Jul 09 2013 07:57 PM
The 2013 Mets Are Marathon Men
By ANDREW KEH
| SAN FRANCISCO — Manager Terry Collins said he had been hearing a common refrain from his players these days: I’m tired. And the complaints are legitimate. The Mets, after their 86th game, a 16-inning marathon win Monday night against the San Francisco Giants, have played 814 innings this season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that was baseball’s highest figure since 1995, when the Houston Astros also played 814 innings through 86 games. Through 86 games last season, the Mets were at 780 innings played. At the same point during the 2011 season, it was 789 innings. This year, the Mets have played four games of 15 or more innings, matching a single-season franchise record set in 1968. They are the first team to play four 15-plus innings before the All-Star break, according to Elias. “You’re body’s tired, and you’re feet are killing you from wearing spikes for so long,” shortstop Omar Quintanilla said about the extra-long games. “It wears on your mind, too. So you’ve got to pick each other up, keep grinding, and then do whatever you’ve got to do afterward to rejuvenate your body.” The Mets entered Tuesday having played 11 extra-inning games. The franchise record is 25, in 1978. The 1943 Boston Red Sox have baseball’s all-time record with 31 extra-inning games. The most innings the Mets have played in a single season is the 1525 they endured in 1979. The 1964 Yankees played 1537 innings, according to Elias, though they played 164 games that year. The weary Mets will hope it doesn’t get to that. |
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This year's Mets. The 1979 Mets. It's the most unendurable, unwatchable teams that stay on the field the longest.