Clockwise from left: B. Wagner, O. Perez, C. Delgado, A. Cora, J. Reyes, R. Church, C. Beltran, A. Pagan, J. Maine
The New York Mets’ players are dropping like flies. During today’s game, Angel Pagan and John Maine were added to the long list of Mets who are either on the disabled list or nursing injury/illness. Pagan left the game in the top of the 4th inning with what was reported as “right groin discomfort” and Maine left after warming up to start the top of the 7th with a “stomach virus.” The Mets showed a lot of grit and heart, if not a lot of intestinal fortitude, in overcoming this adversity to win the series by defeating the Florida Marlins 3-2.
Porta John Maine
Maine (5-3) threw 6 innings of shutout ball, giving up only 3 hits and allowing 2 walks while striking out 5. Pedro Feliciano ably filled in for Maine by throwing a 1-2-3 inning. J.J. Putz was summoned for the hold to start the 8th, but was ineffective yet again as he recorded only 1 out while allowing 3 baserunners and 1 run before being replaced by rookie Bobby Parnell, who despite allowing 1 inherited runner to score then retired the next 2 batters to preserve the 1 run lead. Met closer Francisco Rodriguez did allow a 2 out walk but ultimately struck out the side in the 9th for his 14th save.
The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 3rd utilizing classic National League small-ball. SS Wilson Valdez drew a 1 out walk, and was sacrificed to 2nd by Maine. Pagan then drove in Valdez with a 2 out double. The Mets added 2 valuable insurance runs in the 7th when back-to-back doubles by Fernando Martinez and Omir Santos plated one run each, giving the Mets a 3-0 lead.
After the game, General Manager Omar Minaya announced that the Mets had made a rare inter-sport trade, acquiring this large ambulance from the Calgary Flames of the NHL in exchange for approximately 60 guilders. Minaya said that he was confident that the injured and ill members of the Met roster would now have adequate medical care.
Famous Met fan
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart was among the 40,482 in attendance and among other things had this exchange with Met TV on-field commentator Kevin Burkhardt about his first Citi Field experience. JS: I had sushi. KB: You couldn’t do that at Shea. JS: Well, you could, but it was just old fish.
Box score courtesy yahoo.com
| Florida | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| C. Coghlan lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .212 | |
| E. Bonifacio 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| H. Ramirez ss | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 | |
| J. Cantu 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .266 | |
| J. Hermida rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .264 | |
| D. Uggla 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | |
| J. Baker c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 | |
| C. Ross cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | |
| C. Volstad p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .045 | |
| R. Gload ph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | |
| K. Calero p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| R. Paulino ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 12 | ||
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| NY Mets | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| A. Pagan cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| J. Reed cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | |
| L. Castillo 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | |
| D. Wright 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
| G. Sheffield lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .292 | |
| D. Murphy 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| F. Martinez rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | |
| O. Santos c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | |
| W. Valdez ss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| J. Maine p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | |
| P. Feliciano p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| F. Tatis ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | |
| J.J. Putz p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| B. Parnell p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| F. Rodriguez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
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| Florida | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| C. Volstad (L, 4-4) | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.13 | 3.71 | |
| K. Calero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.12 | 2.16 | |
| NY Mets | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| J. Maine (W, 5-3) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.34 | 3.75 | |
| P. Feliciano (H, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 | 2.25 | |
| J.J. Putz (H, 10) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | 3.81 | |
| B. Parnell (H, 10) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.55 | 2.11 | |
| F. Rodriguez (S, 14) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.01 | 0.73 | |
| Pitches-strikes – C Volstad 94-59; K Calero 19-11; J Maine 82-53; P Feliciano 13-10; J Putz 17-7; R Parnell 7-5; F Rodriguez 17-11. |
| Ground balls-fly balls – C Volstad 14-4; K Calero 0-2; J Maine 4-8; P Feliciano 1-1; J Putz 0-1; R Parnell 0-1; F Rodriguez 0-0. |
| Batters faced – C Volstad 27; K Calero 4; J Maine 22; P Feliciano 3; J Putz 4; R Parnell 3; F Rodriguez 4. |
| Game Details |
| Umpires: HP–Tim Welke. 1B–Jim Reynolds. 2B–Angel Hernandez. 3B–Bill Welke. Time: 2:33. Attendance: 40,482. Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 20 mph, out to center. |
16 comments
rustyjr
5/31/2009-4:20pm at 4:20 pm (UTC -4)
u know mo vaughn thinks flys are tasty
rustyjr
5/31/2009-4:21pm at 4:21 pm (UTC -4)
just wondering – i checked the board – how am only a single a prospect lol
mrose
5/31/2009-4:25pm at 4:25 pm (UTC -4)
the board goes by different post counts… so you have to get that post count up
rustyjr
5/31/2009-4:27pm at 4:27 pm (UTC -4)
But I’m RUSTY dammit !!!! LOL
mrose
5/31/2009-4:32pm at 4:32 pm (UTC -4)
hahahaha
and i started as a single A prospect too
rustyjr
5/31/2009-4:22pm at 4:22 pm (UTC -4)
really good game – even in the late innings – yeah putz is begining to live up to his name but hey ya gotta keep the faith with him and john stewart – he’s a pisser
mrose
5/31/2009-4:33pm at 4:33 pm (UTC -4)
yea…i have faith in putz
smooth
5/31/2009-4:52pm at 4:52 pm (UTC -4)
just registered for this site, i am a frequent metsblog reader and i must say i really like the postgame and also in depth posts on this blog. I am also a fan of the pics with the witty captions. i am finding myself visiting this site just as much as i do metsblog, keep up the good work. I would just suggest updating the standings as consistently as possible that is always an issue on metsblog and i find it a pet peeve of mine i guess
rustyjr
5/31/2009-4:56pm at 4:56 pm (UTC -4)
Welcome – good to have you aboard
mrose
5/31/2009-5:08pm at 5:08 pm (UTC -4)
great to have you here smooth… the standings are automatically updated every few hours..so that won’t be an issue
dirtysanchez
5/31/2009-5:23pm at 5:23 pm (UTC -4)
Welcome aboard smooth.
metsfan4decades
5/31/2009-6:14pm at 6:14 pm (UTC -4)
Welcome! The more the merrier.
metsfan4decades
5/31/2009-6:14pm at 6:14 pm (UTC -4)
Great game. Glad to see they pulled it out and preserved the win for Maine who couldn’t keep going although he was pitching what looked to be his best game so far this year.
hahaha – as always, love the graphics that go along with these posts.
And yeah, what’s up with Putz? Is that bone spur causing more problems then anyone is admitting?
I thought he was a great addition to the BP but he’s making me nervous….
rustyjr
5/31/2009-6:18pm at 6:18 pm (UTC -4)
Have dairy 4Decades we need dome excitement during games
rustyjr
5/31/2009-6:40pm at 6:40 pm (UTC -4)
Meant to say have faith
gipperpdx
5/31/2009-7:39pm at 7:39 pm (UTC -4)
Guys, I must echo smooth’s comments – just a great job on the blog so far – in a very short amount of time.