Mets top Reds, take two of three!
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The
New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 8-3 this afternoon at Shea
Stadium.Jose Feliciano came on in the ninth to finish.
It was a solid outing for Oliver perez, who pitched six solid innings.
In the top of the ninth inning, a very strange thing occurred; the Reds batted out of order. David Ross led off...out of order, he flied out to center. Willie Randolph came out to inform the Umpire. Mistake, Willie. If he had kept quiet unless something happened, it would have been a better result. What occurred was, Randolph complained, Ross batted for second time and of course got a hit. Had Willie waited, if the next batter got a hit, then he complained, they would both be out. It caused a twelve minute delay. But it ended well.
Mets drop second game of doubleheader
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The New York Mets dropped the night cap of yesterday's doubleheader, 7-1 to the Cincinnati Reds. Starter Mike Pelfrey gave the Mets a chance going six innings and allowing two runs. However, the Mets offense must have shot their load in game one since they made Reds starter Bronson Arroyo look like Sandy Koufax in game two. The Mets managed just one run on four hits against Arroyo.
As I have stated all year long, and many of you disagree, I just think this is who the 2008 Mets are, a little better then a .500 club. They are a very talented team with some major flaws; aging players (Carlos Delgado, Moises Alou, Pedro Martinez, etc), no set up man in the bullpen, a lack of clutch hitters and some questionable gloves in the field. It seems every time they are poised to make a run, they come up with a stinker, as was the case yesterday.
Yes, I still love my team, and yes I will be with them regardless of what happens. But I truly believe we should get used to seeing more of the same all season long...I would LOVE to be proven wrong.
Mets spank Reds, 12-6!
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The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 12-6 on the front end of a day/night doubleheader.
Mets ace pitcher, Johan Santana got his fourth win of the season. He struggled allowing three runs, ten hits and well over 100 pitches thrown, but as always, Santana put the New York Mets in position to get a win. Nice job Johan!
There was plenty of offense as the Mets put up twelve for the second straight game. Carlos Beltran was the big gun with five RBI, including a three run triple. Lets hope this is Beltran coming back to form.
Game two is set for 7:30pm. Mike Pelfrey gets the start.
Mets lead Reds, 6-3 in sixth!
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The New York Mets lead the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 with two out in the sixth.
Mets starter Johan Santana has been effective, but struggling. He is already at about 107 pitches and just yielded his tenth hit. This inning will be all for Santana.
Check back for post game coverage.
Mets and Reds rained out
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The
Game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds was rained out
last night. It will be made up as a day-night doubleheader (so of
course they can get the gate $ twice from Mets fans). Game one is set
for 1:10 game two will be at 7:30. There has been no changes to the
pitching match ups.
Mets to host Reds tonight...maybe
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Weather
permitting, the New York Mets open up a three game series against the
Cincinnati Reds at Shea Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:10pm,
however, I would keep a close eye on the weather before heading to the
park.
The starters will be Mike Pelfrey for the Mets vs Matt Belisle for the Reds.
The Mets are coming off a .500 road trip out West.
New York Mets quick hits for 5/9/08, 5/10/08 and 5/11/08:
- on 5/9/70, the Mets scored 8 runs in the fifth inning to defeat the San Francisco Giants, 14-5, Bobby Bonds had an inside the park homer
- the Mets come into the contest at 17-15, 2 games off the pace in the NL East
- the Reds are 14-21 and 7.5 back
- 5/10 starters will be Johan Santana vs Bronson Arroyo
- 5/11/ starters will be Oliver Perez vs Johnny Cueto
Mets win big in LA!
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The
New York Mets crushed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 12-1 today. Mets
starter John Maine was awesome; eight and a third innings, three hits,
one run allowed and a two run single. Maine improved to 4-2 on the
season. Great job John!
The offense was led by David Wright, Raul Casanova and Luis Castillo who each drove in a pair of runs.
As always, lets hope this is the start of a nice run for the Mets.
Mets cruising 12-0 in seventh!
The New York Mets are beating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 12-0 mid way through the seventh. John Maine has only allowed two hits thus far. Check back later for full details.
Are the Mets destined to be a .500 team??
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The New York Mets lost last night to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4.
The loss showed many of the teams flaws; lack of ability to hold a lead (the Mets were up 4-1), lack of clutch hitting....the Mets were 2-14 with runners in scoring position, lack of focus...Ryan Church losing site of a ball that bounced off his glove and just sitting there while runners advanced (although in fairness to Church, he did make a great effort and hit the wall pretty good...but what the heck, I am trying to make a point here).
I am sad to say it, but I believe that absent some major changes to the team, we are just about a .500 club. As I have said often, it isn't just about this season, look back over the final thirty games of 2007, combine it with 2008, and you get a mediocre ball club.

