I was where doing what for whom?
In the top of the 9th inning at Turner Field ex-Met and current Atlanta Braves closer Billy Wagner (5-2) took the mound in a 2-2 game. The first batter to face him would be ex-Brave Jeff Francoeur. In a shock that registered lightly on The Richter Scale Francoeur swung at the first pitch. He fouled it off. Francoeur’s subsequent home run over the right field fence made a more significant impression on The Richter Scale. The bittersweet reactions of Mets and Braves fans were palpable. Francoeur, a player many fans of both teams love to hate or hate to love, had given the Mets a 3-2 lead. Mets closer ex-Angel Francisco Rodriguez then threw a 1-2-3 9th for his 23rd save.
Don't worry about it.
Previously the Braves and Mets had traded single runs to get to the 9th tied. In the bottom of the 2nd ex-Blue Jay Alex Gonzalez scored on a fielder’s choice grounder by ex-Yankee Melky Cabrera to give Atlanta a 1-0 lead. The Mets answered in the top of the 3rd when a Jose Reyes RBI double plated ex-Twin Luis Castillo. Then in the bottom of the 6th Cabrera tripled to drive in ex-Royal Rick Ankiel making it 2-1 Braves. The Mets answered that run in the top of the 7th when pinch-hitter ex-Red Sox Chris Carter, batting for starter ex-Mariner R.A. Dickey, singled to drive in Francoeur who had reached base on a rare 4-pitch walk, well not so rare when you consider it was issued by ex-Brave Kyle Farnsworth. The game stayed tied until Francoeur’s 9th inning blast made a winner of ex-Brave Manny Acosta (2-1) who’d thrown 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief bailing out Pedro Feliciano who had put 2 runners on in the 7th. Final score New York 3, Atlanta 2.
37 comments
metsfan4decades
8/3/2010-10:33pm at 10:33 pm (UTC -4)
FINALLY!
Offense still not showing up for the most part but luckily tonight, neither did the Braves. Much of that had to do with RA on the mound..
The most unlikely of heroes – Franceour. Did anyone have a thought one in their head he would get a HR there?
KRod dialing it up in the 9th. Not sure when the last time was I saw him throwing 93 and 94 MPH fbs for strikes.
At least we won’t get swept…
tkfj2
8/3/2010-10:35pm at 10:35 pm (UTC -4)
Tomorrow we win back to back games for the first time in over a month. I gaurantee it.
Big Pelf is going to have a good start and the offense will score a couple runs.
metsfan4decades
8/3/2010-10:38pm at 10:38 pm (UTC -4)
What’s this? TK predicting a positive outcome?
Now THAT’S what I’m talking about…..
tkfj2
8/3/2010-10:41pm at 10:41 pm (UTC -4)
Finally figured that it beats being sour all the time, now I plan to nauseate everyone with positivity.
First I have to follow through on the positivity.
trs86
8/3/2010-10:45pm at 10:45 pm (UTC -4)
TK you should try that on FromwhatIcangather.com
It will still get you the attention you want but make you a happier person at the same time.
Not saying I don’t want you here but that positivity thing would go over like a flaming bag of poo there.
tkfj2
8/3/2010-10:47pm at 10:47 pm (UTC -4)
I can’t read King Ellipses writing much, and even I have more sense than those folks.
trs86
8/3/2010-10:53pm at 10:53 pm (UTC -4)
l…o..l .
njstuckintx
8/4/2010-8:51am at 8:51 am (UTC -4)
Are you making text versions of a TIE Fighter?
GravediggerHebner
8/3/2010-10:48pm at 10:48 pm (UTC -4)
I think it was Citi Field concert-giver Billy Joel who sang:
“Don’t go changing to try and please me, you’ve never let me down before mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm”
Good advice, especially the “mmm mmm” part.
trs86
8/3/2010-10:40pm at 10:40 pm (UTC -4)
I have changed TK….
OH happy day…. OH happy day….
Kingman 26
8/3/2010-10:49pm at 10:49 pm (UTC -4)
Now THIS is something!!
Who has tied him up and hacked into his TRDMB account??
gategem
8/4/2010-8:25am at 8:25 am (UTC -4)
And Publishers Clearing House will knock on my door and announce that I have just won one million dollars. I guarantee it. LOL
fongy2
8/3/2010-10:35pm at 10:35 pm (UTC -4)
Nice Victory all the way around tonight!…Poetic that Frenchy hits
the dinger off Wagner in Atlanta
AFTER The Phils already Won,in
a game Atlanta really could have used.
Typical Billy Wags….And Bravo for
Frenchy. Unfortunately for us, it doesn’t change much. May have been
A HUGE Win if we only did to The D-Backs what everyone else has done to them all year.
Ya really gotta like Frenchy’s attitude and what that brings to a
team, unfortunately he’s not good
enough at the Plate over the long haul
to play every day for a contending team.
B/T/W..Has there been a Kelvim Escobar
sighting yet????….Just wondering…
trs86
8/3/2010-10:42pm at 10:42 pm (UTC -4)
Escobar is done for the year. Gambled and lost. It happens. Sometimes you gamble and win sometimes you lose. Escobar lose, Acosta win.
As for Frenchy, I have no problem with him as a 4th OF. It’s just is he ready for that role. I would expect not.
fongy2
8/3/2010-10:53pm at 10:53 pm (UTC -4)
But wait!…I thought we…Or at least many of you were sold on Escobar being the answer to the question
“Whos our 8th inning guy?”….gamble and lost??..More like Omar bidding against himself to guarantee
1.25 Million to “One of
HIS guys”….Who else
was gonna offer him anything else but a Minor League deal for the min???
Oh, and where’s Ryoto??
trs86
8/3/2010-10:56pm at 10:56 pm (UTC -4)
Well considering that most scouts, reporters and even negative mets sites said it was a good gamble and it only cost 1.25…
fongy2
8/3/2010-11:03pm at 11:03 pm (UTC -4)
Apparently every penny
counts when it
comes to spending for Mr.Wilpon!….
And if other scouts thought this guy was remotely close to being healthy…Why no other offers??
trs86
8/3/2010-11:19pm at 11:19 pm (UTC -4)
Because Omar is an idiot and bid 1.25M against himself. OR….
“Blavia said (via Twitter) that Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Milwaukee had also made Escobar offers.”
trs86
8/3/2010-11:21pm at 11:21 pm (UTC -4)
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/mets-offer-minor-league-deal-to-kelvim-escobar.html
More from when he was being scouted by multiple teams and when the Mets offered a MILB deal. Had to go to MLB deal because other teams offered. Omar used big market status and connections to outbid them at a whopping 1.25M.
trs86
8/3/2010-11:23pm at 11:23 pm (UTC -4)
Rays actually offered more total including incentives but only 600K base. Omar thought it was a good risk so he out bid them. It backfired.
Mr North Jersey
8/3/2010-10:41pm at 10:41 pm (UTC -4)
Well the Mets win final score 3-2.
It was a fine performance again by Dickey.
It was nice to see Frenchy go deep in ATLANATA of all places.
Now the hard part trying to win God Forbid 2 in a row.
Don’t have any real expectations anymore at making a real run at the playoffs.
They have to go 31-24 just to win 85 games and that may not be enough to get them in anyways.
Please don’t take this to mean that anyone that believes they can do it should stop. If you are an optimist and believe I applaud you and hope the Mets prove you right. This is just my opinion.
Please no analogies. I don’t think I can handle another one after the one I already heard.
Nite everyone.
Go Mets.
trs86
8/3/2010-10:43pm at 10:43 pm (UTC -4)
I think the Mets would have to go into September being at least 8-10 games over .500 to have a shot.
oleosmirf
8/4/2010-1:57am at 1:57 am (UTC -4)
with a shortened bullpen, a poor tactician as the manager and a GM who struggles with making in season roster moves and their continued uninspiring and inconsistent play I would be quite shocked if the Mets managed to pull that off…
GravediggerHebner
8/3/2010-10:44pm at 10:44 pm (UTC -4)
The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.
Oh crap you said NO analogies, sorry.
GravediggerHebner
8/3/2010-10:41pm at 10:41 pm (UTC -4)
Largely unrelated but DAMMIT I love these commercials with Mr. Met in them. The only one that doesn’t give me a wide smile every time I see it is the one with the silver mime. I can take or leave that one. But the nail polish, the office meeting, the ID check and now this one with the bad handwriting and big head remark – good stuff.
metsfan4decades
8/3/2010-10:49pm at 10:49 pm (UTC -4)
oh yeah, love those Mr. Met commercials.
Kingman 26
8/3/2010-10:59pm at 10:59 pm (UTC -4)
Me too.
Remember the old ESPN commercial with Mr Met and maybe Karl Ravech having lunch in the ESPN cafeteria, and Ravech sheepishly asks Mr Met if he has heard the rumors about Mrs Met and Charley Steiner? That was great.
metsfan4decades
8/3/2010-10:46pm at 10:46 pm (UTC -4)
You just have to love RA.
Asked him about the wet mound and difficulty with it. His response:
Man, it was straight gorilla warfare out there tonight.
Used every trick in the book I had to get it done.
It’s hard enough throwing a knuckle ball. Didn’t need any help there keeping it under control.
It was a good win, nice win for us. Feels good.
GravediggerHebner
8/3/2010-11:01pm at 11:01 pm (UTC -4)
Someone just tweeted that they want R.A. to read them bedtime stories.
metsfan4decades
8/3/2010-11:26pm at 11:26 pm (UTC -4)
Ha!
I think it was Gary (or was it Ronnie) in the booth the other night when RA was pitching last that was commenting about RA and how he likes to read to his kids all the time….
DNDJohan aka kistics
8/3/2010-11:06pm at 11:06 pm (UTC -4)
ra ra ra ra ra~~~
dirtysanchez
8/4/2010-8:21am at 8:21 am (UTC -4)
There is no way why dickey should not be in the starting rotation next year…this guy gives you everything you can ask for.
I know I was not expecting jeff to pull that off. Hope this is the begining of a hot streak from him along the lines of his torrid streak in may because Jason Bay isnt really close to coming back yet.
Its all on the line tomorrow…big pelf needs to come up huge for us.
ceetar
8/4/2010-8:35am at 8:35 am (UTC -4)
What was the “news” on Bay last night? I hate post games anyway and my head hurt and I didn’t want to risk hearing Manuel speak gibberish.
I thought he was still having some headaches over the weekend. A 2-week hot streak from Frenchy would definitely go a good way. he’s got hits in back to back games and a home run and a walk too! I’m just hoping that’s not the extent of it.
dirtysanchez
8/4/2010-8:38am at 8:38 am (UTC -4)
lol…yea in jeffs case a walk is almost as equally impressive as a home run lol
From what I heard on the radio call of the game, bay was still having “headaches” although he claims he is feeling a bit better. Who knows when he will be 100% again…its a bruise to your brain lol…tough call when he will be back.
njstuckintx
8/4/2010-8:59am at 8:59 am (UTC -4)
1. I’m not expecting anything from Pelf. He’s fallen off the ledge.
2. Resign Dickey ASAP. Do not wait for the offseason. Approach him now. What is too much/too little? He’s what, 34? 36? You guys think a 2 year deal with an option for a 3rd? 6 mill, 2 year deal(2.5/3.5) with a 4.5 mill option, 500K buy out? Or something comparable. His age doesn’t worry me much as he’s a knuckle puncher, but I don’t want to go buck cherry here. 2 years to me would get it done.
3. I wouldn’t rush Bay back at all. sit him another 1-2 weeks. You baby a brain bruise, especially when it has another 45 mill or so due to it.
4. Toronto is 11.5 games out and is 4 games better than the Mets (record wise), so the situation could certainly be a lot worse than it is. 7 games is not unsurmountable, they just have to start stringing some together. I hope Pelf proves me wrong, as a Pelf start does not make me feel as calm, cool and collected as it did early this season.
dirtysanchez
8/4/2010-9:26am at 9:26 am (UTC -4)
toronto plays in the al east…a better record than the mets doesnt say much lol
Agreed on the R.A. Dickey resign. Do I expect him to do what he did this year going forward into next season, of course not but I like the different look he gives the rotation and pitchers can learn alot from dickeys poise when hes in trouble(looking at you pelf)
Agreed on Bay…i hope he gets the david wright treatment and not the ryan church treatment
I think pelf will come through…at least if you tell yourself that enough times, you start believing it lol
njstuckintx
8/4/2010-9:30am at 9:30 am (UTC -4)
“at least if you tell yourself that enough times, you start believing it”
I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!… repeat. I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!… repeat. I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!