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IGT, Game 9, 4/11, Mets v. Brews at the Home of the Mets

AG/DC Apr 11 2008 08:10 AM

The Mets open their extra-divisional season against the Brews and Manny Parra, not to be confused with star-crossed 2004 fill-in Met Jose Parra. Parra is a lefty, so it's unlikely that this will be the night Endy Chavez finally gets a start, but for those of you who long like I do for some Casanova action, tonight might be your night, with Brian Schneider coming off 12 innings of action yestereve. Somebody will be getting a first start tonight though, as ex-Brewer (and Pirate and Phillie and NeilDiamondback) Nelson Figueroa will go for the Mets. Figgy is the first Nelson ever to take the field (rather than the owner's box) for the Mets. Please make Nelson feel welcome.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 11 2008 08:18 AM

Filip Bondy actually made an interesting point in today's Daily News. He was saying that the Mets should switch their plans and start Santana tonight on his regular rest, since there's rain predicted for tomorrow and they risk using Santana for three innings or so in a rained-out game. He's right. Let Johan go tonight, and let Figueroa risk pitching meaningless innings. The Mets, of course, have the option of calling the game before it starts, thereby saving Santana for Sunday. But then he'd be going on even MORE rest than usual. Another thing to think about: If there is a rainout on Saturday, and, worst case, a starter pitches some lost innings, who starts the two games on Sunday? (I assume Sunday would be a doubleheader because this is probably the Brewers only visit to Shea this year?)

AG/DC Apr 11 2008 08:19 AM

A Saturday rainout means a Sunday doubleheader. It's practically the law.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 11 2008 09:09 AM

Weather report for the weekend has improved some.

Gwreck Apr 11 2008 09:35 AM

From the National Weather Service: National Weather Service wrote: This Afternoon: A chance of rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind between 11 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tonight: Rain, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 52. Southeast wind at 10 mph becoming southwest. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Saturday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 67. Light wind becoming west between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. I read this as it actually being a higher probability that tonight gets rained out than tomorrow.

Nymr83 Apr 11 2008 09:59 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Filip Bondy actually made an interesting point in today's Daily News. He was saying that the Mets should switch their plans and start Santana tonight on his regular rest, since there's rain predicted for tomorrow and they risk using Santana for three innings or so in a rained-out game. He's right. Let Johan go tonight, and let Figueroa risk pitching meaningless innings. forget the rain, Santana and Maine (and probably Perez) should ALWAYS go on their normal rest when possible. These are your top guys and you want as many innings and games out of them as possible. If Santana starts today he can start again Wednesday, if he starts tommorow it'll be Thursday, if he rains out tommorow it'll be next Friday before his 2nd start from today. Theres just no reason to push him back like that. At the end of the year you want him to make 35 starts, not 31 or 33. The way to do that is to start him when he's ready to go and forget about Figurea's or Pelfrey's "turn." ]...for those of you who long like I do for some Casanova action... why would i "long for" that? if anyhing I'm happy to see him never get used except to play catcher i the late innings after Schneider has been rightfully pinch-hit for.

AG/DC Apr 11 2008 10:03 AM

Take it easy. It's all theater in the end.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 11 2008 11:23 AM

My dishwasher is running right now, and the water is churning to the beat of the "Let's Go Mets" chant. I keep hearing it in my head... Let's Go Mets! Let's Go Mets! My dishwasher is a Mets fan!

AG/DC Apr 11 2008 11:26 AM

Who does the alarm clock like?

Benjamin Grimm Apr 11 2008 11:28 AM

It just says 1:26. Not sure how to interpret that. Is it a biblical notation or something?

AG/DC Apr 11 2008 11:34 AM

A fan of Mookie and Kong. What a sport.

Nymr83 Apr 11 2008 05:07 PM

LETS DO THIS!!

Nymr83 Apr 11 2008 05:15 PM

For the Brew Crew: Weeks 2B Gross CF Fielder 1B Braun LF Hall 3B Hart RF Hardy SS Parra P Kendall C For your New York Mets: Reyes SS Pagan LF Wright 3B Beltran CF Delgado 1B Easley 2B Church RF Casanova C Figueroa P

SteveJRogers Apr 11 2008 05:20 PM

Wearing the black for the first time this year. Still no pinstripes. BOO!

Nymr83 Apr 11 2008 05:32 PM

2 innings and Figueroa hasn't allowed a run. lets get this guy some run support!

KC Apr 11 2008 06:06 PM

Do it for Renee!

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 06:12 PM

Fielder disgraces his name. 1-0 Mets.

metirish Apr 11 2008 06:12 PM

His dad looks younger than him, amazin...Mets get a run..

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 06:15 PM

Ten games is enough for me to say I like Ryan Church.

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 06:16 PM

The offense is now thumping. 3-0 Mets.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 11 2008 06:21 PM

I have Figgy Fever

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 06:32 PM

Figgy's shutout is spoiled, but he's done very, very nicely. Game's official now...3-1 Mets.

SteveJRogers Apr 11 2008 06:36 PM

Into the pen of the Brew Crew. How long to you give Figgy tonight? Another inning? Do we dare give the exhausted pen a night off?

SteveJRogers Apr 11 2008 06:46 PM

Reyes is out, either leg discomfort or Willie is pulling another Hodges play on Reyes. Anderson at 2nd, Easley is at SS Tightness in the left Hammy now coming over on the radio.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 11 2008 06:47 PM

Announcers indicate that Reyes is out of the game, with an update to follow. FWIW, he grounded into a DP on his last AB, where the play at first wasn't even close. Unusual for Reyes. In yesterday's game, he hit a high line drive up the right field alley that split the two outfielders and went all the way to the wall. As I was watching the play unfold live on television, and saw the ball at the wall, I was thinking to myself that surely this was a triple -- which it wasn't, to my surprise. Replays showed he ran hard all the way although he might have watched the flight of the ball for the first fraction of a second. We'll see.

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 06:50 PM

Fielder makes it a one-run game with a double. I'd look at the bullpen now. The Brewers have a lineup that can sneak up on you in a hurry.

SteveJRogers Apr 11 2008 07:00 PM

Its Doggie Night at Shea, and the Afflac trivia question brings up the Baja Men and Who Let The Dogs Out and how they sang before Game 3 of the 2000 World Series. NOT COOL! Two things I never want to be reminded of, THAT SONG and THAT WORLD SERIES!

SteveJRogers Apr 11 2008 07:01 PM

Joe Smith in for the Mets in the 7th

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 07:16 PM

Angel Pagan make me happy.

SteveJRogers Apr 11 2008 07:17 PM

Heilman is coming in for the eighth.

AG/DC Apr 11 2008 07:19 PM

Gary Cohen: "People who look solely at numbers will tell you the sacrifice bunt isn't a good play. People who watch baseball will tell you different."\ That's followed by an inning-ending double play, which wouldn't have ended the inning had they not sacrificed.

SteveJRogers Apr 11 2008 07:24 PM

Feliciano warming in the pen.

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 07:24 PM

AG/DC wrote: That's followed by an inning-ending double play, which wouldn't have ended the inning had they not sacrificed. Wha?

AG/DC Apr 11 2008 07:27 PM

They gave them an out. Player might have made out anyhow, but nothing like a double play to underscore how precious outs are. Welcome back, Aaron Heilman.

*62 Apr 11 2008 07:31 PM

AG/DC wrote: They gave them an out. Player might have made out anyhow, but nothing like a double play to underscore how precious outs are. . Without the sac, though, Chavez doesn't score from first on a single. Not really.

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 07:32 PM

I guess, but a lot of other things happened between the sac and the end of the inning. They scored the run they were playing for, and there's no guarantee that Marlon doesn't kill the rally with a DP of his own if he didn't bunt. That being said, if we lose by a run, you're absolutely right.

SteveJRogers Apr 11 2008 07:32 PM

Time to sleep with one eye open...

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 07:36 PM

This would be Billy's first save in the last 26 Mets games played, no?

SteveJRogers Apr 11 2008 07:37 PM

Put that in the books!

TransMonk Apr 11 2008 07:38 PM

Nice job, Nelson. 3 in a row. Let's do it again tomorrow.

Triple Dee Apr 11 2008 07:39 PM

Survey says: One more for the good guys!

Valadius Apr 11 2008 07:42 PM

willpie Apr 11 2008 08:17 PM

Nice game by Figueroa. I was really pulling for him.

Gwreck Apr 11 2008 08:40 PM

Crowd had a nice ovation for Figueroa after he let up the first hit. I love Angel Pagan too, but had he hit the damn cutoff man, that first Brewer run wouldn't have scored. Marlon didn't look particularly comfortable at second base. Could be because he only played a total of 2 innings there all of last year. Crowd booed Heilman (again) when he came in. Glad to see him shut the morons up (welcome back, Aaron). Foggy night but the worst we got was a tiny bit of mist for a few seconds, if that.

Fman99 Apr 11 2008 08:44 PM

I missed the first 5 but got to see some clutch hitting and pitching. Nice little roll all of a sudden.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 12 2008 12:27 AM

Just finished it. What a fun game. Don't remember rooting so hard for a guy to do well (as much or more than the team) like I did for Figuroa tonight. I knew it, too, when he got down 2 strikes trying to sac bunt in the 4th and I really, really wanted him to get that thing down and he did. And I've got a man crush on Pagan like Dickshot on Duaner circa 'ought six. Great jumps on fly balls. Sharp instincts on the bases. Tall, sleek, and graceful, and man, the dude can fly. I'm on board.