Marlins @ Mets, 9/26-9/28

How dare you even tempt fate?:smile::smile:

 

Fortunately Maine didn't pitch a complete game last year, so the parallels stop there.

 

if the Mets lose today it won't have anything to do with similar elements repeating themselves in irrelevant dynamics such as win/loss patterns or free agency. the only similarities will be that the construction of this team was imply just as flawed this season as last year.

 

If the Mets win today and make the playoffs, I'll use an Eli Manning avatar for a week.

but they won't...they're chokers

 

I'm holding you to this.

anyway:

 

Awesome performance by Johan last night, it is nice to see a big money FA live up to his billing for the Mets. We need Ollie to give a similar performance today or for the O to explode, keep the game out of the hands of the bullpen.

 

Beltran batting 2nd, Evans 5th and Martinez 6th, crazy.

 

Anybody have a link to an online feed?

 

Raining at Shea, so who knows when the game will start, espcially given the last-day-of-Shea ceremonies. I have a concert to go to at 4, so I guess I will have to find out later how things turn out.

Evans batting fifth in the lineup? I know his OPS against lefties is .919, but that's still a lot of pressure for someone with a grand total of 107 major league at bats.

 

I guess Evans is in the lineup and hitting fifth because he's 6-10 against Olsen.

 

I think the thinking is the same as it is for Murphy since they are in a platoon

 

He's pummeled Olsen this year, going 6-for-10 with a double and a homer. With no Tatis to go to, I like the move.

 

The Mets really need to score early to take pressure off themselves and get Olsen all flustered.

 

start time is being pushed back.

 

Push it way back. to 4 or 5

 

:lol: yeah, that would be good.

 

TBS broadcast team for the biggest Mets game of the year has Brave announcer Chip Caray and Yankee-humping blowhard Tom Verducci. Fun.

 

Did somebody say Chip Caray? Well, here's some Harry Caray action-

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUYotjQjPA&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

 

This is going to be played almost in concert with the Brewers game. Getting started a little before, but a 20-25 minute gap instead of an hour plus.

 

Hanley Ramirez is out with a jammed shoulder