NFT: Mets @ Padres rubber match (in progress)

just when they were playing their best ball of the season.

But only one run down so they can still easily pull this out.

guy doesnt have overpowering stuff, but what he throws is just confusing. Will be interesting to see if his success lasts in his 2nd time thru the league.

can tie it right here with a hit.

It is up to Tejada.

Still being no-hit though.

Why swing at first pitch there?

into the 7th inning stretch. The "well hit" balls have been few and far between today.

Pitcher is having control problems and he swings first to pitches and is out. Make him get a few over!

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so they can pinch hit for Tejada in those spots.

Well, their offensive surge didn't last long.

but it was a fastball strike from a guy who throws 90. You kind of have to swing at that. Though it's a bit sad that we couldnt PH for Tejada there.

Eveland in for Wheeler

Had to pinch-hit Campbell there if he's okay.

Mets offense is getting old again. W deserves a Win

Is going to get a hit!

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It's a beautiful Sunday afternoon game and your rookie pitcher is 5 outs from the first no hitter in franchise history.

Murphy with the 2-out 2B

Now DW needs to earn some of that money.

Hit to the gap please

Wright RBI single. Pitching change coming.

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I almost feel sorry for the rookie pitcher, but not that much (grin)

Just one more hit.

"playoff" beards being stylish. SD pitcher looks homeless.

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It's unbelievable.

A cheap way to lose

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This is why I can't ever get excited with this team. Have a nice 10 game stretch and then lose a series to one of the worst teams in baseball.

Coming off a really encouraging end to the first half, winning the first game and looking really good.. to drop the next 2 and lose this series is just not acceptable. You can't have that happen if you're really going to turn a corner here.

in terms of talent, the Mets are probably a .500 team or maybe slightly better. But on this team, the total is less than the sum of the parts.

dont drop a series to a dismantling Padres team. Period.

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Unfortunately.

to lose a game on two simple ground balls to the pitcher. Only the Mets could accomplish such a pitiful feat. I'm afraid the journey back to .500 is headed in the other direction.

The Mets are a better team now than they were at the beginning of the season, but it's not like they're actually a good team. Not yet. There are still pieces missing.

And come on, even good teams drop a deuce in the punchbowl now and again.

The fact that most of us are still watching every game after these last handful of years pretty much nixes the idea of being anything remotely resembling bandwagon fans at all.

It was just a frustrating loss. They were playing really encouraging ball before the break and looked like they were going to keep it going after Friday night. Dropping 1 would have been fine. But you can't lose games like this and lose series' to shitty teams if you want to really turn this around. It's just unacceptable. I'm tired of saying "well, it happens.. oh well! Next time"

Wheeler was really good today and he looks like he's settling in nicely and really becoming that pitcher we thought we got to begin with. These types of losses have just been so fucking Metsian over the years and it's very frustrating.

Bandwagon Mets fans.

In comment 11773933 arcarsenal said:

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The fact that most of us are still watching every game after these last handful of years pretty much nixes the idea of being anything remotely resembling bandwagon fans at all. It was just a frustrating loss. They were playing really encouraging ball before the break and looked like they were going to keep it going after Friday night. Dropping 1 would have been fine. But you can't lose games like this and lose series' to shitty teams if you want to really turn this around. It's just unacceptable. I'm tired of saying "well, it happens.. oh well! Next time" Wheeler was really good today and he looks like he's settling in nicely and really becoming that pitcher we thought we got to begin with. These types of losses have just been so fucking Metsian over the years and it's very frustrating.

if we win 2 of 3 or better vs seattle it is fine

Sure but the Mariners are a better team than the Pads so it's far from a given. We'll see what happens.

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Sure but the Mariners are a better team than the Pads so it's far from a given. We'll see what happens.

for some reason we play better vs the better teams and seattle not pitching king felix gives us a chance

21 game hitting streak in AAA. Is it really so necessary that we start two of our offensively inept LFs when playing in AL parks?

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"v Despite taking the no decision, Wheelers has allowed one run in each of his last four starts. After a weak June that saw his ERA rise to 4.25, Wheeler's three starts in July have lowered it to 3.78 on the season. Wheeler is also keeping up his strikeout rate, retiring 17 batters on strikes in the last three games. He ranks 26th in the league with 112 strikeouts."

ZW has allowed just 1 run in each of his last four starts.
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Has really settled in nicely.

not so much fun. It's baseball, sometimes the other guy that is 60'6" 's with the ball in his hand is in control. It happens. On to the next one