"Look at what you've done"
Ugh! I stopped paying all but the most casual attention to the baseball game on the TV near me as soon as the ball left David Ross‘ bat on it’s way over the left field wall for the 10th grand slam against the New York Mets this season and an 8-2 Atlanta Braves 5th inning lead. The blast by Ross came shortly after an error on a ground ball by Luis Castillo opened the floodgates and it knocked Mets starter Jonathon Niese (8-7) out of the game. Niese’s final line was 4 2/3 innings pitched, 8 runs (3 of which were earned) on 10 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6 made for his second consecutive underwhelming start.
"I can still hear you cryin'"
The Mets actually had the lead in this game. Trailing 1-0 entering the 5th they scored twice on sacrifice flies, one each by Jeff Francoeur (who may be a Texas Ranger later tonight) and Henry Blanco. But that 2-1 Mets lead quickly evaporated half an inning later. Highly touted Braves rookie pitcher Mike Minor (3-0) was underwhelming allowing 10 base runners in 5 innings but unlike the Mets the Braves kept most of them from scoring and ultimately cruised to victory. Happy note: after the game SNY announced that Jenrry Mejia and Lucas Duda will be with the club tomorrow when 40-man rosters expand. Final score Atlanta 9, New York 2.
10 comments
kingman 26
8/31/2010-10:26pm at 10:26 pm (UTC -4)
Jerry makes out a lineup card which is hard to take seriously and is laughing it up on SNY in the postgame.
Wow.
It is truly amazing where this team stands right now.
Let us pray that Francouer has played his last game as a sucky, crappy, rotten, useless Met. The beginning of a new day starts with his leaving.
Jerry should be fired today, so that a new attitude can begin.
If they are going to hire Wally or Teufel, do it tomorrow. Let them have a month to evaluate the kids.
GravediggerHebner
8/31/2010-10:32pm at 10:32 pm (UTC -4)
Brooklyn just made the playoffs I bet they’ll leave Wally in place at least until that’s over. I doubt Binghamton makes the playoffs but their last regular season game is 9/6.
I guessed earlier tonight (based on no facts) that if Jerry is relieved before the season is over that Ken Oberkfell would be the interim. Buffalo’s last game is also 9/6. So if there is a date to expect Jerry gone prior to end of Mets season my guess is it’ll be 9/7.
kingman 26
8/31/2010-10:33pm at 10:33 pm (UTC -4)
Definitely sensible thinking.
metsfan4decades
8/31/2010-10:53pm at 10:53 pm (UTC -4)
Really? I was kind of resigned to finish out the year with Jerry at the helm. Kind of gave up on any changes until the end of the year.
stickguy
8/31/2010-10:53pm at 10:53 pm (UTC -4)
I got no problem with canning jerry and hojo and bringing up Obie and the AAA HC as soon as buffalo is done. along with a few more players.
metsfan4decades
8/31/2010-10:56pm at 10:56 pm (UTC -4)
You didn’t miss anything after that GS, grave. I don’t think we got a hit after the 5th….
Bobby O not understanding why Jerry left Niese out there so long. In his opinion, because he’s not a vet, he should have been pulled a couple of batters earlier. Said you could tell where it was heading looking at his pitches coming in. Commented he hopes he watches Mejia’s PC carefully when he starts.
metsfan4decades
8/31/2010-11:03pm at 11:03 pm (UTC -4)
and LOL…on another note, Gary Apple on Sports Night ought to tell us how he really feels about Manny.
He called him a brat and a jerk.
Apparently, Manny announced for his first press conference with the ChiSox he informed them he wouldn’t speak in English but would be speaking in Spanish. Apple says: ‘and before you say this is Manny being Manny, not it’s not. It’s Manny being a jerk’.
Then, he went on about him being rude even in Spanish with his translator trying to tone down his answers. Kind of hard to hide though when half the guys in the room apparently speak Spanish. At one point, they asked him about his dlocks, if he would cut them. Manny’s answer was: ‘What kind of stupid question is that’?
The translator however, said in English something like: ‘I’m her to play, I’m not worried about hair’.
Gary Apple says not only is he a ‘caught red handed’ cheat and a jerk, he’s also a brat.
GravediggerHebner
8/31/2010-11:05pm at 11:05 pm (UTC -4)
Poor Gary’s just mad because Manny helped knock his favorite team full of cheaters (NYY) out of the playoffs in 2004.
gategem
9/1/2010-1:09am at 1:09 am (UTC -4)
I tip my hat to all of you that still watch, report and comment on this apathetic team. At my age I don’t have the time to waste.
gategem
9/1/2010-1:15am at 1:15 am (UTC -4)
Long, before most of the bloggers were born I saw a young Neil Diamond perform at the Bitter End. My gf at the time was a hostess there and she got me in without waiting on line. Good times.