The Mets are now 5-0 in video reviews, which is good because I believe it is the fifth tiebreaker to determine post season participation.
Tonight’s review involved a fly ball to right field by Daniel Murphy. National’s RF Adam Dunn stopped running, turned and watched as Murphy’s fly fell to the warning track, then ran and picked it up. He fired a throw to 2B Rafael Belliard who in turn threw home where Gary Sheffield was tagged out attempting to score on what was ruled a double for Murphy. After conferring briefly, the umpires decided to take Warner Wolf’s advice and go to the videotape.
"Let's go to the videotape!"
They emerged from the video room and made the universal sign for ‘home run’ which involves holding one’s right arm aloft, sticking out one’s index finger and gyrating one’s wrist in a provocative manner, so Murphy was credited with a 2-run homer which gave the Mets a 5-3 lead and ultimately allowed Johan Santana (7-2) to be the winner.
"Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips!"
Apparently the umpires had seen evidence of the batted ball contacting the Subway $5 footlong sign, which in Citi Field ground rules better mean home run or they’re really in trouble. I mean, they might have to take a paid leave of absence or something. More importantly, did you know you could get a footlong sandwich for only $5? That’s a really good deal!
Seriously, 12" of food for only $5? Really?
This was not one of Johan Santana’s best performances, as his 11 strikeouts were tempered by 6 walks. The Mets gave him an early 3 run lead, scoring on a 1st inning 2-run double by Sheffield and a 3rd inning RBI single by Murphy, who later hit a 2-run double to give him 5 RBI total on the night. But Santana gave it all back in the 4th, an inning in which Santana walked 4 hitters and the Nats batted around. The highlight of that inning for the Nats was a 2-run homer by Adam Dunn which landed near the pedestrian bridge beyond center field. Luckily for the Mets that was all the Nationals could muster until a meaningless RBI single in the ninth which cut the final margin to 3.
5 RBI night
A few other notes from the game:
Edie Falco threw out the first pitch, in an odd cross-promotion for her new series “Nurse Jackie” which premieres June 8th on Showtime. At last we know what happened to her after the screen went blank.
Nurse Jackie
The 3 runs allowed by Johan Santana were the most he’s allowed at home (as a Met) since 6/8/08 versus the New York Yankees. Santana threw a season high 120 pitches.
David Wright struck out 4 times, receiving the dreaded “Golden Sombrero.”
"I pity the fool who strikes out 4 times!"
Tonight marked the 23rd anniversary of the infamous Tom Niedenfuer – Ray Knight fight which many believe propelled the 1986 Mets to the World Series.
Tom Niedenfuer (obscured)
Apparently I’m not allowed to mention a certain base running gaffe by a certain rookie. Look for a post here tomorrow on the subject. Box score courtesy Yahoo.com
| Washington | |||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| C. Guzman ss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .340 | |
| N. Johnson 1b | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .337 | |
| R. Zimmerman 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .333 | |
| A. Dunn rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .283 | |
| J. Willingham lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .228 | |
| R. Belliard 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .164 | |
| J. Maxwell cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .150 | |
| W. Harris ph-cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | |
| W. Nieves c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .283 | |
| J. Zimmermann p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | |
| R. Villone p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| K. Wells p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| J. Colome p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| J. Hanrahan p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| A. Hernandez ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | ||
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| NY Mets | |||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| A. Pagan cf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .323 | |
| L. Castillo 2b | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .295 | |
| D. Wright 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .345 | |
| G. Sheffield lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .295 | |
| J.J. Putz p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| W. Valdez ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| F. Rodriguez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| D. Murphy 1b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 | |
| R. Castro c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .253 | |
| F. Martinez rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| R. Martinez ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .121 | |
| J. Santana p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .067 | |
| F. Tatis ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | |
| B. Parnell p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| P. Feliciano p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| J. Reed lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 | |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | ||
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| Washington | |||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | Season ERA | ||
| J. Zimmermann (L, 2-2) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6.07 | |
| R. Villone | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| K. Wells | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | |
| J. Colome | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.25 | |
| J. Hanrahan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.64 | |
| NY Mets | |||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | Season ERA | ||
| J. Santana (W, 7-2) | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1.77 | |
| B. Parnell (H, 9) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.21 | |
| P. Feliciano (H, 7) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.41 | |
| J.J. Putz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 | |
| F. Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.79 | |
| IBB – G Sheffield (by J Colome). |
| BALK – J Colome. |
| Pitches-strikes – J Zimmermann 100-66; R Villone 9-2; K Wells 14-7; J Colome 17-9; J Hanrahan 31-17; J Santana 120-73; R Parnell 12-8; P Feliciano 4-3; J Putz 12-6; F Rodriguez 20-14. |
| Ground balls-fly balls – J Zimmermann 6-0; R Villone 0-1; K Wells 0-1; J Colome 0-1; J Hanrahan 1-0; J Santana 1-6; R Parnell 0-0; P Feliciano 0-0; J Putz 3-0; F Rodriguez 1-1. |
| Batters faced – J Zimmermann 24; R Villone 2; K Wells 3; J Colome 5; J Hanrahan 6; J Santana 27; R Parnell 3; P Feliciano 1; J Putz 3; F Rodriguez 5. |
| Game Details |
| Umpires: HP–Sam Holbrook. 1B–Adrian Johnson. 2B–Larry Vanover. 3B–Dan Iassogna. Time: 3:21. Attendance: 40,171. Weather: 60 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from center. |
14 comments
dentulous
5/27/2009-10:56pm at 10:56 pm (UTC -4)
Nice Grave. Nice Sweep. Lets fry them Fish next!
dwrightisking
5/27/2009-10:59pm at 10:59 pm (UTC -4)
nice job with post game
dwrightisking
5/27/2009-11:00pm at 11:00 pm (UTC -4)
Chris Carlin really should NOT be on TV
trs86
5/27/2009-11:00pm at 11:00 pm (UTC -4)
Great recap Grave.
billydeewilliams
5/27/2009-11:07pm at 11:07 pm (UTC -4)
Great recap…great pictures…great writing…great game. Love it all.
metsgirl31
5/27/2009-11:09pm at 11:09 pm (UTC -4)
Missed the game and forgot to set the TiVo…damn! But we got the sweep and the Phils lost…good nite all around.
Was reading some of the comments in the game thread and between that and the postgame recap, this blog has a really good feel to me. Thanks to everyone who started this site!
fongy2
5/27/2009-11:15pm at 11:15 pm (UTC -4)
Heb, Good job!
Gotta Love any thread about
anything with an attached
Mr.T photo!
Thank “pity the fool”
line though may well now
apply to Mr.Cerrone.
fongy2
5/27/2009-11:17pm at 11:17 pm (UTC -4)
Blew it!
should have read
“that”pity the fool
line NOT “thank”
BUT Thanks indeed!
QnsNative718
5/27/2009-11:28pm at 11:28 pm (UTC -4)
Hey, Metsgirl, theyll replay the game tomorrow. Check the time and tivo that. ; )
metsgirl31
5/27/2009-11:30pm at 11:30 pm (UTC -4)
I live in FL so even though i pay Directv extra money to get the Sports pack so i can get SNY 24 hours a day, they still see fit to black out the game replays…sucks for me.
dirtysanchez
5/27/2009-11:17pm at 11:17 pm (UTC -4)
GRAVE AGAIN GREAT WRAP UP!!!!
dwrightisking
5/27/2009-11:22pm at 11:22 pm (UTC -4)
awww I just wanna give F-Mart a hug
QnsNative718
5/27/2009-11:26pm at 11:26 pm (UTC -4)
Haha.. Great postgame wrap up as usual..
oleosmirf
5/27/2009-11:53pm at 11:53 pm (UTC -4)
hopefully Martinez can have a better showing next series. It would be nice to see something promising from him in his short stay…