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Uggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!

* Walk-off loss #370, arguably one of the most brutal regular season ones of my lifetime was the Mets 4th walk-off loss of the season. Notice that I skipped over #369, and that's because I discovered I was missing a game from 2005 from my database (blocked it from memory, so to speak). So I've added September 7, 2005, when Ryan Langerhans beat Shingo Takatsu with a two-run, 10th inning bases-loaded single (uggggggggggggggggg!) to the list and thus my documented tally is now at 370 and counting.

* It was their first walk-off loss against the Marlins since August 1, 2006, when Josh Willingham beat them with a 2-run HR off Billy Wagner.

* It was the first 8-7, 10-inning walk-off loss in Mets history and the 7th Mets walk-off loss to be decided by such a score. The last such 8-7 loss was on September 6, 1996, when Terry Pendleton (ugggggggggggggg!) and the Braves beat them with a 9th-inning single.

* Dan Uggla is the second Dan to beat the Mets with a walk-off hit. Dan Driessen beat them with two, one in 1978 and one in 1985. He's the second player whose last name started with "U" to beat the Mets with a walk-off hit, joining Del Unser.

* September 20 is the latest into a regular season that the Mets have suffered a walk-off loss since September 29, 2001 when Brian Jordan hit a walk-off grand slam off John Franco (uggggggggggggg!)

* It was a loss somewhat reminiscent of July 8, 2005, when the Mets blew a 5-1 9th inning lead to the Pirates, then lost in 10 innings on a base hit by Humberto Cota (say it with me, ugggggggggggggggggggggg!). I believe that's the last time a Mets blown 9th inning lead of 3+ runs ended in a walk-off loss.

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Anonymous said…
In the case of that Pirate game, the 'H' in Humberto Cota should be (if it's not already) silent.
4:23 PM
Anonymous said…
The Mets have really not been in many "pennant" races down the stretch. 69, 86, 88, and 2006 were all decided by this date. 1973 was amazing and a once in a lifetime occurance (going over .500 and into first place on the same day). The wild card years of the 90's-2000 were not "pennant" races.

Other years 85-87,89, etc Mets were always in the Phillies current position and chasing. So let's enjoy the NEW experience.
6:10 PM
Anonymous said…
ugh is right. also, blarg.
9:23 PM
Anonymous said…
You enjoy in retrospect if you win. Rarely do you enjoy when you lose.
-- BF
4:40 AM
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