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Mets Post Game: Mets 6, Dodgers 0

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Carlos Beltran went 2 for 4 with a 2 run homer to put the Mets of the board.
  2. Jason Bay hit 2 homers today, one solo and one 3-run shot.
  3. Mike Pelfrey pitched 6 scoreless innings and allowed 5 hits, walking 2, and striking out 2.

It is so strange how well Pelf pitches with Paulino behind the plate. He is a different looking guy. He throws inside and is so much more confident when Paulino catches him.

Who would have thought that all of the Mets offense today would be all from home runs. Kind of funny thinking how the ball doesn’t carry in LA at night and the Mets can barely hit a homer every 2 games.

Today was so good for Jason Bay. He pulled one homer and hit the other one to the opposite field. This really showed that he could be coming around as a hitter for the Mets…hopefully.

3 wins in a row! Lets go Mets!

Mets Post Game: Mets 16, Tigers 9

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3 Standout Performances:

  1. Angel Pagan went 4 for 6 with 4 RBI including 2 doubles.
  2. Daniel Murphy drove in 4 runs on 2 clutch 2 run singles with the bases loaded and 2 outs.
  3. Jason Bay went 1 for 2 with 4 walks and an RBI single.

Wow…that is all I can say, WOW.

This team is doing everything right. They are working the count and just hitting line drives. This team is so clutch getting endless hits with 2 outs and RISP. This is the most I have enjoyed watching this team in a long time.

Pagan is starting to get some hits off of left handed pitchers, that is great for him to start getting hot.

Cap was good tonight, his only blemish was 2 Miguel Cabrera homers.

The Mets were 10-17 with 2 outs tonight, that is a huge number.

I am Speechless…the AMAZIN’ METS ARE BACK!!!!

Grade for the Game: A+

Mets Post Game: Pirates 3, Mets 1

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By the Numbers:

  • Mike Pelfrey went 7 innings, let up 4 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, and 6 strikeouts.
  • Jose Reyes was hitless with a sac fly.
  • Daniel Murphy had 2 hits and is now hitting .305 on the year.
  • Tejada and Duda had a hit each.
  • Byrdak walked in the 3rd run with the bases loaded.

Mike Pelfrey was so good tonight, he retired 21 of his final 22 batters after giving up 3 hits to the first 3 batters of the game. He really settled down only giving up 1 homer to Brandon Wood.

Jose Reyes was robbed of a hit on his Sac fly, Duda ran the Mets out of the inning as he was doubled off first.This stopped the rally the Mets had going only resulting in 1 run for the inning.

Daniel Murphy just keeps hitting, and hitting, and hitting.

Tejada got another hit and made another great defensive play tonight, he is really playing well for the team.

Grade for the Game: B-

Mets Post Game: Phillies 10, Mets 7

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The Numbers:

  • Mike Pelfrey was awful today posting a line of 2 innings, 8 hits, 7 runs (6 earned), 1 walk and 1 strikeout.
  • Blane Boyer pitched 2 innings and gave up 3 runs.
  • Buchholz, Beato, and K-Rod pitched a scoreless inning each.
  • Ike Davis went 2 for 4 with 2RBI.
  • Angel Pagan also had 2 hits including a 2 run homer.
  • Emaus and Reyes had 2 hits each.
  • Wright went 1 for 5 with 3K’s

I’m sorta torn on this game, Pelfrey was awful and I loved the comeback. But after, they couldn’t score again.

Pelfrey simply looked awful in his outing tonight. He was fooling nobody.

I love how the Mets fought back against the Phillies tonight because it showed even in a big deficit, they can still fight back and make it a game. They don’t quit. Last year this would have been a blowout.

The offense has looked great today with everybody contributing.

Grade for the Game: C

Mets Post Game: Mets 7, Phillies 1

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The Numbers:

  • Chris Young had the overall biggest day for the Mets pitching with a line of 5 1/3 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts.
  • Young didn’t only pitch well, he hit well too, going 3 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored.
  • David Wright had a huge game going 4 for 5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI.
  • Hariston, Ike, and Emaus each had 1 hit and 1 RBI each.
  • Reyes had 2 hits and Hu had 1.
  • Carrasco pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief only letting up 1 hit and striking out 1.
  • Byrdak threw an inning of relief and so did Bobby Parnell.

Chris Young was absolutely sensational tonight, he got a little tired towards the end but was still dominant on the mound AND at the plate. He was the first Met pitcher ever to get 3 hits in a game.

David Wright’s 4 hits were his first 4 hits game in over 2 years, he is locked in at the plate.

I love the way the offense worked tonight against Hamels. They were taking pitches and controling the at-bats. They weren’t chasing any pitches and they put good swings on the ball.

This team just has a different feeling than the 2010 team. It has more life.

Grade for the Game: A

Mets Post Game: Mets 9, Marlins 2

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The Numbers:

  • R.A. Dickey made his first start of the year and earned a win for the Mets going 6 innings, 5 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 3 walk, and 7 strikeouts.
  • Ike Davis today went 2 for 5 with his first home run of 2011.
  • Willie Harris went 1 for 5 with a walk and a 2 run homer off Javier Vazquez.
  • Duda had one hit, and Reyes had 2 today.
  • Daniel Murphy went 1 for 3 with an RBI double and a walk.
  • Buchholz and Byrdak each pitched a scoreless inning out of the bullpen for the Mets.
  • Capuano struggled in his Mets debut going 2/3 of an inning giving up 3 hits and a run, Carrasco finished the inning for him striking out John Buck with the bases loaded.

Dickey showed today that last year was no fluke commanding all of his pitches and getting ground balls.

Ike getting off to a strong start is huge due to if he did not he would get asked over and over about the “Sophomore Slump.”

Murphy played his first career game at 2nd base today and looked a little awkward, but ultimately got the job done in the end.

The bullpen has looked shaky so far to start the year, but hopefully they will pick up the slack.

Willie Harris has been huge to start the year.

Grade for the Game: A

Review: The 2010 Season (Part 1)

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Well, it’s over, the 2010 season is done. It seems like it went by so quickly going from David Wright’s first inning homer opening day, to the call up of Ike Davis, to R.A. Dickey and Jon Niese’s one hitter, to Beltrans return, and finally to Oliver Perez pitching the last inning of 2010. ALOT happened this year and it seems like it just went by so quickly. It’s sad. Anyway, part 1 of the season review is all about the offense as a whole. Baseball is a team sport, individual evaluations will be saved for the player by player evaluations.

Record- 79-83

The Good:

  • The pinch-hitting was great this year whether it was Chris Carter, Josh Thole, Mike Hessman, or Jesus Feliciano someone always seemed to get the job done.
  • The Mets led the league in stolen bases this year which means they are the running team that they had to be in order to be successful.
  • Many players turned it on late in the year including Carlos Beltran, David Wright, Josh Thole, and Ike Davis.
  • The Mets had 4 walk off homers this year Rod Barajas, Henry Blanco, Ike Davis, and Josh Thole all hit them. The Mets were the first team ever to have 3 catchers hit walk off homers in a season.
  • The Mets used the triples alley in their park to rack up a ton of triples from Pagan and Reyes.
  • The Mets had more players hit more homers and more players have higher RBI totals.

The Bad:

  • The Mets were the worst team with the bases loaded this year hitting 0 grand slams and hitting around .200 all together.
  • The Mets had too many players who struck out, don’t get me wrong they aren’t the Diamondbacks, but they were wild swingers who struck out too much and didn’t walk enough.
  • The lineup was never the same, it seems that they could never find out who would be a good cleanup hitter. Carlos Beltran, Chris Carter, David Wright, Ike Davis, Jason Bay plus others all hit cleanup this year.
  • No Met hit over .300 this year.
  • No Met had over 30 homers this year.

Offensive Grade for the Year: C….Needs ALOT of improvement

Click here to read part 2

Mets Post Game: Mets 18, Cubs 5

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The Numbers:

  1. Ruben Tejada had a huge day today getting 2 hits and 5 RBI including his first career home run.
  2. Ike Davis had 4 hits today including a 2 run homer and 3 RBI in all.
  3. Luis Hernandez went 3 for 7 with an RBI.
  4. Angel Pagan went 2 for 6 with 3 RBI.
  5. Carlos Beltran had 2 hits and an RBI.
  6. Arias and Carter had RBI pinch hits.
  7. Jon Niese went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs.
  8. Niese went 6 innings gave up 5 runs and struck out 4.
  9. Dessens, Feliciano, Parnell, and Acosta pitched the rest of the game.
  10. The Mets drew a total of 9 walks today.

What a day for everyone in the lineup…every one with an at bat got a hit today except for Duda.

Ike is taking balls the other day again. This could mean a hot streak for him.

Great day for Tejada…don’t expect this daily though.

Good work offense…

Grade for the Game: A+

Somebody Needs to Step-up

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Nobody on the Mets is hitting right now. No one really has hit since the all-star break. We have people who can carry our offense. If Wright, Beltran, or Davis get hot, they can carry the ball club. Reyes also needs to hit consistently in order for this team to be succesful. None of this is happening. Wright and Davis are in a slump, and Beltran hasn’t found a groove since his return. Reyes has been somewhat consistent in his offense, but that is it. The Mets need to find a way to score runs or the future does not look bright.

Mets Post Game: Mets 6, Dodgers 1

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The Numbers:

  1. Jason Bay broke out in a big way going 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs. The 3 RBIs came on a 2-out, bases-loaded double in the 8th.
  2. Ike Davis took a 53 MPH curveball out of the park for his 14th homer of the year. This was the slowest pitch to be hit for a home run this year in the bigs.
  3. David Wright went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts and an RBI.
  4. Luis Castillo batted second and went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored.
  5. Jose Reyes scored a run, got a hit, and stole a base.
  6. Johan Santana was brilliant tonight, pitching 7 innings of 1-run ball giving up 5 hits, 1 walk, and 4 strikeouts. He earned his 8th win of the year.
  7. Parnell and K-Rod combined for 2 perfect innings.

Jason Bay made me feel great tonight as he broke out of his offense slump. As Gary said, he got his first really memorable hit as a Met.

Johan Santana continued his to look great going 7 strong tonight. He is still our Ace and is showing no sign of going away.

The Mets offense was impressive, finally— this was their first game with 4-plus runs in 13 games. They also had their first multiple run inning in 60 innings.

Jerry better send out the same lineup tomorrow.

Grade for the Game: A