No Offense, But Your Offense Is Offensive: Braves 3, Mets 1
Water, water, everywhere, and though the boards did shrink
Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.
Haiku by Howard Megdal
Nelson outdueled
For he battled an offense;
Mets' bats were no threat
SB Nation Coverage
* Traditional Recap
* Boxscore
* Amazin' Avenue Gamethread
* Talking ChopGamethread
Win Probability Added
Big winners: Brian Schneider, +20.8% WPA, Luis Castillo, +18.1% WPA
Big losers: David Wright, -18.5% WPA, Jeff Francoeur, -18.4% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Schneider double in seventh, +18.0% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Escobar two-run single in fourth, -20.2% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: +12.2% WPA
Total batter WPA: -62.2% WPA
GWRBI!: Yunel Escobar
Game Thread Roll Call
Nice job by fxcarden; his effort in the game thread embiggens us all.
| Num | Name | # of Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | fxcarden | 98 |
| 2 | MetsFan4Decades | 69 |
| 3 | sj10689 | 57 |
| 4 | KeithsMoustache | 44 |
| 5 | firejerrynow | 22 |
| 6 | Jadden Hopkins | 14 |
| 7 | MetsKnicksRutgers | 2 |
| 8 | James Kannengieser | 2 |
| 9 | David G | 2 |
| 10 | nelsonc | 1 |
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Fitting title
The Mets have, um “No offense”. In a twist of oxymoron proportions, their team is actually pretty offensive, when it comes to showing where the money from ticket sales and merchandising is going into – a fiscally pathetic team.
Legend has it, that when the full moon strikes the pitchers' mound at a Mets game, Mr. Met turns into Evil Mr. Met...
I just saw a playoffs commercial talking about defense
and the last play they showed was Endy’s catch. I teared up a little bit.
Is this season over yet?
JETS-GIANTS SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
Yeah!
The Battle for North Jersey!
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 23, 2009 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
teared me up just thinking about it.
itsbeen downhill from there.
I was at that game. Afterwards on the 7 train I guess I looked misreable and some couple across
the train tried to cheer me up. They were 30 year ticket holders and unlike me, had memories of 86. They gave me all this phoney balogna about how we had a great core and would be back in 07 with a vengenance and that we now had the making of a great team for years to come. And that we’d be on the very train next yr celebrating.
But, being the pessimistic realistic Met fan I am, I knew better.
Boy have things gotten crappy
Don't worry!
We have a great core and will be back in 2010 with a vengeance. We have the makings of a great team for years to come and, you know what, we’ll be on this same message board next year, celebrating!
by TheBigStapler on Sep 23, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Although I want this season to end I still want to watch baseball and when the mets arent in it it’s really no fun. I cant wait till spring training next year! We’ll have 2 parades one for the Giants winning the superbowl then for the Mets winning the World Series!!!
by metsbaseball93 on Sep 22, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions
would be better
if there were a pennant or wc race to watch period. oh well, hope the playoffs are good. go, uh, dodgers?
by Pack Bringley on Sep 22, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess go Rockies, Dodgers, Tigers, Angels, Cards, RedSox, Yankees, Filthies
in that order.
Sheesh
I go
Dodgers, Cards, Rockies, Angels, Tigers, Red Sox, Yankees, Apocalypse, Phillies
I was rooting for the Giants, which is probably why they fell out of the race
I'd go
Dodgers, Rockies, Angels, Red Sox, Tigers, Cards, Zombie Hitler, An Asteroid the Size of Texas, Yanks, Destruction of the World, Scum Phils
Beer is good! And stuff!
Dodgers?
Guys, if the Dodgers win, the Wilpons will celebrate and forget that their team needs a-fixin’. Root Giants and get Freddie & Co. mad as hell.
Giants are out now.
Personally I’d pull for the Rockies, but the Dodgers are likely to win the whole thing.
I’m praying for a miracle from Zombie Hitler, though.
Beer is good! And stuff!
If any of you lived in LA
you would not root for the Doyers. Rox, Twins/Tigers, Angels and Cards for me. My old man grew up in Arkansas and was a cards fan till that SI article in around 96 or 97 about steroids and gave up on baseball (yea i still dont get it). Thus I will root for the Cards as painful as 2006 was.
by MetsKnicksRutgers on Sep 23, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHHAha
Hear the rime of the ancient mariner!
by MetsKnicksRutgers on Sep 23, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Pull the TARP over it
this franchise is done
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
Braves Announcers Pointed Out
That Sheffield was used in the bottom of the 9th with 2 out, yet sat on the bench with runners at 2nd and 3rd in the 7th. What’s your take on this decision? Perhaps Jerry had draft order in mind.
http://www.capitolavenueclub.com/
by PWHjort on Sep 23, 2009 2:00 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
No take
other than that Jerry is just unfathomably horrible. I was at Friday’s game when, if I remember correctly, he let Wilson Valdez bat with the bases loaded and one out…and then had Sheffield lead off the next inning.
by pologroundling on Sep 23, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Pinch hitting Tatis in that
situation, when he had Sullivan, Reed and Sheff available, was just retarded. But at this point, losses are kind of a good thing.






























