The Lohud Mets Blog

Omar: I’m lovin’ it! :) LOL!

John—again … thanks. I really enjoy having a community in which I can cheer and moan. I’m grateful that you provide it.

Thanks John :)

John – Thanks again for this blog. I particularly appreciate your post-game reports from the clubhouse – I, for one, am usually curious what the players are saying after the game (and your perspective on it).

While I don’t always agree with Willie’s decision-making (particularly when it comes to his use of the bullpen), I think that a number of the posters were unnecessarily tough on him. I particularly liked his use of Sele and Showenweiss to close out the game – he realized he didn’t have much left out there and he did the best with his remaining arms. The one thing I was wondering when Showenweiss entered the game was that if he didn’t get Hermeida, do you think he would have intentionally walked Cabrera (moving the tying run into scoring position and putting the winning run on base), to setup another lefty/lefty matchup (against Jacobs)? Thankfully, we didn’t have to find out.

Incidentally, I agree with some of the early posters who questioned why Willie brought Heilman into yesterday’s game. I would hope that Smith (or even Collazo) could have been counted on for 3 outs with a 5 run lead (and if either got into trouble, Heilman was pretty much ready). It seemed strange to me at the time, and it definitely came back to hurt them again today.

Still, I’m thrilled with the win and the Phils loss.

I find it quite amusing that the posters on this and other Met blogs have spent the year humiliating Mota and Schoeneweis. Over and over, an endless procession every time each one came into the game, and a nightly procession of Willie is a fool for bringing them in, and yet when push comes to shove Friday and today, on the two games when the relief pitchers you love (relatively speaking that is because you don’t seem to have a love for any of your team), Feliciano, Heilmann and Wagner tried their best to lose the gmes on Friday and today, your saviors were Mota and Schoeneweis. Even John Delcos, the supposed professional in your midst, became extremely unprofessional when Mota took the mound. So, supposed Met fans, are you proud of the pitchers you love to hate or are you grumbling when you see the 2 saves this weekend by Scott?

Mark – They definitely would not have intentionally walked Cabrera, but pitched very carefully. Maybe if it got to 2-0, then the other two intentional, but to start, I think Scho would have to try to get him to chase.

Great win today. Gotta say that I disagreed with Willie’s choice to let Heilman close out yesterday’s game with a 5-run lead. That was unnecessary and almost cost them a win today. Other than that, I think most of the criticism lately of Willie has been misguided and sometimes moronic.

Guess what guys? Bud Black’s team just got swept and the Padres may not make the playoffs, and Yost is getting the heat in Milwaukee for his team fading down the stretch. There are no perfect managers, and it seems some Mets fans always think the grass is always greener on the other side. Perhaps the Mets can do better than Willie, but they can do a lot worse too.

I see Humber is getting the Wednesday start—just as I said he would!! This is probably one reason why he hasn’t been used in relief lately. This is the right move too. Better to have some backup starters like Pelfrey and Humber down the stretch than to move them into the bullpen at this point in the season.

we will prevail

JD: Too enthralled watching the game to post today. Sorry..but boy was it wild with the blog and at the game. Also, I was switching back and forth from the Football Giant’s game…Yes I am a fan of BIG BLUE.
Way to go Mets…..It’s about time we get one to go our way. 3 out of 4 from the Marlins.
Yes, I do think Alou will and should come back.
As far as Gomez goes, it concerns me that he doesn’t seem to be able to hit well up in the big leagues. Love his speed and his defense but his bat is not yet part of the package.

Ok, alot of u are new Met Fans….we are now in the part of the season that reqiures the heavy artillery…...John, D. Can u PLEASE get the Diamond Vision Guys to play the one thing that can seal the deal???????

” THE CURLY SHUFFLE”!!!!!

All u 20 something Met fans need not apply…........
I was there the nite Doc beat the Cubs, we stormed the field, no one got hurt and there was eve a guy in a wheel chair picking up grass…....

Trust me John Delcos….” THE CURLY SHUFFLE ” is the key!!!!

Gomez is, like, twenty-two, man.

He’s supposed to be the total package at 22, in his first partial season in the majors?

C’mon now.

3 up in the loss for the division. 2 up for the wild card. it’s getting close.

any nervousness is officially gone for me. then again, i’m pretty optimistic

the offense is really clicking. it seems like 7+ runs every night. being able to knock a starter off the rotation for the playoffs and a reliever or two also will help this team.

my only concern is the mets are the only team in the playoffs w/o a #1 starter. true ace. no webb, peavy, zambrano (not the fix in 10 minutes one), sabathia, lackey, beckett, wang

other than that…it’s up in the air and i’ll take the guys we have.

finish off this division so the elderly and injured can rest :)

I don’t think Conine has provided much difference over Franco, besides maybe in the clubhouse.

I just saw video on Mike’d Up of Milton Bradley arguing with an umpire and having to be held back so hard that his manager threw him to the ground and hurt his knee, possibly severely so. It couldn’t have heppened to a better guy, except maybe John Rocker. I was at the game the last time the Padres came to Shea where he was yapping with the fans instead of going back in the dugout. Would teams please stop giving him chances and let him go away?! He is temperamental and, so it seems, fragile. Just go away.

Everbody smile—it’s a happy day! The Mets won their first pennant 38 years ago today…Happy Anniversary Met fans!

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN196909240.shtml

It just doesn’t seem right that Ross Newhan, a Hall of Fame baseball writer for the LA Times, would spend night and day on a LoHud blog. I also don’t understand why Ross Newhan, while posting to that blog, would abandon his hall of fame quality writing to write at the level of an average fan.

I suspect that the real point of “David Newhan’s Dad” is to help us appreciate our players, those who help us win on a daily basis, and those like Newhan whose effort flies under the radar because he doesn’t get much of a chance to contribute.

It’s not an offensive statement to say the Newhan would benefit from playing for a bad team. He tore it up in NO because he get sufficient time. He’s the type of utility man who’s AAAA on a team like the mets, but starts 60-70 games on a team that can afford that (see Joe McEwing).

The primary setup man to Wagner, since the night of the Sanchez taxi crash, is and will remain, Heilman. Coming in to this month, there were three potential BP battles.

1) Mota v. Smith – we all knew Willie would go with Mota, now he has some justification.
2) Show v. Collazo – again, WC never had a chance, but now you won’t find anybody who has a problem with carrying SS on the postseason roster, and even using him in big spots.
3) Sele v. No. 5 starter – Whether #5 is Pelfrey or Maine (depends on El Duque), I don’t think Sele has a shot at this point.

Here’s the question, does Pelfrey get cut if El Duque is back? Do you think the Mets might keep both, or carry Smith, and go w/ 12 pitcher, 13 position players? I think the reemergence of Green, making LM more of a bench presence, threatens Conine’s spot, if Willie decides on 12 pitchers.

Dave: I think if El Duque is ok for the first round, I see the staff as: Glavine/Pedro/El Duque/Perez/Maine/Schoenweis/Mota/Sosa/Feliciano/Heilman/Wagner. I can’t imagine the Mets carrying less than 11 pitchers given the reliance on the bullpen. So, if El Duque makes it I can see Pelfrey getting left back. I don’t think Joe Smith has a chance. If El Duque doesn’t make it and Pelfrey has a nice outing tonight, than I think Pelfrey makes it and Sele does not.

For anyone out there who wants to know, here are the pitching matchups for the Brave/Philly series:

C. James vs. J. Moyer
T. Hudson vs. K. Lohse
J. Smoltz vs. A. Eaton

Hopefully the Braves will have their hitting shoes on and will be motivated to sweep the Phills and tie them for 2nd place. I’m thinking that Thursday’s game against St. Louis will be when the Mets clinch the division.

To David Newhan’s Dad:

i don’t do any of the things that you mentioned. never called david or any other mets player a loser. i said he was a good guy who’s performance wasn’t good enough to be on the team.

medical school is very competitive. i wouldn’t go to a doctor who finished last in his class because it was “quite an accomplishment.” i went to one of the top universities in the country. if i graduated with low grades i wouldn’t have been happy about it. trust me.

you came on the blog to tell everyone how they should view the team including it’s main writer. grow up and consider investing in spell-check

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