7/27/11 - I miss Tron already.

[SoCal Metfan]

LGM, beat the Reds!

[lucienlc]

I miss him too. I do think the team will probably be very down for a few days. Just as well they were going to have a hard game to win tonight anyway.

Nice to see the Reds pick up where they left off on defense last night.

[littlefallsmets]

Happy Trails, Voltron.

Beat the Phillies and the Braves in the playoffs, huh?

[SoCal Metfan]

Jose starts us off with a single. Willie up.

[lucienlc]

Happy Trails, Voltron.

Beat the Phillies and the Braves in the playoffs, huh?

Why wait for the playoffs? He's playing in Philly tomorrow, and SF still has four games against Atlanta this year.

[SoCal Metfan]

Willie K's on a pitch that Game day has about a foot off the plate. Yikes.

1 down, Jose still at first. Murph at the plate.

[lucienlc]

Willie K's on a pitch that Game day has about a foot off the plate. Yikes.

1 down, Jose still at first. Murph at the plate.

Pitch had late break, but still... nowhere close. He went fishin'

[lucienlc]

Wright has little protection with Pagan hitting fifth.

[JayTee415]

and the 1st pitch to murph was waaaaaay off the plate outside...

[SoCal Metfan]

Murph flies out, 2 down, Jose still on first.

[littlefallsmets]

Wow, I just looked at the Giants starting line-up tonight and they're starting the corpse of Aubrey Huff in clean-up.

No wonder they gave up a good piece for Voltron.

[SoCal Metfan]

Here we go DW. We want runs.

[SoCal Metfan]

DW single to right. Jose to 2nd.

Angel up with 2 down.

[SoCal Metfan]

Passed ball, DW and Jose move up a base!

[littlefallsmets]

Solid!

[SoCal Metfan]

ANGEL!

[lucienlc]

Nice hitting by Wright and Pagan. 2-0 good guys.

[SoCal Metfan]

Double to right by Pagan plates the infield duo. Bay up.

[SoCal Metfan]

Bay, quite predictably, grounds out 6-3 on the first pitch. *sigh*

End of the top, 2-0 Metsies.

Lets go Pelf!

[lucienlc]

Wow, I just looked at the Giants starting line-up tonight and they're starting the corpse of Aubrey Huff in clean-up.

No wonder they gave up a good piece for Voltron.

Yes, someone said about the trade that they were tired of watching Aubrey Huff ground out to third three times a night.

[JayTee415]

wow.....wtf is up w/ so many website's servers all hitting the skids lately???

[SoCal Metfan]

I undestand that TC needs to get Bay going, but jeebus, this has gotten absolutely ridiculous.

[Irish Terry Conklin]

Rubin:


Carlos Beltran's #Mets career began and ended against the #Reds in Cincinnati.
51 minutes ago

Also, Beltran picked up his belongings and his flying to Philly tonight for Giants-Phillies game tomorrow.

[Irish Terry Conklin]

I undestand that TC needs to get Bay going, but jeebus, this has gotten absolutely ridiculous.

Can we put a Beltran jersey on Bay and send him to the Giants?

[SoCal Metfan]

Stubbs grounds out, 5-3. 1 down, Cairo up.

[Squadron Nye]

Jbay looks like he's back to form

[JayTee415]

Ω
Carlos Beltran collected his belongings and left stadium, #Mets said. #trades



Carlos Beltran is flying to Philly on Wednesday night to join Giants in Philadelphia. Details: http://es.pn/q6QWND #mets #sfgiants #phillies


Carlos Beltran's #Mets career began and ended against the #Reds in Cincinnati.

[SoCal Metfan]

I really think the Tron deal is win-win for the Giants and Mets. The Gmen desperately need a real bat in their lineup, and Tron is the best they are gonna get. Wheeler is at least a couple years away from ML impact, and they have no shortage of arms in SF anyway.

[SoCal Metfan]

Cairo and Votto both fly out. Three up, three down, one inning done and the good guys lead 2-0.

[lucienlc]

AnthonyDiComo Nick Evans and his hair cleared waivers today for about the 3967838th time this season. He's headed back to Buffalo.

So if the Mets want, they can bring him back in ten days.

[SoCal Metfan]

I'm still surprised noone claimed Evans. I find it hard to believe that noone in the majors can find a use for a cheap RH bat that, at the very least, mash lefties.

[SoCal Metfan]

Duda flies out to RF. Paulino up with 1 down.

[SoCal Metfan]

Paulino, pops out to 2nd. 2 down and the worst hitting pitcher in the world up to the plate. :)

[SoCal Metfan]

Pelf grounds out, giving Arroyo a quick inning after being batted around a bit in the first. Phillips, Bruce and Heisey due up in the bottom half.

[littlefallsmets]

Yeah. I doubt Evans is ever gonna be a major league everday starter but he'd be a nice cheap pinch-hitter to warm the bench next to the back-up catcher if he caught on somewhere.

[littlefallsmets]

Paulino, pops out to 2nd. 2 down and the worst pitcher in the world up to the plate. :)

Fixed that for ya.

[SoCal Metfan]

Fixed that for ya.

Not so long as Ollie still exists.

[SoCal Metfan]

Phillips with an infield single, dammit. Bruce up.

[littlefallsmets]

I was... pretending he didn't! haha.

[SoCal Metfan]

I was... pretending he didn't! haha.

What a coincidence, that's what I pretended while he was on the Mets!

[SoCal Metfan]

I think Gameday is broken, its telling me that Pelf just struck out Bruce. :)

Hooray! 1 down, Heisey up.

[SoCal Metfan]

Phillips gunned down stealing! Woot! 2 down.

[SoCal Metfan]

Pelf! Strikes out Heisey swining! End of 2, good guys leading 2-nil!

[SoCal Metfan]

Alright Mets fans, I gotta go, enjoy the game! LGM!

[peejay]

Can we put a Beltran jersey on Bay and send him to the Giants?

we may have to add a mole too

[Tim in St. Louis]

see ya Colby....just peeped the 2005 draft class colby was part of, wow.

[littlefallsmets]

MOOF!

[peejay]

murphy doubles, now he will run himself into an out

[littlefallsmets]

If Ike magically came back this season, we'd basically have to try Moof at second again, right?

[peejay]

If Ike magically came back this season, we'd basically have to try Moof at second again, right?

and take ABs away from willie harris? perish the thought

boop

[littlefallsmets]

Some good defense keeping Pelf's ass outta the fire so far!

[DL]

at least pelf seems to be getting groundballs

[Ellis Dee]

So how long b4 they drop Wheeler out of the top 100 prospects list now that he's a Met?

[littlefallsmets]

I'm sure they'll be nice enough to wait until our doctors fuck up a minor injury of his and stretch it into something major.

[Ellis Dee]

lol

[littlefallsmets]

Defense can't save Pelf from THAT mistake.

[DL]

sure wish that was a groundball

not going to kill pelf for that

[JayTee415]

at least it was a solo shot.......

[JayTee415]

sure wish that was a groundball

not going to kill pelf for that

now you're being inconsistent ....lol

[DL]

how many individual players do i consistently rip? care to answer?

pelf and bay. that was a cheap homer

[littlefallsmets]

My list is... a little longer than that.

[JayTee415]

Run Hosey..... Runnnnnnn

[DL]

lol @ this maximum grit ab by harris

[JayTee415]

good AB ,willie

[JayTee415]

hahaha....nice call , blue........ smh.

[DL]

murph on fire

[Dave Magadan]

Murph is the shiznit

[littlefallsmets]

Moof is makin' up for Tron's doubles, anyhow!

[peejay]

murphy murphy

[Dave Magadan]

I wonder where oh where he will play next year..

[JayTee415]

MURPHIRE BURNING!!!!

double , ribbie
3-1 metsies.....

[Dave Magadan]

warning track power

[littlefallsmets]

DW doin' the job!

[JayTee415]

DW sacfly rbi....... 4-1

[peejay]

wow. love to see runs

[littlefallsmets]

Moof has gotta play somewhere next year.

If only he could play even a forgivable outfield corner...

[peejay]

walking pagan...do they know something we don't

[littlefallsmets]

Dear Jason Bay,

They're walking Pagan to get to you. Think about this and fucking retire.

regards,
the Little Falls Mets

[JayTee415]

Make them pay, jason.....

LGM!!!!

[Dave Magadan]

Moof has gotta play somewhere next year.

If only he could play even a forgivable outfield corner...

thats what i was thinkin...he has to play 2nd no? Turner on the bench.

[littlefallsmets]

Yeah. Unless they wanna get crazy as fuck and see if Ike can convert to right field?

[DL]

of course that's foul lol

[Dave Magadan]

Yeah. Unless they wanna get crazy as fuck and see if Ike can convert to right field?

nooooo...piano back cant cover rf

[Dave Magadan]

so close...to another weak k on the outside corner

[Dave Magadan]

right on cue

[DL]

smh

[littlefallsmets]

Oh, I know.

He'd probably play it better than Murphy, though. Backhanded a statement as that is.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Slay Bay

[JayTee415]

praise the pelfster for starting that mini rally....

[littlefallsmets]

For fuck's sake, Bay, get you Lasik and some greenies. Or SOMETHING. Jesus.

[Dave Magadan]

Bay is Ollie bad

[littlefallsmets]

I don't know if Bay CAN be Ollie bad, on a certain level, because of how much more a starting pitcher can lose a given game than one position player not hitting?

But it sure HURTS as much.

[Dave Magadan]

Chris Schwinden is having a very Gee'esque season down in buffalo

[Dave Magadan]

i always expect bay to either end a rally k, not do anything and 9x out of ten its true. He was brought in to be our power and hasn't done that yet.

[DL]

DUD

a cheap homer of our own

[Dave Magadan]

Tron who!!!!!!!!!!!

[peejay]

the duda abides

you make a hellluva caucasian jackie

[JayTee415]

DUDA ABIDES !!!!!

[JayTee415]

ZIPPITY BOOO-YAH !!!!

[peejay]

I don't know if Bay CAN be Ollie bad, on a certain level, because of how much more a starting pitcher can lose a given game than one position player not hitting?

But it sure HURTS as much.

bay for rios? i wonder if kenny williams is interested.

[DL]

damn you phillips

[DL]

weeks hurt

nats have rumors swirling around them lol

[littlefallsmets]

How badly hurt is Weeks?

He's the... only second baseman on my fantasy team...

[DL]

miguel cairo lol

avoid the pelfdown please

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

weeks hurt

nats have rumors swirling around them lol

Rickie Weekes?

[JayTee415]

How badly hurt is Weeks?

He's the... only second baseman on my fantasy team...

take his bro, jemile.

[littlefallsmets]

Pelf's got That Look in his eyes...

[JayTee415]

2 strikes to votto called balls

[DL]

Rickie Weekes?

yes rickie

was carted off the field

[littlefallsmets]

Phhhhhheeeewwwwwwww.

[DL]

yes, good job pelf

[JayTee415]

Pelf!!!

[Squadron Nye]

pelf looking very unpelf like.

[JayTee415]

>
Zack Wheeler's brother Adam was a Staten Island Yankee who ignited 2003 brawl vs the #Mets affiliate Brooklyn Cyclones.


Brother Adam Wheeler to Ian O'Connor: "I think the Mets can use him more than the Giants could." #mets #sfgiants

[Dogcatcher]

Moof has gotta play somewhere next year.

If only he could play even a forgivable outfield corner...

He's awkward but has good range and I really think if they left him somewhere, he could become serviceable..if not, they should trade him, because he is a ++ hitter and not a bench or PT player ala Fatty and Malussis

[littlefallsmets]

The sad thing is that when someone says 'Wheeler' the first thing I imagine is the kid who had the fire ring in Captain Planet.

[DL]

9-4 groundouts/flyouts tonight

have to give credit where it's due...so far

[Squadron Nye]

as long as he's not related to dan wheeler

[DL]

also no BBs, another unpelflike result

[littlefallsmets]

Willie's putting in some interesting at-bats, anyway.

[DL]

ZOMG DW

[littlefallsmets]

NIIIIIIIIIICE

[Squadron Nye]

WOOOP! DW!

[Peter H]

DW!!!!

[Dave Magadan]

better than warning track power

[Squadron Nye]

dubbs makin up for lost time fast

[peejay]

wow - we should have traded failtron sooner

booopz

[JayTee415]

Wow..... I just went to my garage for a few min. between innings....and come back to find DW smacks a 3run bomb ......8-1 now ?

Awesome !!!!

[littlefallsmets]

Now just eat some damn outs, Pelf.

Don't make us use any of the decent relievers tonight, huh?

[Squadron Nye]

fail tron!

[JayTee415]

wow - we should have traded failtron sooner

booopz

I appreciate the cynicism even tho it is forced sarcasm......lol

[DL]

LOL

[peejay]

7 run lead, let him make some mistakes to try and get contact outs

[bcuster]

a good old fashioned laugher. 'tron gone in a decent trade. everything is coming up roses :)

[Squadron Nye]

pelf not sucking!

[littlefallsmets]

Okay... six more outs...

[JayTee415]

this must be uncharted land for pelf..... has he ever had this large a lead this late in a game before??

[DL]

pelf pitched our only 9 inning CG

somehow

[littlefallsmets]

YEEAAAAAAAH

[DL]

awwwwww wanted to see a triple

[Squadron Nye]

I wonder if jose makes it to third

[peejay]

greasy utley had an IPHR last night at CBP. what is wrong with our josey..

[metfan62]

Pelf not too shabby tonight. Can he complete the game????

[peejay]

i think terry can give him a lot of latitude, he is good fro 120 pitches

no verduccis

[littlefallsmets]

Much as Pelf has crushingly disappointed a dude, tonight, pretty damn good so far.

[metfan62]

Will Pelf come out for the 9th inning?

[bcuster]

Will Pelf come out for the 9th inning?

he should

[JayTee415]

Will Pelf come out for the 9th inning?

I think he should at least for the 1st batter

[littlefallsmets]

Moof just tearing shit up.

[DL]

murph unstoppable

[JayTee415]

reds have that pitcher w/ the hockey name in now....

[JayTee415]

Dan the Machine Murphy

[DL]

an out, but wright looks like the old wright

at the plate at least

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

reds have that pitcher w/ the hockey name in now....

Vanbiesbrouck?

[peejay]

pelf pitches better now that beltran isn't stealing his life force

beltranenergyvampire

[peejay]

Vanbiesbrouck?
beezer!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

beezer!

Last Ranger goalie to win the Vezina.

[peejay]

jason bay got 5-holed

[littlefallsmets]

C'mon. Three more outs! Rest the relievers!

[DL]

pelf pitches better now that beltran isn't stealing his life force

beltranenergyvampire

tron gone...pelf a groundball pitcher again

hmmmmm

BOOOOOOOOOOOP

[peejay]

Last Ranger goalie to win the Vezina.

they didn't want to give it to richter b/c he was american

[Squadron Nye]

lmaooo lazino essence stealer

[DL]

well not there

should probably take pelf out, but whatever, let him go for it all

pelf = white livo

[peejay]

home run ok here, phillips is on my FBB

then pull him

[DL]

think i might stick with that for pelf

all his value is tied up in pitching lots of innings

[DL]

LOL BOOKS

pelf = ace!

[Squadron Nye]

CG!!!!

[peejay]

hand-licking good books


what is the best game score for a mets pitcher this season? niese?

[JayTee415]

OMG PELF CG BOOKS!!!!


not 1 BB.


Well Done, Mike!!!

[DL]

hope someone was watching

NOW IS THE TIME TO TRADE HIM

[littlefallsmets]

Good one!

[DL]

hand-licking good books


what is the best game score for a mets pitcher this season? niese?

could be pelf lol

might be RAD though

[JayTee415]

pitt + atl. could be heading for another extra inning affair....... Fun Times!

tied at 1 in the 9th.

[DL]

dickey had an 80 game score vs oakland (no decision)
pelf's other CG (LOL) vs laa scored a 78

think those are the top two

[JayTee415]

Tron's new team just beat the philth....2-1

[peejay]

billingsley has three game scores in the top 10 and 2 of the top 3 (93 and 92)

couldn't find a met above 80 so dickey is probably highest. we miss john "habitual liar" maine (lol)

[Future]

Yeah all three runs were scored because of some dubious fielding.

[lucienlc]

Well, that game was a surprise. If ever I'd expect to see the Mets lose a game, it was this one. Arroyo who they can never beat; Pelf, who can't win on the road; and the let-down of losing Beltran.

Instead, we get a big game out of Pelf and a big game out of the hitters.

And Wright's injury seems to have done him good -- he's standing in closer to the plate for the first time in a couple of years, and seeing the ball very well. And therefore not striking out every time there's a two strike count. Let's hope he can keep it up; it would be great if he recaptured his form from two-three years ago.

[peejay]

And Wright's injury seems to have done him good -- he's standing in closer to the plate for the first time in a couple of years, and seeing the ball very well. And therefore not striking out every time there's a two strike count. Let's hope he can keep it up; it would be great if he recaptured his form from two-three years ago.

opposing pitchers have forgotten to buzz him up and in and then miss the outside corners

[lucienlc]

Pelf -- Mets motivated selves by saying "let's make it to the playoffs and beat the Giants".

The thing I like is that they seemed to use the trade to get angry instead of depressed. Kind of an "us against the world" mentality: so, the FO doesn't think we're good enough to win this year? We'll show 'em.

Of course, that doesn't mean they can keep it up, but it would be nice if they could.

[lucienlc]

StevePopper Or he's saying, "If someone needs a DH you can deal me." RT @StevenDiMartino: Murphy sends message to GM, stop messing with our team!

.

[lucienlc]

The Mets have signed 31 of their draft picks, including nine of their first 11 picks.

On Monday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post said the Mets could be close to signing Brandon Nimmo, the team’s first round draft choice in this year’s draft. Last month Jim Callis of Baseball America said Nimmo was seeking a $2.5 million contract.

.

[lucienlc]

LOL Atlanta and Pittsburgh in extra innings AGAIN.

[sheadenizen]

Credit where credit is due. Nice game Pelf!

[sheadenizen]

LOL Atlanta and Pittsburgh in extra innings AGAIN.

hope the umps remember they owe Pittsburgh one!

[lucienlc]

hope the umps remember they owe Pittsburgh one!

Didnt matter, unfortunately. Pitt brought up a young guy to pitch after wearing everyone else out last night; came in in the 10th and couldn't get outs.

[lucienlc]

Credit where credit is due. Nice game Pelf!

I'm sure you were as shocked as I was. LOL!

Benigno should be funny tomorrow. And glad he never bets against the Mets. :-)

[sheadenizen]

Shocked doesn't begin to cover it! Trade Pelf now. Sell high....LOL!

[JayTee415]

blahhhh..... braves just walked off in the 10th

[littlefallsmets]

That's the real thing about why pretending there's a chance of a playoff run is so pointless...

It's not that the Mets couldn't put a little run together here or there. It's just that the Phillies and the Braves are too goddamned powerful this year.

[JayTee415]

That's the real thing about why pretending there's a chance of a playoff run is so pointless...

It's not that the Mets couldn't put a little run together here or there. It's just that the Phillies and the Braves are too goddamned powerful this year.

not worried about them at this point so much, especially the braves......we still have some games with them later on...I'm more concerned with the few other teams just ahead of us within a game or 2 or 3....once we bypass them, then we can focus on the braves and get them in our crosshairs...


YGB!!!


That's my story and I'm sticking to it.:cool:

[Ellis Dee]

Now that the clubhouse cancer is off the team we should have no problem catching the Braves.


no comment? ;)

[JayTee415]

Now that the clubhouse cancer is off the team we should have no problem catching the Braves.


no comment? ;)

tron was born on april 24th.....he's a taurus......... not a cancer.

:p

[JayTee415]

√
Willie Harris offered a familiar Mets mantra Wednesday: Ya Gotta Believe!

Harris told teammates pregame in the training room that the Mets could rally to make the playoffs, then knock out Carlos Beltran’s San Francisco Giants in October.

“I mean, how cool would that be?” Harris asked. “We trade our best hitter and then we send him home. That would be pretty cool. We keep playing good, we might sneak in there. Who knows?”

Atlanta beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in extra innings for the second straight night Wednesday, meaning the Mets trail the wild-card-leading Braves by 7½ games. The Mets are 53-51, with 58 games remaining in the regular season. (Teams have overcome that deficit in fewer games, you may recall.)

Terry Collins credited the Mets’ tenacity and resolve after they posted an 8-2 win against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.

“There’s a lot of guys in that room that have tremendous respect for Carlos Beltran. Still do. Always will,” Collins said. “Today could have been a disappointing day for us. They just picked themselves up.”

Harris, incidentially, plans to join the Twitter world Thursday with the assistance of Justin Turner (@redturn2).

[Ellis Dee]

tron was born on april 24th.....he's a taurus......... not a cancer.

:p
What ever gave you the impression I was talking about tron?

I meant krod! :p:p

[JayTee415]

What ever gave you the impression I was talking about tron?

I meant krod! :p:p


lol

the "no comment" ruined that subterfuge.

[Ellis Dee]

hahaha

[JayTee415]

Terry Collins held Justin Turner out of Wednesday’s lineup partly because of the welt on the back of the infielder’s left hamstring, which he suffered getting drilled by a pitch from Jose Arrendondo in the series opener. But the manager also held out Turner to keep him fresh, figuring Turner may need to make his first major league start at shortstop on Thursday afternoon to allow Jose Reyes to rest.
Reyes has played every inning of the eight games since he returned from the disabled list for a hamstring strain. Collins first eyed Sunday’s day game in Miami for a day off for Reyes, then Thursday’s matinee series finale in Cincinnati. Both times, though, Reyes talked his way back into the lineup.

“I talked to Jose today,” Collins said. “I said, ‘Look, we’ve got to be very, very careful.’ And he said, ‘Look, I feel great.’ We’ll keep an eye on him and see how things go.”

Turner has played two major league innings at shortstop, last season with the Baltimore Orioles, after starter Cesar Izturis had been pulled for a pinch-hitter. Turner has played 53 minor league games at shortstop in his career.


“I’ve played some shortstop -- more with Buffalo than anywhere else,” Turner said. “I played a few games when I was in Norfolk (Triple-A/Orioles). I didn’t get to play a lot with the Reds because they had Chris Valaika and he didn’t miss very many games. I’ve played my fair share of games at short. I talked to Terry today about taking groundballs there every day just to be ready in case something like that were to happen. He mentioned something about giving Jose a day off eventually. I don’t know when that’s going to happen, because I know Jose wants to play every day.”

Collins could pull Reyes in-game in the daytime heat if the score is lopsided one way or the other Thursday. Reyes is not the only one whom Collins will closely watch.

Angel Pagan left Sunday’s game in Miami with dehydration. He returned to the starting lineup Wednesday.

“I felt great,” Pagan said. “I think the biggest test is tomorrow. It’s a 12 o’clock game. I’m going to start drinking water from now so I can be OK for tomorrow.”∆