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we have had so many losses this season that make me so angry

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO J-HOLE

On the bright side, Blanton gave the bullpen a rest… Rubber match tomorrow. Get em Phils.

Not good that the Mets won tonight…

Keep an eye on the Marlins… with Ricky Nolasco improving after going to the minors (ala Myers 2008), that team now has some pretty good starting pitching…and an aggressive offense we all know too well.

looong way to go relax. you really cant say something like that until the trade deadlineS are over with and you see how theyre playing just relax.

they have problems but they have MORE than enough time to fix them

i don’t think Mr Blanton has gotten enough credit for his play for june he has really step up and been the #2 we have needed this month. kudos to the bulldog !!! as for j-roll if he hits @ the #6 spot why why why mess with that charlie please show this team it’s about winning, loyalty is a good thing but, the team must come first if the players can’t see that then we do have real problems this year

I love how the Trolls were no where to be seen yesterday when the Mets were 2.5 back. Guess 2.5+ back is the magical number to get the idiots to stop posting. Seriously, it’s been back and forth for the Mets the past several weeks. Cream your pants when you actually get a 5 game LEAD in the division. Oh, and you seem to be forgetting the Marlins are hot on your heels. Another loss and you’re in 3rd place. Just thought i’d toss that out there.

so I just watched the game on DVR, and Blanton pitched great, one bad pitch, the offense on the other hand, bad, Wreth has to put the ball in the air there baseloaded no out.
But this game is all on JRoll, I defend the guy, but come on you played with Pat for how many years you know it takes him a week to get to first base, why even think about a toss to second base there, you roll the ball to first and Pat is out. If they get out of that inning they would have scored in the 9th,. Just plain out dumb decission making there.

Ok 12 34 am I got that off my chest,
It is only one game and Gaza shut us down. Nice job, Stairs with a nice throw to home, and Blanton Pitched like a #2 with one bad start in all of June,
The bats will be back tomorrow, and as for Mark get a grip, did howard strike out tonight? I don’t think so so what are you talking about, it is one loss and we are pitching better one #2/3 started at the trade deadline and we will be ok,
I think we could win the east without a trade, make it past the first round of playoffs probably not.
Geoff being the voice of reason, I think I must be sleeping, good post Geoff

The fact that we’re letting the Mets hang around while they are essentially a Double-A team does not bode well. I’m afraid of a role-reversal this season.

We should be 6-7 games up on the NL East right now.

Believe me, we won 11-0. Our slump is broken. We beat the first place cards, who we all agree are a good team. Again, knock, knock, here come the mets. We will beat the marlins, they will fold, like you all have in June. We can beat the Dodgers and the Red Sox. Hence, 2009 World Amazin’ Champions. You all are so jealous, you wish you could play as good as us when hurt. Soon we will have Beltran,Delgado, Reyes, maine, and Perez back and healthy. Then no one can stop the powerful metsies. I declare us victors now.

Eli, I have bad news. I’m cheating on your father with Chase Utley. I’m afraid Chase Utley is just so much more of a man than your father so I can’t resist. Plus he’s a winner and actually accomplished something in his life, like winning a World Series. Your father just isn’t anything compared to that.

All I can say is…

J-Roll: WTF?

Eventually,somebody has to break thru in the NL East.Both Mets and Phillies are going thru major injuries for players that are dire to our respective clubs.Phillie fans learned the hard was that Pat the bat can kill you (trust me,he killed my Amazins for years) and it isn’t fun either that Rollins has floundered too.There is still more baseball to be played and BOTH Mets and Phils will be there in the end.T minus 8 days til Mets/Phils at the vault.

I know I blew up a little last night, but I had a thought as I slept last night. Maybe this will be a wake up call to JRoll, I see him sitting tonight and thinking about what he did last night and all season at the plate. Coming back friday and go on a major roll. Cause he is going to start to remember what it takes to win

Jeltz was not as bad as made to be (though not stellar by any means). I still say we need to rename this the Adam Eaton Award.

Should just name the award after Rollins

Rollins should not be leading off.. I’ll agree with that.

I still don’t like how in a game that they were already losing 2-1 … Rollins play get magnified as though it directly cost this team the game..

It was a multiple-hopper up the middle, that J-Roll thought his best chance was the underhand to Utley.. turns out that Zobrist busted it.. but if Rollins throws to 1st, and doesn’t get Burrell, everyone would question why he didn’t just go to Utley (which with two outs, and a ball up the middle.. is often the play)..

that allowed Tampa Bay to add on a bunch of runs, but im not going to crucify rollins for it.

Most of our lineup was also O’fer last night ..

Rollins brings so much of defense that I’m STILL not that worried about his offense.. Omar Vizquel and others weren’t in the league for their bats.. and it’s not Rollins’ fault that nobody else on the team can hit #1 ..

Werth or Victorino COULD do it.. but I trust Charlie, and if he still thinks Rollins gives them the best chance to win.. im all for it

Oh wow Don… you’ll defend Rollins till the day you die… you stubborn man. The guy is playing like CRAP.

And how can you say “and it’s not Rollins’ fault that nobody else on the team can hit #1 ..”? Say what!? Last time I checked both Werth and Victorino can run pretty damn fast, have higher avgs and OBPs than J-out. They can hit No.1… and by the way, they probably won’t b*tch about it if Charlie moves either to the leadoff spot (like Jimmy does when he gets moved around). He is a weight on this lineup and that horrible defensive gaffe in the 8th was simply the icing on the cake.

Manny, I also have to agree with Don and drink the Kool-aid on Jimmy. With the exception of his “lob throw” last night, his defense is worth the slump HOWEVER, I also agree he should not be leading off.

If his defense is worth the slump, A.J, then I’d like to see the numbers that show how many runs (or games?) (+ or -) he’s worth/cost the team… I think there’s a measurement that puts together defensive AND offensive performance… (Based on that, if I recall correctly, Utley has been our best player the past 3 years).

Anyone knows the link or where to find this?

J-Roll is a complete joke. I’ve ranted too damn much about him being in the lead-off spot. You should keep his name on the Steve Jeltz award until he isn’t the lead off hitter anymore.

I thought maybe a good night’s sleep and the light of day would make me feel less angry at Jimmy, but, no, not really. That lob to Chase was the last straw in my Jimmy bandwagon, Don, and A.J., you can make all the excuses you want , but there really IS NO EXCUSE. He played with Pat for how many years? It was a lazy play, Jimmy looks like he’s just going thru the motions now, not even thinking about what he’s doing. I will not slam a player, no matter how poorly he’s playing, if he looks like he’s truly trying his best, but that is just not the case with Jimmy right now. I can’t stand it when someone is dogging it, and I’ve seen him dog it several times this season, like not hustling to first base on a pop-up. NO EXCUSE for that, EVER.

I have defended Jimmy before, but not when he plays like this. Charlie can’t keep him down in the line-up because Jimmy’s ego won’t stand for it, and he probably disrupts the entire team by moping around when he is moved down. I would give him a spanking for being a bad boy, maybe that would help, since nothing else seems to snap him out of it.

Everyone’s saying not J-Roll .. which is fine..

so who SHOULD bat leadoff ??

Victorino struggles when he hits #1..
Werth has to protect Howard and Ibanez or they won’t see any pitches to hit ever.

just want to see which of the two people think is the best bet?

I did not see any replays on the Rollins toss… was he really safe? At first glance, he looked out. Regardless, in hindsight, the correct play was to go to first. Nonchalant… that’s a very good description of Rollins’ season, thus far. He’s probably my favorite player but I’m still waiting for him to put it together for more than a week.

Garza came out with something to prove… if you sleep on him, he’ll make you pay. He’s a high energy guy that plays with a lot of emotion… gotta try to get in his head a little bit.

Romero was NOT good but there were some positives to draw from last night. Blanton was great. The team showed some resiliency and if the botched grounder doesn’t happen, who knows what happens in the bottom of the 9th. That was a great play by Ruiz to keep Upton from scoring (the throw was pretty good but the block was awesome). Park is not good in the fireman role… I think that he’s better with a clean slate (no runners on).