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The Game:
The Mets (86-70) continue their four-game series against the National League Central champion Cubs (95-60) tonight at Shea Stadium, starting at 7:10 pm.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- C Ramon Castro
- RF Ryan Church
- LF Nick Evans
- P Johan Santana
The Pitchers:
LHP Johan Santana (14-7, 2.65 ERA) starts for the Mets. In four career games, one start, versus the Cubs, Santana is 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA. He has not faced the Cubs since June of 2006. He is 7-3 with a 2.26 ERA in 15 home starts this season.
LHP Sean Marshall (3-4, 3.62 ERA) starts for the Cubs. In his only start versus the Mets on July 16, 2006, Marshall earned a loss, allowing seven runs, five earned, on seven hits and a walk, while striking out four. In four road starts this season, Marshall is 2-2 with a 2.88 ERA.
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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Who’s hitting No. 2?
Bye, Jerry.
Why is Castillo still playing???
Yeah, but the 6-7-8 spots look better than they have in a while…
Small consolation.
How bad does Castillo have to be to merit a benching?
I feel like I asked the same question last year.
Absolutely right!
I am sorry but you must go with what works at this time of the year. Luis Castillo in 2008 is not Luis Castillo in 2003. Manuel your philosophy needs to change!
The playoffs (if we get there) is not about which team is better, it is which team is hotter. And the Mets are not hot with Castillo in that lineup.
The Kilauea Volcano In Hawaii would not be hot with Castillo!
As I said earlier, we fans chowed down on serious crow after Delgado’s turn around, but had there only been six games left in the season, the equation would have been different, and we may have been right.
Castillo should’ve been benched for his last at bat.
However, if Manuel chooses to have him in the lineup(or perhaps forced by Omar) then the 2 hole is where he is best suited.
Why is that better than the 8 hole?
look up his batting average
Wow, according to ESPN, Minaya to get a four year extension.
Unbelievable.
lets go mets!
ill be at the game cheering them on
Lets go mets… Slappy was lookin good in bp… can of corn power..
I just ate my Papa John’s pizza and I’m ready to see a mets win.
lol never eat before a mets game havent u learned
Now after that, if you change your insurance to Geico, you will be a platinum member of Metsblog!
Yes, and they will also send you the Complete “Beer Money” dvd collection.
Jeez why is castillo in the damn lineup ? its good to see castro playing rather than on the bench blowing bubbles
Can’t listen to the game tonight = Google Text will be getting a lot of messages tonight!
At least a quarter of my text messages go to that!
anyone at the game?
Uh, Let’s Go Mets?
(Please, I’m begging you for a W tonight).
I dont think Manuel benches players for not performing well..havent we learned from his usage of Heilman…obviously he doesnt care how many GIDP’s castillo has he’ll continue to play him
Something must be wrong with Reyes (other than he can’t hit), how else can you explain why Castillo is still even on this team, never mind in the line-up.
“Something must be wrong with Reyes (other than he can’t hit)”
LOL!!!
I thought you’d like that one kingman! LOL
I loved it! And the other one about the volcano not being hot was good too….even though I am officially retired from the Slappy/Argenis debate, I sincerely appreciate being made to laugh about it.
You are on a serious comedy roll here X-Man…keep it up, as if we get behind early tonight, we will all need it!
I can explain why Castillo is in the lineup. Two words. Omar Minaya
Via ESPN Sportscenter:
Minaya receives 4 year contract extension.
For real?
Yes.
Thanks…all I can say is wow…if we miss the playoffs, how is this going to look next week?
Very strange timing…
Worst. Timing. Ever.
no freakin way I am totally dumping this team if he’s here for 4 more years.
I really don’t feel like going into a detailed discussion about this now, but he is probably infinitely better than whomever the Wilpons would get to replace him. I think he has done far more good than bad. Fix the bullpen next year, get a real second basemen, keep the starting pitching intact and the team isn’t so bad. Though the bullpen is, obviously, going to need a TON of work.
we don’t need to sign him for 4 more years though!!!!
I didn’t say we needed to.
The Wilpons are well-meaning idiots. There are pros and cons to the Minaya regime, but a four-year deal??? Now? FOUR YEARS? Why, that’s like giving a creaky-kneed cipher of a second baseman!!
Yeah, the timing of this is really strange.
ESPN Reporting Omar Minaya gets 4 Year exentsion
NO FREAKIN WAY. THE WILPONS SHOULD BE DEAD FOR AGREEING TO THIS. SCREW THIS FRANCHISE. ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What needs to happen is clear. There used to be two NL franchises in New York. The Mets took over for both. Well, with the Mets moving into New Ebbets and Brooklyn Fred in command, I think it’s time for an EXPANSION TEAM!!! That’s right — expansion. A new New York NL team! Add another AL team, boot the Brew Crew back to the AL. . . . Spare us four more years of stammering, “you know what I’m sayin’” press conferences and bullpen collapses.
Would have to add two more teams for scheduling purposes.
:p
Great move. Good for Omar, good for the Mets!
Jay Horwitz?
if my job were on the line, you’d have to fight me to put castillo in the two spot over daniel murphy
Evans or Church should really be in the 2 hole. There’s no point using Castillo in there he should be batting 8th or possibly even 9th after Santana!
Castillo’s batting average this year:
2nd: .273
7th: .115
8th: .205
9th: .250
Everyone’s average will be better in the 2 hole with David Wright behind you. Evans and Church prob also have better numbers in the 2 hole.
Did anyone see this? That Minaya just got a 4 year contract extension? What the F? ? ?
According to ESPN, Minaya is getting a 4 year extension
I want to watch the game, however, it will kill me and cause me to loose sleep when the pen blows it late and we leave 30 men on base.
It’s really getting harder and harder to stay a Mets Fan. Omar 4 more years??????? Now we know why we’re the laughing stock in baseball. I know, I’m over reacting but WTF????
You are not overreacting, it is bizarre……How can they announce this now? If we miss the postseason, is this going to help the Wilpons sell tix for the new stadium or cause a true fan revolt? Very, very strange timing on this.
That I will agree with–about the timing. Very strange.
Minaya 4 year extension?!?!?! WHAT?
BIGGEST JOKE IVE EVER SEEN…ITS ALMOST HARD TO WATCH THIS GAME AFTER SEEING THAT ARTICLE
I bet by 2011, he can find someone good for the bullpen. I mean, at least one arm.
I am hopin the brewers ,Astros and Marlins lose everygame left in the year because I lost my faith in this team even if they win tonight I would love to eat crow but I just lost hope for them
I think we shouldve waited until this team, you know, makes the playoffs.
I so agree..why announce it now?
If we miss the playoffs, how is this going to look next week? Why not wait and see if we make it, and if not, maybe wait and quietly announce it like the day after Thanksgiving or something when no one is paying attention….
Do the Wilpons even follow the team…or do they just do business
castillo means a loss…..thanks
lol, all you talk about is Castillo
Yeah — don’t talk that way about next year’s player/manager!!
The Wilpons clearly don’t care about the fans, if they did Omar would be gone at the end of this season. He did not fix this crappy bullpen at all, and he was given an insane amount of money. We could have had all those relievers philly has. but they outshopped us and now they’re going to october and we’re prob not!
If pigs start flying and the Mets win the World Series this year we would not mind him here for 4 yrs but like I said when pigs start flying
HELP HELP! I can’t breathe! maybe its because this team blows it like your momma works the streets
The Cubs are basically giving this game to us. If we blow it then this team is as good as dead!
thats pretty obvious
wow church
How does Minaya, get a 4 year extension? I’m sorry I didn’t know we made the playoffs this year already. Boy, we really do have some clueless owners.
good start for Johan!
good start for jose!
Jose!
Ok, they won’t pitch a no-hitter against us.
Baby. Steps.
Now, please don’t get picked off Jose.
I really wish we had more of a George Steinbrenner type Owner who only cared about winning, the Wilpons don’t seem to have that kind of fire
You only want an owner who throws money around like George and who will eat bad contracts like George. You don’t want the George of the 80s who bad the baseball decisions that almost ruined the franchise and got George suspended from baseball.
Dead on right deazed.
Dazed.
Well, there goes the no-hitter.
how about a hit and run here?
At least he didnt hit in to a dp
jeez
Hey, Omar haters, you really want to go back to the Jim Duquette/Steve Phillips days? Omar made this team relevant enough to care about in September again. Omar got us the guy on the mound tonight for N-O-T-H-I-N-G. Omar has done his end of the job.
i have to agree with you, he gets the big guys.
Are you going to pin the bullpen, left field, the mishandling of Church and the signing of Castillo on Omar too?
How about we also give him credit for Easley, Wright and Reyes long term, Tatis, Oliver Perez for nothing, hanging on to Murphy and Evans, Delgado (because if Delgado hadn’t had that second half surge you would have added Delgado to your negative list), finishing in contention for the past four years also to Omar? He’s done far more good than bad, and every GM makes bad or questionable moves.
Sure. Now please answer my question.
I did.
well said ‘racemc’
Great. Omar’s got us to the point of almost making the playoffs. Thank Omar. He’s four more years of mediocrity.
Hey, Omar can’t play the games. Omar can only get the guns. Every single guy in that bullpen is playing below their career numbers. A GM can only judge a guy on what he’s done before. Bottom line? The only reason this season has ANY HOPE at all is because of the guy on the mound tonight, who isn’t here if not for Omar. (Even though he’s given up a run. Dammit.)
Maybe you should be a Pirates fan or a Royals fan…where “meaningful games in September” or being in a pennant race is a sufficient measure of success. Some of us have memories that predate the 90s….merely being better than the dreg teams of the 90s (or the 60s, or the 70s through early 80s) is not enough. What kind of inferiority complex do you have to have as a fan to be happy with that?
This team, with this payroll and talent, in this big of a market should aim higher than “being in [and blowing] a pennant race year after year.” But, as long as fans like you are okay with above-average but not great results – why would the Wilpons feel any pressure to actually, you know, WIN?
Plus, the TIMING of this?
Oh, and Beltran. Money helps, sure. But he went and got him.
And, he brought us back-to-back years of a team that chokes down the stretch and has put together two back-to-back craptastic bullpens (never addressing that glaring issue in the offseason).
Plus, he brought us that paranoid mental midget known as Willie. Or, have we forgotten?
Overall, I’d say Omar has done more good than bad….but the Castillo contract, Willie, the pen issues, etc are all on his head.
It makes ZERO sense not to wait to see what happens, If this group misses the playoffs again and yet had already given Omar a Castillo-length extension….there will be blood. Do you really want the last day at Shea to be a cacophony of Fire Omar chants knowing the Wilpons tied the franchise to Omar for nearly another half-decade? Juuu know wha I’m sayin?
I’d be very happy with Alou in LF, if he wasn’t hurt. I’d be happy with Castillo at 2B for 2 years (not 4), if he hadn’t ended up hurt. This bullpen shouldn’t, on paper, be this bad, but Omar can’t actually pitch for them. One guy who has been pretty effective is Ayala. Omar traded for him.
Ummm, does it really take a genius to predict that Alou and Castillo would be injured? Alou has ALWAYS been injured….and he freakin signed Castillo to 4 years WHILE he was hurt.
Most of all….WHY sign Omar NOW? Why not wait to see if the team he built chokes yet again?
Who said we have to go back to those guys? I don’t see how this guy get an extension when they are no lock to make the playoffs, which if they don’t means the Mets didn’t make the playoffs 3 out of 4 years under his watch which is not a GREAT JOB. If they do make the playoffs, then give him the extension.
do pick-offs go towards your pitch count. I’m sure like 2 pick off throws equal a pitch or something like that
disguting castillo……and they showed the stats on tv finally.
Man….
why arent we bunting castillo there
Wow. Castillo DOES stink.
yes, he does……he is horrendous.
david is suddenly batting .300
CASTILLO JUST RUINS THIS INNING…IF WE JUST BUNT HIM THERE THATS A RUN
THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS. CASTILLO GROUNDS INTO A FORCE OUT AND JUST TAKES JOSE’S SPOT ON THE BASES!!!!!!!!! I HATE HIM SO MUCH!!!!
double steal?
thanks beltran……great job….
another inning we don’t score when we have multiple men on base
and there is your ballgame.
It’s scoreless in the 2nd inning??
ALREADY 0 FOR 1 WITH RISP!!!!!!!! My guess is 0 for 15, whats yours?
0-2 with risp
oh true
Another squandered opportunity and were only in the first inning.
luis castillo can do one thing….bunt…..and he doesn’t even do it there. jose shoulda been on 2B for david…..it ruined the inning…..
AGREED…THANK YOU
beltran is back is his typical non clutchness……
Have you even looked at his September stats??
he blew his wad already……he is done with that and thats all ive come to expect from him.
What the f is Manuel thinking playing Castillo over A. Reyes?
If theres ever a runner on with nobody out with Castillo up…AND HE DOESNT BUNT THE GUY OVER….IM GONNA FLIP OUT
Manuel should bat Castillo 9th and Santana 8th in the line-up.
Just by listening to the crowd it seems as if they will be very loud if the mets are winning and will boo unmercifully if they are getting beat
why do we always face good hitting pitchers?
johan is throwing too many pitches early on
i can’t take this anymore
game changed when we couldn’t get a run in the first inning…..castillo changed the game already.
GAME OVER!!!!!!!!!!
Phillies down 1-0. Does that even matter anymore?
nope…no way in hell we can catch them now
I’m still holding out. I hate the friggin’ Phillies.
Shoot!!!!!
This game is over just because of Castillo’s ground out in the first inning
correct
game over against cubs 2nd string…but hey at least we signed the architect of this garbage team to a 4 year extension
Hey Racemcloud, where are you? C’mon, defend you man.
2 more runs and the game is over, mets are done when they’re down by 3
It’s 1-0 in the 2nd inning…
Or are some of you too stupid to realize that?
did u watch the bottom of the first inning? i’ve seen this story a thousand times.
Cant believe someone actually made a post saying…”its 1-0 in the 2nd inning…”
I made that post, because it’s ridiculous how quickly some of you are giving up on this game.
theirs a lil more then some… & they’ll get dumber by the inning!!! “watch”
Getting beat by the AAA cubs!
anyone else hear the rant that mike on wfan said at the beginning of his show. brutal but all true!
Your right it was brutal but honest.
poor johan……
Come on, it’s not over yet it’s only 1-0.
Guys, chill out. It’s 1-0 in the first inning. Anybody who says this game’s over is crazy.
2nd inning, sorry.
Manuel will be back because the Mets are timid. Omar gets a 4 year extension just like our 2 hitter. They throw Pelfrey on less rest against a weaker team on Sunday.
Why should we believe in them if they don’t believe in themselves? We’re talking about if the Mets play even .500 ball in the last six, they’ll probably get in. It’s almost like they want to lose. Like they want to get beaten. Like they’re running into a wave in the ocean they know they won’t make it through. It’s hard to believe, but I’ll try.
They have to win this game
they would have, but castillo’s presence ruined it.
Why? Luis Castillo is hitting 2nd? He’s batting .200 since getting back. He’s not exactly the best fielder. We could have used Daniel Murphy in the line up tonight. Could he really be play that much worse of a 2B than him? Do we not qualify as desperate at this point?
It’s the same thing as last year until they snap out of the funk like they did last week. I’m happy that Johan pitches 2 out of the last 6, but starting out by losing a game against a rookie is not what you need. It makes the Mets psychologically weak.
I wish I could work for the NY Mets. I could sleep during meetings, eat the stinkiest lunchest, piss on the toilet seat, and then get a raise at the end of the year. What a joke
The Wilpons have one rule for a GM to keep their job: Go .500
(very low standards)
BAD CALL
“. . . and quickly there are two outs.”
no one say chill out…..it’s you pansies that give this team its pathetic attitude.
We can’t control anything. They’re the ones playing. I’m trying to be confident, but the confident fans just are not on the same page with this teams emotional demeanor.
I’m sorry. It’s looking like one of “those” games. We’re not looking very confident up at the plate.
this game is DISGUSTING……this team did not look like this with argenis and easley playing………castillo’s at bat set the tone for the offense. the game is already over.
I would argue that it’s your attitude that give our fans a bad rep.
If it’s over already, then why are you still watching?
It’s not over… Just frustrating. We need to win tonight and take 2 of these remaining 3 to have a realistic chance unless we expect Milwaukee to lay down for Pittsburgh… Probably won’t happen.
Who evers up against the Mets in September can turn into an instant thriver. Too bad the Mets aren’t that guy… yet
Again, if we stop responding to trolls they just go away. Do you think ANYONE on here takes this clown seriously?
We gotta score next inning. Give Johan a lead and he’ll protect. He’ll go deep. Something gives me a bad feel in my stomach about the bullpen.
It was like deja vu with the Mets pen on Sunday. Weren’t the Mets up like 4-2 the previous Sunday to the same team? Only difference was the ball park.
The home plate ump’s strike zone while we are at bat is ridiculous
1-2-3 FOR THE Mets and the Cubs score againts our ace
The Cubs get runners on when the game doesn’t even count. They get them in scoring position. And us? What are we doing right?
the good feeling of the top of the first got erased by castillo and beltran…..what a suprise.
great game guys…..
Too many doubles.
Pack it in.
Anyone got a good duffle bag?
This SEASONS COLLAPSE IS WORSE THAN LAST YEAR….AT LEAST WE WON A FEW GAMES LAST YEAR WE ARE GOING 0-6 OUR LAST 6 GAMES
SEE SANTANA THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE UP 3 DOUBLES IN 3 INNINGS
great job johan.
But, but. but he’s an ace!
This is sick they can score off of our ace but we can’t score agiants the bad news bears at this point
curse of castillo
honestly, there is absolutely a curse. please watch the movie Master & Commander. While I don’t think Castillo should “sacrifice” himself for the sake of his shipmates, I do think he should beg out of the lineup. I don’t care if 0 for Life AReyes is in there, at least he is not clearly a hex.
Game
Set
Season.
So what should we do now? Forget about this game and tune into Pittsburgh and pray like a bunch of patsies that someone lights a fire under the Mets butts tomorrow – again?
Ummm, cheer for your team?
wrong blog, 86.
HAHA!!
you love the iraq war, so silence please.
Cheer… Ughh. I was at that Cards-Mets game on that rain make out last Thursday. Mets lost 3-0 in that game… Deja Vu?
I was a Mets fan all through the 90’s and I am guessing so were you. What’s your point?
GREAT !! 2-0 in the third we are playing the best baseball ever!!! The bats are alive and the pitching is on fire. LETS GO METS !! If I was at the game I would be standing up and BOOOOOOING so loud. BOO BOO BOO This team bites.
Not for nothing though, this is not a good start by Johan.
who loves the iraq war? lol not me. if i didn’t like the Mets wasting money on Luis Castillo or Omar Minaya, why would I like Bush throwing our economy in the toilet?
thanks castillo for ruining two seasons with your negativity. i wish that guy the worst things you could wish for a human being.
Of all times, why would you sign Omar to a 4 year extension now? Isn’t it like a slap in all of our faces? If they were going to hold him, why not just announce it later on? Isn’t it a distraction?
how depressing. what a huge disaster in the making. Only the Mets… it’s especially interesting to imagine that final Shea game: what would it be like if the Mets just got eliminated the previous day? or, possibly worse, if they still have the slightest chance of making it with a win and someone else’s loss?
WE ARE WINNING THIS GAME HAVE SOME FAITH
? well the braves are winning, but how does that help if we can’t win? lol you may be due for a new screen name soon
As mentioned to me earlier, wrong blog.
do the numbers in ur name summarize pedro’s typical outing? as in 4 IP 5 ER?
R U a total tool? Have you been watching this team play? This game is OVER and the METS will roll over for the Phillies again.
It’s not Johan at his best, but it’s still only 2-0.
HAHahahahaha!
One more run and you guys should throw in the towels. Hey don’t worry though–you guys have got like four more innings to get at least a five run lead before the pen comes in.
the only player to have a losing record on these current mets is luis castillo…….don’t tell me it’s coincidence.
How many would love it if it can be Monday already so we don’t have to put ourselves through this again
first of all, let me start out by saying that the castillo argument is getting old. i’ll be the first to say that the guy is horrible and I despise him. i think he should never, EVER be on the field for the new york mets and i do believe that he is the reason why the mets are losing, as crazy as that sounds. even SNY put up the graphic during his first at bat about the teams’ record with him starting and without him, and the numbers are staggering. you really can’t argue with that. That being said, the argument is getting old. so I’m not arguing in this particular post for or against crapillo, but I do have a very interesting point to make. baseball is a sport predicated on failure. ALL baseball players, (offensively) fail, more than they succeed. Unless someone is batting .500 or better, then they fail more often than not, it’s the nature of baseball. therefore, if ALL players fail more often than not, and castillo fails WAY more than that, someone please explain to me why he would not bunt in the situation that came about in the 1st inning? reyes on 1st with 0 outs. you figure crapillo will get out anyway, why not bunt him over? then when wright got his hit, we would have had men on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, instead of 1st and 2nd with 1 out. i dont know if that’s HIM, or if that’s jerry. either way, THAT is the problem with this team. One more thing, santana gives up WAY too many hits. other than maybe 1 or 2 starts this season, the guy gives up so many hits. what makes him SOOO good is that he normally gets out of it unscathed. problem is, the opportunity for big innings is always there for opposing teams due to his lack of ability to have a 1-2-3 inning. i love the guy, and he has been HUGE for us, but just too many hits. oh well. i wonder if the mets will win another game this season. i see the 07′ mets ALL over their faces. what a shame.
Is there a God out there who can make the Pirates lose every game? One that would make the Marlins lose 2 of their next 3 so their wins don’t count against the Mets? Is there out there? No, there’s now. Maybe Atheism isn’t so bad after all lol
only Sarah Palin knows God’s will…
his will is for her to give me head cuz thats all she is good for
I hope the Moose that invades her property does too lol When she speaks, she reminds me of a robot creature on Futurama
The Braves series was the final nail in the coffin. Blowing two late leads to that sht team took all the air out of the tires. Now I have a whole off-season of hearing sht about being a Mets fan to look forward to.
Yes we lost the season when the Braves beat us twice and we lost 2 of 4 to the Nats. We where in first place at that time and since then we are 2 games behind the Phillies and only one game ahead of the Brewers. We HAVE to win the next three and it aint gonna happen. CHOKE….
sean marshall hasn’t pitched in 2 1/2 weeks and he’s cy young out there
Of course, what else is new? Whatever, if the Mets hit tonight the bullpen would blow the game. Pick your poison, you want to be drowned or be electrocuted? Be forced to watch Friends or Greys Anatomy?
I KNOW A VERY SIMPLE AND LOGICAL WAY TO TURN THE TERRIBLE METS OF 07 AND 08 INTO A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM IN 09….Its very simple…
1) we Trade Beltran (has to waive his no trade clause) for 1 top prospect and one middle relief pitcher that is good enough to get through an inning without giving up a run (very reasonable trade) We are only really losing defense here…lets not forget Bletrans a career. .275 hitter…hes overrated offensively hes in hte middle of a good lineup..and can easily be replaced by manny
2) We sign Manny Ramirez…I DONT WANNA HEAR ANYONE SAY HES A CANCER (The guy has won 2 rings with the sox and is one of the clutchest hitters in hte leage. The fact that he is cocky is a GREAT thing…the mets need a player with confidence and someone who actually think hes good and can get the job done..thats what this team lacks…
3) Most obvious thing…we sign KROD…dont really need to explain this one
- WITH these moves….we lose a little in defense..but we gain upside offensively tremendously with a clutch hitter…we upgrade our bullpen tremendously…and we update our farm system…seems very simple
love it……we need guys who have BALLS…..beltran is completely lacking in that area.
I know how to avoid the repeat of 2007 and 2008 for the Mets–Move the team to Las Vegas
I’ll be back later… It’s bad enough watching this game. I won’t talk to people about brain to rock references right now lol
every single inning, hits, hits, hits. honestly, how about ONE inning where it’s 1-2-3? come on already!
the thing is, it’s great to have a pitcher like Santana as a “stopper.” But how many times in a season do you have to pray for the man to “stop.” Wouldn’t it be nice for him to just have a nice, stress-free start?
The Red Sox broke the curse and dumped it on the METS !! turn off the TV and go to bed and dream about 2009 in the new stadium. THIS TEAM BITES and should be buried or thrown out with the trash.
Good to see support for the team
GO JERRY!! GET THROWN OUT!!!
The Mets could call up Ruddy Lugo, trade him to the Cubs and let him pitch tomorrow night and we all know he’d throw 7 shut out innings again them. Sean Marshall is not ”throwing good.” The Mets are just not hitting.
GARY COHEN STOP GIVING THE PHILLY SCORE!! WHO CARES!! IT ADDS SALT TO THE WOUNDS!
I’d like to see Jerry get thrown out. Light a fire.
how long has it been since we had a friggen BIG inning?
khrist guys, COME ON!!!
if we miss the playoffs, i would trade beltran, not extend delgado, and i’d give texeira his 10 year contract. i’d also trade for randy winn.
no more big contracts to small market players, please
I’m feelin it this inning
Imagine if the Mets are eliminated before Sunday’s game.
Just imagine, like that song.
Imagine the last game at Shea be meaningless after Saturday’s misery. Will their be a good bye and saying thank you to our fans? You better hope not.
It would be the exact same as that stupid Yankee Stadium celebration. Players taking a victory lap for missing the postseason
I don’t think they’d go through with it. I think the fans would boo them. If they did celebrate through all that, I’d hand in my resignation papers as a Mets fan lol Possibly from baseball altogether.
Life. You are up there. Life. How beautiful would a Delgado home run be?
I’d rather he concentrate on getting on base. The five-run-homer swings have a lot to do with the offense’s recent struggles.
Darn this bullpen!!! Blowing another one!
Why do the Phils have to have the bases loaded when we get life?
great performance from beltran…….care to learn how to hit a curveball?
Pat Burrell pops out – luck. Carlos Beltran gets a meat ball down Broadyway. This isn’t Martin Scorcese on Saturday night live Carlos
Beltran is the most overrated player in the league…the only thing hes good for his defense and 23 home runs…the guy hits .275 and only drives in 100 runs because he hits behind wright and reyes…
eff you beltran…..
d wright is the only one who can do anything for this team
that’s even funnier
your a dope if you think that
yeah hes so clutch just like arod
this is getting funny
eff you delgado.
wow, can any of these clowns hit a curveball
PATHETIC
At least Delgado is mad and upset
OMG – some of you have completely lost your minds.
LOL !
That was pathetic.
Crickets from the Beltran lobby.
I think the Mets should add an extra year to Omar’s deal after tonight’s loss
Not good enough though. The ghosts are back.
They should play that song Ghostbusters as the theme song… Well actually they can’t because they didn’t bust any ghosts lol
what a suprise, the white guy actually has a pair down the stretch….
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 NL Cy Young winner, Sean Marshall!
I cant take it. Team is lifeless.
Mets hitters are looking pretty feeble up there tonight. This does not inspire confidence, does it?
no, but it triggers alcoholism ;)
WoW can the SF Giants move back to NY so I can have a different ballclub to root for
i want beltran and delgado gone if we miss the playoffs…..this team is a bunch of chokers except wright……it was the same thing last year…..and all this started when luis castillo came back…HE CHANGED THE GAME IN THAT FIRST INNING.
haha i enjoyed ur post before this one…so true
All I can say is lets hope for some good Deja Vu.
What I mean is Ollie throwing a big game which he’s known for.
On last Wednesday after losing 3 straight, the Mets bounced back to start a 3 game winning streak.
It can happen again. We need to believe. I don’t know if those wheels will getting moving tonight. This is why you need to start out with a lead and command the game.
shut up…..every day you talk about how the next day will be better….don;t you get it……this team is not going to change even if you believe……these players don’t like playing for you…..david does…..jose mostly does…..maine does……but no one else.
the mets are going to finish with the same record as they did last year in their final 17 (5-12).
cant wait to watch the postgame interviews…I cant wait to see what Manuel has to say…maybe he should try something different and just say the team sux and that we’re in terrible shape
pretty soon the cubs will have a big inning, doesn’t matter cause one more run and the mets are dead.
this kid is going to shut us out, guaranteed
Racemcloud, where are you???? C’mon. Let’s hear that defense of Omar again.
Oh, I forgot to add Heath Bell to the list.
I think watching MSNBC’s coverage of the economic crises is less depressing than watching this game.
Ok big inning coming up….let’s watch the magic!!!
nahh
nice that the mets are ALL striking out to a NO NAME pitcher…hey, imagine that. ya know, everyone on this planet knew that coming into this game, it was a dire, dire situation and a situation where an unbelievable sense of urgency was required. yet you watch these players and it looks like they don’t even care. looks like they don’t want to win. looks like they are planning their tee times. whether that’s the case or not, that’s what fans perceive and that’s a shame. you watch the phillies play a game that doesn’t even matter and you can see it on every single player’s face, they are fighting, clawing, scratching, willing to do ANYTHING to win a ball game. i said this yesterday and i’ll say it again. it all goes back to having winners on your team. this team is a team full of mentally weak players, who are not proven winners. a combination of players like that equals a losing team. and that’s what we are seeing today.
wait til they see zambrano and harden
Im sure castillo will be hitting in the three hole
this is just sickening. this team has no heart, no desire to win.
They’re not gangstas, they’re sissies. It doesn’t matter if Santana went out there and put up 0’s through 9 innings, they’d still lose. The manager won’t make a difference – they should just put a shrink in the skippers uniform.
castillo’s presence makes this team into what it is right now……it was like this ONLY when he’s been around…..it wasn’t willie, or jerry, or omar……they play DEAD with that scumbag on this team. SIT HIM ON THE BENCH JERRY…..honestly, it’s like they are purposely throwing this game.
who signed Castillo to a 4 year deal? Blame the source, not the loser baseball player
If the Mets choke again, I mean, will the ‘09 regular season even be watchable?
yes, b/c they will get rid of losers like beltran, castillo, and delgado…..
how quick will this 1-2-3 inning go?
there’s one quick one
11 pitch inning
2 zip? Are you guys not cheering loud enough?
And now, Steve Carlton pitching for the Cubbies
im sure they are playing this poorly b/c we don’t cheer enough right?
Yes its the fans fault for them choking
Great 2-0 Milwaukee
IF WE DONT CAPITALIZE ON THIS
ridiculously awesome hit
Johan has so much heart hes the only one on that damn team who wants to win
he and david….
Well that was just weird.
Now take advantage.
They will nor score here. Write it down now.
way to go out on a limb
TEAM OF DESTINY HIT
screw you bucs
God is trrrrrrying to help us…
Get us out of the hole. What a break. Brew Crew score? It may be over boys. Score here and it won’t.
Reyes already had his 1 hit for the game…idk if he can get another
please jose, smart baseball….dont pop up.
thanks ump….
YEAHH!!!!! CLUTCH BASEBALL!!!!!
ok, inning over.
do it for me luis
here we go, dribbler to second
Here comes a three run jack
best case scenario…castillo walks.
This guy is not throwing 98 mph, why so many hitters are missing?
b/c they are losers….
Castillo is 0 for his last 20..hes due
Jose may be requesting slower, more somber numbers tonight at the club at 4 AM
HAHAHA!!
The ump stole that AB from Reyes
castillo haha no chance of anything here
if castillo gets a hit, i will not saying anything again
is it wrong for me to pray luis gets hit?
“marshall having the game of his life”….
“turn those frowns upside down”…
This is making me ill listening to this.
he wont swing. hahahaha
Hay Zeus Christos! We have Luis Castillo walking his way on base!
come on david…..all you need is a single.
haha dumb pitcher…h couldve thrown batting practice and still got an out there
The infamous bases loaded situation……
castillo busting out his one tool
Here comes mr clutch
Honestly, a great AB by Castillo
ok, D-wright, its now or never!
Regarding Castillo…
The Mets traded for him on July 30, 2007. They subsequently went 29-28 the rest of the season and missed the playoffs.
From the beginning of 2008 until he went on the DL July 3, the Mets were 42-43.
From July 4 to August 24, without Castillo, they were 30-16!!!!!!
From Aug 25 to now, they have been 14-11.
Do we see a pattern here????????????????????
yes, it is a fact…..
CMON MR. CLUTCH
Lets score PLEASE
YEA DAVID
david wirhgt is the KING
Hallelujah!
Give Omar a 6 year extension!!!!!!!!!
Look back to this at bat as the defining moment in the season.
Ha ha ha. Thats funny. They wont score for the next 30 innings.
there ya go, Wright! No need for a HR, just chip away man!
That is what we need
THANK YOU WRIGHT..FINALLY SOMOENE DOES SOMETHING
DEAR GOD I HOPE THAT HIT SHUTS UP SOME OF YOU ABSOLUTE CLOWNS FOR FIVE SECONDS
SHUT UP
We rule again! We are awesome!
I’m with you on this.
I DON’T KNOW BELIEVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!
All right tie ball game!!!!!!
YES DAVID!!!!! WAY TO COME THROUGH!!!!!
wheres the haters?
What haters? Who’s a hater?
wow, people are angry on this site…lol
We have our cojones in our stomaches. Been like this for years. Made us animals.
NEED MORE!!! LETS GO BELTRAN!!!
great job beltran……
David has really flicked a switch this last week. He’s finally not trying to hit a homer every at bat.
BELTRAN FUKING SUX…THAT WAS THE AB WE NEEDED THERE TO TAKE THE LEAD…ITS UNBLIEEVABLE HOW BAD HE IS
sarcasm? …hopefully
Lol santana was running for his life
When was the last time we had a big inning ?
you can nly have the big inning during beltran’s one hot streak, which is over now……
Wright is clutch
New ballgame. Let’s do this.
Beltran is not 100% so he won’t play hard If it was up to him I am sure he would be sitting this game
good to see david come through and tie this thing but it just baffles the mind how many men we leave on base (5 by beltran alone!)
The lead will be gone shortly. D wRight now has one more big hit than A Rod this year
did you see david beat Krod this year?
And Cordero
and a ton of huge hits that get forgotten by beltran and castillo supporters.
stop defending this guy. He is teflon. He has had an awful year in the clutch
I agree, he has had a down year. Yet, in his down year he is 2nd in the NL in RBI and Runs. He is also hitting .300 with ab OBP near .400.
Who would you rather have playing third, realistically?
He is the best third baseman in the NL, bar none, without a doubt. Leaguewide, only A-Rod tops him. Also, for the SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, when the entire rest of the team is soiling their Depends in critical games, he is hitting.
santana 70 pitches through 5 – unless he gets roughed up, gotta go 9, dont care if it takes 130 – i am sick of watching the pen bury us
seriously, santana knows this too. 120 is my guess though
I would like to refer all of you to my post above:
Comment by DWright is King
2008-09-23 20:19:27
Ok big inning coming up….let’s watch the magic!!!
Reply to this comment
big inning is two runs? I get more runs from a bowl of fiber.
iNNING was completely ruined by Beltran popping up….we could have really made it a big inning by taking the lead with our ace on hte mound…not tying it up
what has beltran and his 20 mil a year done for us?
I thought he got paid like 17 mil a yr. He is also the best defensive CF in all of baseball and it’d be hard to find a better offensive CF.
1-2-3,
santana is being squeezed
Ryan Church? Who’s he?
phils down 2-1
brewers tied 2-2
3-2 bucs. Johan rollin now.
pirates score 3 and are looking for more
Ya know . . . .
I think Santana is about done, here. Time to warm up Heilman.
get some runs gentlemen!
3-2 Pirates
Brewers are awful.
get some ruuuuunnnnnnssss
brewers and phils losing. hope the mets see the scoreboard because we absolutely NEED this game!!!!!
3-1 braves
screw getting on base, just crush this ball delgado!
Thankfully, he didn’t listen.
yeah, what the hell do i know, im just typing out my rear!!!!!
alright more runs!
O.K., Delgado.
Get him home.
hahaha
yesssss…..come on big inning!
YEAH !!!!!!!!!!!!
Breaks going or way now.
yeah!
This game can be the turning point if they win
What an awful, awful play by Gaudin.
ridiculously bad play
Why did he even throw that ball?
he had enough time to turn, plant and maybe even do a dance and get Castro at 1st. He rushed the play.
Castro is so fast
Wow, that was really funny lol.
Castro and Delgado… slowest men alive.
How fast things change….
CHURCH !!
keep it going, keep it going
no outs and especially no dp’s here
i thought the season was over?
o man, this is the first time in a while i just shouted wildly in the solitude of my apartment…
i repeat, Santana must go 9. i dont care if it takes 140!
oh OK DAN MURPHY
Pinch hitter the lux
Castro would fit right in, speedwise, with the Piazza/Ventura/Olerud Mets.
Here we go again….the infamous bases loaded situation.
With Santana up, no less.
we might be talking about that broken bat hit for the rest of our lives
big inning, c’mon Johan GS. Its happened to us twice, its onyl fair one of our pitchers gets one.
can u imagine
in between games murphy should take a million grounders at 2nd base
Agreed
Agreed.
WHA HAPPA??
“Gameday” was so shocked by the Mets scoring that it froze up. (I’m at work)
o god, bases loaded no out. remeber when that was bad? lately, we havent even had that problem…
Murphy should never sit again. Play him at 2nd.
see my post above real, we agree again
Amen!
finish them.
which mean 5 more runs with mets mets ‘pen
Give omar 5 more years damnit
ill be willing to say that after that last six games, not yet though
i was being sarcastic lol
alright church, time to get onboard and back on track hear!
Iel Murphy does it again!
Castro on third. Good time for a squeeze. . . .
Too funny…..
Would you block the plate?
hahaha – good question.
MURPHY!!! OK SANTANA HELP YOUR OWN CAUSE!!!
Little out in front…
bases loaded has been our nemesis, lets make something happen!
Someone’s on the field?
Willie?
Nice.
idiot, not u the guy on the field
LOL/
It willie sliding into second base lol, wanted to do it in both stadiums
I hate when they don’t show you the antics of the fans when they get lose on the field….
It’s supposed to discourage people form doing it, but I’d like to see the idiots.
haha some fan lost his mind
lol..some idiot ran on the field..Johan seems amused
lol fan ran out on the field wahooo
Good way to kill momentum.
come on jose!
gary cohen stop trying to be a moral crusader you tool..i enjoy the game more when someone runs out on the field it’s always funny
I think most people share Cohen’s view. Bob Murphy sure did.
agreed
can we get a sac fly here PLEASE
well, still only one out!
For good measure, Washington is beating Florida. The Red Sox are up by one, and the Yankees are winning. Is anyone else nervous about the Yankees going to Fenway this weekend and still having a shot at the wild card?
why would we care about the yankees?
Let me paint a nightmare for you (and forgive me for having a conversation). Phils in, Brewers in, Yanks in, Mets out.
lucky that wasn’t a double play
Reyes, fresh from ironing tonight’s glittering club shirt, strides to the plate. . . .
Must be a nice shirt. . . .
dave bush has 60 pitches for the brewers in the top of 3rd with only one out, at least the brewers bullpen will figure prominently in that game
ya know, whichever team makes the playoffs (Mets or Brewers), I’d say they’d have a good shot at laying claim to “worst bullpen to ever make a postseason”
HAHA SHANE VICTORINO GOT CAUGHT STEALING
Hopefully cars.
LOL
Lets make this a BIG inning PLEASE
yes
jose mvp reyes
were reyes goes, this team goes, big at bat here!
JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE
JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE
darn…I was hoping for an inside the park HR
Now THAT is clutch…..
HUGE!!!
OMG A BASE CLEARING TRIPLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jose you are the man.
JOSEEEEEE JOSE JOSE JOSE! JOOOSE! JOOOSE!
reyes
YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!
200th hit, mvp, reyes
THERE IS the heart I was just criticizing! Turning point of the season was Wright’s 2 RBI hit
castillo has to walk and then steal second
I JUST GOT A WOODY
Megaclutch
OF COURSE CASTILLO KILLS THE RALLY
WOW! WAY TO GO REYES!!!!
u have to get that guy in from 3rd
What’s the Luis Castillo song?
“Detachable P**is”?
Or am I dating myself?
Nope. That’s on my iPod.
ahhh, nothing like a castillo nubber to kill a buzz.
AND CASTILLO BLOWS IT. TYPICAL. LOL!
hahaha luis is the worst player i’ve ever seen.
Man, I was really routing for Castillo to do something there….
*rooting
idk how Reyes doesnt score there…and Castillo is so bad
He was told not to run on contact most likely, with the infield in.
HUGE, but not nearly enough. we need at least 4 or 5 more runs, literally. i’m not even kidding a little bit…
Oh yea, agreed.
one more for good measure wright, LETS GO METS!!!!
I can’t believe what my eyes just saw
YES!!!! Finally some success with the bases loaded tonight!!
nice power crapillo!
reyes HAS to score here, HAS to
tough with infield playing in
his manager told him not to go….and this is the effect of having the worst hitter in the majors batting 2nd……..
thats why we need a power guy in the 2 hole!
That’s a big inning, even with Reyes left on third.
Wow Castillo right now hits like a pitcher although many pitchers can hit the ball to the warning track.
now if we can push santana for a complete game we will be in good shape!
does anybody else think that reyes run on third will be key?
Hope not. But probably.
(BTW… you know Santana’s not getting the Cy Young, right? Not his fault, it’s the bullpen’s/offense fault, but still…)
its been the same screenname since the begin of the year
Gotcha.
give it time, friend. If he pitches next year like he did this year, with the $100 million bullpen Omar better bring in next year he’ll probably go 24-1.
not gonna get on Wright for this one, he did his job for today.
smugger: gary cohen or mike francesa?
Francessa. Gary is fairly humble, I find. Despite his encyclopedic knowledge of Mets history.
Have you ever had to endure other broadcast teams – like, say, the Marlins booth or the Nats booth? Trust me, we are VERY lucky.
gary is smug. very good pipes though. was very good on radio and does okay on tv too when he’s in a good mood.
ron and keith are excellent.
amend that okay to good on tv (when he’s not annoyed)
No reason for Jose not to have scored there.
of course, but when you have a guy who doesn’t get the ball out of the infield, you cant have him go on contact.
With the infield in, he wasn’t running on contact. Its understandable.
besides if somebody fielded the ball cleanly, Jose would have been dead at home.
Oh I understand that. But you could have went halfway and scored easy when you saw it was a tag play.
Or hell, why not try the squeeze?
Nobody squeezes anymore. Don’t know why.
true, I guess they had faith in Castillo.
Not about faith there. Nothing wrong with the safety squeeze.
need at least 7 more runs.
C’mon…be realistic. 6 more should do it.
I would have used Schnieder to pinch hit with Reyes on 3rd for Castillo. You could have always had Awful Reyes to play the field next inning.
you waste your last catcher though.
wait…I forgot if Cancel is still here my bad.
I was going to say I would think we had 100 catchers up. If not, hell even use Marlon.
just hold this lead now Santana he should go at least 8. pitch count should be near 130 today! This is a huge game!!!!!!!!!
he needs to pitch his game…..and they need to go to parnell for the 8th or 9th.
that was his 90th pitch
let him go to 125-130 pitches today we need it!
we’ll need him for more than just today……let him pitch the 8th and thats it.
i’d rather get 2-4 more runs than what you are proposing, but if not then you are right
don’t get all excited here people. we have a 4 run lead, if the pen comes in at ALL, that’s not enough, we will lose 100%. we will either need more runs, or santana to go 9. that’s a fact! come on now!
Positive thinking, everybody, positive thinking. Of course, this isn’t crazy talk here…
santana up to 96 pitches, id be happy seeing him go 8!
+1 more.
again, games like this are why we got santana, him being on the mound i think gave this whole team confidence to get it done so far!
I heard they are going to change the Save Rule. They are doing it for the Mets. If you come in to pitch in the ninth inning with less than an eight run lead you will be eligible for a save.
hahahahaha
santana is just a BEAST!!!! the man is fearless on the mound!
He is a great pitcher, an excellent fielder, a fast, good baserunner and a leader.
He is awesome.
Thank God for Johan
santana = unreal……….how is he friends with that life drainer castillo?
cause santana is the anti-castillo, you ever see twins with devito and the governator?
You know, just because the man is in a terrible slump and is killing the Mets at the plate… doesn’t mean he’s an unlikable human being who deserves no friends.
Seriously, you’re Jay Howitz, right?
How else to explain the happy, Kool-aid drinking Mets spin?
101 pitches through 7. At least 1 more inning!
if we score another run here i say take him out
3 runs
maybe not have him go 9 but he’s def going 8, no doubt about that!
Very nice, we need this game badly, just like the next five.
101 pitcher through 7 for santana, we need runs here
carlos and carlos espalda to espalda homeruns here or what?
I don’t want to see the bp in this game.
101 pitches if he comes out and has another quick inning then let him finish it.
CB, yank one out of here!
Or that.
More crickets.
we need some serious tack-on runs.
He is been awful today
beltran looks horrible today
CD, hit one out!
Like I said when Beltran is not 100% he won’t play hard
Yes, that’s why he came in last night to hit even when the trainer told him not to. He packs it in when he’s hurt. Beltran is an amazing player and we’re lucky to have him in CF.
LET’S GO METS!
It’s my birthday and a win would be icing on the cake!
har har…
/end shameless ‘yay me it’s my birthday’ plug
I’d feel a whole lot better with about 6 more runs……
Come on Delgado.
Castro is not looking good at the plate either
johan santana: worth.every.penny.
And every prospect traded.
every single one.
my heart really needs a 1-2-3 inning from santana here
wowowow…just watched the Gameday video replay of Reyes’ 3-run triple! That was awesome! Whatta big hit for #200!
Pittsburgh has 1st and 3rd and 1 out.
2nd and 3rd.
now nobody thew blew it!
big k, 5 more outs to go
come on make the next 4 guys all strikeouts. Lets see Reyes get 200 hits and Santana 200 strikeouts in the same game!
How many of us would feel like an ape came off our backs if the Mets,Braves and Pirates can win tonight
another big k, 4 more outs to go
Sit down D. Lee!
amazing!
ollie looks NOTHING like mclovin
I love Johan Santana…
Wow can we all just take a time out and just appreceiate how lucky we are to have Santana on our team?
(and as I type that reed johnson gets a basehit)
But still. We are very lucky.
Oh yea.
please get derosa out
ugh no chance for complete game now!
bet it takes like 5 guys to get through the 9th
NO! LET HIM PITCH THE 9TH!
no you dont have him throw that much.
Johan is the ace the Mets didn’t have since Gooden
Hey, what about Hampton?
Johan is way better then him but I can see your point
Oh, he is. I was only partially tongue-in-cheek with that, because Hampton was quite good in 2000.
no way he goes out for the 9th now
This home plate ump is awful.
crap.
Phil Cuzzi is the anti-christ.
this ump is terrible, that were a met he’d be struck out by now
Cy Young winners should ALWAYS get that call. Always. Always. Same with that missed call before.
this ump should be shot….
does phil cousy have money on this game?
cmon santana, gimme one more!
are they taking him out?
oh my….
alright Johan, clean up this mess! u can do it man!
this is the worst squeeing i’ve seen.
If Schoeneweis even thinks about getting in this game someone should club his kneecap
one more strike please
This is his last batter, one way or the other.
LETS GO SANTANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its never easy
Come on Johan – you can get this.
this ump totally messed up on this….and now johan will be tired for sunday…..
You made a sensible post so I will actually respond. Johan will be fine for Sunday. It’s his normal rest. If we had paniced and pitched him on 3 days rest then I would be worried.
That’s how you do it.
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!! breathebreath
I LOVE YOU JOHAN THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A LITTLE HOPE
whew!!!!!!!!!!
Yup. worth every damn penny. I’d be willing to take up a collection for a tip…..
pay that man his money
Yes! JOHAN!!! U DA MAN!!!!!!!
3 more long outs in the 9th inning. Come on bullpen.
like i said, bet it takes like 5 relievers to get the 3 outs!
its offical everyone, i have a man crush on santana! the guy is the MAN!!!!!!!
johan is so pissed at that ump…..that was GARBAGE…..that ump should be suspended for that. i’m honestly worried johan threw too many pitches now.
Five or six pitches won’t make the difference between a good or bad outing on Saturday.
I think it’s been said he is going Sunday right?
Right, Sunday, that’s what I meant.
hes pitching sunday unless we got the wildcard wrapped up and the division is clinched by the phillies, then theyll sve him for the 1st game of the NLDS
great game from santana. just what we needed.
It’s nice when a big time free agent actually comes through and earns his money for once
going to top of 5 in milwaukee, pirates still up 3-2
johan is not just talented, he is a gamer……..and he deserves every penny he got…..
Dude, finally something you’re positive about with this team – LOL.
there’s a lot of positive, i just dont bothr writing it on here….except when its so huge, like santanas schlong.
it’s too bad the Mets bullpen will cost him the Cy Young
Lincecum has been the best pitcher in the NL…
Santana easily the 2nd best though
did they just say that lincecum threw 138 last week?
is bochy a terrorist?
please score some runs
I’d rather score no runs and get a 1-2-3 from the bullpen, because in the long (short) run it’s more important to get a good bullpen outing than it is to get another few tack on runs.
Most of all, though, i want to win.
I wish Gary would shut up about the pitch count. Who cares at this point. This is the biggest game of the season so far. Enough with the counting…
I’ve said some negative things about Santana in the past….ahhh…yeah, I take every single negative word back.
Santana is an absolute BULLDOG!!!!!
my man murph
pinch run with endy
or dan murph could be the most patient hitter on the mets in years.
He reminds me a lot of Olerud
next guy should be bunting!
Santana is simply amazing. Where would we be without him?
Like this move. Let him stay in at 2nd for defense. If we get to Castillo’s spot then pinch hit for him.
agree again, but they should also put endy to pinch run and then he could come in for defense
Agree with that as well. LOL.
Does anyone have any doubt now that if the Mets need that last game, that Santana won’t come up huge. The man is a monster. Guy should have 20 wins by now and on his way to the Cy Young. I’ll take a playoff birth to start….what we saw tonight is the difference between last year and this year, along with a clutch hit by the “best shortstop in N.Y.”
don’t put it in the books just yet. The pen still needs to finish it off!
Does anyone in their right mind actually think the Phillies are losing tonight?
I guess I am not in my right mind.
no
We need to score more runs
endy should be in here for murph……he’ll be replacing him anyway in the bottom frame.
said the same, its just too logical for it to happen
Score more. It’s that time again.
Gary – ‘Remember El Duque’? – HAHAHAHAHA
a.reyes neeeds to gey the bunt down
omg
it’s all about fundies…fundies…need to get that bunt down.
I’ve set it before….NO ONE on this team can bunt except Endy and Pedro….
Santana has been worth every penny he got, no one can complain about that contract.
Ok, he can’t even bunt. Never mind.
Great at-bat for A Reyes!!
What a joke he is!!
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HAHAHAHA !!
The Phillies are not going to lose but the Mets needs to keep winning and the Brewers need to keep losing
this is a time when castillo SHOULD look for the walk
My question is was the bunt still on for Awful Reyes? Why do we keep bunting with 2 strikes? Are we that affraid that we can’t even make contact?
see, he should bunt here. for real. it’s an out either way, at least move the runners up.
Again, I would pinch hit Schnieder here and let Awful stay in on defense.
i hate when keith says reyes’s triple in the 6th was a game breaker, there is no such thing as a game breaker our bullpen!!!!!!
This guy is hoping for a BB
I’m actually starting to feel bad for Castillo……
Castillo takes way too many pitches. Swing the bat for once!
i heard the yankees might be looking to trade cano, any suggestions or takers?
Can’t get him without giving up decent prospects. Our best option is to dump Castillo and Heilman and cash for Betacourt and Barfield. Let Murphy try it at 2nd and have Barfield be his backup.
Stay. Away. From. Cano
The guy is lazy, doesn’t hustle, and he was worse offensively than Castillo this year
at least he swung, i guess…an improvement. congrats, castillo, that hard work is paying off!
yea luis! yea!
castillo…he’s hopeless and helpless.
maybe ownership told Omar they would give him an extension if he cut his losses with Castillo.
Castillo should be shot dead, right at home plate
see what i’m saying. that’s why castillo should bunt there. either way, he is out, no matter what…at least a bunt and we have 2 men in scoring position for wright. that’s on jerry i think. come on, you have to be smart!
that’s the 2nd time tonight he was in that situation. neither time could crapillo get the ball past the pitcher. jerry should ALWAYS bunt him with anyone on base and less than 2 outs. i just don’t get it. the guy can’t hit, at least move the runners. that’s just bad coaching. seems like common sense to me!
Gosh. Castillo is just awful up there.
as bad as Castillo is, Argenis really isn’t very good. that said, we know the record with Castillo. They are basically the same guy, but one has range.
OK Please Bullpen grow a pair and go 1-2-3 PLEASE
runners left on base, this is going to be a wild 9th i can feel it
whose pitching the 9th?
Probably everyone….
good answer
ugh Feliciano!
Here we go!
why feliciano, he walks the 1st batter he faces just about every time out.
Glad he didn’t do it there
OK. next pitcher please.
Pirates seem very motivated to beat the Brewers, good news for us.
1 out!
Looks like Jerry is going all matchup tonight
huge huge first out
One down….
Why he is leaving Feliciano her, he is going to get in trouble
gary should wait until the end of the game before talking about ‘turning points and black cats and black bats.”
Howie said it too
Do you think the opposing pitchers are more relieved to be facing Castillo or the starting pitcher?
btw castro calls a better game than schneider….if he could stay healthy, he should be the #1 starter at C.
bring on the righties
Get Feliciano out of here.
how does that find the hole?
Hey no problem, Feliciano is just setting up the double play….
Crap.
NEXT……
OK GET HIM OUT
DP common
im actually amused by this bullpen they make me laugh, its the only thing to do
Are you also amused by major dental surgery? The two are just about as painful.
ummmm yea that also makes me laugh
Now he is not throwing another strike
Not good.
You’ve got to be KIDDING ME.
unreal…
unbelievable, here comes ayala to give up a 3 run homer
hey at least we are up 1 still
two batters too late Jerry
you have to be FUC.KING kidding me!
its come to that point where i can say strap in folks and laugh
You just can’t make this Sh….it up.
You have to laugh, one out for 2 base runners
NEXT
the shea crowd is the funniest crowd in all of sports……it really is
WHY can’t they every have a 1-2-3 inning
god it hate this bullpen, this is just ridiculous! hold that extension jeff! lets see what happens!
i hate feliciano, he’s been horrible all year, he is another one who should NEVER come into a game in a tough spot.
Here it comes
doesn’t this bullpen have a shred of pride? I mean, how can they collect their paychecks and look themselves in the mirror?
for the love of god ayala get the DP and be done with this garbage!
I don’t know why he left it out there, he got his out of the night, JM knows they just good for an out
Man, I hated that Mike Gonzales on the Braves . . . until I saw him tonight against the Phillies. Man, I wish he was our closer. He’d be a big hit in NY.
Braves win!!!!!
Nice, Phils lost, won’t matter though if we don’t win
And here…we….go
Pedro Feliz walked. Again, Phillies are winning.
Happy to be horribly wrong on that one
phils lose
PHILS LOSE!
OH BOY GET READY GUYS!!! THE BULLPEN!!!!!!
Are we really going to be happy with making the playoffs and getting embarased on a National stage with this ridiculous BP?
Ask yourself that question and be honest with yourself.
Pillies LOSE!!!!
anything can happen in the postseason
True, very true.
smart play delgado, one out at a time
Smart play by Delgado. Get the sure out. Braves win.
phillies lose!!!!!!
bravos did their part…
Jerry has done matchup since he got here. I know these guys are horrible, but why is Feliciano seeing a Righthand hitter
thank you braves……can you win another one? please? for me?
Holding my breath. COME ON AYALA.
Boston clinched. Yanks done. I know nobody cares, but I do. I’ll admit it.
Me too. I can’t stand the Yankee frontrunners at the office. Now I don’t have to listen to their playoff adventures.
This will be fast one way or another
sox win. yanks ELIMINATED!
happy Y-E day guys. been a LONG time coming!
I guess somebody else cares.
Make that three of us……
And the Mets win!!!!!
i just don’t care about the spanks…phils and brewers mean much more to me…..
….although it is nice to see them getting those early t-times.
mike gonzalez shuts the door folks and we are 1 out away from being down only 1.5 and possibly being 2 up on the brewers, stay positive people
You are correct sir!!!
If the Mets could get their act together, I could see the Nats being frisky their last 3 games against the Phils
yanks eliminated
phils went final, lets get this last out please!
I believe the Yankees were just officially eliminated
WHAAT IS KEITH SAYING
Don’t worry honey, the eggs are done.
Johan Makes me proud to be a Met fan again
cmon ayala one more f**** strike
Nice work by Ayala. Wow. Phew!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY
AND THEY DID IT !!
WOO-HOO !!
mets win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
There we go!!!!!
finally goddammit! now lets beat up that annoying piece of garbage zambrano!
There we go!
put it in the internet archives!
METS WIN!
PUT INT IN THE BOOKS. HOPEFULLY THE NEXT TIME WE SEE THE ACE OF THE STAFF IS WED OCTOBER 1ST
YES!!! DONE AND IN THE BOOKS!!! picked up a game on the phils, WERE NOT DONE IN THE DIVISION YET!!!!
johan deserves the cy young……lincecum plays on a god awful team……johan has had more wins blown for him than every pitcher in baseball.
Any doubt with Santana on the mound???
Hallelujah!!!! OMG, they didn’t blow it.. That’s what i call AMAZING!!!
Wow, didn’t even realize the Mets are on ESPN tomorrow, nice.
wouldnt be to happy, i really hate the espn coverage!
yanks eliminated, phils lose, if the brewers drop this one to the pirates this night will be PERFECT for us mets fans!
time for big big big game ollie.
Perez vs. Zambrano tommorow. That’s a game Perez will show up for.
now we need to win tomorrow
… whew… one day closer to October or oblivion. It’s gonna be a hell of a week.
Great win, great night, and Oliver pitches one of his great games tomorrow!!
I’m in heaven. I’m in heaven.
I feel like the big guy from the Green Mile.
You just cured a mouse?
The most important score now is the Breers/Pittsburgh.
**Brewers
Let’s Go Bucs!
I asked an 8 ball if the Mets would win today and it told me yes. I asked if they’d win the NL Wild Card. It told me yes. I asked if we’d lose the NL East. It said most likely lol I’m alright with that.
What are you 12?
Momentum is tomorrow’s pitcher and I feel pretty confident we will get the win.
Same here, But I’m really, really worried about Pedro.
Eh, never know. That’s why Perez’s start will be that much more important. I think most would take being 2/3 going into that Pedro game.
The rain will pour on Thursday. The rain will come down. And that black bat will make the rain pour in our favor and against the Brewers.
If we’re off Thursday, the make up would have to be Monday being that it’s game 4 of the series. There’s another rain out or two going on that day. We’d get big game Ollie for that day. No Pedro – if the Mets are intelligent enough. Would they use him Saturday? If there’s a little voice that says no, maybe. Go with Knight please.
METS WIN, PHILLIES LOSE, and the SPANKEES ARE OFFICIALLY DEAD, don’t get much BETTER than that!!!!
Actually it does if the Brewers lose too lol And if they do, it’ll qualify as a magical day that I mentioned on yesterday’s pre-game board…
We’re 3 for 3 right now… I wish I had this luck in football betting lol
This game was so stressful, but amazing. Johan is worth every penny. The Mets are the true winners of the trade. Instead of being the Twins difference maker, he was ours.
DONE AND DONE!!!!!!!!!! SORRY DEBBIE DOWNERS, METS WIN!!!!!! METS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very nice KH, very damn nice.
lets hope for an unmotivated Big Z tomorrow
runner on 1st no out for the bucs
watching the brews game now, boy is their whole team just fat, and dirty looking and unkempt. scruffy looking bunch.
I hope Mike Gonzalez gets to do his little snake charmer dance tomorrow. I love Mike Gonzalez and his snake charmer dance. (Well, now I do.)
Just as Gary put it, it’s the ”Black Bat.” It kind of sounds dirty though lol
Mike Gonzalez looks like a weirdo, but I’ll love him if he does it again tomorrow
Mike Gonzalez looks like a weirdo, but I’ll love him if he does it again tomorrow
Anybody else think that this team actually looked confident tonight? After the Reyes triple this team looked like they were determined to win. I didn’t doubt the pen at all tonight. Hopefully this carries over to tomorrow night, and so on.
I don’t know. That feel is all about Johan.
Yes….Santana led the way, and I think Wright’s hit got them fired up….after that, they seemed destined to win tonight.
Great Win.
Now Fire Omar.
Too late, he just got a 4-year extension.
Dude gets an extension for perhaps coming up with the worst bullpen in history and having to fire his coach during the middle of the season.. That deserves an extension? Im stunned that this guy pulled off an extension after the Mets performed the way that they did the last 2 yrs.. Mindblowing..
how does santana have 7 losses?
Ask his BP.
In the beginning of the season, he got no run support. He wasn’t pitching as well, but there were a few games he gave up 3 or 4 runs that he should have won.
Question: Bottom of the 9th, 2 out, runner on 2nd…who do you want up, Santana or Castillo?
Umm, Daniel Murphy?
without question, santana, and i am not kidding ONE BIT!
Look at June 6th through July 4th. Easily could have won three of those games…..those were all losses. He gave up more than 3 runs in only one of those starts I think.
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
“put it in the books!!!!’
if the pirates win I will cry
Ha Ha, Kruk is so mad the Mets won and the Phillies lost he is going off on Sean Marshall for getting unerved by the fluky Santana batted ball
noticed that as well…stupid fat john “meatloaf” kruk
Saw that, Kruck is a doosh.
Big hit AGAIN by Murphy, that kept the ining going with no outs, that was key. Love that kid. 2009 Mets 2nd baseman.
One can only hope. Two hard things have to happen
1) He has to work hard all off season and prove in the winter league that he can do it.
2) Mets have to unload Castillo.
The Shea faithful were brutal on Castillo tonight, can’t blame them.
I have just realized it’s only tough love. The more they rag him the more they love him. I guess if that is the case then a couple of posters on here are going to be fighting each other for a chance to take him out for drinks tonight.
i don’t think anyone loves him, not even his own mother
I’m actually starting to feel sorry for the guy, even though, whether coincidental or not, the record with him playing speaks for itself….
There is just no way I’m believing though he’s tanking on purpose. Anymore than I believed Delgado was first half of the season. Something else to this.
Luis Castillo can not play another game. He’s miserable. He has no hope. He doesn’t want to be there. Someone ask him. I know Argenis isn’t doing well, but he can field.
Give Murph the shot at 2B. And if you don’t want to, let Ramon Martinez take a chance. You can even go with Marlon Anderson or look for someone in the farm system. I don’t care.
i personally think they will give castillo a chance in 2009 with the excuse that he was not healthy. i think that will be a huge mistake because while he probably wont be as bad as 2008, but he will never be the same castillo in the early 2000s with the marlins. if he can’t hit the ball out of the infield and does not have the speed to beat infield hits, he is useless.
what i can’t believe is we started seeing signs of this last year and we still signed him. my guess is they will go with him in the spring and let him compete with murphy. if murphy can play just adequate defense, i think he will win the job and they will “kaz matusi” him sometime during the middle of the year.
next year Murph will be at second unless that stupid GM of ours doesn’t trade hime for a washed up …..I was going to say Dominican but I won’t so I don’t hear the BS.
come on mota, return the favor for what you put us thru last year.
yes,…mota just gave up a 2 run hr… what a loser :-)
how do you fire the owners?
dazed,
But Bush lowered taxes (Wilpons raised prices)….Bush appointed two eminently qualified Supreme Court justices…the Wilpons gave us Willie “What’s a Double Switch” Randolph and now a Castillo-length deal for Omar “Juuu know waaa I’m sayin?” Minaya.
:-)
god will fire them!
Buy the team?
Second that Amen.
Give a kiss on the lips to Fred and got him to like it lol
They’re going to lose us. It’s very unfortunate. There is only so much we can take.
Read his post Sylar, you of all people already know this. It’s not worth ruining the blog. The only thing we may get out of it is having to see his incoherent garbage even more.
Like the Dodgers will lay down for them lol Don’t let him steal second while he’s up 10-0.
Show some respect dazed.
yes we do……he has brought us NOTHING…..
your really serious…we’re trading beltran to updgrade our BULLPEN..and replacing Manny whose 5 million times better than beltran
agreed…..the yankees would take him, and he’d love it there.
WE CANT AFFORD KROD BELTRAN AND MANNY…WE PLAY ENDY CHANVEZ IN CENTERFIELD IF WE HAVE TO…CHURCH ENDY MANNY
ID REALLY PREFER to trade beltran for a prospect and a RELIEF PITCHER…we need a relief pitcher more than Beltrans bat
He’s just upset that we don’t have the white guy carrying the Phils to the division title — Ryan Howard OH WAIT