Reyes expected back on Saturday

Barring unexpected complications, Jose Reyes will be in the Mets’ lineup Saturday for their home game against the Nationals. The plan is for Reyes to play one more minor league game Thursday in Port St. Lucie, Fla., then travel to New York, where he will join the team Friday.

-David Waldstein

If Reyes does play Saturday, it will be his first game since May 20 of last year.

I really can’t wait to see Reyes take the field again.  I’m sure he will be met with lots and lots of cheers from the Citi Field crowd.

It’s been too long, Jose.  Too long.

Manuel’s Musing

“We have some questions.”

-Jerry Manuel on the rotation

Game Recap: Marlins 7 – Mets 6

Frankly, I only saw the last three innings.  Apparently, that was a good thing.  Too bad it didn’t end the way we wanted.

The Good

Pedro Feliciano and Francisco Rodriguez.  Feliciano did his thing, as did K-Rod.  Good to see them both again.

Luis Castillo’s two RBI.  One came via a sac-fly, the other via a walk.  But a rib-eye steak is still a rib-eye steak.

Coming back from five runs down.  It’s good to see, if they win or not.  Fight, something a lot of people thought this team lacked (coughJerryManuelcough), showed here.  They came up short, though.

Getting creative.  The Mets scored on: 2 sac-flys, 2 walks, a fielders-choice and a balk.

The Bad & Ugly

John Maine’s 93 pitches in five innings and four earned runs.  Story of the last few years for Maine.

Debuts.  Jenrry Mejia’s one inning, three hits and one earned run.  Paying attention, Jerry?  Ruben Tejada popped up in foul territory in his first MLB AB.

The Marlins bullpen.  Despite their best efforts, the Marlins were able to win this game.  They were trying to hand the Mets the W on a silver platter.  The Mets sent it back to the chef.

The Mets had six hits, none of them drove in a run. (See: Above)

Fernando Tatis’ head in the 7th inning.  He tried and failed to score on a ball that squirted away.  Would the game have ended different if he scored?  We’ll never know.  But it sure didn’t help.

Game Ball

Castillo for his 2 RBI, I guess.  Tip of the cap goes to Pedro Feliciano, too.

On Deck

The Mets and Marlins play the rubber game tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

Game Chat: FLA @ NYM [Game 2]

Join in and chat with your fellow fans!

Chat removed, as usual.

Lineup tonight

1. Alex Cora – SS
2. Luis Castillo – 2B
3. David Wright – 3B
4. Mike Jacobs – 1B
5. Jason Bay – LF
6. Gary Matthews Jr. – CF
7. Jeff Francoeur – RF
8. Rod Barajas – C
9. John Maine – RHP

In other words, if it ain’t broke… (even if it kind of is).

Rubin: Phillies claim Figueroa

So, how many wins does he earn against the Mets this season?

What the Mets are making [Part II]

• Francisco Rodriguez: $11.5 million
• Pedro Feliciano: $2.9 million
• Ryota Igarashi: $1.25 million
• Hisanori Takahashi: $1 million
• Fernando Nieve: $400,000
• Sean Green: $975,000
• Jenrry Mejia: $400,000

(Numbers for Nieve and Mejia were unavailable, but they won’t be making much more than the league minimum.  Depends if they stay up the whole season or not.)

Manuel’s Musing

“We're out of the gate, but we haven't gone anywhere yet.”

-Jerry Manuel on excess optimism

Guess the Met [Solved]

The rules are easy: I post a Mets player photo, but only reveal a tiny part of the image.  From there, your goal is to try and guess which player the photo is of.

No prizes, but pride and honor is on the line.

Here is today’s Guess the Met… Good luck!

Who is this Met?  Post your answers in the comments!

Answer: Many of you nailed it!  That’s Daniel Murphy’s mug.  Well done.

Why I already hate McFadden’s Citi Field [Video]

Really?  I mean…really?

I’m no feminist – far from it – but even I find this gross and completely out of line for a Citi Field attraction.  Sure, it’s nothing more than a few women dancing on a bar, but is that really what we want Citi Field to be associated with?

It’s not as if children will be seeing this, but it’s the principle here not who is seeing it.

Oh, and as D.J. Short points out, the music sucks too.

I’m not a fan of this at all.  Thumbs down, McFadden’s Citi Field.  Thumbs way down.