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So Mets.com wrote an article stating that no Mets have been voted to the top of their respective positions in the early tabulations of the All-Star ballots.  The funny thing about it was that I was going to discuss it today anyway.  Now, I have some supporting evidence thanks to Marty Noble.

Fans can cast their votes for starters up to 25 times with the Monster 2008 All-Star Game Online Ballot at MLB.com and all 30 club sites until 11:59 p.m. ET. on Wednesday, July 2. Starting rosters will be announced during the 2008 All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Chevrolet on TBS on Sunday, July 6. Baseball fans around the world will then be able to select the final player on each team via the Monster 2008 All-Star Final Vote at MLB.com.

As usual, fans can vote so go out and vote if you haven’t done so already.  Obviously, I encourage you to vote for all of the Mets.

1. First Base - No Mets are currently in the Top 5.
2. Second Base - Luis Castillo is currently 5th in the All-Star ballot.  I have no idea how that happened.
3. Third Base - David Wright is currently 2nd in the All-Star ballot.  Even though Wright is struggling, vote for him over Larry Jones.
4. Shortstop - Jose Reyes is currently 3rd in the All-Star ballot.
5. Catcher - No Mets are currently in the Top 5.
6. Outfield - Carlos Beltran is currently 4th, and Ryan Church is currently 13th in the All-Star ballot.  Church has to make it in the outfield, and he should be ahead of Beltran right now.

If you want to vote for the 2008 All-Star Game, click here.

Mets.com:

Latest injury most disappointing for Alou - Moises Alou had this to say, “I got known as the person who gets injured all the time, and it’s embarrassing getting that label this late in my career.”

Mets starting slowly in All-Star ballots - Marty Noble pointed out that no Mets have been voted to the top of their respective position in the early tabulations.  The All-Star game is what I wanted to talk about today.

Santana puts a stop to Mets’ slide - Marty Noble summarized last night’s game between the Marlins and the Mets.

Wagner only concerned about winning - Jon Blau put together a pregame analysis for tonight’s game between the Marlins and the Mets.

Wise the latest Mets player on the DL - Jon Blau reported that Matt Wise was placed on the 15-day DL because of a right rotator cuff tendinitis.  Carlos Muniz was called up from the Minors to take his place on the roster.

Newsday:

Santana gives Mets much-needed win - Anthony Rieber summarized last night’s Marlins-Mets game.

If Mets don’t win now, they could have long wait

Church sees neurologist, takes night off

Randolph’s mood brightens as job status improves - Anthony Rieber pointed out that,

Randolph joked with reporters before last night’s game against the Marlins. He was particularly comical about a photo on the front page of the New York Post that he said made him “look ugly.”

“You couldn’t find a better picture than that?” he asked. “That was a tired picture. Do I look that bad? It was a big ‘ Moon Mullins’ shot. I looked tired. They made sure my eyes were a little bit closed.”

Marlon, Wise are hurting

Marlins showing they are more than spoilers

Vote of confidence for Mets’ Randolph could be kiss of death

New York Daily News:

To Omar Minaya, racial divide on Mets sounds altogether wrong

Mets surpass Knicks at doctoring attendance figures

Thanks to Johan Santana, Mets and Willie Randolph get much-needed win - Peter Botte wrote up a game summary for last night’s game between the Marlins and the Mets.

Johan Santana aces Mets’ gut check

Ten ways to fix the Mets - Peter Botte provided a list of, “10 things the Mets need to do to save their season and/or Randolph’s job over the final 112 games.”

Ryan Church’s bell is still ringing

Backup plan is a hit - Mark Lelinwallasays, “Maybe Willie Randolph should give his starters the night off more often.”

Tuesday the target for Pedro’s return

Brochure chumps make ‘07 Mets champs - Brendan Brosh found out that, “A tourism brochure, printed for $9,300 by the borough president’s office, hails the Mets as winners last year - when they endured a historic collapse to miss the playoffs.”

New York Post:

SANTANA & SUBS SUBDUE MARLINS

RANDOLPH WARMS UP HIS BENCH

QUEST FOR LEADER LOST IN TRANSLATION

CHURCH MIGHT GO ON THE DL

New York Times:

Santana Provides Relief for Mets - Ben Shpigel summarized last night’s Marlins-Mets game.

Doctors See Danger in Letting Church Play

Delgado Benched as Slump Deepens

The Star-Ledger:

Ryan Church update

Ryan Church fallout

If it ain’t broke, why fix it? - Colin Stephenson provided the lineup for tonight’s Marlins-Mets game.

Shakeup helps Mets get a win

Church told to stay away from Shea - Jeremy Cothran noted that, ”a neurologist ordered the right fielder to stay home.”

Final: Mets 5, Marlins 3 - Jeremy Cothran summarized last night’s game between the Marlins and the Mets.

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The New York Mets (22-24) are playing Game 47 of the 2008 Regular Season against the Colorado Rockies (19-29) at Coors Field.  It’s the second game of the three-game series.  The game began at 3:55 p.m., and it was aired on FOX.

Mets Lineup: Reyes, Castillo, Wright, Beltran, Tatis, Delgado, Castro, Evans, Vargas.

Rockies Lineup: Podsednik, Herrera, Holliday, Helton, Stewart, Smith, Iannetta, Quintanilla, Francis.

At the Plate

Jeff Francis (1-4) was the starting pitcher for the Rockies.  In the Top of the 1st, Reyes grounded a leadoff single up the middle.  Castillo drew a no-out walk.  With Wright in the batters box, the Mets put on the double steal without a throw.  Wright drew a no-out walk which loaded the bases.  Carlos Beltran drove a no-out bases clearing double into the gap in left center which scored Jose Reyes, Luis Castillo, and David Wright.  Tatis grounded a no-out single through the hole on the left side, and Beltran advanced to third.  Francis fanned Delgado.  Ramon Castro grounded an opposite field RBI single through the hole on the right side, and Carlos Beltran came home to score and Tatis went to second.  Nick Evans lined a one-out opposite field RBI double into the right field corner so Fernando Tatis came around to score while Castro went first to third.  Vargas lined out to second.  Reyes grounded out to first to end the inning with runners on second and third.  Francis gave up 5 Hits, 5 Runs, 2 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 1st Inning.  In the Top of the 2nd, David Wright went yard with a solo shot to right.  Beltran grounded out to second.  Francis fanned Tatis.  Francis gave up 1 Hit, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning.  In the Top of the 3rd, Evans lined a two-out opposite field double into right center.  Francis fanned Vargas to end the inning.  Francis gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 3 SOs in the 3rd Inning.  In the Top of the 4th, Francis hit Wright with the pitch to give the Mets a two-out base runner.  With Beltran at the plate, Wright beat out the throw as he stole second base.  Francis struck out Beltran swinging at ball four stranding Wright at second.  Francis gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 4th Inning.  In the Top of the 5th, Castro drew a two-out walk.  Evans worked the count full before grounding out to second.  Francis gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 5th Inning.  In the Top of the 6th, Francis pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Francis gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 6th Inning.  Francis left the game after pitching 6.0 Innings allowing 7 Runs, 6 Hits, 6 ER, 3 BBs, and he had 8 SOs.

Hurdle replaced Francis with Alberto Arias to begin the Top of the 7th.  Arias hit Tatis with the pitch to give the Mets a two-out base runner.  Delgado grounded out to first to end the inning.  Araias gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.  In the Top of the 8th, Castro lef off with a Ground Rule Double to left center.  Nick Evans grounded an opposite field RBI double down the right field line, and Ramon Castro came around to score.  Chavez grounded out to second, and Evans advanced to third.  Reyes grounded to first, and Helton held up Evans at third and tagged first.  Luis Castillo lined a two-out RBI opposite field double down the left field line which scored Nick Evans.  Arias fanned Wright to end the inning with Castillo stranded on second.  Arias gave up 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 8th Inning.  Arias left the game after pitching 2.0 Innings allowing 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 ER, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO.

Hurdle replaced Arias with Josh Newman to begin the Top of the 9th.  Carlos Delgado crushed a solo shot to right field.  Castro grounded a two-out single up the middle.  Easley grounded to short, but Quintanilla (Error on Omar Quintanilla) threw the ball to second off target so Herrera was off the bag and then Castro beat out the throw at first.  Chavez lined out to first to end the inning with two Mets on base.  Newman gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 9th Inning.

On the Mound

Claudio Vargas (0-2) was the starting pitcher for the Mets.  In the Bottom of the 1st, Matt Holliday hit a two-out jack to left field.  Helton grounded out to first to end the inning.  Vargas gave up 1 Hit, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 1st Inning.  In the Bottom of the 2nd, Vargas pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Vargas gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 2nd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 3rd, Francis drove a one-out single off of the right field wall.  Podsednik grounded to first, and Delgado tagged first and made the throw to second to second but not in time.  Jonathan Herrera lined an RBI single into shallow right, and Jeff Francis came around to score.  Holliday grounded to short, and Reyes got the force out at second to end the inning.  Vargas gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 3rd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 4th, Helton drew a leadoff walk.  Vargas then struck out Stewart, Smith, and Iannetta to end the inning.  Vargas gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 3 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 5th, Quintanilla grounded a leadoff single up the middle.  Francis dropped down a bunt down the first base line, and Delgado made the out at first as Quintanilla moved over to second.  Podsednik flied out to left, and Quintanilla tagged up and ran to third.  Herrera lined out to left leaving Quintanilla stranded on third.  Vargas gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 6th, Vargas pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Vargas gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 7th, Vargas retired the side for the second straight inning.  Vargas gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.  Vargas left the game after pitching 7.0 Innings allowing 4 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 ER, 1 BB, and he had 3 SOs.

Randolph replaced Vargas with Duaner Sanchez to begin the Bottom of the 8th.  Sanchez pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Sanchez gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 8th Inning.

Randolph replaced Sanchez with Pedro Feliciano to begin the Bottom of the 9th.  Stewart drew a two-out walk.  Smith flied out to left to end the game and the Mets finally won a game.  Feliciano gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 9th Inning.

Final Score: New York Mets 9 - Colorado Rockies 2.  The MLB.com Box Score is attached.  Claudio Vargas (1-2) got the win and Jeff Francis (1-5) got the loss.

Game Notes:

• Carlos Beltran hit a bases clearing triple in the first inning to set the tone in this game.
• Nick Evans went 3 for 4 in his MLB debut with 3 opposite field doubles and 2 RBIs.
• Ramon Castro had 3 hits.
• Claudio Vargas had a solid outing today.

Series Notes:

• The Mets evened up the series with the Rockies today with one game to go.
• Carlos Delgado hit a homer in each game this series, plus one in Atlanta on Thursday night.

Other Notes:

• Since May 1st, this is the Mets trend: w-l-w-l-l-w-w-l-w-l-w-l-l-w-w-l-l-l-l-l-w.
• The Mets ended their 5-game skid.
• I do believe that the Mets will win the next 4 games to even out losses.
• The Mets are 3-5 on this road trip.
• The Mets are now one game under .500 with a 23-24 record.

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The New York Mets (22-22) are playing Game 45 of the 2008 Regular Season against the Atlanta Braves (25-21) at Turner Field.  It’s the final game of the four-game series.  The game began at 7:00 p.m., and it was aired on SNY.

Mets Lineup: Reyes, Castillo, Wright, Beltran, Delgado, Anderson, Schneider, Chavez, Santana.

Braves Lineup: Infante, Kotsay, Jones, Teixeira, Francoeur, McCann, Diaz, Johnson, Hudson.

At the Plate

Tim Hudson (6-3) was the starting pitcher for the Braves.  In the Top of the 1st, Hudson pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 1st Inning.  In the Top of the 2nd, Carlos Beltran belted a solo shot to deep right field.  Carlos Delgado hit an opposite field homer to deep left on the very next pitch by Hudson (The Carlos’ were in the lineup back-to-back, and they hit back-to-back homers).  Anderson dropped a bunt down towards third, and McCann made the out at first.  Hudson caught Schneider looking at strike three.  Chavez hit a two-out opposite field bloop double to left.  Santana grounded to short, and Infante made the out at first to end the inning.  Hudson gave up 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning.  In the Top of the 3rd, Hudson retired the side with three ground balls.  Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 3rd Inning.  In the Top of the 4th, Hudson retired the side for the second inning in a row.  Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 4th Inning.  In the Top of the 5th, Hudson now retired the side for the third straight inning.  Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 5th Inning.  Hudson gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  In the Top of the 6th, Castillo lined a one-out single into left field.  Wright grounded to second, and the Braves turned the inning ending double play.  Hudson gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning.  In the Top of the 7th, Beltran grounded a leadoff single up the middle.  With Delgado at the plate, Beltran beat the throw as he stole second.  Delgado popped up to center, and Kotsay made the catch so Beltran stayed put.  Anderson grounded to short, and Beltran got caught in a rundown but bought enough time to allow Anderson to get to second.  Schneider grounded out to second leaving Anderson stranded on second.  Hudson gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.  In the Top of the 8th, Church lined a pinch hit leadoff single into right.  Reyes grounded the ball down the third base line, and McCann misfielded it so Reyes beat it out and Church advanced to second.  Castillo grounded to the pitcher, and the Braves turned the inning ending double play.  Hudson gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.  Hudson left the game after pitching 8.0 Innings allowing 7 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 ER, 0 BBs, and he had 4 SOs.

Cox replaced Hudson with Manny Acosta to begin the Top of the 9th.  Wright lined a leadoff single into left.  Beltran lined to second, and Wright got doubled up diving back to first.  Acosta gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 9th Inning.

Cox replaced Acosta with Will Ohman with two outs in the Top of the 9th.  Delgado lined out to center to end the game.  gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 9th Inning.

On the Mound

Johan Santana (5-2) was the starting pitcher for the Mets.  In the Bottom of the 1st, Kotsay grounded a one-out single up the middle.  Jones grounded to short, and the Mets turned the inning ending double play.  Santana gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 1st Inning.  In the Bottom of the 2nd, Teixeira hit a high chopper in front of the plate which caused Schneider (Error on Brian Schneider) to misfield it so the Braves have a leadoff runner.  Francoeur lined out to the left, and Anderson hit the wall as he made the catch.  McCann flied out to right.  Diaz grounded a two-out single through the hole on the right side, and Teixeira advanced to second.  Kelly Johnson grounded to second, and Castillo dove to make the stop and threw the ball offline to Schneider as Mark Teixeira came home and Diaz went to third.  Santana got Hudson looking at strike three to end the inning leaving two runners on the corners.  Santana gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 2nd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 3rd, Jones grounded a two-out single through the hole on the right side.  Teixeira grounded a two-out single through the hole on the left side, and Jones went to second.  Francoeur lined out to left to end the inning.  Santana gave up 2 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 3rd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 4th, Johnson dropped a two-out single into shallow center.  Hudson grounded back to the pitcher, and Santana made the out at first to end the inning.  Santana gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 5th, Santana pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Santana gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 6th, McCann grounded a two-out single up the middle.  Diaz grounded to third, and Wright got the force out at second to end the inning.  Santana gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, an he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 7th, Johnson lined a leadoff double into center.  Hudson dropped down a bunt towards third, and Santana made the out at first as Johnson advanced to third.  Omar Infante hit a one-out RBI single into center which scored Kelly Johnson.  With Kotsay in the batters box, Santana threw a wild pitch so Infante went to second.  Kotsay grounded a one-out single through the hole on the right side, and Infante advanced to third.  Chipper Jones lined a RBI single into right so Omar Infante scored and Kotsay went first to third.  Mark Teixeira lined an RBI single into left which scored Mark Kotsay and Jones advanced to second.  Francoeur grounded to the pitcher, and the Mets turned the inning ending double play.  Santana gave up 5 Hits, 3 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.  Santana left the game after pitching 7.0 Innings allowing 12 Hits, 4 Runs, 3 ER, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO.

Randolph replaced Santana with Pedro Feliciano to begin the Bottom of the 8th.  Feliciano pitched a 1-2-3 inning to give the Mets one more shot down two runs.  Feliciano gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 2 SOs in the 8th Inning.

Final Score: New York Mets 2 - Atlanta Braves 4.  The MLB.com Box Score is attached.  Johan Santana (5-3) got the loss and Tim Hudson (7-3) got the win.

Game Notes:

• The Carlos‘ hit back-to-back solo shots in the 2nd Inning.
• Santana gave up 12 Hits which is the most in his MLB career.
• The Mets were unable to manufacture runs in the 7th, 8th, and 9th Innings when runners were in scoring position.
• The Braves were able to manufacture 3 runs in the 7th Inning which was enough for them.

Series Notes:

• The Braves swept the Mets in this 4-game series.
• The Braves have outscored the Mets 27-9 in this series, which is pathetic.

Other Notes:

• Since May 1st, this is the Mets trend: w-l-w-l-l-w-w-l-w-l-w-l-l-w-w-l-l-l-l.
• It is the first time this month that the Mets lost 4 straight games.
• The Mets are now under .500 with a 22-23 record.

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The New York Mets (22-21) are playing Game 44 of the 2008 Regular Season against the Atlanta Braves (24-21) at Turner Field.  It’s the third game of the four-game series.  The game began at 7:00 p.m., and it was aired on SNY.

Mets Lineup: Reyes, Chavez, Wright, Beltran, Alou, Delgado, Schneider, Castillo, Pelfrey.

Braves Lineup: Infante, Kotsay, Jones, Teixeira, McCann, Francoeur, Johnson, Blanco, Jurrjens.

At the Plate

Jair Jurrjens (4-3) was the starting pitcher for the Braves.  In the Top of the 1st, Reyes grounded a leadoff single through the hole on the left side.  Chavez popped up to left, and Blance made the catch.  With Wright at the plate, Reyes beat out the throw by McCann as he stole second.  Wright lined out to second, and Reyes dove back to second safely to avoid the double play.  Beltran grounded to first, and Teixeira tagged the bag to end the inning leaving Reyes stranded on second.  Jurrjens gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 1st Inning.  In the Top of the 2nd, Delgado drew a one-out walk on four straight pitches.  Schneider grounded to second, and Delgado blocked Johnson’s (Error on Kelly Johnson) view of the ball as he was running to second so Schneider ended up on second and Delgado ended up on third.  Jurrjens fanned Castillo (Castillo has to be able to drive in runners in scoring position when the pitcher is up next).  Pelfrey grounded to the pitcher, and the ball deflected to short so Infante made the out at first leaving Mets on second and third.  Jurrjens gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning.  In the Top of the 3rd, Reyes grounded a leadoff single through the hole on the right side.  With Chavez at the plate, Reyes beat out the throw by McCann as he stole second base.  Chavez grounded out to first, and Reyes moved over to third.  David Wright lined an RBI single into center which scored Jose Reyes.  Beltran grounded to second, and the Braves turned the inning ending double play.  Jurrjens gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 3rd Inning.  In the Top of the 4th, (SNY reported that Alou left with a cramp in the left leg) Jurrjens pitched his first 1-2-3 inning of the game.  Jurrjens gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Top of the 5th, Reyes drew a two-out walk.  Chavez grounded to short, and Infante made the flip to Johnson to get the force out.  Jurrjens gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  In the Top of the 6th, Beltran grounded a one-out single up the middle.  Anderson popped up to shallow center, and Infante made the catch.  Delgado flied out to right leaving Beltran stranded on first.  Jurrjens gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning.  In the Top of the 7th, Castillo beat out a ground ball to short that took a bad hop to give the Mets a one-out base runner.  Tatis is pinch hitting for Feliciano, and Tatis grounded to third and beat it out because part of the bat ended up near Jones (Error on Chipper Jones) so Jones misplayed the ball while Castillo advanced to second.  Jose Reyes grounded to second, and Johnson made the out at second but Infante made a bad throw to first so Reyes ended up on second while Luis Castillo came around to score.  Chavez flied out to right to end the inning leaving Reyes stranded on second.  Jurrjens gave up 1 Hit, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.  Jurrjens left the game after pitching 7.0 Innings allowing 5 Hits, 2 Runs, 1 ER, 2 BBs, and he had 1 SO.

Cox replaced Jurrjens with Jeff Bennett to begin the Top of the 8th.  Wright grounded to third, and Gotay did not field it properly so Wright ended up with a leadoff single.  Carlos Beltran lined a no-out RBI double down the left field line which scored David Wright.  Anderson grounded to first, and Teixeira tagged first as Beltran advanced to third.  Carlos Delgado grounded to first, and Teixeira tagged first as Carlos Beltran came home.  Schneider grounded out to second to end the inning.  Bennett gave up 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.

Cox replaced Bennett with Chris Resop to begin the Top of the 9th.  Resop quicly slammed the door on the Mets by pitching a 1-2-3 inning.  Resop gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 9th Inning.

On the Mound

Mike Pelfrey (2-4) was the starting pitcher for the Mets.  In the Bottom of the 1st, Pelfrey walked Jones on four pitches.  Teixeira flied out to the warning track in right to end the inning with Jones on first.  Pelfrey gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 1st Inning.  In the Bottom of the 2nd, Pelfrey hit Franceour with the pitch to give the Braves a one-out base runner.  Johnson grounded a one-out single through the hole on the right side, and Franceour advanced to second.  Blanco worked the count full before Pelfrey struck him out looking.  Jurrjens grounded to second, and Castillo made the out at first leaving two Braves on first and second.  Pelfrey gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 3rd, (Anderson replaced Alou) Jones drew a two-out walk.  Teixeira grounded to second and beat out the throw for a two-out single, and Jones went first to third.  Brian McCann drove a two-out 2-run double that one-hopped the wall in right center scoring Chipper Jones and Mark Teixeira.  Jeff Franceour drove a two-out RBI triple off of the left field wall which scored Brian McCann.  Johnson popped up in foul ground along the third base line, and Wright made the final out of the inning leaving Franceour stranded on third.  Pelfrey gave up 3 Hits, 3 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 3rd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 4th, Infante hit a two-out bloop single into center.  Kotsay grounded to second, and Castillo made the toss to Reyes for the force out.  Pelfrey gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 5th, Chipper Jones led off the inning with a solo shot to dead center.  Teixeira pulled a no-out double down the right field line, and Teixeira ended up on third because Chavez (Error on Endy Chavez) misplayed the ball.  McCann drew a no-out walk.  Jeff Francoeur lined a no-out RBI single through the hole on the left side which scored Mark Teixeira, and McCann moved over to second.  Pelfrey gave up 3 Hits, 3 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  Pelfrey left the game after pitching 4.0 Innings allowing 8 Hits, 6 Runs, 6 ER, 3 BBs, and he had 2 SOs.

Randolph replaced Pelfrey with Pedro Feliciano with no outs in the Bottom of the 5th.  Johnson drew a no-out walk to load the bases.  Gregor Blanco hit a sacrifice fly, and Brian McCann tagged up and scored and Franceour tagged up and advanced to third.  Jurrjens dropped down a bunt towards the pitcher, and Feliciano got the runners to hold up before making the out at first.  Feliciano intentionally walked Infante to load the bases.  Kotsay grounded to short, and Reyes made the throw to Delgado who tagged out Kotsay to end the inning full of ugly Braves.  Feliciano gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 2 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 6th, McCann grounded a two-out single through the hole on the left side.  Jeff Francoeur blasted a two-out 2-run shot to left center scoring Brian McCann.  Johnson grounded out to first to end the inning.  Feliciano gave up 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning.  Feliciano left the game after pitching 2.0 Innings allowing 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 ER, 2 BBs, and he had 0 SOs.

Randolph replaced Feliciano with Joe Smith to begin the Bottom of the 7th.  Norton drew a one-out walk.  Infante worked himself into a full count before he drew a one-out walk.  Smith gave up 0 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.

Randolph replaced Smith with Scott Schoeneweis with one out in the Bottom of the 7th.  Kotsay flied out to center.  Schoeneweis hit Jones with the pitch so the bases are loaded (Gotay came in to pinch run for Jones).  Mark Teixeira pulled a two-out bases clearing double down the left field line which scored Greg Norton, Omar Infante, and Ruben Gotay.  McCann grounded to the pitcher and the ball deflected towards second, and Chavez flipped the ball to Delgado but Delgado could not catch it so McCann ended up with a single and Teixeira went to third.  Franceour lined out to second to end the inning with runners on the corners.  Schoeneweis gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.

Randolph replaced Schoeneweis with Billy Wagner to begin the Bottom of the 8th.  Johnson led off with a pop fly single to shallow center.  Blanco drew a no-out walk.  Diaz grounded a no-out single through the hole on the left side, and Johnson went to third and Blanco went to second.  Infante popped up behind the plate, and Schneider made the out.  Wagner fanned Kotsay.  Gotay grounded to short leaving the bases full of Braves.  Wagner gave up 2 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 8th Inning.

Final Score: New York Mets 4 - Atlanta Braves 11.  The MLB.com Box Score is attached.  Mike Pelfrey (2-5) took the loss and Jair Jurrjens (5-3) got the win.

Game Notes:

• Big Pelf only pitched 4 innings.
• Reyes, Wright, and Beltran had 2 hits each.
• Mets pitchers hit 2 batters today: Francoeur and Larry.
• During the game, SNY had a text poll with this question: So far in 2008, do you think the Mets are:
  a) underachieving. or
  b) are as good as their record says they are
  74% of Mets fans stated that the Mets are underachieving.  I believe that it is a combination of the two, but more in favor of option b.  I believe Reyes, Wright, and Beltran will get hot, but I don’t feel that way about others like Delgado or Castillo.  The starters haven’t been horrible this year, but the bullpen has which was the problem in ‘07.

Series Notes:

• The Mets already lost the series to the Braves, and the Mets will get swept if they lose tomorrow.
• The Braves have outscored the Mets 23-7 which is pathetic.

Other Notes:

• Since May 1st, this is the Mets trend: w-l-w-l-l-w-w-l-w-l-w-l-l-w-w-l-l-l.
• It is the first time this month that the Mets lost 3 straight games.
• The Mets are back to .500 with a 22-22 record.

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The New York Mets (21-19) are playing Game 41 of the 2008 Regular Season against the New York Yankees (20-23) at Yankee Stadium.  It’s the second game of the two-game series.  The game began at 8:05 p.m., and it was aired on ESPN.  We will have to suffer through hours of Joe Morgan just to watch a Mets game.  In my opinion, a Subway Series should never have national broadcasters.

Mets Lineup: Reyes, Anderson, Wright, Beltran, Church, Alou, Delgado, Schneider, Castillo.

Yankees Lineup: Damon, Abreu, Jeter, Matsui, Giambi, Cano, Cabrera, Gonzalez, Molina.

At the Plate

Chien-Ming Wang (6-1) was the starting pitcher for the Yankees.  In the Top of the 1st, Wang retired the side with three ground outs.  Wang gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 1st Inning.  In the Top of the 2nd, Wang now retired the first six Mets that he faced.  Wang gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 2nd Inning.  In the Top of the 3rd, Wang now retired the Mets in order the first time through the lineup.  Wang gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 3rd Inning.  In the Top of the 4th, Reyes led of with a double that one-hopped the right field wall for the Mets first hit of the game.  Anderson grounded to the pitcher, and Wang turned around and made the throw to second which got Reyes in a rundown.  Jeter made the throw to Gonzalez who applied the tag on Reyes as Anderson ended up on first.  Wright grounded a one-out single through the hole on the left side, and Anderson went to second.  Beltran drew a one-out walk to load the bases.  Ryan Church grounded to first, and Giambi threw it off target to second to the point where Jeter had to stretch and eventually come off the bag so Marlon Anderson scored and everybody is safe.  Moises Alou lined an one-out 2-run single into right, and David Wright and Carlos Beltran came around to score as Church went first to third.  (Carlos Delgado crushed a no-out 3-run home run which hit the foul poul in left field which would’ve scored Ryan Church and Moises Alou, but the Umpires screwed up the call and it doesn’t count which is bull.  Where is the instant replay?)  (Jerry Manuel was Ejected from the game for arguing the call.)  Carlos Delgado ended up grounding a one-out RBI single through the hole on the right side which scored Ryan Church, and Alou advanced to second.  Schneider grounded to second, and Cano made the out at first as both runners advanced.  Castillo drew a two-out walk which loaded the bases.  Reyes flied out to left leaving the bases filled with Mets.  Wang gave up 4 Hits, 4 Runs, 2 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Top of the 5th, Wang quickly retired the side.  Wang gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  In the Top of the 6th, Ryan Church belted a leadoff solo shot to straight away center field.  Alou grounded out to third.  Delgado flied out to left.  Schneider grounded out to second to end the inning.  Wang gave up 1 Hit, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning.  In the Top of the 7th, Wang retired the side in order with ground ball outs.  Wang gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.  In the Top of the 8th, Wright led off with an opposite field double down the right field line.  Beltran hit a slow ground ball in front of home plate, and Wang made the throw to first to get the out while Wright advanced to third.  Wang intentionally walked Church.  Moises Alou hit a sacrifice fly to right field, and David Wright tagged and came home to score while Church went to second.  Wang gave up 1 Hit, 2 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.  Wang left the game after pitching 7.2 Innings allowing 6 Hits, 7 Runs, 7 ER, 3 BBs, and he had 1 SO.

Girardi replaced Wang with Ross Ohlendorf with two outs in the Top of the 8th.  Ohlendorf intentionally walked Delgado.  Brian Schneider lined a two-out RBI single to right so Ryan Church came around to score, and Delgado went first to third.  Luis Castillo grounded a two-out RBI single through the hole on the left side which scored Carlos Delgado, and Schneider advanced to second.  Jose Reyes drilled a two-out 3-run homer over the short porch in right which scored Brian Schneider and Luis Castillo.  Chavez replaced Alou, and Chavez grounded out to first to end the inning.  Ohlendorf gave up 3 Hits, 4 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.

Girardi replaced Ohlendorf with Jose Veras to begin the Top of the 9th.  Veras pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Veras gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 9th Inning.

On the Mound

Oliver Perez (3-3) was the starting pitcher for the Mets.  In the Bottom of the 1st, Jeter drew a two-out walk.  With Matsui at the plate, Jeter stole second without a throw.  Matsui lined out to first to leave Jeter stranded at second.  Perez gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 1st Inning.  In the Bottom of the 2nd, Giambi drew a leadoff walk.  Cano grounded to first, and Delgado tagged first as Giambi went to second.  Cabrera flied out along the right field line, and Church ran a long way over there to make the catch.  Gonzalez lined out to right leaving Giambi standing on second.  Perez gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 2nd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 3rd, Perez pitched his first 1-2-3 inning of the game.  Perez gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 2 SOs in the 3rd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 4th, Jeter grounded a leadoff single up the middle.  Hideki Matsui crushed a no-out 2-run jack to right which scored Derek Jeter.  Giambi popped up in foul ground behind home plate, and Schneider made the catch.  Perez hit Cano with the pitch.  With Cabrera in the batters box, Cano beat out the throw as he stole second.  Cabrera popped up to shallow right, and Church made the catch.  With Gonzalez at the plate, Perez threw a wild pitch so Cano advanced to third.  Gonzalez popped up to second leaving Cano on third.  Perez gave up 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 5th, Molina led off by lining a double off of the right field wall.  Damon grounded to first, and Delgado tossed it to Perez who tagged first as Molina moved over to third.  Perez caught Abreu looking at strike three.  Jeter flied out to center leaving Molina standing on third.  Perez gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 5th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 6th, Perez hit Giambi with the pitch to give the Yankees a leadoff runner.  Cano grounded to the pitcher, and the Mets turned the inning ending double play.  Perez gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 7th, Perez pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Perez gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 7th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 8th, Perez retired the first two batters before Randolph made a pitching change.  Perez gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.  Perez left the game after pitching 7.2 Innings allowing 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 ER, 2 BBs, and he had 4 SOs.

Randolph replaced Perez with Joe Smith with two outs in the Bottom of the 8th.  Jeter grounded out to second.  Smith gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.

Randolph replaced Smith with Scott Schoeneweis to begin the Bottom of the 9th.  Schoeneweis hit Giambi with the pitch to give the Yankees a one-out base runner.  Cano flied out to left.  Cabrera grounded to the pitcher, and Schoeneweis made the out at first to end the game.  Schoeneweis gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 9th Inning.

Final Score: New York Mets 11 - New York Yankees 2.  The MLB.com Box Score is attached.  Oliver Perez (4-3) got the win and Chien-Ming Wang (6-2) got the loss.

By the time this game was over, the Mets were able to turn Yankee Stadium into Shea Stadium.  The fans were standing and clapping for Schoeneweis rather than the batters which meant that they were Mets fans.  I mentioned yesterday that the Mets needed to cash in in that 4th inning because they didn’t get much out of the situation.  Today, the did just that by scoring 4 runs in the 4th inning and that’s without Delgado’s 3-run blast that didn’t count.  The Mets swept the Yankees in this two-game series.  I thought the Mets would win two game after they lost two games because that’s the .500 trend that the Mets have been keeping pace with.  Perez pitched better as the game went on.  The Mets batted around in the 4th inning and the 8th Inning so everybody contributed for the most part.  The Mets are the kings of New York for another month until they face each other again.

Onto Atlanta.  I hope the Mets sweep the Braves, but they will probably will lose the first game because that will follow their l-w-l-w-l-w-l-l-w-w pattern…what’s next?  Unfortunately, a loss or a losing streak before they get on a winning streak.  Or just maybe, this meeting by Willie will really be what the Mets needed to get to the next level.

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The New York Mets (20-19) are playing Game 40 of the 2008 Regular Season against the New York Yankees (20-22) at Yankee Stadium.  It’s the first game of the two-game series.  The game began at 1:10 p.m., and it was aired on SNY.

Mets Lineup: Reyes, Church, Wright, Beltran, Alou, Delgado, Easley, Schneider, Castillo.

Yankees Lineup: Damon, Abreu, Jeter, Matsui, Giambi, Cano, Cabrera, Gonzalez, Moeller.

At the Plate

Andy Pettitte (3-4) was the starting pitcher for the Yankees.  In the Top of the 1st, Pettitte struck out Reyes and Church on three pitches each.  Wright beat out a ground ball to short for a two-out single.  With Beltran at the plate, Wright stole second easily.  Pettitte fanned Beltran on four pitches.  Pettitte gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 3 SOs in the 1st Inning.  In the Top of the 2nd, Alou lined a leadoff single into left.  Pettitte struck out Delgado swinging.  Pettitte struck out Easley looking.  Pettitte picked off Alou by getting him in a rundown, and Giambi placed the tag on Alou to end the inning which was poor base running on Alou’s part.  Pettitte gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 2 SOs in the 2nd Inning.  In the Top of the 3rd, Pettitte retired the side in order.  Pettitte gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 3rd Inning.  In the Top of the 4th, Church led off by lining a single to center.  Wright lined a no-out single into left, and Church moved over to second.  Carlos Beltran grounded a no-out RBI single through the hole on the left side, and Ryan Church came around to score and Wright advanced to second.  Alou worked the count full before drawing a no-out walk which loaded the bases.  Delgado popped up in shallow left so the infield fly rule was called, and Jeter made the catch.  Pettitte struck out Easley looking.  Brian Schneider worked himself into a full count before drawing a two-out walk which forced in David Wright.  Luis Castillo hit a slow ground ball half way down the third base line which stopped so the Yankees never made a play as Carlos Beltran came home to score.  Reyes popped up to short leaving three Mets stranded.  Pettitte gave up 4 Hits, 3 Runs, 2 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 4th Inning.  In the Top of the 5th, Beltran lined a two-out single into left.  Pettitte hit Alou in the hand so Alou will take first.  With Delgado at the plate, Beltran stole third without a throw.  Pettitte fanned Delgado to leave two Mets stranded.  Pettitte gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 5th Inning.  In the Top of the 6th, Pettitte retired the side in order with three fly balls.  Pettitte gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning.  Pettitte left the game after pitching 6.0 Innings allowing 7 Hits, 3 Runs, 3 ER, 2 BBs, and he had 7 SOs.

Girardi replaced Pettitte with Kyle Farnsworth to begin the Top of the 7th.  Jose Reyes led off the inning with a solo shot to right field.  Church drew a no-out walk.  David Wright hit a no-out 2-run opposite field jack to right which scored Ryan Church.  Beltran popped up to shallow right, and Cano made the catch for the first out.  Alou grounded to third, and Gonzalez made the out at first.  Delgado hit a two-out pop fly single into shallow center.  Farnsworth struck out Easley on a check swing to end the inning.  Farnsworth gave up 3 Hits, 3 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.

Girardi replaced Farnsworth with Edwar Ramirez to begin the Top of the 8th.  Castillo drew a leadoff walk on four straight pitches.  Reyes lined a one-out single up the middle, and Castillo moved over to second.  Ramirez struck out Church as Moeller threw out Castillo as Castillo attempted to steal third for a strike him out throw him out double play which ended the inning.  Ramirez gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.

Girardi replaced Ramirez with Joba Chamberlain to begin the Top of the 9th.  Beltran drove a one-out triple to the gap in left center.  Chamberlain struck out Alou staring at strike three.  Carlos Delgado worked the count full before he pulled the ball through the hole on the right side for an RBI single which scored Carlos Beltran.  Anderson is pinch hitting for Easley, and Chamberlain fanned Anderson to end the inning.  Chamberlain gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 2 SOs in the 9th Inning.

On the Mound

Johan Santana (4-2) was the starting pitcher for the Mets.  In the Bottom of the 1st, Damon drew a leadoff walk.  Santana struck out Abreu swinging.  Derek Jeter crushed a one-out 2-run home run to left field scoring Johnny Damon.  Matsui grounded out to second.  Giambi popped up behind home plate, and Schneider made the catch to end a bad first inning.  Santana gave up 1 Hit, 2 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 1st Inning.  In the Bottom of the 2nd, Cabrera drew a one-out walk.  Gonzalez grounded to third, and Wright made the out at first as Cabrera advanced to second.  Santana fanned Moeller to end the inning.  Santana gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 3rd, Damon led off by lining an opposite field single to left.  Abreu drove the ball to the gap to right center for a one-out double, and Damon tried to come around to score but Church made the relay to Castillo who made a perfect throw to Schneider who tagged Damon at the plate to save a run (Girardi came out to argue the call, but it wasn’t even close).  Jeter lined out to right.  Matsui grounded to first, and Delgado flipped the ball to Santana for the final out.  Santana gave up 2 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 3rd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 4th, Santana pitched his first 1-2-3 inning of the game.  Santana gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 5th, Santana retired the side in order again for the second straight inning.  Santana gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 6th, Jeter lined a one-out single into the gap in left center but he attempted to take second and got thrown out by Beltran.  Santana struck out Matsui to end the inning.  Santana gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 6th Innings.  In the Bottom of the 7th, Jason Giambi led off by going yard to right field.  Santana caught Cano looking at strike three.  Cabrera grounded out to short.  Gonzalez flied out to center to end the inning.  Santana gave up 1 Hit, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 7th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 8th, Bobby Abreu hit a two-out solo shot to dead center.  Jeter hit a two-out opposite field double to the right field corner.  Santana gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 8th Inning.  Santana left the game after pitching 7.2 Innings allowing 7 Hits, 4 Runs, 4 ER, 2 BBs, and he had 5 SOs.

Randolph replaced Santana with Billy Wagner with two outs in the Bottom of the 8th.  Matsui grounded to second to end the inning.  Wagner gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 9th, Giambi led off by hitting an opposite field flair into left.  Cano hit a broken bat single to third, and Wright stopped it but could not make a throw to first.  Cabrera flied out to right.  Duncan is pinch hitting for Gonzalez, and Duncan popped up behind home plate so Schneider made the catch.  Ensberg is pinch hitting for Moeller, and Wagner fanned Ensberg to end the game.  Wagner gave up 2 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 9th Inning.

Final Score: New York Mets 7 - New York Yankees 4.  The MLB.com Box Score is attached.  Johan Santana (5-2) got the win and Andy Pettitte (3-5) got the loss.

Since the Mets have been playing w-l-w-l-w-l baseball and they lost two before winning today, I think that the Mets will win tomorrow as well to go on a two-game winning streak.  It’s a pattern.  So the Mets should sweep this mini-series, and then I expect them to lose their first game (or more than one game) in Atlanta to continue the trend that the Mets have set.  After the losing streak, the Mets will win exactly that many games.  I just wish the Mets could put it together when playing the division.

Anyway, the Mets played a pretty good game today.  They took the first game from the Yankees in the Bronx.  Santana gave up 4 runs on 3 homers, but he pitched 8.2 innings before handing the ball off to Wagner for a four-out save.  Pettitte came out smoking hot early on, but then the Mets batted around in the 4th inning.  The Mets scored 3 runs in the 4th inning, but they should’ve scored a whole lot more.  After the bases were loaded, a hit out of the infield would’ve ended this game early.  Fortunately for the Mets, Reyes and Wright were each able to homer over the short porch in right in the 7th for some insurance runs.  In the 9th, Delgado was able cash in by driving in Beltran.  So 7 runs were enough today.  Perez will face Wang tomorrow night so it seems like the edge is in the Yankees favor, but Perez has a pretty good record against the Yankees.  Last year, the Mets hit Wang well the first time they faced him but Wang was lights out the second time around.  We’ll see how it plays out tomorrow.

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The New York Mets (20-17) are playing Game 38 of the 2008 Regular Season against the Washington Nationals (16-24) at Shea Stadium.  It’s the third game of the four-game series.  The game began at 7:10 p.m., and it was aired on SNY.

Nationals Lineup: Lopez, Guzman, Zimmerman, Boone, Kearns, Dukes, Pena, Flores, Redding.

Mets Lineup: Reyes, Church, Wright, Beltran, Alou, Delgado, Schneider, Easley, Vargas.

On the Mound

Claudio Vargas (0-0) was the starting pitcher for the Mets.  In the Top of the 1st, Lopez lined a leadoff double off of the right field wall.  Guzman flied out to left.  Vargas fanned Zimmerman.  Boone popped up to first.  Vargas gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 1st Inning.  In the Top of the 2nd, Vargas pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Vargas gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning.  In the Top of the 3rd, Flores drew a leadoff walk.  Redding dropped down towards first, and Delgado got the lead runner out at second.  With Lopez in the batters box, Vargas threw a wild pitch so Redding went to second.  Lopez drew a one-out walk.  Guzman flied out to left.  Zimmerman grounded to short, and Reyes made the force out at second to end the inning.  Vargas gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 2 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 3rd Inning.  In the Top of the 4th, Boone beat out ground ball to deep short for a single to lead off the inning.  Kearns flied out to center.  Dukes grounded to short, and the Mets turned the inning ending double play.  Vargas gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Top of the 5th, Vargas pitched another 1-2-3 inning.  Vargas gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 5th Inning.  In the Top of the 6th, Lopez drew a leadoff walk.  Guzman grounded to second, and the Mets turned the double play.  Ryan Zimmerman tattooed a two-out solo shot to the upperdecks in left.  Vargas fanned Boone to end the inning.  Vargas gave up 1 Hit, 1 Run, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 6th Inning.  In the Top of the 7th, Dukes drew a one-out walk on four straight pitches.  Vargas gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 7th Inning.  Vargas left the game after pitching 6.1 Innings allowing 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 ERs, 4 BBs, and he had 6 SOs.

Randolph replaced Vargas with Aaron Heilman with one out in the Top of the 7th.  Pena grounded to third, and Wright made a barehand throw to first to get Pena while Dukes moved over to second.  Jesus Flores grounded a two-out RBI single through the hole on the right side, and Elijah Dukes came around to score.  Harris is pinch hitting for Redding, and Harris drew a two-out walk.  Felipe Lopez grounded a two-out RBI single through the hole on the right side which scored Jesus Flores, and Harris went first to third and Lopez went to second as the throw came home to the plate.  Cristian Guzman grounded a two-out 2-run single up the middle which scored Willie Harris and Felipe Lopez.  Heilman did what he does best by giving up 4 runs while only recording 1 out.  Heilman gave up 3 Hits, 3 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.

Randolph replaced Heilman with Joe Smith with two outs in the Top of the 7th.  Smith struck out Zimmerman on three straight pitches to end the nightmare-ish inning.  Smith gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 7th Inning.  In the Top of the 8th, Smith retired the side in order.  Smith gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 8th Inning.  Smith left the game after pitching 1.1 Innings allowing 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 ER, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO.

Randolph replaced Pedro Feliciano to begin the Top of the 9th.  Feliciano pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Feliciano gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 2 SOs in the 9th Inning.

At the Plate

Tim Redding (4-3) was the starting pitcher for the Nationals.  In the Bottom of the 1st, Redding retired the side in order.  Redding gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 1st Inning.  In the Bottom of the 2nd, Redding pitched another 1-2-3 inning.  Redding gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 3rd, Redding now retired the lineup in order the first time through it.  Redding gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1SO in the 3rd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 4th, Reyes drew a leadoff walk.  Church popped up in foul ground near the Nationals dugout, and Zimmerman made the catch.  Wright lined a no-out single up the middle, and Reyes advanced to second.  Beltran lined to third, and Zimmerman threw the ball to second before Reyes could get back to the bag to end the inning.  Redding gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 5th, (Moises Alou struck out and subsequently slammed the bat down on the dirt and got ejected) Brian Schneider crushed a two-out solo shot to right.  Easley drew a two-out walk.  Redding fanned Vargas to end the inning.  Redding gave up 1 Hit, 1 Run, 1 BB, and he had 2 SOs in the 5th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 6th, Redding pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Redding gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 6th Inning.  Redding left the game after pitching 6.0 Innings allowing 2 Hits, 1 Run, 2 BBs, and he had 4 SOs.

Acta replaced Redding with Saul Rivera to begin the Bottom of the 7th.  Chavez replaced Alou, and Chavez grounded a one-out single to the pitcher who bobbled the ball.  Delgado grounded a one-out single off of the pitcher and through the hole on the right side, and Chavez went first to third.  Brian Schneider grounded out to first, and Endy Chavez came home to score while Delgado moved over to second.  Easley grounded out to the pitcher, and Rivera made the out at first to end the inning.  Rivera gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 8th, Anderson lined a pinch hit opposite field single to left to give the Mets a leadoff runner.  Reyes flied out to left.  Church drew a one-out walk.  Rivera gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.  Rivera left the game after pitching 1.1 Innings allowing 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 ER, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs.

Acta replaced Rivera with Luis Ayala with one out in the Bottom of the 8th.  Wright flied out to center.  Ayala gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.

Acta replaced Ayala with Jon Rauch with two outs in the Bottom of the 8th.  Carlos Beltran grounded a two-out RBI single through the hole on the right side, and Marlon Anderson came around to score while Church went first to third.  Chavez popped up to shallow center, and Dukes made the catch to end the inning.  Rauch gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 9th, Rauch slammed the door on the Mets.  Rauch gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 2 SOs in the 9th Inning.

Final Score: Washington Nationals 5 - New York Mets 3.  The MLB.com Box Score is attached.  Claudio Vargas (0-1) got the loss and Tim Redding (5-3) got the win.

Surprisingly, this game was a pitching duel early on.  Claudio Vargas pitch a great game in his first game of the year.  Vargas walked a batter, Willie made a pitching change, and Heilman gave up 4 runs (3 earned) in 1/3 of an inning to blow another game for the Mets.  Schneider drove in 2 of the Mets runs today.  Now, the Mets cannot win the series against the last place Nats.  At best, they can tie it tomorrow.  It really is pathetic that the Mets don’t have the killer instinct in them after last year’s collapse.  The Mets need to do something before the season ends and they are still playing .500 ball.

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The New York Mets (19-16) are playing Game 36 of the 2008 Regular Season against the Washington Nationals (15-23) at Shea Stadium.  It’s the opener of a four-game series.  The game began at 7:10 p.m., and it was aired on SNY.

Nationals Lineup: Lopez, Guzman, Zimmerman, Johnson, Milledge, Kearns, Mackowiak, Flores, Perez.

Mets Lineup: Reyes, Church, Wright, Beltran, Alou, Delgado, Easley, Schneider, Figueroa.

On the Mound

Nelson Figueroa Jr. (2-2) was the starting pitcher for the Mets.  In the Top of the 1st, Figueroa pitched a 1-2-3 inning.  Figueroa gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 2 SOs in the 1st Inning.  In the Top of the 2nd, Johnson grounded to first but Delgado (Error on Carlos Delgado) made a poor throw to Figueroa to give the Nationals a leadoff runner (I saw it as an out, but the Umpire called him safe).  Milledge drew a no-out walk.  Kearns grounded to second, and Easley made the out at first as both runners advanced.  Rob Mackowiak hit a sacrofice fly to the warning track in center, and Nick Johnson tagged up and scored and Lastings Milledge tagged up and went to third.  Figueroa struck out Flores looking.  Figueroa gave up 0 Hits, 1 Run, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning.  In the Top of the 3rd, Perez lined a leadoff single into right.  Lopez grounded a no-out single through the hole on the right side, and Perez went to second.  Guzman hit a chopper to second, and Easley made the out at first as both runners advanced.  Figueroa hit Zimmerman with the pitch so the bases are loaded.  Figueroa walked Nick Johnson which scored Odalis Perez and kept the bases loaded.  Figueroa got Milledge swinging through strike three.  Kearns lined out to center to end the inning with the bases juiced.  Figueroa gave up 2 Hits,  0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 3rd Inning.  In the Top of the 4th, Mackowiak drew a leadoff walk.  Figueroa hit Flores with the pitch.  Perez dropped down a bunt towards third, and Wright made the out at first as both runners advanced.  Lopez grounded the ball back to the pitcher, and Figueroa (Error on Nelson Figueroa Jr.) threw the ball way off the plate so Rob Mackowiak came home to score and Flores went to third.  Zimmerman grounded to second, and Easley tossed the ball to second to end the inning.  Guzman flied out to shallow center.  Figueroa gave up 0 Hits, 1 Run, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 4th Inning.  In the Top of the 5th, Johnson grounded a leadoff single up the middle.  Milledge popped up to first, and Easley made the catch.  Kearns flied out to the warning track in right.  Mackowiak drew a two-out walk.  Jesus Flores lined a two-out 2-run double down the left field line which scored Nick Johnson and Rob Mackowiak.  Odalis Perez lined a two-out RBI single down the right field line, and Jesus Flores came around to score.  Lopez drew a two-out walk.  Guzman popped up to shallow left, and Reyes made the catch to finally end this inning.  Figueroa gave up 3 Hits, 3 Runs, 2 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  Figueroa left the game after pitching 5.0 Innings allowing 5 Hits, 6 Runs, 4 ER, 5 BBs, and he had 4 SOs.

Randolph replaced Figueroa with Jorge Sosa to begin the Top of the 6th.  Zimmerman led off by grounding a double down the left field line.  Johnson drew a no-out walk.  Lastings Milledge hit a no-out 2-run double about 3/4 of the way up the left field wall which scored Ryan Zimmerman and Nick Johnson.  Kearns grounded to third, and Wright made the out at first as Milledge advanced to third.  Sosa struck out Mackowiak on a foul tip.  Sosa intentionally walked Flores.  Odalis Perez grounded a two-out RBI single up the middle which scored Lastings Milledge, and Flores went to second.  Felipe Lopez dropped a two-out RBI single into left, and Jesus Flores came around to score.  Guzman grounded to second, and Easley made the out at first to end another awful inning.  Sosa gave up 4 Hits, 4 Runs, 2 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 6th Inning.

Randolph replaced Sosa with Duaner Sanchez to begin the Top of the 7th.  Sanchez sent the side down in order.  Sanchez gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 7th Inning.

Randolph replaced Sanchez with Joe Smith to begin the Top of the 8th.  Smith struck out the side.  Smith gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 3 SOs in the 8th Inning.

Randolph replaced Smith with Billy Wagner to begin the Top of the 9th.  Guzman lined a two-out double over Alou’s head in left.  Wagner fanned Zimmerman.  Wagner gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 3 SOs in the 9th Inning.

At the Plate

Odalis Perez (0-3) was the starting pitcher for the Nationals.  In the Bottom of the 1st, Wright drew a two-out walk.  With Beltran at the plate, Wright stole second without a throw.  Carlos Beltran lined a two-out RBI single to left which scored David Wright.  Alou lined a two-out single to left, and Beltran advanced to second.  Perez fanned Delgado on three straight pitches.  Perez gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO in the 1st Inning.  In the Bottom of the 2nd, Damion Easley led off with his first home run of 2008 which went right over the wall in dead center.  Schneider grounded out to first.  Perez got Figueroa looking at strike three.  Reyes dropped down a bunt towards the pitcher, and Perez did not even make a throw to first so Reyes ended up with a two-out single.  Church grounded a two-out single through the hole on the right side, and Reyes advanced to second.  Wright grounded to third, and the ball bounced off of Zimmerman and into Guzman’s glove.  Guzman proceeded to make the out at first to end the inning.  Perez gave up 3 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 2nd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 3rd, Alou dropped a one-out single along the right field line.  Perez got Delgado swinging at strike three.  Damion Easley dropped a two-out RBI single into right, and Carlos Delgado came around to score.  Schneider grounded to the pitcher, and Perez made the out at first to end the inning.  Perez gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 3rd Inning.  In the Bottom of the 4th, Reyes lined a one-out single into left.  With Church in the batters box, Flores threw out Reyes as he attempted to steal second.  Perez fanned Church.  Perez gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in th 4th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 5th, Wright drew a leadoff walk.  Beltran flied out to right.  Alou lined a one-out single into left, and Beltran moved over to second.  Delgado grounded to second, and Lopez made the out at first as both runners advanced.  Easley flied out to right to leave two Mets in scoring position.  Perez gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 5th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 6th, Perez pitched his first 1-2-3 inning of the game.  Perez gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 6th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 7th, David Wright smacked a one-out solo shot to left.  Beltran grounded to third, and Zimmerman misfielded the ball so Beltran beat it out.  Perez gave up 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.  Perez left the game after pitching 6.1 Innings allowing 11 Hits, 4 Runs, 4 ER, 2 BBs, and he had 5 SOs.

Acta replaced Perez with Chris Schroder with one out in the Bottom of the 7th.  Alou flied out to right.  Delgado flied out to the warning track in left.  Schroder gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 0 SOs in the 7th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 8th, Schneider grounded to the pitcher but the ball bounced off of Schroder’s glove and went towards second, but Lopez made a bad throw to first so Schneider beat it out for a one-out single.  Anderson is pinch hitting for Smith, and Anderson popped up in foul ground along the first base line and Johnson made the catch.  Reyes drew a two-out walk on four pitches.  Schroder gave up 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.  Schroder left the game after pitching 1.1 Innings allowing 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs.

Acta replaced Schroder with Saul Rivera with two outs in the Bottom of the 8th.  Church drew a two-out walk to load the bases.  Wright grounded to third, and Zimmerman made the out at first leaving the bases full of Mets.  Rivera gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 0 SOs in the 8th Inning.  In the Bottom of the 9th, Rivera quickly slammed the door on the Mets.  Rivera gave up 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 BBs, and he had 1 SO in the 9th Inning.  Rivera left the game after pitching 1.1 Innings allowing 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, and he had 1 SO.

Final Score: Washington Nationals 10 - New York Mets 4.  The MLB.com Box Score is attached.  Nelson Figueroa Jr. (2-3) got the loss and Odalis Perez (1-3) got the win.

The Mets got beat up and battered by another subpar ball club.  W, L, W, L, W, L, W, L, W, L.  What does all of that equal?  .500 baseball, and the Mets are great at it.  Sometimes they go W, W, L, L, W, W, L, L.  In the end, it equals the same thing.  The Nats were all over Figueroa.  After swinging for the fences every at bat, Milledge finally got a big hit against his former team.  He just missed a 3-run shot, and ended up with a 2-run double that bounced off of the left field wall.  The Nats put up a 10 spot on the Mets.  Who da thunk it?  The Mets had control of this game for a few innings, but Perez and the bullpen got out of some jams leaving many Mets on base.  The Mets need to cash’em in $$$$$$$$ the next three games.

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The Metropolitans will host the Nationals to a 4-game series beginning tonight.  Some good pitching and some clutch hitting should lead to a thrashing.  The Mets should be able to sleep walk through the Nats, but they haven’t gotten to that point yet in ‘08.  The Mets keep us on the edges of our seats by playing to the level of the competition.  Here’s the pitching probables for this series:

• 04/12/2008 - Odalis Perez (0-3) - Nelson Figueroa Jr. (2-2)
• 04/13/2008 - John Lannan (3-3) - John Maine (4-2)
• 04/14/2008 - Tim Redding (4-3) - TBD
• 04/15/2008 - Michael O’Connor (1-1) - Johan Santana (4-2)

Mets.com:

Reliever Wise the Mets’ invisible man - Marty Noble put together a pregame analysis for today’s game between the Nationals and the Mets.

Using pink bat, Beltran enjoys big day

Newsday:

Mets in the pink after beating Reds - Anthony Rieber summarized yesterday’s game between the Reds and the Mets.

Inconsistent Perez finds his rhythm for Mets

Reds bat out of order in ninth - Erik Boland attempted to explain what took place yesterday when the Reds batted out of order in the ninth inning.

Schoeneweis turning boos into cheers

New York Daily News:

Carlos Beltran, Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers as Mets blast Reds - Peter Botte summarized yesterday’s Reds-Mets game.

Mets’ Oliver Perez baffles even Willie Randolph with turn for better

In ninth, Mets-Reds get out of order

Mets turn to Johan Santana to get Subway Series rolling

Mets’ minor league report - Adam Rubin lets us know what’s going on in the minors.

New York Post:

AMAZIN’S PINK BATS RED HOT - Mike Puma summarized yesterday’s game between the Reds and the Mets.

OLIVER’S LEFTY PERSONALITY ALL RIGHT

DOING A RAIN DANCE - Mike Puma wrote, “With today’s forecast calling for rain, the Mets might not wait long to postpone their scheduled game against the Nationals.”

CASTILLO HURT - Fred Kerber reported that Luis Castillo will not be in tonight’s lineup.

BUMBLING REDS DELAY INEVITABLE - Fred Kerber stated that the lineup confusion in the ninth inning slowed down the game.

New York Times:

Snapping Out of a Slump, Beltrán Is Starting to Click

The Star-Ledger:

Mets’ Perez shows his better side

Beltran the driving force in Met bats’ revival

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Die Hard Mets Fan would like to wish you a Happy Mother’s Day!  The Mets won the weekend series against the Reds, and then the Nats are coming to Queens tomorrow for a four-game series.  Hopefully, we can continue to watch the Metsies beat up on the scrubs of the NL.  Next weekend begins the first interleague series, and the Mets will be in the Bronx for the weekend for the first Subway Series of ‘08.

Mets.com:

Quirks and all, Perez picks up victory - Marty Noble summarized today’s game between the Reds and the Mets.

Strained left quad stops Castillo - Marty Noble reported that Luis Castillo had to leave today’s game against the Reds because he strained his left quad in the 5th Inning.

Pelfrey undergoing transformation - Marty Noble stated that last night’s loss to the Reds was in some ways a moral victory for Mike Pelfrey because he pitched 6 innings allowing 2 runs.  After a couple of poor performances, Pelfrey made some changes which led to an improved outing last night.  His teammates informed him that he was tipping off his pitches by chewing on his mouthpiece when he threw fastballs, but not when he threw breaking balls.  So one change was getting rid of the mouthpiece, and the other change was not using what he claims is his best pitch (the two seam fastball) because it hasn’t been successful lately.

Pelfrey solid, but Mets fall in nightcap - Marty Noble summarized last night’s game between the Reds and the Mets.

Beltran powers Mets in matinee - Marty Noble summarized yesterday’s game between the Reds and the Mets.

Mets aim to stay solid vs. weaker clubs - Marty Noble put together a pregame analysis for today’s game between the Reds and the Mets.

Son of former Met a chip off old block - Marty Noble lets us know how the son of former Mets’ catcher Ron Hodges, Casey Hodges, who pitches for Mount Olive College is doing so far in his collegiate career.

Newsday:

Subpar Santana still good enough for Mets - Mark Herrman summarized yesterday’s double header between the Reds and the Mets.

Pelfrey still improving despite loss

Mets’ Beltran primed to break funk - Ken Davidoff stated that Carlos Beltran may get out of the funk after his 5-RBI game in the first game against the Reds.

New York Daily News:

Carlos Beltran, Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers as Mets blast Reds - The AP summarized today’s Reds-Mets game.

Mets are like night and day in doubleheader, split games vs. Reds - Anthony McCarron also summarized yesterday’s Reds-Mets double header.

Johan Santana seems slow to change up Mets’ fortunes

Wagner loses his cool on watercooler - Kristie Ackert tells us that Billy Wagner took out his frustrations on the water cooler in the dugout after he stunk it up in the 9th Inning of last night’s game against the Reds.

Like night & day for Aaron Heilman - Kristie Ackert explained how different Aaron Heilman was when used in both games of yesterday’s double header.

Lucky 7th for Carlos Delgado - Mark Lelinwalla describes how successful Carlos Delgado was when batting in the seventh spot of the lineup in yesterday’s day game against the Reds.

Junior achievements wow Willie - Since the Reds are in town and Griffey is close to hitting his 600th Home Run, Anthony McCarron found out what Willie Randolph’s thoughts are on Ken Griffey Jr.’s exceptional career.  McCarron also provided some stats for what could’ve been for the slugger.

Griffey has struggled to stay healthy his entire career. He could have played 3,115 games over his career if he had played every game of every season he’s been in the majors, including this one. But he’s only played in 2,414, or 77.5%. He’s missed 701 games, or more than four full seasons. Still, he’s hit 597 homers.

Bobby Valentine has ‘zen’ moment in new movie - Patrick Huguenin found out that three NYU students made a documentary about Bobby Valentine titled, ”The Zen of Bobby V”.  The documentary “examines Valentine’s remarkable adaptation to a baseball culture far from home.”  Bobby V is now the manager of Japan’s Chiba Lotte Marines.  I gotta check out this flick because it seems like it will crack me up.

New York Post:

BELTRAN, CHURCH POWER METS OVER REDS - Mike Puma summarized today’s game between the Reds and the Mets.

METS SUFFER FROM SPLITTIN’ RED-ACHE - Mike Puma summarized both games of yesterday’s double header between the Reds and the Mets.

DELGADO GETTING THINGS IN ORDER

PASSION IS KEY TO BEIN’ AMAZIN’ - Kevin Kernan believes that the Mets didn’t have enough passion to win both game of the double header yesterday.

DAVID HAS RIGHT IDEA - Mike Puma stated that “When David Wright is going right, he’s thinking right (field).”

25 BEST MOMENTS AT SHEA: NO. 20

METS BEAT REDS 12-6 - Mike Puma summarized the first game of yesterday’s double header between the Reds and the Mets.

New York Times:

Mets’ Offense a Safeguard Against a Potential Pérez Combustion - Ben Shpigel summarized today’s Reds-Mets game.

The Star-Ledger:

Mets roll over Reds, 8-3 - Alex Delanian summarized today’s game Reds-Mets game.

BREAKING NEWS: Delgado’s agent is insane - Dan Graziano walks us through his encounter with Delgado’s Agent David Sloane.

Get your pink caps on - Alex Delanian provided the lineup for today’s game between the Reds and the Mets.

Santana gets himself out of a jam

Mets’ pop goes flat - Colin Stephenson explains some reasons why the Mets were not able to win the nightcap of the double header against the Reds.

What to do with three hours of dead time - Colin Stephenson lets us know what some of the players did during the three and a half hour break in between yesterday’s double header.

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