The Mets (37–39) lost to the Brewers (42–35) tonight, 6–3, in Miller Park.
For a full recap and boxscore, go here.
The Least You Should Know:
The Brewers scored four runs in the fourth inning against Johan Santana, thanks in part to a dropped pop up by Fernando Martinez and a throwing error by Santana.
David Wright hit a two-run home run to left-center field during the first inning, it was his first home run in three weeks.
The Mets left eight men on base.
Misc., Etc., and Other Observations:
The fourth inning was ugly. It was Little League. Martinez misjudged a pop up, with one out and a runner on base, then caught his spike in the grass as he tried to readjust his footing, and so he literally flopped at the knees right on his face as the ball dropped to the ground behind him. Santana looked pissed off, to say the least. However, moments later, 
after walking the pitcher, Ryan Braun hit a bases clearing double on an 0–2 pitch from Santana, but the throw from cut-off man Alex Cora sailed over Omir Santos’s head and in to the hands of Santana, who then air-mailed the ball over third base in an effort to get Braun, who then trotted home to score yet another run.
Frankly, the Mets should be embarrassed. Santana looked angry at Martinez, but Martinez is 20 years old, while Santana is the veteran who walked the pitcher on four pitches on the next play and let up a double on an 0–2 pitch. To me, this is far more inexcusable than Martinez having the misfortune of his cleat getting stuck in the grass. Ugh.
Like I said, it was ugly. What’s worse, I had no reaction. I mean, nothing surprises me at this point.
Between innings, Santana stormed around the dugout yelling and cursing. I have no idea what he was saying, but he wasn’t happy.
Price Fielder hit a home run off Santana in the seventh inning that was absolutely crushed. It landed in the back row of the seats in center field. It sounded like someone cracked an egg on his bat when he hit it.
Dan Warthen was ejected for arguing the strike zone with the home plate umpire following a meeting on the mound with Santana, who had been shrugging his shoulder most of the night, suggesting he thought he was getting squeezed. I am not sure I have ever seen a pitching coach get ejected.
Martinez hit the first F-Bomb of his career, hitting a home run to right-center field, though I hope he’s still thinking of the pop up.
Tonight will be interesting for this team. I’ll be curious to hear reports of how the clubhouse is following the game. I hope they do not start pointing fingers, and pulling back from blame.
The Mets play the final game of their series with the Brewers tomorrow afternoon starting at 2:05 pm, with Mike Pelfrey taking on Yovani Gallardo.
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I agree that Santana’s four pitch walks of the pitcher and then Hardy opened the gates. He is clearly off his game and even with Fmart’s drop Johan –sad to say– is the primary culprit.
What, no mention of Martinez’s HR?
His Homerun was irrelevant IMO
TRue, but it was his first, at the very least with all the kid’s been through atleast a mention of it would have been nice.
This is gettnig embarrassing. When does the bulls-eye land squarely on Omar Minaya’s back? There is no organizational depth, and what is inexcusable, no organizational plan. For the past two years, his approach has been to plug holes without any forward thinking or contingency planning. Now we have sprung leaks everywhere, and my big fear is that he will try to plug a few of those holes and set us back further in development. Sorry, but if Omar can only be successful if he is allowed to spend more money than any other GM, then he is a lousy GM. At this point, I would rather hear that we are going back to the drawing board than be forced to accept this garbage every night.
What do you want Omar to do? If he goes out and trades a top prospect or 2 to bring in a big bat, he’s killing his depth again. If he stands pat and doesn’t trade anyone because he wants to build his minor league system up, he’s bashed for not doing anything. What should he do, go for a big bat or build his minor leagues?
i want to him to work elsewhere
Hey, if you keep putting money in the bank for a rainey day, and, we have a flood, huricane and tidal wave, without touching the money, what is the point is having it? If all we keep doing is looking ahead at the future and not today, we will never be anything more than a good team full of what if;s.
So glad the next two games are afternoon games so I won’t be subjected to watching this…umm…baseball
I understand that this team is decimated by injuries and they are forced to start players that should be on the bench or in the minors, and because of that the Mets are going to lose games. What I cannot comprehend is the way this team loses games. I think that they now have walked oppposing pitchers like 15 times this season, they don’t run out ground balls or flyballs, they can’t catch routine popups, they throw the ball all over the place, they just don’t play baseball the way it is supposed to be played and all of this can only be blamed on the culture that management has blessed us with.
It does not matter who this team brings in to play for us, the lack of hustle and fundamentals permeates thoughout the clubhouse and not until a whole new regime is brought in to fix the ship we will be talking about the same deficiencies for years to come. We need a GM that knows how to form a baseball team and we need a manager that is not going to put up with the crap.
Here, Here!
Right on ditas. IMO the GM’s job begins and ends with the farm system and the manager must not preach good fundamentals, but demand good fundamentals. And if you’re not getting the job done, you sit. That’s all. Don’t care who’s making what or who’s ego is hurt. Win, that’s all just win.
I’m giving FMart a pass. It was embarrassing but he’s a 20 year-old rookie. If Johan is angry it better be with himself.
It should have been an E-8, made the SportsCenter low-lights reel, end of story.
Instead Johan continues his unfathomable penchant for walking opposing pitchers (I don’t know the numbers, but he seems to do it in every game) and a big inning follows.
Keith remarked that those of us old enough must be having memories of the ‘62 team. Not so. We original Met fans loved that team. They tried as hard as they could, but simply didn’t have the talent to win.
I don’t feel like that about this team, at all…
Hey if we can “steal” the game tomorrow and win against Pitt it will go along way to helping us going into the series with the Phillies. We didnt lose a game in the standings even though we move to 4th, and it was such a tough loss tonight, I havent lost faith. Lets Go Mets
Haley’s comet, otherwise known as a Wright HR, see you in 75-100 atbats.
Another cheap and uncalled for shot, Patrick, why do you bother posting when its nothing but hateful venom that you contribute.
Wright’s home run put the Mets on the board early, its not his fault that Santana came unglued.
Matt,
Ban Patrick. His comments are often uncalled for and nasty. I thought your new format was to prevent this.
I think he’s a Yankee fan. Admit it, bro.
Santana has been mediocre to below average for the better part of two months now. Between his antics last night, and then a few weeks ago when he was visibly arguing with Jerry about being taken out of the game against Philly (despite giving up 4 HRs), I’m just getting tired of his egomania. If you think you’re greatest pitcher on the planet, than pitch like it, don’t pitch like the 2005 version of Tom Glavine. This is why “grit” and “fire” are overrated because if you’re out there getting ticked at your teammates and then you go out and walk the pitcher, or if you show up your manager after pitching a lousy game, you end up looking like a clown out there – ask Paul Lo Duca and Billy Wagner about that.
On the bright side, we have an excuse to fall back on when we lose. Look at the team of has-beens, bench players and kids we are putting on the field everyday? If we had our regular team on the field and played this way, wait we did, we would be laughed at, wait we are:} That is my card and I aint affraid to play it. Whatever it takes, right? It still makes me angry, but, I can rationlize it that way.The AAA METS are in town, how bad can we lose and what bad plays can we make for the blooper reels? heheheheheheheh. Face it, we are done, sit back and enjoy it, laugh and move on. We can look ahead to 2010. The Phillies are gonna win the division again, and, we will be lucky to finish second. GAME OVER.
Matt:
Your description of the 4th inning meltdown was slightly off in two ways.
First, Johan walked the pitcher before the FMart error, not after.
Second, Cora’s throw did not sail over Omir’s head. The throw from Cora to Omir was on line, but short hopped Omir and skidded by him. Johan properly backed up Omir.
The rest if correct.
Wow, i went to see Transformers last night specifically to avoid watching the this game. The movie was bad, but seems like this could have been worse.
Anyone else think its time to worry about Santana’s health?
Having been at both games in Milwaukee, and attending again this afternoon, it has been a lesson in humility.
I see little passion on the field or in the dugout, except for Santana. Unfortunately, we’ve not had a chance to see K-Rod (hopefully today), but he is the only other one that plays with the kind of passion that this team needs. Everyone else looks embarrassed to be here.
As for F-Mart, Marv Throneberry, move over.
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