Game 40 Open Thread: New York Mets @ New York Yankees
This abbreviated first round of the Subway Series also marks the end of the first quarter of the 2008 season, making it a good time to look back and get an idea of where the Mets are right now. The team is 20-19, which is exactly where they “should” be based on their run differential, and while they are fourth in the National League in ERA, they are just ninth in the league in runs scored per game. This early-season mediocrity, coupled with the perception of clubhouse unrest, has put Willie Randolph on the hot seat, and it’s not hard to imagine a poor performance this weekend costing Willie his job.
After a rainout allowed the latest Billy Wagner outburst to fester in the media a little while longer, it will be nice to get back to real live baseball this afternoon. Hopefully, the team got the baserunning blunders out of its system on Thursday, because Andy Pettitte’s pickoff move can still nip a rally in the bud. Pettitte has struggled lately, allowing five runs in three of his last four starts, and hopefully the Mets can buck their recent trend of helping opposing pitchers break out of a rough stretch.
Johan Santana will look to continue his road dominance. While Santana’s three starts at Shea this year have been somewhat underwhelming (a 4.42 ERA and six home runs allowed in 18 1/3 innings), he’s been pretty damn dominant everywhere else (a 2.38 ERA , 33/7 K/BB ratio and just two home runs allowed in 34 innings). Historically, he has pitched quite well at Yankee Stadium (a 1.17 ERA in 23 innings), and the Mets will need him to keep that going this afternoon.
Damion Easley will be the DH today against a lefty; he’s batting seventh. Ryan Church moves back to the number two slot in the order, with Luis Castillo batting ninth.
Let’s Go Mets!
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29 Responses to “Game 40 Open Thread: New York Mets @ New York Yankees”
May 17th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Come on, Carlos D. Take one for the team!!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Man, I wish Delgado had gotten hit by that pitch. It would be a tie game.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Whew. Tie game
May 17th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Well, it’s a tie game now. I want the Mets to get at least one more this inning - they have Pettitte on the ropes right now.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Awesome!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:25 am
As I say, too many variables. That was a nothing hit, but it may as well have been a line shot up the middle.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Webgem right there, I think. Pitchers always get that for snagging a line drive right at them.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Johann has made 55 pitches through 4? Very tolerable.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Yeah, nice low pitch count for Johan after the rough first inning. Meanwhile, Pettitte is already at 95 pitches before the end of the fifth.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Geez. I know that Pettitte is tough on lefties, but with that shallow right field porch — puhleeeze, Delgado???
May 17th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Delgado has historically done well against Pettitte, but he’s looking pretty bad today.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Or not.
Hey, how was graduation? Do you feel like an adult yet?
May 17th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Graduation was good, even though the whole seating situation was quite disorganized - I was one of the last students to go up on stage even though my name is at the beginning of the alphabet. Still, it was a nice ceremony.
It still hasn’t quite set in yet that I’m a college graduate, and the fact that I’m back home with my parents probably contributes to that. I’ll probably feel more like an adult once I find a job.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Jose Jose Jose Jose!!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Gotta love Kerosene Kyle
May 17th, 2008 at 11:10 am
I didn’t feel like an adult until after I got married at 25. Even now, I bet my wife still wonders
May 17th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Wow!!! Farnsworth is having the type of outing I’d expect from Aaron.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Can we get a complete game from Santana?
May 17th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Hmmmm. Maybe not.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Going to Wagner for the four-out save. This should be interesting.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Whew. So far so good
May 17th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Ah, Johnny Damon’s “throwing arm” is the gift that keeps on giving. Stand-up triple for Beltran.
May 17th, 2008 at 11:55 am
I love stand up triples
May 17th, 2008 at 11:57 am
I wonder if Delgado should bunt.
May 17th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Nice bunt LOL
May 17th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
WRIGHT!!!!! ARG!!!!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
And today, the METS reign supreme!!!!!!!!!
May 17th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
*resumes breathing*
Put it in the books!
May 17th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Fire Willie Randolph Anyway based on his performance in 2007 and first quarter of 2008
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