2008 Mets!!! LETS GO METS!!!

"NJFINSFAN1 wrote:

Billy said in the paper he was ready. I go with Santana in the 9th, but even so, there is no excuse for Sanchez, he just sucked.

The Phils were not getting too many good swings on Santana.....Manuel should have kept him in all 9 innings. The Phils usually leave Hamels in for all 9 innings if he has a low pitch count. The big difference for us has been Lidge and Romero in the 8th and 9th inning. Looks like a good three way race with the Phils, Mets and Marlins. :up:

I lack the words to describe last night's debacle in detail. I'm just going to move on.

Re: Santana and complete games, it amazes me that he's had just 6. However, given his relatively slight build, managers have probably opted to err on the side of caution in avoiding huge pitch counts. If true, this shows a level of foresight that I didn't know most MLB managers possessed. (Or maybe Ron Gardenhire is the exception that proves the rule.)

I'd have left him in too...but that's a whole lot easier to say after the fact.

1-2-3 9th for wags (that never happens!). We actually held a 3 run lead. Nice job by Maine actually getting deep in to a game after a rough start early in the game. And a big game by Reyes with the GW 3 run HR.

FYI some interesting stuff on Maine from Howie Rose:
5-0 lifetime vs Philly
This was on the 2nd time this year he went 7. Hopefully its a spring board to better things hes capable of as hes admitted in interviews hes been overthinking stuff.

Career we're 39-11in games Reyes homers. Not sure what to make of that.

Ollie vs Moyer tomorrow 1210 start should be good :)

Huge bounce back after last night.

Good to see Maine get back to somewhat his old self.

"Boik14 wrote:

1-2-3 9th for wags (that never happens!). We actually held a 3 run lead. Nice job by Maine actually getting deep in to a game after a rough start early in the game. And a big game by Reyes with the GW 3 run HR.

FYI some interesting stuff on Maine from Howie Rose:
5-0 lifetime vs Philly
This was on the 2nd time this year he went 7. Hopefully its a spring board to better things hes capable of as hes admitted in interviews hes been overthinking stuff.

Career we're 39-11in games Reyes homers. Not sure what to make of that.

Ollie vs Moyer tomorrow 1210 start should be good :)

I sure am glad Myers was called back up from AAA. I would put him back in the bullpen with Adam Eaton where they can do less damage. Only use them if the Phils have a 7+ run lead late. :lol: The sad part is Myers actually started getting his pitches down and then Charlie Manuel takes him out and Madson gives up a 3 run homer to Reyes. :pity: Oh well....rubber match tomorrow....good to see the Marlins got beat. I think Chipper Jones re-injured himself in that Braves-Marlins game??

"Roman529 wrote:

I sure am glad Myers was called back up from AAA. I would put him back in the bullpen with Adam Eaton where they can do less damage. Only use them if the Phils have a 7+ run lead late. :lol: The sad part is Myers actually started getting his pitches down and then Charlie Manuel takes him out and Madson gives up a 3 run homer to Reyes. :pity: Oh well....rubber match tomorrow....good to see the Marlins got beat. I think Chipper Jones re-injured himself in that Braves-Marlins game??

Chipper strained him hammy (get well soon my fantasy team could use him) and Hudson left with a sore elbow.

Ollie was dominant with 7-2/3rds with 12k's. 26+IP vs philly this year and 1 ER. Nice job by ollie.

Delgado with big 2 run double in the bottom of the 8th to snap the 1-1 game.

If we didn't blow that darn first game!:tantrum:

Perez, just when you say don't sign him he starts looking like that 20 game winner again. Now I think we need to sign him.

Alone in 1st for the 1st time since april 19th. :)

"Boik14 wrote:

Alone in 1st for the 1st time since april 19th. :)

:thumbdown: They need to fire Charlie Manuel now!!!

"Roman529 wrote:

:thumbdown: They need to fire Charlie Manuel now!!!

What was it 7.5 games up about a month and a half ago. Not quite our september of 07 but pretty damn close. Go Phillies! LOL :lol: :tongue2:

Dear Phillies:

Thanks for keeping first place warm for us. We'll take it from here.

Lots of Love,
The New York Mets

The Phillies have a very good team. I doubt that they fall far off if at all. If the Mets get that corner Outfielder...then look out. The reason the Mets have climbed back into first has been the pitching foremost and the mind boggling resurgence of Delgado. Right now the Mets are playing with confidence and the ability to put HUGE letdowns behind them quickly. That said..after last year..NOTHING will make me sit easy.:no::no:

"NyPhinfan wrote:

The Phillies have a very good team. I doubt that they fall far off if at all. If the Mets get that corner Outfielder...then look out. The reason the Mets have climbed back into first has been the pitching foremost and the mind boggling resurgence of Delgado. Right now the Mets are playing with confidence and the ability to put HUGE letdowns behind them quickly. That said..after last year..NOTHING will make me sit easy.:no::no:

No the Phillies really dont have a good team thats what is incredibly annoying about our own ineptitude. The Phils have exactly 6, maybe 7 good players on their entire roster. After Rollins (who has been only ok this year), Utley, Howard, Burrell, Victorino (who is like a slightly better version of endy chavez), Hamels and Lidge what else is there? Id maybe include Werth but theyre too dumb to play him everyday.

The entire staff after Hamels is questionable at best. Moyer, Blanton, Kendrick, and Who's Adam Eaton are all incredibly flawed in one way or another. The pen is better then average but not dominant aside from Lidge.

And regarding Delgado...I wonder if its coincidence that all of a sudden he can get around on a fastball, play an adequate defensive 1B, and go to LF all after willie is gone. Is it possible he really didnt connect with Willie after that first year or whatever happened just made him that miserable? Whatever, keep it up as I have officially changed his name back from Delsucko to Delgado :yes:

According to idiot extraordinaire Buster Olney the Mets are talking to SD about Brian Giles. Apparently, SD would trade him to get his contract off their books. He has a NTC to 8 teams one of which is not the mets but it would vest his 11m option which for a 400 OBP machine wouldnt be bad. It would mean the end of Crapstillo in the 2 slot as well which we can all be psyched about except Phunwin :)

ROAD SPLITS

2008
.326/.414/.446

2007
.299/.374/.496

Edit: also found this which is very interesting.

Folks just need to realize that he's still an All Star away from Petco.

Just compare road splits 2005-2007
Matt Holliday -
854 AB, 127R, 240H, 54 2B, 7 3B, 30HR, 73BB, 126RBI, .281/.346/.466 BA/OBP/Slug

Brian Giles -
850 AB, 151R, 253H, 63 2B, 3 3B, 29HR, 150BB, .298/.404/.481 BA/OBP/Slug

And that trend has continued into 08. http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2008/07/brian-giles.html

This is an excellent 1-6.
Reyes
Giles
Wright
Beltran
Delgado
Church
Castro/Schneider
Easley/Crapstillo/A Reyes

You do make a very good point about thier starting pitching although thier bullpen is good. Thier offense just scares the crap out of me. Just flashbacks to last year. I so want to believe in our club..trust in them...just going to take it day to day. As for Giles...sign me up!. Marlon Anderson both at the plate and in LF is just down right scary!

good job by perez... but poor guy cant get a win... he hits Howard to load the bases so they pull him, heilman throws 3 pitches to end the 8th and he gets the win, haha...

this month Perez has 4 starts, 1.35 ERA, struck out 31 in 26.2 innings, given up a total of 4 runs, yet he finished 0-1...

he got the Santana treatment this month

Phillies acting like crybabies...

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2008/07/did_the_mets_jose_reyes_take_h.html

Unreal, so he raised he finger to indicate #1, get some thicker skin Philadelphia.

This is what you call major league sour grapes.

"Ronnie Bass wrote:

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2008/07/did_the_mets_jose_reyes_take_h.html

Unreal, so he raised he finger to indicate #1, get some thicker skin Philadelphia.

This is what you call major league sour grapes.

You know what they say, if you dont wanna see a guy celebrate after hitting a home run...dont give up a home run.

Reyes does crap like that every time he hits a homer. This was nothing out of the ordinary. There is officially a rivalry between these teams. Bout time too, the Braves were getting tired if being the only rival of all the NL East teams :lol:

"phunwin wrote:

Dear Phillies:

Thanks for keeping first place warm for us. We'll take it from here.

Lots of Love,
The New York Mets

Buck Showalter, Buster Olney, and most "experts" (besides Steve Phillips:lol:), still thinks the Phillies are a deeper team and will win the NL East. I am not too concerned. :wink2:

"HardKoreXXX wrote:

You know what they say, if you dont wanna see a guy celebrate after hitting a home run...dont give up a home run.

Reyes does crap like that every time he hits a homer. This was nothing out of the ordinary. There is officially a rivalry between these teams. Bout time too, the Braves were getting tired if being the only rival of all the NL East teams :lol:

The fun part of how hypocritical that article is, is that in the first game of the series when Victorino homered he was standing at home plate for like 10 minutes and theres no mention of it. Philly fans whine like babies. Everyone knows it. And thats one city that I hope never wins anything just because of their fans.

So I told the writer of that article all about just like that. :yes:

What the heck has happened to Sanchez????????????????????

"NJFINSFAN1 wrote:

What the heck has happened to Sanchez????????????????????

Lets not waste anytime tonight..no need for a replay of that disaster from Tuesday. Lets close the door RIGHT NOW

WOOOOOT!!!!!!

2 games up!

Best comeback of the year today by the PHILLIES.

They blew a 3-0 lead on the Braves and gave up 9 runs in the 4th.

Then the Phils come back with 7 runs and win it 10-9. :tongue2: