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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If we make the play-offs Santana needs to pitch every other day.
But seriously, that was worth about 300 million. Complete game shut out on 3 days rest. If that doesn’t get him some votes for the Cy Young over Lincecum, I don’t know what will.
That was possibly a historic outing, unbelievable
maybe by today’s standards… so what do you think about pitchers in the 60’s-70’s throwing 20-30 complete games in a season, or a guy throwing both ends of a double header ?
Well, I am pretty sure that any of the pitchers from the 60’s-70’s couldn’t go 5 innings today since they would be about 65.
Today’s standards are what we judge players by today.
Must be rough to have to try to find the negative in everything. But I do applaud the effort.
i didnt find anything negative about today’s performance. just pointed out that it’s a bit of an exageration to call this historic. so keep on applauding flamer – your little joke was real funny. shouldnt you be out playing in the corn fields or hunting pheasants in So Dak ….
I agree Regis!
if the mets end up making the playoffs i think hes got a really good chance of winning cy young
I think regardless of whether they make it or not he should be considered. He pitches good when it matters the most
LETS GO METS!!!! One more to go! Go CUBS!!!!! beat the brewers!!
That’s guts, man…if they don’t wake up after that, there’s no saving this team. Go Cubs!
THAT WAS AWESOME!
For the first time in a long time, I was proud to be a Met fan today.
Tomorrow may still be the end of the season for the Mets, but Johan Santana showed something today that will lock him in Met fans’ hearts forever.
Hey I didn’t know Obama’s wife was a Mets fan?
haha
very nice
I wondered if I was the only one that would catch that. Thanks.
Well done.
Oh wow, that’s fantastic. Ha.
in the name of santana
and the son
and the holy spirit
amen
Good one, dude.
cub game on fox
Johan Santana…if he can’t save this team, no one can. Truly a remarkable performance for the ages.
(but who else lost their breath when Ross hit that last pitch?)
Guilty
Talking to the EMS right now trying to convince them it was not a false report.
Well, with Endy out there in left, I was actually thinking it was going to take another miracle catch, which of course I knew he could make…
Looked like Piazza’s shot off Mo in 2000
Santana is a good pitcher
LETS GO CUBBIES
i don’t give a crap what met fans say. deep down you know U STILL BELIEVE…lets remake the past…..good performance last year by maine….great performance this year by Santana……last year bad ending…THIS YEAR….WHAT DO U GUYS SAY!!!! LETS GO METS……F-ING BELIEVE
THAT WAS AWESOME! SANTANA is King Clutch. Anyone who questioned the Johan trade has lost any right to question anything about this team.
If the Cubs can hang on we will win this thing.
LETS GO METS!!!
who’s pitching 2mrow? Perez?
yes.
yeah Mets!!!!!!! brilliant, Santana!
Thank you Omar for getting us Santana
Exactly.
Been a Mets fan since 1973. This may have been the single greatest pitching performance I have ever seen. Santana is worth every penny!
All Johan haters should be eating so much crow right now..
who hates johan?????
The Yankees?
Yes, there was a little grumbling earlier in the season perhaps (and it was unwarranted) but have you really seen Santana “haters?”
unbelievable….seaver, gooden….and now santana…..amazing performance today
LETS GO METS!!!!!!!!!
Very David Cone like performance in deed. Best LHP for us since Viola in his prime?
no question about it….
Pete Shourek
hmm im starting to kinda like this santana guy
Wonder how Johan hater Russo will spin this one?
YO!!!!!!! HAN!!!!!!
Who’s pitching tomrorow? Any announcement yet?
oliver
What has he been saying about Santana?
that he is not gutsy…he takes himself out of games…all bs…he cannot deny it anymore. BTW Russo is an idiot…so is Francesa for that matter
anyone else crap their pants when that last out was hit
yup, couldn’t breathe until it landed in the glove.
I said Santana should NOT pitch on 3 days rest…I was wrong.
He’s the MVP of the NL and he’s the CyYoung award winner, I don’t care what anybody else says
MVP? Breathe….breathe… breathe… Okay. Feeling better now?
Hey Tidewater…
I agree w/You 100%, this was the most important game for the mets thus far…As it was last santana start and the ones before….This guy is the TRUE definition of what an MVP is!!!! the BP blew 8 Santana leads,this guy has not lost in months….If hes not the MVP who is? The guy has pitched in so many “must wins” and “have to haves”…And hes not just winning hes completely Dominating these games..With little offense behind him..
SanTana is the METSY M-V-P!!!! and would have my vote for NL MVP..
I ment “SantanaCYYOung”
Santana 34 starts (Tied Career High)
16- 7 (8 blown leads)
Lowest ERA in Santana’s Career, 2.53
234 INN Pitched (Most in Career) 3 CG (tied for most)2SH OUTS tied career high…
66 ER Lowest in Career (Not including his early 3 years with only 8-10 starts)…..
and looks like the cubs have sat just about everyone
OH MY GOD
Man, Ted Lilly almost jacked one there. Groundrule double.
crap – almost 3-0
If we sign Sheets he had better come with lots Geico.
sheets is the biggest gamble of all the free agents…death, taxes and a ben sheets injury
Agreed. Only way I touch him is for the 5th starter spot on a Kyle Loshe contract with Niese in the background.
yup…buy you know somebody is going to throw the bank at him…he’s going to command an ace’s salary when in reality his durability makes him a 3rd or 4th option
You are most likely right. I just think with this market being top heavy someone will be left out to dry.
Burnett would be much safer, as crazy as that could have sounded a year or two ago.
he’s had his share of injuries right ? hasnt it taken him about 8 yrs to win more than 14 games in a season ? he may have great stuff, but if he’s only had 1 great year in 8 seasons, its a bit risky to suddenly pay him ace money. just my opinion
its shaping up to be like last year for the last sunday of the season, hopefully there is a different script than last year’s
Not too many times that you get to have the same thing happen twice and get a chance to change your fortune.
No Glavin = Different script.
lets go Fukudome!!!
ah Fuk U Dome
I don’t think Lilly got the “This game is meaningless” memo…
He’s still pitching for a rotation spot. He already has it nailed down but nobody should tell him that.
Santana has to win the cy young. I know I’m biased but webb couldn’t do it under the preasure, and lincecum never had to pitch any preasure games.
There’s no way to justify a Cy Young winner with a 3.24 ERA, no matter ho many wins he has.
santana will probably finish 3rd or 4th but Lincecum has been virtually unhittable whereas Santana has just been unbeatable.
lincecum like santana on a team like the red sox is a 22 game winner
Who could possibly finish ahead of Santana besides Webb and Lincecum?
stupid fukodome…
I can’t believe that there were people on here that wanted us to meet that price for him. He’s not that good.
It’s always a risk. The only Japanese player I say go for unquestionably with all the money we’ve got is Yu Darvish, and he’s probably not going to be a free agent this year.
I hate this helpless feeling just waiting for milwaukee to lose.
great game by santana. let’s hope boras calls Ollie tonight and tells him how many millions tomorrow’s game is worth.
what do you guys think of this. Because Sheets injured himself, he would have a low market price. I say if we sign ollie we can afford to take a chance on sheets. It won’t cost as much as in the begining of the season.
I am sure he will still get someone to bite. It’s the years too. If he would sign a 1 year incentive based contract then sure but I don’t see it.
I am not even sure about Ollie. I would offer him arbitration and check back in on him. Burnette would be a great guy for this rotation. If I could get him and Lowe I would be estatic.
the outcome of tomorrow’s game will determine how the mets approach the ollie talks
perez is way too inconsistant to resign next year. Sheets i wouldnt sign for any more than 1 year and sabathia’s weight is a problem
Burnette and Lowe baby.
CC
Burnette
Lowe
Ollie
Dempster
Garland
Sheets
I am sure I missed some big ones but that’s how I rate those.
If Sheets didn’t get injured so much, I’d put him up there just a bit below CC. Not sure if Lowe should be that high, he’s only a year younger than Pedro.
CC
Burnett
Dempster
Ollie
Sheets
Lowe
Garland
Lohse
Pedro
If Yu Darvish comes to America, I’d put him above Burnett
He’s gonna make a ton, no matter. If you think Sheets wouls come cheap, you are nuts.
That’s “would.”
if only a few others had the guts and desire santana does…..
And we live to play another day…
OMG please, please have the good Ollie show up. Someone should start coaching him tonight.
Santana is a GOD.
Oliver is pitching for millions upon millions of dollars tomorrow (literally), he needs (MUST) have a big game.
but 3 runs in 2 games? the bats have to show up…u can only “tip” your hat to the pitcher so many times.
It has to be 7-0 in the first (i’m exagerrating…maybe not)
Please let us be on the other side of that 7-0 after the first this time.
i think the most important inning of the game is the 1st
i think if oliver gets a quick 1-2-3 inning and the mets score some early runs it would start to look good, if not…
Lets Go Cubs
Agreed. Should know early where that game is going.
I dunno. I’ve seen enough Ollie meltdowns in the 4th, 5th and 6th to be on the edge fo my couch all afternoon. Just hoping Ollie doesn’t get the Glavine treatment at the end fo the day.
An absolue Ace. Truly an Ace!!!
ladies and gentlemen, your MLB ERA LEADER AS OF NOW
JOHAN SANTANA!!!!!
so, tomorrow we will use perez, niese, pelfrey and smith,no one else,ok?
don’t think pelf will be in there
I would as sume he will be saved for the potential playoff game Monday.
only guys i trust out of the pen tommorow are santana, pelfrey, figueroa and smith. then if u need to get a lefty out i guess schoeneweis has to get the not
and santana, if necessary
I could see Ayala, but not if it’s close.
does anyone know where to get tiebreaker tickets?
can’t get tix to a game that doesn’t exist….yet.
Ted Lilly has been inspired by Johan.
“Johan Santana was spectacular.”
Honestly, just cut the recap off after that. There is NOTHING else to say.
Go Cubs. You gotta believe.
lets go cubbies!!!!!
What were the chances that 2 years in a row that game 162 determines a season for the same team?
It might not. It might be game 163.
Unbelievable performance by Santana! One of the best Mets pitching performances ever. On 3 days rest with a previous career high in pitch count, and the playoff implications, and the history of previous season’s ending. Unreal!!!
and lets go Nats!!!!!
cubs brewer score?
Cubs 2 Brew 0
2-0 Cubs, Cubs have 1st & 2nd 0 outs. Sheets may be hurt – he looks uncomfortable…
thx
damn…look it up yourself. So lazy to go to this site but not mlb.com?
2 0 cubbies 1st and 2nd no one out
C’mon Sheets, load em up.
anyone know where to get potential tiebreaker tickets or if the mets will announce something and put them on sale?
i think they’ll wait for tomorrow to determine that..lets ge there first
They’re not on sale yet, to my knowledge…I think Stub Hub’s your best bet…
I don’t think they’re at Shea.
brewers game is on fox in NY area b/c of yanks rain delay
Would anyone rather see Brandon “Olympian” Knight tomorrow instead of Ollie? I guess I’d go with Ollie, but days rest against a righty laden lineup is scary. At least it’ll take Jacobs and Roids Gonzalez out of the lineup.
Not that we need motivation to win, but it would be nice to take out Olsen, with his smack talk and under .500 record.
Will the Mets play Castro again tomorrow against a lefty? Maybe Cancel??
schneider will go b.c they need his defensive skills for ollie
Could Santana come back and start tomorrow on real short rest?
Santana – some pain – then pray for rain.
Sheets is hurting…bases loaded, one out
baseknock 4-0 cubs!
4-0 Cubbies
4-0 Cubs!
4 – 0 CUBS!!
4-0 Cubs baby! Mike Fontenot!
Sheets is done the Cubs “B” team got to him.
4-0 cubs baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
keep it up
Hey Ted, or anyone at Metsblog, any idea if the Mets are watching this game together?
It’s on in the clubhouse, but it’s probably hard to see the TV past all the reporters.
Thanks Ted. Exciting stuff.
Has anyone mentioned we now need a recount on the 25 greatest moments at Shea. Santana’s performance today must rate somewhere between 15 and 25 .
Tits Mcghee flies out 4-0 cubs 2 on 2 out
We were calling him that at the game all night on Thursday…funny
When would tickets go on sale for a possible Monday Game.. Would they be first come first serve at the Shea stadium box office. Or an internet sale?
Holy jeebus, Lilly is smoking the ball.
Lilly just missed a grand slam by inches
Santana is a fkin beast… worth every penny. I say just pitch him again Sunday
No, Fox keep on Chicago and Brewers. You never do anything right. You’ve ruined watching sports too many times.
Yeah, what is going on? I’m watching the Cubs/Brewers, next thing you know, Phillies/Nats are on.
Sigh….
It would be really be nice if the offense showed up on Sunday. 3 runs in 2 days. That’s not gonna cut it tomorrow. Let’s Go Mets Hitters!!!!
Normally I’d say the Brewers are finished because of their horrendous pen, but it’s actually been quite good recently…
IF* there were to be a game Monday, I guess it would be Parra v.s. Pedro? Yuck.
why would they put the sillies on?
to torment Met fans.
Ollie scares me a lot
I seriously cannot wait until tomorrow.. Lets rent out Yankee stadium and have a giant party tonight.. HHEHEHE..
Fox I fukin hate you………..!!!!!!!!!!
Who hates the Silly fans with their rally towels?
Let them be. In Philly, they use those towels instead of taking baths.
lets go nats, division is theoretically possible
unbelievable. i’ve never seen a better individual performance in a baseball game (considering the situation). i said it in another thread, but they should just go ahead and erect a statue of johan in front of citifield now. he’s just the definition of a winner. i wish he could instill his mindset into jose, dwright, and beltran. and i certainly hope these guys convert that effort into a win tomorrow, it would be a slap in the face to him to lose tomorrow. he’s answered the bell every time they needed him, and someone else has to show up tomorrow. i’m looking right at you, op, wright, reyes, beltran.
No, no, I’d rather watch the Brewers/Cubs. What are they doing?
And now I gotta put us with McCarver also, to boot.
Utley single to start the bottom of the 4th.
exactly dont give up how funny would it be if the sillies didnt get in
2 on no outs, thanks John Lannan, pride of Long Island
its only 1-0
Perez is basically pitching for his money tomorrow. If he doesn’t win he’s not coming back!
Stupid Cubs!
Well thanks to the nationals there is basically no shot at the division but who cares because we will win the wild card
I might have to turn off this Fox game and follow the score on the web site. I do not think I can take these Phillies fans even for half a game -lol.
Reading a book on pitching great Bob Feller. He says that the NY and Washington fans were great – they were the fairest and really knew their baseball.
He goes on to say the Philly fans were the absolute worst. Says,
they all had leather lungs and were the most obnoxious fans anywhere, with many bordering on abusive.
Some things never change…
Yeah we’re gonna get help from the Gnats. We had a million and a half chances to win this division all season long…..
Lannon has lost it, walked Moyer on 4 pitches to load the bases.
But got Howard out to end the inning.
And my FOX just switched back to the Brewers game.
It was Rollins
Sorry, my bad.
damn you good for nothing Nationals!! well at least still hang on to wildcard hopes.
Back to Beerland on Fox
Awesome game. I’m so pumped to be going to a meaningful game tomorrow. Let’s go Mets!
Do you think Boras is calling Ollie and telling him that tomorrow (and the following weeks) could mean the difference between 5 million and 100 million?
If Ollie doesn’t believe him, he should go talk to Beltran.
I think for that reason, Big game Ollie will show up. If we score 3, we win.
* I meant 50 million, but the point is the same.
If Ollie does good tomorrow and helps the Mets win I guarantee he is a Met next year. This is a huge start for Ollie not only as a Met but for his contract next year.
If 50 mill is your back up plan, I think life is pretty good, and stakes are low-er for Perez.
For the first time time this week I can actually enjoy tonight and tomorrow until 1:10.
haha i feel the same way
Lilly is crusin’
Wow, Lilly is outdueling Santana right now.
2-0 phillies is still a game so is 4-0 cubs
WHAT IS THE CUBBIES/BREWERS SCORE??
4-0 cubs
idiot
4-0 Cubs, Lillie pitching no hitter thru 4
cubs up 4-0 top 5, nats down 2-1 top 5
2-1 Phillies.
Just got back from the game. Best game I’ve ever been to! The crowd was going nuts the entire time with at least 10 separate “Johan” chants starting up through it all. The 9th inning was insane, everyone was up cheering Santana on and it got louder with each swing and miss. Talk about money well spent on this guy…what a clutch performance.
hate to be a downer but whats sad…is that just a couple games we probably coulda had if billy wagner hadent have gotten hurt…we wouldnt even be in this discussion/perdicimeant. I dont regret ayla but if we had alya and wagner at the end of the game…we’d atleast have somewhat of a better chance w/ that couple games the bullpen well…u know the story
Yea, but you could say that for anything. If only Church didn’t slide out of his way in Atlanta. If only Wagner hadn’t blow saves here and there. If only Wright hadn’t swung at ball 4 the other night, if only Omar had held on to Chad Bradford 2 years ago….
We have to live with the mistakes/unluckness/breaks they’ve been dealt, or dealt themselves. It $ucks, but thats life…
dont get me wrong…i was just pondering..
i do believe haha
Does anyone else feel like we are gonna get stabbed in the back for the 2nd year in a row tomorrow??
Ya Gotta Believe
Honestly? Yah
no we dont need negativity…just believers
sports.espn.go.com/
mlb/columns/story?
columnist=stark_jayson&id=3611226
Not sure how I feel about Stark leaving off David Wright and/or Jose Reyes from MVP consideration, and giving someone other than Johan Cy Young. But hey, whatever. As long as we make the playoffs.
Ugh. Jayson Werth? REALLY? What happened to Cy Lannan?
2 low scoring games = 1 high scoring game, right? At least that’s the way it seems to have worked with the Mets this year. I expect big offensive numbers from the Mets tomorrow. I know they’ll come through.
OK we got one. NOW WHAT???? WE still have 2morrow to look for. Lets not get carried away guys.
Lets go METS..
Anybody have any info on tickets for a possible only game playoff with the Brewers on Monday?
I think if your a season holder it should be in your ticket booklet. I have them on mine..
Somethings very strange with Miller Park.. Another NONO…
Noway.. but if it did happen.. they must be using some form of Technology that helps the ball move or something..
fuk-u-dome
Ollie must pitch a good 1st and than olsen will begin sweating buckets
I dont know man.. Ollie is been very very very shake in his last 3 outings.
I really dont trust him.. ANYONE here thinks different?
I am confident the mets will hit olsen. Ollie has to start well to keep the positive vibes going. Lots of glavine video tomorrow on TV.
I dont know man, I will be at the game 2morrow, but theres a part of me feels that ollie will also be hit
which means that the bullpen will have to SAVE us. WHICH IS CRAZY to even think that…
I hope your right about inconsistent ollie
its the cubs that must be using something or in that case lilly he almsot had on elast time zambrano had one and no brewer has thrown one at miller weird?
Just got back from the game. Santana = God. The fans were amazing. I was on my feet nearly the whole game.
I brought the following items to Shea:
1) Pedro bobblehead purchased before Thursday’s win.
2) Picture of me and my grandfather in the upper deck, June 1987
3) Back page of the Daily News, July 25, 2008 “FIRST AT LAST!” with David going absolutely nuts.
All items will return to Shea with my for the PLAYOFFS!
LETS GO METS
LETS GO CUBS
LETS GO NATS (I STILL BELIEVE!)
lets go lilly!!!! leave em in lou
Lilly starting to really struggle
Glad Pie was in for defense there…
F U PIE YOU CRAPPY PIECE OF S*H-IT!!!!!
keep ur panties on its still 4-0
scratch that 4-1
C’mon Marmol!
marMOOOOOOOOOOOL
Any chance Marmol pitches the 8th?
Probably not. I’d guess Samardzija who hasn’t pitched in a few days.
Also, Marmol bats 5th this inning and I’d prefer they get that far….
wow. marmol back in… awesome!
my bad — marquis and marmol look exactly alike
johan santana now leads all of baseball with an era of 2.53!!! cliff lea w/ 2.54
Nats rallying…. COME ON
Go Nats. Who is pitching for Philly right now?
Nationals 2nd and 3rd none out in the 8th…
what do u guys think the lineup should be tomorrow against the lefty
Reyes
Beltran
Wright
Delgado
Castro?
Murphy
Martinez
Church
Perez
Reyes
Beltran
Delgado
Wright
Murphy
Martinez
Church
Cancel
Ollie
good question. I’d go with the same exact lineup tho. Castro is already in there and Church has a big hit still left in him.
COME ON LMILLZ!!!!!
COME ON DUKES, YOU SCARY MOFO!
L MILLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey that was weird, 3 secs later
3-2 Phils THANK YOU MILLEDGE!
I can see a Dukes BOMB here
I mean Boone. Yeah.
guess not :(
shame rollins didn’t shatter his kneecaps on that play.
great play though
Isn’t Marquis supposed to start tomorrow?
nope marshall according to yahoo
Ah..Last time I checked it was Marquis but that was a few days ago..
Pedro pitching Monday game, if needed.
Interesting….
any chance Lidge blowing this??
Any chance of the Cubs not blowing this?
Crap. 2 on, 1 out for Brewers, bottom of the 8th.
Would love to see it but have to say no. Have to give credit where credit is due.
But if he does, oh man, how great would that be???
not good here with the cubs
Marquis can’t throw a strike all of a sudden…I swear if they blow this game!
Oh geez…. Marquis is pulling a Heilman
why did they take marmol out
Looks like Jason Marquis intends to kill the Mets, whether it’s at Shea or in Milwaukee.
Why does every game I watch seem like a Mets Game, no matter who is playing…Score early, don’t score late, let the bullpen give it up.
Double play right here!!!!
Seriously, I thought I was done with stress for at least the rest of the day. This is torturous. Hanging our hats on Jason Marquis right now
OMG, he hits him for bases loaded and Fielder coming up.
WTF? Can they please get these 2 outs?
Looks like Lou making a pitching change.
If they do get out of this, does Lou bring in Wood for the ninth?
Good question. You never know what Lou will do.
Cotts on the mound now. And fly ball to center, he drops the ball. 4-3.
You have got to be kidding me…..
o no dont do it to us cubs
WOW MARQUIS. YOU REALLY STINK. YOU WOULD BE PERFECT IN THE METS BULLPEN
PLEASE GOD GET PRINCE FIELDER TO HIT INTO A DOUBLE PLAY.
wow omg
Are you kidding me?!?!?!
are you kidding me??
Okay – teams are no officially trying to lose so the Mets don’t get in.
Yeah, cause no one wants to face this bullpen
jeez not looking good
GOD IS NOT A METS FAN
I was thinking the exact same thing…
There’s actually a song by that title, recorded after the 2000 series.
dude, i realized that a long time ago. God sh*ts on the mets.
A day that looked so promising is now turning into the worst day ever
i am sick
i hate them. kill the cubs. theyree doing it on purpose. may they all die in pain. and never win for another 200 years
Another pitching change for the Cubs, for those who can’t watch.
wE have the worst KARMA ever… EVER EVER EVER… I fukin can’t believe the Cubs are blowing this game…
Gee, I wonder what could be causing such bad karma…
this is what happens when u dont win the big games, you rely on other teams to win
THE CUBS ARE LOSING THIS ON PURPOSE!!!!!!!
And they’ll probably switch to the Phillies game to show us them clinching.
now would be a delicious time for brad lidge’s first blown save.
only if Lidge was on the Mets would that happen.
And THIS is why we needed all those blown games by our BP…..
especially other teams who clinched a playoff spot 2 weeks ago
did you see Lou smiling in the Dugout.. this is trash.. pure trash
He was upset with Marquis, which is why he pulled him so he can get a guy in who can end the inning.
BREWERS ARE GONNA WIN!!!!!!! THE CUBS SCREW OUR SEASON. I’M A DODGERS FAN NOW!
ONE MORE OUT CUBS
Ok cmon one more!!!!
I love how Acta and the Nats talk about not bending over for the Mets but they do it time and time again for the Phillies.
Everyone loves to hate the Mets but apparently the Phillies can do basically the same and people lay down for them.
Who is laying down for the Phils?
2 outs. I really thought they were gonna blow that out at the plate, way our luck is going.
I guess we can look forward to that inbred troll coming on here if the Phillies clinch. Oh joy.
ONE MORE INNING
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
thank you michael weurtz!!!!
Dear lord Cubbies. Get some insurance runs please.
YES! GO CUBS!
WOW. Phew!! God…I mean Lou pppppplease bring in Kerry Wood in the ninth
He better bring Wood in.
this website is turning into cubsblog
Whew. 3 outs. Cubs on top 4-3.
This is almost as bad as watching these last Met games. I don’t know if I can take 6 hours of stress watching these games. 3 hours is doing me in….
Phew…..insurance runs please, Cubbies!
Scroll up and you will see I was here a while ago and went to go watch the rest of the game with a beer at 4-1… at 4-3 bases loaded I came back — and I am not susperstitious! (until now)
LETS GO ANDERSON HERNANDEZ
Wait you mean other teams don’t get runs in from third with less than two outs??? I thought the Mets had the copyright on that
Wow….i need stomach medicine
AHern, please hit a home run.
Lidge having some trouble as well… 2 on with 1 out…
1st and 2nd one out….
LETS GO AHERN!!!!!!
lidge is such a tease
will they use wood???
ANDY!!!!
You can’t quiet TheRiot
ANDERSON HERNANZED U R MY HERO
Nats get one run.
I will not leave the computer again….
anderson hernandez draws nats within 1
AHERN!!!!!!!!!
BLOW IT LIDGE!
sweet mother of god…. it’s happening
what is happening?
lidge
FUKODOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUKO!!!!!!!!!!
FUKUDOME!!!
FUKUDOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fdome hits a 2 run HR. Woo-Hoo !
Cubs 6-3
FUKA HOLY CRAP
FUK A DOME… yOUR MY HERO… OR MY HOMMIE
K FU
Come on guzman,
THE TIDE IS TURNING!
FUK U
DOME!!!
I swear — I left metsblog at 4-1 when Marquis came in and came back 4-3 bases loaded one out…
Do not leave until that game is over – lol!
Welcome back it’s 6-3 Cubs now.
I wont leave… tho i see i only helped the nats a little short
FU
KU
DO
ME
CMON RYAN ZIMMERMAN. BASES LOADED. UR WERE BORN FOR THIS MOMENT
Domo Arigato, Mr. Fukudome!!!!!
bases loaded 1 out for milledge!!!!
ITS ZIMMERMAN
OHMYGOD!
I love Guzman!
It all comes down to Zimm, do it for your buddy David!
Damn.
oh man…. this could be an AMAZING turn of events…
Keep it going Cubs.
No more plan B. Phils win
fuk u ryan zimmerman
Lidge should be MVP. Look at the difference between the Phillies and the Mets. One guy.
We will be seeing the phillies in the playoffs
damnit like i said lidge is such a tease
Nl east over
You knew he’d ground into the dp, Lidge has been awesome but he squeaks out of so many situations especially lately. Damn, I would have loved to have put the pressure on the Phils tomorrow.
forget it…..sillies won. zalasko just showed the last out. vomited on my keyboard.
Just think:
Hold a 7-0 lead and 5-3 lead…..and many other leads and this isn’t happening. Phils are great, no doubt. But Mets have delivered the division to them giftwrapped with a red ribbon each season.
GO TORRE!
I was at that 7-0 game. It went from sooooo happy and awesome to soooooooooo bad.
I was also there today, which was siiiiiiiiiiiiiiick.
Let’s Go Mets. Get this done tomorrow.
Phucking Phillies.
Ew. Will the 2000s be the Phillies’ like the 90s were the Braves? Omar better be very busy this offseason.
Oh well — now we play Cubs or go home. I would think Cubs want a play-in, so they may scoreboard watch tomorrow and lay down if Mets are way ahead…
ok its done in phila, never count on anything good from the gnats. truly an insect of a team
freakin’ GIDP….ahh well….Nats stink…
Go Cubbies!
At least I can root for Torre and Manny now.
Well, the Mets had their chance to win the division…now we need to hope the Cubs hold on here
Its amazing the diff between the mets and phils. there closer didn’t blow a game all year our closer blew 7 and then went down in august. Ugh! so painful. I hate watching the phillies celebrate the second division title we placed at their door
I really thought Zimm would get it done there. Ugh.
Tomorrow, then.
I wonder how our bullpen looks at themselves in the mirror? Are they disgusted? If I came to work each day and performed as badly as they do, I would’ve been fired 20x over. Phils don’t win the division if not for our bullpen.
My worry is if Mets make the postseason, Omar will be satisfied and unwilling to give his pen an enema. I hope Heilman shed a tear as he watched the Phillies celebrate and felt enormous pangs of guilt.
I agree with Rosenthal. The Phillies would be nowhere without Lidge. The replacement for Lidge would be way worse than a replacement for Howard.
I think Howard and Lidge get votes, Delgado and Wright and even Johan gets some, and Pujols wins it.
now hopefully Perez doesnt choke and the offense comes alive
are ramirez, soriano and lee going to sit out two days in a row tomorrow?
Ned Yost v 2.0 went to the Jerry Manuel school of bullpen mgmt.
OK Cubs, score a few more and put this thing on ice. Don’t leave it to chance
Absolutely we can talk about all the starting pitchers and the clutch hitting we want but if Brad Lidge was the Brad Lidge that lost his closing job in Houston, we’d have won the division a week ago. He’s got to get huge MVP and CY Young consideration.
That is why I worry about giving KRod 5/75, or whatever huge number he will be looking for. Closers are a fickle bunch.
I do think the Mets are cursed when it comes to closers. Have we ever really had a lights out guy?
If we signd KRod he’ll probably blow a ton of games. Mets need to get a priest to perform an excorcism on the bullpen before they knock down Shea, and a pre-emptive excorcism on the new bullpen at Citi Field.
There aren’t many lights out closers year in and year out outside of the Bronx.
I’d say we are cursed in bringing in talented 2bmen, from Randolph to Samuel to Baerga to Alomar to Matsui.
Fox, please stop with the robotic sounds. It was old in the mid-90’s when you did it with the NHL and doesn’t sound any better now.
Is Mark Grace the worst color man in history. My 8 year old’s could do better commentary.
Santana was spectacular. 6-3 Cubs top of the 9th. If they can hold on, tomorrow will be crazy. I just hope Perez doesn’t walk every other batter. The scary thought is if both Milwaukee and the Mets either win or lose, the Mets start Pedro on Monday. He usually needs 4 days rest or more. he would be going on 3.
Pedro should start throwing now, so the 1st inning seems like the 5th.
Nice, Cubs plate another one.
Pile on Cubbies. There we go. He better still bring in Wood now no matter what
7-3 cubs sweet!!!
i really hope the cubs put a more respectable lineup tomorrow
they will. all those righties will hammer CC. They have to stay sharp for the po
Pedro would be on such a short leash on monday, the mets would set a record for pitchers in a game in that one.
maybe we’ll see some maine.
Good thing the heart of the Brewers order was already up. Just make it easy on us Wood. I really hope the Cubs put out their A lineup tomorrow to get them a nice warmup game before their series. Plus, I don’t think Lou likes his players to lay down and die no matter what.
It’s Wood. At least Lou is trying.
They won’t use Wood or Marmol tomorrow, so this is it.
I wonder if Lou will use some more of the regulars tomorrow so they don’t have 4 days off in a row. If they all sit tomorrow they’d be off Sat, Sun, Mon and Tues. I gotta think he’ll put in some of his big players
I don’t think he’ll sit everyone. In fact, they’ll probably go with their regular starting lineup, though not for the entire game.
Then again, considering how well their “scrubs” have performed, maybe we should hope they rest their starters.
Big ups for Fox for NOT showing the end of the Cubs game here in DC after the gnats game ended. Man, I really hate that network.
Wood K’s Weeks, 1 down.
1 out
He’ll start the regulars for sure. It was day after night today, so it’s understandable. You earn the right to rest hen you win early. He won’t want them to sit for that long. Look what happenned to Colorado last year between the NLCS and WS. They waited a week and were crushed.
Kendall grounds out to 2nd. 2 away.
2 down
need 1 more out!!!
DESTINY IS IN OUR HANDS
CC Sabathia can’t just keep running out there on 3 days rest and throw up complete games – somthings gotta give and hopefully a rested cubs regular lineup will knock him around
GO METS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And hopefully the fact that the Brewers had to empty their bullpen works against them.
Mike Lamb flies out, Cubs win.
It’s looking a lot like last year. 1 against the Marlins. Win and survive. Lose and you don’t really deserve it.
CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!
yes!!! tied for WC
Awesome job by Santanma, and with theBrewers now losing we have a chance to atone for last year – lets go Mets!
Ollie, Mets’ playoff hope is in you capable hand
any word on whether ramirez , lee and soriano will sit out 2 days in a row tomorrow?
We have our season back!!!!
Can it get any more nerve racking than this?
Difference is last year, even though I was hoping against hope – I just had a feeling they would lose that game.
This year, I have absolutely no idea what will happen. We can go one game where we can’t get out of our own way, and the next night score 6 in the first. Just no way to predict this.
especially with oliver on the mound…he can be brilliant or awful
I have a terrible feeling of foreboding with Ollie on the mound. He has been terrible in September.
Truly one of the all time great performances today by anybody whose ever worn a Mets uniform.
Don’t get me wrong, Johnny Maine’s start last year was up there as well. And like Maine’s game, how this one is remembered as well will depend largely on tomorrow.
LETS GO METS!
god i threw up at this game and got the boot in the fifth
What a game. I didn’t see it. I heard some of it. It truly was a great performance by Johan Santana. This game proved to be that Johan Santana is by far the most valuable Met. If the Mets do somehow make the playoffs, he really should enter the Cy Young discussion.
He has 34 starts, the best ERA in baseball and 234 innings.
And 206 K’s.
I hate to be pessimistic, but I believe it’s necessary.
Here is what the Mets should do. If there is any way they can, pretend they loss yesterday. After that Monday loss, they won Tuesday. After the Wednesday loss, they won Thursday. After the Friday loss, they won Saturday. If they don’t have that do or die approach from the first to the last pitch of the game – both pitching and hitting, they won’t win the game tomorrow.
We need things to go our way. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t mind just having that Monday game now. Anything that can get us there. What I worry about is Pedro’s so ineffective on 4 days rest and even 5. How is he going to be able to handle 3?
A lot of people try to weight the pro’s and con’s of using Pedro Martinez vs another pitcher. This is based on normal rest. You can’t go with Jon Niese. He’s not an option. The Brewers ate him up. So did the Cubs. Brandon Knight might be though. That’s still a ways away though.
The same way how people were on their feet and how this team was alert the entire game has to be this game too. Major things need to happen tomorrow.
Rule One: Do not give up a run in the 1st inning. If they do, it can very easily end in a loss. Especially if it’s multiple runs. Not just can you not have a Tom Glavine type outing like the last day of last season, but Oliver has to be solid and start the game out right.
Oliver can not walk people. It’s hard to have a short leash on a team with a horrendous bullpen, but it will be necessary if he doesn’t hold it together. I do believe it’s possible he’ll give us that big start he’s known for giving. He didn’t the last time, but if he wants to add like 6 to 8 MM on his contract from who ever it is, this start can decide that. He’ll be ready.
Ollie going out there may seem like more of a coin flip more than his post-June/pre-September mode. But I believe if you’re going to flip a coin tomorrow, it’ll land on the side that is ours.
Something tells me the Brewers will lose tomorrow if the Mets win. Or if the Mets win, the Brewers will lose. If they were smart, they’d probably turn off the scoreboard. These two teams have a way of thriving off of the other not playing well. At least lately that’s been the case. That is why the Mets have to have their command. The Brewers are a streaky team. Sabathia is on short rest (again). The Cubs can jump on him quick. It’s essential the Cubs get out on top of the Brewers even if it’s just a run or two because it can really will decide the momentum in that game.
I meant to say that if the Mets win, the Brewers will lose and if the Brewers win, the Mets may lose. It’s really a psychological thing in my opinion. Even if it’s not up in the scoreboard, you know the score leaks itself into the dug out at one point or another.
If someone were to flip a coin and say the Mets are in tomorrow or the Brewers are in with 50/50 odds, it may not be such a bad thing with Pedro going out there on Monday. Sort of weird how Ollie’s that 50/50 type pitcher at times too. Realistically though, I think it’d be wise to believe the Brewers will win that game with their ace on the mound. Therefore, the Mets have to win. There is no season left if the Mets do not win tomorrow. You can’t play not to lose, but rather to win.
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