From the daily archives:
With the Mets win and Brewers loss, we are all tied up for the Wild Card going into the final day of the season.
Oliver Perez will toe the mound against Scott Olsen and the Marlins at 1:10 pm on Sunday while the Brewers send out C.C. Sabathia against the Cubs at 2:05pm EDT.
Both Perez and Sabathia will be going on three-days rest, however this is Sabathia’s third straight start on short rest.
It is all gangstas on deck tomorrow boys … LET’S GO METS!
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I wrote a column today on SNY.tv about Johan Santana’s start and Santana’s case for the Cy Young Award, which you’re welcome to check out. But I think Jerry Manuel described today’s effort better than I ever could:
“If I had to describe that one, I’d say that was gangsta. That’s gangsta. That was gangsta right there.”
No arguments here.
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Oliver Perez will start tomorrow’s game versus the Marlins. As Johan Santana did today, Perez will be pitching on three-days rest for the second time in his career.
Perez made his last start on three-days rest on September 18, 2005 versus the Reds, allowing five runs, four earned, on five hits and five walks over 2.2 IP.
Meanwhile, following today’s win versus the Marlins, Jerry Manuel told reporters Pedro Martinez is the scheduled starter for Monday, if the Mets need to play a one-game playoff to win the Wild Card.
…pedro would be pitching on three days rest, but I would imagine Monday would be a ‘all hands on deck’ scenario…
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The Mets beat the Marlins, 2-0, at Shea today, keeping their postseason hopes alive. For a box score and recap, go to SNY.tv.
Johan Santana was spectacular.
Santana, throwing on short rest after a 125-pitch outing on Tuesday, started out the game by getting Marlins sparkplug Hanley Ramirez to fly out on the second pitch and proceeded from there. He held the Fish to three hits in a complete-game shutout, striking out nine and walking three.
When, after 104 pitches, Santana returned to the mound for the ninth inning, he received a standing ovation.
The Mets’ bats gave Santana a one-run lead in the first inning when Jose Reyes singled and stole second, Carlos Beltran singled to move Reyes to third, and Carlos Delgado hit a sacrifice fly.
The offense more or less went to sleep thereafter, scoring only one more run in the fourth inning when Daniel Murphy was hit by a pitch and Ramon Martinez doubled him in.
But Santana didn’t even need it.
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The Game:
Weather permitting, the Mets (88-72) continue their final regular season series of the season against the Marlins (83-76) tonight at Shea Stadium, starting at 1:25 pm.
The Lineup:
The Pitchers:
LHP Johan Santana (15-7, 2.64 ERA) starts for the Mets. This is Santana’s second career start on three days rest. In his last start on three days rest on October 5, 2004, Santana earned a win, pitching seven shutout innings versus the Yankees in the ALDS. Santana is 4-0 with a 2.49 ERA in four career starts versus the Marlins.
RHP Ricky Nolasco (15-7, 3.55 ERA) starts for the Marlins. In five games, four starts versus the Mets this season, Nolasco is 1-1 with a 3.71 ERA. Nolasco has not allowed more than three runs in each of his last 11 starts. He is 9-3 with a 3.38 ERA in road starts this season.
The Notes:
Carlos Beltran is batting .292 with a .924 OPS in his career hitting second. Beltran is 7-for-20 (.350) with 1 HR and 2 RBI in his career versus Nolasco.
David Wright is 10-for-22 (.455) with 3 HR and 7 RBI all-time versus Nolasco.
The Mets are 67-31 when they score first this season.
Hanley Ramirez is batting .167 (1-for-6) in his career versus Santana.
The Marlins are 14-10 on Saturdays this season.
How To Catch It:
Today’s game can be seen on CW11 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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So far, from what I can gather, the weather at Shea Stadium is wet and cool, but, ‘fine.’
In other words, it seems like they will be able to start today’s game on time. However, I would not be surprised if it is delayed from time to time through the afternoon.
…Update…12:10 pm…
They just rolled out the tarp, though there is only a light drizzle, while the game’s first pitch has been pushed back to 1:25 pm.
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Jerry Manuel will use the following lineup for today’s game against the Marlins in Shea Stadium:
1. SS Jose Reyes
2. OF Carlos Beltran
3. 1B Carlos Delgado
4. 3B David Wright
5. OF Daniel Murphy
6. 2B Ramon Martinez
7. OF Ryan Church
8. C Ramon Castro
9. SP Johan Santana
Hey, why not? Right? He may as well change things up, in hopes of getting Beltran and Delgado to the plate more often, while letting Muprhy put the ball in play with, hopefully, more runners on in front of him.
I just want to tell you both good luck. We’re all counting on you.
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The Mets play the Marlins today at 1 pm, while the Brewers take on the Cubs in Milwaukee at 4 pm.
The Phillies face the Nationals in DC at 4 pm.
The Brewers need to win, coupled with a loss from the Mets, to win the NL Wild Card today.
On the other hand, the Mets need a win to at least guarantee that their season continues in to tomorrow, regardless of what the Brewers do tonight.
The Phillies need just one win, either today or tomorrow, regardless of what the Mets do, to win their second-consecutive NL East Division Championship.
David Wright, on the next two games:
“It comes down to two must wins for us down the stretch and we have to get the job done…We had the opportunities, we controlled our own destiny and now we don’t, we need some help. You can’t sulk on what could’ve been, you have to focus on these next two games, leave it all and hope for two wins…We have to win these two games…We dug ourself a hole, and now it’s up to us to dig ourself out of it.”
This is it, folks. We’ve gone through six months of drama, six months of ups and downs and stress and excitement and belief and frustration, and now we get two more days of it, two more days to see how this all plays out.
In other words, the time for criticism is over, the time for would’ve, could’ve, should’ve is over, it’s all about right now, and all about a win.
Good luck, gentlemen. I’ll see you on the other side.
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Prior to yesterday’s game, Johan Santana told reporters that he would be starting today’s game, on just three days rest, against the Marlins today.
Santana, as quoted by Adam Rubin in the Daily News, said:
“When you’re in a situation like this, it doesn’t really matter…You don’t think about pitches or anything. It’s about winning.”
Jerry Manuel, on the decision to start Santana, said:
“This was his choice. He came in and begged for tomorrow’s game…He said, ‘I’m pitching Saturday.””
Manuel later told reporters that Santana made this statement last Wednesday, just one day after his last start.
David Wright, on Johan Santana:
“I don’t know anything about pitching, but I like Johan. I like our chances, so if there’s one guy I want to have the ball – not only on this team, but in the league – Johan is the guy…I know that expectations are going to be high on him, but him willing to do this after throwing 125 pitches and coming back on short rest it speaks volumes to the kind of teammates and kind character and kind of competitor he is.”
Manuel also acknowledged that Oliver Perez will pitch on three-days rest as well, and start on Sunday.
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