213 Miles From Shea

Last nights win was just back to basics.

Great starting Pitching. Good Bullpenn. Good running the bases.

I guess the problem would be that more people need to hit. But a win is a win. And I am fine with Reyes manufacturing all the runs if everyone is slumping if we still win.

Tonight will be interesting. For the Mets, Glavine will try to right his ship that went horribly wrong last time out. And the Mets offense will have to deal with Clippard, who just ran through the Mets lineup with no problems last time in the subway series. His ERA has ballooned, even though his record is 3-1, so hopefully the Mets have watched some film and figured out what to do agaisnt this guy.

On another note, I have now lost 9 straight Ebay bids for a Phillip Humber autograph

As the losing streak continue, I have a few thoughts, most of which have nothing to do with the other.

On the top ten plays today on sports center, they were called the top 10 perfect plays for Lexus and perfection…SELLOUT. but we already knew that espn is sometimes

During the no-no last night, the field was taken over by seagulls again…it feels like the movie birds, but I have a feeling that 29938 people have already made that reference.

THE PHILLIES ARE THREE BACK UGHHHHHH

I went to the Orioles game last night and I saw someone wearing a Lenny Dykstra Mets shirt…so I made a comment.

The Mets will go and “right the ship” (mets.com) agaisnt Wolf and the dodgers.

Wolf has been struggling, and he really struggles during the first inning. The Mets of last year would harp on that (not to say that the Mets arent good during the first inning this year, but last year they were amazing).

Delgado has had some problems with Wolf. In Wolf's last start, the number 8 hitter really got the best of him.

El Duques problem will be a well rested Nomar, who has a .333 lifetime avg agaisnt him.

On another note, the dodgers have a 292-232 record agaisnt the Mets.

With todays game it is very easy to point out whether the problem was pitching or hitting.

I remeber when I was much younger, I was at a bar in a restaurent and there was a guy complaining about the Orioles saying that “There is no reason to lose a game where you score more than 7 runs”

That is the truth, when you score 7 runs, you shouldnt lose.

Enough complaining, congrats to Gomez. And still always looking foward the next game

-Elliot

So if I had to miss one week this year, I think I picked a good one.

I was college orientation for the latter part of the week, where for the first time in a long time, I was with other Mets fans, and for the first time ever, I was with other Mets fans that were my age, which really was amazing.

And I ran into someone wearing a Mets Alomar T-shirt at Taco Bell last night (I wont make a comment, I have a Mets Hildago shirt).

With yesterday's game, well at least it was close. It could have been a lot worse. Today we got Miller, who everyone feels is the future but we can find out today if he is the present.

I have been packed this week, and going to be away all next week (including orientation for college!) so I am really sorry for the lack of posts.

See you on the tenth!

Ive been away all weekend and I've been following the Mets, and of course I am estatic when i saw the Mets swept, after each game I was celebrating.

I noticed that the Phillies beat the Braves in all three games, but the consequence didnt click in until I saw the standings a few minutes ago.

THE PHILLIES ARE ABOVE 500.

Not that I am really concerened, but now they are two games behind the Braves in 2nd, and 6.5 games out over all.

So now does Chipper complain more about the Interleague scheduel?

The start of a three team race?

This weekend also established that the Mets are starting to build a cushion, but this year that means nothing. Intereesting Weekend all the way around.

For the third time this year, the Mets will face Smoltz and for the third time this year, Glavine will be pitching for the Mets.

We all know that Delgado is slumping, but he had a good game last night, and he has some success agaisnt Smoltz, boasting a .344 average with four homers.

The traffic light for Green is Green when it comes to Smoltz, with a .522 avg in 23 AB. (That was a horrible attempt at pun).

On the Wright watch, he has a .250 average agaisnt Smoltz, 8 hits in 32 AB, and two homers.

Beltran has not had that much success agaisnt Smoltz, he has 6 hits, 2 homers, and .222 average.

Why does last night's win feel good? Or really, why does it feel good in a different way?

Because it was a frustrating loss for the Braves, thats why.

That first series agaisnt the Braves this year, I feel that both games the Mets lost were frustrating losses, 5-3 and 3-2, where they left a ton of players on base and in scoring position.

Last night was pay back, as Perez was able to keep those runners on 2nd and 3rd from scoring. The Braves also had like 4 or 5 leadoff hits. its a good feeling to give that frustration back to the braves

Tonight the Mets will face James, and hopefully fare better than they did agaisnt Davies.

In his one start agaisnt the Mets this year, James lasted 5.1 innings, and allowed 6 earned runs. In that game, he allowed 3 homers (Castro, Easily, Reyes) which is half the amount of homers James has allowed this year.

In his carear agaisnt the Mets, he has pitched 16.2 innings, and has allowed 13 runs, 5 homers, for an ERA around 7.

With all of this, the Braves get the Vegas line for tonight.

Perez's first start this year was agasnt the Braves, where he went 7 innings and allowed 1 run. Then he went and had a bad start. Eyes will be on him to see if he can pull 3 consecutive good starts. The Mets won that game 11-1.

In his carear agaisnt the Braves, Perez is 4-3 with over 50 innings pitched, with an ERA around 3.25.