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Takin Care of Business……
How soothing it was to finnally here that over the sound system at Shea again following a night of baseball. Back on track with a W and now it’s offically time for the boy’s of summer to turn it around. Maybe the game last night was a serious wake up call to them that they need to get their act’s together so let’s get started.
The Good
- Willie Randolph, I have been quite harsh on the manager whose time with the club seems to be dwindling with every loss but he makes this list today. Tinkered with the lineup a little bit today and it paid off as he batted Easley, Tatis and Castro 5th, 6th and 7th in the order respectivly and they rewarded him with by going 5 of 9 and driving in some very important runs for the team. A double steal with Beltran and Tatis also a little aggressive managing trying to manufacture runs. Hats off to Willie maybe he’s starting to get his act together.
- The Supersubs-As Keith Hernendez continusly reffered to them as during the telecast, this included Damion Easley, Frenado Tatis, and Ramon Castro. Going 5 of 9 making all the play’s in the field with the execption of Castro who possibly could have blocked the two Santana wild pitches great game by these guys.
- Carlos Delgado-For sitting on the pine!
The Bad
- Jose Reyes-Offensively the game wasn’t bad for Jose but he made an error again in today’s game making it three straight that Jose has committed an error in. Jose seems to be getting careless in the field I don’t know what the issue is but he needs to snap out of it and fast. You can’t have that coming from your shortstop.
- Johan Santana-Hear me out now, he pitched a good game don’t get me wrong, all though he did give up another homerun. I would have liked to have seen Johan show up as an ace and tell Willie at the end there that he wants the ball in the 8th. To see him give the ball directly to Billy would have been a welcomed sight but it was good to see Duaner come in and get some outs, just would like to see a little more like what Mike Hampton used to be for the Mets that bull like mentality which I don’t alawys get from Santana he doesn’t seem used to pitching in the city where the bright lights are alawys on you.
Advice
- Willie must have heeded the advice of a now retired great college basketball coach Bobby Knight. That advice is, “The best way to get through to a player is not through his ears but through his ***.” Meaning sit em down on the bench don’t play him they’ll get the message good to see Willie bench Delgado as a result of poor production.
- Next bit of advice KEEEP I repeat KEEEEP Frenado Tatis in the lineup. Even if it’s just for as long as Church can’t play Tatis has been tearing the cover off the ball and if thats an extra two weeks of hitting atleast someone in the lineup is producing.
- Consider platooning Schenider more often. Schenider is good and I like him alot don’t get me wrong but maybe give Castro a few more at bat’s against lefty’s throughout the year it might just pay dividends.
UP NEXT
- Finish up with the rubber game tommrow against the Marlins. Ollie will look to get a W after not having his best stuff but still batteling in Colorado in his last outing.
- The Dodgers come to town this weekend for a 4 game set.. Look for me at popcorn night on Thursday gotta believe I’m getting that free food!!
- The Met’s go west for games with San Fransico and San Diego.
Phewwwww….
Yup I just heard it the collective sigh of relief that swept over New York as Fernado Tatis caught the ball to record the final out of the game. Put one in the win column for the goood guys. This means Willie atleast in my mind will have atleast the Flordia series to see if he can turn this club around, so it should be an interesting couple of weeks.
The Good
- Claudio Vargas threw a gem, in a very hard place to throw a good game. Colorado is a rough place to pitch and Vargas threw a great game. Granted the huge outpouring of support in the first inning really helped Vargas settle in early but even if your settled in hats off to Vargas what a great game and it’s what we needed.
- Nick Evans who? Yeah exactly due to a depleted outfield as a result of injuries he got called up from AA Binghamton, to play LF. Despite the fact he’s a first basemen. Well no major screw ups in the outfield, and guess what 3 doubles whata game welcome to the big’s kid, although he’s not quite Willie May’s yet so Eric Karros hop off..
The Bad
- Not going to focus on any negative today lets take the win as a positive and keep it rolling guys
Direct Your Boos towards…..
- That five game losing streak and laxadasical play boooo that and may we wish it goood riddance for ever and may it never come back!
Take A Curtain Call…
- Nick Evans preformed first big league game 3 doubles take a step outta the dug out
- Claudio Vargas pitched a solid game at Coors field and served as the Mets stopper as Johan, Ollie and everyyone else couldn’t do kudos….
Notes
Delgado hit yet another HR making it three straight games
Up Next
Rubber Game tommrow let’s take the series
Count down to Pink Slip
I’m going to move it up to 4 thanks to the solid performance he’s got till the Flordia series to prove its for real
Bumming
Yesterday was supposed to be the day to celebrate my birthday which means it was supposed to be a day that the New York Mets got a huge win from their divisonal foes the Atlanta Braves. Well this did not exactly happen, the Mets needing a win from ace Johan Santana lost 4-2 not coming up with the effort needed in order to win the game. Ron Darling said it after the game, what I had talked about yesterday that in the 7th inning it became apparent that the Mets where not going to score any more runs, Johan needed to find a way to keep this game 2-1 and get the victory. Thats what ace’s do they win those games and it was unfortunate to see him give up the big inning in the 7th that would lead to the Mets demise. All is not well in happy valley right now, David Wright called out some of his teammates the other night implying that losing does not seem to affect them the way it should, and that it dissapoints him. The Mets really need to get their act together or Willie won’t be joking about having his head on the chopping block. Although he’ll proley turn that into a racial thing, as he said before the criticisim of him has to do with his race, as he talked about what happend to Herm, and Isiah Thomas…….
Little word to the wise Willie, first and foremost Joe Torre caucasian had it alot worse than you do so quit your crying, Tom Coughlin had been written off and said that he could not coach a pee wee football team until he won a Superbowl, Eric Mangini is on the hot seat and Mike D’Antoini has recieved criticism and he hasn’t even coached a game here yet. Get used to it Willie you’ve played and coached in New York you have the 3rd highest payroll in baseball you’re not performing that’s why your job is in jeporardy not because of the color of your skin, and I hope you realize that if you do get canned but, we’ll hope for all of our sakes that you and the club will turn it around..
end of rant.
Ace On the Hill
Today is the day that we say if Johan is really what the Met’s needed. Most people always said we were an ace away from being a World Series Champion for the last two or three years well today we will see if Johan is all he’s cracked up to be. Johan as many of the SNY broadcasters have said is usually not around for interviews after the game and you really don’t read about a lot in between starts somehow or another as an ace in New York he manages to keep a low profile. Well for me at least today is his most important start as a New York Met. Against the arch nemesis the Atlanta Braves who have taken three straight from us in convincing fashion, we need a big start out of our big time pitcher. He came to New York with a huge contract extension so now the lights are on Johan, you’re here and it’s time you show us a big time outing shut the Braves down and make a statement. With the team beat up right now as they are missing Ryan Church possibly for tonight again and Moises Alou will also be unavailable for tonight’s game Johan may have to pull out one of those vintage shutdown performances that we all became so familiar with over the years. A win like that today could do wonders to stop the bleeding give the team a little confidence, send a message to the rest of the league, and most importantly send a message to the Flushing Faithful that he’s worth the price of admission and he’s worth all the money and prospects traded for him because he can perform and get that big win before the team starts a big losing streak. That’s what we need that’s what we need.
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