Flo Rida Bl Ows: Marlins 5, Mets 4

by Eric Simon on Apr 10, 2009 11:27 PM EDT

Game Result

SB Nation Coverage

* Boxscore
* Amazin' Avenue Gamethread
* FishStripes Gamethread

Recap

Again, the Mets were done in by poor clutch hitting tonight. They had eleven hits and six walks and managed just the four runs, stranding 14 batters overall. Murphy, Beltran and Church each had three hits, Castillo contributed nothing, and Sheffield added a pinch-walk.

Pitching-wise, the Mets got a number of bad breaks. Emilio Bonifacio had, by my count, 37 infield hits tonight. Throw in a bloop by John Baker and a couple of monstrous homeruns by Uggla and Ramirez and the Mets wind up on the crummy end of a 5-4 loss. John Maine was solid tonight, walking one and striking out five. The relievers got tagged for three earned runs, but only Sean Green was actually bad. Bobby Parnell allowed three hits and a run, but only Ramirez's RBI single was hit hard.

So it's 2-2 to start the season. Could be worse, should be better. Don't forget that tomorrow's game starts at 6pm but the first hour will be blacked out because of FOX's ~~utterly retarded~~ interesting teevee exclusivity window. You can follow the game online, hear it on the radio, and of course, chat away here.

For more coverage, check out AshleyMarshall's recap in the FanPosts.

Win Probability Added

Big winners: Jeremy Reed, +35.5% WPA, Carlos Beltran, +21.8% WPA
Big losers: Darren O'Day, -43.4% WPA, Luis Castillo, -20.7% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Reed game-tying single in ninth, +35.5% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Cantu game-winning single in ninth, -38.6% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: -54.9%
Total batter WPA: +4.9%
GWRBI!: Jorge Cantu

Game Thread Roll Call

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

Num	Name	# of Posts
1	BobbyV_Incognito	153
2	LOUtheMETSfan	65
3	itsmetsforme	60
4	Endys Game	59
5	Gina	58
6	pingel	54
7	EMSfan9	42
8	Major	41
9	Prince	41
10	MetsfaninVA	35

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Beltran's been clicking

How about moving him into the third slot and dropping Wright to 5? If David continues to look this bad at the plate, at least.

"What position do you play?"
"I bat third."

by Preach19 on Apr 10, 2009 11:36 PM EDT reply actions

Will this really make any difference over the course of the season?

And can you really tell after four games? Besides, I’m not sure a 955 OPS is bad.

Sorry, I’m in shitty mood for a number of reasons.

"Since we became accelerated readers, we never leave the house." - Los Campesinos

by Shomov on Apr 11, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Ugh, you sound like my dad.

David’s been playing really well. Get over yourself.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 11, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Wright still

has a good average. He just hasn’t had the “Wright” stuff yet. Give him time.
On a positive note: I CRACKED THE TOP 10 for the first time!!

by EMSfan9 on Apr 10, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions

Bye bye Marlon!

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 11, 2009 1:19 AM EDT reply actions

To bad we can't say the same about Castillo

It’s about time he’s been Castilloed off the island.

Are we wrong to demand more from this team? Other than Santana, who can go more than 6 innings? Anyone? Damn! I want this team to kick a$$!

" WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU'VE WITNESSED A GRAND HANDSHAKE PARADE? "

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Apr 11, 2009 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Livan can!!!

They just won’t be particularly good innings…

by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 11, 2009 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Maine could have gone more than 6

They pulled him because of the situation not because of starting trouble. And like Meddler said with Livan we won’t have to worry about that since more than likely he’ll make sure we’re more than 1-3 runs behind.

by Gina on Apr 11, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions

famous last words

" WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU'VE WITNESSED A GRAND HANDSHAKE PARADE? "

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Apr 11, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Seconded. God, he sucked.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 11, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey,

by Gina on Apr 11, 2009 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions

my favorite flo rida lyric

benjamin frank’-a-lan’

HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.

by kendynamo on Apr 11, 2009 1:59 AM EDT reply actions

I still think Frankie should've been pitching in the 9th.

by BlackOps on Apr 11, 2009 2:24 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed

If nothing else Feliciano absolutely shouldn’t have been. I understand that his splits haven’t always been that bad but at what point is Jerry/the front office going to realize he CANNOT be relied on against righties. Especially righties who are some of the best offensive players at their respective positions.

by Gina on Apr 11, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Tough luck

Pedro F. definitely needs to be limited to facing lefties when possible but it’s not like he pitched all that poorly for the three batters he faced — a line-out, a ground ball infield single to the fastest guy on the Marlins, and a K. I’m not suggesting it was the best decision to put him in there but, in my opinion, it’s not like you can really hang the loss on his performance last night. A pity that he’s apparently becoming the whipping boy around here for peoples’ frustrations with the bullpen.

But, yeah, Jerry needs to stop treating him as something more than a LOOGY. He’s just going to experience more success if he is limited to that role.

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 11, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions