Game Recap: Mets 5 – Giants 4

Walk it off, Hank White.

The Good

Henry Blanco!  Second straight day, second straight walk-off home run from a catcher.  He went 3-5 on the day, too.  Let’s go.

Creating runs.  The Mets had three runs in the first three innings thanks to walks and wild pitches.  They could have had a lot more, but good enough.

Johan, baby!  He ended up giving up four runs on eight hits, but again, he did not have his best stuff.  He walked none and struck out six.  A good bounce-back after getting shellacked for 10 earned last time out.

Hisanori Takahashi.  Tak tacked on two more Ks.  Love it.

Francisco Rodriguez.  Two walks in two innings, but that was it.  He made it a little interesting, as usual, but was able to keep the Mets in it.

The Bad & Ugly

Taking out Santana for Fernando Nieve, then Pedro Feliciano.  They ended up surrendering the lead as the inherited runner scored.  Thumbs down.  Let Johan finish it out himself.

The Mets had only three hits through six innings, but amazingly led the game the whole way.

Game Ball

Blanco, who else?

On Deck

Mets and Giants finish it out on Mother’s Day at 1 p.m.

Game Chat: SFG @ NYM [Game 30]

Chat removed, as usual.

Lineup for Saturday

1. Angel Pagan – CF
2. Luis Castillo – 2B
3. Jose Reyes – SS
4. Jason Bay – LF
5. David Wright – 3B
6. Ike Davis – 1B
7. Jeff Francoeur – RF
8. Henry Blanco – C
9. Johan Santana – LHP

Let’s hope he keeps it under 10 runs.

Game Chat will be up at 1 p.m.

Manuel’s Musing

“He's been quite an acquisition. I mean, he has been unbelievable.”

-Jerry Manuel on Rod Barajas

Game Recap: Mets 6 – Giants 4

Rod makes it eight.

The Good

That’ll be eight in a row at home for the Mets.

Ike Davis.  Two home runs.  Possible game-saving catches (he’s really got that flip-over-the-dugout thing down!).  Huge.

Rod Barajas.  Two home runs, including a walk-off blast in the 9th inning.  Bengie who?

The 7 and 8 batters in the lineup went 4-7 with five RBI and five runs scored.

Luis Castillo.  His stop up the middle in the 9th saved a run and possibly the game.  If Aaron Rowand scores, who know what else happens that inning?

Mike Pelfrey.  7 1/3 innings, only 85 pitches, no walks.  He let in three earned runs on eight hits, but I was shocked to see him get pulled for Nieve in the 8th.

The Bad & Ugly

0-7 from Castillo and Angel Pagan at the top of the order.

K-Rod’s three hits, including a solo home run, in the top of the 9th.  Not cool, buddy.

Game Ball

Davis and Barajas

On Deck

See you tomorrow at 1 p.m. for game two of this series.

Game Chat: SFG @ NYM [Game 29]

Chat removed, as usual.

Lineup for return to Citi

1. Angel Pagan – CF
2. Luis Castillo – 2B
3. Jose Reyes – SS
4. Jason Bay – LF
5. David Wright – 3B
6. Jeff Francoeur – RF
7. Ike Davis – 1B
8. Rod Barajas – C
9. Mike Pelfrey – RHP

Davis dropped in the order.  Shouldn’t matter.

Game Chat will be up at 7 p.m.

Manuel’s Musing

“There have been times when maybe guys should have been held.”

-Jerry Manuel on Razor Shines last year

Look-alike logos [Image]

I know the Mets were born out of the Giants and Dodgers leaving New York, but did the Mets have to use the exact same logo as the Giants for their insignia?

Take a look… Giants on the left, Mets on the right:

Twitter Poll: Who is the most disappointing Met so far?

I haven’t done one of these in a long while.

I took to Twitter to ask my followers who they thought was the most disappointing Met so far in 2010.  The answers were fairly varied.  Here are some responses…

patrickboegel: Santana, because he ran his mouth in Feb and then could not back it up the first time around. Speak soft & carry a big stick

Sully_on_Sports: hate to say it, but I'm going with Jason Bay.

metsflu: Jason Bay. Hasn't been as productive as expected.

nmigliore: Bay (not much power -- .376 SLG), Pagan (.693 OPS), and Reyes (.586 OPS)

Ceetar: Jason Bay Highest Expectations :: Smallest result.

trmbonemulligan: Jason Bay, without a doubt. 1 home run and 9 rbis and it's May? C'mon.

ajgmets: Jose Reyes - big disappointment from injury to thyroid to visible lack of enthusiasm move to 3 hole mishandled by Manuel

ChristinaMiccio: bay needs to hit some homeruns...but def GMJ

pattigibbons: Catalanotto, the PH who doesn't.

metsfanmurph: As long as Oliver Perez is pitching every 5th game, he will always be the most disappointing Met to me.

djdebutante: Dude, it's only May. I'm not going to be disappointed by anyone for at least another month.

What about you?  Who has been the most disappointing Met this year?

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