The Mets could only muster one hit against Braves pitchers Chuck James and Macay McBride, as the Braves beat the Mets, 5-0.David Wright had the only Mets hit, a single in the second inning, where he was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.
The Braves scored 4 runs off Steve Trachsel (3 earned) - he only went 4-and-a-third, leaving with the bases loaded. The Mets got great relief from Heath Bell, who got two outs with those bases loaded without giving up a run, then went another scoreless inning, and Royce Ring, who threw 2 perfect innings.
The past two games have been very disappointing. 1 run on 5 hits, total. The Mets need to break through, but it will be tough Tuesday night. Dave Williams goes against John Smoltz.
MAGIC NUMBER: I was really hoping this would be 10 right now, but the Mets loss and a Phillies extra-inning win on Monday means it stays at 11. I'm not even going through with the effort of putting up the graphic, that's how badly I wanted it to be 10. Chase Utley hit a walk-off homer for the Phillies, who beat the Astros, 3-2.
****IMPORTANT: I'm sorry, I didn't realize you needed a league ID#, not a league name, to join the football pick 'em league on Yahoo!. The League Number is: 44177. All other instructions should work. You can get them in Saturday's posting, or on the Jets site.
THE KID'S KIDS: The St. Lucie Mets finished the regular season (2nd half) 37-32, a game behind Palm Beach, who they will now play in the Florida State League playoffs. The series goes best-two-out-of-three, and it starts Wednesday, I think...although it could be Tuesday. minorleaguebaseball.com breaks down the series and picks St. Lucie to win in three games, saying the deciding factor in the series is:
Gary Carter. The Mets skipper, a Hall of Famer, is a great motivator and his players love him. He's trying to work his way to the Major Leagues as a manager, and the moves he makes over the next few games will give a better idea of what he's learned in two years on the bench.
I like the way they do things at minorleaguebaseball.com.
ALFONZO'S COMEBACK: Looks like it's over. Edgardo Alfonzo was 0-for-3 in the final game of the season for the Norfolk Tides, finishing the season at .241. Too bad. We'll see if the Mets make any moves involving Alfonzo in the next couple of days.
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