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Ruben's' going to be taken off the field in a cart.

I predict that this inning will end with the score tied at 2.

Utley's single doesn't drive in the run. Noah yields to Bartolo.

I was wrong! Runner on base, Syndergaard still pitching.

Noah still on the mound.

That was a nine-pitch inning for Greinke. I hope Syndergaard can do the same. I think if anyone gets on base, Terry goes to the pen. (Assuming that Noah starts the inning. Not sure that he will...)

Six innings complete. Both starters have identical pitch counts of 101. This game will be decided by the bullpens.

I was using my mental powers to induce Crawford to hit a grounder to Tejada -- and he did! I wish my mental powers worked like that a lot more often than they do.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: PiggiesTomatoes wrote: Kid's got to be quick and economical this half inning. So if they have to go to the pen after this, do we see Colon or Niese? I was wondering that too, but my guess is Robles in the 6th or Reed in the 7th.

Noah gets out of that jam. He and Greinke have virtually the same pitch count after three innings. (58 for Noah, 56 for Greinke.)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 1-2-3, true, but two of them saw full counts. Greinke is at 57 pitches through three. Noah at 36 through two, so his count through three may not be too much behind that.

Don Mattingly is starting to look a little like Bill Murray.

Greinke has thrown 41 pitches through two innings. I hope this pace keeps up and he's out of there in six or fewer. I imagine he'll settle down though.

Zack Greinke is no Matt Wisler!

That catch by Seager reminded me of Ozzie Smith

Except in the World Series.

Game starting soon! For some reason I have fewer butterflies than I did yesterday at this point.

In the post-game press conference (which I watched this morning) someone asked Terry if he was considering replacing Tyler Clippard with Addison Reed as the eighth inning guy. Terry responded by saying, "You may be thinking about it, but I'm not thinking about it." I was thinking, Terry, you should be thinking about it. But then Nelson Figueroa and Keith Hernandez and (maybe?) Jim Duquette said that they agreed with Terry. And that surprised me. I thought the conventional wisdom was that you're supposed to play the hot hand in the playoffs.

I'm pretty sure that's been the plan.

Twelve Mets made their franchise post-season debut last night. Therefore, counting David Wright, 13 of the 25 Mets have seen postseason action already. Those who haven't yet are: Syndergaard, Harvey, Matz, Colon, Niese, Reed, Robles, Goeddel, Nieuwenhuis, Flores, Conforto, and Plawecki. I've followed up on Edgy's post where he sequenced the first game of the 1969 NLCS, and also took care of the 2015 Mets from last night's Game 1, at the bottom of the list. The count is now at 138, and of those who haven't played yet, Syndergaard, Harvey, and Conforto are most likely to see action, two of them as soon as tonight. I don't think I knew that neither Donn Clendenon, Ron Swoboda, nor Ed Charles appeared at all in the 1969 NLCS. [list:5vly3j00]1) Tommie Agee: 10/4/1969 2) Wayne Garrett: 10/4/1969 3) Cleon Jones: 10/4/1969 4) Tom Seaver: 10/4/1969 5) Jerry Grote: 10/4/1969 6) Ed Kranepool: 10/4/1969 7) Ken Boswell: 10/4/1969 8) Bud Harrelson: 10/4/1969 9) Art Shamsky: 10/4/1969 10) Al Weis: 10/4/1969 11) J. C. Martin: 10/4/1969 12) Ron Taylor: 10/4/1969 13) Rod Gaspar: 10/4/1969 14) Jerry Koosman: 10/5/1969 15) Tug McGraw: 10/5/1969 16) Gary Gentry: 10/6/1969 17) Nolan Ryan: 10/6/1969 18) Donn Clendenon: 10/11/1969 19) Ron Swoboda: 10/11/1969 20) Ed Charles: 10/11/1969 21) Duffy Dyer: 10/11/1969 22) Don Cardwell: 10/11/1969[/list:u:5vly3j00] 1973-10-06 Felix Millan 1973-10-06 Rusty Staub 1973-10-06 John Milner 1973-10-06 Don Hahn 1973-10-07 Jon Matlack 1973-10-09 Harry Parker 1973-10-09 George Stone 1973-10-10 Willie Mays 1973-10-13 Ted Martinez 1973-10-13 Ron Hodges 1973-10-13 Jim Beauchamp 1973-10-14 Ray Sadecki 1973-10-14 George Theodore 1986-10-08 Lenny Dykstra 1986-10-08 Wally Backman 1986-10-08 Keith Hernandez 1986-10-08 Gary Carter 1986-10-08 Darryl Strawberry 1986-10-08 Mookie Wilson 1986-10-08 Ray Knight 1986-10-08 Jesse Orosco 1986-10-08 Rafael Santana 1986-10-08 Lee Mazzilli 1986-10-08 Dwight Gooden 1986-10-08 Kevin Elster 1986-10-08 Danny Heep 1986-10-09 Bob Ojeda 1986-10-11 Kevin Mitchell 1986-10-11 Tim Teufel 1986-10-11 Rick Aguilera 1986-10-11 Ron Darling 1986-10-12 Doug Sisk 1986-10-12 Sid Fernandez 1986-10-12 Howard Johnson 1986-10-12 Roger McDowell 1988-10-04 Randy Myers 1988-10-04 Gregg Jefferies 1988-10-04 Kevin McReynolds 1988-10-05 Terry Leach 1988-10-05 David Cone 1988-10-05 Mackey Sasser 1988-10-08 Dave Magadan 1999-10-05 Rickey Henderson 1999-10-05 Armando Benitez 1999-10-05 Edgardo Alfonzo 1999-10-05 John Olerud 1999-10-05 Mike Piazza 1999-10-05 Darryl Hamilton 1999-10-05 Turk Wendell 1999-10-05 Benny Agbayani 1999-10-05 Robin Ventura 1999-10-05 Roger Cede�o 1999-10-05 Dennis Cook 1999-10-05 Shawon Dunston 1999-10-05 Rey Ord��ez 1999-10-05 Masato Yoshii 1999-10-05 Melvin Mora 1999-10-06 John Franco 1999-10-06 Bobby Bonilla 1999-10-06 Todd Pratt 1999-10-06 Pat Mahomes 1999-10-06 Octavio Dotel 1999-10-06 Kenny Rogers 1999-10-08 Orel Hershiser 1999-10-08 Rick Reed 1999-10-09 Matt Franco 1999-10-09 Al Leiter 2000-10-04 Joe McEwing 2000-10-04 Rick White 2000-10-04 Lenny Harris 2000-10-04 Jay Payton 2000-10-04 Todd Zeile 2000-10-04 Derek Bell 2000-10-04 Glendon Rusch 2000-10-04 Mike Bordick 2000-10-04 Timo Perez 2000-10-04 Mike Hampton 2000-10-07 Kurt Abbott 2000-10-08 Bobby Jones 2000-10-11 Bubba Trammell 2006-10-04 Jos� Reyes 2006-10-04 Paul Lo Duca 2006-10-04 Carlos Beltran 2006-10-04 Carlos Delgado 2006-10-04 David Wright 2006-10-04 Billy Wagner 2006-10-04 Cliff Floyd 2006-10-04 Aaron Heilman 2006-10-04 Shawn Green 2006-10-04 Jos� Valentin 2006-10-04 John Maine 2006-10-04 Michael Tucker 2006-10-04 Chad Bradford 2006-10-04 Guillermo Mota 2006-10-04 Pedro Feliciano 2006-10-04 Endy Chavez 2006-10-05 Tom Glavine 2006-10-05 Julio Franco 2006-10-07 Chris Woodward 2006-10-07 Darren Oliver 2006-10-07 Steve Trachsel 2006-10-13 Roberto Hernandez 2006-10-13 Anderson Hernandez 2006-10-15 Oliver Perez [list:5vly3j00]127) Curtis Granderson: 10/9/2015 128) Yoenis Cespedes: 10/9/2015 129) Daniel Murphy: 10/9/2015 130) Travis d'Arnaud: 10/9/2015 131) Lucas Duda: 10/9/2015 132) Michael Cuddyer: 10/9/2015 133) Ruben Tejada: 10/9/2015 134) Jacob deGrom: 10/9/2015 135) Juan Lagares: 10/9/2015 136) Tyler Clippard: 10/9/2015 137) Jeurys Familia: 10/9/2015 138) Kelly Johnson: 10/9/2015 [/list:u:5vly3j00]

After the postseason is over, I'm willing to cap Harvey's innings at zero until spring training.

Hopefully he'll remain tied with them for losses.

Yes, it does! I seem to be constitutionally unable to sleep much past 7 a.m., so I'm pretty tired and very happy this morning. An afternoon nap is most definitely on my agenda for today.

I wasn't planning on updating this mid-series, but what the heck. Here's where they stand after Game 1. BATTING LEADERS Games Played 8 - Benny Agbayani, Edgardo Alfonzo, Robin Ventura 6 - Mike Piazza 4 - Rickey Henderson, John Olerud, Rey Ord��ez, Jay Payton, Timo Perez, =#0000BF]David Wright At Bats 34 - Edgardo Alfonzo 28 - Robin Ventura 25 - Benny Agbayani Runs 7 - Edgardo Alfonzo 5 - Rickey Henderson 3 - Mike Bordick, Carlos Delgado, Cliff Floyd, John Olerud Hits 9 - Edgardo Alfonzo 8 - Benny Agbayani 7 - John Olerud Doubles 3 - Edgardo Alfonzo 2 - Benny Agbayani, Shawn Green, Robin Ventura, =#0000BF]David Wright 1 - Darryl Hamilton, Paul Lo Duca, Rey Ord��ez, Timo Perez, Mike Piazza, Chris Woodward, Todd Zeile Triples None. Home Runs 4 - Edgardo Alfonzo 1 - Benny Agbayani, Carlos Delgado, Cliff Floyd, =#0000BF]Daniel Murphy, John Olerud, Todd Pratt, Robin Ventura Runs Batted In 11 - Edgardo Alfonzo 6 - John Olerud, =#0000BF]David Wright 3 - Paul Lo Duca, Timo Perez, Jose Reyes, Robin Ventura Total Bases 24 - Edgardo Alfonzo 13 - Benny Agbayani 10 - John Olerud, Robin Ventura Bases on Balls 8 - Robin Ventura 5 - Carlos Beltran 4 - Edgardo Alfonzo, Mike Piazza, Todd Zeile Strikeouts 7 - Mike Piazza 6 - Benny Agbayani, =#0000BF]David Wright 5 - Rey Ord��ez PITCHING LEADERS Games 5 - John Franco 4 - Armando Benitez, Turk Wendell 3 - Dennis Cook, Pedro Feliciano, Aaron Heilman, Billy Wagner Wins 1 - Armando Benitez, =#0000BF]Jacob deGrom, Pedro Feliciano, John Franco, Tom Glavine, Bobby Jones, Guillermo Mota, Rick Reed, Turk Wendell, Rick White Losses 1 - Mike Hampton, Kenny Rogers Innings Pitched 15.2 - Al Leiter 12.0 - Rick Reed 9.0 - Bobby Jones Games Started 2 - Al Leiter, Rick Reed 1 - =#0000BF]Jacob deGrom, Tom Glavine, Mike Hampton, Bobby Jones, John Maine, Kenny Rogers, Steve Trachsel, Masato Yoshii Complete Games 1 - Bobby Jones Shutouts 1 - Bobby Jones Saves 2 - Billy Wagner 1 - =#0000BF]Jeurys Familia, John Franco Bases on Balls 6 - Al Leiter 5 - Rick Reed 3 - Dennis Cook, Mike Hampton, Turk Wendell Strikeouts 13 - =#0000BF]Jacob deGrom 10 - Al Leiter 8 - Rick Reed Hits Allowed 11 - Rick Reed 8 - Al Leiter 6 - Mike Hampton, John Maine, Guillermo Mota, Steve Trachsel, Rick White, Masato Yoshii Runs Allowed 5 - Mike Hampton, Al Leiter 4 - Rick Reed, Kenny Rogers, Masato Yoshii 3 - Guillermo Mota, Darren Oliver Earned Runs Allowed 5 - Mike Hampton, Al Leiter 4 - Rick Reed, Kenny Rogers, Masato Yoshii 3 - Guillermo Mota, Darren Oliver Home Runs Allowed 2 - Masato Yoshii 1 - Armando Benitez, Mike Hampton, Aaron Heilman, Al Leiter, Darren Oliver, Rick Reed

I like how these sexy women in Viagra ads often wear football jerseys. It's as if being sexy isn't enough, she has to also like football.