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The Game:
The Mets (84-67) conclude their four-game series against the Nationals (58-94) tonight at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., starting at 7:10 pm.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- LF Daniel Murphy
- 3B David Wright
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- CF Carlos Beltran
- RF Ryan Church
- 2B Argenis Reyes
- C Brian Schneider
- P Johan Santana
The Pitchers:
LHP Johan Santana (13-7, 2.70 ERA) starts for the Mets. He is 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA in two starts versus the Nationals this season. Santana has allowed three runs or less in his last 12 starts. Santana is 6-4 with a 3.11 ERA on the road this season.
RHP Tim Redding (10-9, 4.54 ERA) starts for the Nationals. In six of his eight career starts versus the Mets, Redding has allowed two runs or less. Redding earned a win in his last start versus the Mets on May 14, allowing one run on two hits while walking two and striking out four over 6.0 IP.He is 6-5 with a 4.85 ERA in 16 home starts this season.
The Notes:
The Mets are 65-30 when they score first this season.
Carlos Beltran has scored 23 runs, hit 9 HR and driven in 23 runs over his last 21 games. He is 4-for-8 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in his career versus Redding.
Cristian Guzman is batting .600 (6-for-10) in his career versus Santana. He leads the team with .327 average with runners in scoring position.
The Nationals are 21-27 in series finales this season.
How To Catch It:
Tonight’s game can be seen 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…YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
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Argenis Reyes again?!?!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
do u have anyone else in mind?
Yeah. This is has been covered here ad nauseum, but no matter how bad Luis Castillo is, he is still head and shoulders above Argenis Reyes.
Reyes is a better fielder, but he’s not exactly Ozzie Smith so the difference there is negligible. Reyes is having a historically bad offensive season.
I think Castillo gets wrongly killed in met land, but he is done for this year.
Did you see him go first to third last night, he could barely stop he went in basically on one leg.
He is over for this year.
LET’S GO METS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i just want to hear gary coehn say, “…and the Mets win the ballgame!”
and. ” HE STRUCK HIM OUT”, and ” IT’S OUTTA HERE”,
only if HE STRUCK HIME OUT and ITS OUTTA HERE are in benefit of the mets
he doesn’t say it with that kind of enthusiasm for the other team.
that’s why the only thing that concerns me is the MEts winning the damn game
ANOTHER MUST WIN GAME FOR THE METS
Just get it done, please, Johan and the crew. Getting it done without the adventure tonight would be a real plus…..
every game is a must win. winning the wild card will make me sick to my stomach. the mets owe us. there just ganna let the phils win again? how can they let this happen. phils f-ing lose mets win tonight lets do this and take the division
dan murphy in the lineup + johan pitching= success
I like Murph in the 2 spot over Church. Other than a few bright moments, Church has not been himself at the plate since coming off the DL.
Church will never get good pitches to hit with A Reyes behind him
DIVISION OR ELSE!!!! SCREW THE WILD CARD!
true true….i like your words..mets owe us they owe the fans..
I reallly dont think the mets can win hte division..however they better win hte wild card!
Why not? They’re only a half game behind. Still tied in the loss column.
The mets are the least clutch team in hte league and we have a very difficult schedule coming up…and the phillies are more clutch
yeah but they’re the Phillies
ryan braun is terrible, he’s not clutch, he plays too tight, he’s the brewers golden boy…they should trade him for prospects and start over
what? I know he’s had a bad couple of weeks. But they would be nuts trading him.
it was sarcasm…
No Guts no Glory
D_MURPH! big night!
SANTANAAAA ! lockdown.
CHURCH! please?
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BULLPEN! blow me.
seriously i think today is the deadline for me on whether i stop caring about the mets or not…playoffs or not..they have there ace starting vs probably the worst team in baseball in a close race…this should be an automatic win for them. no win and im done…shows they have no heart at all that they would lose 3 out of 4 against the nats…but im positive we are winning tonight
Shut up with the heart crap.
?? ok then what should u say? there chokers? they donut produce in September? fill in another word for me?
How about they just weren’t good enough?
doesn’t work for me….its my opinion so i shouldn’t shut up about it…no heart no guts no fight to come back….maybe they will show signs tonight but hopefully there leading most of the game…..like someone posted before no guts no glory….just play the game and win ur better….win yea its not that easy im just someone talking well….there players
But that is dumb. When they win they have “fight, heart, guts” when they don’t they are “choking losers”. Is there no middle ground? Sometimes you just lose no matter how hard you play.
true…yea but what are the phillies doing? its late its the most important part of the season…….you have your ace out there and you should have a really good chance to win.. i mean i don’t get how they can not produce in September 2 years in a row they have to win the division in my opinion or it would just be a sour victory (playoff appearance) to me
you know what nightlife? no point of arguing…your opinion is right ans i stand by mine….were both met fans and lets just root for our team tonight
That is where you are wrong. You are not a Met fan if you were going to stop watching your team play with 10 games remaining in a dead heat with the division lead and a game up on the wild card, had they lost tonight. You even said you would stop caring if they made it to the playoffs. You are not a fan, just a delusional brat who can’t spell.
hey relax there buddy, this isn’t a spelling bee. and don’t tell me that im not a real fan. you really don’t even know so just don’t talk….and yea i said what i said but i have so much confidence in them that i knew they were going to win tonight….and i don’t mean a lot of things that i saw..another thing you don’t know about me
lol this sounds like pirates of the carribean
LETS! GO! METS!!!
hey guys, hopefully tonights the night we see Al Reyes and Parnell? instead of the 3 disaster..i think u can pick them out
i mean we obviously arent seeing Parnell..you should know by now that unless the game is a laugher we arent seeing Parnell
true…but we wont know what he is until hes put in a tough situation i mean u cant throw anyone else out there thats worse then him….
exactly…Manuel wont put him intoa tough situation
i wonder what reliever he will put in a tough situation tonight…..we don’t even have the best option lol i cant think of one…maybe joe smith i wouodnt even put feliciano in against a lefty
One thing about A. Reyes, is that J.Reyes seems to play much better when he’s in there. Did anyone notice Jose’s slump started about the same time A.Reyes left the line up ?? In A. Reyes’ return last night …..
a. reyes was in the 1-0 game in which j. reyes was terrible at the plate
i think the replacing of guisseppe franco with topdot was the real catalyst…bring back guisseppe!
dude u are pushing with that….
I know we all hate castillo and hes been bad and he has a horrid contract…..
that being said, areyes is a terrible hitter and is obp is almost the same as his average…..
castillo has had a bad stretch but he will take walks and can play just as good defense…..we also forgot he’s 300 before and 40 something straight……i know its late, but if he plays he will contribute mark my words…..
areyes it out within 4 pitches everytime….castillo will work the count than strike out……
Thank you. Finally someone who doesn’t fawn over A. Reyes’ “energy”, “grit”, or “makes Jose play better”
Does anyone else think that the 1st inning is the key to this game? The Mets, I think need to come out and score in the 1st.
and score late
Of the three teams battling for the two playoff spots the Phillies have a decided advantage in the bullpen. Playing with bullpens that are almost laughable at times is like trying to compete in football with terrible special teams play. It puts a tremendous burden on the rest of your game as they try to compensate. If you don’t believe that it bothers the rest of the team just look at Beltran’s and Manuel’s comments last night. They wouldn’t be human if it didn’t get to them. Jerry is trying all he can to mask the deficiencies in the bullpen and I think he deserves praise for a yeoman’s job.
With that anybody care to guess what Santana’s pitch count will be tonight. Didn’t they joke about 170. And of course let’s go mets.
Let’s not cut our wrist’s when Santana allow’s a run or 2 in the first 2 innings. All is well as long as he doesn’t throw 20 pitches an inning.
SO I HAVE THIS IDEA 4 A JERRY MANUAL VIDYO GAME whre UR JERRY BUT UR U BUT ALSO JERRY BUT U THINK UR U NOT JERRY……… MAYBE XBOX or PS3 will LIKE IT?
HERSE HOW IT GOWS- DONT TAKE IT.
How much for some of your pot?
I’m thinking its LSD.
Nah, it was a lame imitation of the poster “LarryFlint” who posted the most absurd/sheerly brilliant post in the history of Metsblog about 2 weeks ago about this video game. He gave 2 missions, one being like where you’re Jerry Manuel and Jose Reyes calls you, if anyone else remembers let me know if this was pretty much how it went;
*phone rings*
JERRY (you)- HELLO?
JOSE REYES- HEY JERRY IS IT OK IF I COME LATE TO WORK TODAY?
JERRY- HEY THIS SOUNDS LIKE JOSE REYES?
JOSE- THIS IS JOSE REYES
JERRY- OH UHHHHHHHHH OK
I literally was dying reading his stuff, plus his punctuation was awful, but it was the best thing ever,
LOL THAT WAS MY FAVORITE PART
haha yeah mine too, i loved reading the line:
JOSE- THIS IS JOSE REYES
I couldn’t get over it, I was giggling like a schoolgirl
PS- that guy is my favorite poster on this blog. As sick and twisted as it sounds, we need him back with more “dialogue” of his video game.
lol…nice
Oh, I agree.
Carlos Beltran comment yesterday after the game:
“Every game is a playoff game for us the rest of the season.”
Thank you Carlos, can you please tell that to David, also tell David that this is still a game and that he CAN have fun out there tonight and each night.
Sincerely,
Mets fans
Seasons over if the mets lose tonight with our Ace on the mound heading into Atlanta where we will be lucky to win 1 out of 3
wasn’t the season over 2 days ago?
i mean if we lose tonight and we walk into Atlanta and sweep them wed be back in it…im just saying the season would be over if the rest of the season would go as expected
it was the season after about 15 games so far. at least.
(Bangs head on desk)
Um no…
The season ends September 28th, not the 18th.
Nothing that happens today, good or bad, will determine how the rest of the season goes..
Oh, and Milledge is an awful, awful, CF
hearts! guts!
Alright, awesome start!
REYESSSS good start
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
AHAHAHAHA Milledge is AWFUL.
THANKS LASTINGS!
Hopefully the Mets are playing alot looser today since the Brewers already lost, the worst we can do is be in the same spot as we were coming into today, and can only help ourselves.
YES! Miledge has got a long way to go before he’s Beltran.
milledge…..where’s that guy who was alway’s posting about how great he was.
What was his name? milledgeforprez or something??
dear lastings,
can you promise to never leave the nationals? i love watching your amazing stooge impression in centerfield.
heart,
khmustache
I wish we still had Milledge or Thrilledge.
Btw…doesn’t it seem like the Nats pick up all our scraps..Estrada, LoDuca, AHern, Edge, probably more…
thrilledge something, yeah that was it
thrilledge.
Come on Wright!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice rbi wright……. … .. .
what the hell is wrights deal….ive never seen someone look so bad at the plate especially with a runner on 3rd when all u have to do is poke the ball….even reyes looks much better when reyes is struggling
Oh, David :(
jesus are u kidding? …wow
David needs a day off.
too late for that. You don’t even have Tatis or Easley to play 3rd now.
Wow David Wright looks like someone just kicked his dog
And then Delgado’s at bat is even worse
beltran come through please…
Wonder why DW is struggling so much, he’s usually a clutch hitter with RISP. Something’s off..hidden injury? Playing all those games catching up? Or just really bad slump?
I’m not thinking it’s an injury. Just the worst time possible for a slump. And resting him? Going to be hard with the bench we have left. No Tatis, no Easley.
Yea, I think you just have to play him and hope for the best. I might be tempted to put him in the 2 or 5 hole though.
These ballsacks can’t drive in a run from 3rd with nobody out!
we should break 2 thousand comments tonight haha set a record
Wright is totally lost. The swing on the 2-1 pitch was one of the worse swings I’ve ever seen.
WORST….and the fact of the matter it was a 2-1 pitch NOT a 1-2 pitch…and there was a runner on 3rd so he couldnt be looking to do that much…and it was a FASTBALL not an offspeed…WTF
yea a productive bad inning is the way i put it
gutless…no heart…
i see your being sarcastic…..yea they didnt get the run home with 1 out and man on third…what do u call that….no talent
it’s not “no heart” I can tell you that much
nope…i call it 3 bad at bats and some decent pitching. i also try to keep in mind that a great hitter will get 3 hits every 10 at bats…that being said i think it’s pretty pathetic that they couldn’t drive the rookie in…..
its nice to say we scored a run in hte first….but to leave a runner on 3rd with no outs with our 3 4 5 batters is just not fundamental baseball…and if we expect to make the playoffs we simply CANNOT do that down the stretch
wow, only the mets can NOT score with no outs and a man on 3rd
Crap, I hope that run doesn’t come back to haunt us though I know it will.
IM CONFUSED HOW WRIGHT IS SLUMPING…DIDNT HE HIT LIKE 4 HOME RUNS IN 3 GAMES 1 SERIES AGO??
it doesn’t matter he’s still striking out a ton in clutch situations!
Guys, let’s be positive. One run an inning over 9 innings will be plenty of support for Johan.
LET’S GO METS!
TAKE GRASP OF THAT CY YOUNG TONIGHT JOHAN!
Tim Lincecum is the Cy Young, by far
gotta agree there…that many wins on that team is nothing short of miraculous
It’s Johan or CC, in my opinion. As good as Lince has been, he missed a few starts to injury and the other two have been just as dominant. Johan’s got 1 more QS, just a few points off in ERA, a better whip, and obviously less Ks. If Johan is lights out down the stretch and LIncecum goes into a little Brandon Webb-esque funk, it’s Johan’s for the taking.
perfect game going…oops
I hope Wright is having fun.
Dude, the Cy Young is going to Lincecum not Santana.
wow the Phillies just did what the Mets couldn’t do. Get a run on a sac fly!
thats why the phillies are going to win the division and the mets arent…the mets are lookin to win hte wild card
the phillies are going to win the division because they hit more sacrifice flies…good point
WRIGHT is the only player ive seen to go from HOT to ICE COLD to HOT to ICE COLD from series to series
Crap, 2-0 Phillies, can the Braves beat the Phillies ONCE!!!!
no, haven’t you heard, they don’t even try against the Phils. They just roll over
You know they aren’t going to roll over for us this weekend, that’s for damn sure.
Ryan Church better show up tonight.
Can Brian Schnieder Fing catch a foul tip GOD DAMN
that spitting between your teeth is so stupid for someone over 9 years old
stupid topdot commercials….i really hate this stupid woman
I am so happy we have Johan this guy is a true ace I just hope we can win a ring with him during his contract yrs
I really think teams from the NL East gets pumped up to beat the Mets
Yeah, and they seem to roll over for the Phils. Do they not know who actually won the east last year? It drives me nuts that they all want to beat the Mets more than they want to beat the Phillies.
it is weird isn’t it…
SCHNEIDER DOIN IT TO HIS OLD TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!
Nats won 2/3 against the Phillies last week.
Alright, Braves on the board.
I’m thinking that next year I’m going to see some road games. Washington would be a good 3 day weekend trip.
dang…zimmerman has been stealing those from arey all week…
Are you serious? Awful Reyes has not made contact but twice.
Schneider!
Argenis Reyes is quite possibly the WORST player in baseball
Have you heard of Michael Bourn?
dude…it was a great defensive play there…
What does that matter? He’s terrible.
not baiting me into that argument again 86…
Can’t really argue that. I still have not said Castillo was good. It’s just Awful Reyes is just REALLY bad.
Yeah, Brian !!
Schneider!!!!
SCHNEIDER!!!
It’s like the 2nd coming of Mike Piazza.
yeah shneiderman!
Milledge has to be the worst CF in the league
milledge
is
terrible
All right, Johan. Helping his own cause.
Yea Santana!!!!!!
Johan!!!
here we go boys
YES JOSE!
Santana hits better then slappy and Argenis Reyes combined
Agreed, can HE play 2nd?
and the braves actually scored a run, i guess to quite the rumors that they’re doing it on purpose…
and santana, finally!
KEEP DRIVIN EM IN BOYS!!!
Yea Jose!!!!!!
oh, this is too easy….could this be a laugher???
Shhh. That’s what we all initially thought last night…
Jose looking good these past couple of days. That’s the way to get ‘em home!
JOSE!!!!
c’mon jose, u wake up and we’ll do it!!!
Well, crap.
that’s what I’ve been saying Ron…start Murphy every day
damn…did nieves have this arm in the bronx or does it only appear against the mets?
Doh!
Oh well, good inning.
Can’t fault him for being aggressive.
The all caps posters leave when we start scoring.
No, they’re just not as excited.
YAY WE’RE SO AWESOME!
I LOVE THE METS!!!!!
Kotchman HR, 2-2
Kotchman homers, 2-2 Phils and Braves.
Isn’t that his first HR as a Brave? He has been terrible since coming over.
At first he was, now he’s on fire, he has a 6 game hitting streak and he is hitting .469 during it.
Maybe it’s a night of firsts. Kotchman’s first Braves HR, Lidge’s first blown save… fingers crossed!
2-2 braves game
I love watching Johan just toy with guys with that change.
My friend teaches at Brooklyn college, and saw a bunch of people in Phillies shirts on campus. I say they’re all just a bunch of front-running posers. You know, Yankees fans.
Sit down, Dukes - hahahahaha
GREAT throw!
nice steal attempt, lastings
Lol Dukes.
You Schneider haters should have some crow for dinner right now.
Wow perfect throw.
schneider has turned it on so nicely, offensively and defensively. gotta give him a LOT of props.
great outfield defense tonight by the Nattys
best
outfield
ever
BELTRAN !! Just kept on running and winds up on third.
Beltron!!!
sounds like a robot’s name
nice…the beltron 2000
yeah baby gal!
THIS is the beltran that meets my expectations
That would have been out of the stadium in Philly.
I love this strategy…just hit it to Dukes and Milledge and take your chances.
Is there a worst defensive outfield than the nats, na.
Hey there Churchy!
O YEA BABY!! NICE!!
That’s the way to do it! Back to back to back hits. Keep it coming.
Yes!!!
keep tackin em on fellas!!!
When Argenis is up with 2 outs, they should just go to commercial and get it over with
Think how much more money they could make with those extra 2 minutes of adds. That being said that was the best AB I have ever seen him have.
Ok so now Johan needs to pitch to contact and go 9. No need to nibble and make us see the pen.
Philthies better lose today!
BREAKING NEWS!!! AL REYES RELEASED!! GUSTAVO MOLINA SENT HOME!!!
???????????? I’ll believe the Molina part with Castro coming back, but what does this team have against Al?
So, Johan goes 7, leaves when we are up by 8, then we probably end up using 7 pitchers in 8th and 9th and win by 1.
the mets released al reyes? wow…
Why would the release a guy that never pitched ?I wonder if he was hurt
he must have been throwin 80 mile an hour fastballs or something (al reyes)
That’s crazy, because I’m pretty sure they’d let me pitch, and I throw about 20 mph. On a good day. With tennis balls.
How do you release a guy that NEVER APPEARED IN A GAME?
now that’s how you play baseball, nice. now let’s build on this, if johan goes 8 1/3, we’ll need about 6 more runs to protect the last 2/3 of bullpen help.
Any chance they could send Heilman home?
serious question for anybody out there: if you are signed by a team but you never appear in a game are you actually a member of the team…or is this like a moonlight graham type of thing?
lol - good one.
Manny Acta really likes how his bullpen pitches to the Mets, I guess
if a relief pitcher falls in the woods, does he make a sound?
no…but the trees will boo him
41 pitches through 3 innings, Johan, lower that a little bit.
Babe Schneider!!!
Piazza is that you?
BRIAN “PIAZZA” SCHNEIDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What’d I say? What’d I say? Second coming of the Piazza Man.
nice call dude…lets hope it sticks for a while
OMG - Brian does it again !! Brian looking good tonight.
TEST THIS MAN PLEASE!!!
Who the heck woke up BSchneid? Wow
it was all the dancing in the nats dugout 2 days ago
ahaha lol schneiderman!
our backstop is on fire!
Schneider Squared!!!!
wright looked so gloomy and angry in the dugout while everyone else was laughing and congratulating schneider…
BRIAN SCHNEIDER IS THE F-ING MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Santana owes him a few brewskies!
Ok I think the rest of the Mets have to chip in and get Wright a hooker or something to relax
Man, Wright just cannot catch one lousy break.
man, the more they talk about the cubs, the more i pray we win the division, not the WC. CHI will rip us in wrigley.
dang…that was a double
Wright is looking so bad at the plate, and when he does get a good wood on the ball is right at somebody.
This lead won’t be enough until Schneider hands Johan the ball after the last out of the 9th. Score some more and damn the unwritten rules about running it up.
So, to recap: two homers from Schneider, an RBI from Church, and Milledge misplays a ball in center.
Omar must be loving tonight’s game.
It’s good that the Brewer pen $uck$ as bad as the Mets. Met fan knows what Brew Crew fan feels today.
i dont feel bad for the brewers who got swept by the phils which led to this hot streak of the phils and thus contributed to our present situation!
damn it
Its ok thats Johan on the mound
And that’s why we pay him the big bucks.
BALLS OUT M$^TH#%FU$%ER
Santana is the man.
Fly ball Church.
Fly ball.
If the Mets have an inning in which they don’t score a run, how quickly will it be until we start seeing the obligatory “the offense has eased up” here?
NICE
I would love to know what Johan record would of been if it wasn’t for our great bullpen
No doubt he would be Cy Young winner. He should have at least 17 wins.
isn’t it 11 blown leads for him?
7
I think some of those would have been blown by other teams too. Still I would think he would have 17-20.
11 games he left with a lead………i believe….
So that crap arizona game when they were up 4-0 and blew it im not sure if that counts?
Erm, have you looked at Tim Lincecum’s stats?
Yes.
I think I saw a study that said with just an “average” bullpen, Santana would be 64-2 this year. Interesting.
little low isn’t it?
Well not 64 (maybe 30), but he could had been a 20 game winner.
Brian McC-unt!
Johan is really unbelievable
great inning there!
Santana is a beast
Gary suggesting the mets should try and get Soria…..
dude is 24 years old and is nice!!! 40 saves with that team…..
Omar would be da man!
Well, yeah who wouldn’t want him? The Royals hold all the cards on that one though.
how hot are the frikken fish?!?
on the one hand, it’s good that they should be up for the phils series, on the other, i really wouldn’t want them to be in it when they come to shea for that last series (although i’m sure they’ll try to take us down no matter what)
They’ll be playing all out no matter what, so they may as well stay hot in Philly.
go take a look at the espn poll question that’s posted on the front page…it made me throw up a little in my mouth
same but it is a good question. who would u choose. i chose the mets but it could go either way
honestly i would also go with the mets just based on the gagne/mota factor alone….still a tough choice though
I hope the bullpen can see that and maybe they can know that the whole sports world is lauging at them
and America says…. Brewers! by a landslide….
what poll question?
crap….got some wood on that one…
I am selling my winning lottery registration. I already have $1,500 in playoff tickets and need to make up some of that cost.
Email me at bigbobsginger@yahoo.com if you are interested
nice hit danny boy…all business….
oops sorry…i meant nice hit daniel
I hate Victorino
victorino is a jerk
Damn Pat Burrell 2 run hr
Fudgetastic, 4-2 Phils
victorino’s still a jerk
I think they should have Murphy start a game at 3rd and Evans in the OF
Love the Murph, but he hasn’t played 3B in months and months. That would be a bad idea.
did you guys know that a toll free hotline has been established for all homeowners in adjustable rate or high interest rate loans…and your credit score might not even matter?
LOL !! Tired of those commercials myself.
Yes, I found that out when I went to Derek Jeter’s website.
would you consider putting wright 5th like back in 2005? itll let beltran hit 3rd and delgado hit 4th
there is nothing the mets can lose by benching wright for ONE night…play my ball sac over him at this point, who cares who it is. just put ANYONE in there for ONE night and give this kid a rest. he needs a break because he is simply awful lately. when he gets a break, he comes back strong. it’s not like him out of the lineup is any less potent. rest him damnit! we need him next week and beyond, I hope!
“Hard ground ball to third, and …. right by the third baseman, Mike’s ball sac!
“Boy, Keith, that ball sac just sat there.
“Yeah, no heart at all, Gary.”
ahem. Sorry, I was amusing myself.
I do think David could do with a day to get his head on straight, but really, at this point in the proceedings, we’ve got to have someone there, and I’m not sure who that could be. Easley might have been able to fill in there before the quad, but now?
that was funny…love it..
gary “and mike’s ball sac to lead off the inning…”
betcha they’d give him number 17
oh my God that is so funny! i didn’t think my “ball sac” comment would produce such humor! thanks! but you do get my point right?
yeah i do…i just don’t think jerry will do it…if it was even 2 weeks ago he might have, but not this late
I would love nothing more than Victorino and Werth to collide in the outfield.
Chipper error opens the gate for the phillies, I don’t know, when he plays against us , he is always perfect on the field and at the plate.
Santana is really pitching good today. His change up is amazing
Come on, Johan.
Leave Murphy along, Wright has so much up, that he has struggle badly the past few days and still he is having a monster year. He will figure this one out, he has too much experience around him for not too.
translate please
I think 1 night off would clear up his head alittle
Wow. Somebody put that into English!
Here comes Dukes K
gorgeous k!
LOL, you have got to love Dukes striking out looking on an 85 mph pitch right down the middle.
Down the middle?
Must have been a different game.
Come on you know that was very hittable but Dukes was frozen because it was perfect sequence.
MASN showed their version of K-Zone and it barely painted the black.
If he hit that it would have been a weak grounder and/or foul down the line.
It was a very impressive sequence and pitch.
guy is an absolute horse out there. would not want anyone else
The best ace since Gooden
Remember in the beginning of the season when everyone here was killing Santana. All the blah blah blah about being an ace, pitching past the 7th inning, not being the stopper…..
I am embarras$ed for people that said that stuff earlier in the year. Guy is better than advertised. I know this is the Nationals, but he is making them look like a little league team.
Out of the jam! Excellent!
Are this Braves not going to win a lousy game, S@#T! we have to sweep them too.
I really hope we do sweep them as I will be there at Turner on Sunday! Every time I’ve been to a Mets vs. Braves game at Turner, it has been the last game of a sweep. Some in our favor, some in theirs.
I just read on my yahoo page Al Reyes was cut???
yup…right before the game
Degados HR
okay…now even though the marlins hate the mets, i’m sure they’ll try vs. the phillies as opposed to the braves. plus the marlins have an outside, very outside chance, of making the postseason.
wasn’t the fight between Miguel Olivo and Reyes? Who else hates us?
Poor Sandy Alomar took a punch. He’s much tougher than Zimmer.
just tuned into the game…last night when murphey was in the lineup…I had a feeling it was going to be successful. same feeling tonight. I see he is having another good night. He should stay our numer two hitter…very patient, and an excellent two strike hitter…giving reyes a better chance to steal
He’s definitely a big plus in the 2-spot. Only thing you can say bad about him is he runs funny on a triple.
Braves better win tonight I don’t see the Braves losing 6 games in a row and I hate Harris
said it last night and i’ll say it again…willie harris is the devil
Willie Harris is the only Nats OF that knows how to catch a ball. Can we trade Castillo for him?
hopefully the braves tie up the phils and beat them in a 17 inning marathon
Why couldn’t he have hit that to Dukes or Milledge. That would have been funny. One of them would have left with a black eye.
Those two play so keep, the would be only getting to that ball right about now.
keep = deep
Are you a tough guy — with tender skin??
SO AM I!!!
So I got Shave Zone!
Who’s a tougher guy, Maz or Giuseppe Franco?
guisseppe…only cause he’s best friends with busey…that guy is a legit psycho
…
I can’t believe I just compared Lee Mazzilli with a hairdresser.
I’m actually a tender guy with tough skin. What do I get?
Ruben Gotay strikes out for Atlanta. Boy all those Gotay fans sure have disapeared this season. I don’t know how it’s possible but his numbers are worse than Awful Reyes’s.
Fear not, Gotay will heat up against the Mets.
anyone know what johan’s pitch count is?
95 ish
Why would they take Hamels out?
103 pitches with a lead against a struggling Atlanta. Their BP is not known to be Met like.
It took him 103 to get to that point? Wow. The Braves are battling.
Crap! don’t walk this guy!
it’s official. the nats take last place in tv coverage as well, their broadcast might be a hair better than the marlins, but their camera angles and directing (choice of shots, replays, graphics) are just the pits. not to speak of the mile-high booths gary, keuth, ronnie, howie etc. keep complaining about. How do you mess up so bad on a brand-new ballpark?
I hate this overhead camera angle.
walking a .083 hitter in Montz is not great, but he is pitching well otherwise
I think this might be the last inning for Johan
poop
anderson hernandez. how?
Remember when he was an automatic out?
so the shut out is over…..and the heart attack is beginning if the blow pen is coming in
Alright can we trade for that Hernandez guy? I would give them Awful Reys, Castillo and 10 million dollars.
That JO Omar Infante was swinging from his heels with runners on second and third with two outs and the Braves down one run. All he needed to do was choke up a bit and get a single and the Braves would be up by one.
WTF,Hernandez could not hit a soccer ball when he was with us, and now he has became Rod Carew. Oh boy Guzman almost F*^$t for us. Good
well the braves got to within 1
whew! that was close! guzman scares me man
huzzah!
Infante is batting 5th, what do you expect
good job santa claus!
Johan is a warrior. Exhale everybody. Only 6 outs to go.
NICE JOB JOHAN!!
JOOOOOOO-HAAAAAAN
Damn, Santana 107 pitches through 7 innings
Well Johan is spent.
My stomach is getting ready to rumble.
pretty sure johan is done. can they get 6 outs without giving up 6 runs?
Have you learned nothing, my son?
That is the same Infante that has so much patience when hitting against Mets pitching. We need 10 runs now, Santana is going to be out the game
107 pitches for Johan. Do you let him start the next inning or go with Parnell?
Santana is worth every penny.
marlon in…santana out….buckle up everybody
Stache,
I’m getting my strightjacket out.
i want to believe that you’re kidding…
The pills help, but nothing beats some good ol’ restraints to preserve my furniture.
Did Manny Acta really take out his best hitter on a double switch? Seems foolish.
I would give Parnell a shot. Would seem to be the perfect time to do it.
Anderson. Why?
it seems like he got his last hit in 2005
He’s done, they should be able to trade 6 out for 4 runs.
And what is Marlon doing here, Santana at this point is a better hitter than him, I should say.
agreed-at least tonight, he was swinging very well. i would have considered letting him bat even if you were gonna get him off the mound
AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!
Here we go….
WHY would they take santana out!!!!!???? Damnit! you have to be kidding me! come on, he can hit better than anderson and can pitch better after 120 pitches than any pitcher in the pen…damnit already!
if the pen can’t protect a 6 run lead in 2 innings they don’t deserve to go to Atlanta, let alone make the playoffs. Gotta keep Santana fresh for the next start.
Here we go guys and gals, hold on to you chairs, and have the 911 on speed dial just in case you have an heart attack.
strap in folks, we are going on a ride
Anyone feeling that runner on third in the first?
Anyone?
How about those four runs we knocked in with 2 outs in the second and third innings?? Do those not count as coming through??
i can’t believe i’m nervous with a 6 run lead in the 8th
how could you NOT be.
I got a good feeling today, you always do you job JS.
Final Score Prediction: 7-4
Bullpen won’t blow it but they’ll make it interesting.
5 more outs
There’s one.
It seems like Joe’s been throwing a wiffleball lately his ball has so much freakin movement
great, here we go
Here it comes…
Just don’t fall behind, you see one out, one single.
KEVIN CAN WE GET BACK TO THE GAME PLEASE? THANKS
is burkhardt really tall or is johan really short?
I think burkhardt is really close to the camera
nice…they’re doing the interview across the diamond…
I love them interviewing Johan so I can have my attention diverted
we are going to put 2 more runs in the 9th.
4 more outs
Longoria 3 home runs tonight! Wow
sit down boonie….go play some pickup basketball…
burkhardt is really tall.
gotcha…thanks
i really am not too concerned today
you should be
4 more to go!
Wow, Longoria has 3 HRs tonight
yeah, i live in tampa, i’m watching the rays on tv and the mets on the computer, just like every night. that kid is sick!
Why doesn’t anybody go to the games there? They should be thrilled. I watched the games against the RedSox and it looked like Fenway south.
actually, as of 2 nights ago it was packed. other than that, it’s empty. disgusting if you ask me. the people in this town are front runner fans. when the rays make the playoffs, it will be packed next year. just like when the lightning won the cup, it was empty for years, now you can’t even get a ticket. same for the bucs after they won the super bowl. crappy sports town. i’ve been here 8 years and never once have i seen a rays flag hanging from a car, or a tshirt or anything. the last few weeks, they are everywhere. makes me sick!
ya know, seeing as how competitive santana is, and after his first year in the NL, I can see him coming back next year as the BEST hitting pitcher in the NL. I can see him working so hard, and he already has the tools. he’s that good.
that was a strike
Always with 2 outs
WTF, the Umps are against us too.
uhoh, this is how it starts
alright…still okay…one more joe
why do you throw anything remotely close to the strike zone on 0-2??????
LOL
crapola…
just get a groundout here joseph. that run means nothing.
Longoria is a good looking ball player, he has the tools to became a super star. This is ridiculous they just can’t put a 0 on the board.
ahaha o my god this is too funny
I can do without these nightly adventures on the way to a W please….
Really now how can any member of this bullpen look at themselves in the mirror’s and say they are good
Looks like it’s on
Why would we go to smith with a 6 run lead?
I don’t mind that he’s getting hit a little. It happens.
But he’s one of our best pitchers. I’d think you’d throw in a guy like Parnell, and use Smith if you get into trouble.
OLE!
3 more outs
beautiful play, David
great play there wright! great play!
De va ju all over again.
Fair to Wright, that was a good recovery on that pick…nicely done
there we freakin go!
wright is going to hit one out in the 9th, i can just feel it
yeah cuz it doesn’t matter…
Nice play.
Whew.
3 more outs, 3more outs.
I’d like to get a look at Al Reyes. Wait……
I am sorry I live and Die with the Mets but I am at a point where this bullpen is just really funny to watch now
I agree.
For the first time in all my years as a Met fan, I really
DO ExPECT the bullpen tonot only get in trouble BUT
give up runs EVERY TIME we go to them. AND I lived
through the late 70s.b/t/w, HArd to give him his props
(he’s so unlikeable) BUT Francessa was right today
in calling this pen the worst he’s seen on a contending team
never in the history of baseball has the following statement been said with a 5 run lead in the 9th inning:
“We need some tack-on runs”
And that would be funny if it wasn’t oh - so - true with this BP.
I would like to see them go with Parnell here. No reason to go with any of the usual suspects.
I don’t feel it, I hope thought
David Price looks like the real deal too, man he’s got nasty stuff.
the no thugs switch…
Yes I’ll change the pace with the bp.
damn…where’s milledge when you need him
times 2…jeez
I starting to feel bad for DW, he is looking down.
Hes needs to stop w/ the commercials and appearences
And focus on baseball. Jeter he’s NOt!
He’s really not doing any endorsements, though..not lateley, at least. I feel bad for him too..it just seems like he keeps catching bad breaks. I think Jerry needs to give him a night off or something.
Cant take a night off at this time of year.
**lately, rather.
no runs since the 5th
tough two nights for wright, although he ran into some bad luck with zimmerman.
I think everytime a memeber of the pen comes in the game they should play the song send in the clowns
Man what happen to Milledge. That would have been an inside the park HR there.
Miker94,
Why doesn’t anybody go to the games down there? They should be thrilled. I watched the games against the RedSox and it looked like Fenway south.
look above, i answered you up there, sorry
That’s horrible. Some of us were talking at work today. We can’t even scalp tickets to Fenway up here without a second mortgage. The folks down there should be so pumped to see a bunch of kids playing their a$$es off and beating the Sox and Yankees.
i can’t believe the phillies are going to win again, does this team ever lose in mid to late september?
This Braves are a joke, I don’t how we can have a losing record against them this year.
yeah, Smith pitches nearly every day (80 games now), and did not look sharp yesterday.
Why the heck pitch him with a 6 run lead?
Parnell, or even Reyes, would have been worth a shot thee. Especially Parnell, your 2009 closer in waiting!
reyes is no longer on the team
5 runs in the 9th should be more than enough.
lidge coming in for the bottom of the 9th, this would be a good time for the 1st blown save of the season for him
does larry bat in the 9th?
Throw strikes you Pus@*Y
2 more outs
They can’t ever do anything easy….
ugh, did this team ever hear of a 1-2-3 inning?
I don’t like Schos, not even ahead with 10 runs, he is a nibbler
metsforever here is your answer,
actually, as of 2 nights ago it was packed. other than that, it’s empty. disgusting if you ask me. the people in this town are front runner fans. when the rays make the playoffs, it will be packed next year. just like when the lightning won the cup, it was empty for years, now you can’t even get a ticket. same for the bucs after they won the super bowl. crappy sports town. i’ve been here 8 years and never once have i seen a rays flag hanging from a car, or a tshirt or anything. the last few weeks, they are everywhere. makes me sick!
if it’s not college football, they just don’t give a crap in florida.
metsforever, i saw your post above and you are right. a lot of it has to do with the fact that it’s a dome. and a crappy dome at that. it’s like being in an orange tinted box when you are in there. it’s much better this year from years past cuz they added dirt to the turf. yeah, believe that. and added lights. either way, it’s NOT a baseball experience when you are there. either way, next year, it will be packed, expect that!
THROW. STRIKES. MORON.
“Mets aren’t taking any chances” So…. why is Show out there?
come on sho…groundball
Tightrope
OK Get him out
Uh….NEXT.
What do you expect Show? Good lord, get outs dick
WORST BULLPEN EVER!!!!
show didn’t even wait for jerry to get to the mound before he left
my goodness, another nail biting adventure in the 9th? with a 5 run lead., let them put the ball in play, instead of nibbling your way to 3-0.
and I expect we see multiple pitchers again? No other team has to do this, do they?
y is this guy still breathing?
If they blow this. The season is over.
JAJAJAH, of course if you pitch behind, that is what happens, he has no B%$LS, I don’t like him at all.
somebody should put this pen out of their misery!
How has Pepto or Imodium or Tums not gotten in on this situation and sponsered every Mets pitching change?
That’s an outstanding idea. Fred could use the money to buy a bullpen for next year
Lets look at the score with the different equations:
Starting Pitching: Score is read 7-2
Mets Bullpen: Score is read 7-6
Brad lidge gets it done in 2 minutes and the mets are gonna take 20
exactly
Just think if it wasn’t for our bullpen we could of been better then 06
Phillies win. Damn it. Can they effin’ LOSE already?!
phills won of course
braves are pathetic
the fillies win…poop
where the hell is Ayala?
Phils win 4-3. Can you see us coming into the 9th with a one run lead? I would be almost afraid to watch….
Santana only gave up 1 run
crap…will philly ever lose again? i mean, seriously, will they? I think the mets have to play as if the Phillies are going to win the next 139 games.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
man, even if we had a halfway decent bullpen we would have the divison wraped up by now and be gearing up for the playoffs. but we are where we are because of them. makes me sick and those guys out there should be ashamed
i agree…they are pathetic (though the Brewers’ pen can also claim that as well). But Mets have at least 90 wins now without those sorry losers.
This bullpen lacks something?
Oh yeah balls and talent!
never thought that would happen! yes
THANK YOU !!
Oh, and Chipper Jones struck out swinging to end it. If he only ever played the Mets, he’d be the greatest player who ever lived. He bends over and takes it from the Phils.
he would’ve hit a home run if the phillies were the mets tonight…oh well, go Marlins!
DONE AND DONE!!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER DOUBTED FOR A SECOND!!!
The baseball gods gave us this one
Lucky b*stards.
Whew nail bitter, 7-2.
believe that, i was having trouble breathing there for a sec
btw, what do you call a “nail biter” when you have no more nails left?
oh my God that is so funny, to call a 5 run lead a nail biter. only the mets…
cue the music-
taking care of business
eff that song
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Tightrope, track 3 on In Step
Put it in the books! Let’s keep it going..just keep believing…
We better win that series with the Braves
oh boy. A win. And only a little mild heartburn, no major angst.
Expect the Phils to run the table. SO, the key thing is the Stos and Brewers either lost or are well on their way to.
and I am not picky. I won’t feel offended if they make the playoffs via the WC>
yes, but i really, really want the division. but yes, i can see phillies winning out. They are so locked in right now.
Mets MUST not let the Turner demons get to them this weekend. This weekend could truly be sink or swim.
That was easy!
man, at this rate the mets and phils will be in the playoffs. i REALLY want the division cause i dont want the phillies to win ANYTHING but playoffs are playoffs.
Santana 7 inn-1 run, 8 hits
Pen 2 inn-1 run 5 hits and we were lucky.
as i predicted before the series started, the braves willingly would bend over and get swept by phl, and now they’ll beat up on the mets. hopefully the fish take 2 of 3 from them again
well hope the mets man up. only way the braves beat up on the us is if we let them. we NEED 2 of 3. and good thing is the fish have owned the phils this season.
We have to win every game from now on, and I want the division not the WC. F&*CK the PHillies, by the way if I was hitting against Lidge I’ll just sit on the slider, that is the only thing he throws for strike.
Lidge is not going to be perfect this year. He’s going to blow one. And when he does… it’s gonna be huge.
and how sweet would it be for it to be the deciding game of the NLCS when we face the phillies??? cause you know either the mets or the phils are winning the wild card.
LETS GO METS!
lidge has been great this year but hes a headcase. if he blows one down the stretch it will put him in a funk for the rest of the season, gauranteed!!
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
we’ll see…lets not get ahead to the cubs
Gameball -> Johan and Schneider
nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! ill kill you!!!!!!!