Sometimes You're the Bug, Sometimes You're the Windshield
The Happy Recap: Mets Sweep!
It wasn't too long ago that the Mets went to Florida with a bad manager and got swept by the Marlins in pathetic fashion. This time, they did the sweeping at home themselves with a bad manager instead, beating the Fish three times by scores of 4-3, 6-1, and 7-6.
THE GOOD: The Mets fell behind yesterday by a seemingly insurmountable 5 runs, but got right back into it with Jeff Francoeur's game tying 3 run homer, which took a relatively ineffective Takman off the hook, eventually allowing KRod to finish the game for his 12th save of the year. Angel Pagan had another nice day with 2 hits and 2 rbi and believe it or not, I actually heard on the broadcast the phrase "What are the Mets going to do when Carlos Beltran comes back?" David Wright continues to own Ricky Nolasco with a 3-for-5 day (without even striking out once!) and Rod Barajas had another nice 2-hit game.
Saturday's game saw Jon Niese coming back from the disabled list and pitching 7 strong innings of 1-run, 6 strikeout ball to gain his 2nd victory of the year. He was helped offensively by David Wright's monster of a home run ball (at Citi Field to boot!) and Ike Davis' 4-for-4 day. Angel Pagan, Jeff Francoeur and newcomer Ruben Tejada all contributing hits in the game as well. The rally-challenged Mets actually went 4-for-10 with runners in scoring position in this game and Jenrry Mejia and Fernando Nieve both did their jobs in the bullpen. More signs of good things to come.
As for Friday's game, can we say R.A. Dickey enough? He pitched into the seventh inning again, he's undefeated on the season so far with his third win, and he goes 2-for-3 with an rbi at the plate.
As a result of the 3-game series win, the Mets have the best home record in baseball.
THE BAD: Oliver Perez has been placed on the 15-day disabled list and Gary Matthews Jr. was DFA'ed. So where's the bad here? Let's start and end with the series Jose Reyes had. Jose was 1-for-10 and it wasn't even that good. Since hitting coach HoJo won't tell him, I guess it's up to MetsFanClub.com instead for advice: Jose, stop trying to hit the ball hard for a homerun. Each time you're up batting lefty, I haven't seen so many popups to the third baseman since the end days of Robin Ventura. Jose, you're the fastest guy in baseball... concentrate on hitting the ball on the ground! By doing that, you'll stop the uppercut and hit more line drives for hits. Period - simple as that. (and going up the middle probably won't hurt either)
THE UGLY: The Marlins are still selling tickets to a game that's already been played. Yes, that's right: since no one goes to Florida home games, very few people were actually present when Roy Halladay tossed his perfect game back on May 29th. Memorabilia seekers are clamoring for the now-famous ticket stubs to say "I was at that game" and many "investors" are paying more than face value. But hurry, this game is almost sold out, so act fast. Our prediction: Phillies 1, Marlins 0 - take it to the bank!
It wasn't too long ago that the Mets went to Florida with a bad manager and got swept by the Marlins in pathetic fashion. This time, they did the sweeping at home themselves with a bad manager instead, beating the Fish three times by scores of 4-3, 6-1, and 7-6.
THE GOOD: The Mets fell behind yesterday by a seemingly insurmountable 5 runs, but got right back into it with Jeff Francoeur's game tying 3 run homer, which took a relatively ineffective Takman off the hook, eventually allowing KRod to finish the game for his 12th save of the year. Angel Pagan had another nice day with 2 hits and 2 rbi and believe it or not, I actually heard on the broadcast the phrase "What are the Mets going to do when Carlos Beltran comes back?" David Wright continues to own Ricky Nolasco with a 3-for-5 day (without even striking out once!) and Rod Barajas had another nice 2-hit game.Saturday's game saw Jon Niese coming back from the disabled list and pitching 7 strong innings of 1-run, 6 strikeout ball to gain his 2nd victory of the year. He was helped offensively by David Wright's monster of a home run ball (at Citi Field to boot!) and Ike Davis' 4-for-4 day. Angel Pagan, Jeff Francoeur and newcomer Ruben Tejada all contributing hits in the game as well. The rally-challenged Mets actually went 4-for-10 with runners in scoring position in this game and Jenrry Mejia and Fernando Nieve both did their jobs in the bullpen. More signs of good things to come.
As for Friday's game, can we say R.A. Dickey enough? He pitched into the seventh inning again, he's undefeated on the season so far with his third win, and he goes 2-for-3 with an rbi at the plate.
As a result of the 3-game series win, the Mets have the best home record in baseball.
THE BAD: Oliver Perez has been placed on the 15-day disabled list and Gary Matthews Jr. was DFA'ed. So where's the bad here? Let's start and end with the series Jose Reyes had. Jose was 1-for-10 and it wasn't even that good. Since hitting coach HoJo won't tell him, I guess it's up to MetsFanClub.com instead for advice: Jose, stop trying to hit the ball hard for a homerun. Each time you're up batting lefty, I haven't seen so many popups to the third baseman since the end days of Robin Ventura. Jose, you're the fastest guy in baseball... concentrate on hitting the ball on the ground! By doing that, you'll stop the uppercut and hit more line drives for hits. Period - simple as that. (and going up the middle probably won't hurt either)
THE UGLY: The Marlins are still selling tickets to a game that's already been played. Yes, that's right: since no one goes to Florida home games, very few people were actually present when Roy Halladay tossed his perfect game back on May 29th. Memorabilia seekers are clamoring for the now-famous ticket stubs to say "I was at that game" and many "investors" are paying more than face value. But hurry, this game is almost sold out, so act fast. Our prediction: Phillies 1, Marlins 0 - take it to the bank!
posted by Mets Fan Club @ 2:21 PM
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