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If we all pitch in it will be like Johnnymets never left.
Mets 8, Yankees 3. David Wright upped his RBI total to 66 yesterday, and the Mets ended their four-game mini-slide.
The rubber match of the three-game series is today, with Soler facing Wright. Soler is coming off what was probably his worst start of the season, last week against Boston. Wright is 4-5 on the year with a 4.18 ERA, though he's been better lately with a 3.38 ERA and a 1-1 record in his last three starts.
The Mets are 6-8 in interleague play this season going into the game. Are they losing because they aren't playing good baseball or are they not playing good baseball because they're up against teams from the tougher league?
Johnnymets would probably say the former.
Last place Lastings. Milledge has been sent back down to the minors to make room on the roster for Cliff Floyd. In 24 games with the big club, Milledge batted .233 with 3 HR and 12 RBI. He was 0-for-his-last-13 when he was demoted.
The feature header here is no longer accurate, because the Norfolk Tides moved out of last place in Milledge's absence. They are now 32-50, 21.5 games back of Charlotte, but 3.5 games ahead of Richmond.
Since I'm just a commenter, I won't change the name of the feature.
What If. I will leave this update to the Southern Bureau.
What If: The Nationals were swept out of the first round of the playoffs.
Thank God.
Now we don't have to visit that site again. As Johnny has expressed many times, the site made NO sense at all. 1997 Pedro - who's ERA was 1-something - finished with an ERA of 4-something. Safe to say, I won't be signing up again either.
DAY TWO.
The Mets feasted on Yankees starter Jaret Wright and a corps of relievers, pounding out seven runs on 14 hits. The bats really showed up for the nationally televised Sunday night game, led by Carlos Beltran and his two home runs.
Unfortunately, the Mets left nine men on base.
Had all of those men scored, it would have been just enough to tie the Yankees, who scored 16 runs last night on starter and loser Alay Soler and reliver Heath Bell. Alex Rodriguez had 7 RBI.
Next up for the Mets is a four-game set against the Pirates at Shea.
Pedro* was supposed to start tonight, but according to manager Willie Randolph, Martinez slipped in the bathroom and hurt his hip.
Darren Oliver (3-0, 2.45 ERA this season; 90-79 4.99 ERA this career) gets the call instead.
Given how bad the Pirates are, it shouldn't matter who pitches these four games. I expect a sweep, as I have selected the Mets this week in the New Baseball Pool, as did Johnnymets.
All Stars. There are six Mets on the all-star team, four of them voted in by the fans: Paul LoDuca, Future Hall of Famer David Wright, The Greatest Ballplayer Who Ever Lived Jose Reyes, and Carlos Beltran*. On the pitching roster are Tom Glavine and Pedro*.
Hmmmm. Pedro* is named to the All Star team and suffers a strange injury in a bathroom. I'm sure it's a coincidence, but in case it's not I've asked Dan Shaughnessy to investigate.
Wright is tentatively scheduled to compete in the home run derby. He has 18 HR this season, 59 in his career, for those of you keeping track.
Last place Lastings. In his first game back in Triple A since being demoted from the Mets last week, Milledge delivered a bases clearing double in the bottom of the 6th inning, to help the Tides come back to beat the division leading Charlotte Knights.
Milledge batted lead off and went 2-4. His minor league average is now .296.
Pedro*: In what should not come as a surprise to any loyal Red Sox fan, Pedro* is headed to the disabled list at the All-Star Break. You can almost set your watch on it.
Although, after his disasterous performance against the Red Sox, one had to figure that Pedro* wasn't the Pedro (no *) we remember. The Southern Bureau had him pegged for 8 innings of shutout ball with about 10 strikeouts (including three against Manny). Instead - he's out before the Aflac trivia question hit the air.
And now the MIKE PELFREY era begins. Here's what the Mets official website says: Pelfrey, as ballyhooed a Mets pitching prospect as there has been since the days of Jason Isringhausen, Bill Pulsipher and Paul Wilson, will make his big-league debut Saturday against the Marlins.
Yikes. Is that a good thing?? As good as Izzy, Pulse, and Wilson?? I'd think I'd rather be "as good of a fielding outfielder as Lastings Milledge".
I'm sure JohnnyMets will give all the lowdown on how great Pelfrey will be. If he's solid (Pelfrey, not JohnnyMets) they shouldn't miss a beat. If he struggles, get ready for the "Livan Hernandez trade rumors."
REYES HURT From the AP Wire: NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mets All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes left in the seventh inning of Friday night's 7-to-3 loss to Florida with a cut on his left pinky.
He appeared to get spiked on a headfirst slide into first base and needed seven stitches in the finger. X-rays were negative.
Reyes said he would sit out Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's game against the Marlins. He said he would wait for a doctor's opinion before making a decision on playing in Tuesday night's All-Star game in Pittsburgh.
Reyes is hitting .300. He's one six Mets selected to the All-Star team.
From the dustbin of history. Dontrelle Willis ended Jose Lima's latest stint in the big leagues (don't worry, Jose, you'll still get that ring) with a grand slam last night.
The last pitcher to hit a grand slam was Robert Person, when he was with Philly.
The week that happened, I was matched up against Mrs. JohnnyMets in a head-to-head league. Had they counted Person's 7 BRI that game, she would've won the week. It didn't matter much in the long run, though, as I finished in my comfy and customary 7th place.
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