“I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.” Casey Stengel
Here’s what you missed on Wednesday, June 24, 2009:
- Morning Open Thread by CaseStreet
- This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty 6/24/09 by rustyjr
- Draft And Follow 6-24-09 by GravediggerHebner
- NL East Daily Recap from 6-23-09 by mrose
- Gameday Weather 6-24-09 by prismo
- Conundrum Contest – Win a Copy of Greg Prince’s “Faith and Fear in Flushing†by prismo
- An In-Depth Look at… Brad Thompson. by QnsNative718
- Injury News: Sheffield may be headed to the DL by mrose
- Player Moves: Argenis Reyes Recalled by mrose
- Game Thread: Mets (35-34) vs Cardinals (40-32) by dirtysanchez
- Post Game: Super Breakout! by GravediggerHebner
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34 comments
sabermetrician
6/25/2009-8:25am at 8:25 am (UTC -4)
Boys, I’m feeling good. It might be a push to get there, but if we could get 10 of 17 before the break I am confident we’d be in first place. After that we need to get healthy. I feel good about Beltran and Maine being back. Perez is healthy, but he’s still a head case. Now for Jose, Putz, and Delgado. I think we can do this. I realize I’m flying high from the buzz of last night, but I was saying this four games ago too…
darknova306
6/25/2009-8:57am at 8:57 am (UTC -4)
The moment I say I’m feeling good about this team, they’ll tank. So… they need to show me more before I start having any confidence in them. Great win last night, though.
Nice to see our catcher position still coming through with RBI for us.
Joe R
6/25/2009-9:06am at 9:06 am (UTC -4)
Yeah its one game. A loss today and a tough series against the Yankees combined with the Phils winning a few and that happiness will vanish. .500 ball til the break…thats the plan and I agree with it!.. Lets Go Mets
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/25/2009-9:20am at 9:20 am (UTC -4)
Phils will play their favorite team. Toronto “the sweep” Blue Jays. But then they are not playing at home, so they might win.
Joe R
6/25/2009-9:04am at 9:04 am (UTC -4)
So everyone killing Manuel for not having the GREAT Murphy in the lineup yesterday….Um…yeah.
dirtysanchez
6/25/2009-10:01am at 10:01 am (UTC -4)
yes because his replacement tatis is the GREAT Double Play Master
prismo
6/25/2009-9:16am at 9:16 am (UTC -4)
I’m not down with all this .500 ’til the break talk. There’s no guarantee that the team gets either Reyes or Beltran back until who knows when! We can’t play the waiting game. This team needs to play over .500 ball in my opinion for the rest of the season. If they go 10-7 (as saber said) before the break I’ll be satisfied.
Joe R
6/25/2009-9:27am at 9:27 am (UTC -4)
Disagree. You have to be realistic. .500 ball till we get some players back is good, anything more is gravy. Phillies are being oh so kind to us right now. Time is ticking off the calendar which only benefits us. The tough schedule is here and has been here and we are about to get through another series with at worst a split. Very good stuff. If at the break we arent more than 5 games back I will be elated and impressed.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/25/2009-9:27am at 9:27 am (UTC -4)
After the Yanks, they have Mil, Pit (1 game), Phi on the road and end with LAD and Cincy before the break. Phillies, on the other hand, have Tor, Atl, Mets, Cincy and Pit.
I’d be happy if the Mets are only 3 games out.
Joe R
6/25/2009-9:28am at 9:28 am (UTC -4)
3 games out at the end of the first half of 2009 is a huge success! I would be pleased to say the least!
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/25/2009-9:35am at 9:35 am (UTC -4)
yeah me too. considering who we have face vs who the Philly Phucs have to face.
metsfan4decades
6/25/2009-9:28am at 9:28 am (UTC -4)
You know I’m starting to wonder if they might switch gears and rethink our 1st baseman of the future. If we trade for a power bat for the OF (or less likely FMart quickly starts to fill that role), the fact that Nick Evans seems to have more power than Murph and 1st base was his natural position right?…..I wonder if they’ll think about Evans at first next year and package Murph in a trade.
Just thinking out loud…..
Joe R
6/25/2009-9:32am at 9:32 am (UTC -4)
I would rather them go the otherway. No one hates the comparisons ppl make with Murphy, i.e, Olerud, Magadan more than me but I see much more upside in Murphy. In my ideal world it would be reversed, hopefully Evans gets hot and hits a few HR’s and they are able to package him!!
CaseStreet
6/25/2009-9:46am at 9:46 am (UTC -4)
It’s great to be a Met fan. This’ll be a memorable season and I’m so glad I’m able to share it with you guys.
There's Always '09
6/25/2009-10:05am at 10:05 am (UTC -4)
I think Jerry deserves an extension!
Kingman 26
6/25/2009-10:11am at 10:11 am (UTC -4)
At least until the end of the week!!
Batting Santos after FMart and Evans??
There's Always '09
6/25/2009-10:13am at 10:13 am (UTC -4)
FMart can’t bat 8th, no matter how much he is struggling. Bad spot for an inexperienced major league hitter that you want seeing pitches. I think he’ll get to see some pitches with a little bit of pop hitting behind him. This is his chance to prove himself and get better. The daily improvement I saw from his first day in the majors is all but gone. He needs to have a good couple weeks here.
Kingman 26
6/25/2009-10:15am at 10:15 am (UTC -4)
Yeah, I agree. Seems like Tatis or Evans should hit 8th.
There's Always '09
6/25/2009-10:22am at 10:22 am (UTC -4)
I’d be more inclined to put Tatis or Castillo in that spot. They are more experienced. Tatis is struggling though, so you don’t want to knock him down too far. Although, Johan isn’t your average pitcher. In the words of Dickie V, “he’s their Mr. Everything!!! Give him popcorn. He’ll sell it!!!”
Kingman 26
6/25/2009-10:07am at 10:07 am (UTC -4)
Amen to that!!
This could be the most memorable of all seasons or it could be a lot less….but I must say, every time I think they are ready to bottom out, they win a few and/or the Phils lose a few….every time I think I am out, they pull me back in!
A win today would be pretty amazing; 3 of 4 from the Cards.
darknova306
6/25/2009-10:37am at 10:37 am (UTC -4)
I hope you’re right, Case. I still see us sputtering into a second place finish, but I’ll be here till the end.
prismo
6/25/2009-10:02am at 10:02 am (UTC -4)
Alex Cora SS
Luis Castillo 2B
David Wright 3B
Ryan Church RF
Fernando Tatis LF
Fernando Martinez CF
Nick Evans 1B
Omir Santos C
Johan Santana LHP (8-5, 3.22)
There's Always '09
6/25/2009-10:07am at 10:07 am (UTC -4)
Sounds like 11 runs and 16 hits to me!
Kingman 26
6/25/2009-10:08am at 10:08 am (UTC -4)
Other than the glaring absolute ridiculousness of having Santos batting 8th, that looks pretty good…
Santos should—at least for now—be hitting 5th, and the rest move down a spot.
There's Always '09
6/25/2009-10:11am at 10:11 am (UTC -4)
Santos and Tatis should be flip-flopped until Tatis bounces back.
Kingman 26
6/25/2009-10:14am at 10:14 am (UTC -4)
Cannot argue with that….Santos might come crashing back to reality, but maybe not. Even so, with the way he is hitting, how can he be batting behind FMart and Tatis?? Nutty.
There's Always '09
6/25/2009-10:18am at 10:18 am (UTC -4)
Santos has been up for a while now. Not sure if he’ll be crashing down to reality, or if this is reality. Same question with Nieve. But while they are hot, you gotta play the hot hand. Especially with the DL situation the way it is.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/25/2009-10:26am at 10:26 am (UTC -4)
Murphy out again
There's Always '09
6/25/2009-10:30am at 10:30 am (UTC -4)
He is replacing Ryan Church in the dog house. Or, for you hockey fans, the Chateau Bow Wow.
prismo
6/25/2009-10:08am at 10:08 am (UTC -4)
And apparently Kevin Burkhardt is in the booth tonight, as Gary’s out at his kids’ graduation.
There's Always '09
6/25/2009-10:12am at 10:12 am (UTC -4)
Nice! KB
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/25/2009-10:41am at 10:41 am (UTC -4)
One thing I noticed. David Wright is playing a lot like a lead-off hitter rather than #3 or 4 hitter. He’s been hitting a lot of singles and doubles, stealing a lot bases, high OBP.
Mets lead the league in BA and OBP. 2nd in Hits. Mets are creating a lot of opportunities to score. Just don’t have that big RBI machine. OR Jerry has been mixing up the lineup too much…
Just really really weird season… not only for Wright, but for the whole team.
There's Always '09
6/25/2009-10:45am at 10:45 am (UTC -4)
Maybe Wright will have a power surge in the 2nd half. Remember what happened to him in the 2nd half of 2006? After the Home Run Derby and All Star Game, I think he hit only a handful of home runs. Fingers are crossed because you need to have a little power somewhere.
dirtysanchez
6/25/2009-10:54am at 10:54 am (UTC -4)
I have some good stuff about that in my MUA later on today..