Post Game: Hammer Time
Posted by GravediggerHebner on 9:53pm, Wednesday July 22nd 2009
Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, uh oh
Here comes the Hammer. There goes the baseball. Washington Nationals right fielder Josh Willingham, aka The Hammer, had 4 hits in 4 at bats including 2 doubles and the game winning 2-run homer. The lowly Nats took 2 of 3 from the visiting New York Mets who have a day to sit in the corner (otherwise known as Houston) and think about what they’ve done before playing the resurgent Astros Friday night.
No Delaying the inevitable
The Nationals who boast the 29th worst team ERA (5.13) of the 30 teams in baseball (Cleveland is the only other team over 5.00 at 5.27) have in the last 2 games allowed only 1 run to the Mets on 11 hits.
Like Adam Carolla, this Met season will not make a good movie
The Nats took a 1-0 lead off Mike Pelfrey (7-6) in the 4th on a Ronnie Belliard sacrifice fly. The Mets tied the game in the top of the 6th when Angel Pagan tripled then scored on a throwing error by Nats shortstop Christian Guzman.
Nailing the metaphor
But in the bottom of the 6th, Adam Dunn led off with a line drive to right that defensive whiz Jeff Francoeur lost in the lights for a gift double. One out later Willingham swung his hammer and blasted a home run over the left field wall giving the Nats the lead for good.
One for the MENSA folks
Hammer laid waste to a quality start by Pelfrey who allowed the 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks over 7 innings. Unfortunately for him, me and you, the Met offense could not solve the mystery that is the Nats pitching staff, and the Nats won 3-1.
One for the ladies: Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson
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Love the write up Grave. Pls dont stop coming up with great stuff, its all I have left…
ANd can someone explain to me why Jerry said Ollies outing was good?
How many times do I have to explain this?
A: Jerry is an idiot.
Repeat that 10 times, and it should stick with you!
‘We have enough to compete’. Can we start then please?
For my fellow fans in the Dugout:
‘I Did It My Way’…..
when jerry says all we need is hot pitching i guess he means shutouts everyday. i really wish david wright our star third basemen would hit a hr or maybe in a crazy crazy world carry us. ya know like win a few games for us with his bat….
Yes, PLEASE keep this humor train a-rollin…
Damn Grave, you are so good I can even forgive you for choosing Tom Delay over John Milner for the Hammer theme!!
I refuse to associate Milner with this mess. I want to keep him with my good Met memories.
you have good memories?
I was born 3 years after the Mets. They’re old memories, but they’re good ones. I was very happy for Milner when he got his ring with the Pirates in ‘79. “We Are Family!”
I was born in 66 and I even have foggy good memories of 73….I agree Grave, may Milner rest in peace with his 79 ring…..
just in case i was just kidding
hopefully the Mets suck enough to the point where we actually get a good draft pick. Maybe the Mets will draft someone decent for once…
btw Omar and Bernazard need to go by at least the end of the season. Blame the injuries and what not but our farm system is a complete disaster. Probably the worst in baseball…
Yeah, just what we need…
more ping-pong balls!
Is their a big man coming
out early this year?
Oh, wait…got confused
with the Knicks.
If the Mets finish low enough they not only get a top draft pick but they don’t lose it if they sign a type A FA. Of course the Wilpons will retrench financially and sign no one of substance and draft someone that they could have picked in round 29 or something like that.
we were only 6 1/2 out of wild card….a few days ago…and we play pretty much all the teams ahead of us….we cant beat the nats…these guys are really bad…u would think they would stumble on a few runs once in a while…
GREAT SONGS TO HELP EASE THE PAIN MY FELLOW METS FANS:
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer
Kansas - Carry on my Wayward Son
Everlast - What It’s Like
Greenday - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Linkin Park - In The End
My Chemical Romance - Im Not Okay
Nickelback - Someday
Nickelback - Savin Me
Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
Skillet - Falling Into Black
Panic At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon
How about ‘Loser’ from Beck…Guess who the losers are?? lol
One for the fans…
Creed’s 6 feet from
the edge.
I’m 6 feet from the edge
And I’m thinkin
Maybe 6 feet ain’t so far down
I’ve been there
since
Danny Murphy’s
1st dropped
flyball!
I wonder what Wright listens to when he is alone with his thoughts?
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Audio version of alex’s posts,calling him a choker AND letting him know how great ARod is.
No wonder he looks so down!
I was thinking more like
Drowning Pool - Let The Bodies Hit The Floor
One - Nothing wrong with me
Two - Nothing wrong with me
Three - Nothing wrong with me
Four - Nothing wrong with
One - Something’s got to give
Two - Something’s got to give
Three - Something’s got to give
Now!!!
I just keep playing “Optimistic” by Radiohead over and over and over and over and…
Flies are buzzing around my head
Vultures circling the dead
Picking up every last crumb
Big fish eat the little ones
Big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem give me some
You can try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
(x2)
This one’s optimistic
This one went to market
This one just came out of the swamp
This one dropped a payload
Fodder for the animals
Living on an animal farm
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
(x2)
I’d really like to help you man
I’d really like to help you man…..
Nervous messed up marionette
Floating around on a prison ship
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
Dinosaurs Roaming the earth (x3)
Dust in the wind.
Loose every game release everyone who’s a f/a next year an some that are not. Get into last place get a 1st rnd mercy pick do. Something right. This team won’t even do that right.They will battle for 4th like the bumbling fools that they are.
Fire Omar,his staff,the
training staff and much
of his hired minor league
lackeys! BUT PLEASE….
No one start agreeing with
me now. It wouldn’t look good.
Don’t worry I won’t
Good! Way to keep it real!
I’m sure ya
think Omar
can fix’er up!
LoL we have gone round and round on this issue needless to say you will not like my opinion on the matter.
But I’m willing to listen…Or even read!
I promise not to critque,Since ya know how I feel AND proof is in the product.Both on and off the field.Apparently.
LoL that is the point the “proof is in the product” but we never got to see the product.
agreed.
The starting 8 on paper coming into the season spent exactly one day on the field together this year. One day….
Ah!,Yeah! But I think that simple defense gets your client convicted.
Good thing we are not in a court of law
so what are u blaming omar for? On paper going into this year u werent confident in the product and the promise this year had?
No team in the majors (except for the Yankees who would have used their considerable resources to acquire players) could have withstood this onslaught of injuries to their top players but what has been exposed is just how weak the farm system is. Yes there is talent at the lowest levels but every team has talent at that level. But there is no way of knowing whether these guys will develop into competent major league ballplayers. And to develop these players you need top coaches with an excellent program. Unfortunately the coaching staff along with the medical staff has been laid open to the public and now the nonsense with Tony Bernazard makes the front office appear to be the Three Stooges.
you mean the same team which choked the last two?
Including the greatest choke in MLB history(reg season
that is)
THAT team?
i really think, as simple minded and naive it may seem, i really think in this case the bullpen was the problem. did the offense not do enough both years to have comfortable september leads?
So Omar had nothing to do with assembling the talent in that bullpen? Sure Wags went down but it wasn’t just a case of missing a closer. I guess Omar brought in the great talent on that team but his evil twin brought in the weak players.
Yes, Why was you thinking of another?
LoL
You said
Joey Baby!
Not me!
ok
im not shy on calling for firing someone but without the injuries I believe Omar gave us a winning team with many all stars…if we were healthy and not making playoffs cause murphy stunk or we couldnt score enough because he never got us that bat, or if castillo blew the season then fine. but i think everyone gets a pass minus the medical staff.
Great! Well there it is
then!
Sports Night reporting there was a verbal altercation with Bernazard and Johan Santana as well.
Losing a series to the Nats was a fitting end to what’s been a circus these past few days. I’m just paranoid enough to wonder if, since it’s been a good 17 days, someone decided to leak this story today to change the focus away from the ‘why didn’t you make that Halladay trade’?
There is a little over 2 months left to this season. Is this as bad as it can possibly get?
you would like to think so, but with this mets team (and regime), I would not bet my own money on it.
I’m thiking the next great debacle will be a roids scandal. Not that I have eany reason to suspect one, it just seems like the news that would take the team even further downhill.
Or Tony B goes postal in the clubhouse.
Whew! Wow is Omar out
there throwin’ the dirt
on Tony B. Around!?
Hes like, if i’m goin’
down, you’re goin’first
my Dominican brother!
Throwin’Crazy Tony
under the bus baby!
Gotta love it!
Stand up guy,that Omar.
You sure have the pulse of what is going on there don’t you.
I like to think so!
BUT like
I always
say…
I could be wrong!
“could be wrong!” Truer words were never said.
Absolutely!I’m man enough to admit it.Unlike most!
BUT about this payaso,I’m right on and have been for a couple yrs now!
Once again your gift of foresight is being wasted
Seriously though,
all of a sudden
ALL these stories are leaking?
Omar better fire this guy and show some leadership because this guy will take him down. its troubling since this goes back to wagner and peterson and omar hasnt put tony in his place. he better shut him up or fire him
Yea I heard them say about that Johan thing…I thought maybe I missed that when it happened…this guy is insane getting into it with Johan and KRod…who’s next?
The K-Rod thing got me pissed, but Sanatana???? This man pitches his heart out. Who is this chump to be having altercations with the best players on the team. Who is this goon?
Pls tell me what Free agent will want to sign after knowing we have a big ugly jackass in the FO, and management wont do anything to stop the harassment.
Which big ugly
jackass you talkin”bout?
Omar or Tony?
lol, erm both probably. You can throw Jeff in there too.
Our baseball team is in shambles. I fear it will only get worse until Omar and his lackey Bernazard say bye-bye. But even then, the WIlpons still run this circus and I have zero faith in their ability to bring in someone good. We can blame the injuries all we want, but this organization is an utter mess right now.
Im praying none of our players go public with their displeasure with the medical staff. that would be the nail in the coffin and even effect future sinings.
Who cares about future
signings right now?
If I were one,I’d
speak up.
Would YOU want one of
these guys treating
you? For anything?
not unless it involved a bandaid and some neosporin!!
I wouldnt even trust
them with that!
Next thing ya
know..
a few weeks later,
they’d say it was life
threatening and they had to operate NOW!
Nah! it’s all a misunderstanding!
Its the injuries!
I posted this earlier but feel like it fits da theme still
OK…OK…OK…
Ladies and Gentlemen, Moms and Dads and Boys and Girls,
On this corner he went through an 0 for 44 stretch at the plate in 1984, tying a major league hitless streak for non-pitchers in the last 50 years.
Hailing from Caguas, Puerto Rico measuring 5′9″ and weighing 190 pounds, Antonio “The Hazard” Bernazard Garcia!
And in the other corner representing the Dominican Republic he was the 1st Latino to hold the title of GM in MLB history, measuring a few inches taller than “The Hazard” and outweighing him by an ungodly amount. The undisputed GM of the New York Mets Omar “El Tigre” Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sanchez!
LLLLLLETS!!!!!GET!!!!!READY!!!!!TO!!!!!RUMMMMMBLLLLLLLLLLLE!!!!!
I’d like it…IF they both
wore sumo suits!
Err, forget that! Omar wouldn’t fit.
Where the hell are the Wilpons?
Seriously, their silence is about the most deafening thing I have ever heard.
Maybe the folks who said they are absolute clowns who just own the team for fun and profit are right.
But seriously, do they have ANYTHING to say about their team coming apart–on the field, in the minors, with injuries, in the front office—what the hell could possibly be next??
And Fong, I have to admit, Omar looks like an impotent fool right about now. His appearance last night was a joke, and Bernazard still being with the team–if even ONE of the stories regarding KRod, Johan, and the seat at Citi tirade are true–is really, really weak.
Cannot believe what has happened to this team in the last 6 weeks.
“what the hell could possibly be next??”
I dont think any of us want to know. …..
LOL–I agree!!
However, after TWO runs in the last TWENTY FIVE innings against the worst team in the game, my crystal ball can pretty clearly see a nasty seven games coming up against Houston and Colorado…
Two wins in the next seven games by Johan are clearly all that stand between us and serious oblivion.
beltran speaking out on the mets letting him play when he was seriously hurt….
As much as I hate the Steinbrenners, I’d MUCH rather have them running my team than the Wimpons. At least they give a crap about winning. And here’s a fun fact for you all. Since June 1, the Mets are 16-29. The Nats over that span? 15-30, one game worse. I doubt this team sniffs .500 again this season. Hope I’m wrong but I don’t think I am.
I ought a burn your “Mr Met Bobble head” for saying such sacrilegious thing.
Do whatever you have to do, but the Wilpons are terrible owners. This team is a mess, an absolute mess and these dorks are nowhere to be found.
I hope you’re wrong too. But it’s a very reasonable assumption, especially if the lineup we’re fielding the rest of the way through looks similar to tonight….
oh forget it. There is no way we sniff .500 again.
If Omar/Jeff do not fire this ass, no one should be going to citifield to support this joke of an organization. This is ridiculous. The minor league is one thing, but now we have this ass causing problems for our best players. Not only our best, but leaders and stand up guys worth every penny. It is baffeling. I doubt they fire him, but I hope I am wrong.
You are so right.
It is baffling and absolutely unreal.
they are def true…manuel admitted it and so did coleman regarding krod and johan
I am sure you are right….that is what makes this situation so absolutely pathetic and embarassing.
I don’t care about the thing with the BMets, but the thing at Citi and confronting our MVP KRod??
What the hell is going on with this team?!?!
I think it’s something like this…
http://www.thebricktestament.com/genesis/god_tests_abraham/gn22_01a.html
LOL!!!!!
Are you a professional comedian or comedy writer, and you do this in your spare time??
Nope. I’m just a guy with a sense of humor and a warped way of looking at things. It is my blessing and my curse. So I’ve got that going for me.
Oh and while I was raised Catholic, I’m not a particularly religious person and I don’t practice a faith as such, but I LOVE the brick testament. Lego bible stories are awesome!
I can! And like I said before,
I’m sad and sorry to be right
about this guy and the way
he runs things.
This team NEEDED CHANGE!
NOT an overhaul BUT some
change! AND given what happened here the last two
yrs, you cannot allow two-thirds of your team to not
be in camp for half the spring.Leftfield and Rightfield?? Murphy and Church
C’mon! Luis returning AND
Ollie to round out the top
of our rotation? C’mon x2!
THAT was a Championship plan?
With the Phillies already better than us? C’mon!,part3.
I could go on and on BUT,YOU
know Brock. Hey man,its like anything else,go through it
enough and you can see what
could easily happen.Thats
where I was at in Spring
AND it did. Very sad though
b/c I don’t know if its enough
for ‘Ole Freddy to clean house.AND IF he does,will he
finally go outside the team
for our next GM? Its been
30 years since thats happened.
Yeah, you have been right, and I am sure you are not enjoying this any more than I am.
It is so pathetic and disappointing, how everything–everything–is disintegrating.
Omar has no idea what to do, and the Wilpons are completely invisible.
One thing can be certain–barring a miraculous and virutally impossible recovery, we will surely see major changes, and possibly very soon.
If the Wilpons’ finances are really as bad due to Madoff and the economy as is being speculated, the Mets’ worth and performance become even more essential to them.
Indeed!
And I dont think theres
ANY chance he’d
sell!
Well I hope they at least hire somebody who has an inkling of how to run a baseball team, from the minors on up.
What are you right about?
To state the obvious takes no skill
What you have here is a club that has had their season stolen by injuries.
Simple
Now is when true character is measured I see David Wright forcing himself to play every night when it is so obvious he needs to rest.
I see a team of 25 that is not pointing the finger at each other.
I see a GM that even though everyone around him is losing their heads screaming to make a move any move is not swayed and will stand his ground.
It is easy to say its his fault but no one says who will come in that will do a better job?
There is many forces at work trying to sway opinion in one direction or another but if you believe this is all just one man’s fault then it is obvious you are looking at things with binders on.
You say fire Minaya as this is a cure without asking yourself what is the reason we are where we are this 2009 season?
I-N-J-U-R-I-E-S
Dude your pitching stinks ours aint much better but we give up a slow 5 runs you guys do it in like
2 innings the injuries would have won games but you have no # 2 or 3 pitchers oh yeah perez or hurtin maine or balkin pelfrey wow that’s bad
you are so right and yet still you do not see that this team has endured possibly the worst stretch of injuries and offensive drought that I have ever seen in my 24 years of following this team and after all that we are still only 7.5 games out of a wild card and 10 games out in the division after watching your Phils reel off 10 wins in a row.
Imagine if we had all our guys healthy where we would be?
No wait don’t you may not like it.
Nah,you’re right! Omar is
a friggin’
genius!
I really am scared to wake up tomorrow morning and read what else is wrong with the Mets. You just know it is going to get even uglier before it gets better…
I agree. I have read multiple professional and amateur opinions over the last 4-6 weeks that have said versions of “this is the bottom” and “we can only go up from here.”
I don’t know what those people are seeing that I’m not, but I don’t think the bottom has been reached yet. I obviously can’t substantiate that, but it’s what I believe.
Let me tell you this guys I’m no met fan but your gm and his assistants have made a new low to this team.He is the laughing stock of baseball right now this is a disgrace whatyour team is putting you through.I can’t believe I am actually saying this but I a phillies fan actually feel bad for you guys !I can’t believe I just that.Anyway he and that jerk bernazard have to be sent packing this team was a mess before this but now its really bad.
Thanks for the brotherly love!
it is sad that it appears to be a power struggle within the organization.
One possible Conspiracy theory is that Tony B in an attempt to undermine Minaya in hopes of putting himself in a position to take over leaked information about Mets turning down trade offer for Halliday. This in turn made Minaya so mad that he had the story leaked about Tony B with the the seat incident and KROD incident to go along with it. Setting off a chain of events that will force Wilpon SR and Wilpon jr to decide once and for all who stays Minaya or Tony B.
Minaya has heard rumors for a while now about how Tony B was Wilpon jr’s pet and I would say that he is at his wit’s end with all these Tony B stories and leaks and now is the time to lay the hammer down or he may not survive the season.
Minaya has been in this game a long time and I would never underestimate his resolve. Does Tony B survive this? I’ll just say this when asked by media if it is found to be true is it grounds for dismissal and Minaya said “I think we are just going to investigate it” you can take that as a yes once we dot the i’s and cross the t’s he is gone.
That is just 1 theory
I don’t know if you’re
mocking me BUT right
or wrong,thats the best
posting of yours I ever
read!
i thank u for da comp.
but will tell u that you was never in my thoughts when i wrote this.
You should have ended your
post at”let me tell you this guys i’m no met fan”.
This pain is only understood
by true Met Fans!
Go hang out on mattsblog.
AND consider you’re self
fortunate you didn’t get the
Billy Batts treatment.
….or somthing:)
But do come back soon!
LoL that is the best you can come up with?
I think its about time u take your nap.
When you see Matt tell him you failed.
Huh? wahappen?
Apologies Fongy2 i think i need that nap as i mistook your comment for fightins as being directed toward me.
Again my apologies
no harm no foul homes,
Dem was the rules in Baisley Pond Park in the 80s and still is.
Sorry to cut in on your post
No apology necessary. We’re all a part of the National League East family. Sometimes we fight, sometimes we say things that aren’t nice, but we’re still family. Screw the NL Central!
Clean house. I can’t make it any simpler. It is not so much as what has culminated on the field this season, no as much as I dislike Omar i cannot and will not blame him for injuries. However, that being said, his actions over the past couple of days which include a mockery of an interview with SNY, in which he did not know of the standing of this team, and his willingness to defend Tony B, who has now supposedly had 4 run-ins recently, have thrown the punishing blow that will continue to send this team in a downward spiral. The team on the field is embarrasing enough, but now we have controversy within our organization.
As if a collapse in 2007, and a bullpen implosion in 2008 were not enough. The Mets are on a new stage of mockery and ridicule. We cannot continue to proceed and actions must be taken to ensure a clean slate starting 2010. We do not need more controversy going into next season, and I personally can no longer trust this FO to make a smart decision. Omar had his time to build a winner an NLCS appearance isnt half bad, but fresh blood is in order.
Simple solution,Ax-Omar and his
cast of payasos. Then,Turn it over
to two professionals John Hart and
Buck Showalter.Not that complicated.