Game 161 IGT: Mets - Marlins

[Frayed Knot]

Dang! That bloop being called foul changes the entire inning.


Went from 1st & 3rd/nobody out to bases empty/2 out.

[Guest AG/DC]

I'm for sending Tatis up for Murphy.

Up, too late. Who says to send Endy in for him now?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

strap 'em on, fellas.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Dang! That bloop being called foul changes the entire inning. Went from 1st & 3rd/nobody out to bases empty/2 out.

I thought it caught some white.

And Keith is right.
Beltran has to take that guy out on that DP.
He also looked kinda meek on yesterdays DP that Church hit into.
Well, I guess thats the way they play the game these days.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

I asked you for two more innings, Johan, and you say "take three."

Does anyone doubt he can handle it? I don't, which is saying a whole lot for someone in blue and orange.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Tightness.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

That was silly.

[Guest KC]

What a game, what a performance.

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

[seawolf17]

I love this fucking guy. Love him.

[Zvon]

Wow.
Amazin' performance by Santana.
Simply amazin' and its as huge as huge gets.

[Valadius]

Johan, you are THE MAN.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

That arm is made of magic.

[TransMonk]

God, that man is good.

That ninth inning made my eyes well up a little.

Clutch, clutch, clutch performance.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wow, that was fabulous.

And Shea lives for at least one more big game.

[Zvon]

[bmfc1]

One of the greatest pitching performances in Mets history. Brilliant.

FK: you have to start the IGT for tomorrow since you started this one.

[Methead]

That was unbelievable!

Can he pitch tomorrow?

[seawolf17]

TransMonk wrote: That ninth inning made my eyes well up a little.

No, a lot.

[Benjamin Grimm]

seawolf17 wrote: All that for one run. (sigh) Okay, Johan. Give me eight more shutout innings.

And he did!

[Guest KC]

TM: That ninth inning made my eyes well up a little<<<

It's gotta. He said give me the ball and took care of what needed to be done
in 2 hours and 17 minutes. Classic game, I wish I recorded it.

[bmfc1]

It got a little dusty in here as well.

You can't stop the Mets starters in the 161st game of the season!

[Benjamin Grimm]

OlerudOwned wrote: This is like Maine's season-on-the-brink game, redux. 5 Ks through the first turn of the order.

Yes, it was. But let's hope history stops repeating itself right now. I don't want Oliver Perez giving up 7 runs in the first inning tomorrow.

[Guest themetfairy]

A stunning performance.

I wish I could give Johan 10 Schaefer points today.

[bmfc1]

If you read Greg's epic column today, I think that today, the Mets returned his love.

[Zvon]

[bmfc1]

Ollie is 5-0 against the Marlins this year. Olson is 0-4 against the Mets this year.

[Guest AG/DC]

The wine is on me.

[Gwreck]

Absolutely stunning game to have seen in person. I'll guess that this is perhaps the greatest pitching performance I've ever seen in person. I guess it tops the Glendon Rusch 1-hitter because of the significance of the game.

Johan is the MAN.

He tipped his cap going into the dugout and tossed the game ball into the crowd.

Edit:
Forgot to mention. First pitch today was thrown out by Cleon.

[stevejrogers]

Would have been even better if they kept the pinstripes going!

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[Fman99]

This was the first game of 2008 that I have attended. It was also Fboy's first ever MLB game and first trip to Shea.

Fun was had by all, even from Row N of the Mezz where you can't see the pop flies or the top half of the scoreboard.