Pedro worst than thought...

SNY is reporting Pedro Martinez will have rotator cuff surgery sometime next week...

They're reporting that recovery time will be about 8 months...

...oh my...watching the mets classics...and it flashes up on the bottom...i dont know what to think. boyyy oh boyy pedro. just wow.

AP report.

Pedro done for this year.

Pedro done for year.

Pedro Martinez has a tear in his LEFT calf...he will be out 4-6 weeks (done for the year)

yes...his left calf, not the one that has been giving him all the trouble.

so mr John Maine...welcome to the postseason starting job!

...i like maine, sure hes never pitched the postseason...but hes a calm and collected guy so i dont think that the playoff pressure will really get to him...

Reyes vs. Jeter

Reyes vs. Jeter

...who will win?!
short ESPN article on who is more valuable to the team...

and a poll...
go vote!

update:: jeter won. 60% to 40%

Slump??

i hate to say it...but are we in a slump?
i mean, i know we're resting some players, and taking it a bit easy before the playoffs...but...am i the only one a little scared??

our last ten games we are 3-7.
in the last 12 games weve scored 35 runs to our opponents 47. that doesnt seem like a huge difference but compared to how were used to winning games. and how our offense has looked most of the year..now is not the time to "slump"
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so if the season ended today, we would be playing the Dodgers.
but...who knows who is going to make the playoffs as the Card's are falling apart.
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and a great article on SI.com from Pete McEntegart on the top10 reasons he hates the yankees.

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So Pedro goes tonight�sort of with the playoff game 1 starter on the line.
it all depends how he feels�

El Duque would probably pitch game 1 if Pedro cant go�
7:35. ATL.
pedro v. hudson

RE-PAINT THE APPLE!

i think its about time.
it needs to be done.
its way overdue.

Its about time we repainted the "Home Run" Apple. to be honest, it looks like s**t right now. So this is my official declaration to the Shea front office, either paint it, or get a spankin' new one. the apple is a tradition and it needs to be spruced up. its all dinged up and rotting out. i hope the apple finds its way into new "shebbets field" but at least for now, give it a couple coats of paint and call it a day. We have the playoffs coming up!
NATIONAL TV!
PRIMETIME BABY!!!

Give Mr. Met a paintbrush and send him out to centerfield.

RE-PAINT THE APPLE!

the dumbest thing ive heard all day.

Zero chance.
thats what Joe Giradi's chances are of returning to the Marlins next year.

how stupid can you be?!

werent they like 20+ games under .500
theyre now 76-77. 4 games out of the wildcard.
all with a payroll of $15 mil.

this is the best part...
" The Marlins already have identified possible replacements for Girardi, the report said, including a trio of third base coaches: Fredi Gonzalez (ATL), Joey Cora (CWS) and Manny Acta (NYM)."

you can have him..chances

Typical 'NL Clinch' Post

so im a few days late...im in college, work piles up...shoot me.

We did it. finally
4-0 over the fish.
Mr. Stache was the man with 3 rbi's...

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
WHOOOOOO!!!!
SWWWWEEET!

(i dont know how to react.)

The First Semi-investigative Reporting This Site Has Ever Done.

You win some, you lose some...
on a night where the Mets lose to the Pirates and Pedro only goes 3 innings and almost cries.
and the Phillies win, so the number stays at 1.

...this site gets the crack of it short life....

Remember Ryan Leli? this kid?!?!
The one that snuck into Shea's Visiting Clubhouse to talk to Mike Piazza...
well i met him!

By sheer luck, on a night of poker with the guys, one of my friends roommates brings in a friend who is staying the weekend.
Im wearing my black Mets shirt with the #15 and my kick ass Mets Plastic Helmet.

The kid goes "Hey! you guys mets fans?"
Me and my good friend Jamie, who is also wearing a Beltran shirt (we did not plan that) of course answer "Yep"
He says "Well, then you probably know me...I'm the kid that snuck into Shea with the fake media pass..."

At this point, Jamie and I look at each other, in shock...and awe.
This kid is my hero!
First off he has the balls to do all this...a fake press pass, sneak into the stadium, watch the game, go into the visiting clubhouse, go to the post game manager press conference, and attempt a picture with Mike Piazza.

He said this was all pretty much for a picture with Mike. Apparently its a unwritten rule that the press wont ask for personal pictures. Well, at the end of the night, as Piazza was leaving, this kid asks for a picture. Piazza, being a great guy, obliges, and throws his arm around him. Right before a press guy, who was being nice and taking a picture, could get the shot off, a Equipment Manager for the Padres jumped in and said no pictures in the clubhouse. He was outraged that someone from the media would try to take a picture. He took the kids fake credentials and gave them to security.

Bummer.
This kid was living the dream for a night. He got to see things us fans only dream of. He almost had the shot with Mikey Piazza...and it all came apart becuase of an equipment manager...
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It was pure chance that i met him, and he was a really cool kid. He just seemed to take this all as just another little story, something that could happen any day and he just shrug it off.
Lucky.

Here's to you Ryan Leli!

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1!

Down to 2

Wow.
I guess the marlins just kinda give up when their starting pitcher leaves.
this was just crazy.

so philly won both yesterday.
so were down to two games.
best scenario is this...
Philly loses tonight to ATL.
which would put the Magic Number @ 1.
which would leave it up to Petey and the mets to put it away @ Pitt.
(the phillies play in houston so they will most likely end later.)

Too bad X-man cant join in the fun...maybe we can sneak him over to the visiting clubhouse somehow...
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this piece on Gomez, on MetsBlog first shocks me...then makes me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. and then i drool a little.
Faster than Reyes?!?!?! wow.
just wow.

Go Atlanta.
Go Petey.
Go Mets.

Buh-Bye Braves.

with the win last night...a good win too...the Braves were mathematically eliminated from the NL East Title.
ohhhhhhhhh...you feel that? its feels goooooooooood!!

on a verrrry rainy night-
Mr. Wild Thing Perez struck out 11 through 6. 6 innings took him 101 pitches. whew.

We were down 4-0 going into the top of the 7th.
Wright doubled in delgado, but Taylor Tankersley somehow got himself out of the inning.
He got a little help from a reyes swinging strike instead of a HBP. stupid call.

But the top of the 8th was classic mets this year.
the 3-run bomb from delgado to straight away center. right then, i knew we had it.
a Floyd double brought in Wright (who also doubled.)

Heilman did his thing.
We got another run in the 9th.
And Wagner went up against Cabrera with two on...and struck him out.

So Atlanta, how does it feel?

The Magic Number is down to 3!

and this is kinda ironic...if Atlanta sweeps the phillies in thier double header today, and the mets beat the fish. its ours..ours!!

i never thought id say this..."Go Atlanta."


...i think i can hear Chipper crying...

yikes. lets not talk about it.

let me put it simply.
The Marlins rocked the met last night.
20 hits for the marlins.
Dave Williams magic disappeared.
just wow.


the magic number is down to 4!

Division Leaders? Didn't look like it...

Brad Penny vs. Tom Glavine...you were expecting some sort of pitchers duel? well i was.
and i couldnt have been more wrong.

Glavine started shaky...but doesnt he always? gave up back to back singles to lugo and nomar...but he got out of it.

and for the mets...again...it started in the first. 4 hits in a row to start the game.
a base runner mistake by Lo Duca did cost us a run...but Beltran and Wright picked up RBI's
2-0 mets...122 first inning runs.

glavine went 1-2-3 in the second and third

and in the second Valentin crushed...CRUSHED a ball to delgado/mo vaughn territory...off the scoredboard. right above the HIP sign.
3-0 mets.

top o the 4th..where glav fell apart last time out...and it looked like he'd lose it again.
with two outs he gave up a double and then hit ethier with a pitch.
but then he got Mr. "I like running into walls and misplaying balls" (ILRIWAMB for short) Matt Kemp to ground out to glav. who looked like a gold glover making a nice play on this jam shot from kemp and a nice reaction play snagging a ball lined right back at him.

the most exciting part came in the bot of the 6th.
Walk to d.Wright. Double from Green.
Valentin hit into FC...to kent...kent threw home to try to get Wright, who was running on contact, good throw but the catcher could hang on...and wright scored, and green moved to third.
Glav laid down his sac bunt...
so 2nd and 3rd...2 out...
Jose Reyes smacks a ball high and far to left center...kemp going back...back...back...whoops misses the ball...hits the wall...and the ball rolls back into center field...
Jose goes all the way. INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN! whoo all in 14.81 seconds too.
that boy can fly.

Glavine got into trouble in the 7th.
Mota came in and walked 1 (first walk of the game for the mets) but got out of it.

Bert and Heilman gave up a single each but closed out the game.
Final 7-0.

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So if this is someone were gonna face in the playoffs...boy am i happy.
if we can do this against the All-Star Starter...i couldnt be happier.
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As Keith, Gary and Ron were tlaking about during the game...i think Bert Hernandez in the man on the bubble, because theyre going to have to take maine into the playoffs, which would bump a short reliever off the roster.
The way Mota has been so lights out would have to point to Bert getting the bump.
sorry bert.
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magic number is...7
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tonight Maine v Kuo @ 7:10

11 days later.

im still in shock. O-Perez just threw a 5 hit shutout.
AND ONLY WALKED ONE (1)!!!!! in the 9th inning to boot.

anyway...lets go thru this by game...
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when i last reported we had just swept the Cards and were heading into philly for a 4 game set.
Game 1:: Lost 4-3
Bannister made his comback pitching 6innings, giving up 6 hits and 4 ER. not too shabby, but we lost.
Game 2:: Perez thrw a Perez style game, 5 walks, 7 k's, and 5 ER. Thank god for a 7 run 7th with doubles by Green and Chavez to get the win.
Game 3:: PPD---next day:: My boy John Maine went 6.1, 5 hits, 2 ER. 6 Run 3rd inning was all we needed.

off to Colorado--
Game 1:: the return of Kaz Mat....he went 3-5 with 3 runs scored. But Steve Traxx got alot of run support...again...win 10-5
Game 2:: My other boy Dave Williams went 7 scattering 9 hits and giving up 3 ER. D.Wright had 5 rbis. win 11-3
Game 3::well we cant win them all...O-Perez got rocked. loss 8-4

to the lone star state--
Game 1::D.wright and Chavez had good games, in the return of Tommy G. Tommy didnt pitch very well...but thats ok win 8-7
Game 2::Johnny Maine 2 hits, 2 ER over 6.1 D.Wright added 2 Rbis Win 4-2
Game 3::WTF. Pitchers Duel-- El Duque: gave up 1 hit. 1 HIT! thats all the 'stro's got. and they won 2-1! oswalt threw a perfect game thru 5. delgado homered in the 9th Loss 2-1

back home.
Game 1:: WTF AGAIN! 1 hit. 1 measly hit we got. in the 2nd inning. Traxx doesnt get run support. he got no hit support. he got nothing!
loss 5-0
game 2:: PPD played as DH on weds.
D.Williams v. Smoltzy....winner Williams!! 6 innings of 5 hit ball, 1 ER and 4 k's
Shawn Green Day: 3-4 1 RBI
game 3:: mr. perez! 9 innings...5 hits...0 runs....1 walk. wow. just wow.
3-4 2 rbis for Green.

whew. thats the snappy recap for ya'll...
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the magic number is down to 9!...maybe 8 if philly loses.

green is turning it on. wright is kinda coming around. beltran is back from his fence encounter. floyd is back from his ankle trouble (kinda)

so thats where we stand. sorry that sucked. big time...
better blogging to come.