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I missed it as well. I was at a bar after a party and they broke in and out of the Brewer game to show the last four outs. At first I was pissed I has missed the whole game...but how can I stay pissed about something like this?

I think Santana just proved why he's the ace. I couldn't be happier for him.

I consider it a small victory that Verducci posted an article today about all of the high-priced, big name players there are on the DL and not a Met was mentioned. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tom_verducci/06/01/all.dl.team.draft/index.html?xid=cnnbin Obviously, we have our fair share of injuries...and they aren't necessarily big-name players (although Bay makes a boatload of cash), but the jist of the article is about how much money is currently being wasted on players sitting on the DL.

I'm not sure why any Mets fan would have a valid reason to boo Carlos Beltran.

AAA stats don't necessarily mean anything at the MLB level. But, given the late inning fuck-ups lately, it's about time we had some new young blood. Beato soon...Mejia possibly eventually...If they're going to blow games late, I'd rather see youngsters gaining experience while doing it.

Klapisch: Young did well in three rehab outings at High-A Port St. Lucie but seems likely to be exposed now that he's moved on to Triple-A Buffalo. The 33-year-old right-hander seems doubtful to make any sort of impact in the major leagues this season. Young today in his AAA start: 6 IP, 2 H (as Edgy said, none out of the infield), 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 87 pitches, 50 strikes. Per Rubin's tweets, his velocity was still 82-84 this morning, but he also points out that his fastball wasn't much more than that in his 2011 starts with the Mets and in 2010 with the Padres. In any case, he has not yet been "exposed" by AAA hitters. Klapisch is a dick.

Gwreck wrote: I am curious what the new place will be like when (if) the Mets start winning consistently. Yup.

Underwhelming based on expectations, ex-Pirate, same Mets number...

Baseball Reference's payroll numbers only go back to 1985, but there it was: 1985: MIL = $11,284,107, NYM = $10,834,762 That was the last time. The Mets spent nearly $70M more than Milwaukee in 2009.

Great work! Welcome back, Carlos. The rest of the Cardinals can go to hell.

Remember, the Brewers had a higher opening day payroll than the Mets. Can't remember when/if that has happened in the past.

Our bullpen is for shit. [bigpurple:f2lfbtss]BOOO!!!!![/bigpurple:f2lfbtss]

Nymr83 wrote: I do still miss Bob Murphy on the radio. This, for sure.

The off-season. It is definitely a priority, but Sandy will make sure he does best by the team.

Gee vs. Lee...again. I hope it ends as well for us as it did last time.

John Franco.

Hi! Remember me? 10 GS, 63 IP, 42 H, 15 ER, 21 BB, 58 K, 7 Wins, 1 Loss, 1.00 WHIP, .190 BAA, 2.14 ERA Dang!

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Mike Baxter - a double a day keeps the Bisons away. BOC!

I never knew that the clubhouse floor at Citi paid hommage to the Shea neon baseball players.

I finally saw this and was pleasantly surprised. Not a great movie, but a very good movie...much better than I thought it would be.

I finished this over the weekend. It was pretty good. It seemed like a lot of it was about praising his wife in an attempt to show how sorry he was for messing around on her and there was a lot of God-talk. But overall, a pretty interesting read. I enjoyed the part where he was being courted by the Twins in 2008 when they were in the middle of putting together the trade for Johan to the Mets. He met with them at the winter meetings and told them that he could pick up the slack if they traded Johan. Good book, for a ballplayer.

Batista 4 Murphy 3 Cedeno 1 Nieuwenhuis 1 Wright 1

Two games? Two freaking games? C'mon! This is going to be 66.67% of a normal KTE. The Mets last saw the Brewers in August of 2011. The Brewers scored 23 runs while sweeping three games from the Mets in New York. Ryan Braun won the NL MVP, the Brewers won the NL Central division and lost to the Cardinals in the NLCS. Prince Fielder went on to sign big free agent money with the Tigers. The Mets finished the season 4th in the NL East, going 17-19 after Milwaukee left town. On Opening Day 2012, the Brewers boasted a payroll of $97,653,944 while the Mets trimmed down to $93,353,983. The Brewers signed Aramis Ramirez to fill the Princely hole in their lineup while the Mets were putting together squadrons featuring all home grown players...none of which were named Jose Reyes. Since opening day, the Brewers have been plagued with injuries. They lost 4th starter Chris Narveson for the year to a torn rotator cuff. Mat Gamel, who replaced Fielder at first was also lost for the season due to a torn ACL. Joining them on the DL are CF Carlos Gomez (hamstring) and SS Alex Gonzalez (knee). Ryan Braun, Corey Hart and Rickie Weeks are also day-to-day with various ailments. I guess these could be reasons why the Brewers are sitting below .500 this season and near the bottom of the (perennially) weak NL Central. But the Mets have lost their 4th starter for the season. They have their starting SS, LF and C on the DL as well. Yet, the Mets are winning some games and staying in the hunt as part of the very competitive NL East. Were the Brewers overrated last year? Was Prince Fielder the reason that they were able to put up so many runs? Are the injuries they have suffered more devastating than the once the Mets have been playing through? So many questions...but only two games with which to answer them. Monday, May 14, 7:10 PM EST Gallardo (2-3, 5.35) vs. Batista (0-1, 5.89) Gallardo is the Brewers' "ace" but has not pitched well so far this season. He has not gone a start without giving up runs this season and the Brewers have lost three of the last four he has started. It is a wonder that Batista is still a big league pitcher. The Mets have won two of the last three he has started. Tuesday, May 15, 7:10 PM EST Greinke (3-1, 3.35) vs. Gee (2-2, 4.78) Greinke got roughed up in his second start of the season at Chicago, but has been very good in every other start. Gee has been just good enough to keep his ballclub in most of the games he has pitched this year...which he will need to do again against Greinke and the Brewers. With all of the injuries, it is hard to say who will start these two games. Here are some slash lines: C - Jonathan Lucroy .341/.390/.505/.895 2B - Rickie Weeks .158/.308/.292/.600 SS - Alex Gonzalez .259/.326/.457/.783 3B - Aramis Ramirez .228/.281/.390/.672 LF - Ryan Braun .305/.382/.644/1.026 CF - Nyjer Morgan .200/.264/.213/.477 RF - Corey Hart .252/.326/.530/.856 CF - Carlos Gomez .280/.321/.480/.801 1B - Travis Ishikawa .217/.280/.457/.737 OF - Norichika Aoki .220/.289/.317/.606 IF - Cesar Izturis .209/.261/.279/.540 UT - George Kottaras .300/.523/.633/1.156 1B - Taylor Green .250/.250/.417/.667 1B - Brooks Conrad .000/.000/.000/.000 MI - Edwin Maysonet .750/.800/1.500/2.300 The Milwaukee bullpen has the second highest ERA in the NL at 4.88. The Mets have the third highest and the Phillies have the highest. IMO, the Brewers are not a very good team right now, however the pitching matchups do heavy favor Milwaukee. It would be really nice to win these two games over a team that is struggling. Two games? Geez.

What a waste of a series that was. Fuckin' bullpen.