Record setting Dickey
New York Mets starter R.A. Dickey (5-0) set a franchise record, becoming the first Met pitcher ever to go 5-0 in their first 6 starts, going a strong 6 and overcoming two errors and two passed balls en route to a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Pedro Feliciano, Elmer Dessens and Francisco Rodriguez (15th save) finished up.
Scoring in the workplace
The Mets scored thrice in the 1st inning off Indians starter Jake Westbrook (4-4). Jose Reyes led off with a single and Angel Pagan followed with a single of his own. After David Wright struck out, Ike Davis singled pushing Reyes across the plate and Pagan to third base from where he scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Jeff Francoeur. A single by Chris Carter moved Davis to third base. Henry Blanco then singled to drive in Davis and the Mets had a 3-0 lead after half an inning of play.
A mouse? An elephant? A one-eyed cat walking into a bar?
The Indians took advantage of a passed ball in the 2nd inning. Travis Hafner led off with a single and advanced to second on a ground out. He moved to third on Blanco’s first passed ball then scored on a single by Jhonny Peralta making it 3-1 Mets. They got another run in the 3rd. With one out Shin-Soo Choo singled, moved to second on a ground out, then scored on a fielding error by second baseman Ruben Tejada on a ground ball hit by Hafner and after 3 it was 3-2 Mets.
Nice A's
In the 4th inning the Mets extended their lead. Jesus Feliciano, playing left field to give Jason Bay‘s bruised quad a rest, led off with a walk. Tejada sacrificed him to second. Reyes then hit a flare to shallow left that fell in front of Shelley Duncan who then threw it to third base keeping Feliciano there as Reyes took second. Somewhat surprisingly the Indians then intentionally walked Pagan to bring up Wright with the bases loaded and 1 out. Wright grounded into a fielder’s choice, forcing Pagan out at second as Feliciano scored. Davis then singled driving in Reyes and it was 5-2 Mets.
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a pair of passed balls
Blanco allowed his 2nd and final passed ball of the game in the bottom of the 4th but the Indians failed to score. But in the 5th Choo singled then Carlos Santana doubled him to third from where he scored on a ground out by Hafner to make it 5-3 Mets.
"I'll always be King of Balls"
In the 7th Feliciano relieved Dickey. After Choo grounded out, Santana doubled off the wall in center then scored on another RBI ground out by Hafner and the Indians trailed by 1, 5-4.
Famous MLB past ball
The Mets added an insurance run in the 8th off reliever Chris Perez. With 2 outs Tejada singled then scored on a Reyes RBI triple making it 6-4. Mets closer Rodriguez allowed Choo a 1 out single then a stolen base in the 9th but struck out Indians slugger Hafner on a 3-2 pitch to save the series sweep and bring the Mets to 6-0 on their current road trip as they head to the Boogie Down.
44 comments
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:08pm at 10:08 pm (UTC -4)
HAHA!! Man, how the hell DO you do it?
You saved the day with that 4th picture.
And remember, as Patches says: Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and…..dodge!
Jer-RY! Jer-RY! Jer-RY! Jer-RY!!!!!!
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:10pm at 10:10 pm (UTC -4)
Seriously, I am at the point where I sit here and refresh the page after the game ends just to see your postgame.
Have a great night everyone, and remember to vote for Jerry for manager of the year early and often!
OK, OK, manager of the month. Gotta start somewhere.
oleosmirf
6/17/2010-10:18pm at 10:18 pm (UTC -4)
has jerry had to do anything this entire road trip…man AL managing is so much easier
stickguy
6/17/2010-10:33pm at 10:33 pm (UTC -4)
well,he put in the closer a few times.
Oh, he pinch hit for the DH twice, which is probably more than any AL team has all season.
and he even managed to find a couple of opportunities to sacrifice.
Mr North Jersey
6/17/2010-10:19pm at 10:19 pm (UTC -4)
LoL, you sure are painting yourself into a corner but hey it’s your corner.
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:25pm at 10:25 pm (UTC -4)
It’s a really nice, comfy corner right now.
Hey, what can I say. I still think Davey Johnson never should have been fired!
Met managers who win are not a big group. I would love to see it gain another member.
Mr North Jersey
6/17/2010-10:18pm at 10:18 pm (UTC -4)
S-W-E-E-P
6-0 on current road trip.
7 Game winning streak.
10 That’s Right! 10 games above .500
What can you say about Jose Reyes tonight? He was performing a clinic out there. I was watching the Indians feed of the game and they could not heap enough praise on Reyes from his Defense to his smile You would of thought it was the Mets feed.
Dickey once again battled 7 hits 3 runs 2 earned but gave up only 2 walks and 7 strikeouts.
On a night with no Bay and where Wright and Francoeur are a combined 1 for 9 and leave a total of 8 men on base. The Mets still score 6 runs and have a total of 14 hits.
Just WoW!!!
Enjoy the ride….
trs86
6/17/2010-10:22pm at 10:22 pm (UTC -4)
Right now it’s not even battling for Dickey, it’s dominating. Wow what a pickup he has been so far.
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:24pm at 10:24 pm (UTC -4)
Hey, you are back!
Was just about to email you.
Nice to see you join the party.
trs86
6/17/2010-10:28pm at 10:28 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah went on vacation and came back straight into basketball camp.
metsfan4decades
6/17/2010-10:30pm at 10:30 pm (UTC -4)
There he is….
And you’ve got that right. RA giving credit to advice given by Warthen tonight on making in game adjustments when he was struggling early that he feels will serve him well going forward. Said Warthen told him to speed up the knuckleball some tonight b/c Warthen saw he didn’t gave much control early on. Hey, whatever works. Just keep on doing it.
stickguy
6/17/2010-10:37pm at 10:37 pm (UTC -4)
warthen had to be just making that up. But hey, if it worked, no problem.
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:42pm at 10:42 pm (UTC -4)
Warthen’s just angling for a bust next to Jerry’s on the Float.
Mr North Jersey
6/17/2010-10:21pm at 10:21 pm (UTC -4)
Wright ties Kranepool for 4th on all-time #Mets list with 614 RBI. HoJo is next up at 629 and Piazza with 655.
about 2 hours ago via web
MetsWFAN
Mets WFAN
http://twitter.com/MetsWFAN/statuses/16427562757
ceetar
6/18/2010-8:50am at 8:50 am (UTC -4)
Not for nothing, but I beat both Madge (or however you spell his freaking name) and the Mets twitterfeed with that tidbit.
metsfan4decades
6/17/2010-10:26pm at 10:26 pm (UTC -4)
Head to the Boogie Down….
As Johnny Franco said on post game: ‘it was the Jose Reyes show tonight’.
You know it’s a good game when you see that Reyes smile.
RA Dickey is 5-0. That’s 5 wins out of 6 starts. At what point does everyone stop saying he can’t sustain this?
The best part of this offense, these runs scored, is almost everyone is contributing. It’s not just one guy carrying the team while most others struggle. It’s everyone, and different ones, on any given night. Hitting, hustling, stealing, sac flies, whatever needs to be done, they’re all doing it.
Only down side is the Braves and Phills are doing their best effort to keep up. Dang…you think those AL teams could have helped us out here this series.
Onto Yankee stadium.
stickguy
6/17/2010-10:39pm at 10:39 pm (UTC -4)
yeah, tampa and the yankees really let us down this week.
Well, yankees better make up for it by playing like crap against the mets too.
Amazing to think that the mets could (but of course, won’t) go into yankee bandbox and get swept, and still have a 6-3 road trip!
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:27pm at 10:27 pm (UTC -4)
Anyone listening to Dickey’s attributing tonight to coaching?
And giving specifics?
And Warthen helped Pelf learn the pitch that is making him a star….
I will ride this righteous horse and ride it hard.
metsfan4decades
6/17/2010-10:32pm at 10:32 pm (UTC -4)
Yes, I heard it. RA giving props to Warthen noticing that problem early on in this game and giving him tips to add speed to the knuckleball. RA tried it, it worked, he was impressed and said he’ll be putting that in his memory banks.
trs86
6/17/2010-10:32pm at 10:32 pm (UTC -4)
Kingman, I love you man but you are for sure bi-polar. LOL.
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:41pm at 10:41 pm (UTC -4)
LOL!
No, I was just not myself as far as the Mets are concerned for a total of about 5–6 weeks, from the very end of March until early May. In retrospect, it was hugely due to the presence of Jacobs and Matthews. I just could not stomach them in a Mets uni. Ollie and Maine were not helping.
Seriously TRS–other than that 5–6 week period, have I not been consistent in my Met-related views for the years we have known each other?
trs86
6/17/2010-10:44pm at 10:44 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah
Bi-polarism often shows itself late in a Mets fan’s life.
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:46pm at 10:46 pm (UTC -4)
Ha! Hey, I am only 43! And a young 43 dammit.
trs86
6/17/2010-10:52pm at 10:52 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah but that’s Mets fan years. So you are actually 210.
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:59pm at 10:59 pm (UTC -4)
OK, you got me!
I DO remember 1977-1983 way too well….
metsgirl31
6/17/2010-10:33pm at 10:33 pm (UTC -4)
Sorry I missed being in the Dugout tonite for all the “Dickey” jokes but…WOW! This team is showing up everyday. SWEEP!!! So excited and am looking forward to them continuing this weekend.
LGM!!!
stickguy
6/17/2010-10:42pm at 10:42 pm (UTC -4)
gonna be some serious hot and muggy for the day games. I think sunday could be pushing 100.
might work in the mets favor, with all the old guys on the yankees!
too bad dickey isn’t pitching this weekend though.
man oh man, taking at least 2-3 this weekend would be so sweet. especially since atlanta gets the soft touch royals.
trs86
6/17/2010-10:43pm at 10:43 pm (UTC -4)
If I had time I would make a post about this.
Wright’s career All-Time Mets Rankings.
#2 WAR
#2 BA
#3 OBP
#3 SLG
#3 OPS
#6 R (2 behind Reyes)
#5 H
#1 2B
#5 HR
#4 RBI
#8 BB
#6 SB
#9 Singles
#3 OPS+
#2 Runs created
#4 EXBH
stickguy
6/17/2010-10:45pm at 10:45 pm (UTC -4)
but, he can’t hit in the clutch! Didn’t Alex teach you anything?
metsfan4decades
6/17/2010-10:50pm at 10:50 pm (UTC -4)
LOL. ja ja ja..
GravediggerHebner
6/17/2010-10:46pm at 10:46 pm (UTC -4)
I’d do that but I’m still busy finding pornographic words in the post game title…hours of fun, but exhausting. I need a snack and a nap.
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:48pm at 10:48 pm (UTC -4)
Just watch Boogie Nights a couple more times…will give you weeks worth of material.
GravediggerHebner
6/17/2010-10:55pm at 10:55 pm (UTC -4)
If only it were Saturday night and Dickey were pitching against Oregon State…
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-11:00pm at 11:00 pm (UTC -4)
He’d be out with Chest and Brock getting some of that Saturday Night Oregon State Mascot!
Kingman 26
6/17/2010-10:45pm at 10:45 pm (UTC -4)
Next 22 games:
3 at Skanks
3 vs Tigers
3 vs Twins
3 at Marlins
4 at Nats (Strasburg Sun July 4 if he goes every 5th game and no rainouts)
3 vs Reds
3 vs Braves
I say 13 wins in the next 22 and it is seriously time to start thinking playoffs.
stickguy
6/17/2010-10:51pm at 10:51 pm (UTC -4)
why wait until then?
And, they get the twins, tigers and (I think) the braves at home, so that is a plus.
but, 13-9 would be really good over this stretch. That would put them 14 over in late July.
even if they went 11-11 in this stretch, they would be in quite good shape.
start with 2-3 this weekend, they they only need to go 11-8 to get your record.
trs86
6/17/2010-10:53pm at 10:53 pm (UTC -4)
Good news in that stretch we get the Marlins and Nats… OK should be good news.
stickguy
6/17/2010-10:58pm at 10:58 pm (UTC -4)
well, don’t forget the key point.
all those other teams are getting the mets!
njstuckintx
6/18/2010-8:44am at 8:44 am (UTC -4)
w00t w00t! Fear the Mets.
GravediggerHebner
6/17/2010-11:05pm at 11:05 pm (UTC -4)
Well the Mets get the Twins, Tigers, Reds & Braves at home. Their away records are not intimidating: Twins 15-15, Tigers 13-19, Reds 14-13 & Braves 18-21. The Mets at least on paper should fare well in the home portion of this upcoming schedule, and hopefully this weekend in the Bronx won’t wipe out the traction they’ve gained on the road.
CaseStreet
6/18/2010-12:12am at 12:12 am (UTC -4)
Gotta find a way to keep this thing going. Teamwork is a beautiful thing.
I’ve said it before, this team needed to surround the core with a good supporting cast. The addition of pagan, Davis, frenchy and barajas has been tremendous.
Add to that pitching, speed and defense (and lots of hitting) and the mets are simply amazing.
rustyjr
6/18/2010-6:52am at 6:52 am (UTC -4)
Only grave could work John holmes into a recap
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/18/2010-9:20am at 9:20 am (UTC -4)
Who is Ozzie kissing?
njstuckintx
6/18/2010-9:25am at 9:25 am (UTC -4)
Alexi Rameriz? A dude nameds Alexi… figures.