uhoh...Cards take 2-1 lead in series.

Im a wreck.
The Mets and Wagner let one go in Game 2...
and then they didn't even show up in Game 3...
this is realllly not good.

Oliver Perez will pitch today...and hopefully pitch very well...because our long relief man Darren Oliver pitched 7 amazing inngings yesterday trying to salvage the Steve Trachsel disaster.
D. Oliver gave up 3 hits (one was with the bases loaded, but those were Trax's men...also a WP) in 7 superb innings.

So...that means either today will be a 6-7 inning bar none...
or Chris Woodward will be on the mound as we scramble for anyone that can throw the ball over the plate.

Game 1: Mets 2 - Cards 0

CARLOS BELTRAN! wow. that ball was outtttta here.

Tom Glavine was just unbelieveable last night. Guillermo Mota was great. Billy Wagner was excellent.
9 innings of 4 hit ball. That's just amazing. "King Albert" went 0-3 with a strikeout.

The game ball goes to Glavine, Mota, Wagner, and Beltran.

David Wright had two very nice plays in the field, including a 5-3 line out double play, to get Tom out of a jam.
Jose Valentin madea a very nice play in the 9th...falling away from first and Carlos Delgado dug out the throw for the 2nd out. that was nice.

Looks like we lost the Cliff Floyd gamble...He left the game in the second inning after tweaking it during his at bat. Endy Chavez came in and played very well in the field...going into the stands attemtping to make a catch, and then a very nice diving catch in the 7th to help out glav...

so on to Game 2...Maine v. Carpenter...
it will be fairly cold tonight, i dont really know if that will help or hurt us. Hopefully Maine can give us 5 or 6 innings af solid baseball, and we can pass in onto the bullpen. The pen is well rested after the days off and needing only 3 pitchers in Game 1.

Maine vs. Carpenter: Game 2 @ 8

(Note: The Detroit/Oakland game has been moved up to 4:20 to attempt to avoid snow...)

Cory Lidle Killed in plane crash..

Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle was killed when his plane crashed into an apartment building in NYC.
...our thoughts go out to Lidle's family and friends...

...in a bizarre connection, John Delcos reported...

First, there was news the Cardinals' team bus was delayed because of the snarled traffic caused by the crash. Then came the news it was Cory Lidle's plane. And, then that the building was where Manny Acta lived.

..woah.

again...our thoughts are with Lidle's family and friends, and also with the flight instructors family and friends...

Game 1 Cancelled

Game 1 of the NLCS has been postponed until tomorrow...
every game is now pushed back a day...

...bummer, i was really lookin forward to this...

Cliff in the lineup

Cliff Floyd will be in the starting lineup tonight, says Willie Randolph on WFAN.
Endy Chavez will come on as a pinch hitter/defense.

Hernandez is back! No, not Orlando...Anderson!!

Thats right, the 25 man roster is set, and Anderson Hernandez is on it! Cliff Floyd is also on the roster...

PITCHERS (11): Chad Bradford, Pedro Feliciano, Tom Glavine, Aaron Heilman, Roberto Hernandez, John Maine, Guillermo Mota, Darren Oliver, Oliver Perez, Steve Trachsel, Billy Wagner

CATCHERS (2): Paul Lo Duca, Ramon Castro

INFIELDERS (7): Carlos Delgado, Julio Franco, Anderson Hernandez, Jose Reyes, Jose Valentin, Chris Woodward, David Wright

OUTFIELDERS (5): Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Cliff Floyd, Shawn Green, Michael Tucker

Tuesday @ Shea.

Both teams are at Shea Stadium today, participating in various workouts and warmups...

Hey, Mets...please stretch alot! No calf injuries!!

The Mets will most likely announce Tom Glavine as thier Game 1 starter. Which will be no surprise to anyone.

The Burning Question(s): Will Cliff Floyd make the roster? If not, who takes his place?

...From what I saw, the amount of pain Floyd was in, it did not look good for him. That means either Oliver Perez or Dave Williams can make the team and possibly start Game 4...

Game Time and Pitchers.

Matt Cerrone has done it again...

He has posted all the game times and probable pitchers...

Game One, in New York�

Wed., Oct. 11 at 8 pm on FOX
RHP Jeff Weaver vs. LHP Tom Glavine

Game Two, in New York�

Thurs., Oct. 12 at 8 pm on FOX�
RHP Jeff Suppan vs. RHP John Maine

Game Three, in St. Louis�

Sat., Oct. 14 at 4 pm on FOX�
RHP Chris Carpenter vs. RHP Steve Trachsel

Game Four, in St. Louis�

Sun., Oct. 15 at 7:30 pm on FOX�
RHP Jason Marquis or RHP Anthony Reyes vs.
RHP Oliver Perez or LHP Dave Williams

Game Five, if necessary, in St. Louis�

Mon., Oct. 16 at 8 pm on FOX�
RHP Jeff Weaver vs. LHP Tom Glavine

Game Six, if necessary, in New York�

Wed., Oct. 18 at 4 pm FOX�
RHP Jeff Suppan vs. RHP John Maine

Game Seven, if necessary, in New York�

Thu., Oct. 19 at 8 pm on FOX�
RHP Chris Carpenter vs. RHP Steve Trachsel

NLCS set.

Bring on the Cardinals!

St. Louis beat San Diego by a score of 6-2 to clinch a spot in the NLCS.

Weds. night will be the game.
At Shea.
Tommy Glavine will be pitching.


And Shea will be rockin'!

Oh, Happy Day!

Yanks Lose 8-3, are done for the year.
Mets Win 9-5, move on to the NLCS against STL/SD
...nice...

Again, just another solid game. No one really stood out, because everyone played very very well...

Player Breakdowns::

Lo Duca::
He couldn't be happier, beating the team that traded him away...2-3, 2 rbi's...keep it up paulie! youre playing great baseball.

Delgado::
not his best work (game 1) but he played some solid defense as usual...i really think he is under-rated for his defensive abilities.

Valentin ::
Not Joses finest work...been in a bit of a slide lately, but an error free game is always good.

Reyes ::
Just another solid game, got picked off stealing 2nd, but hey...cant get 'em all..

Floyd::
I think we've seen the last of Cliff this postseason after tweaking his ankle rounding third in the 3rd...
he looked like he was in alot of pain...
Lastings anyone??

Beltran::
Great hitting game for Carlos, going 2-4, BB, RBI...i really couldn't ask for more...he got charged with an E for a bobble in the field...meh, nothing too bad.

Green::
He was pissed. He was very mad at the Dodgers, and took it out by going 3 for 5 with 2 RBI's. stay angry Shawn!

Pitchers:

Trachsel::
He pitched very well for the first 3 innings, but couldnt stay in long enough to prove himself...still shaky on him, but i guess he'll have to do.

Oliver::
3 hits, 3 ER...not good. came in a tight situation, couldnt hold. did turn a very pretty 1-5 DP.

Bradford::
Chad couldn't get it done, with a hit and a walk, and no outs...got pulled to go to the lefty...

Felicano::
Threw to 2 batters, 1 walk and an out. He also got the win. heh

Mota::
Threw 2 innings, surrendered 3 hits, but no runs.
Lights Out.

Heilman::
Gave up 2 hits, but passed the ball right along to Billy...well done.

Wagner::
Gave up his customary hit, but struck out 2. Country Time is solid. stay hot.

Bench:

Chavez::
Came in for Cliff in the top of the 4th. He will most likely be our LF for the rest of the year...1-3...keep up those defensive gems

Tucker::
Drew a PH walk, and scored the go ahead run...thats why youre on the team.

Woodward::
He made that 8th run. Hit a double, great tag up on Reyes flyball. scored on Paulies single...well done.

Franco::
I still cant believe you beat out that DP the other day...

...So thats the team that won 9-5 and swept the wild card Dodgers...

See you at Shea, against STL/SD!!