Sweep Nectar Of Life: Mets 9, Brewers 2
by Eric Simon on Sep 4, 2008 12:05 AM EDT
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An easy win for Oliver Perez, who wasn't great but didn't have to be because the Mets' offense did all of the heavy lifting for him. Somewhat amazingly, Perez stuck around for 6.2 innings and didn't record a single groundball out. He struck out five and induced flyballs on the other fifteen batters he retired. That's craziness.
Perez did walk five batters, which had to be a little disappointing considering that he already had a six-run cushion when he took the mound in the first and the Brewers never got closer than 6-2. You've got a huge lead, just throw strikes, man!
The Mets got another 2.1 scoreless innings of relief out of a bullpen that is suddenly showing signs of aptitude. Even Duaner "Gasoline Fire" Sanchez kept the Brewers off the board in his second consecutive scoreless appearance. He had allowed runs in four of his prior six appearances, none of which lasted even an inning.
Pitching aside, the story of this game was the offense. Every starter reached base either via hit or walk, and everyone except Jose Reyes scored at least one run. Dan Murphy and Carlos Beltran three time apiece, and Reyes (47), Beltran (20) and Luis Castillo (15) each added a stolen base.
I gave the GWRBI to Ryan Church because, using the new, awesome-r rules, he drove in the actual winning run with his grand slam in the first. If we were using the traditional rules, the GWRBI would have gone to Carlos Delgado since he put the Mets ahead for good with his single in the first. So, if you're scoring the old-fashioned way you can give it to Delgado.
The Philthies lost again to the Nationals, so the Mets' lead in the NL East grew to three games. Both teams are off tomorrow before beginning a three-game series at Shea on Friday that culminates in Santana v Hamels on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball.
Big winners: Ryan Church, +16.2% WPA, Oliver Perez, +10.1% WPA
Big losers: Fernando Tatis, -.7% WPA, Luis Castillo, -.5% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Church salami, +18.7% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Hardy RBI single in 1st, -3.4% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: +12.6%
Total batter WPA: +37.4%
GWRBI: Ryan Church
Game Thread Roll Call
Nice job by IanB in MD; his effort in the game thread embiggens us all.
| Name | # of Posts |
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| IanB in MD | 45 |
| Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright | 35 |
| JoshNY | 24 |
| kingcritical | 24 |
| anonymous | 15 |
| goth brooks | 13 |
| LOUtheMETfan | 7 |
| Reg Dunlop | 3 |
| Durelo | 2 |
| john milner | 1 |
| Endys Game | 1 |
| sireric | 1 |
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"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 4, 2008 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions
it's no super troopers, that's for sure
but after a movie like that you can only go down.
not seen it yet
but it’s in the queue.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 4, 2008 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
save it for a rainy day...
a real rainy day.
"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 4, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
haven't you heard?
opinions are relative.
"What's this day of rest shit? What's this bullshit? I don't fuckin' care! It don't matter to Jesus."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 5, 2008 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd like to thank...
…the server at work, my coworkers and bacon.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Not to emulate our illustrious president
but all I can say to the Phillies is “BRING IT ON!”
We can pretty much crush their season this weekend. Let’s do it.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
Unless the Phills sweep, the Mets are still in 1st place after this weekend. If the Mets take at least 2 of 3 that’s a 4 game lead with 19 games to play, and the Mets face the Nats and Braves in 12 of those 19 games.
Separate question: Why is Darth Vader on the Mets schedule for the game on the 16th?
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
I was wondering the same thing.
When you mouse over it, it says “THE FORCE UNLEASHED.”
#@*$ the heck?
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
by kingcritical on Sep 4, 2008 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, the game is in Washington
Maybe the Mets are taking on Dick Cheney that night?
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 4, 2008 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Im going to see the Mets that week
On monday, not Star Wars night. Should be fun. Free tix.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Jerk
I wanna go to Nats ballpark. Eat a half-smoke for me. It ain’t dogs and knishes but, eh, whatcha gonna do?
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 4, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
those words (bring it on) sound eerily familiar
"Phenomenological ontology? The Dude abides."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 4, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate these off days
No Mets today, what am I to do?
Oh yeah, the Giants are on. Nothing like football when it’s 85 degrees out.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
It was nice of MLB...
not to schedule any meaningful baseball in NYC the night of the start of football season.
+1
Did you see how the Yankees tried to come back against TB last night? Derek Jeter stepped to the plate, down by 6 in the 9th, with 2 men on and said, “sorry, Tampa, not today! I’m not letting Yankee Stadium go dark without October baseball! True Yankees don’t allow that to happen” and then he hit a 3-run HR.
And then, wouldn’t you know it, Choke-Rod followed up with another meaningless solo-shot: too little, too late. If only he had done that when it counted.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Sep 5, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
only a solo home run?
what a loser. winners ask Jeter to take a walk so that they can hit a grand slam.
That still woulda left them one run short
He should have just hit a bases-empty grand slam. It is the most clutch that any man can do.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
DID SOMEONE SAY JETER?
"What's this day of rest shit? What's this bullshit? I don't fuckin' care! It don't matter to Jesus."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 5, 2008 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
disturbing, man
i don’t even think Skankees fans see as many Jeter pictures as we do on this site.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 5, 2008 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
CP-P :-)
I guess people don’t understand the method to my madness. In order to get people from mentioning the s.o.b., I’ve tried to incorporate his image everytime they do. I guess it ain’t workin.
I’ll have to become more imaginative in deterring people from mentioning anything to do with “him” or “them”.
hmmm…
" I don't read the script. The script reads me."
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Sep 6, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
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