Open Thread: Mets vs Nationals
by Eric Simon on Jun 6, 2009 6:01 PM EDT
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Emil Brown
Really? If Jerry is going to start using Fernando Martinez like a platoon player vs. righties only he needs to be sent down to AAA to get at bats. F! is an every day player and needs to play just as much as Beltran and Wright.
"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
agreed
These two players can’t get better against lefties if they never get a chance to play an entire game against them. Jerry is going to hinder the development of two players if he keeps up this leftie-righty shit.
"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
why the fuck is emil brown in the line up
i hate when jerry tries to get guys thier at bats when they suck.why no F!.if your batting brown why use him second
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions
Because...
If he put him at the bottom of the lineup the other half of AA would bitch about there being a “black hole” in the 6-7-8 spot.
The 2009 Amazin' Avenue: SCREW K-ROD, SIGN FUENTES! Check it out, K-Rod ERA under 1.00, Fuentes over 5.00. CASTILLO MUST GO! Castillo is hitting .300!! DON'T SIGN SHEFFIELD! Sheffield has been a great signing. OMIR WHO? Omir grand slam! OMIR SUCKS! Omir takes Papelbon deep to win. CASTRO OVER OMIR! Omir drives in every Met run, wins game! EPIC FAIL.
Another Gripe
I heard it on ‘Baseball Tonite’ in the closing seconds about (paraphrasing) “Jerry holding auditions for the 7th inning pitcher”. What happened to using your RPs based on matchups and not jamming pegs into a slot.
Since Church is going to play RF tomorrow
Is Martinez going to play LF or they gonna sit Sheffield again? I would think that sitting Sheffield twice against the Nationals would be incredibly stupid.
Check the originial post, folks
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
I'm so glad emil brown is batting second
alright I’m out, later.
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
see jerry
this is what happens when you bat emil brown 2nd in the line up
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions
+1
"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
I see we are all happy with the lineup.
It would be nice to see— just once— the right lineup for the players we have.
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU FUCKING SUCK LIDGE
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
WHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The 2009 Amazin' Avenue: SCREW K-ROD, SIGN FUENTES! Check it out, K-Rod ERA under 1.00, Fuentes over 5.00. CASTILLO MUST GO! Castillo is hitting .300!! DON'T SIGN SHEFFIELD! Sheffield has been a great signing. OMIR WHO? Omir grand slam! OMIR SUCKS! Omir takes Papelbon deep to win. CASTRO OVER OMIR! Omir drives in every Met run, wins game! EPIC FAIL.
Maine is getting tatooed
"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
except that isn't the deal he signed
"If I ever decide to do a book, I've already got the title...The bases were loaded and so was I."
-Jim Fregosi
by Stephen Schmidt on Jun 6, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much me too
"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
Dunn has 17 HRs
The mets have 34. He has half as many as an entire team
"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
They thought that Daniel Murphy, Ryan Church and Carlos Delgado would be adequate, I guess.
They were wrong.
yeah
one’s on the dl,one’s in the doghouse,and one’s not hitting
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
now up to Sheff Wright and Tatis to get some runs
"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
What do you guys think
of playing ALL your righties so your bench is full of lefties
"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
Sheff is worrying me
Instead of fouling things hard, he is rolling on top of them
"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
i think i'll just watch that game instead, sounds better
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
mlbtv is blacking me out
so i can’t even picture in picture, boo.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
wait, so:
the two players we want in this game are F! and Murph, and Jerry sits them because they’re lefties, and his replacements are Emil and Tatis, and they’ve each hit into a DP.
Sounds like classic Jerry Mets to me.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
Sorry I don't know what you re talking about
Because the rest of us are watching the Dodgers game lol
Is F! really sitting? For Emil Brown no less?
That’s despicable. Jerry Manuel should be banished from baseball dugouts.
"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 6, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Three double plays in a row??
Are you fucking kidding me?
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!!!!
what’s the record for dp in a game
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions
in a 9 inning game, no less
crazy.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
I thought Maine was safe.
I wanna a replay.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
Ladies and Gentleman
The North Korea Metropolitans
"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 6, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions
what happen on fox
i changed the channel to see that dp
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions
we're only 3rd in the league in DP's too
behind LA and Houston, but we’re getting closer there
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
former met great jeff kent!
fails.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
We could have used him in a BIG WAY
But Omar didn’t make a move because we have Daniel Murphy. Ugh.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
Wow anyone look at the Bingo box score?
Mejia, 19 years old, first Double-A start. Seven five hit, shutout innings. We may have something pretty special here folks. This kid didn’t even pick up a baseball until he was about 16 and I’m pretty sure he signed for just a five figure bonus.
"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 6, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions
I've had the same thought
I always hesitate to throw comps on guys so young, but man, this kid has some kinda talent.
"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 6, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
four pitch walk
i bet brown gounds into a dp
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
I wanna cry right now.
"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 6, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions
wtf
that’s one of the weirdest plays i’ve seen in a while.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
OUR RECORD FOR DP'S IS FIVE IN A GAME
WE WILL BREAK THIS RECORD TODAY
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions
the nationals
are so terrible.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
I'm looking forward to seeing how gameday describes that play
It hasn’t updated yet
Now it has Brown and Castillo
out at second. Kinda like the two guys out at home LoDuca play
i hate both the phills
and the dodgers but i rather watch that game because they play smart baseball.unlike the mets
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:55 PM EDT reply actions
meatball central for maine.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
ugh wow
you know what fuck this game i’ll be back when we don’t hit into a double play
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 7:57 PM EDT reply actions
so how else are we going to get a DP?
strike em out throw em out
sac fly tag out
double pick off
what else am i missing?
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
At this rate
The Nats are gonna pull off a triple play for advantageous fourth out or something ridiculous like that.
"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 6, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
If
we hit into a triple play, do we still get the record?
yes.
a triple play is also a double play. plus one.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
They ll probably invent another way to GIDP
double pick off requires 2 on base
sac fly tag out requires a runner at 3rd
I don’t think we’ll meet those requirements
shitt
there goes our shot of 9 dps in 9 innings.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
At least the Yankees lost
and Lidge blew another save
Good Thing
Jerry decided to see what Emil Brown has to offer. Manuel has no clue. He can’t afford to be playing these guys when we trail the Phils by 3 games, and are missing key players. I just don’t get what Manuel is thinking sometimes. What happened to your all star Daniel Murphy? I bet Church gets ripped every time he does something wrong when he comes back…..
Does the swag contest accept negative value for the pitcher score?
I need to know for the following games
If you give that many runs/hits/walks, the score goes below 0
I want to know if the swag contest also accepts that
WTF
Lannan’s #’s against the Mets are terrible and he has let up one hit and has like 50 pitches through 5. How is it HOJO still has his job????
It's not HoJo's fault
that our lineup includes Valdez, Santos, Brown, etc.
why the fuck do the mets always have to ruined my day
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions
i'll see you guys
i’m off to do something productive. like tear my eyeballs out.
David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.
yanks lose
lidge blows a save and were playing the nats.thats a good day
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions
It most certainly does
That means we don’t lose any ground with a L today.
"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
I knew what you meant
"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
this SUX
Lets see what Manuel says today. I like to see how he spins stuff. This one is mostly on Maine, though that potent offense helps too. Glad to see the Sheffield magic has worn off. Makes sense that Wright hits behind him now….Keep sitting on your hands Omar and don’t worry about making any moves. Wait until next week, when the Mets have to play good teams…..Think this lineup can get the job done?
So hey guys.
This game kinda sucks. Why isn’t F! playing?
Mejia had a great start. Lidge blew ANOTHER game.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
F! isn't playing
because jerry wants to bat emil brown
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
This team is kinda like American Idol
Every show we see a few new performers who want to be real big leaguers and they hang around until they get voted off. Test your vote for your favorite Mets Idol.
Very glad I haven't been watching this game closely
It looks depressing.
"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 6, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions
Lannan
is probably going to face the minimum today
we have yet to figure out the whole Brown thing
other than Jerry’s obsession with touting an all righty lineup against a lefty.
"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
That would involve Jerry looking at stats
"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
Luis was on first
Brown hit a fly ball into the gap that the RF misplayed, so he couldn’t catch it, he could only trap it. (He actually did catch it, but the ump missed the call and called it a trap) Luis though it was caught so he ran back to first, and passed Brown, so Brown was out. Then Luis ran to second and was tagged out there.
Thanks...
I was following the game on my Blackberry at the time and it didn’t make sense. On another note, can we trade for Nick Johnson already?
by northernvatiger on Jun 6, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
...
My understanding is that Brown is auditioning for the roster spot once Church is activated. I have nothing against resting regulars from time to time but with all the injuries Jerry should try to put the most intimidating lineup on the field each day.
Jon Lester
has a perfect game with 10 Ks thru 6.
Lannan will pitch a CG one-hitter tonight...
…what the F was Jerry thinking with this lineup? Now there’s extra pressure to win tomorrow.
Another cheap one
According to gameday it was in the short area near the Pesky Pole.
Yes it was
It hit the right side of pesky pole. Foul all the way til it just hit the pole.
"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
Any chance this game is under 2 hours?
We have a little less than 20 minutes to play an inning and a half.
Our lineup...
Seems that Sheffield has hit the wall, and Tatis is not same as last year. Omar really has to get a good bat in this lineup, and Emil Brown is not the answer.
HAHAHA
Ted Berg sponsors the 2009 Mets page on B-Ref with this
The injury bug: Because the Fates are apparently huge Wily Mo Pena fans.
That would have been a DP
if Dukes caught it. I think
Well, we got one anyway
"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
to Michael Young
"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
It's gonna be close
in the race for a 2 hr game
Somebody on this thread said it
That Lannan was going to pitch a CG.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
started at 7:07 according to Nats radio guys earlier
"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
Nats announcers
claim that the game took 2:01, so you do the math
when a nats pitcher
pitches a CG vs you,you have a BIG problem.when you hit into 5 dp’s you have a problem,i just hope that that problem can be fixed
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
Wonder
How Beltran feels after tonights game.
The Sheffield experiment is wearing thin again. He has a little hot streak. He could be a DH, but is not an everyday field player. For this team, he hits cleanup. Wright slides back into the 5th spot for some unknown reason. Don’t you want your two best hitters back to back in an otherwise impotent lineup.
Good thing we claimed Emil Brown. Nice job. There’s a reason other teams discard these players but the Mets and the Wilpon and Minaya Show thinks they can salvage everyone know, b/c they resurrected Tatis last season. Oh, by the way, how’s he looking this year? Yeah, thats what I thought.
Somone explain to me where Cora was? He just got back. If he can’t play two games in a row now, is he really any good to this team? I would have rather seen what our prized prospect could do against Lannan than Emil Brown. I would have rather seen Reed, who at least has been with this team and done some things. Jerry’s decisions make me wonder sometimes if he is just out of his mind or if he just blindly believes what he thinks is going to work every time. I don’t think he looks at stats or has any clue of how to handle players. Who’s the next manager after this clown?
out of all the manager's in mlb
the only three that i would not take over jerry is manny acta,joe girardi,and fredi gonzalez
by JADDENHOPKINS on Jun 6, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
??
I might take all of them before this clown. Seriously, Acta has nothing to work with. Girardi gets the benefit of the doubt b/c the team payroll is a gazillion. Ok, he’s out then. I think Gonzalez is actually not bad. He has so much youth year in and year out and they compete. Better than Manuel.
Cora and Reed
would have resulted in 7 more runs tonight? John Maine didn’t have it, plain and simple. This team isn’t going to outslug anyone right now. When your pitcher gives up 7 runs in 4 innings, it’s pretty difficult to win the game, regardless of the team behind him.
"What position do you play?"
"I bat third."
agreed
But at the same time, did Jerry set the lineup because he knew Maine was going to get rocked?
"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
- problem tomorrow was definitely Maine, I forgot to mention that. I echo your statement Preach, if the starting is THAT ineffective, you’re not beating anyone..
xoxo
Tina
HA! An Omir Santos tribute
Give me a break.
Lopez wants it away, and it's hit deep to left center, Andruw Jones on the run, this one has a chance... home run!!, Mike Piazza!, and the Mets lead 3 to 2!!
-Howie Rose
Gary Thorne=Simply the Best!
by The American Mr.Hockey on Jun 6, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
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