Frayed Knot

Gwreck wrote: Was it an unintentional walk? I think it became more intentional as the count went on. Balls one & two were both close. If he had gotten either or both of those calls then the rest of the AB plays out very differently. But once it got to 2-0 he wanted Albert to chase (which he didn't of course) because you certainly don't want to throw him a cripple pitch

Frankie's gotta make sure that missed opportunity doesn't come back to bite us.

LaGenius is a walking advertisment for NOT expanding rosters beyond 25 players.

LaRussa just called for the 87th throw over to 1st of the inning.

Denys (or Dennis, or Denis) Reyes's stomach is in to relieve. He may be 60' 6" from the plate but his gut is just 54' 7"

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Working from home today, so I'll be able to watch on television. If it's a compelling game, my work may suffer. And those watching on TV today will be treated to Kevin Burkhardt as the play-by-play man. Gary Cohen's twins are graduating HS

If you were Chris Carpenter and I were Xavier Nady would you pitch to me anyway throw your slider baby

="MFS62":1ppxo6yl]="soupcan":1ppxo6yl]Look how excited we all are. What a bunch of geeks.[/quote:1ppxo6yl] Hey, when I joined the board, you folks were discussing how you had been called pompous pricks. Geeks is better. Much better. I salute to that. Especially when united in a common purpose. That purpose, of course, is anxiously wanting to find out the answer to those questions. It is the Metly thing to do.[/quote:1ppxo6yl] I'm both a geek and an elitist prick. Benjamin Grimm Jun 25 2009 10:57 AM Okay, here are the answers: How many distinct scores have there been? 140 What is the most common score, and how many times has it occurred? 3-2, 512 times. Other than tie games, what is the closest score that has not yet been the final score of a Mets game? (30 total runs or fewer. We know that no game has ever ended with a score of 106-105, for example.) There have been one-run games all the way from 1-0 to 13-12, so the highest-scoring one-run game that hasn't happened yet is 14-13. Of the final scores that have not yet happened, which score has the fewest combined runs? There's never been a 17-0 game. All possible scores with 16 runs or fewer have occurred. BONUS: The least-common score with a margin of fewer than five runs (excluding ties) is 10-6, which has only happened 30 times. What score was the most lopsided in Mets history? (largest difference between the winning team's runs and the losing team's runs) 26-7. Some of us may remember this one. (I know I do!) It was a loss to the Phillies at Veterans Stadium on June 11, 1985. Tom Gorman started for the Mets, got one guy out, and yielded to Calvin Schiraldi. The Phillies scored 9 runs in the first inning and another 7 in the second. What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. What's the most lopsided score that has occurred more than once? (It's happened three times.) 17-1. Atlanta 17, Mets 1, June 17, 1966 Mets 17, Pittsburgh 1, April 17, 1976 Mets 17, Houston 1, August 30, 1999 TOP TEN MOST COMMON SCORES IN METS HISTORY: 3-2 512 4-3 444 2-1 442 4-2 334 5-4 332 3-1 264 5-2 240 4-1 237 6-5 229 5-3 227 John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 25 2009 11:01 AM ]What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. I remember this one. Ambler at the old mofo described this as "Hiroshima." Fascinating list by the way and thanks. That one-run games are more common than 2-run games probably says something about how 2-run leads are treated. metirish Jun 25 2009 11:08 AM Fascinating is right , great work and I am sure mathamaticians could have fun with the top ten. Centerfield Jun 25 2009 11:14 AM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]]What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. I remember this one. Ambler at the old mofo described this as "Hiroshima." Fascinating list by the way and thanks. That one-run games are more common than 2-run games probably says something about how 2-run leads are treated. If memory serves me correctly, that was the pitching debut of Matt Franco. PiggiesTomatoes Jun 25 2009 11:25 AM Great thread and trivia. Thanks LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 25 2009 12:51 PM I don't know how the hell I forgot 26-7. I was 7, and I remember crying in frustration after about an inning and a half. Thanks, BeeG. Edgy DC Jun 25 2009 12:58 PM I liked that game. They hadn't hit in two weeks, and the seven runs was a breakthrough. Benjamin Grimm Jun 25 2009 02:04 PM Okay, so now there have been five hundred and thirteen 3 to 2 games. Frayed Knot Jun 25 2009 02:09 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]]What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. I remember this one. Ambler at the old mofo described this as "Hiroshima." Fascinating list by the way and thanks. That one-run games are more common than 2-run games probably says something about how 2-run leads are treated. IIRC, this one was also declared to be "all Bobby's fault" by several on that forum -- a conclusion I dubbed "stupidity cubed".

Elster88 wrote: Manuel refusing to compliment Church. How so?

And now it's a fact. Personally, the result of that game can't get me upset too much one way or the other. A little bit of good and a little bit of bad in either outcome.

I didn't opine as to whether the Braves losing to the Yanx was a good thing or a bad thing - only that it was occurring.

Phils lose -- Marlins win -- Braves losing -- Nationals ... dunno I haven't checked, but it's really not important anyway.

Hard to believe that LaRussa's boys aren't on that list of multiple guys heading for 70+ appearances (they have just 2) considering all the changes he makes -- although the Cards do have the same number of guys with at least 25 games to date (6)

Rays put up 3 in the 8th w/2 out (still batting) and now lead 5-1

Elster88 wrote: Little known fact: ballplayers like hot blondes. Except for the ones that married the non-blonde on one end and the non-hot on the other. When you find that many blondes in one spot you pretty much know that you've stumbled into the players' wives section ... either that or you're in Norway.

How many distinct scores have there been? 785 What is the most common score, and how many times has it occurred? 4-3, 185 times Other than tie games, what is the closest score that has not yet been the final score of a Mets game? (30 total runs or fewer. We know that no game has ever ended with a score of 106-105, for example.) 12-11 Of the final scores that have not yet happened, which score has the fewest combined runs? 11-3 (14) What score was the most lopsided in Mets history? (largest difference between the winning team's runs and the losing team's runs) 26-7 (nineteen runs) What's the most lopsided shutout? 12-0. What's the most lopsided score that has occurred more than once? (It's happened three times.) 12-2 ** ]What is the most common score I've actually wondered before what the most common final score in baseball history is. Not for any particular reason really, just curiosity.

="MFS62"]Lookin' like they could lead the league in guys named Zachaey. Note to SJR: Typo alert ... let 'im have it!!!! ^

No Sheff until at least Friday I heard.

That makes more sense.

]Francisco Rodriguez -- Work on consecutive days: 9 Nine ... Really?

Malek was a former NYM draft pick. A speedy-type OFer who looked for a while like he was going to make it but I guess has moved on.

I view this thread a way to track those games which either are, or will be, eligible for a 'Top 10' (read: bottom) at the end of the year. We've had those best/worst 10 threads in the past although it's much tougher trying to reconstruct those by looking back than it is tallying them as they go by. Bottom line: I'm OK nominating last night's even though I agree with the view that I don't think it'll make my final cut.

Hernandez - 3.5 Dessens - 1.0 Castillo - 1.0 Reed - 0.5

="Elster88"]For the record, has anyone seen a report saying that Beltran has the condition that LFWS is talking about? IIRC, bone bruise doesn't necessarily mean "no cartilage". Well, 'loss of' cartilage might be a better way of phrasing it than 'none'. From Will Carrol at 'Baseball Prospectus' Beltran's knees have lost a lot of cushion, so much so that he's occasionally had bruising where the femur hits the tibial plateau. That's very bad long term, and not a good sign in the short term either. There has been discussion of possible fixes like Synvisc, or the even more radical procedure of [meniscus replacement]. Beltran has two more years to go on his Mets contract, but it includes a lot of deferred money. He could be a good fit for a deal to an AL club this offseason. Now it probably should be pointed out that Carrol has, in the past, shown a tendency to treat assumptions as facts and that there are certainly degrees of cartilage loss that needn't mean major surgery.