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Aftermath: Game 14 - Mets vs Nationals

I don't even have anything to say. This giagantic jumping cat says it all. This game was ugly with a capital fugly. There were too many horrible managerial decisions to count (editor's note: there were 134). So many ill-advised bunt calls and horribly-executed bunts. The officiating wasn't great, but the Mets' didn't do themselves any favors at the plate either. I called it at approximately 11:53pm:

The only way the Mets are scoring is if Hanrahan throws one away.

Two minutes later Damion Easley scooted home from third on a wild pitch by Joel Hanrahan and the Mets' were 3-2 victors. The pitching was very good; Nelson Figueroa was terrific again, the bullpen was tremendous, and the Mets didn't even have to use Scott Schoeneweis.

It's amazing how bad this lineup looks when Carlos Beltran isn't playing. A 4-8 of Delgado-Pagan-Clark-Casanova-Castillo was just death, combining to go 4-for-25 (including two at-bats by Endy Chavez in Brady Clark's stead). Anyway, that's all I've got for this one. Go back and read the comments from the game thread to get a feel for what the game was like to watch. Or, just stick spoons in your eyes. Either way.

The Mets head to Philly tonight as Johan Santana takes on Cole Hamels.

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bunt count

If anyone can stand to look back over the game logs for this one (I can’t) I would be very interested to know what the total number of bunts attempted by Mets hitters was. My guess would be the number is around 37, but my memory is not perfect, and I may have missed two or three.

by anonymous on Apr 18, 2008 12:49 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thank god I didn't see this game, any of it

I can just be happy with the win.

And I hope we see more 3-2 games, because that is my absolute favorite picture—I love that leaping cat.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Apr 18, 2008 1:39 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hahahahaha

Oh my god, I’m only half way though the comments on the game thread, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen the word “bunt” in one place so many times in my life. I’m not even kidding.

What kind of game was this? I’m laughing my ass off here because it seems like a parody. The FJM guys could not write a better fake play-by-play than this.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Apr 18, 2008 1:55 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I am laughing my ass off here

“At least you don’t have to half-ass a recap after this trainwreck is over.”—Eric Simon

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Apr 18, 2008 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure it was not quite as funny at the time...

but I cannot stop laughing a what Squad said: “Azek should sponsor bunt attempts, not strikeouts.”

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Apr 18, 2008 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

worth noting

easley scored on hanrahan’s wild pitch. but before that, he advanced to third on hanrahan’s wild pickoff attempt. and before that, he advanced to second on hanrahan’s first wild pitch.

In three throws, the nats’ last man standing lost 0.53 in WE (win expectancy). You need to net -0.5 to lose the game.

by jadelane on Apr 18, 2008 9:41 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Didn't see the game

But I agree with kingcritical – after reading the game thread’s comments it looks like last night was a real shit show.

by ams258 on Apr 18, 2008 9:56 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It really was a disaster.

It was like a nightmare with all the bunt attempts.

retire 17

by SQUAD on Apr 18, 2008 12:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pitching matchup of the year tonight.

AND I CAN FINALLY WATCH A METS GAME!! WOO!

by BlackOps on Apr 18, 2008 1:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah this should be a real battle

i hope our bats are up for the task

by kendynamo on Apr 18, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I also hope

that we leave our bunts in New York.

by ams258 on Apr 18, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

smallball wins championships

that’s why billy beane’s shit doesn’t work in the playoffs, didn’t you know?!

by gogomets on Apr 18, 2008 2:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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