Amazin' Avenue: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
New Blog: Voodoo Five for South Florida Bulls Fans!

Parn-Smell: Braves 15, Mets 2

Bobby Parnell, well, he didn't quite have "it" tonight. For the unindoctrinated, "it" is something that only baseball people like Steve Phillips and Fran Healy can understand, and I'm told that it can prevent things like allowing nine hits and nine runs in three innings. Last start Parnell had "it". Tonight, less so. It's just one start, which is probably what we should have told ourselves after last time.

Parnell was spelled by Nelson Figueroa, who allowed two runs on three hits in two innings. Figgy turned it over to Tim Redding, who coughed up another three runs on four hits in three innings. Sean Green, yep, one run on two hits in one inning.

Only two players had positive WPA contributions, and both were negligible (.3% for Will "The Spill" Valdez; .2% for Omir ".300 OBP" Santos). 38,602 miserable humps showed up to watch this debacle, and I pity them and everyone that looks like them.

Johan Santana and Kenshin Kawakami face off tomorrow at 7:10pm, and we can only hope they inspire something better than this pitiful recap.

Haiku by Howard Megdal

Parnell woes enhanced
By Castillo's indifference
The floodgates open

Star-divide

Swag Contest

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.

SB Nation Coverage

* Traditional Recap
* Boxscore
* Amazin' Avenue Gamethread
* Talking Chop Gamethread

Win Probability Added

Big winners: Wilson Valdez, +0.3% WPA, Omir Santos, +0.2% WPA
Big losers: Bobby Parnell, -42.0% WPA, Gary Sheffield, -2.2% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Church flyout in second, +4.0% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Diaz two-run single in second, -9.6% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: -42.6% WPA
Total batter WPA: -7.4% WPA
GWRBI!: Omar Infante

Game Thread Roll Call

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

Num Name # of Posts
1 KeithsMoustache 148
2 metsguy234 73
3 blueandorange4life 70
4 Michkin 69
5 Jadden Hopkins 62
6 aparkermarshall 55
7 fxcarden 52
8 firejerrynow 37
9 Mex_17 31
10 lstorie1971 25

0 recs  |  Comment 16 comments |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

did Omir make it to .300 OBP

if so this calls for a celebration

by KeithsMoustache on Aug 20, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No need for Parnell to worry

Cerrone gave him a pep talk and told him that he’ll be fine.

by Mount17 on Aug 20, 2009 12:07 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

haha i found that hillarious

"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel

by He'sGotPotential on Aug 20, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK I saw about two minutes of this game

was Parns let down by bad defense in the second inning or was he really that bad?

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 20, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

well he started off the inning giving up like 3 soft hits or something like that

two ground balls into holes and a broken bat hit or something like that, and then he gave up some solid hits but not rockets. he could definitely have gotten out of the inning with 3 or 4 runs or something if the defense did their job, though

by clip on Aug 20, 2009 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Mets are awesome!

How funny is it that this feels like 2004?

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

by kingcritical on Aug 20, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yes

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Aug 20, 2009 7:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah one of the more entertaining game threads

i think the enjoyment of the thread is inversely related to the enjoyment of the mets

by KeithsMoustache on Aug 20, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The New York Giants today lost to the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 15-2

Oh wait. Wrong one

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Aug 20, 2009 7:19 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

agreed, loving the haiku's

"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
-Adam Savage

by blueandorange4life on Aug 20, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like I said after his last start

Let’s not assume Parns is the savior of our rotation just yet

by JoshNY on Aug 20, 2009 7:56 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Same.

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

by squid92 on Aug 20, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want to apologize to firejerrynow

We got into it over his Parnell crush. I called you a dipshit and I’m sorry…really sorry, because I really meant to call you a fuckstick. That’s my bad.

Kidding!

by David G on Aug 20, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Start posting about the Mets »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

Connect_with_facebook

Cbs_fantasy_baseball_promo

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Buckner_small
Prospect Smackdown: Davis vs. Freeman vs. Morrison
Screenshot_small
Chris Carter: virtu and fortuna
Small
Thinking about David Wright's 2010

Recent FanPosts

Headshot_small
A Quick Poll: Francoeur versus Dukes
Mania_123wx118h_small
ALL-NL CENTRAL TEAM
Orosco_small
Jenrry Mejia poll
Small
The Resurrection of Ike Davis
N16115505_31581383_8646_small
Come check us out!
Buckner_small
All-Time Most Hated Mets
Llama_small
Alex Cora does have something over Felipe Lopez....

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

FanShots

Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.

Recommended FanShots

Who should replace Reyes at the top of the Mets order? MLB The Show offers this hilarious suggestion.
Advice for Jose Reyes.

Recent FanShots

Feliciano departs after taking liner off leg
Relievers are volatile, up and down. So teams can luck into late-game...
Tim Marchman On Ron Washington
Yahoo! report Cleveland claim Anderson Hernandez
New draft blog coming to SB nation
Holt takes a line drive to the leg...
CC Sabathia in a Bad Company 2 mock PSA
Nationals release Elijah Dukes
Mike Lupica is a Big Jerry Manuel Fan

+ New FanShot All FanShots >

Sponsors

SBNation.com Recent Stories

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Mat Gamel can't field a bunt by Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome, of Japan, during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Brewers Third Baseman Mat Gamel Diagnosed With 'Slightly' Torn Lat

Texas Rangers'  Nelson Cruz, left, and Chris Davis, center, are congratulated by Toby Hall, right, after they scored on a double by Elvis Andrus against the Colorado Rockies in the third inning of  a Cactus League spring baseball game in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

SB Nation's 2010 MLB Previews: Texas Rangers, Dripping With Promise

In this photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, Colorado Rockies pitcher Huston Street throws from the mound during baseball spring training in Tucson, Ariz. Street has not worked out with the team in four days because of a sore shoulder. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) +1 updates

Rockies Closer Huston Street To Start Season On DL

More from SBNation.com >


THE BIG GUY

Aa_avatar_small Eric Simon

THE INCREDIBLES

Blackfish2_small Alex Nelson

Mos_def_def2_small Sam Page

Aaavatar_small Mark Himmelstein

Best_infield_ever_small James Kannengieser

THE NEWS GURU

Wrightfront_small Joe Budd

THE POET LAUREATE

Hamheadshot__1__small Howard Megdal