The Mets 10-Game Report: Volume 13

Welcome to Volume 13 of the Mets 10-Game Report.  It's almost over, Mets fans.  There are only 31 games left.  

Previous Results:

Volume 1: Games 1-10: Record: 5-5

Volume 2: Games 11-20: Record: 4-6

Volume 3: Games 21-30: Record: 8-2

Volume 4: Games 31-40: Record: 4-6

Volume 5: Games 41-50: Record: 7-3

Volume 6: Games 51-60: Record: 4-6

Volume 7: Games 61-70: Record: 4-6

Volume 8: Games 71-80: Record: 3-7

Volume 9: Games 81-90: Record: 4-6

Volume 10: Games 91-100: Record: 6-4

Volume 11: Games 100-110: Record: 2-8

Volume 12: Games 110-120: Record: 5-5

And the latest:

Volume 13:

Games 121-130

Record: 2-8

vs ATL L 3-2

vs PHI W 4-2

vs PHI L 4-1

vs PHI L 9-7

vs PHI L 6-2

at FLA L 2-1

at FLA L 5-3

at FLA W 10-3

at CHI L 5-2

at CHI L 11-4

Runs Scored: 36

Runs Allowed: 50

Team BA: .279

Team BA w. RISP: .258

Team BA w. RISP & 2 outs: .260

HRs: 5

Team ERA: 5.12

Starter ERA: 5.86

Bullpen ERA: 4.09

Team BAA: .277

HRs Allowed: 11

Errors: 6

GIDP: 7

Fielding DP: 10

SB: 7

Analysis: My theory with the 10-Game Report is that, basically, 6-4 and better is a win, 4-6 and worse is a loss, and 5-5 is a tie.  That puts the Mets' record this season at 3-8-2.  That's pretty damn awful.  

But look - Mike Pelfrey is now the on paper ace of this staff.  Fernando Tatis is starting at 3rd base.  Luis Castillo has been the team's MVP.  Delgado, Reyes, and Beltran aren't back yet, and probably won't be back.  

What a crazy season.  

There's no feeling anymore.  As a fan, I'm simply numb.  It's liberating, in a way.  Last season at this time I was a nervous wreck - hanging on every pitch - crazy.  This year?  The other day I actually made it through a day having forgotten that there was a game. By the time I remembered, the game was over, and I was merely slightly amused to see that the Mets had lost a game to the Fish.  

Is there anything left to root for now?  For me there are two things.  One is watching the September call-ups.  The other is watching David Wright, for whom my awe and respect just continues to grow.

The Mets 10-Game Report: Volume 12

Welcome to Volume 12 of the Mets 10-Game Report.  I apologize for being tardy with this volume.  You know, it's just a little hard to be motivated when it comes to this current Mets team. 

Previous Results:

Volume 1: Games 1-10: Record: 5-5

Volume 2: Games 11-20: Record: 4-6

Volume 3: Games 21-30: Record: 8-2

Volume 4: Games 31-40: Record: 4-6

Volume 5: Games 41-50: Record: 7-3

Volume 6: Games 51-60: Record: 4-6

Volume 7: Games 61-70: Record: 4-6

Volume 8: Games 71-80: Record: 3-7

Volume 9: Games 81-90: Record: 4-6

Volume 10: Games 91-100: Record: 6-4

Volume 11: Games 100-110: Record: 2-8

And the latest:

Volume 12:

Games 110-120

Record: 5-5

@ SDG W 5-1

@ ARI L 7-4

@ ARI L 6-2

@ ARI W 6-4

vs SFO W 3-0

vs SFO L 5-4

vs SFO W 3-2

vs SFO L 10-1

vs ATL W 9-4

vs ATL L 15-2

Runs Scored: 44

Runs Allowed: 54

Team BA: .272

Team BA w. RISP: .267

Team BA w. RISP & 2 outs: .227

HRs: 3

Team ERA: 5.18

Starter ERA: 5.92

Bullpen ERA: 4.93

Team BAA: .313

HRs Allowed: 7

Errors: 6

GIDP: 8

Fielding DP: 6

SB: 3

Analysis: In 1973, the Mets were 61-71 at the end of August.  They made it to a seventh game of the World Series.  Granted, the competition that year was quite bad.  But miracles can happen.  And that's all that needs to be said.  

That, and, oh, David Wright getting hit in the head.  Unbelievable.  David - next time you get chin music, you better charge the mound.  

The Mets 10-Game Report: Volume 11

Welcome to Volume 11 of the Mets 10-Game Report.  After making a brief cameo appearance, Hope has officially left the building.  

Previous Results:

Volume 1: Games 1-10: Record: 5-5

Volume 2: Games 11-20: Record: 4-6

Volume 3: Games 21-30: Record: 8-2

Volume 4: Games 31-40: Record: 4-6

Volume 5: Games 41-50: Record: 7-3

Volume 6: Games 51-60: Record: 4-6

Volume 7: Games 61-70: Record: 4-6

Volume 8: Games 71-80: Record: 3-7

Volume 9: Games 81-90: Record: 4-6

Volume 10: Games 91-100: Record: 6-4

And the latest:

Volume 11:

Games 101-110

Record: 2-8

vs COL L 4-2

vs ARI L 3-2

vs ARI W 9-6

vs ARI L 5-2

vs ARI L 6-5

vs STL L 12-7

vs STL W 9-0

@ SDG L 8-3

@ SDG L 6-2

@ SDG L 3-1

Runs Scored: 42

Runs Allowed: 53

Team BA: .262

Team BA w. RISP: .277

Team BA w. RISP & 2 outs: .035 (Not kidding.  1 for 28)

HRs: 9 

Team ERA: 5.11

Starter ERA: 6.11

Bullpen ERA: 4.25

Team BAA: .274

HRs Allowed: 13

Errors: 4

GIDP: 12

Fielding DP: 7

SB: 7

Volume 11 MVPs:

Starter: Johan only pitched once in this volume due to the double-header against Colorado, but I still think he's the only SP who deserves this. 

Reliever: I hear that Billy Wagner threw a scoreless inning for AAA Buffalo.  

Hitter: Jeff Francoeur has looked impressive at the plate in a Mets uniform.

Volume 11 "Just Shoot Me in the Face!":

Starter: Mike Pelfrey has been so inconsistent this year - so disappointingly inconsistent.  He's still young, and maybe next year will be the year he REALLY puts it together.  I mean, Johan Santana didn't become Johan Santana until his late 20s.  But nonetheless, it has been very frustrating watching Mike take one step forward and then one or two steps back all season.  

Reliever: K-Rod, you picked a bad time to go bad.  

Hitter: Remember when for the last two months of last season, Daniel Murphy looked like one of the most talented hitters in the league?

Analysis: Losing 3 out of 4 at home to the lowly D-Backs proved that that 5 game winning streak really was just a fluke.  The Mets need a miracle to make the playoffs.  Hell, they may need a miracle just to finish ahead of the Nationals.  Check this out.  This was the Mets opening day lineup:

Reyes, SS

Castillo, 2B

Wright, 3B

Delgado, 1B

Beltran, CF

Church, RF

Murphy, LF

Schneider, C

Santana, P

Here's the team we fielded last night and have been fielding for most of the season now:

Pagan, CF

Castillo, 2B

Wright, 3B

Murphy, 1B

Francoeur, RF

Sullivan, LF

Santos, C

Hernandez, SS

Santana, P

And that's basically all she wrote, folks.  

Think about just how inept our front office is, though.  We could have made moves in May or early June, but we didn't.  We didn't because we thought we were getting Reyes, Beltran, and Delgado back.  But now we'll be lucky to get even one of these guys back, given the newly discovered extent of their injuries.  Unreal.  

The only thing the Mets have going for them is that they still have plenty of games to play against the teams they are chasing.  But, they basically have to win all of those games.  I continue to believe that anything is possible in the game of baseball, but I'm pretty much looking toward next season now.  

Around the NL East:

Oh, who cares...

Quote of the Day

"What I will criticize about management is that they don’t take sufficiently seriously their obligation to serve as the custodians of the Mets’ identity and heritage. It is shameful for an executive of a team to dismiss the idea of an “Old-Timers’ Day” game because it is not sufficiently profitable. We all know that baseball is a business, but management has to know that fans don’t love baseball because it’s a business. We don’t give a flying f— how much money the owners make. The owners have been entrusted with our faith, our personal identities, and our family histories. This game is about our souls and our community, not their bucks. Owning a baseball team is a privilege, a public trust. So if your fans want an “Old Timers’ Day” game or a “Banner Day,” a Mets museum, a visible Mets Hall of Fame, Mets banners, Mets logos, Mets colors, in a stadium that feels like the home of the Mets, if your fans want to stand behind the dugouts and see the players up close in batting practice two hours before the game the way they used to in their old stadium, you give it to them! Do you hear me?! It DOESN’T MATTER whether or not any of these things increase profitability (they do in the long run, but American business doesn’t usually take the long run into account). None of this would cost you more than a backup shortstop. To make Citi Field a true home for the Mets fan is your moral responsibility. You owe us this. And we would appreciate enormously having some sign from you that you understand this obligation."

-Dana Brand