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IGT 9/26 Metropolitans vs. Natropolitans

sharpie Sep 26 2007 03:42 PM

Nats: Lopez ss Belliard 2b Zimmerman 3b Kearns rf Church cf Pena lf Fick 1b Schneider c Bacsik p 0 Mets Reyes ss Castillo 2b 0 Wright 3b Beltran cf Alou lf Delgado 1b Lo Duca c Gomez rf Humber p Isn't Milledge's suspension over by now? If so, why are we still seeing Carlos Gomez?

TransMonk Sep 26 2007 03:44 PM Re: IGT 9/26 Metropolitans vs. Natropolitans

sharpie wrote: Isn't Milledge's suspension over by now? If so, why are we still seeing Carlos Gomez? My thoughts exactly.

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 03:51 PM

Sat, Sun, Mon would be three days ... I've seen nothing on this but maybe Willie is sending him another message.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 03:59 PM

Not fucking Gomez again...

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 04:25 PM

It's because of Gomez's baserunning skills. Oh snap!

Rockin' Doc Sep 26 2007 04:39 PM

Kid Carsey - "...I've seen nothing on this but maybe Willie is sending him another message." Something along the lines of, you lose control and act like an ass and I will bury you so deep on the depth chart that you will wish you were in Binghamton. Even if such a display of my authority cost the team to potentially lose games going down the stretch in a heated pennant race.

martin Sep 26 2007 04:40 PM

this is gonna be a fun game. i am looking forward to seeing these humber curveballs. seems like every other met throws a ton of sliders. it will be a nice change to see a curve or two.

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 04:56 PM

RD: >>>Something along the lines of, you lose control and act like an ass and I will bury you so deep on the depth chart that you will wish you were in Binghamton. Even if such a display of my authority cost the team to potentially lose games going down the stretch in a heated pennant race<<< Internet speculating on my part, I have no idea. Could also be ... * we can fuck this up without you, bro * I don't trust you since you acted like that * he's got the flu and they don't want anyone to know * he really did hit on one of Willie's daughters at a function (as I think I also internet speculated once) and Willie wants to see him castrated

Mendoza Line Sep 26 2007 05:01 PM

Willie may not be expecting more than 5-6 innings from Humber, in which case Milledge (or Green) probably comes off the bench to PH and stay in the game. So it may not matter too much that Gomez is starting. No, I don't think it makes that much sense to start a guy hitting .230 just so that you can pull him out of the game in the sixth. Just trying to figure out some logic behind the madness. 'Course, if Humber can go deeper into the game, so much the better.

martin Sep 26 2007 05:13 PM

big guy, that humber, listed at 6'4 210, looks good, looks confident. i remain optimistic.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 05:20 PM

Nice 1st inning for Humber. Rollins just lead off the Phils game with his 19th triple of the year.

TransMonk Sep 26 2007 05:24 PM

Way to go Carlos. C'mon guys, I want more.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 05:24 PM

martin Sep 26 2007 05:24 PM

moises alou is my jesus

Johnny Dickshot Sep 26 2007 05:25 PM

Humber wears his uni loose f'in back to back. Alou's streak now at 57 games I think

TransMonk Sep 26 2007 05:25 PM

Way to go Moises. I want more.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 05:25 PM

martin Sep 26 2007 05:26 PM

a coupla dingers, a sweet zvon graphic, humber looking cooler than a box of cucumbers, everything is just about right so far.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 05:26 PM

Freaking Alou is a MONSTER!! A MONSTER I tell you!

Zvon Sep 26 2007 05:28 PM

Whoever can see, how deep was that fly out by Dads? Says deeeeeeeep center on Stattracker. Man,...I wanted 3. Three is a magic number.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 05:29 PM

Make believe that you're the manager of the Braves. Rollins has lead off w/a triple but your pitcher, Tim Hudson--a righty--gets Utley and Burrell. Howard, a lefty is up next. Don't you walk him? Nope. At least he only got a single.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 05:32 PM

Make believe you are the manager of the Mets. You've had Phillip Humber on your staff since the first week in September. Yet you give starts to Brian Lawrence and wear your bullpen down while the kid sits admiring the view of the home run apple from the seats near the tomato plants....

Nymr83 Sep 26 2007 05:33 PM

Tim Hudson is a top pitcher and its only the 1st inning, why put another guy on base, let hudson pitch

Valadius Sep 26 2007 05:34 PM

30 Alou is fucking incredible.

martin Sep 26 2007 05:36 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Make believe you are the manager of the Mets. You've had Phillip Humber on your staff since the first week in September. Yet you give starts to Brian Lawrence and wear your bullpen down while the kid sits admiring the view of the home run apple from the seats near the tomato plants.... i am with you there. i never see the point of playing replacement level or worse retreads when kids with upside need experience.

Nymr83 Sep 26 2007 05:36 PM

For a team out of contention, the Reds sure have a quick hook... Tom Shearn was yanked after only 38 pitches in the first inning after allowing 4 runs on 2 homers (to Berkman and Lee), a double, an infield single, and 2 walks.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 05:39 PM

Whew. Fick flops out to right with two on. Close the door Humber!

Valadius Sep 26 2007 05:41 PM

Humber can work out of jams, too. If he does well, I'd really like to see him on our postseason roster.

Nymr83 Sep 26 2007 05:43 PM

i'd like to see him on the postseason roster already, i dont trust our bullpen.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 05:46 PM

It's a miracle! Gomez got a hit!

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 05:49 PM

The kid can even get a bunt down. I like him.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 05:51 PM

That read like a veteran sac bunt to me by Humber. Reyes draws the walk. 1st and 2nd, Castillo. Phils have a 1-0 lead, as J-Roll did score in the 1st.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 05:52 PM

LOL @ Belliard! Castillo drives in Gomez!

Zvon Sep 26 2007 05:53 PM

Rockin' Doc Sep 26 2007 05:56 PM

Great start to tonights game. Humber appears to be throwing well and the Mets offense is pounding Bacsik thus far. Just have to keep it going.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 06:03 PM

3d inning...runner on 2d, two out, Howard up (so similar to the first) and Howard gets the IBB. Rowand grounds to Chipper who throws it away. 2-0.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 06:04 PM

4-0. Thanks Larry.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 06:05 PM

bmfc1 wrote: 3d inning...runner on 2d, two out, Howard up (so similar to the first) and Howard gets the IBB. Rowand grounds to Chipper who throws it away. 2-0. Im watching this game. That damn Utley had a lot to do with that, kind of tempting Chipper to try and get him. Phils score 2 more and its 4-0 there.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 06:07 PM

Humber > Lawrence. Eat some crow, Willie.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 06:07 PM

Good point Zvon.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 06:07 PM

So Humber gives up a one out triple and does not allow that run to score? Alls I can say is: oh, and

Valadius Sep 26 2007 06:09 PM

KABOOM-BOOM!!!!!! Let's keep it going!

Rockin' Doc Sep 26 2007 06:11 PM

bmfc1 -"Rowand grounds to Chipper who throws it away. 2-0." I liked Chipper a lot better last night. Now I think I love Beltran.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 06:11 PM

4-2.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 06:11 PM

And we chase Bacsik after 2 and 1/3.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 06:13 PM

yeehaaa-Bacsik chased in the 3rd. Teixeira just clocked one to center and cuts the Phils lead in half, 4-2.

martin Sep 26 2007 06:15 PM

Valadius wrote: Humber > Lawrence. true, and oddly enough, my research shows that they went to the same high school.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 06:20 PM

martin wrote: ="Valadius"]Humber > Lawrence. true, and oddly enough, my research shows that they went to the same high school. Bizarro parallel existances!

Zvon Sep 26 2007 06:29 PM

Fuckin Church. Don't take that out of context Sister Regina Rose.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 06:31 PM

A mark of a good pitcher: when somebody hits a home run off of you, you don't fall to pieces. Humber sure didn't.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 06:41 PM

Moises Alou is my fucking hero.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 06:41 PM

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 06:46 PM

That Schaefer Beltran kaboom is my new favorite!

Johnny Dickshot Sep 26 2007 06:53 PM

Picket fence, bitches.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 06:54 PM

ok, this is trouble. Don't want to go to the pen this early, but...

Nymr83 Sep 26 2007 06:58 PM

fuck.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 07:00 PM

Do you friggin' believe this?

metsmarathon Sep 26 2007 07:01 PM

grumble grumble

metirish Sep 26 2007 07:02 PM

I don't even know what to say at this point,I'm sad.

Nymr83 Sep 26 2007 07:04 PM

why isn't this team playing like it WANTS to make the playoffs?

martin Sep 26 2007 07:06 PM

many acta is stealing signs or something. this aint right.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:06 PM

Well, lets hope they heard Edgy and know that they need to score ,..lets see, what inning is it?..hmmm.. 14 more runs.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:08 PM

Feliciano gets the BIG K on Church, but lets peenie Pena clear the bases with an attempted triple. gah.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 07:08 PM

Joe Smith isn't the same pitcher now.

metirish Sep 26 2007 07:08 PM

When I hear Gary say that the pen needs to get 15 outs tonight I think we are screwed.......can't hold anyone right now.

Rockin' Doc Sep 26 2007 07:09 PM

There just isn't much relief in our bullpen.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:13 PM

metirish wrote: .......can't hold anyone right now. You can hold me metirish,..*sob* And if I don't stop cryin, permission to slap me and yell "TAKE IT LIKE A MAN!"

Valadius Sep 26 2007 07:14 PM

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:15 PM

Goat a 2 out pinch hitter for Felice. Who pitches now?

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 07:17 PM

Is there a point where we take one of our younger starters and throw them in the pen in a situation like this? Is there anyone who has a regular turn to throw? Because clearly these guys can't get it done -- for whatever reason. It might have been better to let Humber get through the inning.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 07:18 PM

Willie, you must be kidding.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:20 PM

Schoeneweis is good for one. But Feliciano wasn't good for two? Hey Willie:

metirish Sep 26 2007 07:23 PM

El Duque looks like he's coming in next inning.

Frayed Knot Sep 26 2007 07:23 PM

Exactly what shut-down relievers are we hoping to conjure up here? Like it or not, this is the bullpen we're dealing with. So unless we want Heilman & Wagner to cover the 5th thru 9th innings ...

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:24 PM

metirish wrote: El Duque looks like he's coming in next inning. really!?

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 07:24 PM

Got it done Gotta tip my cap.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 07:25 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Is there a point where we take one of our younger starters and throw them in the pen in a situation like this? Is there anyone who has a regular turn to throw? Because clearly these guys can't get it done -- for whatever reason. It might have been better to let Humber get through the inning. If Duque come in, I want credit! Finally we know Willie reads the forum!

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:26 PM

Schroder goes to play piano and Alblahblahblah-blah takes over on the mound for the Nats.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 07:31 PM

For the second night in a row, Wright hits into a DP in a clutch situation.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:32 PM

Phils get some fine relief from Gordon and Romero. Leading 5-2, Myers should get the 9th there.

seawolf17 Sep 26 2007 07:32 PM

David Wright grounded into a double play! Hey, that never happens!

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 07:32 PM

Stinking double plays. Killing us.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:33 PM

DAYM DAVID! My hopes and your dreams are going down the tubes together buddy! Meh, your still my MVP.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 26 2007 07:33 PM

bmfc1 wrote: For the second night in a row, Wright hits into a DP in a clutch situation. 3rd time in 2 nights to be precise.

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 07:34 PM

OHern!!!!

Rockin' Doc Sep 26 2007 07:36 PM

El Duque comes in to pitch the seventh. This team needs all the help it can get.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:41 PM

wooohooo Hold em Hern! Get out those hittin sticks mah Mets! Phils won.

Elster88 Sep 26 2007 07:45 PM Re: IGT 9/26 Metropolitans vs. Natropolitans

TransMonk wrote: ="sharpie"] Isn't Milledge's suspension over by now? If so, why are we still seeing Carlos Gomez? My thoughts exactly. What about Shawn Green?

Valadius Sep 26 2007 07:45 PM

What I want the Mets to do to the Nats

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:46 PM

Shake off those cobwebs Hern. Get Church!

Edgy DC Sep 26 2007 07:49 PM

This may not work still. Amazing thing to watch though.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 07:49 PM

Phillies won. Dammit.

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 07:50 PM

OHern!!!!

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:51 PM

YES! YES! Hern Ks Church and Pena with two on!

Johnny Dickshot Sep 26 2007 07:51 PM

yay. now score

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 07:51 PM

Gets it done!

Edgy DC Sep 26 2007 07:51 PM

It's like he had to teach himself to pitch all over again there.

Edgy DC Sep 26 2007 07:53 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: yay. now score Unrelentingly.

metirish Sep 26 2007 07:53 PM

Is El Duque Hern?, hoping to see Night Crawler later What happened to my Pete Flynn?

Johnny Dickshot Sep 26 2007 07:54 PM

Note how even small amounts of relention* are punished. *-made up word.

Elster88 Sep 26 2007 07:54 PM

I'd love to have a stadium cheer my name everytime I stuck my head out of the dugout, but do you think it bothers Moises that they pronounce his name wrong?

Zvon Sep 26 2007 07:57 PM

Come on guys,..we gotta reach Rivera--we just gotta,..HERE..NOW!

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 07:59 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 26 2007 08:08 PM

mi: >>>Is El Duque Hern?<<< I professed to never call him El Duque 'cause it seemed too Yank to me so I call him OHern. I think 'von was following suit. Hell, if he can help us to the promised land I may buckle like a cheap belt.

Rockin' Doc Sep 26 2007 08:00 PM

Elster88 - "What about Shawn Green?" Good question. Green has had a hot bat this month. With the Mets postseason ever increasingly on the line, it seems odd that Willie can't get him into the line up of late. I know Willie has been playing the lefty/righty platoon, but I'd rather have Green (than Gomez) facing Bacsik.

Elster88 Sep 26 2007 08:02 PM

Only one inning for Dookie?

Valadius Sep 26 2007 08:05 PM

Go get 'em, Metsies!

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:05 PM

="Rockin' Doc"]Elster88 - "What about Shawn Green?" Good question. Green has had a hot bat this month. With the Mets postseason ever increasingly on the line, it seems odd that Willie can't get him into the line up of late. I know Willie has been playing the lefty/righty platoon, but I'd rather have Green (than Gomez) facing Bacsik. Bacsiks been gone from this game for eons-get with the times! But I agree with you both. And I've commented before on this strange usage of Green. It frightens me <Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Heilman in for O'Hern? ....mmmkay. He gets 2 quick outs too :)

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 08:09 PM

We'll need a pinch-hitter next inning. Wonder if he'll use Green for Gomez, then Conine for Aaron.

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 08:10 PM

How is punching a camel or a lamma or a horse a battle cry in an IGT?

Edgy DC Sep 26 2007 08:11 PM

Crooked number coming.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:11 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: We'll need a pinch-hitter next inning. Wonder if he'll use Green for Gomez, then Conine for Aaron. ...he's using every other trick in his book. Heilman survives the 8th. That was actually a nice outing, I shouldn't say 'survives'. Good job Aaron.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 08:12 PM

Forgot about Anderson!

Valadius Sep 26 2007 08:12 PM

I want to knock out the Nats.

Frayed Knot Sep 26 2007 08:12 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: We'll need a pinch-hitter next inning. Wonder if he'll use Green for Gomez, then Conine for Aaron. Anderson, then Green.

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 08:15 PM

Zimmerman has fucking killed us on D the last couple of games.

Elster88 Sep 26 2007 08:15 PM

FUCK<LDGFU_SGHNXEDSAFBioj[aDSBF

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 08:15 PM

How many pitches was that?

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 08:16 PM

On the plus side, we have the big guns coming up.

Edgy DC Sep 26 2007 08:17 PM

Alou.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:17 PM

="Frayed Knot"] ="metsguyinmichigan"]We'll need a pinch-hitter next inning. Wonder if he'll use Green for Gomez, then Conine for Aaron. Anderson, then Green. You called it FK. You win a But our boys get nothing going in the 8th. Woe is me.

Frayed Knot Sep 26 2007 08:20 PM

This Belliard is being a fuckin pain in the ass! Didn't anybody explain to these guys that they all have like .310 OBAs??

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:20 PM

Belliard greets Wags with a lead off single. Grrrrrr

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 08:24 PM

Wagner

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:24 PM

Frayed Knot Sep 26 2007 08:25 PM

I don't know what the fuck to say anymore.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 26 2007 08:25 PM

ow

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 08:25 PM

Son of a bitch!

DocTee Sep 26 2007 08:26 PM

motherfather I have never seen a team fold like this

Benjamin Grimm Sep 26 2007 08:26 PM

If the Nationals play the Phillies this tough (which of course they won't) we'll be okay. I don't want to spew any venom here, but in 37 years as a Mets fan, I don't think I've ever seen them with a worse pitching staff than they've had this month.

Elster88 Sep 26 2007 08:27 PM

Jeez take your time there David. I really did think Wagner would give up a crooked number. My negative vibes are to blame.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 26 2007 08:27 PM

There's not much baseball left this year. We may as well pray for a rally.

seawolf17 Sep 26 2007 08:27 PM

I hat baseball.

Frayed Knot Sep 26 2007 08:27 PM

Why do I have this suspicion that we're about to explode for [u:f8cd4022ea]Exactly[/u:f8cd4022ea] two runs?

Rotblatt Sep 26 2007 08:28 PM

I going to stop following baseball until the playoff starts, I think. This is excrutiating.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:28 PM

Yea,...even right after his worst outing, which last wasn't, you feel a measure of comfort when Wags comes on. But he screwed the pootch tonight. Gets the DP. Hey, all we need is 4 in the 9th tonight! We can do that-piece a stroodle.

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 08:29 PM

Well, we're watching ... so let's hope they can sac up through three more outs.

Valadius Sep 26 2007 08:30 PM

All right Metsies, this is how many runs we need:

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:31 PM

Aylalalala to close for the Nats? hmmmm.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 08:31 PM

Have you guys ever been this down about the team? Maybe after game 7 last year but never in the regular season. This is an historic collapse, and yeah, it can turn around tomorrow but why should it? Pedro isn't going 9 so eventually, the bullpen door opens and all hell breaks loose. It's not the hitting, despite Reyes' struggles, it's all pitching. Other than Ollie last Saturday, the starters can't go 7 or 8 and the bullpen can't do anything right. We sensed it in the off-season when Omar didn't get another starter, but we said "In Omar We Trust." He lost Bradford when the stupid Orioles gave him 3 years and the Mets wouldn't but we fell in love with Joe Smith. We sensed that something was wrong when he gave Mota 2 years but, again, we trusted Omar. That fat faced, smug, jerk Boden (they keep showing him on MASN sitting in the box seats) wanted F. Martinez or Gomez and Humber for Cordero or Rauch. We said "too much" but if they had either, maybe the pen could have gotten a key out sometime last week. I think it's safe to safe that our trust in Omar has greatly diminished. I'm venting and rambling and I apologize, but it's like seeing the same game, over and over, for two weeks straight. 3 and a half hours of hell.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:32 PM

castillo looking. LOOKING!

Frayed Knot Sep 26 2007 08:32 PM

A 3 K day from Castillo -- that's usually about 2 weeks worth.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 26 2007 08:33 PM

BOOOoOOOOOoooOOOoooOooOOOOooooOOooOoOOOOOOOoooooOOoooOo They don;t play hard for 9 innings.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 08:33 PM

I'm sick. Absolutely sick.

Elster88 Sep 26 2007 08:34 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: They don;t play hard for 9 innings. I suppose you missed yesterday's game?

metsguyinmichigan Sep 26 2007 08:35 PM

Night, guys. Go get 'em Pedro. He's the stopper, and our bats need to keep it pen-proof.

Elster88 Sep 26 2007 08:36 PM

Castllo pounding the shit out of the bench. A fitting image as I turn my tv off, Peterson shrugging at Willie.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 26 2007 08:36 PM

Elster88 wrote: ="Johnny Dickshot"]They don;t play hard for 9 innings. I suppose you missed yesterday's game? Oh yeah, I was watching wrestling.

bmfc1 Sep 26 2007 08:36 PM

Good night gentlemen. Sorry for the verbose post. It's nice know that there are many others with the same feelings. I wonder if they are hurting in the clubhouse, too.

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:36 PM

bmfc1 wrote: Have you guys ever been this down about the team? Maybe after game 7 last year but never in the regular season. This is an historic collapse, and yeah, it can turn around tomorrow but why should it? Pedro isn't going 9 so eventually, the bullpen door opens and all hell breaks loose. It's not the hitting, despite Reyes' struggles, it's all pitching. Other than Ollie last Saturday, the starters can't go 7 or 8 and the bullpen can't do anything right. We sensed it in the off-season when Omar didn't get another starter, but we said "In Omar We Trust." He lost Bradford when the stupid Orioles gave him 3 years and the Mets wouldn't but we fell in love with Joe Smith. We sensed that something was wrong when he gave Mota 2 years but, again, we trusted Omar. That fat faced, smug, jerk Boden (they keep showing him on MASN sitting in the box seats) wanted F. Martinez or Gomez and Humber for Cordero or Rauch. We said "too much" but if they had either, maybe the pen could have gotten a key out sometime last week. I think it's safe to safe that our trust in Omar has greatly diminished. I'm venting and rambling and I apologize, but it's like seeing the same game, over and over, for two weeks straight. 3 and a half hours of hell. I do hear ya bmfc1. I do. Damn, do I miss Sanchez.

Elster88 Sep 26 2007 08:37 PM

bmfc1 wrote: I wonder if they are hurting in the clubhouse, too. Without a doubt methinks. Castillo for sure.

metirish Sep 26 2007 08:38 PM

I feel empty, I will put my faith in Pedro though.

Kid Carsey Sep 26 2007 08:42 PM

bmfc: >>>Have you guys ever been this down about the team? Maybe after game 7 last year but never in the regular season<<< A hundred times.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 26 2007 08:43 PM

If the Mets and Braves both win tomorrow, things will be looking sunnier again, at least temporarily. Distance yourself. Really. It helps. Resign yourself to the probability that they won't be playing in October. Then if things work out, it will be a pleasant surprise.

Edgy DC Sep 26 2007 08:44 PM

Ass thoroughly kicked by Ronnie Belliard, overweight middle-infielding, no rangin', washed-up, ex-Brewer, Cardinal-ring-wearin', cousin of a Brave Ronnie Belliard. And where the Hell did Pete Flynn go?

Valadius Sep 26 2007 08:44 PM

Whenever I feel down about baseball, it helps to watch this:

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:56 PM

I feel like that donut guy. .....Time to get the pictures....

Zvon Sep 26 2007 08:58 PM

metirish Sep 26 2007 09:01 PM

Was pete Flynn sent to the pen?

Zvon Sep 26 2007 09:08 PM

HA^ So, where do we stand? Will O'Hern get a start over the weekend? We have Pedro, Perez, Maine,... Pelfrey's scheduled to go Sunday. If we are still in this,...does he get that start?

Rockin' Doc Sep 26 2007 09:20 PM

This series, particualrly the last two games, have pushed me to the point of almost not caring anymore. The total collapse of this team down the stretch is embarrassing and has become too painful to watch (and I can't even see the games). I hold out very little hope that the Mets can hang on and stumble into the playoffs.

Centerfield Sep 27 2007 06:49 AM

It's like they're trying to make each loss more painful than the one prior. I hate this fucking team. I'm seriously considering not watching tonight's game.

soupcan Sep 27 2007 07:18 AM

I was at this fucking game. It was like somebody threw a switch. Once the Nats went ahead, the Mets went from free swinging world beaters to a team that was just so tight. The Nats were taking pitches putting good swings on the ball and the Mets were hitting ground balls and pop flies. There is no word to describe how bad the Met pitching has been and JD is right - there is an offensive issue. I tend to ignore it because, well, if you're scoring 6 runs a game it really shouldn't matter what your offensive shortcomings are. Horrible, painful, stomach-turning loss. They suck and there's no reason to be happy if they do stumble into October because they will get beat so damn bad so quick that we'lll all get whiplash watching it. 32 runs in 3 games given up to - again - the worst hitting team in baseball. Amazing.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 27 2007 07:20 AM

It's a little early yet, but out postmortem on this season will be interesting. Bullpen has to be at the top of Omar's to-do list for the winter. And it will be a challenge.

Edgy DC Sep 27 2007 07:23 AM

Unless manager is at the top of his to-do list. Unless GM is at the top of the Wilpons' to-do list. Stomache sick. It's too much to do look that down that road right now.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 27 2007 07:23 AM

They went down on six pitches in the 8th inning. Six! I dunno, but, if they make the playoffs I'm willing to start with a clean slate. I also like tonite's matchups in terms of regaining some ground.

metirish Sep 27 2007 07:30 AM

Soup did you hear the PA guy announce that Jim Smith was coming in from the pen to pitch for the Mets? It was one of those nights again it seems.

soupcan Sep 27 2007 07:32 AM

Edgy DC wrote: Unless manager is at the top of his to-do list. Unless GM is at the top of the Wilpons' to-do list. You know what - I think these have become pretty valid questions.

soupcan Sep 27 2007 07:33 AM

metirish wrote: Soup did you hear the PA guy announce that Jim Smith was coming in from the pen to pitch for the Mets? It was one of those nights again it seems. No I didn't but nothing surprises me with this team anymore.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 27 2007 07:44 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I also like tonite's matchups in terms of regaining some ground. Yes. Things could look a lot more promising tomorrow morning. If the Mets clinch tomorrow (which is actually possible!) they could rest their bullpen for four full days. (In Saturday and Sunday's games they could use non-postseason guys like Williams and Humber and Muniz to eat innings as needed.) Maybe a chance to rest and catch their breaths would give the Mets new life in the NLDS. It's always darkest before the dawn, they say. I wish, though, that I was as optimistic as I sound in this post!

sharpie Sep 27 2007 08:20 AM

I managed to miss this game entirely as I was at a Steve Earle show at Town Hall. On the subway going home I see a father and son wearing Mets gear. I ask them how it went and they spluttered on about the indignities of it all. I was so glad that I hadn't seen any of it.

seawolf17 Sep 27 2007 08:22 AM

Can you go back and ask Steve Earle (or, for that matter, the father and son) if they can pitch?

Edgy DC Sep 27 2007 08:27 AM

sharpie Sep 27 2007 08:37 AM

Unfortunately Earle is a MFY fan. The beard, however, is gone.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 27 2007 08:42 AM

sharpie wrote: Unfortunately Earle is a MFY fan. The beard, however, is gone. I knew it. That f-in commie!

sharpie Sep 27 2007 08:43 AM

At another Earle show I went to he mentioned having a Yankee bathrobe. He also appeared on a TV show about politics in music wearing a Yankee shirt.

Edgy DC Sep 27 2007 08:47 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 27 2007 09:13 AM

That's disappointing. Not shocking. Going from playing clubs with names like the Dirty Glass and the Ol' Corral to playing Town Hall and the Kennedy Center is clue enough. Freakin' NPR darlings making my sicker than the Mets.

sharpie Sep 27 2007 09:03 AM

All that being said his show last night was stupendous -- best I'd seen him.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 27 2007 09:10 AM

No wonder -- he was all giddy about the MFYs clinching and the zmets losing. I don't how you can sleep at night supporting these enemies of freedom.

sharpie Sep 27 2007 09:15 AM

Who said I sleep at night?