Comments on: Gamenight: Nationals (44-83) At Phillies (68-58)

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:42:55 +0000

According to Billy Wagner’s agent, he should be back in about 3 weeks.

By: NJ

NJ — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:09:20 +0000

Come on Geoff that’s a little extreme, the Nats still win 70 games a year…

The problem was the Phils offensively were nothing short of aweful against the Nats and that could cannot accept when it’s one a regular basis which it is now.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:02:36 +0000

you cant lose to the nats at all ever. theyre the worst team in baseball. theyre not even trying to win let alone be .500

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:01:40 +0000

The problem is that the purgatory is enough to sell out games and make money off of us.

By: rollinsright!!

rollinsright!! — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:59:14 +0000

overly reliant on a rookie platoon?? YOUR NOT REALLY WATCHING MET GAMES…they have helped, but the offense is not relying on them. did you froget about Wright? Reyes, who has been looking like an MVP all year, Delgado? Beltran hasnt been beltran, but he’s still getting his. and he’s still the best Centerfielder in the NL. The Mets are just playing well vs teams they should be playing well against. It doesnt matter if its the Nats, or the Braves…these teams suck, good teams beat them and leave them for dead, which the Mets did last night, and you guys couldnt. But you guys have enough time to get it together, its going to be interesting in the end. Whats looking good for us is our starting pitching. thats what you need to be worried about, if our starting pitching gets on a nice roll, which it looks like their starting to do, that may push them over the top.
Good luck fellas!!

By: NJ

NJ — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:57:25 +0000

Greg… Us spotting the Dodgers 4 runs? Should be the other way around for it to be a fair contest. Even when our guys get hit some it’s still not the pitching that’s the problem. Kendrick can go 8 innings giving up only 3 runs and we’d likely take the loss.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:57:10 +0000

TJ, all im asking for them to do is make a choice. win now and get teh final peices. or rebuild a bit. dont leave us hanging where you keep the same pieces but waste tens of millions on eaton jenkins barajas garcia etc. instead we’re left in purgatory where we have some quality pieces but a LOT of old overpaid trash.

By: TJ

TJ — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:56:28 +0000

And dont look now, but the Rockies took 2/3 against the Dodgers with worse pitching than use but here’s the thing, the Dodgers scored three in every game in that series. Can our bats out hit them? With the recent play it doesnt look like it but after all Carlos Ruiz did hit a 2 out homer last night… so expect the unexpected.

By: TJ

TJ — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:54:14 +0000

Kendrick needs to keep the walks way down against this team because they will play some small ball and single their guys in.

By: TJ

TJ — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:52:26 +0000

the difference between the Mets and Phillies these last couple of weeks has been star power, their guys come up big and ours fall short. Delgado has been huge for them this year and we all know the story here with Rollins Utley and Howard.

And you guys have the crazy thought in your head that we will win every game, you have to take these tough loses in stride and not let them bother you in the future. You cant expect a team that you, speaking to the general board here, call “not a good team” win every game. So what, we lose tough ones, but how cant you expect that, its a long season. You just have to hope our luck turns around and we start winning those close ones. You deem this team so average but only because you set the bar too high, we are only 2.5 out and have the talent to get right back in this one. I cant imagine what this board was like last year. I guess the next week will determine who are the frontrunners and who aren’t because if you notice, no one came on this board until the Phillies took the lead in the game. Yeah, I’m questioning your fanhood Phillies nation, and if you count the team out right now, then I can honestly say you aren’t a real fan.