Archive for August, 2007
Mets Game 127: Win Over Dodgers
Mets 5 Dodgers 2 You know it’s a good win when you can’t decide who is more deserving of the proverbial “game ball”. David Wright did it with his bat, legs, and glove, and Oliver Perez did it with his arm as the Mets dropped the Dodgers on Fiesta Latina Night at Shea. As requested [...]
Mets vs. Dodgers: Quick Preview
Game 1: Oliver Perez vs. Brad Penny It’s time for Ollie to forget what he was doing in his last five starts to step it up. Though, if you watched those games, the statlines looked worse than he did on the mound. For whatever reason, he’s been the victim of some poor fielding (some of [...]
Mets Game 126: Loss to Padres
Padres 9 Mets 8 It was a tough loss, but it was a good loss — if there is such a thing. The Mets of June and July — the team that appeared to give up after the score seemed insurmountable — are long gone. Enter the hungry, fighting, never-say-die New York Mets. Tom Glavine [...]
Injuries Working for Mets
This season the Mets — like much of MLB — have suffered an unusually high number of injuries. In fact, more players have been hurt than healthy. Check out the list of Mets who hit the disabled list at some point this year: Duaner Sanchez Pedro Martinez Moises Alou Carlos Beltran Shawn Green Paul LoDuca [...]
Mets Game 125: Loss to Padres
Padres 7 Mets 5 Sometimes it’s simply not your night. Jake Peavy gave up only two runs in six innings, and struck out 11, but he wasn’t entirely dominating. The Mets reached him for two runs on five walks and two hits, and nearly busted the game open in the third, loading the bases with [...]
Mets Game 124: Win Over Padres
Mets 7 Padres 6 Ladies and gentlemen, Carlos Beltran has entered the building. Continuing the hot hitting on the road that made him the NL player of the week, Beltran was a one-man wrecking crew, driving in five runs with three hits, including a laser-beam double and an opposite-field homerun, to lead the Mets over [...]
Padres: Four Questions
Perhaps the biggest question about the Mets and the Padres right now is, will the games begin? As of this writing, the rain is still falling but the game remains scheduled. For those who have tickets (such as myself), you can always call the Mets rainout hotline: 718-507-7246. Though, I’m convinced that number is run [...]
Player Updates
As you likely already know, Jeff Conine is now a Met, coming from the Reds in return for Port St. Lucie starting shortstop Jose Castro and outfielder Sean Henry. Henry is an overaged (22) A-ball player, and Castro is a younger, less-skilled version of Anderson Hernandez — good field, no hit. In addition, Ricky Ledee [...]
Series Preview: Mets vs. Padres II
The last time these two teams squared off, the Padres were just a game behind the NL West – leading Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets lost two of three in San Diego, and a few days later the Padres tasted first place — partially because the Mets rebounded to beat the Dodgers three times in [...]
A Righthanded Bat
So Damion Easley is down with a grade-three ankle sprain (not to be confused with a third-grade sprain, which is common in kickball during recess), more or less nullifying his existence on the Mets’ roster for the remainder of the regular season. That leaves the Mets with … um … virtually no righthanded bat coming [...]
Mets Game 123: Win Over Nationals
Mets 8 Nationals 2 Orlando Hernandez and Shawn Hill locked horns in a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel, with each starter going seven innings and allowing only a pair of runs. El Duque was wonderful, making only one major mistake — a ball left over the middle of the plate that Wily Mo Pena sent soaring [...]
Mets Game 122: Win Over Nationals
Mets 7 Nationals 4 The Mets scored seven runs from both surprising and typical sources. As you might expect, some of the firepower came from normally productive protagonists David Wright, Moises Alou, who both doubled in runs. However, unusual suspects Luis Castillo and Mike DiFelice also came to the power party — Castillo lifting a [...]
Mets Game 121: Win Over Nationals
Mets 6 Nationals 2 Finally, Willie Randolph ignored the illogical 100-pitch count with Tom Glavine on the mound. Too bad it took a string of bullpen meltdowns to make it happen. Glavine threw 7 innings of one-run ball, allowing eight hits, one walk, and striking out six. He probably could have gone out for an [...]
Where Did the Bullpen Arms Go?
We’re all in agreement regarding the current state of the Mets bullpen, correct? It’s a travesty, a red flag, in a slump, and a cause for panic. Yes, panic, because, after all, Omar Minaya built this Mets team with the idea that games would last 8 innings, rather than 9 — on the assumption that [...]
Mets Game 120: Loss to Pirates
Pirates 10 Mets 7 The Mets gave away the “gimme” game — the game they were supposed to win. On paper, before the game, the Mets were expected to win. Never mind Tony Armas Jr.’s recent two starts, which were both above average. He was going to get hit by the Mets’ offense, and no [...]
