Nice work from all the starters except for Maine (I'm going to assume Santana just had a bad day), the bullpen is looking good, defense is looking good, just wish the bats were a little hotter. Should be an interesting season. Let's go Mets!
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, May 04 2010 05:31 PM
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 05:31 PM
Well Mets fans, it's too early to make any predictions but in general I'm liking what I'm seeing.
Nice work from all the starters except for Maine (I'm going to assume Santana just had a bad day), the bullpen is looking good, defense is looking good, just wish the bats were a little hotter. Should be an interesting season. Let's go Mets!
Nice work from all the starters except for Maine (I'm going to assume Santana just had a bad day), the bullpen is looking good, defense is looking good, just wish the bats were a little hotter. Should be an interesting season. Let's go Mets!
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 06:34 PM
if anybody told me "1/2 game out of first place NL East on May 4", i'd have laughed at them before the season began. now it seems clear that the building blocks of a fine team are in place, and one or two quality starters are the difference between a frustrating season and playoff appearance. should be great fun to watch develop.
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 06:58 PM
Beltran is further behind AGAIN, still no baseball activity.
the ace sucked, SUCKED against the biggest rival.
they are in the middle of a 3 game losing streak.
I don't believe the medical results on Pelfrey. these idiots have fucked up injuries and the PR surrounding them for YEARS now.
I'm still 100% frustrated by injury nonsense, performance inconsistency, mediocre expectations and misguided leadership.
after the last couple years i refuse to be a kool-aid drinker, and I've been a fan of this club long enough to know that "believe" is really just a recipe for an ulcer.
the ace sucked, SUCKED against the biggest rival.
they are in the middle of a 3 game losing streak.
I don't believe the medical results on Pelfrey. these idiots have fucked up injuries and the PR surrounding them for YEARS now.
I'm still 100% frustrated by injury nonsense, performance inconsistency, mediocre expectations and misguided leadership.
after the last couple years i refuse to be a kool-aid drinker, and I've been a fan of this club long enough to know that "believe" is really just a recipe for an ulcer.
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 07:18 PM
Beltran is further behind AGAIN, still no baseball activity.
the ace sucked, SUCKED against the biggest rival.
they are in the middle of a 3 game losing streak.
I don't believe the medical results on Pelfrey. these idiots have fucked up injuries and the PR surrounding them for YEARS now.
I'm still 100% frustrated by injury nonsense, performance inconsistency, mediocre expectations and misguided leadership.
after the last couple years i refuse to be a kool-aid drinker, and I've been a fan of this club long enough to know that "believe" is really just a recipe for an ulcer.
Repeat after me: Its only May 4th.
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 07:25 PM
it's only May 4th, and on this date in Mets history in 2007:
The second inning Chase Field match up of Julio Franco hitting against Randy Johnson marks the oldest hitter-pitcher confrontation in big league history. With a mere 92+ years of age between the two of them, the nearly 49-year old Mets first baseman takes the Diamondback southpaw, four months shy of 44, deep to extend his own record as the oldest player to homer, and with his ninth inning swipe of second he continues to be the oldest to steal a base.
http://www.nationalpastime.com
The second inning Chase Field match up of Julio Franco hitting against Randy Johnson marks the oldest hitter-pitcher confrontation in big league history. With a mere 92+ years of age between the two of them, the nearly 49-year old Mets first baseman takes the Diamondback southpaw, four months shy of 44, deep to extend his own record as the oldest player to homer, and with his ninth inning swipe of second he continues to be the oldest to steal a base.
http://www.nationalpastime.com
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 07:31 PM
i almost choked myself for staying up and watching that game last night. gross.
Well, yeah. Of course it wasn't as bad as the extra inning game I was at the first week of the season when a( they lost.
we were at Citifiield so I couldn't just snap off the TV in disgust & go straight to bed. 
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Posted 05 May 2010 - 02:47 PM
Niese pitches today! gotta love watching the kid earn his stripes. 12:35pm game, so we'll use this thread for chatter, cool?
oh, and is it just me, or does Mr. Redlegs look like Mr. Met's creepy old-timey uncle?
Would you let your children even close to that guy???
We all know who the best baseball head guy is!!!
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Posted 05 May 2010 - 03:43 PM
My dad used to say that all he asks for is that his team take you into the last week of the season with a chance to make the playoffs. That was hs definition of a successful season.
I see no reason why the Mets cant achieve this, because the NL is pretty mediocre. And Philly has holes too (no pun intended)
And Ike Davis is the man:wook:
I see no reason why the Mets cant achieve this, because the NL is pretty mediocre. And Philly has holes too (no pun intended)
And Ike Davis is the man:wook:
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Posted 05 May 2010 - 05:12 PM
Niese surrenders a pair of harmless singles, and it only takes him 13 pitches to work through the inning.
except for the gigantic lack of effort in not covering first base, and letting the runner beat you there. no need to have 1st & 3rd, there.
fundamentals.
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Posted 05 May 2010 - 05:26 PM
except for the gigantic lack of effort in not covering first base, and letting the runner beat you there. no need to have 1st & 3rd, there.
fundamentals.
shame on him.
hey, we loaded the bases with one out and scored a run on a walk! then Reyes and Bay failed to drive home anyone else...disappointing. but a run's a run, and Cueto's now thrown 63 pitches through just 3 innings.
Mets 1-0 Reds, mid 3rd.
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Posted 05 May 2010 - 06:05 PM
the Mets score a run in that inning
that's right, they did score a run.
then surrendered two in the bottom half of the fourth.
then, with 2nd and 3rd, one out, managed to score ONE more run in the top of the fifth. i don't know what to say about Jason Bay - last year the guy was an RBI machine in Boston. he's stranded 5 runners in his last two at-bats here today.
he's on pace for 6 HR, 54 RBI at this point.
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Posted 05 May 2010 - 07:11 PM
the bay grace period is getting old fast
the Bay grace period is over. these numbers are unacceptable, and i've never seen anyone LESS clutch than he's been during his tenure in blue & orange. pretty soon he's going to start being booed at Citi Field, and that's not going to make his job any easier. when Beltran gets healthy, if Bay's still not producing (i realize that's 2 months away), you'll probably see Pagan in left, regardless of Bay's contract.
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Posted 05 May 2010 - 07:18 PM
2011.
i think year is a good grace period.
Takahashi holds the Reds scoreless in the 8th.
Catalanotto singles to lead off the 9th, Castillo bunts him over.
RISP, one out. we've seen this 4 previous innings today, with only the slightest of success. c'mon PAGAN!
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