Game 154 Thread / Cardinals @ Cubs (3 of 3)

What an indictment it is when your released after it takes the Mets seven relievers to hold onto a game against a last place team that you had a six run lead on and your not one of the pitchers involved in the meltdown. That's what Al Reyes faced today when he was released prior to the game. Reyes never made one relief appearance with the Mets, many including myself thought he...

Every game seems to feel the same and there becomes less and less to say the later things get in the season.

This isn't hindsight second guessing, I was screaming for the Mets to acquire a true set-up man all off season. I'll admit that some of the guys I suggested would have been just as bad as who we have but others would have really solidified this pen. My first idea would have been to over pay Francisco Cordero to set-up with the promise to close in 2010, then there was Dotel...

The Cubs are up 5-0 on the Cardinals as they try to clinch the NL Central today. Fan Graphs gives the Cubs a 96% chance of clinching today at this point. Graph below:

Bad to the Bone. No, really.Sometimes stating something obvious can be hilarious. Whether it's in the delivery or maybe because it's just so apparent to everybody, yet no one has really come out and stated it so simply.I just finished watching the Mets/Nats game during which the Metros won on a late field goal. Good times all-around. Anyway, what stood out for me most was...

Adam Rubin From the Daily News reports, John Maine tossed 24 pitches against five Mets batters this afternoon at Turner Field. His velocity and control weren't what he'd like, but Maine said if he wakes up tomorrow feeling healthy, he'd be ready to be activated Monday against the Cubs. "I think it's all right," Maine said. "No pain." Maine...

These, of course, are the famous words of Thomas Paine as our country was on the way to establishing its freedom. It's also apt to describe the condition of a Mets fan in 2008.

B-REF PREVIEW | GAMEDAY | WEATHER | ACB CHAT ROOM Jonathan Niese vs. Cubs hitters: Never faced the Cubs Jason Marquis vs. Mets hitters: .257/.311/.388 in 206 at-bats When and Where: 6:10 on CSN 67° and partly cloudy with the wind blowing straight in at 10 mph. Niese has a big over the top curveball and will be making just his 3rd big league start. One was really good...

#5 belted a 3-run shot into the night sending the Phillies fans into a frenzy assuring a win and inching closer to a playoff spot. Pat Burrell had been slumping mightily, but that homerun gave the rundown relief crew a bit of breathing room and allowed Brad Lidge to chill in the bullpen with his jacket on just happy the game was secure. Now up 2.5 on the Mets with 5 to go...Go Phils...

We're like a lot of fans. Diehards who think the way they flip channels during a game, the position of our seat or declarative statements we make, somehow have a bearing on the performance of our favorite squads on the field. Obviously, they don't. Still it doesn't make saying this any easier, and we may very well be able to point to this day should anything unfortunate...

NameAVGHRRBISB 1. J Reyes, SS.302166452 2. D Murphy, LF.3742160 3. D Wright, 3B.2943111615 4. C Delgado, 1B.266361071 5. C Beltran, CF.2812610821 6. R Church, RF.28412472 7. L Castillo, 2B.25232717 8. B Schneider, C.2649370 9. P Martinez, P.143020 NameABAVGHRRBI 1. J Reyes, SS6.33300 2. D Murphy, LF3.33300 3. D Wright, 3B5.60023 4. C Delgado, 1B5.20000 5. C Beltran...

The Mets expect to find out this afternoon if John Maine will be available as a reliever the final week of the regular season and, assuming they make it that far, during the playoffs. Maine, who has been sidelined since Aug. 24 with a bone spur in his right shoulder, is scheduled to throw 15-20 pitches to a total of three batters here today in a one-inning simulation at Turner...

For Hot Foot, Andrew Beaton breaks down the potential reasons for why Mets reliever Joe Smith has struggled so mightily in day games.

Now that the Mets have re-taken 1st place, the Mets have a magic number of 9. That being said, any combo of Mets wins and Philly loses will make that number drop of course.The Mets also have the wild card slot open to them if they keep teetering with first place. The Mets are unofficially(because they are leading their division) 2.5 games in front of the Brewers in that race.The...