MetsScotty's New York Mets Blog

Bummer of a loss today. 8 to 4 Pirates. 5 unearned runs in the 6th. I know they were unearned, but it would have been nice if Peres could have got us out of it.

Oh well, we took the series and now have 4 against the Nationals.

I am going on Sunday. Let's home for clear skies and Met wins!!!

Let's Go Mets

The Mets had another nice game yesterday as they beat the Pirates 6-3. Glavine looked a little rough in the first inning but managed to get out of it. He did get roughed up a bit more to give up 3 runs in the 6th.

Now we try for the sweep and our first 4-game streak in more than a month! Perez has looked good recently so let's hope he keeps it up!

Let's Go Mets!

Well, Maine certainly helped his own cause with his first career home run. The Mets beat the Pirates 8-4 last night at Shea.

Milledge also homered which, paired with Maine's accounted for 4 of the Mets runs.

Maine pitched well which was nice to see, although he did give up another home run which he has been in the habit of doing as of late.

Over the weekend, the Mets took 3 out of 4 from the Dodgers. That was very good to see as they are a very tough team.

Two more with the Pirates and then we host the Nationals. I'll be there for Sunday's game!

Let's Go Mets!!

It is always nice when your pitcher gets to bat in the first inning. It isn't so nice when he blows a nice comfortable lead. Glavine did not have very much luck on Thursday, but his team gave him the support he needed. If he could have stayed in it would have been win 299. The Mets won 13-9 in dramatic fashion with a combination of hits, aggressive running and even a few home runs.

That was game 1 of a 4 game set in LA. Peres is going against Tomko tonight. Let's see if we can guarantee at least a split tonight! :D

Let's Go Mets!

Jake Peavy came in with a good record and a great ERA. He was valued enough to start the All-Star game last week. He was probably one of the most dangerous pitchers we were going to see on this trip. He didn't pitch bad (Gave up 3 runs), but the Mets pressed their advantage to manufacture runs. They didn't need to rely on home runs. Stolen Bases, aggressive base running, and well-placed hits got them the runs they needed. El Duque and the bullpen kept the Padres at bay as the Mets won 7-0.

Tonight it is Maine vs Maddux. Maine had pitched fantastic in nearly all of his starts. We are coming up against an old rival in Maddux. I think Maddux is starting to show his age though. I feel we have a good chance with a win tonight!

Let's Go Mets!!

Sosa did a good job only giving up 2 runs in 6 innings. The bullpen could have done better, but they also had to deal with a couple of errors as well. this is a tough series and the next one will be jsut as tough. They better get their bats going if they are going to keep their position at the top.

Thankfully the Braves lost as well. The MEts are still up by 1-1/2 games.

Let's see what tonight brings.

Let's Go Mets!

So, I wasn't able to get to really watch the games, but overall it was a good weekend. :D

Friday night was a bit rough with an 8 to 4 loss with Maine pitching. With a couple of errors by Gotay and the Grand Slam to lead off the game, we knew it wasn't going to be so good for the Mets. They did pull out 4 runs so it was good to see them hit and not give up.

Saturday was another nailbiter. Milledge came up with the deciding hit in the bottom of the 8th to give Glavine his 298th win!

Sunday was a good win. Reyes had a nice 2 run HR and Milledge had 2 more RBIS for a 5-2 win over the Reds. Perez had a nice start coming back from the disabled list as well.

Sosa is back tonight. Let's hope he has a nice strong start as well as we face the Padres.

Let's Go Mets!!

Jose Reyes and Ruben Gotay started the game with back to back homeruns. This is the first time in Mets history that a game was started by the Mets with back to back homeruns. They pulled out a win with a gutsy running play from Milledge. It should have plowed into the plate, but managed to grab the plate without being tagged. We won, and that is the important thing. :D

Mets 3 Reds 2

Let's go for another tonight!

So Rickey is back and Rickey is going to get these guys hitting again.

Rick Downs was let go and Rickey Henderson has returned to the Mets organization as the hitting coach. Perhaps when of the best hitters in the game and certainly of the best base runners, I do feel that he could provide the Mets the offensive spark that they need.

We shall see over the next couple of weeks if this works out. I sure hope it does!

Mets host the the slumping Cincinatti Reds tonight at 7:10ET (on SNY in NY)

Let's Go Mets!

Okay, so the AL did it again. Unfortunately, I blame Wagner for giving up those last 2 runs. Not that I blame him totally, but I wanted all the Mets to have reaaly good outings. Good job by Reyes going 3 for 4 with a run, a SB and a double! Wright had an RBI and Beltran had a triple and a run. A round of applause for them!

Another day off then it is back to the races. Let's hope they can come back with their mojo back in place!

So, it was a rough roadstand. How about that 17-inning game. The last 4 times the two teams have met and have gone 14+ inning the Astros have won, so it was nice to see that change. We beat the Cards, got swept by the Rockies and split the series with the Astros. Now we have a breather with the All-Star break (Best of luck to Reyes, Wright, Beltran and Wagner!!). Hopefully this is the break that is needed for the Mets to take a breather and get back into the game. They need to work on hitting and taking advantage of situations when they arrive.

As to the All-Star game - who else thinks that Maine certainly should have been in the game?!?!

PS I'll try to post a bit more as well. :D