Messy Mets

New York Mets Record: 60-61

Current Streak: L1

It All looked good for the New York Mets going into the bottom of the 7th Inning in Thursday night's game vs the Houston Astros. Pat Misch,who had only allowed one hit coming into the inning was on FIRE! But after 2 bloop hits by Angel Sanchez and Hunter Pence,things would only get worse from there from the already sloppy New York Mets. The Mets have only Scored 93 runs since the long gone All-Star break,the last in the majors. After Carlos' Lee's HR in that 7th inning,we kept it at 93 runs. The Astros would eventually win the the game off that One-Hit Wonder. My Moral of this post is that it seems that we cannot give our pitchers any run support. It's like when a team takes the lead from us,we basically allow them to steal that win from us. The Mets have probably had the most "Quality Starts" in the majors this year too. But our hitting is terrible.

Sunny Santana

New York Mets Record 57-57

Current Streak: W1

The New York Mets have been really struggling since the All-Star Break. And Francisco Rodriguez isn't helping the cause. K-Rod,as they call him,was in the Family Lounge after Wednesday night's loss vs the Colorado Rockies. K-Rod got in a argument with his girlfriend and his girlfriend's dad got into it with them. Reports say that K-Rod took his father in-law in a tunnel and beat his head against the the walls. His father in-law had to be taken to the hospital while Francisco was being put in handcuffs. But The Mets still had to play baseball. The Mets put their ace Johan Santana on the mound while the Rockies countered with Jason Hammel. Things were looking good early on. After Jose Reyes got on base and stole second, the Mets were in buisness. Angel Pagan sliced one just past Melvin Mora,which brough speedy Reyes into score. 1-0 Mets. After an Ike Davis Ground Rule Double, Carlos Beltran came up. Carlos then smacked one high to Left. Carlos Gonzalez caught it but could not get also speedy Angel Out at home. 2-0 Metros. Johan was pitching a gem ALL DAY. His fastball set up his changeup and his changeup set up his fastball. And the Mets were still giving him runs. In the 7th, after a Ruben Tejada walk and a Johan single, Jose came up. Jose smacked one into the hole which brought 20-year old rookie Ruben Tejada in. Then 22-year old rookie Fernando Martinez came up. Fernando hit one high to right. It had the same result as Carlos' did earlier. Sacrifice Fly. 4-0 Mets. Johan proved that we don't need a closer to win ballgames as he pitched a Complete game 4-hit shutout. Those are Some Stats to be proud of. Opinion: We finally win a series. Johan's touch is finally back. Are hitting just needs to be tweaked a little bit I think.

Road Madness

New York Mets Record: 54-55

Standings: 3rd in East, 6 behind Philadelphia,8 behind Atlanta

Current Streak: L1

The New York Mets were looking for the same Philadelphia Phillies they faced two months ago in Flushing. The Mets swept their division foe,allowing 0 runs in the whole series. But that was June. Over these past two months these teams have gone in very opposite directions. The Mets have dropped down to 3rd in the east,the Phillies have advanced to 2nd. Let's go down to Citizens Bank Park. Early in the first,Placido Polanco ripped one down the third base line for a double that scored the sore Raul Ibanez. 1-0 Phils. The Mets struck quickly back in the 3rd when Jose Reyes singled to center and Frenchy Scored.1-1 tied. then in the 4th,Rookie Josh Thole put one into the hole for another RBI Single.2-1 Metros. No One scored until the eighth,when the Mets Bullpen came into play. The First pitcher in the inning was Bobby Parnell. Here were Parnell stats for the game: 0.0 IP, 2 ER and 4 Hits allowed. 3-2 Phils.Then came sidearmer Pedro Feliciano. Feliciano: 0.1 IP 2 ER,1 BB,3 H allowed. 5-2 Phils the last pitcher was Manny Acosta. Acosta: 0.2 IP,2 ER,2 H allowed 7-2 Phils. A six-run eighth blew this game wide open. In the top of the 9th, Mike Hessman came up with two runners on. Hessman,32,has spent most of his career in the minors. But Mike has hit 229 homers in the minors,so he can drill it out. Hessman knocked one into left. Back. Back. WAY BACK THERE! GONE!!!!! Hessman First MAJOR LEAGUE HOMER! that made it 7-5. But Brad Lidge got Jesus Feliciano looking to end the game. Opinion: First taste in a long time of a losing record. we need to get some quality wins over this stretch and maybe we can make it. HR Meter: Hessman: (1(1))

Hudson's Hazeballs: Part 2

New York Mets Record: 53-53

Standings: 4th in NL East (1/2 game behind Florida)

Current Streak: L1

The New York Mets have had a up and down 2010. One Minute were winning games like a team and then another minute were getting swept by the Diamondbacks! Still hoping they can make it in the playoffs and save their managers job,The Mets haven't done anything to make that dream happen. Its like a vacuum swooped over Flushing and sucked all the life out of this team. With a six game road trip vs the Braves and the Phillies, the Mets need to win four out of six in this road swing. The pitchers duel was set. Johan Santana Vs Tim Hudson in the first game of the swing,But the Mets last outings with eiether one of these pitchers on the mound were not good ones. In Tim Hudson's Last start Vs the Mets,Tim looked like a 4-time Cy Young Award Winner and 2-time MVP. In Johan's last start,he gave up 6 runs in the first inning to the Cardinals,in a game which the Mets came back only to lose in extras. So this eiether redemption night for the Mets,or slaying time for the Braves. In The First,Johan was in another jam just like his last outing,and almost the same thing happened. he let up a Matt Diaz double to bring in All-Star Omar Infante. 1-0 Braves. Then newcomer Rick Ankiel came up for the Braves,smacked one through the hole to bring in two more runs. 3-0 Braves.In The 5th,Carlos Beltran came up. He looked like his old self smacking one into right field for a RBI double. 3-1 Braves. But In the 7th, Future Hall Of Famer Chipper Jones came up. Chipper knocked one into center. Back. Back. Back. GONE! Solo Shot for Chipper. 4-1 Braves. Billy Wagner and co. set down the Mets to win round two of "Hudson's Hazeballs". Opinion: WE NEED TO WIN FOUR OUT OF SIX IN THIS ROAD SPIN. If we don't then we are done. we just do this every stinken single year and its tiring. HR Meter: Jones: (8(434(T-37th on All-time List)))