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Heils Beils: Mets 8, Marlins 6

Brian Stokes was far from terrible in his first big league appearance this season, striking out six and allowing four runs in 5.2 innings. He wasn't exactly spectacular, but he kept the Mets in the game long enough for them to rough up the Marlins' bullpen and ultimately walk away with an 8-6 win.

The legend of Dan Murphy continues to grow, as the Met rookie hit a two-run pinch-hit homerun in the seventh inning, adding a GWRBI to his list of early accomplishments.

Carlos Beltran went 3-for-3 with an intentional walk and Carlos Delgado hit another long homerun, as his bat continues to implore the Mets to pick up his 2009 team option.

The bullpen was shaky again, particularly Joe Smith, but Aaron Heilman nailed down his second save in as many games and the Mets moved a game-and-a-half ahead of the Marlins while remaining a game behind the Phillies.

Big winners: Carlos Beltran, +15.7% WPA, Dan Murphy, +14.1% WPA
Big losers: Brian Stokes, -12.3% WPA, Joe Smith, -10.1% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Amezaga double-play in 8th, +15.3% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Mike Jacobs bomb, -25.3% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: +1.5%
Total batter WPA: +48.5%


Game Thread Roll Call

Nice job by Simons; his effort in the game thread embiggens us all.

Name # of Posts
Simons 50
Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright 47
tbach81 35
pingel 32
JoshNY 27
Greenpoint Ian 15
Endys Game 9
Shomov 7
anonymous 7
DoctorK16 6
LOUtheMETfan 5
mmxii 3
BlackOps 1
Prince 1

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It took me a second But I finally got it.

The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.

by sireric on Aug 10, 2008 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eric

is that you in the NY Times today?

by DoctorK16 on Aug 10, 2008 10:59 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd go out on a limb and say yes

I think it’s unlikely that there are two different Eric Simons who use their Mets blogs to promote the redevelopment of Willets Point. Congrats to Eric on a nice article, and a good job representing the cause of sanity.

link

by anonymous on Aug 10, 2008 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

also

For whatever reason, I had it in my mind that Eric was a year or two older than me. Well, “Mr. Simon” in the article is 29, and I’m 28.

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 10, 2008 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be 30 in a few weeks

So I can only assume that’s what you were thinking.

by Eric Simon on Aug 10, 2008 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bullpen was shaky

Yeah, but Dan Murphy really, really botched Willingham’s double. That should have been an out (I still love Murphy, of course).

Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 10, 2008 11:15 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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