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Reyes & Castillo Lead Mets to Victory!
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a better Met double-play combo than Reyes and Castillo and they proved it with a SICK twin killing in the 5th.
It was the best “turn 2” I’ve see all year!
First, Reyes dives to get to a ball which had no business being gotten.
Then he ‘glove flips’ from his knees to Castillo.
When the toss sails wide of second Luis lunges, grabs it, keeps one foot on the base and despite his momentum carrying him away from first twists and fires a strike for the double play. Awesome!
We should definitely resign Castillo next year.
Credit due to Glavine who stepped it up and delivered a stellar performance - 1R, 8H, 1BB, 6K 7IP. The wile old vet saved the Met bullpen from itself… almost.
It was Jorge Sosa’s turn to be ineffective – 1R, 2H, .1 IP but Pedro Feliciano bailed him out by inducing a DP ball on his second pitch.
The real good news from this game is that the offense continues to produce. The 6-2 win served as more evidence this offense has turned it around.
The secret to getting this offense going??? Not Rick Down, not HoJo it’s Moises Alou who is the MAN! Alou continued to mash by cranking ANOTHER homerun!
Props to Damion Easley to staked us to a 1- zip lead with his 10th bomb of the year. EZ always impresses me with the amount of power he can put into a ball. 10 HR’s matches a career high for Damion which came back when he was a starter.
All this offense is why BMF was so non-stressed by Thursday’s blown lead. The boys are hittin’ and that’s what important. Our bullpen will straighten itself out. They’re in a collective slump right now but by year’s end they’ll right the ship.
Mike DiFelice finally broke the seal on the elusive 2 out RBI the Mets have been seeking and he did it by smoking a triple. With every game that passes “Mike Di” is increasing his playoff share.
He may be playing for longer than expected now that Ramon Castro has hit the DL. Looks like Sandy Alomar will be back.
Quick Hits:
• Every starter except Reyes had at least 1 hit.
• Brandon Webb has run his scoreless inning streak to 42 innings!!! Dude has thrown 3 CONSECUTIVE COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUTS!!! Holy Crap!!!!
• Glad to see Zambrano sign with the Cubs. I’d love to see him in orange & blue but I always like to see players stay with their original franchise
• BMF is predicting a BIG game from Ollie Perez sat nite!
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Mojo Kitty rocks the batting helmet for luck!
August 17th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
…not only that, Castillo scoops the toss from Reyes’ ON THE HOP, then pivots and finishes it off. I couldn’t believe it. It truly was a thing of beauty. Also am glad to see Mike “Al Weis” DiFelice gettin’ 3 RBI’s and hitting a triple for 2 of ‘em (and arriving at 3rd without the ’stumble shuffle’). Way to go Mike! I root for him every time he’s in there. I think he’s my new favorite Met — or at least one of ‘em.
August 17th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
The sweet DP (hope this link works):
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w_id=592872&w=mms%3A//a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/2007/open/tp/archive08/081707_nynwas_nyn_dp_tp_350.wmv&pid=mlb_tp&gid=2007/08/17/nynmlb-wasmlb-1&vid=7758&mid=200708172154860&cid=mlb&fid=mlb_tp400&v=2&mType=w&urlstr=&mUrl=&type=v_free&_mp=1
August 18th, 2007 at 6:10 am
Good game and was woth staying up very late for…I was actually in the kitchen for THE double play and all of a sudden heard the Nats broadcasters yelling at the top of their lungs in awe. I ran back to the computer to catch the replay:)
And now for a small correction (like at the end of PTI).
Dmion Easley has hit more than 10 HR quite a few times. He put up some good power numbers while with the Tigers.
1997-22HR, 1998-27HR, 1999-20HR, 2000-14HR, 2001-11HR
August 18th, 2007 at 9:32 am
LEHE: the link works! I listened to it on the FAN, so it was great to get a chance to see it.
Great game, maybe Glavine will pitch like that more often, now that the monkey is off his back.
Has anyone seen this “I’m Keith Hernandez” movie that you see these signs around NY and evidently Seattle for?
August 18th, 2007 at 11:07 am
For the fun of it, I looked up Mex in google to find up about the movie, I found a Wikipedia entry about him…the best part was
“Hernandez advised Strawberry on how to break out of a batting slump: Go out and get totally smashed. Strawberry remembers the time Hernandez told him he’d found the perfect drink, of which he needed only five or six in a night: “Dry martini,” Strawberry says, laughing’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hernandez
August 18th, 2007 at 11:11 am
I went to the website about the movie . . . http://www.imkeithhernandez.com . . . looks kinda interesting.
-Anthony
August 18th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
In regards to Castro - another example of a guy the Mets can’t immediately DL but wait to see how it goes.. leaving Willie short ( which is scary according to most on this blog) - it’s like Beltran and Lo Duca ..
Solid win last night .. lets start a roll .. Coop! feel good about your BF too !!!! ..
August 18th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Um, BMF, I think you’re selling EZ short… his career high is 28, set back in 1997.
August 18th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
this would be a prime series for a sweep.
Take no prisoners, don’t give an inch. Not even half a game. I want a clinch on 9/15 at the LATEST so our guys can rest up for show time.
The only time we don’t gain ground is if everyone else wins. 10 game winning streak an spoliler on the WC when the b–tards come to Town.
Pennant races are exciting; but not now, We’ve all been through one this whole summer. we have to circle the wagons and fight off an AL attack in the serious. It’s time for a flag.
If Pedro coms back as Pedro or even a shadow of his former self, we’re in business. Ollie should be o.k. tonight.
Maybe Delgado needs the DL. It seesm to have helped Beltran. Who knows? If we capture the flag early, it’s like a vacation for all for a bit. Newhan can start every game. Sele can go to #1 in the rotation - whatever. NOW is the time for action. Can you dig it? Yes, I can.
August 18th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
oops you guys are right EZ has indeed hit more than 10 HR’s in a year.
Maybe I misheard it but I thought that was what Gary said on the broadcast
oh well that’s no excuse for not checking facts
February 4th, 2009 at 4:02 am
I am glad I came across your blog.