The table is set...
With a 4-2 win in Game 6, there will be a 7th, and deciding game tomorrow night...
John Maine pitched an amazing game...giving up 2 hits over 5 1/3...
...he got out of a huge jam in the first, and settled in real well...he was scaring me with his walks every inning. but he stayed cool and pitched great.
....Billy Wagner....i dont know what to say...he is a heartattack pitcher...that was such a mess...he couldn't put away anyone after having them deep in the count...
...cmon Billy, stop worrying about what you're going to write in the Post tomorrow...and pitch the darn ball!
~Game 7~
Suppan v. Perez(?)
Oliver Perez will likely start the game, with Darren Oliver coming out of the pen if Perez gets in any trouble at all...
We need a huuuuge game from the offense, that was completely shut down by Suppan last game...
...keep it up boys...
Ya Gotta Believe!
10/18/06
Hot Foot remembers the last "Game 6"
Over at HotFoot, they remember the last Game 6 @ Shea...
The infamous Game 6 of the '86 WS...
"We believe because we've seen it with our own eyes.
We believe because there is no other option.
We believe because time and again, the Mets have come back from great obstacles all year long.
We believe because we watched them compile the best record in baseball despite the fact you couldn't tell who might be on the mound from one day to the next.
We believe because of Wright's walkoff against Mariano.
We believe because of Carlos's walkoff in the 16th against the Phillies.
We believe because of Wright's walkoff in the 14th inning against the Braves.
We believe because of Carlos's first pitch walk off against the Cardinals.
We believe because we are Mets fans.
I believe.
Ya gotta believe."
The infamous Game 6 of the '86 WS...
"We believe because we've seen it with our own eyes.
We believe because there is no other option.
We believe because time and again, the Mets have come back from great obstacles all year long.
We believe because we watched them compile the best record in baseball despite the fact you couldn't tell who might be on the mound from one day to the next.
We believe because of Wright's walkoff against Mariano.
We believe because of Carlos's walkoff in the 16th against the Phillies.
We believe because of Wright's walkoff in the 14th inning against the Braves.
We believe because of Carlos's first pitch walk off against the Cardinals.
We believe because we are Mets fans.
I believe.
Ya gotta believe."
10/17/06
Game 5: Cards 4 - Mets 2
...not good.
Tom Glavine looked ok, but continually got squeezed by Jeff Kellogg. Kellogg did not establish any strike zone what-so-ever. He was calling strikes all over the place (especially the strike to Jose Valentin with two on and two out)
Again Glavine pitched great ball through the first 3 innings. Then hit his bumps in the 4th and 5th.
The Mets left 8 players on...2 in the first, 2 in the 8th...
Back to Shea tomorrow night for Game 6...
Maine v. Carpenter...
this should be a tense game, Maine needs to throw the game of his life, and we need to get to Carp early...
...im very nervous...
Tom Glavine looked ok, but continually got squeezed by Jeff Kellogg. Kellogg did not establish any strike zone what-so-ever. He was calling strikes all over the place (especially the strike to Jose Valentin with two on and two out)
Again Glavine pitched great ball through the first 3 innings. Then hit his bumps in the 4th and 5th.
The Mets left 8 players on...2 in the first, 2 in the 8th...
Back to Shea tomorrow night for Game 6...
Maine v. Carpenter...
this should be a tense game, Maine needs to throw the game of his life, and we need to get to Carp early...
...im very nervous...
Morning Notes
Tonights matchup is Glavine v. Weaver...
Carpenter will pitch Game 6...
Pujols has a sore right hammy...
(you never want players to be injured, no matter what team, but its playoff time, and it seems only fair to have the other team get hurt once in a while too)
Newsday is reporting that El Duque could go Game 1 of the World Series, if the Mets make it that far...
to quote Rick Peterson, after a 72 ptich bullpen session from Hernandez...
"He was excellent"
...excellent news!
Carpenter will pitch Game 6...
Pujols has a sore right hammy...
(you never want players to be injured, no matter what team, but its playoff time, and it seems only fair to have the other team get hurt once in a while too)
Newsday is reporting that El Duque could go Game 1 of the World Series, if the Mets make it that far...
to quote Rick Peterson, after a 72 ptich bullpen session from Hernandez...
"He was excellent"
...excellent news!
10/16/06
Game 5 Rained out
Game 5 has been rained out, every game will be shifted back a day...
so game 5 will be tomorrow...
This gives Glavine an extra says rest, which is very good for us...
He will hopefully pitch much better going on 4 days rest instead of 3...
so game 5 will be tomorrow...
This gives Glavine an extra says rest, which is very good for us...
He will hopefully pitch much better going on 4 days rest instead of 3...
The Bats Awake!
The Mets offense arrived in St. Louis a day later, and rocked the Cards bullpen for 12 runs.
Beltran homered twice, and Wright and Delgado both hit shots too.
Oliver Perez pitched alot better than anyone expected, and if we werent up by alot, he would have only been in long enough to give up 3 runs.
so were all tied up!
Weather Forecast for Game 5: RAIN!
there is an 70% chance of rain in St. Louis accoring to Weather.com...
to quote the weather man..."its not looking good for the game"
well...more rest for Glavine, thats probably a good thing...
and alllot more rest for the Tigers.
Beltran homered twice, and Wright and Delgado both hit shots too.
Oliver Perez pitched alot better than anyone expected, and if we werent up by alot, he would have only been in long enough to give up 3 runs.
so were all tied up!
Weather Forecast for Game 5: RAIN!
there is an 70% chance of rain in St. Louis accoring to Weather.com...
to quote the weather man..."its not looking good for the game"
well...more rest for Glavine, thats probably a good thing...
and alllot more rest for the Tigers.
10/15/06
uhoh...Cards take 2-1 lead in series.
Im a wreck.
The Mets and Wagner let one go in Game 2...
and then they didn't even show up in Game 3...
this is realllly not good.
Oliver Perez will pitch today...and hopefully pitch very well...because our long relief man Darren Oliver pitched 7 amazing inngings yesterday trying to salvage the Steve Trachsel disaster.
D. Oliver gave up 3 hits (one was with the bases loaded, but those were Trax's men...also a WP) in 7 superb innings.
So...that means either today will be a 6-7 inning bar none...
or Chris Woodward will be on the mound as we scramble for anyone that can throw the ball over the plate.
The Mets and Wagner let one go in Game 2...
and then they didn't even show up in Game 3...
this is realllly not good.
Oliver Perez will pitch today...and hopefully pitch very well...because our long relief man Darren Oliver pitched 7 amazing inngings yesterday trying to salvage the Steve Trachsel disaster.
D. Oliver gave up 3 hits (one was with the bases loaded, but those were Trax's men...also a WP) in 7 superb innings.
So...that means either today will be a 6-7 inning bar none...
or Chris Woodward will be on the mound as we scramble for anyone that can throw the ball over the plate.
10/13/06
Game 1: Mets 2 - Cards 0
CARLOS BELTRAN! wow. that ball was outtttta here.
Tom Glavine was just unbelieveable last night. Guillermo Mota was great. Billy Wagner was excellent.
9 innings of 4 hit ball. That's just amazing. "King Albert" went 0-3 with a strikeout.
The game ball goes to Glavine, Mota, Wagner, and Beltran.
David Wright had two very nice plays in the field, including a 5-3 line out double play, to get Tom out of a jam.
Jose Valentin madea a very nice play in the 9th...falling away from first and Carlos Delgado dug out the throw for the 2nd out. that was nice.
Looks like we lost the Cliff Floyd gamble...He left the game in the second inning after tweaking it during his at bat. Endy Chavez came in and played very well in the field...going into the stands attemtping to make a catch, and then a very nice diving catch in the 7th to help out glav...
so on to Game 2...Maine v. Carpenter...
it will be fairly cold tonight, i dont really know if that will help or hurt us. Hopefully Maine can give us 5 or 6 innings af solid baseball, and we can pass in onto the bullpen. The pen is well rested after the days off and needing only 3 pitchers in Game 1.
Maine vs. Carpenter: Game 2 @ 8
(Note: The Detroit/Oakland game has been moved up to 4:20 to attempt to avoid snow...)
Tom Glavine was just unbelieveable last night. Guillermo Mota was great. Billy Wagner was excellent.
9 innings of 4 hit ball. That's just amazing. "King Albert" went 0-3 with a strikeout.
The game ball goes to Glavine, Mota, Wagner, and Beltran.
David Wright had two very nice plays in the field, including a 5-3 line out double play, to get Tom out of a jam.
Jose Valentin madea a very nice play in the 9th...falling away from first and Carlos Delgado dug out the throw for the 2nd out. that was nice.
Looks like we lost the Cliff Floyd gamble...He left the game in the second inning after tweaking it during his at bat. Endy Chavez came in and played very well in the field...going into the stands attemtping to make a catch, and then a very nice diving catch in the 7th to help out glav...
so on to Game 2...Maine v. Carpenter...
it will be fairly cold tonight, i dont really know if that will help or hurt us. Hopefully Maine can give us 5 or 6 innings af solid baseball, and we can pass in onto the bullpen. The pen is well rested after the days off and needing only 3 pitchers in Game 1.
Maine vs. Carpenter: Game 2 @ 8
(Note: The Detroit/Oakland game has been moved up to 4:20 to attempt to avoid snow...)
10/12/06
Cory Lidle Killed in plane crash..
Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle was killed when his plane crashed into an apartment building in NYC.
...our thoughts go out to Lidle's family and friends...
...in a bizarre connection, John Delcos reported...
First, there was news the Cardinals' team bus was delayed because of the snarled traffic caused by the crash. Then came the news it was Cory Lidle's plane. And, then that the building was where Manny Acta lived.
..woah.
again...our thoughts are with Lidle's family and friends, and also with the flight instructors family and friends...
...our thoughts go out to Lidle's family and friends...
...in a bizarre connection, John Delcos reported...
First, there was news the Cardinals' team bus was delayed because of the snarled traffic caused by the crash. Then came the news it was Cory Lidle's plane. And, then that the building was where Manny Acta lived.
..woah.
again...our thoughts are with Lidle's family and friends, and also with the flight instructors family and friends...
10/11/06
Game 1 Cancelled
Game 1 of the NLCS has been postponed until tomorrow...
every game is now pushed back a day...
...bummer, i was really lookin forward to this...
every game is now pushed back a day...
...bummer, i was really lookin forward to this...
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