Open Thread - Game 2: Mets vs Nationals (04/05/2006) on SNY

by Eric Simon on Apr 5, 2006 4:19 PM EDT

John Patterson was ninth in the National League last season with a 3.13 ERA, though his performance was not so much a product of his home ballpark, RFK, which is extremely generous to pitchers. Patterson's road ERA was 3.22 (3.08 at home), so he's good stuff wherever he's pitching.

Brian Bannister makes his big league debut tonight, so he'll try to get off to a fast start and keep the naysayers at bay.

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by Dan121377 on Apr 5, 2006 5:59 PM EDT reply actions

Let's go Mets! (n/t)

by kingcritical on Apr 5, 2006 6:25 PM EDT reply actions

make some noise

for the NY Mets!

Here's hoping that BB gets off on the right foot in his big league debut. Who would have predicted in February that VZ would go down with a tender hammy and Bannister would pitch the second game of the season.

Maybe VZ will need extra rest and Heilman will get a start too!

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

Mets Extra

... hearing that "Meet the Mets" lead in on WFAN for the first time in a year always sets my blood soaring.

Interesting: Willie just confirmed to Ed Coleman that the Anderson Hernandez bunting third strike in the first game was his, the manager's, choice. Why? He didn't really say, but he sort of implied he doesn't think Hernandez is really a hitter yet.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 6:39 PM EDT reply actions

stepping out

All right guys, I have to step out for the start of the game, unfortunately, but I hope to be back for the end.

I hope there's some good stuff to chatter about while I'm gone.

Let's go Mets!

by kingcritical on Apr 5, 2006 6:57 PM EDT reply actions

danny graves

picks up the win for cleveland this afternoon!

why did we waste all of that money on wagner ;)

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:00 PM EDT reply actions

nice debut inning

Though it sounds like Guillen really tagged one, it's still April at Shea and it takes a lot to get a ball out of the yard.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

SNY

i'm assuming this game is on SNY. I am watching on mlb.tv at work so i dont have any sound. but does sny not have any screen graphics to show the score/count/inning/runners on base or is that just in mlb.tv?

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

BB

1,2,3

not too shabby.

watching on sportsline....

he looks like he is throwing strikes when he needs too, but he is missing early in the count.

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:19 PM EDT reply actions

simon

you'd better have the pitches from jose's 1st at-bat posted tomorrow. awesome AB! 10 pitches, he looked at 3 balls with two strikes on him, fouled off a bunch of pitches and then singled!

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:24 PM EDT reply actions

don't bunt!

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

New Amazin' Avenue Reader

Hey, Mets fans! Awesome blog.

by Wil @ Amazin' Avenue on Apr 5, 2006 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

Welcome welcome welcome

there's beer in the fridge and Eric's kielbasa ain't shabby.

by peeder on Apr 6, 2006 2:54 AM EDT up reply actions

booing

Well, the booing was clearly audible on the radio after Beltran's strikeout. Shame on you, fickle fans. It's the second game of the season. And there are still two more chances even in this inning. I thought we wanted him to swing away!

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

are they booing?

b-tran Ks in a big spot

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

Beltran struck out.

A boo here and there.

by Wil @ Amazin' Avenue on Apr 5, 2006 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

they would have booed

more if he bunted them over.

can't win unless he starts hitting

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:30 PM EDT reply actions

booing

did they boo delgado too?

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 7:31 PM EDT reply actions

Thats right!

Base hit baby...1-0.

by Wil @ Amazin' Avenue on Apr 5, 2006 7:31 PM EDT reply actions

d-dub

Wright makes it right in the end. That would have been a sad inning to exit without a score.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 7:31 PM EDT reply actions

MVP!! MVP!!

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 7:31 PM EDT reply actions

dee-dub

you gotta love that kid

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:32 PM EDT reply actions

What?

Did he just say Cliff's not wearing an underwear?

by Wil @ Amazin' Avenue on Apr 5, 2006 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

and a stolen base!!!

what doesnt he do???

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

Nice

Wright looked like a dolphin the way he slid into second.

Pretty sparse crowd - nobody up for baseball on a snow day?

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

A load indeed

33 pitches...first inn.

by Wil @ Amazin' Avenue on Apr 5, 2006 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

leiter-esque

all of those pitches nibbling at the corners. he still got 3Ks and gave up only one run.

leiter would be down 4-0 and sweating like a pig despite the cool april night.

sorry Al, enjoy your yankee retirement.

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

pretty good 1st inning

on both ends...Banny looked good...would have liked to get more than 1 with 2 on and none out but ill take what i can get...thats probably more than we would have gotten last year

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 7:38 PM EDT reply actions

Number 40???

anyone else think bannister should change his number? the memory of braden looper is still a little too recent.

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 7:40 PM EDT reply actions

D'oh!

Now it's gonna be even harder for Soriano to remember what to do out in LF.

That's gotta hurt...

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 7:41 PM EDT reply actions

Heard the smack from my bathroom

Ouch.

by Wil @ Amazin' Avenue on Apr 5, 2006 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

nice pitch!

With the sweeping curve freezing Clayton, Bannister has a chance to get through the inning unscathed despite Lo Duca's slowness to find the ball allowing the extra base on the wild pitch earlier...

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 7:47 PM EDT reply actions

high strikes

being called tonight...one against delgado...now one for bannister...im just glad its being called both ways

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 7:47 PM EDT reply actions

apparently

Frank Robinson was out to talk to the home plate ump (Tschida) between innings, and I'd guess he was talking about that.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

NADY!!

Beautiful

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 7:52 PM EDT reply actions

Xman

hit cliff's homerun

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:52 PM EDT reply actions

He did a great job

keeping his sh*t together mentally, esp. after hitting Soriano and that wild pitch. Didn't let it get to him.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 7:53 PM EDT reply actions

New MVP!! New MVP!!

co-MVPs on the same team? maybe if d-write and nady keep this up all year (and nady hits 1.000 lol)

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 7:53 PM EDT reply actions

d-write???

haha im writing a paper too, sorry david

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 7:54 PM EDT reply actions

patterson

has struck out the side both innings.

by thekid on Apr 5, 2006 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

reyes

sees 4 pitches this time, unfortunately the last three were strikes. i think he is reading esimon's posts. let's hope he averages 7p/ab for the rest of the season.

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 7:58 PM EDT reply actions

perfect throw

i can get used to that

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 8:00 PM EDT reply actions

bannister!

pitches out of trouble again.

leadoff walks are killers. nice job peeloo dookie!

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 8:04 PM EDT reply actions

It'd be nice to see Beltran swipe one here.

by Mr. Met on Apr 5, 2006 8:08 PM EDT reply actions

BLAM!

That works too....

by Mr. Met on Apr 5, 2006 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions

YEA BABY

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 8:13 PM EDT reply actions

i'm guessing

it is hard to hear the boos right now.

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 8:14 PM EDT reply actions

re: boos

Listening on the radio, before Beltran's 2nd AB there were lots of deliberate cheers... as if they were trying to drown out boos... anyone else hear this? Also, I love how Soriano gets booed every time. :-)

I like this new WFAN radio team.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I heard it on the teevee

And that's what I'd be doing if I was there. I just don't get some people.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice to see

Delgado getting a curtain call. He destroyed that ball.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 8:14 PM EDT reply actions

You may be Brooklyn Raider to everyone else

but you'll always be Anonymous Hero to me.

by Mr. Met on Apr 5, 2006 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions

And my girlfriend

Er, I didn't say that.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL !

by Mr. Met on Apr 5, 2006 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Nady's bat

It might still say "San Diego Padres" on it but I dont care...hold on to that one for a while

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 8:17 PM EDT reply actions

I'm loving this

How would you like to pitch to this lineup? Lets force them into the bullpen early.

by thekid on Apr 5, 2006 8:19 PM EDT reply actions

I think I said this in last game's thread...

but it bears repeating...

BASEBALL IS BACK!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!

giddy as a little girl

Hopefully Bannister is the real deal. Delgado is a monster. Wright is... GOD...

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 8:23 PM EDT reply actions

BB

mow em down. he is pitching like a 10-year veteran. A really good 10-year veteran.

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 8:29 PM EDT reply actions

I'm loving Bannister even more

Keep it up kid. nuff said

by thekid on Apr 5, 2006 8:29 PM EDT reply actions

on the other hand,

his hitting could certainly use some improvement. Six pitches, two Ks, no contact yet.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions

BB

Someone is going to have to remove that poll on the front page. "How dumb is it to put Bannister in the rotation?" :-)

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 8:32 PM EDT reply actions

cool

According to the FAN team Marlon Anderson got a 2-year deal from Washington... good for him. I'm glad to hear that. He was a good player for us last year.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 8:39 PM EDT reply actions

BREAKING NEWS:

Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead!

by Mr. Met on Apr 5, 2006 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions

i don't get it.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions

deals

On the other hand, giving a two-year deal to a bench player is never a good idea. Not even a really good bench player, which Marlon is. The deals he and the ancient Franco got were two of the sillier contracts signed this offseason, even if the Mets can afford to waste a million bucks here and there.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions

true dat

still, Marlon rules.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

while this true

if julio franco was gonna get 2 years, why not Marlon Anderson instead of bringing in Valentin

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

sweet

more runs please

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 8:40 PM EDT reply actions

Bannister

Damn . . . Color me (two-toned teal and black) impressed.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 8:40 PM EDT reply actions

whats up with SNY?

Does SNY not have any screen graphics to tell who is batting or new pitchers and stuff? And do they not have a graphic to show the score/count/etc like most other networks? Or is that just a thing on MLB TV?

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 8:43 PM EDT reply actions

I suggest a new strategy

Keith: "He looks like a Wookiee." This from a man with what seems to be a fur-trimmed pimp coat.

Best decision ever SNY!

Oops pow surprise! Ohhhhhh!

by Doc Manhattan on Apr 5, 2006 8:43 PM EDT reply actions

I dig the pimp coat

Looks like wookiee pelt.

And check out the tie.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions

C'MON WRIGHT

WE WANT MORE!!!

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 8:47 PM EDT reply actions

and...

there goes the no-hitter. Oh well.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

I'd like to congratulate everyone here

for not mentioning it until now.

by Mr. Met on Apr 5, 2006 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah but

we were all thinking it

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

i was thinking

how pissed i would be if someone did mention it.

i know it is superstitious, but I really like the intensity of not saying anything.

now i have to go home and eat dinner.

screw you nick johnson!

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions

applause

great job brian!

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

Dammit SNY!

You jinxed him! He was gonna make Mets history in his first major league game!

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

Damn

Well, it was a good 5 1/3 innings.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 8:56 PM EDT reply actions

whoa!

I just got home.

5.1 no-hit innings, with a wild pitch and 2 HBP.

It sounds like that guy from the CA penal league in Major League.

How does he look?

by hotspur on Apr 5, 2006 9:01 PM EDT reply actions

He looks really good

Lost a little control at the end, maybe having a hard time holding on if Lo Duca's calling a lot of inside pitches. The 3-R HR was unfortunate but he really pitched a great debut overall, and even got himself out of the inning.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions

handy andy

needs to find a stick

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by pj on Apr 5, 2006 9:09 PM EDT reply actions

Cartman voice: "God I hate you Stanton."

by big shea on Apr 5, 2006 9:19 PM EDT reply actions

on a complete side note

this is hilarious. It is jumping by like 100k a half an hour now. This guy just my get to the menage a trois. Don't worry the link is suitable for work or wherever.

http://www.helpwinmybet.com/

by thekid on Apr 5, 2006 9:26 PM EDT reply actions

that is spectacular

good for that guy, if only i could get my girlfriend to do the same....

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions

what the heck?

There's a clause in their contract that says the second girl "cannot be a prostitute."

If you're going to go to that much trouble, doesn't it kinda have to be with her sister or roommate?

by hotspur on Apr 5, 2006 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

what's potentially sad is

will he be able to convince the third party?

by thekid on Apr 5, 2006 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Depending on the girlfriend

Finding a third party might not be as hard.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah don't you read nerve.com

or craigslist people post that stuff all the time

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

HOLY CRAP

Hernandez!

Hope he's okay.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 9:37 PM EDT reply actions

What a friggin play!

I hope the kid is ok.

by big shea on Apr 5, 2006 9:37 PM EDT reply actions

WHAT A CATCH!!!

especially now that it looks like he's ok...probably just got winded (hopefully), but WHAT A CATCH!!!

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 9:39 PM EDT reply actions

As good as D-Wright's catch

from last year???

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 9:40 PM EDT reply actions

very close

a bigger dive...but without the bare hand factor.

by big shea on Apr 5, 2006 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Crap.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 9:52 PM EDT reply actions

wtf?

our shutdown closer just did a looper, damn

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 9:52 PM EDT reply actions

OH MAN!

And I was just touting Wagner to my wife and how great it was to have a shutdown closer! UKKK! :-)

OK, let's make it a dramatic one in the 9th. :-)

"They win the damn thing by a score of 10-9!"

by ZaBlanc on Apr 5, 2006 9:56 PM EDT reply actions

zimmerman

is already a met killer, a la Pat Burell

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

bring back looper!!!

/snark

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 9:59 PM EDT reply actions

at least

the mets waited until the 2nd game of the season to blow a save this year

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Wagner is gonna give up a couple of those

just because he throws so hard. if someone can catch up to it and make solid contact, its gonna go a long way. remember when piazza did it to him a few years back in the astrodome?

also, poor bannister, he deserved the win tonight. either way, great debut from the kid.

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 10:00 PM EDT reply actions

yeah

at least he doesn't walk people, that bothered me abot looper more than anything, the nibbling, the occasional HR i can live with

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

YEAH!

FLOYD-y!!!! He's a Fingerbang man!!!! Now score me a run!

"They win the damn thing by a score of 10-9!"

by ZaBlanc on Apr 5, 2006 10:01 PM EDT reply actions

franco

29 seasons???!?!?!?!?!?!?

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:06 PM EDT reply actions

Come on Little Paul!

by kingcritical on Apr 5, 2006 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

good ab by reyes

made Cordero throw strikes, he's learning

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

Reyes

is learning how to work an at-bat.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

I just turned on the TV.

Damn, seems like it was a crazy game.

Just got in.

by kingcritical on Apr 5, 2006 10:09 PM EDT reply actions

mets blew a 4 run lead

3 run hr by Nick Johnson off Banister, solo HR Zimmerman off Wagner

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions

90 Feet from Home.

Let's go Mets!

New York Mets World Champions 2006

by Seandq on Apr 5, 2006 10:09 PM EDT reply actions

REYES WALKS!!!

hey admit it Mets fans... do you really want Beltran batting 2nd here?

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:09 PM EDT reply actions

Yes.

Unqualified yes to that question. Come on, which career line do you like better with men on:

285/339/417 (LoDuca)
282/350/479 (Beltran)

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions

those #s are pretty similar

but I won't quibble.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions

damn it

by kingcritical on Apr 5, 2006 10:10 PM EDT reply actions

jorge julio

I have a bad feeling about this guy... anyone else think he's going to pull a Benitez...?

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:13 PM EDT reply actions

which benitez?

benitez from the regular season or benitez from the playoffs? ill take regular season benitez any day of the week

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions

the benitez that blows games.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah ok

not him

or did you just say that cause julio looks like benitez?

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah i think benitez

was an apt comparison, damn it

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions

hm...

they have a similar vibe about them.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions

you called it

i thought the bullpen was supposed to be a "strength" this year

by OSUmets on Apr 5, 2006 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions

as much as we hate to admit it

and as much as we're going to cry JULIO SUCKS this year, this one is on Wagner.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

FUCK

I hate being right.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

Aargh.

Blew it.

by Billy Everyteen on Apr 5, 2006 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

Heart of the order...

Keep it at 2. Heart of the order coming up. Believe!

"They win the damn thing by a score of 10-9!"

by ZaBlanc on Apr 5, 2006 10:23 PM EDT reply actions

meltdown inning

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 10:23 PM EDT reply actions

now

The wheels are coming off. This one is everyone's fault, I'm afraid; though Julio is going to get most of the blame in the press, and he does need to put it together and become a more effective pitcher if the Mets are going to solidify the bullpen.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

no no

this one is all Wagner.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

nonsense!

Wagner blew the save, but the Mets had every chance in the world to win this one in the bottom of the ninth. If you blame Wagner for everything that happened after the Zimmerman HR, you've got to lay some blame on Lo Duca and maybe even the batters that preceded him for not driving Floyd home in the bottom of the ninth.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not blaming wags for the 10th

We got him in the off season to make sure it never gets there...

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Willie has to take some of the blame.

You have to put some of the blame on Willie. You have to go for the win in the bottom of the 9th. Now I won't blame Willie for eschewing the bunt with Nady up because Nady has been hot. But you can't allow Anderson Hernandez to hit. He's totally over matched offensively. You've got to try and win right there and then. You don't play for extra innings because you don't know what will happen.

American league fans have told me what to expect from Julio so I was not surprised and Willie should not be surpirsed either. Terrible trade for him.

by gategem on Apr 5, 2006 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

good points, all

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions

i also thought they would

run for floyd with Endy Chavez and try to steal, in a tie game, still you can count on Julio melting down like that

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Loduca booed big time?

Loduca has got to be getting grief right now. Worst inning for one player ever.

"They win the damn thing by a score of 10-9!"

by ZaBlanc on Apr 5, 2006 10:26 PM EDT reply actions

what the hell is going on?

watching on gamecast. did loduca just make two errors?

by thekid on Apr 5, 2006 10:27 PM EDT reply actions

he allowed a passed ball on dropped 3 strike

then threw a little tapper that was a sure double play ball into CF, also made the last out in 9th with base juiced

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Awful

by thekid on Apr 5, 2006 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

christ

Julio is BRUTAL.

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by ntrainbug on Apr 5, 2006 10:28 PM EDT reply actions

What is happening with Lowduca

by Mets09 on Apr 5, 2006 10:28 PM EDT reply actions

Julio

Why is he still being left in

by Mets09 on Apr 5, 2006 10:28 PM EDT reply actions

i think carlos beltran is going

be off the hook with booing for a while, they're might be a new target, Jorge Julio = Mel Rojas? I hope not

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Apr 5, 2006 10:29 PM EDT reply actions

as I recall

Julio was already getting booed a little bit when the roster was announced before opening day. It's not going to get better now. Can Peterson put him back together? He's been sucking in Baltimore for a good while now after that freak 2002 season.

by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions