Month: May 2009

Mets 1- Phillies 0 May 6, 2009

Johan Santana. What more can you say? This guy is unbelievable.  Tonight he went 7 innings giving up only 2 hits and 3 walks and had 10 strikeouts. His season ERA is down to 0.91 now.

The Mets only got 2 hits in the game. They scored the only run of the game in the seventh innings. Carlos Delgado walked and Fernando Tatis had an infield single that Pedro Feliz threw away into right field. Delgado chugged all the way around from first base to score. He ran threw a Razor http://www.besttramadolonlinestore.com Shines stop sign to score as well.

It seems like Tatis is in the middle of something positive for the Mets every time he gets into a game. This is a continuation of last season. He just seems to have a knack for doing something good for the team.

I should also mention that Chan Ho Park was also outstanding tonight for the Phillies. He went 6 innings giving up only 1 hit.

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Citi Field Empire Suites For Sale

Citi FieldI’m sure that many of you have noticed, as I have, that the Mets are advertising their Empire Suites at Citi Field on SNY game broadcasts. There are several interesting issues here. What’s especially interesting is that the Mets announced in October 2008 that their luxury boxes had sold out.

If the boxes sold out last year and they’re on sale again now, what happened in between? Did the corporations that bought those boxes bail out (Citi pun intended)?

For those of you looking for information on the cost of a box for a game, if you have to ask… it’s too expensive for you. Seriously, I don’t know the price but my guess would be that it’s into the five figures for a game. Of course, it depends on the game that you want and how close the box is to home plate. But figure that you’d probably have to put up $20,000 for a game.

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Game Preview: Phillies at Mets [Game 26] May 6, 2009

phillies-logoPhiladelphia Phillies (14-10 Road: 8-2) at New York Mets (12-13 Home: 6-6)  7:10 pm

Chan Ho Park (0-1 8.57) vs. Johan Santana (3-1 1.10)

TV: SNY, ESPN Radio:  WFAN

What to watch:  On paper, this is about as big of a pitching mismatch as you’ll find. That’s what scares me about this game. Park is likely pitching to keep his spot in the rotation and that can be dangerous for the Mets. Santana has been nearly flawless this season, so I hope that he can keep that up.

Don’t forget to visit The Mets Report Live Game Chat during the game to chat with other Mets fans!

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Mets 4- Braves 3 May 5, 2009

The Mets complete the 2-game sweep of the Braves in Atlanta tonight. That was a close one that shouldn’t have been as close as it was. Livan Hernandez was outstanding tonight going 6.1 innings giving up only 1 run. He only threw 74 pitches on the night. It was a really good game for him. He had a nice sacrifice bunt and threw out a runner at third as well. Great game for him.

David Wright had two hits again tonight but still looks like he has a wicked upper cut to me. But if he can keep hitting I guess it really doesn’t matter. Ramon Castro was 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and an RBI. He’s been making a case to get the bulk of the playing time at catcher until Brian Schneider gets back from the disabled list.

The real fun came at the end of the game. Carlos Delgado had a nice 2 RBI single with the bases loaded to make the score 4-1. It turned out that they needed those runs. Delgado dropped a routine pop up with 2 outs and 2 runners on. That kept the inning alive and the Braves scored two runs off Francisco Rodriguez. But it wasn’t enough to avoid the sweep as the Mets were able to get out of the jam.

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Former Met Alomar Settles Sex, AIDS Lawsuit

Newsday is reporting that former Mets 2B Roberto Alomar has settled a lawsuit filed by his former girlfriend. The suit was originally filed seeking $15 million because Alomar had unprotected sex with her knowing that he has AIDS.

Alomar is the son of Mets bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. and brother of Mets catching instructor Sandy Alomar Jr. He played with the Mets in 2002 and part of 2003 before being traded to the Chicago White Sox.

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