What's that? Nationals Park sold out? For who?
Some guy made his major league debut in Washington, DC tonight. Apparently he did pretty well. New York Mets starter Mike Pelfrey did alright himself, becoming the first Mets starter to throw 9 innings this season, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits and no walks, while striking out 6. But San Diego Padres starter Clayton Richard was also quite good, allowing just 1 run over 7 innings. Neither was around when Ike Davis clobbered an Edward Mujica (2-1) pitch deep into the Queens night for a solo home run in the bottom of the 11th, leading the Mets to a 2-1 win over the Padres and making a winner of relief pitcher Elmer Dessens (1-1).
The Nats have sold how few tickets for tomorrow?
The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning when Adrian Gonzalez doubled off the wall in left driving in Chase Headley. Jose Reyes tied the game in the bottom of the 7th with his first right handed, and second overall, home run of the season. It stayed that way until Davis sent the Mets fans home to go watch highlights from that other game.
Santana tomorrow!
60 comments
rustyjr
6/8/2010-10:28pm at 10:28 pm (UTC -4)
One word – awefreekinsome !!
CaseStreet
6/8/2010-10:30pm at 10:30 pm (UTC -4)
Home grown talent doing it tonight. Nice job pelf, Reyes and Davis
metsfan4decades
6/8/2010-10:38pm at 10:38 pm (UTC -4)
Mets find a way again to do it at home. Can they take this show on the road, please?
Mike Pelfrey is finally the pitcher the Mets always knew he could be. And I’m loving it!
Ike just crushed that ball. And he comes tip toeing into home plate for the walk off celebration. Not broken bones, please.
Round 2 tomorrow. Here’s hoping the bats show up for Johan.
stickguy
6/8/2010-10:43pm at 10:43 pm (UTC -4)
if the rain doesn’t take it away.
if it does rain out, they almost have to play 2 thursday, since i don’t think the pods come back to NY, do they?
also wonder what it does to the short rotation. Really don’t know what happens if they have to reach for a spot starter!
metsfan4decades
6/8/2010-10:47pm at 10:47 pm (UTC -4)
Rain…didn’t realize that was in the forecast for tomorrow.
Yeah, you’re right, they would probably try to play 2 on Thursday. And who the heck do we use for a spot starter? Or does someone go on short rest?
stickguy
6/8/2010-11:00pm at 11:00 pm (UTC -4)
it would be an issue next week, and Johan is the guy that would come up a day short. So there would have to be a spot starter. Santana ain’t going on short rest.
trs86
6/8/2010-11:01pm at 11:01 pm (UTC -4)
Would it? With Monday being an off day?
rustyjr
6/8/2010-11:05pm at 11:05 pm (UTC -4)
Shutup I got that get together at the game tomorrow !
trs86
6/8/2010-11:07pm at 11:07 pm (UTC -4)
LOL, yeah good luck with that. Can you ask the pitching coach about Santana’s arm angle?
trs86
6/8/2010-11:00pm at 11:00 pm (UTC -4)
We would not need one would we? We have an off day again next Monday.
So it would be Johan and Niese on Friday, Dickey on Saturday, Taka on Sunday, no one on Monday and back to Pelfrey… on normal rest right?
stickguy
6/8/2010-11:01pm at 11:01 pm (UTC -4)
more off days? they have like 2 a week now it seems.
trs86
6/8/2010-11:03pm at 11:03 pm (UTC -4)
One every Monday through the 21st. Do not play another Monday until June 28th.
trs86
6/8/2010-11:02pm at 11:02 pm (UTC -4)
Santana would be pitching on Wednesday after pitching on Friday. That’s normal rest right?
stickguy
6/8/2010-11:54pm at 11:54 pm (UTC -4)
santana scheduled for tomorrow, right? If Weds gets rained out, 2 on thursday, with him being one of them. so the off day would let him stay on schedule.
ceetar
6/8/2010-11:31pm at 11:31 pm (UTC -4)
I’ll be there! No idea where I’m sitting, but i’ll be there!
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-10:39pm at 10:39 pm (UTC -4)
Nice Grave I was wondering how you was going to work Stras into your post.
BTW I wanna thank you for the great effort you put into updating every1 today with the MLB Draft.
You went above and beyond in my book and I am sure everyone else agrees.
trs86
6/8/2010-10:42pm at 10:42 pm (UTC -4)
Agreed
metsfan4decades
6/8/2010-10:48pm at 10:48 pm (UTC -4)
Ditto from me.
stickguy
6/8/2010-10:44pm at 10:44 pm (UTC -4)
and to think, the Mets were never going to hit any HRs at citifield.
I also predict Ike is going to lead the team this year. Just a hunch.
trs86
6/8/2010-10:58pm at 10:58 pm (UTC -4)
Not a bad prediction. I will go with Wright.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-10:59pm at 10:59 pm (UTC -4)
Well we know who it won’t be. LoL
trs86
6/8/2010-11:00pm at 11:00 pm (UTC -4)
Castillo.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:03pm at 11:03 pm (UTC -4)
LoL sure, add him to the list also.
trs86
6/8/2010-11:04pm at 11:04 pm (UTC -4)
Cora.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:06pm at 11:06 pm (UTC -4)
hahahahha sure add him to the list also. I am sure eventually you’ll figure it out.
trs86
6/8/2010-11:06pm at 11:06 pm (UTC -4)
Ollie.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:10pm at 11:10 pm (UTC -4)
Your getting warmer but I don’t think i can play tag with you all night so I will just let you off the hook and tell you what we both know you already know who I am talking of.
Bay.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:10pm at 11:10 pm (UTC -4)
With that I will bid you a good night.
trs86
6/8/2010-11:11pm at 11:11 pm (UTC -4)
Nah, he’s gotta a much better chance than any of these guys.
trs86
6/8/2010-11:12pm at 11:12 pm (UTC -4)
Yes I know Bay has pissed on your cornflakes tonight and you have been doing your thing with him all night. Again, he is struggling right now, we get it.
GravediggerHebner
6/8/2010-11:14pm at 11:14 pm (UTC -4)
Oh, I thought you were talking about Murphy.
trs86
6/8/2010-11:15pm at 11:15 pm (UTC -4)
LOL, I was going with Santos next.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:31pm at 11:31 pm (UTC -4)
Sorry Grave It was an inside joke TRS knew who I was talking about he was just playing dumb.
I was giving Bay a hard time 2nite in the dugout calling to trade him for a slugger or bat him 8th till he gets over his Beltran syndrome of struggling the 1st year.
Something that clearly was in jest as we all know that is unrealistic and never going to happen.
TRS simply wanted to come to Bay’s defense so I had some fun with him.
GravediggerHebner
6/8/2010-11:34pm at 11:34 pm (UTC -4)
Well you probably remember Saint Torre batting ARod 8th when he was slumping, do Bay 8th is not so crazy.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:04pm at 11:04 pm (UTC -4)
Nice heeadline by Amazin’ Avenue
Mets 2, Padres 1: Ike’s Ball Dessens Into The Night
Very nice indeed.
trs86
6/8/2010-11:06pm at 11:06 pm (UTC -4)
LOL
GravediggerHebner
6/8/2010-11:15pm at 11:15 pm (UTC -4)
It’s clever but it’s no “Stephen Straswho?” 8)
trs86
6/8/2010-11:18pm at 11:18 pm (UTC -4)
Agreed.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:34pm at 11:34 pm (UTC -4)
Sir no one has more clever lines than you. I still say your lying to us and you are
nota professional writer. You always have this knack of expressing yourself so well using the written word.GravediggerHebner
6/8/2010-11:46pm at 11:46 pm (UTC -4)
It all started in religious instructions classes. The priest asked an extra credit question on a test which was “What is a sacramental?” I had no idea so I wrote “A sacramental is a the capital of a california” and I got full credit. I’ve been doing that ever since.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:48pm at 11:48 pm (UTC -4)
metsfan4decades
6/8/2010-11:57pm at 11:57 pm (UTC -4)
LOL – nice.
The priest and nuns who taught me in my 12 year Catholic school education did not have that sense of humor…
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:37pm at 11:37 pm (UTC -4)
I am waiting for Dirty’s MUA post. He said it would be a surprise and to not peek. But shyt if he is not takin long.
GravediggerHebner
6/8/2010-11:40pm at 11:40 pm (UTC -4)
Well he better hurry. My restless legs are falling asleep.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:45pm at 11:45 pm (UTC -4)
Freakin Dirty he scheduled it for tomorrow.
Will have to wait till morning.
ceetar
6/8/2010-11:46pm at 11:46 pm (UTC -4)
I’m not waiting. Want to get to bed so I can get to work so I can leave a bit early to get to Citi since i’m supposed to be there at 6:15..
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:47pm at 11:47 pm (UTC -4)
Kool I hope to go one day but right now its not in my immediate future.
ceetar
6/8/2010-11:39pm at 11:39 pm (UTC -4)
I would’ve sent Pelfrey back out there, fyi.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:41pm at 11:41 pm (UTC -4)
You to Ceetar?
Why?
ceetar
6/8/2010-11:44pm at 11:44 pm (UTC -4)
Because it was pitching. well. I don’t like changing pitchers, especially when the guy’s only thrown 103.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:46pm at 11:46 pm (UTC -4)
How many pitches is enough then if I can ask?
ceetar
6/8/2010-11:49pm at 11:49 pm (UTC -4)
for Pelf? Probably around 120.
Mr North Jersey
6/8/2010-11:49pm at 11:49 pm (UTC -4)
Ouch!
Anyway here is the url to Ike’s walkoff homer.
http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2010/06/08/mlbtv_sdnnyn_8811633_1m.mp4
GravediggerHebner
6/8/2010-11:44pm at 11:44 pm (UTC -4)
He could have continued I agree. But I think it was one of those “I warmed up KRod so I have to use him or he’ll beat up Randy Niemann again” things.
stickguy
6/9/2010-12:02am at 12:02 am (UTC -4)
you think you guys got problems?
the GM of my fantasy team just informed me that he picked up Aaron heilmann (dropping John Maine).
Yes, our team sucks this year.
OH, the reason? Apparently there is some talk that old Aaron might be taken over as closer for AZ! Now that could be fun.
metsfan4decades
6/9/2010-12:04am at 12:04 am (UTC -4)
I must have seen a different ending then FWIGC.com did. Original post game had Ike with a walk off GS. Some typo, huh? LOL.
CaseStreet
6/9/2010-12:23am at 12:23 am (UTC -4)
First time seeing strasburg. Damn his stuff is nasty. Happy the nats got some things going for them.
Too bad pelf didn’t get the win but when you have analysts on sny discussing who the mets ace is, you know he’s arrived.
CaseStreet
6/9/2010-12:26am at 12:26 am (UTC -4)
Saw a guy on the subway with a #42 Mets Lee tshirt. My heart skipped a beat.
GravediggerHebner
6/9/2010-12:37am at 12:37 am (UTC -4)
Knicks?
CaseStreet
6/9/2010-12:50am at 12:50 am (UTC -4)
Lol. Shows you how much I’ve watched the knicks this year. Can’t blame me though, I just caught a glimpse and the colors are the same