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The Mets announced today the top ten moments at Shea Stadium:
1. Game Six of the 1986 World Series highlighted by the Bill Buckner team.
2. Mike Mike Piazza’s dramatic two-run home run in the eighth inning, Sept. 21, 2001, to beat the Braves in New York City’s first sporting event after the 9-11 attacks on America.
3. The Mets beat the heavily-favored Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, in Game Five of the 1969 World Series.
4. Endy Chavez’ Game Seven 2006 NLCS catch.
5. The Mets 7 1986 World Series victory.
6. Robin Ventura’s “Grand Slam Single” in Game Five of the 1999 NLCS.
7. The Beatles play Shea, Aug. 15, 1965.
8. The Mets, on June 30, 2000, scored 10 runs in the eighth inning vs. Atlanta.
9. Tom Seaver’s one-hitter against Chicago.
10. Todd Pratt’s walk-off home run in Game Four of the NLDS vs. Arizona.
Let’s talk about them during the game, if there is a game. For the second straight season the Mets’ last hurdle to October are the Florida Marlins.
“We have three games left and it’s going to be hard,” said Carlos Beltran, who is hitting .315 (17-for-54) with three home runs and 12 RBIs against Florida this season.
The Mets are 9-6 against the Marlins this season, including 4-2 at Shea. None of that success is by Mike Pelfrey, who is 0-3 with a 7.91 ERA in four starts against the Marlins this season and 1-4 lifetime in seven appearances.
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This post was written by NYMR Archive on September 26, 2008
Do we have a delay?
Mets just had brief ceremony on top moments at Shea. Tarp is off. They should start soon.-JD
The Mets’ announced today the Top Ten Moments at Shea. Kind of surprised at a couple. I thought the Jets beating the Raiders to get to the Super Bowl would have been on the list. Also, Dykstra’s homer against Houston.-JD
Here’s my thoughts win, lose or draw its been a good year…..
http://metsfever.blogspot.com/2008/09/lightning-in-bottle.html
How could the Mets not be ready for the assualt?
doesn’t look like the mets are ready to play. they better get themselves sorted out and quick, because the marlins are here to end the mets playoffs hopes just like last year.
ED: Please post your thoughts in text. Keep your link, of course. It is always welcome here.-JD
we are in serious trouble.
alex: No question. This can get ugly real quick. Hell, it doesn’t look very good right now.-JD
What the hell is going on here?
I’ve never seen a team attack this quickly.
Why am I thinking of Glavine’s last start as a Met?-JD
because the marlins hitters are attacking pelfrey as if he’s a soft tossing 41 year old…
fortunately for us, pelfrey is better than that. he needs to get out of this inning without letting up another run.
Jacobs swung at bad pitch. Pelfrey got a break.-JD
looks like pelf wants no part of uggla
must. strand. runner.
Ok, it’s the first inning. Can we at least try to be rational and not write off the season based on what happens here? I hope some of you aren’t voting.
Howard homers again. Phillies winning.-JD
i’m not writing off anything. only saying that the mets need to realize that they are going to have to fight, scratch, and claw all weekend to win these games.
which means not falling behind by too much early and coming out ready to play their absolute best.
Considering how the inning started, Pelfrey got off cheaply. Could have been a lot worse. It’s early. No need to get cranky yet.-JD
This is hardly insurmountable.
LET’S GO METS!
I’ll give Pelfry credit for stopping it at 2 and stranding the 3rd run. The bats need to come to play tonight.
Delgado and Wright didnt look ready….
I just dont understand how these guys play so tight
It would be huge for the lineup to answer with at least 1 back.
I thought Wright shoulda had that one off his glove.
Ed: if either wirght or delgaldo come up with those plays. Its a great play. The balls were stung.
my prediction
phillies will sweep the nats and win the nl east.
if the mets sweep the marlins they will win the wild card.
if they take 2 out of 3 they’ll have to play a tie breaker.
if they lose 2 out of 3, season over.
Im gonna try to be positive tonight.
JM: Plays like that are bang-bang. You either make them or you don’t. Hard to place blame on those plays.-JD
Murphy should never bunt again. Not even in practice.
I would have put Johnny Callison’s home run in the 1964 All-star game in the list.
Don’t know if there is such a thing as a Jets highlight. Emperor Hirohito looking baffled watching a Jets game in 1974? Maybe the playoff game in 1969 they lost because coach-GM Weeb Ewbank wouldn’t keep an offensive lineman over a $2000 dispute in salary?
JM: The guy can hit.-JD
I meant to apologize for something I posted last night. David Wright doesn’t suck.
He just has been suking lately with RISP.
Dan: The AFC title game where the Jets beat the Raiders to go to the Super Bowl was a classic. … Namath also had a shoot out game with the Colts. … It was against the Mets, but Jim Bunning threw a perfect game at Shea.-JD
Thank you, Gil.-JD
Come on, Ryan.
Step up.
Huge spot for church here.
yes it’s early, but this is a big AB for Church. hopefully he can carry last night’s momentum into tonight.
Church might have found his stroke last night.-JD
crap
Not good.
good swing, good contact, bad result.
If anybody has anything to add about the Top Ten Shea moments, feel free.-JD
Well he hit the ball well. Just wrong part of the park.
we look so tight and they are playing lossey goosey but on a mission… why do the marlins enjoy this sooo much…
pelfrey needs to settle in and hold the marlins at 2 runs. if he can, i think the mets will be able to score runs off volsted.
alex: Remember the contact. That was a good at-bat, and with what he did last night, he might have turned things around. We’ll see later.-JD
Dempster against the beermakers tonight, he dominates them. Something to keep in mind as we scoreboard watch.
ED: The Marlins hate the Mets. Maybe it’s Reyes. Remember Reyes and Olivo last year?-JD
absolutely, i had no problem with that ab…it was just a tough break. like i said, the mets look like they can score some runs off volsted, pelfrey just has to settle in.
JM: On a personal note, I took Ryan Braun for the writer’s home run pool. If he hits a couple and the Brewers lose, that’s fine by me.-JD
Nice turnaround inning for Pelfrey._JD
There we go, maybe Martinez, Schnider and Pelfrey can put some runs on the board!
Lou’s playing his regulars tonight, except Derosa of course, who’s injured.
The 1972 game wasn’t quite a shootout-the Jets always had a 10-15 point lead. But in an era of “three runs, punt, force mistake” football it was exciting. Something like 454 yards (15 completions) for Namath versus 373 yards on more passes in Johnny Unitas last great game. Remember both were from Western Pennsylvania so Namath worshiped Johnny U growing up. 300 yard games were a rarity back then, like complete games today.
Certainly hope Church found his stroke, especially since on Thursday Mike Francesa said the Mets should bench him since he wasn’t hitting.
The Who have too many farewell concerts but my brother loved the 1982 with the Clash opening.
Need runs Brewers take the field seeing us down and there playing like the Marlins
The Who is playing somewhere in Connecticut at the end of this month. I’m tempted. But, they aren’t the Who without Keith Moon.-JD
I write during the day with the Who on my headphones.-JD
Break for the Mets, as Pelfrey’s a bad bunter.
Gil: Let’s hope Pelfrey is OK. Don’t want it to balloon on him.-JD
well that was a lucky break — both that pelfrey didn’t break anything and that he hit a guy trying to sacrifice
Memo to Reyes: You want to hit the ball in the air when there is a runner on third. Other than that, hit it on the ground.-JD
note to all of them do that with runners on third less then two outs
wasting chances
This guy is pitching in hitter’s counts all night.-JD
Horrible inning.-JD
This is ridiculous.
This pitcher has NOTHING and we can’t take advantage.
ugh. another wasted opportunity. that’s two innings in a row we’ve let them off the hook without scoring. it’s still early, but they have to take advantage of these chances when they have them.
alex: I want to see how Pelfrey works this inning after betting hit on the wrist.-JD
Anyone catch Jacobs sprint to Pelfrey after he was hit in the wrist? Jacobs sprinted and just stood in front of him, did he really believe Pelfrey would get himself ejected in a game of this magnitude?
yeah, also pelfrey is facing the top of the lineup again.
The game Matt Franco won with a two run two out base hit off Mariano Rivera was as exciting a game as you get. July 10th, 1999. 9-8 to give the victory to Pat Mahomes.
I don’t if we should be patient since Volstead has nothing or worried because we haven’t gotten to him and he may settle down (or be replaced).
Dan Gurney: How about Wright’s Walk off against Mariano in 06?
Look at the Phillies the can smell the post season and change gears,,, we get tight and press which equals struggling.. I wish Omar would stop worring about the clubhouse and get a killer instinct guy like Milton Bradley or Jose Guillen….
edfever: please, you can’t seriously compare the nationals against the marlins. The nationals can’t wait to go home, the marlins feel like they’re in the world series.
ok. good job by pelf. he looks like he suffered no ill-effects from the hbp.
now, please, let’s get some RUNS.
This may just be a case of people remembering the most recent thing but Endy Chavez’s catch over Tommie Agee’s TWO catches in the 1969 World Series game 3 that saved maybe 5 runs?
Looks like the Phillies are squashing the Gnats 7-1. If you want anything done, you got to do it yourself.
One I’ll never forget was the 25-inning game to the Cardinals. They lost on an error. I was a sick puppy. I was thinking if they are going to play 25, they might as well play 27 for the record.-JD
Dan: Good call. And, can we not forget Swoboda’s catch?-JD
Ed: When have Milton Bradley or Jose Guillen been on winning teams?
Memo to Ryan: You’ve got to step up here.
I can’t %$#$#@# believe this $#*#!!!
sigh. that’s 3 innings in a row with no results.
wow seven stranded over three innings does this offense have a confident hitter
David,
just using them as an example a hitter with a swagger, most of them Omar wont bring in because their not boy scouts
Clarify “killer instinct,” when it comes to thugs like Bradley and Guillen.-JD
seven stranded over three innings is not good in the least, but i don’t think that is necessarily indicative of the mets hitters not having any confidence.
great catch by beltran.
as long as pelf holds them at two, i am confident (for some strange reason) that the mets will get to volsted at some point and score some runs.
JD- that confidence that their getting a hit no matter what the situation, the pitcher if its a big spot they can do it…
Rollins has it
Question for the Room: If this score holds and Milwaukee wins, should Santana start on three days rest? Jerry is now open to it.-JD
yes. if the mets are a game back in the wc, which would make it a must-win game, then he has to start.
As much as you can look at the bullpen and rightly blame them for the Mets not having a 10 game lead, the bottom line is that the Bats and the Starters have a chance to be clutch these last 3 games. The bullpen got them even after 159 games; now there should be no excuses from the other guys.
Statistically, I think most guys get shelled when they start on short rest in recent history. I don’t know if Santana has ever done it, or how he has fared, but it generally doesn’t work out well.
Volstad settling down it seems. Of course, that wasn’t the cream of the Mets’ order that inning. Pelfrey’s wrist obviously not bothering him.-JD
What other choice would there be than to start Santana tomorrow?
None.
JD- if we lose and they win I dont think it matters.. call me neg. it was a good year but they simply havent found the right formula and it will be the offense as much as that horrible pen…
big time catch.
alex: Yup. Runners on the corners with one out. …. Cubs lead Milwaukee, 1-0.-JD
It took us 158 games, but we found a second baseman. And you said Omar hasn’t addressed our needs.
If we don’t get on the board here, I think we can count it as a loss. We’ve GOT to get to this guy. Like NOW.
thank you ramon martinez, thank you jim edmonds.
top of the order coming up, 3rd time through the order, time for the mets to put a few on the board.
JD- i said yesterday Cubs will play hard they dont want brewers in because they know them best…. But if the Brews win tonight and we cont to look like a team playing not to lose were in trouble
I hope the Mets don’t watch the Brewers score too much. They need to be thinking about this game, and only this game.
And Pelfrey has just impressed me time and again this season. He has a chance to become a real stud.
I don’t know if you can made a judgement on Ramon Martinez for next season at second, but I’d be willing to deal Castillo and take my chances with finding somebody in the offseason. And, if I don’t find one, I’m fine with a platoon at second.-JD
Yeah, probably over if they don’t score this inning. Right.
JM: It