If Only the Whole Team was Made-Up of Johans
Posted by Señor Met in Florida Marlins on April 29th, 2009
If the entire team had the “IT” that Johan Santana has, then we could be talking about an undefeated season. That is right, an undefeated season. Because Johan brings IT day in and day out.
I wish I could say that about anybody else right now.
Instead, another great pitching performance is wasted because of the “it” that has plagued the Mets all season.
Gross negligence at the plate. 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. 14 stranded base runners.
The Mets had a chance yesterday and today to keep the Marlins reeling. Instead, the Marlins escape NY feeling great about themselves. Another come from behind victory, this one 4-3, in which the Marlins again took advantage of the Mets supposed strength – our bullpen.
We had better do something, because this had better not be it!?!
They Are Who We Thought They Were
Posted by Señor Met in Florida Marlins on April 29th, 2009
And We Let Them Off The Hook.
De Ja Vu All Over Again in the Mets Bullpen as the Marlins come from behind late to win 7-4.
This just sucked. I feel sick to my stomach.
From Unknown to Well Known with One Swing of the Bat
Posted by Señor Met in CitiField, Florida Marlins on April 28th, 2009
Omir Santos stepped to the plate with the bases loaded in the first inning…
Mets fans were saying to themselves “Who is this guy?”
After Santos swung the bat…
Mets fans were saying to themselves “Where has this guy been?”
Omir Santos Grand Slam at Citi Field AP Photo
Omir Santos hit his first career grand slam, hell, it was his first career home run and his first career RBIs.
Filling in for injured catcher Brian Schneider, Santos made the most of his opportunity by hitting CitiField’s first ever grand slam that kept the Florida Marlins reeling for their seventh straight loss.
After the game, reliever J.J. Putz gave Santos a little welcome to the team moment. While Santos was being interviewed on the field, Putz gave him a shaving cream facial.
Santos wasn’t the only one to shine tonight as the Mets starting pitching was also great. John Maine delivered a one hit 6 inning performance and the Mets won 7-1.
For one day, the stars were aligned over New York. Both clutch hitting and impressive starting pitching. Maybe all it took was an unknown.
3rd Time this Season Mets Fail to Sweep
Posted by Señor Met in Fuck the Yankees, Washington Nationals on April 26th, 2009
The Worst Team in the Major Leagues the Joke of All Jokes the Pathetic Nationals rocked the Mets today 8-1.
Oliver Perez continues to throw junk. In 19 1/3 innings he has given up 15 walks and 23 hits. Wish I could get paid $12 million to throw meatballs.
Thank You 40,000 plus CitiFans for booing the shit out of him.
I have more faith in David Wright. But hopefully the 40,000 plus CitiFans booing the shit out of him can get him to return to his full potential. And David, I don’t mean trying to break your career best 118 strikeout mark that you set last year. Wiffing 23 times so far, in only 70 at-bats, sure seems like your primed to break your record by the all-star break.
I would think 40,000 plus CitiFans would agree on a few things.
- This team needs better starting pitching.
- This team needs better clutch hitting.
- This team needs to never lose to the Nationals.
At least the Red Sox said Fuck The Yankees this week and swept them.
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets
Posted by Señor Met in New York Jets, Washington Nationals on April 26th, 2009
The New York Jets made the biggest splash of the 2009 NFL draft by trading up from pick 17 to pick 5 to get USC quarterback Mark Sanchez.
This is HUGE. Sanchez has skillz, a strong arm, big game potential, class act, intelligence, and charisma.
New York Jets Mark Sanchez
Needing a quarterback, the Jets landed the top QB in the entire draft. And they gave up so little to make it happen. They swapped first round picks, gave up the 2nd round pick, and gave the Cleveland Browns 3 defensive players. None of those 3 defensive players were going to be starters.
Meanwhile, the suddenly rebounded New York Mets pasted the hapless Washington Nationals 8-2. The Nat’s couldn’t field, couldn’t hit, and to nobody’s surprise couldn’t pitch.
Beltran had 3 hits and leads the National League in batting average. Ryan Church came alive with a few RBI’s.
And most importantly, Mike Pelfrey had an outing that will secure his spot in the rotation… for the time being.
Johan K’s 10
Posted by Señor Met in Washington Nationals on April 25th, 2009
Johan Santana adds to his Cy Young resume giving up only one run to the Washington Nationals.
Meanwhile, the Mets offense does the absolute minimum like usual when Johan is on the mound. As bad as going 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position and stranding 13 base runners sounds, the Mets offense actually looked stellar compared to the inept Washington team that went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
Thank goodness we are playing Washington or the Mets would have blown another pitching gem by Johan. Hopefully, the Mets can use this win to gain some positive momentum.
Happy Birthday Carlos Beltran!
12 Year Old Girl Throws Perfect Game, Mets Add Her to Rotation
A 12 year old girl, Mackenzie Brown, became the first girl in Bayonne, New Jersey Little League history to pitch a perfect game. Facing 18 boys, Mackenzie did not allow a single hit, walk, or base runner as she struck out 12.
The Mets are having Mackenzie throw out the first pitch in the opening game of the upcoming series with the Washington Nationals.
Mets Score 8. Lose by 4.
Posted by Señor Met in St. Louis Cardinals on April 24th, 2009
After getting swept out of Saint Louis by Albert Pujols, who connected off of sub-par pitching all week, the Mets are lucky to be heading to a must needed series against the National League punching bag – Washington Nationals.
We are a pathetic 6-9. We had better show up big time against Washington because we are already 5 games behind the Marlins and the season just started three weeks ago.
In more inspiring news:
Even if the Mets don’t score a whole lotta runs for Johan Santana, at least he still shakes their hands.
At Least the Pirates Swept the Marlins
Posted by Señor Met in St. Louis Cardinals on April 22nd, 2009
because the Mets sure aren’t showing any pulse against the Cardinals.
We lost the momentum in the come from behind debacle to open this series with the Cardinals and so it is no surprise the they beat us again 5-2. Today’s loss had very little fireworks except for letting Pujols drive in a couple of runs and their starting pitcher Joel Pineiro shutting us down for pretty much the whole game.
We need to salvage a win in this series.
And our bats better be ready to help out Livan b/c Kyle Lohse is no slouch.
“Doc Gooden/84 R.O.Y./85 Cy Young/86 W.S. champs,”
Posted by Señor Met in Doc Gooden on April 22nd, 2009
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