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Not to mention that the Pirates are doing that with an $88 mil. payroll.
Impressive.
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Not to mention that the Pirates are doing that with an $88 mil. payroll.
Impressive.
-Jason
Tie game. A fine example of gutless baseball by the Nats bullpen, El Choko Supremo. If I wasn't so angry, I'd be laughing at the pure incompetency of the whole thing. Nats don't deserve the post-season. -- Al
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What a game!, one the Mets, by all rights, had no business in winning. When it was 7-1, I said, well, that's it, tomorrow is another day. This team, which from 1-8 has one of the best lineups in baseball, doesn't give up. It's like a dagger in the heart. Bullpen again did the job but, oh, that 7th inning. Wow!
Magic number is
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Al,
It was obviously a great win for them and was happy for Nieuwey and whether it's a five or a seven game lead, it's not over yet. As I've said, in 2007 we were up by 7 with 17 to go so nobody is ready to say it's over until it actually is.
Collins couldn't believe they came back; it's one of the craziest games I've ever seen and probably one that will go down in Mets lore.
I can imagine that sports talk in D.C. must have been burning up last night.
On top of all that, the Mets and Cespedes amended his contract so that the Mets will have more than five days after the end of the season to try and sign him.
Brad
It was obviously a great win for them and was happy for Nieuwey and whether it's a five or a seven game lead, it's not over yet. As I've said, in 2007 we were up by 7 with 17 to go so nobody is ready to say it's over until it actually is.
Collins couldn't believe they came back; it's one of the craziest games I've ever seen and probably one that will go down in Mets lore.
I can imagine that sports talk in D.C. must have been burning up last night.
On top of all that, the Mets and Cespedes amended his contract so that the Mets will have more than five days after the end of the season to try and sign him.
Brad
Lots of fallout from the latest meltdown from the Nat's Arsonist Club. Realistically, the season is done for the Nats even if it is numerically still alive. Last night's meltdown is just the latest in a season long problem for the bullpen. Long relief and especially the 7th inning bridge was a gamble all year and it has finally killed the Nats. All goes back to last off-season when management broke up the bullpen, a classic case of fixing something that wasn't broken. The real loser, besides the team itself, is fan favorite Drew Storen, who has now been directly involved in the franchises 3 most painful losses; the 2012 playoff meltdown against the Cards; the 2014 blown save (led to the loss in 18 innings) against the Giants; and last night's season killng loss to the Mets. Storen is finished in DC. He has largely been an effective relief pitcher, but the 3 high profile collapses have made it evident he needs to relocate. He won't be alone as a third of the team are FA after the season. It will be a new Nationals team we see in 2016. -- Al
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If it makes you feel any better, middle relief is the Achilles heel of many a team (including the Mets) and is always a work in progress; the Mets tinkered with it all the way through August 31. Although the middle relief has looked good the last couple of days (it was quite a revelation, let me tell you), it's been a problem all year and I don't know if it's turned the corner or merely a mirage. In the playoffs, the middle relief is what separates the very good teams from the good teams.
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not much to cheer for any longer, but man would I love to see the O's win this series against the Yanks!!, just shows you how crazy baseball like any sport, a team can fall from grace or rise from the ashes, if you told me that the evil Yanks would be fighting for the East title and the Orioles would be in last place back in April I would have thought you were crazy, oh well, a series win tonite won't fix things but it would make the day just a little more fun...Sammy
He is having a good night. Now, if only he can get through the 7th inning... deGrom is equally sharp. A classic pitchers duel. -- Al
I'm beginning to wonder if Williams is a moron. Storen has proved himself a disaster since losing the closer's job, like last night, so what better way to drive home the point than use him again in a tie game? Un-freakin'-believable.
-- Al
-- Al
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And Harper responds right back. Another superb game between these two teams.
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I'm beginning to wonder if Williams is a moron. Storen has proved himself a disaster since losing the closer's job, like last night, so what better way to drive home the point than use him again in a tie game? Un-freakin'-believable.
He hung the breaking ball, plus he had just brushed back Cespedes. I saw Cespedes brushed back against the Rockies a couple of weeks ago and he smashed it. You do it at your peril with him.
I doubt the Mets will be able to afford him but let's enjoy him while he's here.
It certainly was an impressive sweep. Nats had the lead in all 3 games and still couldn't get the job done. Tonight's loss by the Nats didn't surprise me (especially once the Arsonists took over), as the team was finished after last nights collapse. Mets look like winners, the Nats like they expect to lose. So it goes. -- Al