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Mets come from behind, win 3-2!
The New York Mets had a dramatic, come from behind victory today at Shea Stadium.
The Mets were trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0 in the bottom of
the eight inning when Carlos Betlran delivered a clutch two run homer
to tie the game. The go ahead run was provided by Fernando Tatis with
a big single. This is the second game winning hit this week for Tatis
who seems determined to once again be considered a viable major league
player.
Mike Pelfrey had a solid outing but may be headed for either the
minors or the bull pen when Pedro Martinez gets back into the rotation
Tuesday. Personally, I would rather take my chances with Pelfrey and
make a move with the inconsistent Oliver Perez…but, I don’t get a
vote.
The Mets have now won four out of five..pretty good numbers for this season.
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Mets beat Dodgers, 8-4!
The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 tonight at Shea
Stadium. The win was the Mets third straight and clearly establishes
the Mets as baseballs premier team…(ok, just kidding).
Seriously though, it is nice to finally string together a few W’s
and start to feel something positive around this Mets team. The tone
lately has been pretty negative, and deservedly so as I think even most
Mets players would admit.
Since David Wright cracked a pair of home runs tonight, I figured I
would once again break out this picture. (As I have been told, it is
appreciated by men and women alike). If David gets back in stride, it
is a huge boost to the Mets offense as I feel he has the ability to
carry this team.
Another positive sign for the Mets was the continued effectiveness
of the bullpen. After last night’s stellar performance by the pen,
tonight the much maligned Scott Schoenweiss came on to pitch a
perfect one and two thirds innings.
Lets not forget either that Mets starter Claudio Vargas got it done.
He pitched to the minimum twelve hitters through four innings before
needing a bit of help from the pen,but he kept the Mets in the game.
Lets hope the Mets continue this recent trend!
Mets open 4 game stand vs Dodgers
The New York Mets open up a four game series tonight at Shea Stadium
against the Los Angeles Dodgers. First pitch is set for 7:10pm. Claudio
Vargas (1-2) starts for the Mets and Brad Penny (5-5) goes for the
Dodgers.
The Mets hope to gain some momentum from last night’s thrilling 7-6
victory over the Marlins. The Mets took 2 of 3 against the first place
Marlins, after losing six of the previous seven games. With all the
controversy surrounding the club of late, this would certainly be an
opportune time for the Mets to get on a roll.
In a scheduling glitch, or worse, the Mets host the Dodgers on
ESPN’s Sunday night baseball, then fly across country to play in San
Francisco on Monday night. Think about it…the game will end around
11:30 EST, the Mets then have to deal with their post game
responsibilities, probably catch a 2:00am flight, fly five hours to
Frisco, then play a game! That stinks!
New York Mets quick hits:
- starting pitchers for 5/30; John Maine vs Clayton Kershaw
- starting pitchers for 5/31; Mike Pelfrey vs Chad Billingsley
- starting pitchers for 6/1; Johan Santana vs Hiroki Kurada
- the Mets may look to aquire first baseman Scott Hattenberg if he clears waivers from the Reds
- the Dodgers enter the series at 26-26, 3.5 back
- the Mets are 25-26, 4.5 back
- this date in Mets history; 5/29/86, Sid Fernandez beat Fernando Valenzuela 5-2
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!
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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.
Mets lose to Dodgers,Perez ineffectivehttp://edit.mlblogs.com/app?__mode=view&_type=entry&blog_id=1584
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The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Mets 5-1 last night in LA.
Mets starter Oliver Perez couldn’t get the job done once again.
While the Mets hitters certainly didn’t help, you can’t allow three
homeruns in a single game. Although Mets manager Willie Randolph seemed
not to have a problem with his performance. “Obviously, it’s a better
game if you compare the two,” Willie Randolph
said, referring to last week’s blowout at the hands of the Pirates at
Shea. “He didn’t pitch that bad, really. He kept us in the game.”
Way to raise the bar for your players Willie!
Mets to battle Dodgers tonight!
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The New York Mets travel West to take on former Yankee skipper Joe
Torre and his Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at 10:10pm, est. Torre’s club
comes into the ballgame with a record of 17-14, while the Mets are
16-13. Two clubs with high hopes for the season looking to get into a
groove should make for an exciting series.
Tonight’s starting pitchers will be for the Mets Oliver Perez (2-2,
4.03 ERA) vs the Dodgers Chad Billingsley (1-4, 5.21 ERA).
If the Mets hope to rise above their just slightly over .500 form,
they need Perez to step it up a notch. The left hander has been
mediocre at best this season and is coming off a nightmare
outing last week against the lowly Pittsburg Pirates. With Pedro
Martinez getting close to returning, somebody..either Perez or Mike
Pelfrey, is going to lose a starting job. Perez should have plenty of
motivation to get it done against the Dodgers.
New York Mets quick hits for 5/5/08, 5/6/08 and 5/7/08:
- Orlando Hernandez will travel to New York this week to have his injured foot reevaluated
- Jorge Sosa leads all relievers with 4 victories on the season
- Ryan Church is tied for the Major League lead among outfielders with 4 assists
- Jose Reyes leads the majors with 5 triples
- 5/6 starting pitchers; Nelson Figueroa vs Hiroki Kurida
- 5/7 starting pitchers; John Maine vs Brad Penny
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