Omir Oh My: Mets 7, Marlins 1

by Eric Simon on Apr 28, 2009 12:14 AM EDT

Game Result

SB Nation Coverage

* Boxscore
* Amazin' Avenue Gamethread
* FishStripes Gamethread

Recap

Hanley Ramirez left the game in the first inning, but Jose Reyes managed bupkis in four plate appearances so everyone loses that question on the swag contest. Don't blame me; blame Jose.
John Maine looked much better tonight than in his prior two starts, though he still walked three batters in six innings. He was pulled after throwing just 94 pitches.
Omir Santos: may Brian Schneider never return from the disabled list. At least, until Santos turns back into a pumpkin next week.
At some point Gary Sheffield has to stop getting starts, right? It's only 26 at-bats, but he has been awful at the plate and he pulled a Daniel Murphy (the "oops" flyball, not the ungodly range) in left field tonight.
Carlos Beltran's batting average dipped below .400. Plus he didn't slide that time last week. He's the worst thing ever.
Things I never thought I'd say: I sure hope Luis Castillo's injury doesn't keep him out very long.
Mets pitchers allowed just two hits to the Marlins. Six walks, though.
David Wright has looked like scat at the plate so far, but his OBP is still .376, so I guess things could be a lot worse.

Swag contest results can be found here and the next game's swag form already available. You can read more about the swag contest here.

Win Probability Added

Big winners: Omir Santos, +21.6% WPA, David Wright, +11.1% WPA
Big losers: Ryan Church, -5.5% WPA, Jose Reyes, -3.8% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Santos grand slam in first, +22.9% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Cantu RBI single in first, -6.5% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: +11.4% WPA
Total batter WPA: +38.6% WPA
GWRBI!: David Wright

Game Thread Roll Call

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

Num	Name	# of Posts
1	DevonEdwards	42
2	squid92	36
3	JADDENHOPKINS	36
4	Prince	24
5	cjmulrain	24
6	jasondg	23
7	BobbyV_Incognito	21
8	GenJackRipper	20
9	JoshNY	17
10	Gina	17

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Contra!

Hells yeah.

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

by kingcritical on Apr 28, 2009 12:21 AM EDT reply actions

U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, B, A, Start

I’ll never forget the Contra cheat code as long as I live

by James Kannengieser on Apr 28, 2009 7:24 AM EDT up reply actions

speaking of which...

google “ESPN contra” and take a look at the first result

by JoshNY on Apr 28, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions

oh man that's hilarious

'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 28, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Contra = awesome

When I was in college my then-girlfriend kept her old NES games at my apartment since I had a working NES. When we broke up she asked me to return the games. I did. Except I conveniently forgot to include Contra in the box of games I returned.

by ams258 on Apr 28, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions

allow me to brag for a minute

Not only can I beat the game without the cheat code and without continuing, but I have beat it that way using only the regular gun they give you. That’s right: no machine gun, laser, spreader, etc.

That’s right, I am awesome.

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

by kingcritical on Apr 28, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

Rec,d

Assuming you’re telling the truth. 3 lives with the starting gun is absurd.

by James Kannengieser on Apr 28, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions

thanks.

I am telling the truth. Durelo from these parts might even be able to testify to it.

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

by kingcritical on Apr 28, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, he can do it, I'm pretty sure.

He cannot, however, respond to e-mails. To which I’m sure his mother is willing to testify.

batting helmets. batting titles. obp.

by Durelo on Apr 28, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm busy here, bro! Working and telling everyone how awesome I am at a video game that's at least 20 years old.

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

by kingcritical on Apr 28, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions

21 years since it came out on NES

Per wiki.

by Eric Simon on Apr 29, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Also rec'd

it’s a testament to my own inherent nerdiness that this impresses me so much.

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 28, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

I wish I could rec this twice

by ams258 on Apr 28, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Is this you?

Speed Demo Archive

by Eric Simon on Apr 28, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions

that's not me, but it's pretty much how I roll.

Systematically destroying all those aliens, like Rambo on crack.

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

by kingcritical on Apr 28, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow.

That IS impressive.

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

by squid92 on Apr 28, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Not to nit-pick

But wasnt there a “Select” in there before the “Start”? Like everyone who had the original NES, I have that little jingle in my head, and I swear it goes U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, B, A, Select, Start.
I think that worked for Ikari Warriors too. Maybe Commando?

by TBlz on Apr 28, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Use 'select' if you're playing two-player mode

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 28, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Precisely

When posting the code I actually debated with myself whether to include ‘select.’ Then I realized most of the people who read here are dorks who live in their mother’s basements and therefore don’t have any friends to play with.

by James Kannengieser on Apr 28, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Murray Chass always plays Contra with a friend.

by ams258 on Apr 28, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Yup, I get the reference.

Go me!

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

by squid92 on Apr 28, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

hahahahahaha

word!

batting helmets. batting titles. obp.

by Durelo on Apr 28, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Breathing easier

Between Maine’s encouraging start tonight and Pelfrey’s encouraging start on Saturday, I can almost forget the masterpiece on Sunday served by The Next Sandy Koufax.

Pelfrey and Maine don’t have to compete for the Cy Young. They just have to be capable behind Johan.

2009 Mets: maybe its the Phillies turn to have a terrible bullpen?

by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 28, 2009 12:47 AM EDT reply actions

Blargh, Koufax.

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

by squid92 on Apr 28, 2009 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions

I thought Wright looked better at the plate tonight

He came through in the first, and that triple he hit was an absolute blast. I thought it was out for sure, but, well, 408 feet is a long, long way and its a high fence. And for once, he didn’t punch out. He took an ugly hack on a slider in the first, but he shortened up and singled home the go ahead run on the next pitch.

Sheff wasn’t THAT bad either, though he doesn’t seem like he’s being particularly useful. But he also had a solid single in the first and hit an absolute rip that Cody Ross ~~ran~~ waddled down. But that non-catch in the first had me all kinds of worried about how the game would progress. His BABIP is just .133 though according to fangraphs, and its not because he’s not hitting liners, they have his LD% at 18.8, which agrees with what I’ve observed watching him.

Also, nice to see Devon so involved in a gamethread with a positive outcome.

by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 28, 2009 1:00 AM EDT reply actions

Howard's grand slam

would have been caught on the warning track at Citi.

by Mount17 on Apr 28, 2009 2:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Lol

And Wright’s triple would have been a no-doubt bomb at CBP, and that catch Ross made would have been much, much trickier at the least (not that it was an easy play, but he would have had a wall to contend with), and might have even scooted out.

by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 28, 2009 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Sheffield? Embarrassing?

The single in the first was a nice piece of hitting, smacked up the middle on an 0-2 count; the next AB was a screamer to CF, a guaranteed 2B-3B without an amazing catch by Ross. An 0-fer against the Cards notwithstanding, he’s actually hit the ball hard over 3 of the last 4 starts, with 2-3 liners a game (Friday’s included three hard-hit balls, two of which were stabbed by Zimmerman, and a walk; the other start included a double and another screamer right at the 3B).

I mean, the guy’s practically immobile, and is Murphyesque defensively without the potential for getting better, but you must give credit where it’s due— even if the power’s significantly diminished, he’s shown flashes of offensive usefulness.

by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Apr 28, 2009 1:07 AM EDT reply actions

(And thanks, Meddler, for making the run over to Fangraphs.)

by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Apr 28, 2009 1:07 AM EDT reply actions

What month is it?

Doesn’t it seem rather early to write off certain players as worthless or others as saviors? Santos is off to a good start, and Perez isn’t, but it’s still April! Let’s wait and see how things play out. We got a lot of season left.

by WWORDuke on Apr 28, 2009 1:11 AM EDT reply actions

Hey

You try coming up with interesting, insightful things to say after every single game.

by Eric Simon on Apr 28, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions

haha

True.

Also, completely writing off a player in April is one thing. But, with Ollie, being very skeptical and worried about the future, and thoroughly disappointed with the results so far, is totally fair.

batting helmets. batting titles. obp.

by Durelo on Apr 28, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Santos

Nobody is claiming Santos as the next Piazza. In fact the write up clearly indicates that we expect him to come back to earth. But Schneider has set a pretty low bar for offensive competence and it’s been nice to have a break from the angst he causes.

by Reg Dunlop on Apr 28, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Sheffield

has been hitting the ball hard, as mentioned above, and has just had some bad luck. Similar to the Mets’ offense overall, I think the results will come.

(Which doesn’t mean he’s ever again going to be a good outfielder, of course.)

by JoshNY on Apr 28, 2009 9:02 AM EDT reply actions

Also Sheffield is better than Marlon Anderson

So we’ve got that going for us. Which is nice.

by ams258 on Apr 28, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions

But he's not being used

as Marlon would be.

by Mount17 on Apr 28, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions

and he shouldn't be

because he’s a better hitter than Marlon

by JoshNY on Apr 28, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not sure if this is what Mount17 meant

But my concern is it’s starting to look like he’s going to be getting significant time in left field, like at least an even split with Murphy or possibly more if they do decide to send Murphy to the minors. As well as he might hits I think if we end up relying on him that much then we’re going to have a problem.

by Gina on Apr 28, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions