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No game today

Today’s game between the Phillies and the Mets has been rained out.  A makeup date has not been announced.

Side note: Sorry for the lack of The State of the Mets / normal posting recently.  We’re heading into finals week here at Quinnipiac and I’ve also come down with a killer head cold.  I have my first and toughest final tomorrow, so hopefully I get a little healthier and will return to normality soon.

Saturday odds & ends

~Carlos Delgado will sit again, but no word yet if he will be heading to the disabled list.  According to David Lennon, two lineups were posted, one with Delgado and the other without.  A little odd, no?

~Luis Castillo will play today.  He had missed the last few games with back spasms.

~Ramon Castro will be starting today. Omir Santos has a day off.

~On the catching note, Brian Schneider’s return from the DL will be delayed.  He’s also nursing a sore calf.

~Single game tickets go on sale tomorrow for June-October.  Starts at 10 a.m. on Mets.com or over the phone ((718) 507-TIXX)

Game Recap: Mets 7 – Phillies 4

The Mets scored runs in more than the first inning, shocking Mets fans everywhere.

The New York Mets (10-12) defeated the Philadelphia Philles (11-10) by a score of 7-4.

The Mini Recap

Mike Pelfrey walked four in 5 1-3 innings and allowed three earned runs to score.  Pedro Feliciano pitched 1 2-3 innings, allowing one run on one hit. J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez sealed up the game in the final two innings.

Daniel Murphy started the Mets off right with a two-run home run to right field.  The Mets scored seven runs off of Chan Ho Park in the first five innings.  Pelfrey helped his own cause, driving in two runs on his own.

For the full recap, please read Pelfrey Beats Phillies
With Ball and Bat on Baseball Digest.

The call for karma to come bite the Mets in the butt

WPIX, who broadcast weekend games of the New York Mets, must not understand the concept of karma.

Check out this video, via Kieran Kelly over at Phinally Philly.

Right, because that won’t come back to haunt the team.

I’m all for playing up this rivalry between the Mets and Philly, but this is a little much.  Let the teams play the games – there’s enough emotion there – and let them settle it on the diamond.

The series of 5+ ERAs

The Mets head to Philadelphia for a three game series starting tonight at 7:05 p.m. 

What makes this such an interesting set of matchups, is that all six of the projected starters for this series all have ERAs over 5.00.

• Mike Pelfrey (6.32 ERA) vs. Chan Ho Park (7.16 ERA)
• Oliver Perez (9.31 ERA) vs. Jamie Moyer (5.09 ERA)
• John Maine (5.40 ERA) vs. Joe Blanton (8.41 ERA)

Essentially, each team is rolling the dice with their starters. 

Pelfrey turned in his best start of the season last time out after having one of his starts skipped due to forearm tendinitis.  He threw 5 2-3 innings, allowing two earned runs against the Washington Nationals.

Perez, who has been a subject of much debate, is looking to right the ship against the Phillies.  He’s only made it out of the fifth inning once and has walked 15 and allowed 20 earned runs in 19.1 innings.

Maine, like Pelfrey, is also coming off his strongest start of the season.  On April 27 he pitched six innings, allowing only one hit and one unearned run.

Mets fans don’t seem too confident in the team right now.  Hopefully the Mets can improve their record during this battle of futility.

Twitter Poll: The next seven games

Over the next seven days, the Mets will play their first games against the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves in 2009.  They have started the season 9-12 and fans are already starting to question the team.  The next seven games could be very important, not just for the season, but for the coaches on staff.

Yesterday, I asked my Twitter followers how they think the Mets will fare over the next seven games.  (Hat tip to @tweetthemets for the suggestion.)  Here are their responses:

The optimists…

tweetthemets said: I think with Ollie going against the Phils twice their chances improve! 4-3

andy79 said: put me down for 5-2. Ever the optimist.

bortnick said: 4-3. it's easy to play a few lousy games and get all jittery, but it's too early to bug out, everyone's gotta relax

MetsNY81 said: 4-3

JTKrycek said: Mets 4-3. Blanton, Park = 2 Mets wins. Kawikami = 50/50. Santana = win. But 7 game win streak would rock like mad.

MissBethAnn said: I'm gunna be optomistic and say 4-3. I'm not ready to jump off the bridge yet!

mets_geekette said: Poll: 5-2. They've gotta turn it around at some point. Why not this wkend? Here's to hoping.

jessicarubin said: 4-3. Don't trust Ollie to come through on both games.

The pessimists…

jessicarubin said: btw I was being hopeful on the side of cautious when I said 4-3. Realistically I think 3-4 but I wanted to be optimistic =(

mostlymets said: 2-5. It's going to be a rough week.

thebrowncoat said: 3-4. I don't see any indication they're ready to start playing consistently good baseball yet.

jintman said: 3-4 I hope!

Retire31 said: 3-4. Sadly.

metschick said: I think they'll go 3-4.

cutiepie0319k said: 2-5.. they will be lucky if they go 3-4.. i hope they prove me wrong.

gwong said: 5-2 if the games end after six innings (ha!). Really, 3-4 is my guess and that's only if they win Johan's start.

TLA_Quinn said: 3-4 sounds about right to me...although I'd love a 4-3!

metgirl4ever said: i think we'll go 3-4 also, but i need them to go @ least 5-2 for the Mets

letsgoduke said: 3-4. Were just not putting a cohesive unit on the field right now.

Vodka_RB said: 3-4 at best

cwb75 said: would like to say 7-0 or even, but I am being the pessimist and say 3-4

darknova306 said: 1 win against Philly, 0 wins against Atlanta. 1-6 record, Jerry/HoJo fired. "Core" posters on MetsBlog laugh with glee.

trekmetfan said: I say 3 out of 7 for the Mets.

gmo418 said: 2-5 outlook is bleak, hope i am wrong

From a Phillies phan…

kierankelly said: 2-5. Losing 2 to the Fightins' and 3 to the Braves.

I can’t see them going .500 over these two teams, especially not the way they’ve been playing so far this season.  Notice that the pessimists list is much longer.

Tweet of the Day: gwong said: 5-2 if the games end after six innings (ha!). Really, 3-4 is my guess and that's only if they win Johan's start.

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