David Wright said it was the kind of game that helps a team regain its swagger. Not once in 24 games this season when they trailed after the eighth inning have the Mets come back; they did it twice tonight.
After Oliver Perez coughed up a 4-1 lead, Endy Chavez tied the game with a homer in the ninth. Florida regained the lead in the 12th on its fourth homer of the game, but Fernando Tatis won it with a two-run double.
“These are the type of games that could jumpstart us,’’ Wright said.
The Mets had said things like that before this year, but this time there was a sense it could really happen.
The room will be open all night. Let’s hear what you have to say.
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Heilmann pitches well! Chavez hits a home run! Spock, where’s your beard?
Not sure why nobody’s running for Delgado. He surely isn’t that speedy. No one available?
John Maine? This makes me nervous – injury?
Maine pitch running makes me nervous. Don’t need him hurt!!!
doesn’t matter x innings
Guv,
You obviously haven’t been watching this teams play over the last couple of weeks, because they have been playing losing baseball, and you do WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO GIVE YOURSELF A CHANCE TO WIN. A bunt there would have given us a better chance of having a productive out, rather than A BIG HIT, which we don’t seem to get(until chavez hr there)
Second, I am a big fan of Randolph. Randolph takes too much of the heat for the mets play. Like Wagner said, I wish he could put on a uniform and play, because he would get the job done.
Hello? It’s awful dark in here. Everytime I call it echos. Can someone bring a lantern? Hello?Hello?
LOL
Folks, I don’t know what’s going to happen here tonight. But win or lose, the biggest thing out of this game is a sign of life by the offense after losing the lead. We haven’t seen that in ages.-JD
Last licks, let’s hope they clicks.
clm: How poetic.-JD
Pinch hit walk off homerun by Johan Santana, that’s how this one will end.
Matt: I’ve been watching. I don’t care how a team looks. You play the game to win. you play the game the right way. The right way is to give the batter a chance to do the job and give him a chance to get a hit. Your strategy tells the guys that the manager thinks they suck. The double gave them the chance. You treat your team like losers, things will never change. And have you ever ever seen Tatis bunt??? I know none of us have. How in anyone’s name do you know a bunt would have done anything but put him in a 2 strike hole. Tell me how you know that Tatis is a good bunter?
clm, Maine had to pinch run because Santana is the next pinch hitter. Because Omar can’t put Church on the DL because that would be admitting he screwed up.
Beltran is offensively killing this team, Wright should be clean up move beltran down to fifth….Church third of tatis
That pitch was 90 mph. to Uggla.-JD
That was an 80 mph. change. Nice job by Sanchez.-JD
I cant believe im saying this but Heilman gets a game ball they win…..
JD – I’ll try anything to try to change the luck. Let’s hope my poetic becomes prophetic!!!
In all seriousness I see a sense of purpose in this team over the last 2 games that i haven’t seen in a while.
Seeing eye single by Chavez. Maybe lady luck is starting to smile on the Mets.
TheGuvlovestheMets & Matt. That was a few innins ago. Can’t you both agree to disagree. Or disagree to agree or sumthin?
Sanchez hustled down the line didn’t he?
Mex just said “I like what I’m seeing from this club now”
i thought that was it
I agree to disagree….
Funny Delcos and Keith both made same comment about Sanchez’ 90 MPH pich.
FYI: The Marlins have just four hits tonight. Three of them homers given up by Perez.-JD
93 MPH – Sanchez.
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about a hundred going the other way
I wonder the speed on that homer.-JD
Whatever happens in this game, you have to be real concerned about Perez. He is not the inconsistent pitcher JD makes him out to be. Last year he was inconsistent. This year, he’s just been plain bad as a general rule. They basically have 2 SP upon which they can count.
I agree with you on Perez completely JM.
If they can’t tie this game w/ 2 chances . . . Holy hell.
YES!
TATIS!!!
What a feisty game! Way to go Endy, Tatis, and Heilman!
This is a game we have been waiting for. It’s been way too long. It almost makes me excited about the team. After all the crap that has gone on the past 2 weeks, I am really rooting for this group to put it together. I think there have been times recently where I was actually resenting this bunch and wanted wholesale changes to be made.
Of course these guys have teased us before, but the way everyone has been getting on them, maybe thhey have finally bottomed out. Maybe the players have started to care as much as the fans. (Wishful thinking?)
Reyes has had his problems of late in the field and on the basepaths, but for the first time in a long time, he again appears to be a difference-maker for the Mets. And for as many times as I have expressed a desire to see the Mets find a new manager, I am really rooting hard that Willie Randolph can help this team turn things around. I would love nothing more than to be proved wrong by him.
I know this is just two games, but they have been two BIG GAMES.
I guess I should include what a huge disappointment Oliver Perez continues to be for this team. I don’t know who we can find to replace him in the rotation next season, but I’d be surprised to see him back here. Between he and Pelfrey, I feel much better when Vargas is on the mound.
If Pedro can somehow make it back, I would look to keep Vargas in the rotation (based on his performance so far.) And if I were Perez, I eould not assume I’ll be in the rotation the rest of the way. Just as Randolph has give Delgado time to “clear his head,” perhaps Ollie needs time to himself as well.
Perez is great for four innings, then he explodes like clockwork in the 5th. Maybe Willie should just pull him out after four. Have somebody all warmed up and ready to go. Nice win tonight. Tatis, Where have ye been all this time?