Does The Fun Ever Start: Cubs 9, Mets 5

by Eric Simon on Sep 23, 2008 12:06 AM EDT

The well of ways to say the Mets suck is starting to run dry. Tonight, Jon Niese showed why he may need a little more time in the minors and the Cubs showed why they're the team to beat in the National League.

Jason Marquis drove in more runs -- 5 -- than the entire Mets' team. The Mets' first run was scored by Carlos Delgado on a Marquis wild pitch, so their offense technically only gets credit for four runs batted in on the night. Marquis knocked in four on the fourth-inning grand slam and another on a groundout an inning later.

Duaner Sanchez and Aaron Heilman pitched a scoreless inning apiece to get the ball to the Mets' closer. Just like they drew it up in March. Except that in this reality, the Mets were already out of it when Sanchez and Heilman entered the game and they handed the ball to Luis Ayala and not a real closer. This is also ignoring the fact that for the better part of this season, Sanchez and Heilman have thrown very few scoreless innings, especially in games the Mets weren't already en route to losing.

The Cubs are going with Sean Marshall tomorrow, as the Mets counter with Johan Santana. Suffice it to say, this is kinda sorta an important game.

Big winners: Ryan Church, +9.9% WPA, Daniel Murphy, +7.3% WPA
Big losers: Jon Niese, -44.4% WPA, Luis Castillo, -6.3% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Murphy RBI double in 2nd, +10.9% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Marquis grand slam, -18.4% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: -48.2%
Total batter WPA: -1.8%
GWRBI: Jason Marquis

Game Thread Roll Call

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

Name	# of Posts
LOUtheMETSfan	119
itsmetsforme	60
pingel	59
losangelesmets	30
Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright	29
Omar21	21
elifriedman	18
ZaBlanc	4
anonymous	4
JoshNY	4
kendynamo	2
JohnPeterson	2
Rod Gaspar Fan Club	2
mmxii	2
kingcritical	1
kiki50	1

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MUSTO WINNO

Marshall vs. Santana. Yeah, we can lose and still make the playoffs somehow, but for all intents and purposes, the Mets simply need to win this game.

Forget scoreboard watching from here on out. The Mets need to win. They just need to win. The playoffs mean nothing hoping the Brewers lose the next 6.

The 2008 NY Mets: Pedro hurt already. Delgado still sucks. Mets still can't beat the Braves. Beltran only plays 6 innings. WTF with Pelfrey?? Mets win 60 in a row. Freakin' Wagner. PLAYOFFS, NO WAY?!

by ZaBlanc on Sep 23, 2008 12:46 AM EDT reply actions

Amen.

it’s all about what happens at Shea the next six games, not what happens anywhere else.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 23, 2008 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions

The butcher and the baker and the people on the street, where did they go? To meet the Mets!

by Rod Gaspar Fan Club on Sep 23, 2008 9:27 AM EDT reply actions

eff me in the goat ass

piece of crap

by kendynamo on Sep 23, 2008 10:53 AM EDT reply actions

why are you always telling me to fuck a goat?

by Simons on Sep 23, 2008 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Does anyone have a way to guage the METS attitude about playing baseball currently?

In all seriousness, as a person who was lucky enough to participate in some form of athletic competition whether it was high school football, church league basketball or Navy flag football, the essence of playing was; 1. Fun, 2. Competition.

There honestly isn’t anyway to even fathom putting myself in the position of these multi-talented players, playing on a world stage and getting paid so handsomely for playing a sport. So, as fans, are we missing something about the New York Mets? What are we not seeing? Are they truly bad? Are they unlucky? Do they not want it? Are they waiting for next year? God, I certainly hope not. It must be tough as hell mentally to play 162 games just to tell themselves: “We’ll do it next year.”

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 23, 2008 1:32 PM EDT reply actions