I love that term. Enjoy...
I have a post on "Sign Guy" in the works.
7/14/08
Early Morning Madness: What happens if the Home Run Derby gets rained out? edition
I woke up to pounding rain this morning, so it immediately sparked the question of what happens if it's pouring later tonight for the Home Run Derby?
It looks like it's supposed to pour later tonight. Does it get rained out entirely? Do they play through the rain? Is it moved to Wednesday night?
So many questions, and no answers.
Mike Pelfrey is amazing.
He won his sixth straight start last night, throwing eight innings and only allowing six hits. He induced 12 ground balls, which went for 15 outs with the help of three double plays turned behind him. Only four of his outs came from fly balls.
It seemed every time Pelfrey would allow a hit, he'd follow it up with a double play ball. In the first, he allowed a lead off single, and the got the very next batter to ground into a 6-4-3 double play. In the fourth with runners on first and third, he got an inning ending double play, third to second, to first. And in the fifth, he allowed another lead off single, and again on the very next batter got a ground ball to short to start a double play.
Amazin'.
Nick Evans should only play against the Rockies.
In his career, Evans is a sparkling 5-9, with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs scored. Against everyone else, he's 2-21, driving in no runs and scoring only twice.
It looks like it's supposed to pour later tonight. Does it get rained out entirely? Do they play through the rain? Is it moved to Wednesday night?
So many questions, and no answers.
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Mike Pelfrey is amazing.
He won his sixth straight start last night, throwing eight innings and only allowing six hits. He induced 12 ground balls, which went for 15 outs with the help of three double plays turned behind him. Only four of his outs came from fly balls.
It seemed every time Pelfrey would allow a hit, he'd follow it up with a double play ball. In the first, he allowed a lead off single, and the got the very next batter to ground into a 6-4-3 double play. In the fourth with runners on first and third, he got an inning ending double play, third to second, to first. And in the fifth, he allowed another lead off single, and again on the very next batter got a ground ball to short to start a double play.
Amazin'.
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Nick Evans should only play against the Rockies.
In his career, Evans is a sparkling 5-9, with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs scored. Against everyone else, he's 2-21, driving in no runs and scoring only twice.
7/13/08
Photo of the Day: Happy Mets
And how can they not be happy?Literally everything is going right for these Mets and the rest of the team as
they're riding high into the All Star break winners of nine straight games.
TSTDIA: Mets 7 -- Rockies 0
This is absolutely amazing. Mike Pelfrey threw eight innings of shutout baseball as the Mets trounced the Rockies by a score of 7-0 en route to their ninth straight win as they head into the All Star break.
Fernando Martinez singles in Futures Game
Mets top prospect Fernando Martinez singled in his first at-bat in the Minor League Futures Game at Yankee Stadium.
F-Mart played for the World team, which went on to win the game by a score of 3-0.
I have a sneaking suspicion Martinez will be sporting a Mets uniform before Shea Stadium closes. It might be a September callup, or even an injury replacement in the next month and a half, but I think his personal prophecy will be fulfilled in 2008.
F-Mart played for the World team, which went on to win the game by a score of 3-0.
I have a sneaking suspicion Martinez will be sporting a Mets uniform before Shea Stadium closes. It might be a September callup, or even an injury replacement in the next month and a half, but I think his personal prophecy will be fulfilled in 2008.
Mets can't reach first by All Star break
Unfortunately for the Mets, the Phillies won their final game before the All Star break, taking away the Mets shot at taking over first place tonight.
Philly won 6-3 over Arizona today, keeping the Mets .5 games back.
It doesn't really matter, as it's only mid-July. The end of September is when it really matters.
Philly won 6-3 over Arizona today, keeping the Mets .5 games back.
It doesn't really matter, as it's only mid-July. The end of September is when it really matters.
Some photos from Fan Fest
Here are a few photos I took on my BlackBerry (hence the blurriness) while at All Star Fan Fest. My favorites are the two extremely grainy pictures of Mr. Met in the Mascot Home Run Derby.
I don't think yesterday's game is getting enough hype
Yesterday afternoon, Pedro Martinez, Carlos Muniz, Aaron Heilman, Scott Schoeneweis and Billy Wagner combined to throw a one hitter against the Colorado Rockies.
This was the 33rd Mets one-hitter in team history, and the 33rd time the Mets have come this close to a no-hitter. A truly amazing performance from the staff, especially considering Pedro Martinez was pulled from the game in the fourth inning due to shoulder tightness.
The move was made as a precaution, as Pedro fought to stay in the game, but lost that battle and found himself on the bench for the start of the fifth inning. The Mets bullpen coasted through the next five innings, with Muniz walking only one in two innings of work. Heilman, Schoeneweis and Wagner put together three perfect innings of relief, stifling the Rockies once again.
For the fifth straight game, Mets pitching has held their opponents to three hits or less. In the last five games, Mets pitching is 5-0 with a 0.80 ERA. The opponents are hitting a mere .091 at the plate. The bullpen has only surrendered two hits in 18 1-3 of an inning.
Truly amazing.
Tonight, the Mets best pitcher over the past two months, will take the mound on national television as the Mets look for their second straight win and their ninth in a row. Mike Pelfrey will face Mark Redman tonight on ESPN in the final MLB game before the All Star break.
Get some, Pelfrey.
This was the 33rd Mets one-hitter in team history, and the 33rd time the Mets have come this close to a no-hitter. A truly amazing performance from the staff, especially considering Pedro Martinez was pulled from the game in the fourth inning due to shoulder tightness.
The move was made as a precaution, as Pedro fought to stay in the game, but lost that battle and found himself on the bench for the start of the fifth inning. The Mets bullpen coasted through the next five innings, with Muniz walking only one in two innings of work. Heilman, Schoeneweis and Wagner put together three perfect innings of relief, stifling the Rockies once again.
For the fifth straight game, Mets pitching has held their opponents to three hits or less. In the last five games, Mets pitching is 5-0 with a 0.80 ERA. The opponents are hitting a mere .091 at the plate. The bullpen has only surrendered two hits in 18 1-3 of an inning.
Truly amazing.
Tonight, the Mets best pitcher over the past two months, will take the mound on national television as the Mets look for their second straight win and their ninth in a row. Mike Pelfrey will face Mark Redman tonight on ESPN in the final MLB game before the All Star break.
Get some, Pelfrey.
7/12/08
TSTDIA: Mets 3 -- Rockies 0
I could not be happier with this Mets team. Again, the pitching is dominant, allowing only one run even though Pedro Martinez was removed in the fourth inning with shoulder tightness. Amazin'.
Eight in a row!
Eight in a row!
My streak is over
Today marks the first time all season I have not seen or heard any moment of the New York Mets game.
Usually I'm able to catch at least an inning on a TV somewhere or listen to Wayne Hagin butcher the play by play on WFAN.
Today, I'm sitting in a backyard at a high school graduation attempting to follow the game via texts to Google and MLB.com Gameday. It's not easy.
So far, the Mets are making it easy, leading 3-0 while I'm writing this. If they can move to eight straight wins, I'll be a happy man. Hopefully I didn't jinx them.
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