The Big O

Zvon wrote: ="Elster88"]Zvon wrote: what on earth is the point of stealing 3rd there? Get a clue. You remember what happened earlier in this game for crying out loud, don't you? In case you couldn't tell, I'm pissed at the world right now. Riveras gonna throw a WP there?? Wishful thinking. He could plunk Craig Counsell.

Elster88 wrote: I like David just a little less after seeing that player profile. Whereas I opened a new browser and started capitalizing... http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=br_ss_hs/102-4041198-7668114?platform=gurupa&url=index%3Dblended&keywords=pastel+shirts Edit: Ignore my lame jokes. Beltran steals 3rd, scores on wild pitch. Mets 2, AL 1.

Stat check: LoDuca has given up fewer homers than Lima so far this year.

NL East Head-to-headSquadronNY PHIWASFLAATLTot (81-81)Mets6-36-26-35-423-12 Phils3-64-63-14-114-14Nats2-66-45-44-417-18Fish3-61-34-54-612-20Braves4-51-44-46-415-17 Amazin' punching bags: --by most wins: ARI 6-1, WAS 6-2, PHI 6-3 --by fewest losses: ARI 6-1, PIT 5-1, LAD 2-1 --by Win%: ARI .857 (6-1) [iL: --by most wins: NYY 3-3 --by fewest losses: TOR 2-1 --by Win%: TOR .667 (2-1)] Taking some Amazin' lumps: --by fewest wins: STL 1-2 --by most losses: ATL 5-4 --by Win%: STL .333 (1-2; only NL team to whom we're under .500) [iL: --by fewest wins: BOS 0-3 --by most losses: BOS 0-3, NYY 3-3 --by Win%: BOS .000 (0-3)] Amazin' apathy (.500 vs.): CIN 2-2, MIL 3-3, SD 2-2, SF 3-3 [iL: MFY 3-3] Out-of-division mooks We haven't seen 'em yet: CHC, HOU, COL One more series to go: CIN (away), SD (home), STL (home), LAD (home), PIT (away) We're done with 'em for the year: MIL, SF, ARI, the AL

Maine

Welcome to the big leagues, kid -- where rooks don't get no respect, even in their own thread titles.

Willie calls for Lima to bunt with 1 out. A Reyes hit scores two (hopefully). Scratch that -- IBB Reyes. Even the fish know Woody can't hit this year.

With newfound understanding, here's a (tangentially) Met-related one: Carlos Delgado, 2000 — .344 / .470 / .644 // 1.134 (OPS+ of 182) 41 home runs, 57 doubles, 1 triple for 378 total bases; 137 RBIs, 115 runs scored, 123 walks 162 games played at first; made 13 errors Did I mention he hit .344 with 41 homers?

Billy Wagner coming through, he's throwing heat, no doubt.

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Soler has really sucked BHMC for awhile now. Use of this term now has me fearing a new KC avatar.

Davey's in the HR derby.

MFS62 wrote: My current concern is that the team still seems reliant on the home run to score. I don't see good situational hitting skills throughout the lineup, or the ability to "build runs". In absence of the long ball, it seems like most of the big scoring innings have been the result of walks and errors rather than stringing together a series of hits. Just my impression, though. I really thought a good portion of our offense in Streak Part Deux was fraught with errors (and walks) by the opposing team that led directly to runs. Maybe I should try to back that up, but it was my impression as well. Edgefest wrote: Don't think I didn't also notice your controversial usage of an in "an historic." RBIs.

Oliver on; cue approximately 1 hojillion scoreless innings

ESPN's graphic: "Josh Becket"

="Willets Point"]Can't argue with this part: ]David Wright � if Wright doesn�t win the MVP this year, it will be OK � because he will snag it in the future. One of the players in the game, Wright has been on fire this June � to the tune of .371/.429/.775 (1.204 OPS), 10 HR, 29 RBI, 20 R and 3 SB (in 22 games). As much as I hope he doesn�t torch the Red Sox, I�m excited to see him play live (other than Pujols, he�s probably my favorite non-Sox (or former Sox) player in baseball). David is undoubtedly one of the players in the game. And if he isn't, Willie'll have to answer for it.

Wacko thought: If we care enough about the Yankees missing the postseason to root for a Philly/Atlanta/whoever over Yank sweep, then maybe we should root for a Red Sox sweep this week. Weird.

metirish wrote: I would love to see the full roster of players and see what orther future major league players played in the game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_baseball_game

I hitched a ride with my soul by the side of the road Just as the sky turned black I took a walk with my fame down memory lane I never did find my way back You know that I gotta say time's slipping away And what will it hold for me What am I gonna do while I'm looking at you You're standing ignoring me I thought that I heard someone say now There's no time for running away now Hey now! Hey now! Feel no shame 'cause time's no chain Feel no shame The first thing I saw as I walked through the door Was a sign on the wall that read It said you might never know that I want you to know What is written inside of your head And time as it stands won't be held in my hands Or living inside of my skin And as it fell from the sky, I asked myself why Can I never let anyone in? I thought that I heard someone say now There's no time for running away now Hey now! Hey now! Feel no shame 'cause time's no chain Feel no shame I hitched a ride with my soul by the side of the road Just as the sky turned black I took a walk with my fame down memory lane I never did find my way back You know that I gotta say time's slipping away And what will it hold for me What am I gonna do while I'm looking at you You're standing ignoring me I thought that I heard someone say now There's no time for running away now Hey now! Hey now! Feel no shame 'cause time's no chain Feel no shame

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I'm not into Wagner and haven't been from the start, at least as contract $$ and draft picks surrendered went, and although this prolly puts my FEEEEEEELINGS out there a little bit, he doesn't appear to actually be a member of the team, in that they've set it up so that there's 24 guys essentially working together FOR him, and he's the one guy who offers nothing up until the point he's asked to the job. Truly, this Met team is a, forgive my Metmetism, a TEAM and he's not. I don't really get this. Isn't this true of all closers?

TransMonk wrote: In '86 they had Carter, Hernandez, Straw and Doc. I'm assuming that's the most. OE: It is the most. '86 is also the high mark for total Mets selections at 5, since El Sid made the team.

ScarletKnight41 wrote: I want each game to go at least 15 innings. I want exhausted bodies on the field. I want the managers to have to resort to putting in A-Rod and Burrell as emergency pitchers. You know he only throws triple-digit heat in blowouts.

NL East Head-to-headSquadronNY PHIWASFLAATLTotMets8-46-26-25-425-12 Phils4-84-63-14-115-6Nats2-66-42-34-414-17Fish2-61-33-24-610-17Braves4-51-44-46-415-17 National League EastSquadronWL%GBhomeroadRSRAstreakL10New York 4325.632--20-1323-12362293W18-2Philadelphia3435.4939.517-2117-14342353W12-8D.C.3239.45112.515-1917-20325350W24-6Florida 2937.4391315-1714-20305311W89-1Atlanta3040.4291414-1716-23343369L71-9 Unexpected and unheralded divisional storyline: The Florida Marlins of Miami/Dade County. Since the official May 21 low-water mark of 11-31 (following 7 straight losses to the craptastic Braves and surging D-Rays), they're a blazing 18-6, posting sweeps of the Braves and Blue Jays (aggregate score: 28-12) at home last week to extend an 8-game winning streak. A road sweep in the Rockies, series win in San Diego, and a home sweep of the hapless Cubs all have contributed to the streak. They've only dropped two series, in Flushing and at Alexander Graham Park, over the span where they pulled nearly even in RS/RA. We'll root for Bawlmer to filet the Fish like they did us, and for the Mystique and Aura to overwhelm 'em later this week. Sundries * NYM Pythagorean record: 40-28. * Officially #1 in the NL in RS-RA difference, #2 in runs scored to the somewhat-surprising Dodgers, and #3 in runs allowed to the Pads and the Cards. * The NL East is the run-scoringest division, on average, in the league. We trail all 3 AL divisions in this respect. Series starting today Cincinnati (Arroyo, Ramirez, Mays, Milton) at N.Y. Mets (Duque, Trax, Alay, Pedro) (4 games) Washington (Armas, Hernandez, Hill) at Boston (Snyder, Wakefield, Lester) MFY (Eunuch, Mussina, Wright) at Philadelphia (Myers, Lidle, Hamels) Starting tomorrow Florida (Willis, Nolasco, Olsen) at Baltimore (Cabrera, Bedard, Benson) Toronto (Towers, Lilly, Burnett) at Atlanta (Sosa, Hudson, Ramirez) Friday's Washington (Patterson, Ortiz, Armas) at Baltimore (Lopez, Loewen, Cabrera) Philadelphia (Madson, Myers, Lidle) at Boston (Beckett, Schilling, Wakefield) Florida (Moehler, Johnson, Willis) at MFY (Chacon, Wang, Unit) Mets (Glavine, Duque, Traxel) at Toronto (Halladay, Taubenheim, Towers) Atlanta (Smoltz, Thomson, Sosa) at Tampa Bay (Kazmir, McClung, Hendrickson)

I was Don Florence awhile back, and his UMDB comments page claimed he held the Met career record for the most wins without a loss at 3-0. I was able to verify that through the MLB.com stats. However, Don's no more, thanks to the 2006 Mets bullpen: PitcherWLDuaner Sanchez40Darren Oliver30Billy Wagner30 Let's hope it ain't temporary.

DocTee wrote: Kenny Rogers Rogers has the best non-1.000 winning percentage in Mets history (5-1, .833).