A Win: Mets 3, Nationals 2

by Eric Simon on Sep 19, 2009 3:40 PM EDT

Haiku by Howard Megdal

Led by Francoeur's and
Wright's slugging, Mets make winner
Of streaking Redding

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* Federal Baseball Gamethread

Win Probability Added

Big winners: Tim Redding, +18.5% WPA, Francisco Rodriguez, +16.8% WPA
Big losers: Angel Pagan, -9.7% WPA, Wilson Valdez, -7.7% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Francoeur RBI double in seventh, +14.4% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Green error, Padilla scores in eighth, -10.8% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: +44.9% WPA
Total batter WPA: +5.1% WPA
GWRBI!: Daniel Murphy

Game Thread Roll Call

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

Num	Name	# of Posts
1	fxcarden	35
2	MetsFan4Decades	25
3	sj10689	21
4	Michkin	17
5	metsguy234	15
6	firejerrynow	12
7	RangersandMets	6
8	Kevin H	5
9	Syler	4
10	TheBigStapler	2

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Payroll and other stuff...

No.Payroll______Average___W_$ per win
01 $201,449,289 $7,748,050 94 $2,143,078 New York Yankees
02 $135,773,988 $4,849,071 64 $2,121,469 New York Mets
03 $135,050,000 $5,402,000 75 $1,800,667 Chicago Cubs
04 $122,696,000 $4,089,867 87 $1,410,299 Boston Red Sox
05 $115,085,145 $4,110,184 78 $1,475,451 Detroit Tigers
06 $113,709,000 $4,061,036 88 $1,292,148 Los Angeles Angels
07 $113,004,048 $4,185,335 86 $1,314,001 Philadelphia Phillies
08 $102,996,415 $3,814,682 70 $1,471,377 Houston Astros
09 $100,458,101 $4,018,324 88 $1,141,569 Los Angeles Dodgers
10 $098,904,167 $3,532,292 77 $1,284,470 Seattle Mariners
11 $096,726,167 $3,335,385 78 $1,240,079 Atlanta Braves
12 $096,068,500 $3,694,942 72 $1,334,285 Chicago White Sox
13 $088,528,411 $3,278,830 86 $1,029,400 St. Louis Cardinals
14 $082,161,450 $3,043,017 80 $1,027,018 San Francisco Giants
15 $081,625,567 $3,023,169 61 $1,338,124 Cleveland Indians
16 $080,993,657 $2,892,631 66 $1,227,177 Toronto Blue Jays
17 $079,857,502 $3,194,300 72 $1,109,132 Milwaukee Brewers
18 $075,201,000 $2,785,222 83 $0,906,036 Colorado Rockies
19 $073,571,667 $2,724,877 65 $1,131,872 Arizona Diamondbacks
20 $070,968,500 $2,957,021 68 $1,043,654 Cincinnati Reds
21 $070,908,333 $2,727,244 60 $1,181,806 Kansas City Royals
22 $068,646,023 $2,367,104 80 $0,858,075 Texas Rangers
23 $067,101,667 $2,580,833 60 $1,118,361 Baltimore Orioles
24 $065,299,267 $2,251,699 75 $0,870,657 Minnesota Twins
25 $063,313,035 $2,183,208 75 $0,844,174 Tampa Bay Rays
26 $062,310,000 $2,225,357 69 $0,903,043 Oakland Athletics
27 $059,328,000 $2,045,793 51 $1,163,294 Washington Nationals
28 $048,743,000 $1,874,731 56 $0,870,411 Pittsburgh Pirates
29 $042,796,700 $1,528,454 67 $0,638,757 San Diego Padres
30 $036,814,000 $1,314,786 79 $0,466,000 Florida Marlins

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 3:57 PM EDT reply actions

and the marlins have a better record than us

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 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions

We win, we win!

by TheBigStapler on Sep 19, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

A bad win

I DO NOT want the beard on my team next year.

by SuperT on Sep 19, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions

Seriously

He looks like the bassist for a crappy jam metal band.

by TheBigStapler on Sep 19, 2009 5:22 PM 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 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Dollars per win...

Doesn’t really work. Even if the Yankees went 162-0, it would cost them over $1M per win, whereas the Marlins could go 30-132, and still have a better $/W than the Yankees.

It’s interesting/depressing that all the other teams with giant payrolls are in the playoffs, and this is our 3rd straight year with no appearance.

Nice indictment of the front office, as if we needed another example.

by Mex_17 on Sep 19, 2009 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

Dollars per win is more for the purpose of research; not really a measure of efficiency. But your point is totally valid.

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 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, but as you pointed out

we are the only team with a mega payroll that will be playing October golf.

has our GM assembled a better supporting cast for our core, instead of signing shit players, we would have been far more competitive. Forget this year….I am talking about the last 3 as one entity.

by fxcarden on Sep 19, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Cubs?

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

by GenJackRipper on Sep 19, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Ok, you got me.

The Cubs, but they haven’t won in 267 years, so they don’t count.

Just kidding.

by fxcarden on Sep 19, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Detroit is trying to play their way out of October.

by The nye mets are my favorite team on Sep 19, 2009 7:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

haha

awesome name, apu for the win!

by cntrlalt on Sep 19, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm 6th with 12 posts

sad

"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 Sep 19, 2009 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

We have to win once in a while.

So that it doesn’t look suspicious that we are losing on purpose. Those Nats and their awful defense really make it hard. Luckly we have Frenchy, who lines out and act angry destroying the cooler. Well, he also gets bonus points for grission, “love of the game”, leadership and playing with his heart. So that might as well be in self interest.

by Michkin on Sep 19, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions

what is this place like when the games actually matter

i’ve only been here for 2 months or so

"Solo homers usually come with no one on base." -Ralph Kiner

by metsguy234 on Sep 19, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

busy. 1000 posts per game not unusual.

..and I’ve only been here about 4 months (since Metsblog locked everyone out).

by fxcarden on Sep 19, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I've been here much longer

and therefore am better than both of you.

When the games mean something the gamethreads generally consist of stimulating conversation and analysis, funny gifs, and the occasional profanity-laced shouting match. Those who engage in shouting matches are kindly asked to leave.

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Sep 19, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions