Last time the Mets and Padres tangoed, the Mets were swept out of San Diego. That was part of a five game losing streak, and the next week the manager was fired in the dead of night. They managed only nine runs over four games, losing three straight 2-1 games.
Let's hope they fare slightly better this time around.
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Billy Wagner goes for an MRI on his left forearm this morning, but it seems the New York Post has jumped the gun and already destined him for the DL.
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This is supposed to be an easy stretch of the schedule the next few weeks for the Mets. Yes, they do match up against the Phillies and the Marlins, but the rest of the games come against the Pirates, Nationals, Braves, Astros, and Padres.
Well, we saw how the team played against the Astros last weekend, and we've seen what they can do against the Padres (if you need a refresher from 15 seconds ago, the Mets were swept by both teams).
To me, it always seem like the Mets play down to their opponents level. Instead of truly beating up on teams that they should trounce, they seem to want to make it interesting and play a close game and/or lose. If the Mets want to contend this season, these are games they need to win.