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Mets Post Game: Mets 5, Marlins 1

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. David Wright went 1 for 3 with a two run homer that made him the Mets all time leader in RBIs.
  2. R.A. Dickey went 7 innings, let up 3 hits, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts. 
  3. Lucas Duda went 2 for 4 with an RBI single. 

Congrats to David. He deserved the Mets all time RBI lead. It came after a Reyes throw prolonged the inning so it was even sweeter. 

R.A. Dickey had an incredible knuckleball tonight. You can’t take his last start as a gauge for how he is due to the rain. He is the one pitcher who I don’t want to see pitching in the rain. 

Duda is really starting to find his swing hitting the ball hard every at-bat. He could have had 3 hits, however he had one robbed.

The bullpen has looked great. Every single pitcher does there job each night.

Grade for the Game: A 

Mets Post Game: Mets 4, Reds 2

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Jason Bay 1 for 3 with an RBI double, his first double in 186 at-bats.
  2. Daniel Murphy hit 2 doubles including a go-ahead 2 run double.
  3. Dickey pitched into the 7th inning and let up 2 runs while striking out 7.

Dickey was great tonight. He had good control all night and kept the reds hitters off balance.

Murphy is such a good hitter. What I like the most about him is that he drives pitches where they are in the zone. For your second year in the league, it is very impressive that he can perform like this.

Bay with his first double since May 15th…wow.

Grade for the Game: B+

Mets Post Game: Mets 5, Giants 2

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Scott Hairston hit a pinch hit solo homer in the 9th to give the Mets the lead.
  2. Carlos Beltran had 3 hits and an RBI tonight.
  3. R.A. Dickey went 7 innings, gave up 7 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, and 4 strikeouts.

First of all, what MLB Network did with the Mets and giants was great. They had the legendary broadcaster Al Michaels call a baseball game for the first time in 16 years. What was great about what they did was they had Al and Bob Costas go to the SNY booth and the Giants TV booth and call 2 innings each there so everyone can hear him call a game. I loved everything that happened today.

After Bochey duked out Terry and took out Javi Lopez after warming up for the 9th so Hairston would pinch hit and sent in Wilson, Hairston hit a huge go-ahead solo homer. Makes Terry Collins look even smarter.

Dickey was great. You could tell that his pulled muscle was bothering him the entire game. He worked through it, however, and kept his control in tact.

Grade for the Game: A

Mets Post Game: Mets 3, A’s 2 F/13

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. R.A. Dickey was phenomenal going 8 innings, letting up 3 hits, 1 run, and struck out 9 Athletics.
  2. K-Rod blew the save in the 9th for his 3rd of the year and his 2nd in a row.
  3. Justin Turner had a clutch go-ahead RBI single and a walk-off Hit by pitch.

Dickey had so much movement tonight and honestly had no-hit stuff. His Knuckler was moving so well. He made one mistake to Suzuki that was a homer and Hairston lost the other ball in the lights. Too bad that K-Rod blew the save for him.

Turner finds new ways to drive in runs every night. Tonight he drove in a run on a HBP and he is the Mets most clutch player so far this year.

Bay regressed again, so I don’t know when he will return to his old form.

The Mets bullpen (besides K-Rod) was so good tonight not giving up a run over 4 innings and striking out 5.

They had the strikeout pitch going tonight striking out 16 Athletics.

Grade for the Game: B+

Mets Post Game: Braves 9, Mets 8 F/10

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Changing the post game report for hopefully the last time. Hopefully this will give me more time for opinion and less stat oriented recaps. With the old format I felt like I was typing the box score which took too much time when it could just be linked in.  Tell me if you like it or not.

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3 standout performances:

  1. R.A. Dickey struggled with his control all night giving up 6 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits while he walked 3 and struck out 4. His outing only lasted 4 innings.
  2. Jason Bay had 2 hits tonight including an RBI single.
  3. Scott Hairston had 2 hits including a game tying 3 run homer.

HONERABLE MEANTION: Jose Reyes went 3 for 6 with a triple and a steal.

Dickey had a lot of trouble with his knuckler tonight. He could not control where it went and that is how he got into 3 earned runs. He got into a 3-0 count with 3 knucklers on Chipper and he teed off on a fastball.

Bay had a good game tonight, he got a nice RBI hit through the right side and who knows, this could get him back on track.

That was a huge homer by Hairston tonight, got this team back in the game when they were down by 3.

You can’t be mad at K-Rod for the blown save, he hadn’t blown one since the second game of the season. He can have this one..I give him 0 blame for this one based on his great outings in save situations.

I know the bad play by Duda set the entire end of the game up, but who could  place full blame  for the game on him? I mean you can blame him because he made a mistake, but this was his 5th or so career start at first base. He is not used to what plays he can and can not make. I know he made 200 or so starts at first in the minors but, the major league games go so much faster he was trying to over compensate because of the fast runner going to first. His play did not set me off.

Now for Carrasco…oh no. This could get ugly. The first pitch to Heyward, first of all, should have been crushed, we got lucky on that swingthrough. He should have pitched around Heyward to pitch to the nobody third baseman who luckily hit a homer off K-Rod in Citi Field earlier. Now for the balk, It was terrible to balk in that situation. (No Duh!) You can’t flinch like that on the mound in that situation and a veteran like Carrasco should know that.

Grade for the Game: C+

Mets Post Game: Pirates 3, Mets 2

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By the Numbers:

  • Dickey started and threw a complete game loss giving up 3 runs on 8 hits. He walked 2 and struck out 4.
  • Jose Reyes had ANOTHER multi-hit game as did Ruben Tejada.
  • Beltran and Murphy had RBI hits.
  • Lucas Duda hit a double.
  • Bay and Paulino had a hit each.

Dickey did not deserve the loss that he got tonight. He gave the bullpen a night off and really only deserved to give up 1 earned run. His year ERA is now below 4.

Jose Reyes gets multi-hit games every night it seems.

Bay actually got a hit! He is really messed up right now though.

Lucas Duda only had 1 hit, but he is killing the ball since his re-call.

I am now a believer in the hitter that Ruben Tejada can be. Really doing a good job for this team.

Grade for the Game: B

Mets Post Game: Mets 6, Braves 4

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By the Numbers:

  • Dickey pitched 8 strong innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits. He walked 1 and struck out 3 Braves.
  • Jose Reyes went 2 for 4 with a double and RBI.
  • Daniel Murphy went 2 for 3 with a walk.
  • Beltran hit an RBI double and left the game early after fouling a ball off his shin.
  • Pagan, Tejada, and Turner had RBI singles.
  • Acosta gave up 2 runs in 1/3 of an inning and K-rod gave up 1 in the final 2/3.

Dickey was great today with his second great start in a row. His knuckler was great as it fooled the Braves hitters all night. It looks like he is back to himself again. I wish he could have gone 9, but I guess his pitch limit was over.

Jose Reyes is starting to defy words. He is just amazing. He could be buying his way into a Mets uniform for years to come.

The offense was great without Bay tonight. Even with Murphy as a cleanup hitter they can still produce without home runs. 4 of the starting 9 tonight are hitting above .300.

The bullpen is awful. Simply put, it needs help and alot of it.

Grade for the Game: B

Mets Post Game: Pirates 5, Mets 1

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By the Numbers:

  • R.A. Dickey went 7 2/3 strong innings giving up 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, and 10 strikeouts. Through 7 he had allowed 2 hits 0 runs and struck out 9.
  • Pagan and Murphy had 2 hits each today.
  • Jason Bay had an RBI single in the first inning, however the ball went 40 ft.
  • Bobby Parnell struggled in his return giving up 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
  • The bottom 4 of the lineup went hitless tonight.

Dickey was so much better than his line tonight. He did not at all deserve the loss tonight. 2 hits thorough 7 innings was just spectacular and he struck out a career high 10 batters. This looks like the Dickey from 2010.

Parnell still let down the Mets tonight, I do not know what is wrong with him. He has good stuff but he is a thrower not a pitcher.

It is really great to see Pagan back into form after returning from the DL. He is a huge part to this team.

This team can not hit a homer anymore.

Grade for the Game: B-

Mets Post Game: Mets 2, Yankees 1

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The Numbers:

  • Justin Turner was spectacular again knocking 3 hits including an RBI double.
  • Dickey looked like the man from last year going 6 innings only letting up 4 hits, 2 walks, and struck out 6.
  • Daniel Murphy homered tonight. A go ahead shot in the 6th.
  • Beltran, F-Mart, and Pridie all had hits tonight.
  • O’Connor, Izzy, and K-Rod all pitched scoreless innings to end it.

Don’t worry K-Rod, the saves are ok at Yankee stadium this year. Castillo is gone remember?

Dickey was phenomenal tonight getting back to what he did at his best last year. His best signs were only the 4 hits allowed and that he struck out 6 Bankee, I mean Yankee batters. His only bad mark was that homer from Texiera. IT IS HIGH IT IS FAR IT IS GONE!! OH BABY MARK SENDS A TEXT MESSAGE, YOUR ON THE MARK TEXIERA. (I couldn’t resist making fun of that ridiculous broadcaster.)

Turner may be the hottest player in the NL right now. RBIs in 6 straight games, unbelievable. Player of the week?

Murph’s homer was clutch and it got Dickey a win that he desperately needed.

Jose Reyes made an amazing game saving catch in the 5th to throw out a runner. That is why he needs to be resigned.

THE YANKEES LOSE THEEEEEEEE YANKEES LOOOOOSE! Wow I really need to stop making fun of that man….

Come into Yankee stadium and taking game one from the bombers is a huge statement from this team. And my friend whose a Red Sox fan greatly appreciated it.

Grade for the Game: A

Mets Post Game: Dodgers 4, Mets 2

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The Numbers:

  • R.A. Dickey started today and went 7 innings and let up 10 hits, 4 runs, (3 earned), 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts.
  • Jose Reyes had 2 hits and a triple. Hairston also has 2 hits.
  • Paulino went 2 for 4 with an RBI.
  • Justin Turner had a hit and scored a run.
  • Mike O’Connor pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief.

It seems like Dickey always excels early and gives up a run or so, then has a big 8th inning and his ERA balloons and he does not get the win. Simply unlucky I guess.

In the simplest terms possible, Jose Reyes is UNSTOPPABLE. Wow that triple in the 9th was great.

David Wright can not hit a fastball right now.

Grade for the Game: C+