Hudson's Hazeballs

New York Mets Record: 47-40

Current Streak: L3

The New York Mets were facing the Atlanta Braves when they faced a problem. They Could not see the ball! Tim Hudson,The pitcher for the Braves,was throwing almost blurry fastballs to the stumbling Mets. And that showed, As the Mets 2-5 hitters went a combined 0-12 with 9 runners left on base. Mike Pelfrey, the pitcher for the Mets, could not help eiether letting 3 ER in only 4 innings pitched. Pelf got screwed in the 5th when Troy Glaus and Omar Infante got RBI singles. Then Yunel Escobar Grounded into a double play,and Troy Glaus Scored. Then,as of things haven't already gotten sour for him and Elmer Dessens, The PITCHER Tim Hudson doubled to Left, scoring Eric Hinske to make it 4-0 Braves. As for the Mets Offense, Tim Hudson seemed like a Roy Halladay to them. Hudson threw seven innings for the NL East leading Braves only allowed 4 or less hits in this Roy Halladay-impersonating performance. Opinion: If we wanna get back on track we need to start having plate discipline and getting valuble hits in clutch situations. And with the Phils right on our tails,we need to start winning valuble games. Injury Update: Carlos Beltran to return in the cleanup spot on Thursday vs the Giants. Jose Reyes out of Midsummer classic with oblique injury.

Dingers Dope Dickey

New York Mets Record: 47-39

Current Streak: L2

The second-place New York Mets had to start a CRUCIAL 3-game series vs The very-hot-and-first-place Atlanta Braves. This Series was crucial because it could eiether make it a 3-team race in the NL East or a two-team race in the NL East. R.A. Dickey took the mound for the metros,as did Tommy Hanson for the Braves. But Lets go see what happened to these two pitchers. In the 1st, Troy Glaus came up with runners on the corners. Troy hits one very softly to Jose at Short, but Jose can't handle it! Melky Cabrera come into score to give the Braves a 1-0 lead. But In the 3rd,the Mets countered. David Wright came up with Runners on 2nd and 3rd. Wright did something "The Wright Way" and got the Sacrifice fly to tie the game up at 1. The surging Braves came back in the 5th, when Troy Glaus hit a single to Right Field to Jeff "Frenchy" Francoeur. Jeff saw that Brain Mcann was rounding 2nd and used his arm to get him out at third! But Omar Infante scored before the tag,which meant the run counted. 2-1 Braves. In the bottom half of the inning, Jose came up with R.A. Dickey at 2nd. Jose has been having to bat righty,vs RHP's which is causing him a hard time. But Jose looked like his old self when drove a line drive right over Eric Hinske head, driving in Dickey to tie it up at 2. In the 7th Inning, with 2 outs, Melky Cabrera came up. Melky hit the ball deep to right.....deep..off the PEPSI sign for a Home run. 3-2 Braves. Next came All-Star Omar Infante. Omar drove one in the opposite way Melky did,but out of it came the same result. Home Run. 4-2 Braves. Those two blasts off R.A.became the deciding blows of the game,as the Braves take the first game from the Metros,4-2. Opinion: THESE NEXT TWO GAMES ARE MUST-WINS FOR US. Because with the Phils on our tails we need to win some games vs the Surging Braves. HR Meter: Cabrera: (3(39)) Infante: (2(39))

The Wait Is Over

New York Mets Record: 47-37

Current Streak: W1

Johan Santana came into Tuesday Night's games vs the Reds with a 5-5 record,one you don't see very much from this former Cy Young Award winner halfway through the year. Also, one other thing that you don't see very much of was that he hadn't pitched a shutout since 2008. And the Last thing was that he's hit no Major League HR's. Not to be harsh on him or anything,as you know,pitchers don't hit them often. But Yorvani Gallardo (Brewers) has hit 3 HR's THIS YEAR! No wonder he's an all-star! Johan was looking to change his fortune vs The Reds,who lead the NL in homers and runs scored, his chances didn't look very promising. In The 3rd Inning, Johan came up to bat. After a greuling 11 pitches, Johan finally hit one fair and it was going and gooooooooooing,hooking towards the corner...off the foul screen! Home Run!!!!!! His first Major League HR and it gave the Mets a 1-0 lead! Next, in the 6th, Hot Jason Bay came up with Jose Reyes on 3rd and Wright on 2nd, he hit it up the middle and both runs came into score. 3-0 Mets. Johan's bid of pitching a shutout got threatened in the 9th when the Reds had two men on with 1 out. Jerry Manuel came out to talk to Johan and asked "do you wanna go to the bullpen?" And Johan replied "I'll finish it" Jerry said no more as he walked back and hoped that Johan would keep his word. Johan did just that as he got Jonny Gomes to line out on a terrific play by Rookie Ike Davis. and then got Drew Stubbs to flie out for Johan's 7th career shutout. Johan was the First Mets pitcher to hit a HR and pitch a shutout in the same game since Kerry Falcone did it in 1981. HR Meter: Santana: (1(1))

Home Runs and Controversy

New York Mets Record: 46-37

Current Streak: L1

There are some things in a baseball game that well...make a baseball game! One of those things is Controversy. Evan though most of us don't like it,it makes the whole game better (or sometimes worse). The other thing is Home Runs. Homers are one of the beauties in a baseball game. Just seeing these hitters like Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder make your jaw drop when they hit the ball into the stands. But lets stop talking about it and get to the game! The Mets were facing the NL Central leading Cincinatti Reds in a start to a three-game series. In a Flash, Mike Pelfrey had two outs in the top of the first when wannabe All-Star snub Joey Votto came up to the plate. on the second pitch, Votto got contact. and Pagan chased and chased and chased but when he looked up the ball was in the bleachers. 1-0 Mets. But the Mets didn't take that quietly as hot Jason Bay came uup and smacked one through the hole and David Wright scored. 1-1 Mets. Things stayed quiet until the 5th, where one more piece of baseball came into play. Pelf pitched the 2-2 pitch to Scott Rolen, and Scott check swung, but after he check swung, he headed towards 1st. But the Umpire stopped and called it a strikeout. But Rolen said the pitch hit his forearm. The men in blue got together and talked it over,a finally decided that Rolen got hit and with the bases juiced,Brandon Phillips scored. 2-1. Manuel just exploded after he heard the call. EXPLODED. He was pleaing his case as were David Wright and Rod Barajas. After a few minutes of Screaming, Manuel got ejected by 2nd base ump Dan Igganota. After that, Drew Stubbs knocked one through the glove of Ruben Tejada and two more Runs scored. 4-1 Reds Next Corky Miller got a double off Pelf which scored 2 MORE Runs. 6-1 Reds.Then the Rookie Pitcher Travis Wood came up. Travis knocked one deeep into center and Angel could not track it down until Travis got a Triple and his first Major League RBI. 7-1 Reds. After that, Angel came up in the bottom half of the Inning. Angel led off the Inning with a big bang as he rounded the bases for his 20th Career Home Run. 7-2 Reds. After a Wright Triple, The Franchise came up. He grounded one back to the Rookie pitcher but he bobbled it and Ike's last stride was enough to make him safe at first with a RBI. 7-3 Reds. Rod Barajas next got a single into very shallow left, scoring The Franchise. 7-4 Reds. But we were not done yet. Alex Cora came up and knocked one into the right center gap for a 2-run double. 7-6 Reds. Then In the 6th, Joey drived another one deep, deep,and Gone again! 8-6 Reds. The Mets could not come over the deficit and lost 8-6 Final. Opinion: This game was very intense. If we could Win this Series then we'll be good!

Unlikely Sights

New York Mets 45-35

Current Streak: W1

There were some unlikely Sights in Nationals Park on Friday. As the Mets and Nationals warmed up, there was tension in the air. As the tension settled,i'll show you what happened. In the 1st, with Ruben Tejada on 3rd and Wright on 1st,Ike "The Franchise" Davis came up. The Franchise knocked an easy ground ball to Christain Guzman at second. Guzman bobbles it and just gets Ike out at first while Ruben comes into score. 1-0 Metros. But the game really got broke open in the fourth inning. It all started with a Wright Way Double. Then,Ike AND Jason Bay got walked bases loaded for starter Luis Atilano. Then Rod Barajas flied out to shallow center,no run scores. Then Gunner Jeff Francoeur Lined out hard to Rookie Ian Desmond. Then came Alex Cora, the guy with a .139 avg and 0 Grand Slams with the bases loaded coming into Friday. That changed dramatically. Cora hits a high fly ball...back goes Morse....he has it! No! in and out of the glove of Mike Morse off the wall and Cora will get a Base clearing 3- Run Triple! 4-0 Mets. Then comes the pitcher Jonathan Niese. Niese pulls right down the shall left field line and hustles to get a Double. 5-0 Metros. Pitching took over after the big inning, as Jonathan Niese had a career night. He struck out a career-high 8 batters and only let 1 Earned run. That Earned Run came in the 7th when he let a Hammer Bomb. In other words, a Home Run by Josh "The Hammer" Willingham. 5-1 Mets.But the Tension grew in the bottom of the 9th, when the Nats got 2 runs to make it 5-3 with men on 1st and second. But Roger Bernadina just took his lead a little to far and K-Rod noticed turned around like a cheetah and got Bernadina picked-off for the last out of the game. And the Mets frowns from yesterday turned into smiles as the got their 45th win of the year. Stats: Pagan: 1-5 GO,FO,SOS,1B,SB,SO on Check Swing Tejada: 0-4, HBP,SOL,GO,FO,GO Wright: 3-5,1B,2B,1B,SOS,GO Davis: 0-2, FC,W,FO,SO on Check Swing. Bay: 0-3 SOS,W,FO,GO Barajas:0-4,PO,FO,FO,FO Francoeur:2-4, SOS,LO,1B,1B Cora: 2-4, GO,3B,3RBI,FO,INF1B Niese: 1-3, SOL,2B,1 RBI, GO PH Carter: 0-1, SOL

Hometown Hero

New York Mets Record: 44-35

C urrent Streak: L1 (WAS)

Five Infielders. That's what the New york Mets had in the decisive play of Thurday nights grudge match between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals. It was a weird sight to see in D.C.. Left Fielder Jesus Feliciano made the move to move to the infield for a even more chance of turning two with the bases loaded and with one out and Virginian Born power-hitting Ryan Zimmerman coming up in the Bottom of the 9th. Earlier In the Game, the Nats had just tied it up 1-1 in the 7th, when Nyger Morgan hit a single to bring in Ian Desmond. That was the Turning Point. And the nats were falling head over heels after they saw another "What Zim Does" Moment. Yep,Ryan hit a fly ball to one of the best arms in the Majors,Jeff Francoeur. Jeff got it there but to late. As Willie Harris jumped up and down and Ryan got the traditional pie-in-the-face,the Mets just Stood in Aw. Their lead had suddenly evaporated. Just like in the Water Cycle. And they couldn't do anything It was about the big cumulonimbus cloud that stood above them. All they could do was watch and watch as their 35th loss sank in to the bottom of their hearts. It was a Sad moment in Mets town.

Sweepage

New York Mets Record: 38-28


Current Streak: W7 (SDG,BAL, and CLE)

On May 17,about a month ago, The New York Mets were as lowly as ever. They were last in the East,could not win games, and were becoming the messy Mets. Their pitching was terrible,as was our batting. David Wright wasn't doing anything Wright, as he was the leader in the NL in strikeouts. John Maine and Oliver Perez were terrible as advertised. But The Mets have proved that a month can change a team. As They've done It dramatically. New York has been Hot, (23-6 since May 21) 2nd in the East, Can win games on the road and at home. Pitching has come together,as additions R.A. Dickey and Hisanori Takahashi to the rotation with the fantastic Johan Santana and Mike Pelfrey and newlyfound One-Hit Wonder Jonathan Niese. David Wright has become hot,with 40+ RBI and 12 HR's on the year. And John Maine and Oliver Perez have suddenly, almost fallen off the face of the Earth. But The Mets, still had one more game Vs the Cleveland Indians before going to the Bronx for The Subway Series. Here We Go to Progressive Field. Quickly, The Mets were already in the Run column, as Jake Westbrook watched Jose Reyes trot on to home plate after an Ike Davis Single. But The mets weren't done. With Angel Pagan on 3rd, Jeff Francoeur hit a lonnnng Fly ball to Austin Kearns. Austin catches it routinely but can't get Angel Out as he scores 2-0 Mets. Than, Henry Blanco slapped one into the hole and got himself a RBI as Ike Davis scored. 3-0 Mets after the Top of the 1st. In The Second, The Indians got an arrow into the Mets lead as Jonny Peralta got a Single and Travis Hafner scored. 3-1 Mets. Then In the the 3rd, the arrow got a little deeper As young Ruben Tejada made a rookie mistake and let Shin-Soo Choo score on an Error. 3-2 Mets. The Mets responded as David Wright grouded one to second and Jesus Feliciano scored. 4-2 Mets. Right after Wright, Ike came up. Ike got another RBI single, pushing the Mets' lead to 5-2. In the 5th, Travis Hafner again grounded one to Ruben Tejada,Ruben got him out but Shin-Soo Choo scored. 5-3 Mets. In the 7th, with sidearmer Pedro Feliciano on the Mound,Hafner grounded one to Jose at short, and Rookie Carlos Santana scored. 5-4 Mets. Jose next did a little something of his own. He tripled off the wall in right, scoring Ruben Tejada and getting a HUGE Insurance Run. Elmer Dessens and K-Rod shut down the Indians attack,and getting the Mets their 7th straight. Opinion: With Two HUGE road sweeps,We head to the Bronx. We need to get one or 2 from the yanks and then head to Citi 40-29 at least. Stats: Reyes: 3-5,1B,FO,2B,GO,3B,RBI,2 Runs Pagan: 2-4,1B,1B, Intentional Walk, FO,GO Wright: 1-5 SOS,PO,FC,RBI,LO,1B,went to third base on error by R. Branyan Davis: 2-5,1B,RBI,Foul Out,1B,RBI,SOS,SOL Francoeur: 0-4 Sac. Fly,RBI,SOS,PO,GO,GO Carter: 2-5 1B,GO,1B,PO,GO Blanco: 1B,RBI,SOS,LO,SOS 1-4 Feliciano: 1-3 1B,W,Foul Out,GO Tejada: 2-3, 1B,Sac.Bunt,SOS,1B