Aug
8
2012

Notes From Tonight’s 13-0 Trouncing

An article by Joe D

METS AT HOME: The Mets lost their ninth straight game at Citi Field, the club’s longest home losing streak since losing nine straight at home from August 28-September 12, 2004…The nine-game home losing streak is tied for the sixth-longest in team history…The Mets last won a game at Citi Field on July 7, a 3-1 victory over the Cubs.

SHUTOUTS: Losing 13-0 to Miami tonight was the second-most lopsided shutout at home in team history…The Mets lost 16-0 to the Braves on July 2, 1999…New York was shut out for the fifth time this year…The last time the Mets were blanked was July 8 vs. Chicago (NL)…Miami posted its fourth shutout of the season.

VS. NL EAST: New York began the season 13-5 against the National League East but is 6-17 over their last 23 games vs. the division.

HOME RUNS: New York’s pitching staff allowed four home runs tonight equaling the most yielded in a home game since Citi Field opened in 2009…The Mets also surrendered four home runs on August 1, 2010 vs. Arizona and June 9, 2009 vs. Philadelphia.

RUBEN TEJADA: Extended his career-best hitting streak to 13 games with a third-inning single…Finished 1-3 and is hitting .362 (21-58) during the streak, which dates to July 26…Tejada is leading all major league shortstops with a .321 average.

GARRETT OLSON: Made his Mets debut tonight…It was his first major league appearance since April 8, 2011, with Pittsburgh vs. Colorado.

JOSE REYES: Extended his career-best hitting streak to 26 games with a first-inning home run…Reyes is hitting .365 (38-104) during the streak, which dates to July 13…The streak is the longest in the majors this season and is tied for the second-longest in franchise history… Emilio Bonifacio hit in 26 consecutive games from June 28-July 28, 2011…Luis Castillo holds the Miami record with a 35-game hitting streak.

REYES HISTORY: Jose Reyes became the first reigning batting champion with a streak of more than 25 games since Joe DiMaggio had his record 56-game hitting streak in 1941…Reyes is the first reigning National League batting champion to have a streak of 25 or more games since Rogers Hornsby, who had a 33-game streak in 1922…Please credit the Elias Sports Bureau for the research.

GIANCARLO STANTON: Hit a two-run home run in the first-inning to give him 20 home runs on the year…Stanton has reached the 20-home run plateau in every season (three) he’s played… According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Stanton joins Alex Rodriguez as the only active players with three 20+ home run seasons before turning 23…Stanton’s 20^th home run game in his 82^nd game played is the quickest he’s reached 20 home runs in his career…Stanton hit his 20^th home run in his 88^th game last year.

STANTON HOME RUNS: Giancarlo Stanton connected on his second home run, a two-run shot in the fifth inning…It was Stanton’s fifth career two-home run game and first since September 19, 2011 vs. Atlanta.

MORE STANTON: Giancarlo Stanton had a season-high four hits tonight falling a triple short of the cycle with two home runs, a single and a double…Stanton also equaled his season-high with four RBI…It’s the fourth time this season that Stanton has had four RBI in a game, last accomplished on May 21 vs. Colorado.

About the Author: Joe DeCaro

I'm a lifelong Mets fan who loves writing and talking about the Amazins' 24/7. From the Miracle in 1969 to the magic of 1986, and even the near misses in '73 and '00, I've experienced it all - the highs and the lows. I started Mets Merized Online in 2005 to feed my addiction. Follow me on Twitter @metsmerized.

6 Comments + Add Comment

Matt August 8, 2012 at 11:07 pm

This team is pure, steaming DOGSHIT.
mitch petanick August 8, 2012 at 11:12 pm

I was in a luxury suite and left in the 3rd inning…funny thing is when I saw Young bringing that 82mph heat I predicted a 13-2 loss…looks like I gave the Mets too much credit
mitch petanick August 8, 2012 at 11:23 pm

And Ike looks like he’s talking to his hands in that picture. I think he’s saying “come on fellas don’t let me down.” I guess 13-0 losses will do that to a man.
Deebo August 9, 2012 at 6:37 am

I would say it’s unbelievable, but it’s not. I’ve become one of those Mets fans that “go to sleep” until mid-August and see HOW FAR BACK they are in the standings at that time.

I wanted to give Alderson time before I made a judgement on the “Save The Wilpons Money” plan and the result is: He’s just like every other GM in Mets history. Wake me up when we get a real GM, meaning I’ll be asleep for a long time.
Metfan Lou August 9, 2012 at 9:06 am

Ever since I saw the plans for Citi Field I said this is not a home for my Mets. I went to Ebbetts Field as a kid and Citi Field is a throwback to Ebbetts Field and a monument to Jackie Robinson. Sorry, I don’t care what they do to Citi Field to me it will always be Brooklyn Dodgers Memorial Stadium. Call me crazy bit I loved Shea. It had pizzazz and lots of it from the color of the seats and the paint scheme to an atmosphere. Yes to some it was ugly and noisy from the jets overhead but it was home. We won two World Series there and I just loved it. I know it had to go but Citi Field is not the home for the Mets. So when you say we lost our ninth straight at home. to me no we didn’t. What we lost was nine straight at a ballpark in New York. where the Mets live and play before going out of town to play other teams. Why this was allowed to happend to my Mets I will never, ever understand. What we have is Dodger Stadium West in Los Angeles and Dodger Stadium East in Flushing New York.
gary s. August 9, 2012 at 10:03 am

MFL, I totally agree with you about Citifield.I never understood why the new ballpark could not be a modern replica of Shea with the same dimensions and seat colors.Instead the greedy bastard Wilpons elected to build a boutique ballpark honoring the Brooklyn Dodgers.Ironically, if you check the dimensions at Ebbets Field, it was a bandbox.The idiot Jeff Wilpon designed the interiior and tthat led to the monstrosity we had the first 2 years which neutered our bext player (DW) and which caused Jason K some form of a 3 year nervous breakdown right after he saw the distance of the left field fence for the first time. Btw, the picture of the three mets sitting on the bench in a state of shock on the bench last nite kind of says it all.Someone should make a big blow up and glue it the wall in Aldersons office.Thanks Sandy.I wonder how long it will take in 2013 and 2014 for the players to be in a state of catatonic shock.

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	42	30	.583	-
Phillies	35	37	.486	7.0
Nationals	34	36	.486	7.0
Mets	27	40	.403	12.5
Marlins	22	48	.314	19.0

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