Mets 9 Dodgers 0
Before Thursday, the Dodgers may have been the worst first-place team of all-time. As they slide into an abyss, my prediction of a sweep is looking like a slam dunk.
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Mets Game 77: Dodgers – Open Thread
There’s no way I’m staying up for this one — too long a week for me and I have to get up way too early. In fact I may not make it to the opening pitch. That said, please feel free to post your thoughts below, both during and after the game. Considering that the … Read more
Series Preview: Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
The Mets (40-36, 3rd place in the N.L. East) begin a 4-game set with the Dodgers (43-33, 1st place in the N.L. West) in Los Angeles tonight at 10:10 PM EDT.
The Dodgers have lost 8 of their last 9 games, and are coming off a sweep at the hands of the San Francisco Giants. This recent run of games dropped the Dodgers into a first place tie with the Giants, after L.A. had held a steady lead in the N.L. West for the first 3 months of the season.
The Mets followed their 4-game winning streak with a 4-game losing streak. They lost 2 in a row to the last-place Cubs before steamrolling them in game 3 of the series.
Dodgers Sign Chris Capuano
Perhaps lost in the excitement of Jose Reyes joining the Miami Miracle is the fact that a few days earlier, the Mets also lost Chris Capuano to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who signed the lefthanded starter for 2 years, $10M — which was about 1 year and $8.5M more than the Mets could afford.
This isn’t huge news, but it may be surprising to some
You’re Doing Great, Now Get off the Field
NOTE: this is a post by Corey Gorey. Please direct your comments to him.
How many days in a row will I wake up, check out the blogosphere, scan the standings, and wish this 162 game baseball season would end? Sure, it’s only July, but Bud Selig is not the boss of me. If I followed my own advice and remembered to forget about the legitimate end date to the 2011 schedule, I would be much happier right now. At many points during the past few months lying to myself would have been a viable alternative to—what do they call it? Reality? Considering how many pundits were certain the Mets would find themselves in the NL East basement from the get-go, I’m nearly satisfied with mediocre. If the season ended today we wouldn’t have won anything—no multi-pronged trophies to encase, flags to hoist, or ostentatious rings to flaunt—but I sure as hell wouldn’t feel like I was squandering any more time or emotion, either. And when it comes right down to it, isn’t the MLB all about me, the fan?
In order to preserve my sanity and the club’s dignity, here are some proposed dates for when this season should have ended:
God of Blunder: Gene Simmons’ Throwing Error
How the sexagenarian rocker from KISS turned his back on Flushing and the Mets Before the second game of the Mets’ most recent trip to L.A., Gene Simmons of KISS threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Dodgers. Unfortunately, the 61 year-old bassist didn’t do it in his ghoulish whiteface makeup and platform boots, … Read more
Mets Game 88: Loss to Dodgers
Dodgers 6 Mets 0
As Meatloaf might have sung, had he recorded a follow-up tune — three out of four ain’t bad.
Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Dodgers
Here is the lineup the Mets will send to bat against Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw: Angel Pagan – CF Justin Turner – 2B Carlos Beltran – RF Ronny Paulino – C Jason Bay – LF Daniel Murphy – 3B Nick Evans – 1B Ruben Tejada – SS Dillon Gee – P Look at that: newly … Read more