8/11/11 - In which violence against church officials is condoned

[SoCal Metfan]

BEAT THE PADRES!

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[sheadenizen]

I got nervous when I saw the title.....phew!

[SoCal Metfan]

Niese destroys Maybin's bat to start the game. :)

[SoCal Metfan]

Nice pick by DW! two down.

[SoCal Metfan]

Flyout, 123 inning for Niese on 9 pitches! LGM!

Score many runs!

[sheadenizen]

Nice inning Niese!

[SoCal Metfan]

Hairston down swinging on a nasty slider from Luebke.

[Rave]

Good lord, Hairston is leading off?

[SoCal Metfan]

Turner works a 1 out walk. DW up.

[SoCal Metfan]

Good lord, Hairston is leading off?

Against a lefty, it's not the worst place he could be, I guess.

[SoCal Metfan]

DW flies out to center on a fairly well hit ball. 2 down, Bay up.

[SoCal Metfan]

Factoid from Gary: Luebke has not allowed a first-inning run so far in his MLB career.

[SoCal Metfan]

Interesting Keith and Gary talking about Keith's verbal misadventures in SD last year.

Bay fists a blooper to left!

[SoCal Metfan]

Here we go Duda!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Interesting Keith and Gary talking about Keith's verbal misadventures in SD last year.

Bay fists a blooper to left!

What was last year?

The lady in the dugout was 2006.

[SoCal Metfan]

What was last year?

The lady in the dugout was 2006.

Yeah, whoops. I misspoke. The 2006 thing.

[SoCal Metfan]

Rats. Duda goes down swinging on a fastball up and in. 1 hit, 1 walk, no runs, 2 left on win. No score after 1.

[sheadenizen]

Lead off walks are killers!

[SoCal Metfan]

Blanks gets a leadoff walk. :(

[SoCal Metfan]

Niese's wild all of a sudden, can't find the zone.

[Rave]

Duda is scared of lefties. Or so says Izzy.

But it's nice Terry is giving him a chance.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Niese's wild all of a sudden, can't find the zone.

Spared us from the 5th or 6th inning meltdown.

[SoCal Metfan]

Blown DP opportunity, but got the lead runner. Slow transfer by DW and slow turn by JTO. :(

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

God damn it Niese. Come the fuck on.

[SoCal Metfan]

Grr. Double by the Pads. Runners on 2nd and 3rd.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

I wonder if Niese is hiding an injury?

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Grr. Double by the Pads. Runners on 2nd and 3rd.

SS. The other AGonz.

[Rave]

Nah, he did it last year too. He just hits a wall.

[SoCal Metfan]

Niese! Beauty of a curve to K Darnell!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Nah, he did it last year too. He just hits a wall.

Or he's a habitual liar.

[SoCal Metfan]

Niese! No wall for Niese there! :)

[Rave]

Huzzah!

[SoCal Metfan]

Or he's a habitual liar.

Dan Warthen, is that you?

[Rave]

Or he's a habitual liar.

He's no John Maine.

[Rave]

Let's go Nicky!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

He's no John Maine.

Maine was a 15 game winner.

[SoCal Metfan]

Leubke K's Evans on a nasty slider.

[Rave]

Icky Nicky.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Hey Paulino, maybe you'd like to crank one out if you can. Or get new PEDs.

[Rave]

Maine was a 15 game winner.

So you agree?

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

So you agree?

At least he hasn't had a bizarre cross dressing story...yet.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Rubes will get close to an inside the park HR, but fail to slide.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Why do I have the feeling that Niese has as many triples as anybody else in the lineup today?

[Rave]

Hey, Rubes cleared the pitcher.

[SoCal Metfan]

K swining for Niese, but a nice AB, considering. 1 walk, no hits, no runs, no score after 2.

[DL]

we can't give up 7 runs/game to the damn padres and expect to come out well

[SoCal Metfan]

Rubes. Not cool.

Blows a routing grounder with a bad throw. Ugh.

[SoCal Metfan]

Nice DP! Great toss by Tejada, good turn by JTO and nice stretch by the Duda!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

we can't give up 7 runs/game to the damn padres and expect to come out well

They haven't even given up 1 run yet.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Rubes. Not cool.

Blows a routing grounder with a bad throw. Ugh.

SS Of The Future according to some.

[DL]

don't care for 51 pitches thru 3

why are the padres the fucking 27 yankees vs us

[DL]

They haven't even given up 1 run yet.

but we have over the first three games!

and it's disgraceful. this team is 14th in the nl in runs scored

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

but we have over the first three games!

and it's disgraceful. this team is 14th in the nl in runs scored

They were on a tear coming into this series. And our pitchers have kind of been turds lately.

[SoCal Metfan]

Ouch.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Turner is a HBP magnet. He's the new Utley.

[DL]

fuck tears

[SoCal Metfan]

JTO! Sneaky!

[Rave]

JTO the HBP magnet.

It's because he doesn't button up his jersey.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

fuck tears

Well you're not denying the second part of my statement.

[SoCal Metfan]

DW with the walk. jayBay, here we go!

[DL]

our pitching is disgraceful

[DL]

do we have something cooking

[SoCal Metfan]

K-Bay, yuck.

[SoCal Metfan]

Whoa. That's a cut. Too bad he missed the ball.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Fuck off Bay

[DL]

getting fucking owned by cory luebke

offense sucks too apparently

[SoCal Metfan]

getting fucking owned by cory luebke

offense sucks too apparently

5 baserunners through 3 innings isn't getting owned.

[SoCal Metfan]

DUDA!

[SoCal Metfan]

Two run double off the RF fence! Woot! The Duda, after getting behind in the count!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Duda is the anit-Bay.

[JayTee415]

THE DUDA ABIDES!!!!

2-0 mets

[SoCal Metfan]

Evans strikes out on that slider. 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 hbp, 2 runs and runner left. 2-0 good guys after 3!

[Rave]

Our 2012 right fielder delivers!

[DL]

of course i missed runs scoring

THE DUD

lol @ all who doubted him

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Pods pitcher has allowed only 2 hits and walked 3, but has 75 pitches through 3.

Don't give this shit right back Niese.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

of course i missed runs scoring

THE DUD

lol @ all who doubted him

John Heyman can't hear you.

[Rave]

Yay, Jon!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Niese and easy.

[JayTee415]

1,2,3 ....a,b,c...

Lets go bats !!

[DL]

niese has to fight the 2nd half regression

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Luebke is probably like, "thanks a lot dickheads".

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

niese has to fight the 2nd half regression

2nd half of the season or 2nd half of the game? He seems to have issues with both.

[DL]

i mean, he has to keep fighting it

whatever!

[DL]

2nd half of the season or 2nd half of the game? He seems to have issues with both.

both

5th inning seems to be when all our starters fall off a cliff

[DL]

lol this inning is almost over?

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

lol this inning is almost over?

Getaway day.

[DL]

maybe luebke hasn't been good, but 7 Ks thru 4? lmao

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Someone really has to fix the fact that the pitchers can't hit for shit, like all year long.

[DL]

hate leadoff runners

[DL]

multiple DPs in one game? :shock:

[SoCal Metfan]

Nice DP!

(nice turn by JTO)

[SoCal Metfan]

Niese!

(also lol at Keith and Ralph declaring JTO "scrappy")

[DL]

5th inning disaster averted

MOAR RUNZ

[JayTee415]

Jon's best friend shows up again.......

[SoCal Metfan]

Good eye Hairston.

[JayTee415]

Good eye scotty....

Go Ginger Go !!!!

[SoCal Metfan]

DW with the hit!

Runners on 1st and 2nd, Bay up.

Lets go JayBay

[DL]

let's go

NEED MORE RUNS

[SoCal Metfan]

DW sets the new fanchise record for total bases. *tips cap*

[DL]

goddamnit bay

that was weak as hell

[JayTee415]

DW sets the new fanchise record for total bases. *tips cap*

yep...passes the great ed kranepool.

[SoCal Metfan]

Bay flyout. 2 down for the Duda.

This has to be Leubke's last batter, regardless of outcome.

[SoCal Metfan]

Woot! E5 on a routine grounder to 3rd. Bases drunk for Evans!

[DL]

bases juiced...come on nick

[SoCal Metfan]

Leaving Luebke in. Surprising.

[JayTee415]

This better be THE LAST TIME Bay hits in the cleanup spot.

[SoCal Metfan]

Wow, that ump is giving that inside strike.

[DL]

LOL @ that strike call

[DL]

we better not regret not scoring there

[SoCal Metfan]

Ralph Kiner pointing out that Leubke repeatedly balks.

Leubke K's Evans on that generous inside strike (to be fair, the ump has been pretty consistant with it)

[SoCal Metfan]

Beauty of a curve! Nice.

[SoCal Metfan]

Rats. Maybin with a blast to left.

[DL]

fuck you maybin

[JayTee415]

Go figure .........

[DL]

we're gonna regret leaving all these runners on

goddamnit all to hell

[SoCal Metfan]

Atta boy Niese.

[DL]

where was that?

[DL]

oh come the fuck on

[SoCal Metfan]

Dang. Almost great play by DW.

[DL]

WE NEED MORE RUNS

[SoCal Metfan]

Oh well, that blast sucks, but what can you do. Still pretty nice so far by Niese.

[DL]

gotta let niese hit for himself no matter what here

[SoCal Metfan]

Rubes with the plate discipline!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Butcher boy please.

[SoCal Metfan]

Attaboy Niese. Good bunt.

[SoCal Metfan]

Hairston's swings are so violent. :)

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

I miss our good hitters.

[DL]

more runners left on :(

very little belief that the lead lasts

[DL]

and this will be tied in no time

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Crap fucking shit.

[SoCal Metfan]

Atta boy Duda, nice catch!

[SoCal Metfan]

Frak. Seeing eye bleeder. Tie game.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Of fucking course

[JayTee415]

only the mets.

[DL]

of fucking course!

[SoCal Metfan]

Attaboy Rubes. Hard luck for Niese, both hits came on pretty good pitches.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

of fucking course!

C'mon now, come up with something original at least.

[SoCal Metfan]

only the mets.

Really? You think only the Mets ever give up a couple runs? Only the Mets give up seeing eye singles?

Sheesh guys.

[SoCal Metfan]

Dang. Ripped just foul.

[DL]

C'mon now, come up with something original at least.

how bout, we aren't winning this one

[JayTee415]

Really? You think only the Mets ever give up a couple runs? Only the Mets give up seeing eye singles?

Sheesh guys.

yep.... we leave too many runners on.....and struggle almost always against inferior teams. Only. the. mets.

[SoCal Metfan]

Damn, that's a lousy strike call.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

how bout, we aren't winning this one

The anti-John.

[Rave]

Dangit. Poor Jonjon won't get this win.

[DL]

yep not winning

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

yep.... we leave too many runners on.....and struggle almost always against inferior teams. Only. the. mets.

Left on base is a product of having the 2nd best team OBP in the NL.

[DL]

FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKk

it's the fucking padres

[DL]

how did we not throw him out

[Rave]

Wow, Niese left in with a zillion pitches.

Not sure how I feel about that.

[DL]

we're really pushing it with niese here

[DL]

do we never throw anyone out?

[DL]

here it fucking comes everybody

[Rave]

do we never throw anyone out?

WE don't. Paulino and Thole sometimes do.

[JayTee415]

Left on base is a product of having the 2nd best team OBP in the NL.

agreed , but all the other little things we don't do right get magnified 10 fold and come back to burn us......ie: bad base running, bad fielding, lack of situational hitting,BP meltdowns......

it's just too much to overcome sometimes.

CASE IN POINT!!!

[DL]

FUCKING FUCK FUCK

[DL]

how can we not win a motherfucking series vs the padres?

[four3two1]

WE don't. Paulino and Thole sometimes do.

our infielders throw ppl out a lot as well...atleast a few times a game..guaranteed

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Oh what the hell did Ruben do now?

[four3two1]

how can we not win a motherfucking series vs the padres?

thats what you get with a Pagan on your team

[four3two1]

*should've kept Church*

*Jesus as well*

[DL]

here comes carrasco to put it out of reach

i knew that fucking bases loaded no runs shit was gonna come back to fuck us

[JayTee415]

We should consider ourselves very very fortunate we got a split in this series.......

[four3two1]

here comes carrasco to put it out of reach

i knew that fucking bases loaded no runs shit was gonna come back to fuck us

Whenever we don't score...we don't win


its not just a coincidence.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

agreed , but all the other little things we don't do right get magnified 10 fold and come back to burn us......ie: bad base running, bad fielding, lack of situational hitting,BP meltdowns......

it's just too much to overcome sometimes.

CASE IN POINT!!!

4th in the NL in runs suggests they do pretty well knocking guys in. And the first 2 games of this series provide just as much evidence that they do get clutch hits as much as the last 2 games (this one included) demonstrate that they couldn't score in a whorehouse with a fistful of $100s. Add that up and you get what the Mets are, a .500 team with a fraction of their optimal lineup left on the field.

[DL]

would be nice to plate this leadoff runner

[DL]

great approach ronny

another runner left on

[JayTee415]

great approach ronny

another runner left on

Yeah ...I would have gone with Thole there.....

[DL]

3 hits

3 fucking hits

[DL]

watch this leadoff runner score for them

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

WTF Tejada. Swinging on 3-0?

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

DJ is terrible. Did he get a 2 year deal?

[JayTee415]

4th in the NL in runs suggests they do pretty well knocking guys in. And the first 2 games of this series provide just as much evidence that they do get clutch hits as much as the last 2 games (this one included) demonstrate that they couldn't score in a whorehouse with a fistful of $100s. Add that up and you get what the Mets are, a .500 team with a fraction of their optimal lineup left on the field.

They show flashes of doing things right, but then reality bites.....we can't sustain any semblance of momentum for more than 2 or 3 games.....it's the epitome of mediocrity.

[DL]

this team is gonna be pretty brutal for the last two months

this is an awful team, and we're struggling with them. no chance this weekend's series against a good team will be anything but full of pain

[DL]

1 for 10 with RISP, 9 LOB

bahhhh, hate seeing that shit from us

[four3two1]

They show flashes of doing things right, but then reality bites.....we can't sustain any semblance of momentum for more than 2 or 3 games.....it's the epitome of mediocrity.

we are exactly what we thought we were, if not slightly over that. we'll probably finish a few games over .500. and quite honestly in almost any other division we'd still be in the hunt for division lead. I mean we're tied in wins with the Indians who are only 2 games back in the AL Central. Its crazy.

[DL]

i don't think we'll be a few games OVER .500

not the way this team has been going lately

[four3two1]

i don't think we'll be a few games OVER .500

not the way this team has been going lately

depends on when reyes gets back

[DL]

i have a feeling this team finishes at 76-86 or 77-85 or something like that

we're only going to slip further

[DL]

these guys are swinging at everything

this is an awful loss

[JayTee415]

we are exactly what we thought we were, if not slightly over that. we'll probably finish a few games over .500. and quite honestly in almost any other division we'd still be in the hunt for division lead. I mean we're tied in wins with the Indians who are only 2 games back in the AL Central. Its crazy.

Agreed....... and my expectations were more or less neutral coming into this season....but it sure is nice when they overachieve and stay healthy....I just wish we were a tad more resilient.
A little more consistency and lot more discipline and we'd be right there too.....
Such is life......Oh well !!

[four3two1]

these guys are swinging at everything

this is an awful loss

not really..we've been out of the race for a while..its an average loss.

[sheadenizen]

i don't think we'll be a few games OVER .500

not the way this team has been going lately

Not sure if DL is being sarcastic or not, but I don't think they end up over .500. The starting pitching has basically fallen apart...yes, Niese did fine today...the bullpen is a mess, their defense is less than stellar and most importantly....they can't win at home where they play the majority of remaining games.

[DL]

lame

[four3two1]

Agreed....... and my expectations were more or less neutral coming into this season....but it sure is nice when they overachieve and stay healthy....I just wish we were a tad more resilient.
A little more consistency and lot more discipline and we'd be right there too.....
Such as life......Oh well !!

i'd say they are very very resilient..unless you mean medically...but i mean, that part blows my mind and i don't even know where to start in going about fixing that.

[JayTee415]

Now we get to hit the road...... where we play much better....:cool:

[four3two1]

Not sure if DL is being sarcastic or not, but I don't think they end up over .500. The starting pitching has basically fallen apart...yes, Niese did fine today...the bullpen is a mess, their defense is less than stellar and most importantly....they can't win at home where they play the majority of remaining games.

they've been hovering at .500 for pretty much the entire season..before reyes and murphy went down i'd have said for sure over .500...i'm a little less sure now..but i say if reyes gets back sooner rather than later we can still go over .500..even if it is by only 1 or 2 games

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Agreed....... and my expectations were more or less neutral coming into this season....but it sure is nice when they overachieve and stay healthy....I just wish we were a tad more resilient.
A little more consistency and lot more discipline and we'd be right there too.....
Such is life......Oh well !!

They came back a couple of times vs the Braves but couldn't get all the way over the hump. They had those back to back last out homers to tie the game vs the Nats and Fish. And there were also two 8th inning comebacks vs the Padres this week. But right now they're lacking the top hitter and 5th best hitter in the NL from their lineup. They're resilient, just not that talented right now.

[JayTee415]

the red flags on this team .....are rapidly becoming white flags on this season.


Are the Jets playing this weekend? lol

[sheadenizen]

they've been hovering at .500 for pretty much the entire season..before reyes and murphy went down i'd have said for sure over .500...i'm a little less sure now..but i say if reyes gets back sooner rather than later we can still go over .500..even if it is by only 1 or 2 games

they have a ton of games left with the nationals and marlins....I rest my case. :)

[DL]

not really..we've been out of the race for a while..its an average loss.

ALL LOSSES ARE AWFUL

[sheadenizen]

They came back a couple of times vs the Braves but couldn't get all the way over the hump. They had those back to back last out homers to tie the game vs the Nats and Fish. And there were also two 8th inning comebacks vs the Padres this week. But right now they're lacking the top hitter and 5th best hitter in the NL from their lineup. They're resilient, just not that talented right now.

The bottom line is they haven't gained an inch in the WC race in 2 months even when Reyes and Murph were playing. They are what they are.

[four3two1]

The bottom line is they haven't gained an inch in the WC race in 2 months even when Reyes and Murph were playing. They are what they are.

which is basically a .500 team.

[DL]

Not sure if DL is being sarcastic or not, but I don't think they end up over .500. The starting pitching has basically fallen apart...yes, Niese did fine today...the bullpen is a mess, their defense is less than stellar and most importantly....they can't win at home where they play the majority of remaining games.

i said i don't think we're going to be over .500

we're much more likely to end up around 75 wins for the year

[JayTee415]

Wow....lots of NFL starting up.....5 games tonight,5 more on sat + sun, and the J.E.T.S. play on MNF @ Houston.

[sheadenizen]

Wow....lots of NFL starting up.....5 games tonight,5 more on sat + sun, and the J.E.T.S. play on MNF @ Houston.

I'm so mad at the Giants for letting Smith go. Might have to root for the Panthers on Saturday night....LOL!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

The bottom line is they haven't gained an inch in the WC race in 2 months even when Reyes and Murph were playing. They are what they are.

Well that's a function of the Braves playing well too. They have the arms to compete, the Mets don't. I'm sure you saw the stats they kept on flashing during the series last weekend about their lockdown bullpen. There are a number of games the last couple of weeks where if you swapped the 7th/8th/9th pitchers of the Mets with the Braves, I'd imagine the WC race would look somewhat different.

[sheadenizen]

i said i don't think we're going to be over .500

we're much more likely to end up around 75 wins for the year

I don't think we'll be over .500 either.

[DL]

he's only going to play half the season for the eagles anyway

nothing the eagles do will make them as good as the pack either

i wish i could be half as understanding and normal when it came to the mets as it did with the giants, but that's what a championship brings

[DL]

the problem was, when we were winning quite a bit, the braves simply weren't losing that much

[JayTee415]

I don't think we'll be over .500 either.

They'd have to win 23 more games to finish .500........if jose gets back healthy , we may have an outside shot .

[sheadenizen]

Well that's a function of the Braves playing well too. They have the arms to compete, the Mets don't. I'm sure you saw the stats they kept on flashing during the series last weekend about their lockdown bullpen. There are a number of games the last couple of weeks where if you swapped the 7th/8th/9th pitchers of the Mets with the Braves, I'd imagine the WC race would look somewhat different.

That's really silly. If we had the Phillies starting pitching things would be different, too. We don't. We are who we are. The mets had every chance to draft or sign players that our management didn't. As out friend john says....IIWII! The Braves have a lock down bullpen because the drafted them and brought them along. The Phils have the rotation they do because their management was creative and had a farm to make trades. We didn't do any of that. Our management was awful and not very forward thinking. So now we start again.

[DL]

i know we are depleted, but after starting the series out with those two comeback wins, it's deflating as fuck to not come away with a series win. especially against an equally turdlike team like the padres. and at home, where we are a disgrace. not shockingly, the padres have been a pain in our asses for a while:

2007 2-4
2008 2-5
2009 2-5
2010 3-3
2011 2-2

:rolleyes:

[sheadenizen]

They'd have to win 23 more games to finish .500........if jose gets back healthy , we may have an outside shot .

Fine. I'm not rooting against them. I spend my money to go see them. I don't need a pep rally. You think they will. I think they won't. Doesn't mean we can't be friends....lol!

[JayTee415]

Fine. I'm not rooting against them. I spend my money to go see them. I don't need a pep rally. You think they will. I think they won't. Doesn't mean we can't be friends....lol!

YA GOTTA BELIEVE!!!!!!

:D

[sheadenizen]

i know we are depleted, but after starting the series out with those two comeback wins, it's deflating as fuck to not come away with a series win. especially against an equally turdlike team like the padres. and at home, where we are a disgrace. not shockingly, the padres have been a pain in our asses for a while:

2007 2-4
2008 2-5
2009 2-5
2010 3-3
2011 2-2

:rolleyes:

The mets normally don't take advantage of the bad teams. That's one of their biggest problems.

[DL]

the padres were good last year and in 2007 i think

[sheadenizen]

some of these statistics are beyond ridiculous, imo. Met with the most total bases. Seriously....anyone know that or care?

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

That's really silly. If we had the Phillies starting pitching things would be different, too. We don't. We are who we are. The mets had every chance to draft or sign players that our management didn't. As out friend john says....IIWII! The Braves have a lock down bullpen because the drafted them and brought them along. The Phils have the rotation they do because their management was creative and had a farm to make trades. We didn't do any of that. Our management was awful and not very forward thinking. So now we start again.

A bullpen is the easiest part of a team to build, although it's also the one that can experience the most volatility. This wasn't a commentary on what the Mets should have done during the Minaya regime. That topic has been discussed to death here.

This is more to say that the Braves performance in late innings for the past month or so has been unbelievably good and most likely unsustainable. Had the Mets bullpen had that type of run or the Braves bullpen had some games like the Mets the wild card race would look different. I don't think the Mets would be where the Braves are, but the difference in the standings wouldn't be quite as substantial.

[JayTee415]

lol...I wasn't even aware dave hudgens got tossed.

little good it did.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

i know we are depleted, but after starting the series out with those two comeback wins, it's deflating as fuck to not come away with a series win. especially against an equally turdlike team like the padres. and at home, where we are a disgrace. not shockingly, the padres have been a pain in our asses for a while:

2007 2-4
2008 2-5
2009 2-5
2010 3-3
2011 2-2

:rolleyes:

I remember after a 4 game sweep in SD in 2008, with like 3 straight 2-1 losses that I was positive Willie was going to get canned.

[DL]

the 2008 record is the worst. thanks wags!

[four3two1]

That's really silly. If we had the Phillies starting pitching things would be different, too. We don't. We are who we are. The mets had every chance to draft or sign players that our management didn't. As out friend john says....IIWII! The Braves have a lock down bullpen because the drafted them and brought them along. The Phils have the rotation they do because their management was creative and had a farm to make trades. We didn't do any of that. Our management was awful and not very forward thinking. So now we start again.

and if Duaner Sanchez hadn't gotten a sudden craving for Cuban food....

[DL]

though i guess it was much worse to have lost 20 games to a bad braves team that philly beat 20 times

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

though i guess it was much worse to have lost 20 games to a bad braves team that philly beat 20 times

Phillies owned the Braves in 2008. I think they went 9-0 in Atlanta.

[DL]

my god we need two of harvey/wheeler/familia/mejia to be good. and niese to at least develop into something a little better

[JayTee415]

Hello, good afternoon,.... thanks for calling the flushing queens revolving door company,... how may I help you ?

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Phillies and Mets had pretty similar records vs the East in 2008. The real difference was their records vs the Central. To that extent, I can remember a sweep in Houston and blowing a couple of winnable games vs the Buccos.

[DL]

lol yes

i remember the astros also having been a bogey team for us too

how fun!

[sheadenizen]

I remember after a 4 game sweep in SD in 2008, with like 3 straight 2-1 losses that I was positive Willie was going to get canned.

Wait....how did the Mets have a 4 game sweep in 2008 when we were 2-5 against them.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Wait....how did the Mets have a 4 game sweep in 2008 when we were 2-5 against them.

They were on the wrong side of a 4 game sweep.

[sheadenizen]

oh...i see....the mets got swept! never mind!

[sheadenizen]

They were on the wrong side of a 4 game sweep.

just realized that!

[DL]

we got swept at petco that year

it ended with wags giving up a granny in the 9th of the series closer, i think

[sheadenizen]

BTW, when i was at the game on Tuesday, when they did the dance cam between innings..... I swear MFBS, I thought one of the guys they showed was you! I couldn't stop laughing! He was a very good dancer!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

Which wasn't as painful as the 4 game sweep in Philly in 2007. Where like every close call and lucky bounce went Philly's way. A BS call on a Marlon Anderson takeout slide, a 30 foot roller that stopped on the line that tied a game late, Willie leaving an absolutely gassed Wagner to blow a game after the Mets rallied from a ton of runs down, etc.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

He was a very good dancer!

It obviously wasn't me.

[sheadenizen]

Which wasn't as painful as the 4 game sweep in Philly in 2007. Where like every close call and lucky bounce went Philly's way. A BS call on a Marlon Anderson takeout slide, a 30 foot roller that stopped on the line that tied a game late, Willie leaving an absolutely gassed Wagner to blow a game after the Mets rallied from a ton of runs down, etc.

i was at that game. what a killer! ugh!

[sheadenizen]

It obviously wasn't me.

LOL! I never saw you dance so I wasn't sure.....

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

we got swept at petco that year

it ended with wags giving up a granny in the 9th of the series closer, i think

Close. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN200806080.shtml

Wags came on with a 6-4 lead, gave up a hit that allowed an inherited runner to score then gave up a 3HR to Tony Clark.

[DL]

that sweep effectively ended our short run as the best team in the division

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

LOL! I never saw you dance so I wasn't sure.....

Consider yourself lucky about that.

[sheadenizen]

i was at that game. what a killer! ugh!

and it was even worse because the phil phans so were so over the top about it......ugh again!

[JayTee415]

some post game crap.....

Jon Niese’s 122 pitches matched his career high. #mets

Ruben Tejada's second error of game allowed #Padres go-ahead run to score with two out in the eighth.

[sheadenizen]

some post game crap.....

crap was the operative word!

[DL]

i'm sure all those pitches won't have an effect on his next start

[JayTee415]

crap was the operative word!

indeed.
:)

[DL]

weekend pitching matchups are horrible for us lol

lol @ seeing .500 again!

[sheadenizen]

i'm sure all those pitches won't have an effect on his next start

LOL!

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

i was at that game. what a killer! ugh!

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200708300.shtml

Mets scored 5 in the 8th to take a 10-8 lead (they had been behind as many as 5-0). Phillies scored 1 in the 8th and 2 in the 9th.

[JayTee415]

if we go 23-22 the rest of the way, we'll finish 81-81.........very do-able.

[Rave]

I just hope they finish ahead of the Marlins.

[sheadenizen]

if we go 23-22 the rest of the way, we'll finish 81-81.........very do-able.

not if you factor in home/away records and expect those will remain basically consistent. statistics don't lie....LOL!

[sheadenizen]

I just hope they finish ahead of the Marlins.

It even drives me crazy that past marlins...Maybin, Willingham, Uggla still kill the Mets. My hatred for the marlins actually exceeds my hatred of the braves.

[Rave]

It even drives me crazy that past marlins...Maybin, Willingham, Uggla still kill the Mets. My hatred for the marlins actually exceeds my hatred of the braves.

What'd Willingham do to us this year?

I hate them all equally. Even the Nats.

[MyFavBaseballSquadron]

What'd Willingham do to us this year?

I hate them all equally. Even the Nats.

Nothing, but he did some damage as a Nat last year.

Alberto Gonzalez from today's game was a former Nat.

[Tim in St. Louis]

Is that the sound of pads popping and helmets smackin? Its drowning out the crack of the bat for me.

[Athena]

Is that the sound of pads popping and helmets smackin? Its drowning out the crack of the bat for me.

New avatar, Timmy!! Nice!

[Tim in St. Louis]

I am sooooo over baseball.

[DL]

not if you factor in home/away records and expect those will remain basically consistent. statistics don't lie....LOL!

we can't stay this bad at home

[Athena]

I am sooooo over baseball.

Really? I'm not a football fan, so I'm not distracted by the onset of the exhibition season. Sadly, it's baseball or nothing for me.