Secede From The Union: Nationals 6, Mets 5

by Eric Simon on Sep 18, 2009 10:51 PM EDT

Haiku by Howard Megdal

Furious rally
Fails to catapult Mets past
the NL's worst team

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I saw 6-5 and I assumed they had some weird play happen to them. Its that kind of year. I figured they had the bases loaded and Fenchy or some other scrub hit a line drive back to the pitcher. The ball was hit so hard it ripped the glove off the hand of the pitcher and then traveled to second base wear it tagged out Daniel Murphy who slipped trying to run to third. Then the glove ricocheted off the head of Murphy and tagged David Wright and then tripped him up injuring his knee and tearing his ACL. Was I close?

by aparkermarshall on Sep 18, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions

at least we can gloat about having congressional representation

suck on that washingtonians!

Lets hope that when gut check time comes again the Mets will pass it with flying colors.

by kendynamo on Sep 18, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

That's how we do in New York

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Sep 19, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions

LOL

Self-proclaimed president of the Pat White and Brian Hartline fan club.
No hating on Jay Fiedler, please.
Official Back-Up Phinsider LOL'er.

by samdaman on Sep 19, 2009 7:19 AM EDT up reply actions

The beauty of blogs

We all understand when you mail it in. We would do the same thing. A beat reports has to actually pretend he gives a rats balls about this atrocity.

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Sep 18, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions

Fcuk it

I’m not doing the recap… it’s not worth it. Who’s going to read up on a matchup of increasingly futile proportions, anyway?

But I will say this:

Nice job by Jeff Francoeur; his effort in the game ~~thread~~ ~~embiggens~~ ensmallens us all.

Seriously, though – I can’t stay mad at the poor guy. (In fact, I was never really mad at him to begin with.) He’s playing on a team that is going absolutely nowhere and there’s hardly any motivation with which to work with. He does not deserve to go through any of this – for god’s sakes, he leads the team in home runs! (12) Personally, I think I might cry.

Legend has it, that when the full moon strikes the pitchers' mound at a Mets game, Mr. Met turns into Evil Mr. Met...

by sj10689 on Sep 18, 2009 11:50 PM EDT reply actions

Eric Simon

you’ve done a commendable job reporting and recapping the Mets games and editing feature articles of interest on the Mets. I sympathize with you, bro. I can’t possibly ask for anybody to fill the post. In fact, I would discourage it, for the sake of not letting all that hard effort go to waste.

OK, well the least I could do is maybe a little haiku.

Hope for the future
Grows on the farm as produce
Mets’ bounties arise!

The worst feeling is not knowing if the young players on the Mets will ever live up to their potential – what do we do in the offseason?! We can’t just replace developing players with untapped potential! The sad part is that it’s not entirely their fault. But given where we are now, it would do us no good whatsoever to assign blame, for each player and coach bears the responsibility, no matter how big or how small.

Players who need to GO: Oliver Perez (How, with that ridiculous contract?!), Tim Redding (Rochester, NY native), Gary Sheffield (not only does he talk trash; now, he’s not even producing much! Release the ballast!)

The rest are either in some form of Mets purgatory in my point of view, or need to stay (I need not go over the latter).

Us Mets fans must stick together through thick and thin – united we stand, divided we fall.

Mets Nation shall remain strong!

Legend has it, that when the full moon strikes the pitchers' mound at a Mets game, Mr. Met turns into Evil Mr. Met...

by sj10689 on Sep 19, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Great pic

Only think I’ll say is most of north Jersey is Yankees fans with 2 or 3 Mets fans

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Sep 19, 2009 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions

were are the mets?

Self-proclaimed president of the Pat White and Brian Hartline fan club.
No hating on Jay Fiedler, please.
Official Back-Up Phinsider LOL'er.

by samdaman on Sep 19, 2009 7:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Strong Island

I grew up in CT and so did my mets fan friends. we’re not on there.

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Sep 19, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

We're proud of our Redding

here in Rochester. He’s right up there with Rochester sports greats such as… uh…. JMac?

You don't cheer for the Mets. You drink for the Mets.

by Kevin H on Sep 19, 2009 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions

does the map indicate

the number of one toothed illiterate yokels who know that such a team exists called the br*ves? that can’t be representative of the actual fan base. at least not during the playoffs all those years.

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Sep 19, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions