Sort of a Tomahawk hangover this morning after the Mets just dropped two of three to the Braves at Shea and now stand at 2-4 against their NL East rivals this season. Hard to get revved up for the Rockies as they roll into Flushing for a three-game series without Kaz Matsui, who is on the 15-day disabled list (surprise) with back spasms. It's too bad because Matsui was off to a fast start with Colorado, batting .361 (13-for-36) with two doubles, a triple and five stolen bases. Seems like a bad dream for Mets fans that Jose Reyes actually was moved to second base to accommodate the signing of Matsui back in 2003.
Back to the weekend ... Rough day for the Mets bullpen, which had been airtight before Sunday's meltdown in a 9-6 loss to the Braves. Manager Willie Randolph wanted to keep Scott Schoeneweis in the game for Chipper Jones in that pivotal seventh inning -- preferring to have Larry bat righthanded -- but Edgar Renteria burned him before that with a three-run homer. If he went with Aaron Heilman for Renteria, it would have possibly set up a dangerous matchup with Jones, who is 7-for-15 against him with three home runs. And mowing through three pitchers in that one inning would have been suicide with the score tied at 6. Even so, it was an April loss that definitely felt more significant.
"As the season gets later," David Wright said, "these are the ones we have to win."
Another disturbing footnote from Sunday's game: Wright went 0-for-4 and took a pair of called third strikes. He is now in an 0-for-12 skid since his 26-game hitting streak ended on Friday and does not have a home run since Game 4 of the NLCS last October.
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and the Braves pitchers are just too good.
Mike Bossy never took a check into the boards, and the Atlanta Braves are the Buffalo Bills of Baseball. So many division titles, but sigh...only a single ring. Hey Mike Bossy, go back to the icelanders blog and see if your fat wife will give you back your LaFontaine jersey that she has been squeezing into for pajamas. Braves will finish in third place, "put it in the books".
Davey needs to wear longer pants
so what does that make the muts? 1 division title in 20 years and 0 rings. i'd much rather have the braves recent history than the muts. actually, you guys had art howe managing for you guys, you must have had a few good years with him managing right? hahahahahaha
Hey Mike Bossy, the season is long, punk.....and oh, how's Mike Hampton doing buddy? Is the educational system in the south still teachin' squirrel huntin'and alligator rasslin'? I am pretty sure Hampton has found the "quality" of the trailer park living to be preferred over a large stately mansion. Try using toilet tissue over leaves.
mike bossy = david lennon.
david lennon = mike bossy
clearly you don't know anything about the game. braves have insurance pay for hampton's contract when he is injured. plus the rockies are still paying for the majority of that contract. by the way, i'm from long island so the southern insults don't phase me.
The comments don't "faze" you, not "phase." You may live on Long Island, but the southurn ejukashun sistim fits you just fine.
YANKEES GOT SWEPT!!!
METS ARE IN FIRST!!!
AROD HAS 15 HOMERS....
BUT THE YANKEES KEEP LOSING?
I'VE GOT IT....THEY HAVE BECOME THE TEXAS RANGERS.
WHAT A BUNCH OF FOOLS!!!
GO METS!!!!
IF THE YANKS ONLY HAD JOHN MAINE, BUT THEY DON'T...THEY GOT BATTING PRACTICE PITCHERS.
Go Mets!
Braves are going down
Enjoy 2nd place while you got it.