K-Rod - I've had enough blown saves!

If it wasn't for Ike Davis's hot bat, K-Rod would have had the dubious distinction of blowing two saves in the same game! I've had enough of him this year... Santana pitches another brilliant 8 innings and Frankie robs him of the win.

Bullpen in disarray!!!

What good is it if Santana pitches a great 7 or 8 innings and then the bullpen comes in and gives up yet another walk-off grand slam? hmm? Simple question.

Oh so close! Pass the Maalox, again!

I'm sitting here with my dear old Dad, who has cursed me, as his father cursed him with Mets fandom. We are watching the Mets Padres and it's the 10th inning because of DAVID ECKSTEIN. More specifically, a blown save by K-Rod and a general lack of offense by the Mets, except for Jason Bay and Jeff Francoeur who was taken out of the game, mind you, to bring in Gary Matthews, Jr, who gets a hit, what, once a month??!!

Loss to San Diego 18-6?? What the???

This is the team that took 2 of 3 from the Yanks, and swept the Phillies (just last week!). Not just swept them, SHUT THEM OUT completely. 27 scoreless innings. The team that has plagued us, that has taken the season away from us in the last week of the season, repeatedly. Now, against a team with one big name player, that averages only 4 runs per game, a light hitting team, shall we say, our Metropolitans get SHEEEE-LACKED 18-6. What the???!!!

Another ALMOST comeback! Relievers lose it

Mets pitching fails again. Surprisingly, starting pitching has been good. Big Pelf and his new splitter is 2-0 and Ollie Perez had a really solid 6.33 innings allowing one run and striking out four. Nieve came in in relief - he faced two batters, hitting the first and walking the second. Valdez comes in and gives up a the grand salami to Felipe Lopez who is not exactly a homerun hitter. Despite this, the Mets almost came back, scoring two against Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin. David Wright made two fantastmagoric diving catches at third, reminding us that the gold glover is the whole package. Final? 4-3 - another heartbreaker.

"LINED BASE HIT! NO, HARRIS CAUGHT IT TO END IT!"-Gary Cohen, Mets Broadcaster

2-out, 9th inning. Rod Barajas with the sacks full. Matt Capps trying for the save with a 4-3 lead. 1-2 count. Lined to left. Easy hit to notch it at 4, right? Not exactly. Willie Harris dives and just gets it in the glove to end the ballgame.

.....to add on to the last post, NOW SOME PITCHING

I've got to give the props to Big Pelf. He pitched pretty, pretty (and did I mention pretty) well. By the way, I'm watching the game and the Mets are really in business. They just scored a run on a Cora hit and a Wright RBI infield hit on a boot by a certain Ian Desmond. Oh, and Ruben Tejada got his first MLB hit. Pelf didn't let Josh Willingham score after doubling to start the 6th and struck out 5 and walked 4 in 6 innings while throwing 94 pitches. He only gave up 2 runs on that Ian Desmond's 2-run triple and Pelf is now 1 win and 0 losses!

What the heck? Home run derby...IN CITI FIELD??!!!

In the biggest ballpark in the history of the world, and the least home run friendly one at that, it's been home run derby tonight at Citi Field. With two homers for Frenchie and two for Roddy, not to mention an absolute crusher for Wright that stayed in the park because of 30 mph winds, the Mets now lead the Nats 6-2 in the eighth.

Ruben, Ruben, and well, kind of less Ruben

Ruben Tejada, the Panamanian shortstop prospect (or maybe we should call him Rookie now that he is in the majors) is 0 for 2 in his first two games in the majors. A little background: he hit .289 in double A last year and got the most hits of any Met in spring training. Should we get our hopes up? Do we dare to hope? Jose Reyes's thyroid says otherwise. Jose should be back by the end of next week and let's hope he's "up to speed" quickly (pun intended).

THE GREATEST OPENING DAY I HAVE EVER SEEN!(maybe 'cause i haven't seen any others)

Don't let the title of this post fool ya. I actually have never seen an opening day game, not even on the telly (don't I sound cute?). Well, my mets have won their 5th in a row. Not consecutive games, mind you, but consecutive season openers. 32 for the last 41 openers for the NYM.  Mr Wright homered in his first AB. Jay-Bay tripled and singled. Final score? 7-1, Johan big W.......BOOOYAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm Back!

 Sorry I haven't posted since September.  But that's behind us.  Now to the Mets.  The Mets are off to a rocket start. They are 8-6 with a majors leading 21 homers. They're latest WIN ended on a walk-off homer by back-up CENTER FIELDER Angel Pagan to beat the Cards.  The next game is in Boston territory on Wednesday.