I’ll be heading down to the Jersey shore for a weekend with some friends. I’m leaving my quickly dying computer behind, so posting will be sparse if at all. I have my BlackBerry, so if anything super-important breaks, I will try and post it.
Enjoy two scheduled game chats for today’s afternoon game and tomorrow’s night game.
Feel free to use the comments to chat about the Metsies this weekend.
Thanks and let’s go Mets!
-Andrew Vazzano
Just call them The Comeback Kids.
The New York Mets (20-15) beat the San Francisco Giants (18-17) by a score of 8-6.
Livan Hernandez, making the start for the Mets, got roughed up early. Hernandez allowed four runs in the first inning and another in the fifth inning before settling down. He pitched five innings, allowing five runs on eight hits.
Sean Green allowed a run on two hits in the sixth inning. Pedro Feliciano and Brian Stokes each turned in scoreless innings. Francisco Rodriguez turned in a 1-2-3 9th inning to notch his 11th save of the season.
Facing Tim Lincecum, the Mets had a stiff task ahead of them. David Wright drove in one in the first inning with an RBI single. Down 5-1, the Mets got two more in the sixth inning on an Omir Santos sac-fly and another Wright RBI single.
The Mets got two on to start the seventh inning, chasing Lincecum. With the bases loaded and none out, Wright hit a bases-clearing double to left field to tie the game.
In the 9th, Ryan Church attempted to bunt over two runners. Brian Wilson fielded and threw to third, trying to get the lead runner, but his toss went wide and Gary Sheffield scored, giving the Mets the lead. Santos added another run on an RBI sac-fly.
Wright went 3-5 with 4 RBI and a stolen base tonight. He has absolutely dominated over the last two games.
What a win. Hanging in against the 2008 Cy Young winner and then exploiting the Giants bullpen and their mistakes. I tweeted that this win might be season defining. What do you think?
Join in to chat about game two of the Mets / Giants matchup by the bay.
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The San Diego Padres have designated Duaner Sanchez for assignment, according to Corey Brock of MLB.
Sanchez allowed 18 hits in 11 innings. He had walked eight and had an ERA of 9.00. Sanchez had only struck out two batters.
Here’s the lineup as the Mets look to take game two in San Francisco.
Reed is making his first start at first base in his major league career. He has one inning of experience at the position in MLB.
I’m not so sure about Cora leading off, either.
Tim Redding will come off the disabled list and start for the Mets on Monday, according to Bart Hubbuch’s Twitter.
It was going to happen soon enough. Hopefully Redding can perform at the major league level and play up to his $2.5 million contract.
I’m guessing this spells the end of Ken Takahashi’s run on the Mets. I guess he’s going back to the minors for when he’s needed once more.
Unless the Mets put Carlos Delgado on the DL and play with a short bench. But I doubt that.
Bengie Molina, the San Francisco Giants catcher, had gone 119 plate appearances before taking his first walk in 2009 on May 12. Thirty-three games, 119 plate appearances to get from zero to one.
It took him only eight more plate appearances to get from one to two. Molina was John Maine’s final batter of the night, and Maine walked Molina for his fourth walk of the game.
Five bucks says Molina works another walk against the Mets this series.
Simply, my answer is no. Difficultly, it’s still no.
Jose Reyes is one of the most talented players in the major leagues. Yes, he had a lapse in judgment by not sliding when trying to advance to third base on a ball hit to the shortstop. That doesn’t mean he should be traded.
He’s a two-time All Star, he’s stolen 301 bases in his young career and has played 153 games or more for four straight years. I don’t know what else Mets fans want Reyes to do?
He would probably have a few Gold Gloves if it was not for seniority at his position.
Sure, he makes mistakes, but so does everyone. To think about trading such a talented player, especially without a competent backup (did you see Alex Cora last night?) is absurd at the very least.
The Mets swiped seven bases, David Wright taking four on his own, and drove in three in the ninth to take the win.
The New York Mets (19-15) beat the San Francisco Giants (18-16) by a score of 7-4.
John Maine struggled in the first inning, allowing three hits and two runs to score on 30 pitches. From there, Maine threw 88 pitches over the next 5 2-3 innings. He allowed seven hits overall and only the two runs. He walked four and struck out four. Bobby Parnell surrendered the lead in the 8th inning, allowing two earned runs on three hits and a walk. After the Mets took the lead in the top of the 9th, Francisco Rodriguez came in and saved the game, allowing one hit.
Wright was the star of the night, going 3-3 with two RBI. Wright stole four bases on his own and Alex Cora, Carlos Beltran and Gary Sheffield stealing one apiece. The seven stolen bases set a franchise record. With the game tied in the top of the ninth, Wright punched a one-out single to right field, driving in Beltran to take the lead. Ramon Castro followed with a two-out two-RBI single.
This game could have easily gotten away from the Mets after allowing two runs in the 8th inning. Instead, they came right back and scored three runs and won the game.
Join in for some late night New York Mets chatter with fellow fans as they start their west coast swing against the San Francisco Giants.
(Chat removed, as usual.)