if you have Ike Davis as an Outfielder in the system. If F-Mart proves to be healthy and hit the baseball with authority, then I would say he will be ready to contribute in 2009.
Is it just me, or did Manny Acta throw the game at the end?? He took out Guzman and milledge as soon as Johan came out. I think he was throwing his old team a bone. Way to go Acta!!
I certainly don’t think Acta was throwing away the game especially losing 7-0 before the Nats finally scored late in the game. He’s not that kind of manager.
Schoenweis didn’t look good tonight… neither will a scolding from his wife after getting his spot blown… Jose Reyes will have to continue the production he put in tonight and get on base because the Mets will need it… especially after getting caught red-handed so hopefully that civil wedding came with a pre-nup… As for David Wright and Luis Castillo, better start swinging the wood, get on base, drive in runs and get on a hitting streak. Because to get shouted out as philanderers by a scorned woman surely does not make you guys look good but who cares. LET’S GO METS AND SWEEP ATLANTA!!!!!
what are you talking about? must have missed the news
Dude… go to deadspin.com or thedirty.com (then click Manhattan)… you will see… I wonder if Matt Cerrone will touch on this hot potato. But knowing him, I’d bet he rather not step on anyone’s toes in the Mets hierarchy.
lol jose’s chick is kinda busted
I’d say bad camera angle but I wasn’t there… LOL
But hey – I will say this much: I will bet you money she had the house full of glue trap for this guy so the minute he steps on it, he’s glued for a beat down.
are you clowns serious….the dirty.com? and deadspin.com
bastions of journalistic and intellectual integrity
and before you go telling me I am naive to think Reyes does not do this think about exactly what and where you are reading it….
Yea, the deadspin were so quick to pick up on that fake Maine asking for dresses story last off season. Both sites cater to the “If it’s on the internet it must be true” crowd.
I think I can throw a myspace page up of me and my friends going to a baseball game and a blurry picture of a guy on a bed and claim the same things. (At least thats what I saw of the ‘evidence’)
This Braves series worries me….
Braves play us like they are in the NLCS, then go home to get swept by a divisional opponent for the 3rd straight time this season….0-9 at home and 2-13 against Phils overall this year. Now that is pathetic!
Now, watch how they amp it up against us this weekend. We are gonna seat every game out with this pen.
I’ll say right here that tomorrow night, OP throws 130+ and Jerry needs a crane to drag him out of the game rather than turn it over to the pyromaniacs of a pen. God help us…
I read somewhere above that David Wright has been inconsistent all year and that is not what you want out of the #3 hitter. Go look at the stats by month. He’s been the most consistent.
While not exactly the same, he’s been pretty good every month.
People just like to nitpick.
Fish arent sweeping the Phils…..no way.
1)Mets will win 2 out of 3 against Atlanta
2)we MUST at least split the 4-bill against the Cubbies
3)Phils have 1 more day off……we need to win that day to secure the division
If we can meet these 3 criteria……I think we have it!
NO WILD CARD…………NEED THE DIVISION….PERIOD!
i’m fine with the wild card. part of me doesn’t want to see manny ramirez in the first round
But Zambrano and Harden have you licking your chops?
both have been having health issues though. that’s another reason.
I am not a Luis Castillo fan, but I’ve got to be honest. Argenis Reyes is garbage. Castillo needs to play more.
I’d rather have Argenis Reyes over Castillo for one reason and that is at least Reyes isn’t walking with a limp all year unlike Castillo who does not take rehab seriously and this coming from people I know who are friends with people who know Luis Castillo.
In case anyone wants to know, Humber pitched today against the Rays for the Twins. 2 runs in 5.1 innings.
Really… I had no idea Humber was pitching. I’m rooting for him only because I think he will pan out more than say Kevin Mulvey.
The trade for Santana helped out both teams today. Santana pitched great.
Carlos Gomez went 2-3 with a great catch.
Humber pitched 5.1 innings in relief after their starter lasted only .2 innings. He kept them in the game until the twins won in the ninth.
wow great for him……i truly believe that the twins preferred the mets package to that of the yankees, but the yankee spin machine made it quickly into “well, we didn’t want him” b/c NO ONE SAYS NO TO THE YANKEES!
wow so humber performed better on the road against tampa than phil hughes has all year. interesting how that trade was panned as a bag of balls, and yet clearly every yankee prospect is garbage.
and damn jose is DUMB for getting his picture taken like that let’s just hope this doesn’t turn into some distraction that messes him up. dumb dumb dumb ugly girl.
I would say the beautiful people of Atlanta will probably pull a page from Boston fans and wear brunette wigs to the stadium for Reyes; Dark blonde wigs for Shoenweis and Wright; and sheek black wigs for Castillo.
While reading deadspin as well as thedirty.com, if you also check out http://www.bentleymatthews.com (click on weblog), Johan Santana’s name is mentioned… and this chick was involved with another ballplayer: Jose Arrendondo.
Which makes want to say this… anyone want to play Kanye West’s song, “Golddigger”? LOL
In all seriousness – I hope they focus on the task at hand and clearly avoid being distracted by the mess they created and got themselves in.
I think it’s great that Mets fans are fueling this crap…
It wasn’t Johan Santana that was mentioned, it was Ervin Santana of the Angels.
Senor Santana delivers yet again.
Anyone want to retract the “choke” accusations and recognize that just maybe the Mets faced good left-handed pitching the first two Nats games and are struggling as a team against lefties when those lefties are “on?” I worry that the Mets have no balance in the line-up with the injuries to Easley and Tatis and with Wright struggling and J Reyes not comfortable when batting righty. Anyone know whether we’re slated to face any good lefties in the next few series?
I notice no one has called David Wright “immature” or “petulant” for slamming his helmet two days in a row now. Remember all the fuss about J Reyes when he did it—-once? This is not to diss David—just to point out the double standard…
agreed…..jose basically has one outburst and he gets KILLED for it. and why? b/c in a yankee town, he isn’t this clean cut white bread paul oneil type.
Interesting point about the lefties, and to take it a step further:
pretend the season ended today, the only team in the NL post season that is likely to throw more than one lefty starter at the Mets is the Phillies, who could throw 3 with Hamels, Moyer and Happ. The Cubs would certainly throw Lilly, but who else? The Dodgers, possibly none, maybe Kershaw?
Jerry Manuel admitted the club was pressing a little the first two games and Beltran likewise admitted that the bullpen problems have put pressure on the other areas of the team. They didn’t exactly face Sandy Koufax the first two games.
Stop being so uptight about what people write and stop looking for hidden motives in what people write.
Before we are so sure of ourselves, lets recall, Santana does not pitch tonight, tomorrow or Sunday, he will no pitch Monday either.
He will not pitch as any of the hapless relievers replacements.
So Santana will sit back and wait for the Next four days.
i just read that Jose Reyes was actually Omar Minaya’s doing, not Steve Phillips. Much respect for Omar.
Pretty much… Remember – Steve Phillips is also the same idiot who was willing to trade David Wright and Jose Reyes for overpaid, over the hill ballplayers to fuel a 2001-2002 run that never came.
The Mets Will GO TO THE WORLD SERIES…
But they’ll need a ticket to get inside the ballpark.
no no YOU will need a ticket to get inside.
METS VS ANGELS
I’ll be in the golf course with the rest of the Mets players. :)
Good win by the Mets tonight. If they keep this offensive production consistent, they have a chance to go far.
And for this weekend, go fish.
Not to get ahead of ourselves, but FYI, Manuel has now, when asked, stated that he expects, if it comes to it, that Heilman will be on the postseason roster. I don’t get it or maybe he doesn’t.
someone has to be the scapegoat…but who cares tonight is this days playoff game.
If Philly and the Mets were to finish tied at the end of the season, and they were both going to the playoffs as the wildcard and the division winners, would they still play a tie-breaker game on the following monday, or is some other criteria used in the tie-breaker.
In your situation, the Mets would be the division winner on the strength of the 10-8 head-to-head record against the Phils. Phils would get the wildcard.
If Milwaukee (or another team) would also be involved in, then divisional standings would need to be settled before the wildcard standings are determined. So let’s say that the Mets, Phils, and Brewers are tied at the end of the season. The Mets would play the Phils to determine the NL East winner, then the loser of that game would face the Brewers to determine the Wildcard.
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