September 18, 2007
Daily Mets Recap: September 18th, 2007
The Game
“I’m sure I’d feel much worse if I weren’t under such heavy sedation” — David St. Hubbins
Wow. The Mets gave away another game to a lesser team last night, losing to the Nationals by the score of 12-4. Just when you thought you had New York’s October roster all locked and loaded, their postseason berth seems in legitimate jeopardy. The Mets are still in first place, and all their remaining games are against the dregs of the league. But when your pitching is shot and you’re fielding the ball like the Bad News Bears on a bender, you can let anyone beat you.
It started out so well. The Mets flashed power and speed and jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Jose Reyes walked leading off the ballgame; before you had a chance to crack open your first second beer he was standing on third after a wild pickoff throw. He scored on a sacrifice fly; two batters later, Carlos Beltran ripped a two-run homer on an 0-2 pitch. Shawn Green capped the scoring with a fourth-inning solo homer.
Meanwhile, Brian Lawrence had faced one over the minimum through three. The gods took one look at the “Green, Lawrence lead Mets to victory” storyline shaping up and promptly scripted a more realistic narrative. Lawrence remembered how to find the meat of the plate in the fourth, giving up a single, another single, a walk, an infield single, an outfield single, and a double to the worst offense in baseball. Six batters, four runs, lead gone, and Lawrence gets to go home early. Don’t hurry back, babe.
In the fifth inning, Aaron Sele threw 25 pitches, faced six batters, retired two of them, gave up the official losing run, and left Scott Schoeneweis a bases-loaded dirty diaper to change. Scott came on and struck out on three pitches to end the inning with something resembling a ballgame still intact; the Nats led 5-4.
The sixth inning? Like they say about the ’60s, if you can remember it, you weren’t there. The Nationals sent nine men to the plate, scored four, and didn’t get the ball out of the infield. It’s like one of those hypothetical “How many hits can you get without scoring” or “How many different ways can you reach base without getting a hit” scenarios made flesh. And not attractive flesh either — I’m thinking the small of Alec Baldwin’s back here.
The shock treatments have left things hazy, but here goes. It started with a walk and a ground ball that scooted under David Wright’s glove for error #1, putting two aboard. Nook Logan dropped a bunt and Wright charged, but for some reason he deferred to Schoeneweis, who dropped it before flinging it by Luis Castillo covering first base. Two runs in, Logan on third, laugh track on full volume in the foreground. Jorge Sosa came on, gave up a walk, and then got a comebacker; he had Logan dead at the plate, but he decided to mull a throw to second and then throw home, too late to get anyone. A walk loaded the bases, a grounder scored a run, the Nats were up by five, and Met fans wondered if it was too late to cross Sosa off that October pitching staff.
Then again, who would replace him? Joe Smith, who gave up a two-run homer in the seventh? Willie Collazo, who has an ERA of 6.75? Management has already deemed Philip Humber and Mike Pelfrey unfit for postseason command. Maybe the Mets should just skip the playoffs this year. Save everybody the embarrassment.
The Haiku
Say this for Lawrence
Among all Willie’s hunches
He beats out Mota
The Boxscore
| NY Mets |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
AVG |
| Reyes, SS |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.289 |
| Castillo, 2B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.297 |
| Wright, 3B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.313 |
| Beltran, CF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.281 |
| Alou, LF |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.335 |
| Green, 1B |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.281 |
| Lo Duca, C |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.270 |
| Sosa, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
| Castro, C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.282 |
| Milledge, RF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
.283 |
| Lawrence, P |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.250 |
| Sele, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Schoeneweis, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| DiFelice, C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
| a-Gotay, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.305 |
| Collazo, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Smith, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| b-Anderson, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.295 |
| Totals |
34 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
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a-Struck out for DiFelice in the 7th. b-Struck out for Smith in the 9th.
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BATTING
2B: Lo Duca (15, Redding).
HR: Beltran (30, 1st inning off Redding, 1 on, 1 out), Green (9, 4th inning off Redding, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Castillo; Wright; Beltran 4; Alou 2; Green 5; Lo Duca 3; Milledge.
RBI: Castillo (32), Beltran 2 (101), Green (44).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reyes; Wright; Milledge.
SF: Castillo.
GIDP: Green.
Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING
E: Wright (19, fielding), Schoeneweis (1, throw), Castro (4, throw), Reyes (11, fielding).
PB: Castro (1).
Pickoffs: Lo Duca (Fick at 3rd base).
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|
|
| Washington |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
AVG |
| Logan, CF |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.269 |
| Jimenez, SS |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.224 |
| Ayala, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| d-Church, PH |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.266 |
| Munoz, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Colome, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Zimmerman, 3B |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
.268 |
| Pena, LF |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.247 |
| Kearns, RF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.264 |
| Belliard, 2B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
.285 |
| Fick, 1B |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.219 |
| b-Batista, PH-1B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
.267 |
| Schneider, C |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.233 |
| Redding, P |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.083 |
| a-Langerhans, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.161 |
| Albaladejo, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Rivera, P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| c-Lopez, PH-SS |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.241 |
| Totals |
39 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
17 |
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a-Grounded out for Redding in the 4th. b-Struck out for Fick in the 5th. c-Reached on error for Rivera in the 6th. d-Homered for Ayala in the 7th.
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BATTING
2B: Schneider (20, Lawrence), Logan (18, Sele), Kearns (35, Sele), Lopez (24, Collazo).
HR: Church (14, 7th inning off Smith, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Logan 4; Jimenez; Church 4; Zimmerman; Pena 2; Kearns 2; Belliard; Fick; Schneider 2; Lopez 2.
RBI: Belliard 2 (49), Fick (12), Schneider 2 (48), Pena 2 (35), Logan (21), Church 2 (62).
2-out RBI: Pena.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Langerhans; Batista 3; Schneider.
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: Logan (21, 2nd base off Smith/Castro).
PO: Fick (3rd base by Lo Duca).
FIELDING
E: Redding (1, pickoff).
DP: 2 (Zimmerman-Belliard, Belliard-Jimenez-Fick).
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| |
| NY Mets |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Lawrence |
3.1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6.83 |
| Sele (L, 3-2) |
1.1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5.29 |
| Schoeneweis |
0.2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5.26 |
| Sosa |
0.2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4.49 |
| Collazo |
0.1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.75 |
| Smith |
1.2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3.29 |
|
|
| Washington |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Redding |
4.0 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3.73 |
| Albaladejo (W, 1-0) |
1.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2.35 |
| Rivera (H, 16) |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.83 |
| Ayala |
1.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.11 |
| Munoz |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Colome |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.53 |
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Pitches-strikes: Lawrence 65-43, Sele 28-16, Schoeneweis 19-12, Sosa 25-12, Collazo 6-5, Smith 26-19, Redding 67-45, Albaladejo 22-13, Rivera 1-1, Ayala 16-12, Munoz 20-11, Colome 13-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Lawrence 2-5, Sele 3-0, Schoeneweis 0-1, Sosa 2-0, Collazo 1-0, Smith 1-2, Redding 5-5, Albaladejo 2-1, Rivera 0-2, Ayala 2-0, Munoz 0-2, Colome 1-1.
Batters faced: Lawrence 17, Sele 7, Schoeneweis 5, Sosa 5, Collazo 2, Smith 8, Redding 18, Albaladejo 6, Rivera 1, Ayala 5, Munoz 5, Colome 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Sele 2-0, Schoeneweis 3-0, Sosa 1-1, Smith 1-1, Rivera 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Tony Randazzo.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:13.
Att: 18,678.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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The Credits
Recap by David Simons
Haiku by Howard Megdal
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green is batting higher then endy now, what do the milledge people have to say about that LOL
Higher then Milledge I meant
What gets me is the normally nice posters in the link dumps that get nuts in the game thread. I guess they are blowing off steam as the game goes but who wants to hear that crap.
Yeah. Thats the surprising thing…….its one thing if someone like say izzy or whomever does it but some others (regulars) its surprising. I dont care blowing off stream….but sometimes things get personal with others
I would have laughed my ass off if you named names and would have joined you chris and we both would have gotten tossed lol. I have called out a few in the threads, alot of people dont like me because I DO.
Going into the 9th , good game
Well, I didn’t think you were very respectful when I read your comment, John. If ya gotta problem with what I said in the game thread about it, I’m sorry bout it. I can’t take it back. I can apologize for misreading your intent and calling you out bout it. I thought you were trying to be a smart ass by posting in there.
wow ryan franklyn has some nasty stuff
I can understand why you’d think that from what I said but that was never my intention. Like I said, I didnt even think it would show. But I do understand.
With that being said, I don’t think your intent was too be a smartass. For that, I am sorry
wow philly only has 2 hits lol
Last night, when people started sticking up for that dude, I got a little sick. Especially considering who some of the people were
John why wouldnt it show? did you think that thread was broken?
I hear ya there chris, that zeek dick needs neutering
You know what would be funny, if they didnt start new threads for tomorrow
Tome gordon in here we go
Nice hitting by Ludwick
Ludwich single with 1 out here it starts
A .174 batter. I’m not thinking the cards are trying to win this
damn poicked him ott trying to steal
im out
going into the 10th
later chris
lmao well……i thought to myself……..hmm theres only one post in this thread…..noway has only one person posted…..i honestly didnt think that NO ONE would post in there so i figured it was locked or closed…….little did i know…..it wasnt. And then…..ppl ended up posting in it after me.
Izzy in to blow it ;-)
Mutley flys out 1 down
Burrell singles, iw as worried it was a HR lol
IZZY loads em up with a IBB and BB
error leads to a run, booooo
ok 3 outs cards have to score 1 to tie 2 to win
cairo basehit 1st aND 3RD 1 OUT BABy!!!!
sPAZIO FLY OUT RBI TIE GAMES BABY!!!
ha, look at this other thread. sneaky.
hey john, if you’re still out there….if my comment upset you man, i am so sorry. I didnt mean anything by it, i was trying to make a funny and it was in poor taste and mean.
i apologize man, i think the world of you and you know that!!!! sorry man.
(but come on…..dicktionary, that shit is funny!) lol (i’m sorry!)
And the croud goes wild!!!!
heh dep it might just be me now lol
greaaaaaaat….I’m not apologizing again tomorrow!!!!! i will refer to that one! lol ;)
there are other folks in the link dump. its not so bad there now wood.
lol the pretzel line was my exit cue
ok ill come back now
haha im at mrytle beach so i doubt no one will see this but its all good dep :)
This must have been the best recap ever!