End of Season Wrap Up

Well, it’s been awhile. I guess I’ve calmed down enough from Schoeneweis to finally write an ending to the season. My first thought is how could they possibly have done this again? Are you kidding me?  And of course, this was only worsened by the fact that the Phillies won the world series.  My Sports Illustrated arrived in the mail with them on the cover and I felt that sense of dread-can you imagine what it will be like when the Mets play the Phillies next season?  You would think that would be enough alone for the Mets to want to rise to the occasion next season, but then again, isn’t that what we said after the 2007 season?   

How is it that the 2008 season ended just like the 2007 season?  The Marlins spit in their eye two years in a row and laughed about it. The Mets?  Instead of fighting, instead of taking a cue from Johan Santana (who it turns out was pitching on a bum knee)-the Mets laid down and died.  This Mets’ team has no guts. How is it that nobody stood up and punched Hanley Ramirez in the mouth (figuratively speaking of course)? As much as I hate to say it, and I REALLY hate to say it, Shane Victorino (doesn’t he sound like a grade “B” gangster, Vic Torino, polyester suit and all) would not take this BS from anybody. And that’s basically what’s wrong with the Mets.

After Santana went out there on Saturday and pitched his guts out on one leg the Mets did almost nothing on Sunday. That’s why your leader can’t be a pitcher; he’s only out there every five days. The Mets need a fiery everyday player. The Mets need Keith Hernandez again. In the ’86 playoff against the Astros the Mets HAD to win game 6. There was no way they were winning a game 7 that year against Mike Scott. He was in their heads. So when the Mets had the lead in the ninth and Orosco on the mound, the story goes Keith went to Orosco on the mound and told him” If you throw any fastballs, anything but a slider, I’m going to kick your ass right here on the mound”. Is this true? Who knows? No one would admit it now. Not pc enough for the Pollyanna’s in the game today (of which Keith makes mention of almost every game…”It’s become such a gentlemen’s game” said with much disdain.) But this is exactly what they need, a kick ass, ask for names later leader.  Where to get one? I don’t know. And it’s hard to admit that. I don’t know who they need or what they need to give up to get this mystery leader.  

I can tell you that Scott Schoeneweis..GONE. Aaron Heilman…GONE, he can go pout about being a starter somewhere else. Can’t you just hear him? (whiney voice..”But I want to be a starter…”)  Luis Castillo…Gone Baby Gone!  Duaner Sanchez-Gone, go get arroz con pollo at 2am with someone else.  Moises Alou…can still hit, older than Ty Cobb…Gone. Marlon Anderson…gone pleeeese. Pedro Martinez..thanks for the memories (of Takin’ the money, not for big wins. By the way Pedro’s 32 wins as a Mets cost $1,611,424.00 each. Nice work if you can get it. ).  Ollie…probably gone with Boras as his agent.  We all know that we won’t see Billy Wagner as a Met again.

I waited to deal with the so-called “Core” players: Jose Reyes, David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado. There is a lot of talk here in NY of breaking up them up. I don’t think Reyes, Wright or Beltran are goin’ anywhere.  Carlos Delgado is a different story.  The Mets picked up his $12 million option. It would have cost $4 million to buy him out, so an outlay of $8 million.  There has been rumblings that they would move him if they could create a package with Delgado and assorted other pieces. Remember he didn’t want to come here anyway. He signed with the Marlins. 

Now the others:

Joe Smith-can be useful. Stays.  Pedro Feliciano…gotta get a couple a’ righty’s out once in awhile there Pedro. Stays.  Luis Ayala…looked good at times. Don’t think he can be full time closer but valuable. Stays  Ramon Castro…useful back-up-then again, he has to stay health-the past two years he’s missed significant playing time, he stays.  Nick Evans…young OF. Stays-Omar has said they think he can hit for power-I guess we’ll have to wait and see.  Ryan Church… him before concussions. Stays.  Brian Schneider…ok, can we upgrade?  Stays- But, rumor has been that Pudge is an idea for the upgrade-NO THANKS!  Daniel Murphy, you can hit, can you play second? Stays.  Argenis Reyes…like him. Hit .283 in AAA, how about here? Stays.  Fernando Tatis…came back to MLB to build church in hometown. Now that it’s built, will God still be smiling on him?  Stays.  Endy Chavez…was he still on the team after Manuel took over? Stays.  Damion Easley…like him, wants to be a gamer, hurt too much, old.  Probably stays if healthy.  Mike Pelfry…Duh!  Johan Santana …Like there is a question about this.  John Maine…Serious John though, can you put a guy away after getting two strikes and not let him foul off 30 pitches? Stays.  

So, where does that leave the Mets?  The Mets are in need of a left fielder, a second baseman, a starter and a closer. I think Derek Lowe is a gamer and Orlando Hudson would be a welcome addition at second. Can Evans and Murphy split left?  Did you see some of those fielding adventures they had out there?  Can you say Arizona Instructional League?  Will the Mets try to make Maine the closer?  He has the stuff. Can he pitch multiple days in a week?  He seems to get frustrated easily; can he handle the mental aspects of closing?  Uh…I guess there are a few questions the Mets need to answer right now. 

Here is my best guess:

Starting Rotation: Santana, Pelfry, Lowe, Maine and Niese.  Relievers: Smith, Feliciano, Kunz, Stokes, Ayala, and…your guess is as good as mine.  Infield: C Schneider and Castro, 1B Delgado, 2B Hudson, SS Reyes, 3B Wright Outfield: LF Evans /Murphy, CF Beltran, RF Church 

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The End

Today marked the end of the Mets season and the end of Shea Stadium.  I cried like a baby when Scott Schoeneweis gave up the homer to Wes Helms, but I cried even more when I watched the closing ceremoies of Shea Stadium.  I need some time to collect my thoughts and I will compose a season’s end blog.  As for now, it will be a long off season.  All I can say is, I will not be pulling for the Phillies. 

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The Mets “Stink” Further out of Contention

I wonder what the Mets will be thinking about when they pack up their lockers this weekend?  The closing weekend of Shea Stadium and these losers couldn’t win a game.  What a joke!  The little snot nosed brats who play for the Marlins have all kinds of stuff to say about the Mets and how much they would love to be the ones to again, for a second straight year knock them out of the playoffs, and that junk still isn’t enough to get the Mets fired up.  I don’t get it.
 
The ability of the Mets to get big hits in big spots was putrid, not just last night, but the entire season-we have a team full of inflated statistics, but the numbers that really count aren’t there.  Yeah, Mike Pelfrey stunk in the first inning, but he limited the damage and kept the Mets in the game.  The Mets, don’t forget had the opportunity to get on the board in the first inning, and the second inning, and the third inning… and it goes on from there.  The left a ton of guys on base, they grounded into three double plays, they clearly didn’t want to be there.  Maybe they were melting in the rain.  What is it with this club that no one seems to be able to get the big hit?  So what that David Wright has 124 RBI, when was the last time he won a game for the Mets? 
 
There are so many fingers to point.  Just one question though, how do you give Omar Minaya a contract extension?  Really.  This guy has been the mastermind of two giant flops, and you’re still going to let him make baseball decisions?  Not only should Omar be on the hot seat, they might want rethink the position of Omar’s little trouble making puppet Tony Bernazard too while they’re at it.  There are questions as to whether or not Jerry Manual would be back and of course the talk is the Mets have to win in order for him to become more that just the interim manager.  Sorry, if Jerry’s job hinges on the Mets ability to win, why doesn’t Omar’s?  He must be a smooth talker, or maybe the Wilpons are just so stupid that they believe the bull he feeds them. 
 
One last thing, I have been hard on Johan Santana, but this guy has has been “amazin” down the stretch here in the second half of the season, he has become a leader, and today he has demanded to take the ball-too bad his tenacity hasn’t rubbed off on some of his team mates.
 
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Met Bats Let Them Down, Lose 9-6 in 10

I know what you’re thinkin’. The Mets lose 9-6 and this clown says it’s the bats that lost the game. What a moron! Well, did you watch the game smart guy? While, yes the pitching was putrid, the Mets could NOT get a runner in from third, with NO outs, on multiple occasions. 7th inning, 8th inning, 9th inning. It went on and on.  

Mets got off to a 5-1 lead thanks to a Carlos Delgado grand slam in the 3rd. Big Game Ollie could not get out of the 5th (good luck on that big contract, Ollie) and the Cubs tied it up. Brian Stokes gave up a run in the 7th to give the Cubs a 6-5 lead and then the fun began. First and third with no out for the Mets in the 7th. No runs. They loaded the bases in the 8th and were able to manage one measly run when Ramon Martinez (who the hell is THIS guy) was too scared to swing and luckily, Samardzjia walked him.  Daniel Murphy triples to lead off the 9th in a tie game.  David Wright STRIKES OUT!! Can’t even make contact. They walked the Carloses to pitch to Ryan Church ( who left a bazillion guys on base lately). He grounds meekly to second for a force at the plate. Lastly, Castro STRIKES OUT! No runs. You knew they were losing this game at that point.  Luis Ayala gave up 3 runs in the 10th and it was a done deal.  

The Phillies got blown out by the Braves. They were due so no biggie. The Brewers beat the pirates again. 11 in a row and counting. Way to go, Pitt!! Sabathia pitched again. I think he pitches every game for Milwaukee now. They think he’s “Old Hoss” Radbourn. Who’s that you may ask? “Hoss’ pitched for providence in the 1880’s. He was 60-12 one year, pitching 23 out of 24 games down the stretch. And today, we’re worried about pitch counts. 

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Mets Clinging to Wild Card After 7-6 Loss to Atlanta

Carlos Delgado was 4-5 on Sunday with three RBI and recorded the 2000th hit of his career, but that was not enough to keep the Atlanta at bay as the Braves downed the Mets 7-6. 
 
Here is the recap of yesterdays game in Atlanta.  The Mets starter left the game after six innings only allowing three runs, the bullpen gave up four more runs (Aaron Heilman stinks, but then again so does Scott Schoeneweis, Pedro Feliciano, and Joe Smith) , the Mets left nine guys on base, after scoring four runs in the first two innings, failed to do anything until Carlos Delgado hit a two run homer in the ninth, but the final two batters struck out to end the inning.  Pretty much par for the course, pretty much what we read about the Mets every night after they lose a game. 
 
The Mets bullpen blew its 29th game of the season.  As it turns out though, the Mets bullpen is not the worst bullpen in history; they will be spared that honor, but only because the bullpen is running of time to stink.  The worst bullpen in history goes to the  Rockies, that bullpen blew 39 saves in 1999.  Wow, now I’m starting to see our bullpen as a bunch of underachievers!  
 
The Mets completed their seven game road trip with a record 3-4 and after losing in Atlanta yesterday finished the season 1-8 at Turner Field, by contrast the Phillies were 9-0 in Atlanta.  Even though it is a different team, and a different year, it is so strange how the Braves still are a thorne in the Mets side.  The Braves seem to rise to the occasion when it comes to playing the Mets.  Now, while the Mets didn’t beat the Braves like they should, they did win the season series against the Phillies, but that might just be a moot point, because the Phillies are sitting in first and they have six games left to play, three with the Nationals and three with the Braves.  It would be hard to believe that the Phillies will struggle there at all. 
 
The Mets have the advantage (if you can call it that) of meeting a Cubs team that has already clinched the NL Central.  But, they can’t count on Pinella to rest his starters every game of that series, and even if the starters sit, the Mets can’t take for granted that the reserves won’t be playing hard.  And forgetaboutit-the Marlins are here over next weekend; they are a tough team to beat-you know they’d love to knock the Mets out of the playoff for a second straight year.
 
I am so torn about all of this, I really want the Mets to make the playoffs, but it is hard to believe that with the state of things right now, namely the bullpen, that New York would get past the first round.  In all actuality, I don’t think anyone believed that the Mets would figure into the playoff conversation given the way they played at the beginning of the year.  And here we are now, cheering for them every day, waiting for them to quiet the critics who want so much to label this a collapse like 2007.  This whole thing is different, this is not the team that fell apart last September.  This team is a team that has been fighting all year, when we thought they were out of it in June, they fought their way back in.  When we thought that Carlos Delgado was done, he fought to prove us wrong.  If the season ended today, the Mets would be in the playoffs, they wouldn’t be division winners, but they’d be in the post season.  Look, nobody thought the Giants would beat New England right?  The Mets holds all the cards, they have the talent, they can make this happen.  Question is, will they? 
 
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Daniel Murphy’s Double Helps Mets Take Back NL East

The Mets got two strong innings out of Brian Stokes to close out the game in their 9-5 win over Atlanta on Friday night.  New York was 0-6 in Atlanta this season and really needed to get this win considering that both the Brewers and the Phillies lost their games. 

This bullpen is going to be the story every night.  It strikes me as interesting that when Dan Warthen came to the Mets the starting pitching took off, but why is it that the bullpen seems to have gotten worse?  Look-they were no great shakes to start the season, but no one has made any improvements and pretty much no matter who comes in, it seems that they can’t get an out.  It took four relievers in the bottom of the seventh to get three outs.  And how far have Duaner Sanchez and Aaron Heilman fallen that Nelson Figueroa and Ricardo Rincon come in to pitch before either one of them?  As it turns out though, Aaron Heilman got a huge out for the Mets and so did Pedro Feliciano.  

The Mets defense was atrocious, David Wright made another throwing error in the second inning that allowed two runs to score.  Then in the bottom of the seventh inning; both Jose Reyes and Ryan Church made errors which helped the Braves tie the game.  At that point it looked as if the Mets were going to pack it in for the night, but their offense had other things in mind.  Lucky for the Mets that the Braves made two errors in the top of the eighth.  Boy, Kelly Johnson is a terrible fielder!

 Jose Reyes lead off the game with a homerun for a second consecutive night.  He was 3-4 for the night, scored three runs and drove in a pair.  Although David Wright has really been in a slump at the plate he did have 2 RBI and seemed to be hitting the ball better.  But David needs to get his head in the game.  As I mentioned before, he had a throwing error for a second consecutive night.  These games are important and these guys can’t play sloppy like this.  The only starter in the lineup to not get a hit was Ryan Church who looked totally lost at the plate. 

The rookies were in the mix as well.  Nick Evans started the game in left and hit his second homer of the season.  I don’t remember the last time Evans actually started a game, but with the injury to Fernando Tatis he got the start in left.  Daniel Murphy is a hitter.  Wow-he came through with a huge pinch RBI double that gave the Mets a 7-5 lead.  I know the Mets would like to have him play some second base during the winter, but this is a guy that can really be valuable for the Mets down the stretch.  Jerry Manual said that because the Mets will face righties in the next six games (or so) Murphy will be getting the start in left.
 
Also, Brett Meyers is a jerk.  Apparently he has a little problem with Jose Reyes.  It seems Meyers and his buddy Jimmy Rollins like to do this little jive where Meyers mocks Reyes-I guess I can see how the Phillies might see Reyes as a hotdog.  But really?  There isn’t enough mustard for Jimmy Rollins, and seriously it gets old to see Ryan Howard strike his homerun pose when he hits a homer in the freaking joke of a ballpark they play in.  But then again, it is all a matter of perception.
 
By the way, just an FYI-all you Morons who stand outside the SNY studios and do all that stupid stuff for the camera-you ALL look like JERKS! 
 
Game two is scheduled for 7 p.m.  Pedro Martinez will be on the mound for the Mets. 

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Mets Finally Win, Down Nats 9-7

I guess one thing you can say about the Mets bullpen is that they are historical-like as in they are the worst bullpen in the history of baseball.  Seriously, seven relievers to close out a game?  While the bull pen  was awful last night, the Mets got enough offense to finally win a game a stop their losing streak.  It was a good thing they won as both the Phillies and the Brewers won last night. 

Jose Reyes hit a lead off homer.  Reyes admitted that he was glad that the Mets would be facing some right handed pitching as he has really struggled against the lefties here in September.  Obviously something clicked for him as he was 2-4 with 2 RBI; he also walked once and scored twice.  Carlos Delgado hit his 36th homer of the season; he also scored twice and drove in a pair as well.  Carlos Beltran was the real story last night.  He hit two homers and was 2-3 with 3 RBI and two runs scored.  Is there another outfielder in the National league who has both scored and driven in over 100 runs? 

Unfortunately David Wright is choking.  He was 0-5 last night, he struck out two times and stranded four guys on base.  It also looked as if his ninth inning error might just blown the game for the Mets.  I like David a lot.  I think he plays hard and I think he is just an all around good guy.  He is being groomed as ”the guy” of this team for the long haul.  But, if you look at what Ryan Howard is doing for his team right now and you compare that to where David is right now, it looks like he is choking big time.  Listen, I hope tonight that Wright comes out of this funk and totally just makes a fool out of me for writing this.  If the Mets are going to go anywhere and not fall out of this, they need the big four Wright, Reyes and the Carloses to carry them there. 

It appears that we will be oh so lucky to continue to see Luis Castillo.  Damion Easley is probably not going to be able to contribute much after tearing his quad over the weekend.  Also, while Fernando Tatis is holding off on having surgery for  his grade 3 shoulder separation, he will not be back for the Mets this season, even if they do make the play offs. 

The Mets will have Johan Santana on the mound tonight.  Game time is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. 

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Mets Lead Just 1/2 Game As Nat’s Win 7-2

Just curious, did the Mets know there was a game last night and did they realize that it was important?  Because if they did, shame on them for not showing up.  Nothing was happening for the Mets last night as they were downed 7-2 by the Nationals. 
 
The Mets are now just 7 and 5 in the month of September and have seen their three game lead shrink to just half a game.  The Phillies are tied for the wild card and the Brewers, trying to avoid the collapse of last season, just fired their manager, so the race has heated up and everyone is fighting for a position.  But instead of urgency, it almost seems like a sense of dread had overcome the Mets.  Especially when they the bullpen comes into the game. 
 
Pedro Martinez started, but in his six innings of work he allowed four runs on eight hits, he walked four and struck out three.  Listen I want to be all warm and fuzzy about Pedro but I think we all know that he is not going to be a Met next year and he isn’t exactly helping us down the stretch.  But if you ask him, he went out there and battled.  And, I guess that is all that matters, at least he tried.  Give me a break!  I realize we don’t really have another starter, but really what are they going to do with this guy?  Anyway, after Pedro coughed up four runs, the Pig Pen was at it again.  Duaner Sanchez gave up three runs in a third of an inning.  Wow-face three batters and don’t even get one of them out.  Great job, Duaner! 
 
And clearly the Nationals (who are coming off a five game losing streak) had all star pitching last night as the Mets were only able to generate five hits.  Not one player had more than one hit and David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado were hitless in the game.  Wright had a tough night, he struck out with a runner in scoring position in the first inning and then grounded into a double play with the bases loaded in the eighth.  I know they’ll give us the whole thing about having to go back out there and get it done tomorrow, but guys-you’re running out of tomorrows.  Not only that but you are playing teams under .500 and out of the race, these are the teams you are supposed to beat!  Is anyone going to show up and play “tomorrow”?  This whole falling apart thing is all starting to feel a little to familiar.  If this team does this a second year in a row, they may never bounce back. 
 
On a side note, John Maine is hoping to rejoin the team at Shea Stadium when they return home on Monday.  Apparently he has even volunteered to be the closer if the Mets want him too.  Might as well give him a shot, he can’t be any worse than anyone else who is out there.  I wonder, how do you look your teammates in the face after you go out there night after night and play like this?  I guess it is ok because they all stink too.  Also, I guess we should realize that they clearly don’t feel any heat, they were all able to have fun after that terrible weekend of play as it was all fun and games when they went about their hazing rituals for the rookies.  So, I guess as fans these losses just hit us a little harder and if that is the case, maybe I need to rethink this fan thing…
 
The Mets and the Nationals meet again tonight, Mike Pelfrey will pitch for the Mets.  Game time is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. 
 
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Mets Bullpen Blows 27th Save of the Season, Braves win 7-4

 

The Mets bullpen just imploded blowing their 27th save of the season-that’s right their 27th save of the season.  Luis Ayala blew his second save in nine tries.  He gave up three runs with out even ever retiring a batter.  Not to be out done, Pedro Feliciano allowed two more runs for good measure.  The Braves scored a total of five runs in the top of the ninth and won the game 7-4. 
 
I really can’t even think of what else to say about this “pigpen” (The bullpens nickname here in the NY papers).  I can write about the pigpen until my finger tips are bloody and in fact last week when I gave them a thumbs up, I said we knew we were a meltdown waiting to happen.  I guess it just took getting the Braves to town to bring that meltdown about. 
 
What are you going to do when not one guy in your bullpen can step it up and do their job?  Night after night we watch starters go deep into games because the thought of turning the game over to the bullpen strikes fear in the heart of anyone involved with the Mets.  It is outrageous that the Mets bullpen has been as putrid as they have been this year.  There isn’t anyone in the bullpen you can trust.  The Mets have blown 27 saves this season and you can “shouldda, couldda, wouldda” all you want, but if the Mets win even half those game-we wouldn’t even be worried about what the Phillies are doing.
 
David Wright hit two homers in the game and had four hits total.  His 31 homeruns is the most that he has ever hit in a season.  However, the Mets offense isn’t blameless in this loss, they still aren’t tacking on runs, they didn’t always get the big hit.  Again today they failed to get runners home, and were hitless in 11 at bats with runners in scoring position.  They left a ton of guys on base.   And although they are scoring early in the game their bats are dead in the later innings.  They have to figure out how to add on runs.  They kill everybody early in the game and score all their runs the, but can’t seem to get anything going with the bats in later innings.  If the Mets are going to overcome the pigpen troubles, then maybe one way to do that is to get some big hits in the later innings.   
 
The Mets had a two run lead and needed only to get three outs and their bullpen couldn’t even get that done.  The fact is this is the team we have.  The roster has been expanded.  We now know the truth about what has been going on with Billy Wagner and know we can’t count on him to come back.  You would think that someone would be able to step it up.  They are professionals after all.  I am really unhappy about the Mets bullpen, but you just have to shake your head.  
 
I must say that one bullpen guy did do his job today.  Joe Smith pitched a big inning for the Mets.  There again he was in to clean up someone else’s mess.  But that is what you do when you are a member of a team-you pick the other guy up. 
 
Also, wow-what a great job by the Brewers to play their best ball against the Phillies.  The Mets hold a slim lead in the NL East and the Phillies are tied for the wild card.  Which means that as the Phillies and the Mets continue to duke it out, instead of the wildcard coming out of the central, maybe it comes out of the NL East. 
 
The Mets travel to Washington and will have Pedro Martinez on the mound.  Game time is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. 
 
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Game 1: Braves 3 Mets 2

 

Game 1: Braves 3 Mets 2
What a disappointing loss for the Mets in game one of the double header on Saturday.  Johan Santana had pitched very well to shut the Braves out and you  know that Santana started the eighth inning because Jerry Manual has no confidence in his bullpen and rightfully so, because again the bullpen blew a game for Johan Santana. 
 
Now, maybe Santana should not have started the eighth inning yesterday, but you know he started the eighth because the bullpen is a wreck.  While Santana pitched very well yesterday, in his seven innings, not once did he retire the side in order; but he was able to shut the Braves out for seven innings.  The Braves, against Santana, were 1 for 17 with runners in scoring position.  Clearly Johan did his job. 
 
The bullpen situation is really tiring.  This pathetic performance was the seventh time the Mets bullpen has blown a game for Santana (meaning, Santana could be a 20 game winner, and the Mets could have a 10 game lead in the division)  Can someone just get an out?  Are the starters supposed to pitch eight innings eight innings every outing?  I know that when you are in a pennant race, the idea is to win, but, can the Mets starters go out there every start and pitch deep into games and continue to be effected not only down the stretch?  It makes you wonder, if they do make it to the playoffs, is the starting rotation going to be able to continue to pitch like this?
 
Now, the blame can’t fall squarely on the shoulders of bullpen because the offense didn’t exactly to their jobs either.  The Mets had the bases loaded two times and came away with nothing.  Brian Schneider hit into a double play with the bases loaded, one run scored but obviously he wasn’t getting credit for an RBI there.  Damion Easley did a terrible job, him hitting into a double play at that point of the game-especially because he “hit” ball four really changed the game there.  Also worth nothing is that Jose Reyes was 0-5 with two strikeouts, in the month of September Reyes is hitting just .161.  Needless to say, the Mets need Reyes to step it up if they are going to stay in this thing.  It isn’t just Reyes though, in all, the Mets left a total of eight guys on base, if someone gets a big base hit, then we aren’t having this conversation about the Mets bullpen.  It does go hand in hand, but it would be nice if the bullpen held up their end of the bargain sometime. 
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