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Pelfrey 3.5 Carrasco .5 Tejada 1 Murphy 1

Box Score

Capuano 5 Beltran 1 Reyes 1 Murphy 1 Pagan 1 Hairston .5 Harris .25 Bay .25

Mets Reyes SS Turner 3B Beltran RF Pagan CF Bay LF Paulino C Murphy 1B Tejada 2B Pelfrey P Pirates Jose Tabata LF Xavier Paul CF Neil Walker 2B Garrett Jones RF Lyle Overbay 1B Brandon Wood 3B Michael McKenry C Ronnie Cedeno SS Paul Maholm P

Not much to add here. Great game, particularly from Capuano and the parade of 2-out hits. Pirates fans are loyal and mostly supportive of their team but understandably have little patience. They turned on Correia awful fast after he turned in a great start. I was struck by how much of an effort the Pirates' staff at PNC Park put into making people feel like valued customers and welcome guests. I'm sure some of it comes from the natural need to do so following twenty losing seasons but it means something. Not to pile on the Mets, but given the tough job market, it baffles the mind that they can't find better employees for Citi Field. Nifty feature at PNC that I haven't seen elsewhere: in addition to pitch speed and count, they put the pitch fX data on the ribbon board between the seating levels.

Dickey 3 Tejada 2 Reyes 1 Beltran 1.5 Duda .75

It's funny - when I'm in my usual prom reserved infield seats at home, I think I have a great read on plays from the outfield to the plate. It's a lot harder to read the play from the field level. Still, I think he would've made it. Paul did hit the cutoff man well but there was still the matter of Overbay's throw to the plate which also would've needed to be perfect. With two outs and the bottom of the order coming up...

I would've sent Pagan. In fact, I had a discussion with Chip Hale about the Pirates lack of arm strength in the outfield before the game (he was chatting with the fans behind the dugout) and discussed this very possibility. Chip also didn't know that today was Jose's birthday; we wished him well when he came out for BP. I also would've had Dickey squeeze when he was up in the fourth. That killer DP felt like the Foxwoods Resort Casino turning point of the game, even more than the Bay strikeout or the Paulino strikeout. Even Dickey striking out there would've been better than what happened. At least then we would've had Reyes up (only the best hitter in the league) with the bases loaded. Huge crowd on hand at PNC and it was suggested it was the third-highest paid attendance in the park's history, which seems almost inconceivable, given that they've had the Yankees there for interleague play, and an All-Star game. Plus you'd figure the very first game ever there would've been a packed house as well. Jason Bay got a very nice hand when announced in the lineup and as well when he came to bat for the first time. Strangely, he also got a LOT of boos, and not from the Mets fans there either. (I would estimate the park was ~20-25% Mets fans). I guess this just proves there are idiot fans everywhere. PNC Park does a nice job of branding, repeatedly referencing themselves as "the best ballpark in America." They are correct. It's not bragging if you can back it up.

8 games, 3 starts. 0-12. 6 Ks, 5 walks.

metirish wrote: Harper is all about trading Rodriguez to the MFY to solve both clubs problems, won't happen yet though he says. Interesting. I tentatively like this idea.

Niese 3 Pagan 1.25 Tejada 1 Murphy 1 Turner .75 Beltran .75 Pridie .75 Rodriguez 1.5

They should change the rule re: fan interference. If it happens in your park, the visiting team gets the more favorable call. This should properly incentivize teams to correctly enforce a zero-tolerance rule for interfering with balls in play.

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Beltran. Both because of his skill and grace. As exciting as Reyes is, Beltran is the best all-around player the Mets have had since...Strawberry?

Last night was the Brewers fifth walkoff win against the Mets since 2005. 2005: JJ Hardy walkoff pinch-hit single 2006: Bill Hall walkoff HR - I was there, it sucked. I remember those first two games well (and was also at Miller Park for them). As I recall, they both took place on Mother's Day and probably both were hit with those pink bats. Interestingly, the Hall walkoff was the only homer that Bradford yielded in all of 2006.

Fuk. I don't like how this is going to end.

Jose, we're going to need another triple to lead off the 9th. Thanks. Love, everybody.

Not a fan of the Isringhausen-Fielder matchup.

Boom goes the dynamite

Jason, let me introduce you to the bench. You'll be spending a lot of time here.

I knew we could get to their 'pen.

Ok. We're in biz now. Let's get Jose in now.

If it weren't one run and it weren't two outs, sure. I think we can get their 'pen with Reyes leading off in the 8th.

I leave Pelfrey in. He's doing well, plus our bench (other than Murphy) sucks.

Edgy DC wrote: Day off for the Muff. Lefty starter for the Brewers.