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Three Of Four: Mets 3, Cardinals 2

I'll have some comments on the game later (i.e. after work). For now I just wanted to give us all a place to rejoice a Johan Santana victory, a Nick "The Stick" clutch GWRBI!, and a three-games-to-one series win that could move the Mets to within a half-game of first if the Rays do their jobs tonight.

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Win Probability Added

Big winners: Johan Santana, +22.1% WPA, Nick Evans, +17.5% WPA
Big losers: Ryan Church, -11.7% WPA, Fernando Martinez, -7.2% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Evans two-run double in fourth, +20.1% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Thurston RBI single in sixth, -9.7% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: +51.3% WPA
Total batter WPA: -1.3% WPA
GWRBI!: Nick Evans

Game Thread Roll Call

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

Num Name # of Posts
1 TBlz 67
2 itsmetsforme 66
3 JohnPeterson 46
4 Prince 40
5 David G 37
6 Outside Observer 29
7 Jadden Hopkins 29
8 nrmax88 25
9 mets81 25
10 cjmulrain 21

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Ah, the beauty of a work-at-home day each week.

I just hope the bosses don’t start checking the Mets schedule. It probably wouldn’t take them long to deduce that my days at home suspiciously fall on days that the Mets play before 7pm.

by TBlz on Jun 25, 2009 5:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do

"We have to find a way to play better, there's no doubt. Overall. I'm not pointing fingers at anybody. Offense, defense, pitching -- we have to find a way to play better. The reality of this is, coming here to Pittsburgh and being swept -- personally, I feel embarrassed." -- Carlos Beltran

by EMSfan9 on Jun 25, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

NASTY NICK!

Evans at 1B, Murphy in LF, Jerry. FTW!

by All Shook Down on Jun 25, 2009 5:25 PM EDT reply actions  

But...but...but...

the left field experiment is over. :(
Ah well, put Nick in LF just get the kid at bats.

"We have to find a way to play better, there's no doubt. Overall. I'm not pointing fingers at anybody. Offense, defense, pitching -- we have to find a way to play better. The reality of this is, coming here to Pittsburgh and being swept -- personally, I feel embarrassed." -- Carlos Beltran

by EMSfan9 on Jun 25, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Santana

Really pulled one out. After struggling early he recovered and shut down the Cards offense.
I was worried after the first two innings but after that, all seemed well in Santana’s world.

"We have to find a way to play better, there's no doubt. Overall. I'm not pointing fingers at anybody. Offense, defense, pitching -- we have to find a way to play better. The reality of this is, coming here to Pittsburgh and being swept -- personally, I feel embarrassed." -- Carlos Beltran

by EMSfan9 on Jun 25, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions  

3 out of 4 against a good team...

with no Reyes, Beltran, Delgado, Sheffield and Maine? Ridiculous…very well done.

My Phoenix brother Nick Evans really did a hell of a job…great to see him back and playing well.

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but Jerry abuses the privilege.

by AnthonyR on Jun 25, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions  

No Ollie either

can’t forget Ollie. I mean, he was our big free agent acquisition.

by cjmulrain on Jun 26, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

Cerrowned?

Cerrone: Without looking at stats, from your gut, do you feel like he hits well in the clutch, with runners in scoring position, key spots, etc.?

Ryan Richards: From what I recall, he’s done well with runners in scoring position this season. I would imagine his ‘clutch’ splits mirror his overall line pretty closely.

I don’t think Cerrone even realizes what just happened there.

by DonGately on Jun 25, 2009 6:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Lol, I had more or less this exact same thought when I read that
I don’t think Cerrone even realizes what just happened there

He probably just thought the guy was being a cop-out

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Jun 25, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

DeRosa

I made a fanshot to congratulate him on that answer @ LGT.

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Jun 25, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

This seems indicative of Cerrone's issue

He can’t fully appreciate the law of non-contradiction because he seems to lack the ability to spot one.

Nothing can get by him; especially in a small room: Mike Francessa

by GenJackRipper on Jun 25, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

You know there are more nerve endings in your stomach than in your head?

Look it up. Now somebody is gonna say – "I did look it up and it’s wrong. Well, mister, that’s because you looked it up in a book. Next time, try looking it up in your gut.

by twon8 on Jun 25, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Every weekday day game..

I try to resist checking the score and watch on Tivo when I get home, but I never can. I always end up taking a long lunch.

by David G on Jun 25, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Go Rays!!!!

I just hope we can get at least one from the Yanks this weekend.

Just hold till the all star break. After that they get some guys back and can make a run with a relativly easy schedule.

by Chickendirt on Jun 25, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

9-4 Rays now!

I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!

by R_Adragna on Jun 25, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

can you imagine

having this half-ass team in first at the break?

by DonGately on Jun 25, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

If the Mets are in first by the time Delgado, Reyes and Beltran are back,

That would be simply amazing

"We have to find a way to play better, there's no doubt. Overall. I'm not pointing fingers at anybody. Offense, defense, pitching -- we have to find a way to play better. The reality of this is, coming here to Pittsburgh and being swept -- personally, I feel embarrassed." -- Carlos Beltran

by EMSfan9 on Jun 26, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

The Mets hit one ball hard today

and won. That’s awesome and it’s about time they caught a break

by njmetfan12 on Jun 26, 2009 1:34 AM EDT reply actions  

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