Same Old Song And Dance As Bullpen Blows A Gem By Harvey While Bats Remain Silent

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• Mike Lloyd September 20, 2012 at 2:04 am

  No Joe. Don’t tell Sandy to cover his ears… The Fans, Radio and TV media, and ‘Independent’ Blog sites like yours need to take this front office and ownership and field staff to task for this ridiculous travesty of what has happened to this franchise. Journeyman and 4 ‘A’ players abound on this team…
  This kid deserves better than this, just like we fans…
• Tommy2cat September 20, 2012 at 6:03 am

  Everybody step back from the ledge & read “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”…please.

  Here’s my bottom line – Utley was for the taking if Edgin threw him a slider with the count 2-2 or 3-2. Utley adopted a defensive batting posture and was committed to fouling off fastballs until Edgin wore out & Edgin accommodated him. The first pitch that Edgin threw Utley, a slider was a ball; however, Utley turned away and obviously underestimated the break on Edgin’s slider. He was for the taking, I tell you!

  The Howard at-bat is quite simple to analyze – Edgin did not change speeds and spotted the ball – low and over the middle – where Howard could extend his arms and put a good swing on the ball. The way to pitch Howard is high and tight with fastballs and low and away with sliders. Edgin did not do that.

  I take solace in knowing that Jason Bay, Andres Torres and a number of other choice candidates will not be on the roster next year, when Sandy really needs to put up or shut up.

  Not for nothing, but Omar drafted Matt Harvey.
  • BadBadLeroyBrown September 20, 2012 at 7:35 am

    Hate to burst your bubble but “Jason BayWatch-him strikeout” will be back next year.

    As far as the pitch breakdown of Edgin its simpler than that….This team scores little to no runs so there is NO MARGIN FOR ERROR for the pitchers they have to try to be perfect all the time. Have to give the pen credit since the youngsters were called up the pen has been one of the better ones in baseball….I guess you could also credit pitching with no pressure to win since we were well out of it.

    Sadly only thing to look forward to is a high draft pick, not that i trust them with the pick either….the pressures of being a Mets fan
• 86mets September 20, 2012 at 7:27 am

  Changes need to be made and soon. Here is my list of players that the Mets should look at, who are affordable, this winter:

  C- Jake Taylor, has bad knees and only has modest power, but he can handle a pitching staff and get down a bunt in a big situation.

  CF-Willie Mays Hayes, is blessed with plenty of speed to hit atop the batting order, which is what the Mets need, however he does tend to swing for the fences a bit too often which could be trouble at Citi Field.

  RF-Pedro Cerrano has light tower power and can crush any pitch in the strike zone…..except the curveball. But then, that’s why he carries that statue of Jobu around with him everywhere he goes.

  SP-Eddie Harris doesn’t have much fastball, but has plenty of moxie and junk balls to get through 6 innings as a #5 starter and the Mets could always use the depth.

  Finally,

  RP/Closer-Ricky Vaughn, has an incredible fastball and intimidating mound presence, but doesn’t always know where the pitch is going, until his new glasses come in that is. However, I hear Ricky just finished a stint in the California Penal League and really prefers “winners” so he may not have any interest in joining the Mets. But arms like this are too good to pass up!

  Oh, if Lord Sandy decides that David Wright is too expensive this winter and trades him away for peanuts then he can always just sign Roger Dorn the 3B / Prima Donna who’s more concerned about his retirement portfolio than playing baseball. And if Terry Collins should be fired, I hear Lou Brown is no longer available since he passed away some time ago. Although, could a corpse really be that much worse than what we’ve got now?

  (BTW, for those who’ve never seen it, the movie Major League starring the afformentioned fictional players is hilarious and not too far from what the Alderson era is bringing to Flushing nowadays) LLOL
  • BadBadLeroyBrown September 20, 2012 at 7:43 am

    LOL….I heard Willie Mays Hayes was locked up for tax evasion….And Pedro Cerrano is selling insurance for ALLSTATE

    http://i.qkme.me/66rw.jpg
    • Metsie September 20, 2012 at 10:35 am

      We already have Cerano. What we need is to get Ike a Bucket of Chicken and Bacciardi! LOL
• Kay September 20, 2012 at 7:37 am

  Bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th, one out and NOT ONE RUN, AGAIN? That deserves a mention or two or three………….
  • srt September 20, 2012 at 7:46 am

    This.

    The loss can be pinned on the non existent offense as much as pitch by Edgin there in the 9th.
    The lack of offense is beyond sad at this point. Phillies offense wasn’t much better. They just managed one more HR than we did, when it counted….
    • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 7:58 am

      BLAME THE WILPONS for this offense… and for edgin’s allowed HR as well… isn’t that what you preach??
      • srt September 20, 2012 at 8:34 am

        You’re a man obsessed, Alex.
      • Kay September 20, 2012 at 8:43 am

        Bringing up something not mentioned in the thread, no that’s not instigating anything. SMH ($1 – Alex68)
      • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 8:44 am

        You know what i am obsessed with?? With people like you who think know baseball, but all you’ve done is come to this site, blame everyone else but SA because according to you, he can do no wrong… if you can’t handle it there’s always the desert where i am sure you can go ahead and trash us as you and your buddies have done.. and don’t deny, i have proof as to how a few (well, the few) people in there were bashing some of us from this site… You guys are really sad over there…
        • srt September 20, 2012 at 8:49 am

          I think you just proved my point.

          I’d like one shred of proof that I personally have trashed any of you over in the ‘Desert’. Just one…I’ll be waiting.
        • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 8:59 am

          From the Desert:

          Wanny: Alex says Anti-Semitism is the reason behind wanting to trade Ike Davis. JAJAJAJAJA

          and STICK actually found that very funny… Is that the type of conversation you guys are having over there?? i mean, i’d be surprised since TRS is always talking sh** about how i should be respecting that site and its bloggers and authors…. yet, any little second they get they bash us? with comments like that nonetheless? Plus you going over to AA to trash bayonne as well… Yeah. talk about wanting respect and going and doing this deserves just that!
          • TRS86 September 20, 2012 at 9:01 am

            You develop your own reputation so for once Alex man up and stop blaming others for your poor behavior.

            Seriously, why in the world do you continue to attack SRT? Second question, you have yet to provide one bit of evidence showing her believes on Alderson. You have no credibility whatsoever until you do. So instead of continually trying to call her out perhaps you need to do the same for your own.
          • TRS86 September 20, 2012 at 9:02 am

            But hey, we do appreciate your visit.
          • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 9:12 am

            First of all, maniac provided the copy and paste for me… he somehow ended up there and told me about the comment made about me, and for someone who preaches about respect and leadership you have none. now that the tables have turned and you’re guys are the ones talking sh** about me somehow it’s fine and i develop my own reputation. but if i say the desert sucks or well, it’s the desert. you then go on some type of rant about how i am not only disrespecting you, but i am disrespecting the authors and bloggers on the site, yet, somehow you’re here 24/7 instead of keeping an eye out for what your guys write. not the i care, hell, the better for Joe D, but it is quite the double standard how you ask us for respect and when it’s your guys doing you try to downplay it as if it our fault… With all due respect, and i am sure on behalf of the CORE:

            F*** THE DESERT!!!!!!!!!!
            • Mr North Jersey September 20, 2012 at 9:26 am

              Dude why are you so angry all the time?

              I mean it’s like every single day after day after day.

              As far as that quote from a reader he says you said that. If you didn’t say it go make it known to him tell him to stop lying if you indeed did not say it and if you feel so strongly about it you can ask it be removed but this coming here and acting like everyone got together and in one voice said that you said this is B.S.

              You ever stop to think you was told what someone said about you at a site you never visit to get the reaction you are currently having in other words being manipulated?

              I never say anything to you for the most part I am of the opinion that your just overy passionate but this obsession bro with R.D.M. and SRT brings out the worst in you. I know past this your really a good guy but you for whatever reason make that difficult to see at times.

              I say this to you as someone you will never meet but that if you ever could think of me as a friend you’d want a friend to be honest with you and let you know how your acting.

              Your a good man Alex I believe this about you. Try letting go of some of that anger.
            • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 9:32 am

              What anger?? What bother me is the hypocrecy from your leader. that’s what bothers me, he allows his people to attack us and say whatever they want and when one of us do he comes out swinging and demanding respect.. and do me a favor MNJ, do not butt in if you don’t knwo what’s going on ok? when you had your little incident with bayonne noone butt in, i suggest you do the same? I understand over in that blog is where you participate etc and do your little graphics etc, but the need to defend that solitary confine is beyond me.. Mind your business and don’t tell me i am angry? if it’s everyday as you said don’t mind me and keep it moving ok!!!!!
              • Mr North Jersey September 20, 2012 at 9:42 am

                Bro, I am trying to help you. That is why I got in. You a good man Alex hopefully in time you’ll realize I am not your enemy.
                • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 9:44 am

                  You’re not MNJ. i do apologize if i offended you, but i don’t like people who are hypocrite and that is why i came across like that. he often come here defending his site and the authors and bloggers, yet when they talk sh** about us (including joe D) he downplays it…
            • TRS86 September 20, 2012 at 9:58 am

              Alex, if it concerns you what a posters says at another site about you I think you know the appropriate channels to have it removed and acting like a 12 year old isn’t one of them. In fact acting like a 12 year old as an adult is never an excuse. You know I have been back and forth with you for years and we have this bond I am sure. However, your need to constantly blame others for your actions is getting quite ridiculous. We are all Mets fans.
          • srt September 20, 2012 at 9:13 am

            And that has what to do with me, Alex?
            See how making a broad type statement makes you look a little foolish?
            • srt September 20, 2012 at 9:15 am

              Not that you need any help from me on that as I read the Coeur’s whining in the Shoubox about this yesterday. You guys ought to practice a bit what you preach.
            • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 9:19 am

              You were talking sh** about bayonne in AA.. and over there comments were made about me.. the leader of that site who somehow is here 24/7) should be on top of things like that.. other comments were made as well that i will not post here becasuse of their offensive nature, but shouldn’t he put an end to it as soon as it comes up? but instead, his answer is :You develop your own reputation” What kind of sh** is that for someone who’s always here asking for respect for his site and its authors and bloggers???? Right… again, F*** The desert!!!!! No wonder that place is a lonely as hell to the point of having kids writing their articles for HS… Shamefull
              • srt September 20, 2012 at 9:45 am

                LOL…obsessed.

                Metsmerized and Bayonne were known to the AA community long before I joined.
                We all know they’re a very stat oriented site with opposing views here at MMO. So much so that when someone goes off on a rant there over there, someone will comment: ‘You’ve been Metsmerized!’

                I don’t see Joe D complaining about being well known across the Mets blog sphere. Why are you? Looks to me like Joe D has built a site that embraces guest posts with many opinions – as well as the opportunity to comment on those opinions. Just so happens that these past couple of years most posts involving the current team are very critical of the FO. If that’s the opinion Joe and others want to get out there, then it’s a disingenuous on your part to whine about those of us expressing opinions on those posts that might not agree. Joe D obviously isn’t taking those opposing opinions personally so why the heck do you?
              • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 9:49 am

                Wow, what a loser… all you do is try to blame the wilpons for the lack of good or any ofr that matter) acquisition by sandy… yet, why do you care if we bash the FO? isn’t that the same thing? i mean, even you cannot be this Dumb.. you just said the very same thing you and your leader do… you criticize others who bash the FO, called them haters etc, and even comment on their posts by saying “it’s the wilpons fault” .. totaly idiotic of you to say that…
                • srt September 20, 2012 at 9:58 am

                  I give up.
                • SaltyGary September 20, 2012 at 10:07 am

                  Hey SRT being called a loser is definitely an upgrade from him calling you a “slu t” in the shoutbox yesterday.

                  Alex, did you look at the thread or did you go by what Maniac told you? I saw the comment Wanny made. At face value it is highly inappropriate. When you put history of how you comment the first thing I thought was “holy crap Alex is having a bad day if he went there”. It’s your actions that create your reputation and the fact that I believed that comment came from you should say all that you need to know, but you refuse to look at how your actions effect how people view you.

                  As for any other comments on that thread it was Joe D that brought you guys up because he compared Kingman with Bayonne, that is it. And TRS defended Joe D from Kingman. SRT didn’t say a thing about you guys nor did anyone else besides Kingman defending himself from Joe and he actually said he is on the same page as you.

                  As for SRT’s AA comment, are you going by proof or just by what Bayonne told you? I saw Bayonne complaining about this last week so I looked at SRT’s 2000 friggen comments from that day and all that was said was “are you Bayonne?” after someone went on a Sandy hate fueled post. Honestly it looked like something that you or Bay would write and you probably would of saluted the poster so I don’t see what the problem is other than you act like complete ars, but for some odd reason demand that you are treated better. You act like a 5 year old and that is how you are treated. Everyone from Joe D to Mr. North to even Maniac asking you and Bay to calm down but you can’t see it.
                  • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 10:15 am

                    I am sorry? Gary… what did i call SRT?? because the word we used to use for her and joe D said not to use anymore was S L U R P E R… but of course, you are trying to use something else to stir sh** up…. it’s totally sad and pathetic how you and a few others continue to try to stir stuff up for the sake of it… You of course are part of the desert community and you’ll do anything to make things look ok on your end and point us as the bad guys. you clearly did not see how kingman was coming here to “toy with us” as he called it and never not one word from the leader. and it speaks volume as kmaxx stated how the leader of the desert left a comment like that and a few others very offensive comments in there so people can like and Lol on them… shouldn’t you be concern with that as well? You’re weak attempt to portrait me as a bad guy here is just sad and pathetic…
                  • SaltyGary September 20, 2012 at 10:27 am

                    Alex, I thought you promised Joe that you were going to use any form of sl u r p anymore. Hmmm pretty disrespectful. Sorry if I though slu* meant something else. MY BAD!

                    And I did ask the moderators to take that comment off. I 100% agree that comment has no place and it should have been taken immediately.

                    As for a flame war Kingman created back in friggen May that you keep harping on. I was in Disney when it went down and my phone erupted from all the emails that went back and forth regarding the issue. Mr. North and TRS immediately handled the situation and Kingman made piece with Joe that evening. Seeing that the back story is none of your business you were just never made privy to it. If you want proof I would be happy to provide it in private, just let me know.
                  • SaltyGary September 20, 2012 at 10:33 am

                    “Alex68 (guest) “and to think, they other day SRT (SA’s biggest slu***) said they don’t talk about noone in the desert”"

                    Sorry I find it hard to not be confused with the work Slu t or Slu rp. Either was it’s not like you used the correct amount of apostrophes and seeing how you just want to disparage her any chance you can get, how can anyone not think you meant something else. Any person that does not know Alex’s proprietary insult system would all think you said something different. You need to wake the f up man. If you don’t want heat from you then get out of the kitchen bro. A couple weeks ago right before you got banned you were talking crap about me and at that point I hadn’t posted a think here in over a month. All you have to blame is yourself.
                  • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 10:40 am

                    YEah, i understand your preocupation, i don’t insult women like that man.. joe D told me not to use that word, so i blur the word out, and even that word was misused by the people who don’t like us… that word is and was used for people who drink sandy’s koolaid…
                • K Maxx September 20, 2012 at 10:08 am

                  Not sure it’s wise getting involved here, but someone needs to point out to you why this guy Alex is angry and it’s because a few of you are always on him for the same behavior you exhibit on your home planets. It’s wrong and it’s very disingenuous. And the problem is that you don’t see it or think that it’s perfectly fine for you to behave as such. I agree and disagree with the posts here all the time. I don’t spend much time responding to the people who leave comments as much as all of you do, but that doesn’t mean I’m not reading or see what’s going on here or on a dozen other Mets sites. I just prefer to comment on the topic and move on. Why is it okay to go after Alex, but not the other way around? By the way, if Alex didn’t make that antisemitic remark, and he is saying he didn’t, why did the owner of the site choose to leave it up? That speaks volumes. I’ve seen some bad racial stuff here too, but I’ve also seen these slurs wiped out after they are brought to a moderator’s attention and usually with a ban. This site allows a lot of BS to go through, a lot less than Amazin that’s for sure, but anything racial or sexist is addressed with all due haste and usually accompanies a lengthy ban.
                  • SaltyGary September 20, 2012 at 10:16 am

                    The comment was removed by TRS before this discussion.
                  • SaltyGary September 20, 2012 at 10:18 am

                    Strike that I thought it was removed. I agree it should be.
                  • TRS86 September 20, 2012 at 11:12 am

                    KMaxx, until today I had no idea that Alex did NOT make the comment. Unfortunately as I told Alex his reputation has been made by himself. I also told him that there was an appropriate way to request that a comment be removed. I will take care of it but lets please not make Alex the victim. He likes it that way.
                  • srt September 20, 2012 at 11:17 am

                    If you read this thread you’d clearly see me responding to Kay and Alex then harping on me and my opinions on the Wilpons.

                    The common thread on most of these posts is the anger that the Coeur has b/c the rest of us won’t come out and trash SA as they have. That’s in a nutshell. They and they alone made iy ‘us against them’.

                    You reap what you sow.
                  • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 11:23 am

                    SRT, now you’re liying as well.. nobody made it you against us.. but the constant shoving down our throats of “he’s great, he’s a genius, he had a good day, brad eamus was a great find because of his OBP” BS made us see the guy differently, then, when all of his moves backfire and became crap, you and your legion of S****S started the famous “BLAME THE WILPONS” campaing to take the heat of the Garbage ass GM we have… Please, spare me the drama. You are what you are and it’s fine, but don’t pretend now as if we’re somehow at fault here when it was us who were being attack by pretty much everyone in here as soon as we didn’t like what SA was doing. And about TRS, at this point, it is what it is, i have my opinion about you and site.. good luck the rest of the way, with no water nearby.
                  • TRS86 September 20, 2012 at 11:30 am

                    Alex, again one post where either SRT or I say that Sandy is great or a genius. One post. Prove yourself more than just full of hot air and having any credibility at all.

                    Again, there are actually 3 groups and you guys refuse to admit it. There is Pro, Anti- and and a gray area in between that actually MOST Mets fans live in. I know on blogs where polar is fun it may not seem that way but your average Met fan is able to see both sides of the issue and realize that it is a combination of issues that have gotten us where we are.

                    SRT is no different than you in terms of her loyalty to the team, disappointment in the results or desire to see the team improve. The only difference is that she feels that the Wilpons are ultimately responsible for the current mess and you believe Alderson is. To believe those things does not make you an apologist or middle school words that have been thrown out, for the other side.

                    Seriously think about it. The fact that you blame Alderson, does that make you a Wilpon shrill?
                  • srt September 20, 2012 at 11:35 am

                    Lying? Show some proof of that dude.

                    I said all along this is on the Wilpons and you or anyone else has yet to convince me other wise. It’s my opinion. Like it, don’t like it, but move on already.
                  • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 11:45 am

                    Again, if you guys want to be respected and others to respect your comments start doing so yourselves… As soon as someone criticize the almighty one you wanna go ahead and put the blame on the wilpons… If you don’t like the fact that we criticize SA for his ineptitudes and bad moves then read something else and don’t post or reply to us. it’s our opinion and unless SA proves us wrong we’re staying with our thinking and if you don’t like it, then GTFOH and go back to the desert where there’s harmony and peace among the readers.. and you can go ahead and bash other bloggers from other sites..
                  • srt September 20, 2012 at 11:48 am

                    This list you put together on who can be allowed to post to who is just getting longer and longer – and a bit ridiculous.

                    These are opinions. Everyone gets to express them as long as they’re not personal attacks.
                    You need to get over the fact that not everyone is going to agree with your opinions.
                  • Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 12:01 pm

                    Ok, shouldn’t you say that to yourself???? All we say is that there were a lot of SA apologist and sl**** and you guys ran with it.. if you didn’t fall into that category why would you get offended then? Do yourself a favor then, post whatever crap you wanna post about blaming the wilpons, but if you do it to someone who thinks otherwise remember this same comment you made about people having different opinions. just because you think it’s all on the wilpons doesn’t mean you’re right.. I don’t put 100% blame on SA, but a chunk of it goes to him for his ineptitude, arrogance, lying and mocking the fan base, ohh and did i mention how he’s yet to acquire one player that has helped this franchise? yeah, thought so.. 3 all stars lost and all we got is a hyped up prospect with a high Walk rate..
                  • Metsie September 20, 2012 at 12:01 pm

                    Hmmm looks an awful lot like a game of last man standing and I’m not involved but guess who is?

                    Most of the arguments here these days are due to the attitude taken by the side who likes Sandy (under any lame premise such as give him time blah blah blah they hide behind) in dealing with those of us who questioned his moves and motive from the beginning!

                    We did this because we are done buying whatever this organization throws at us as a GOOD THING, we are done buying the marketing and hype that never materializes into wins and you guys didnt’t like the fact we were p!$$ing on your happy tree and called us:
                    Crazy
                    NOT FANS
                    Stupid and any other malignant name you could think of!

                    and I understand Joe’s frustration with these threads all turning into the same thing everyday and how many posters are sick of it….

                    GOOD! They should be as sick of it as we were when we were comnstantly bombarded with all this propagandist hype about Sandy and his promised land which is much further away today than it was when he walked in the door!

                    And truth is the only reason you guys are now sick of it is the fact that time has showed you may have been a bit too wrong in your smugness and even those who were TRULY on the fence and willing to give Sandy time are now jumping off and complaining!

                    Maybe if you had shown those of us who seemed to have some foresight into the bad things being done and questioned the moves some respect at that time you would get some back now that things have seemingly gone for the worse and what was once 2014 championship now has been given a new timeline to 2016 at the earliest!

                    Sure your sick of hearing what we all have to say about Sandy’s tenure just as we were sick of hearing how much better he was going to be than Omar!

                    Well he hasn’t!
                    He’s actually made the team worse and you can blame whoever you want for that but the fact remains!

                    He has not done even ONE thing you guys said he would do!
                    He has only managed to bring in one worthwhile Prospect for the price of Three Allstars (and maybe even soon to be 4!) Failed to sign half a draft class that for a year SOLID was all we heard from you guys in regards to just how important not losing and wasting draft picks was!

                    WE WERE SICK OF HEARING IT THEN!

                    And so it’s only fair you get sick of hearing about what the other side is saying now that you picked the WRONG side of the debate!

                    You want to give him more time? No Problem!
                    Until he goes your going to keep hearing people RIGHTLY criticize the CURRENT GM OF THE NY METS as it is well on topic on a site meant to dusciss the CURRENT STATE of our team!

                    And if all you really have to discuss is something about 2016 I would be just as happy if you said what you think will happen (as we did when Sandy took over and made his first bad moves) and then come back to rub your smartness in OUR face when 2016 rolls around and proves you to be smart!

                    But all this complaining about a subject that was started in reply to all the Sandy Hype and is continuing because you refuse to admit you may have been wrong about how good this guy is (while insulting those who said it) and continue to make excuses for him, well then your only inviting the topic to remain front and center and should not complain about it.

                    What you really should be tired of is not the conversation but having to come up with new and improved excuses to defend him!
                  • TRS86 September 20, 2012 at 12:03 pm

                    Hyped up prospect with a high walk rate? Sandy didn’t bring in Familia.
                  • srt September 20, 2012 at 1:10 pm

                    Appears to me we’re all just repeating ourselves here.
                    I see no need for me to do that again. Think I’ll spare Joe D the hassle of having to read through these responses for commenting violations and end my involvement on this one, in this thread.
  • Des September 20, 2012 at 7:59 am

    It deserves more than a mention. The Mets lost because they didn’t bring the men on base home, not primarily because of the Howard home run. My congrats go to Ruben Tejada, Daniel Murphy and David Wright for scoring runs. The rest of the team sucked at bat when it counted, though Ike and Hairston each had a pair of hits. Batting slots 6-9 went 0 for 14. Pathetic.

    What has Kelly Shoppach been up to? Did Edgin shake off pitches or was Shoppach calling his game and didn’t call for different speeds and different locations? By the way, Shoppach is batting .148 in his last ten games. He’s 4 for 27 in these games. We’re beginning to see why he’s been just a journeyman catcher.
    • Met Maniac September 20, 2012 at 9:34 am

      Des, you mention another reason we lost as far bringing runs home and I agree with you, but you fail to mention ANDRES TORRES. You know, the guy who hit into a double play in the bottom of the 8th with the bases loaded, after he made the third out with runners in scoring position in the 5th.
      • Des September 20, 2012 at 10:39 am

        Maniac — You raise an interesting point. Beyond commenting about the miserable production of Slots 6-9, I didn’t comment further. Torres has sometimes been unfairly lambasted on MMO, but last night he was batting from his stronger right side and yet didn’t produce. Hamels is just an MLB pitcher against our better players. Despite the accolades handed out by Keith and Ron to Cole, he was hittable by everyone except Shoppach, Duda, Torres and of course, our guy on the mound, Harvey. What hurt last night is all these guys were in a row.

        Hamels was a bit lucky, but I’ve never found talking about good and bad luck winds up with any good insight.
• Alex68 September 20, 2012 at 7:43 am

  YEs!!! another lose keep us on the hunt for that precious #7 draft pick, i really want the #6 but the marlins and the Jays keep losing… Damn it. Keep it going boys, that #7 pick can be had!!! (Roll Eyes)
  This is truly a disgrace.. i am really, really disappointed to know that even though we’re watching with our own eyes, the stats back it up and every other fact is out there and there are still people in here, somehow not seeing the big picture of what’s going on… Truly disgusting if you ask me.
• Metstheory22 September 20, 2012 at 9:10 am

  Still, take that Harvey pitched well and Edgin was one pitch away from ending game. Ump could have called last pitch to Utley strike like he did to Valdespin.
• USMF September 20, 2012 at 10:52 am

  All I got to say about that…

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osPijYP_f3g
  • Mr North Jersey September 20, 2012 at 10:56 am

    LoL, I will then meet you with this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxOJ7ViwTSE and counter with that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhrfDvQoijY
    • SaltyGary September 20, 2012 at 11:01 am

      Well at least you pulled the Aerosmith clip. You guys really are dating yourself.
      • Mr North Jersey September 20, 2012 at 11:05 am

        Cmon it’s Frankie. The man is timeless.
        • USMF September 20, 2012 at 11:12 am

          At least my version is from the past 20 years…lol
          • Mr North Jersey September 20, 2012 at 11:13 am

            Hahaha.
            • USMF September 20, 2012 at 1:58 pm

              To keep my ska thing going, this is how I feel now

              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnABRVfvVWg

              skip to 1:30 for the payoff…not for young listeners…
• Diamond Dave 1 September 20, 2012 at 12:56 pm

  We are nothing but a bumbling barrel of misfits who have embarrassed themselves. I don’t even bother to watch anymore.
• Marco September 20, 2012 at 1:43 pm

  The Mets are polluting the air in NY when they play at home. I suggest they play the rest of their games on the road.