Month: August 2009

Preview: Giants at Mets Aug. 17, 2009

giants logoSan Francisco Giants (63-54 Road: 24-34) at New York Mets (55-62 Home: 32-26) 7:10pm

Joe Martinez (2-1 6.00) vs. Livan Hernandez (7-7 5.28)

TV: SNY

What to watch: The Giants are trying to split the four game series with a win today. Martinez got hit pretty hard in a 9-1 loss to the Dodgers in his last start giving up 3 earned runs in 4.1 innings. Hernandez is hanging onto his spot in the rotation by a string. His last two starts have been exceedingly bad giving up 12 earned runs in 9 innings. Another bad start today and he can kiss his job goodbye.

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 David Wright On Disabled List

David Wright
Image by Keith Allison via Flickr

The Mets finally got something right yesterday when they put third baseman David Wright on the disabled list with post concussion symptoms. As you know, he suffered a head injury in Saturday’s game after getting hit in the helmet by a Matt Cain pitch.

After a trip to the hospital, Wright was at home during yesterday’s game. It looks like they learned something after Ryan Church‘s concussion, then being flown around the country, then playing poorly for the rest of the season.

It’s possible that Wright could miss the rest of the season according to Jerry Manuel’s comments. Not that it matters anymore because the team is out of the playoff chase.

You can hear Mets GM Omar Minaya’s press conference announcing the move below:

Infielder Andy Green will replace Wright on the Mets roster. He’s a 32 year old that was hitting .270 in 35 games for Triple-A Buffalo.

Basically, there’s no reason to go to Citi Field now unless Johan Santana is pitching. If you’re thinking about buying tickets for a game, don’t bother. The team that the Mets are fielding isn’t competitive anymore with the injuries that they’ve sustained this season.

If you need a Mets fix, stay home and watch them on TV. This team isn’t worth paying the price of a ticket for.

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Preview: Giants at Mets Aug. 16, 2009

giants logoSan Francisco Giants (63-53 Road: 24-33) at New York Mets (54-62 Home: 31-26) 1:10pm

Jonathan Sanchez (5-10 4.61) vs. Mike Pelfrey (8-8 4.88)

TV: SNY

What to watch: The Mets and Giants play the third game of their series today. I don’t think that the beanball war will continue into today’s game. Sanchez’ season has really been up and down. He’s 2-2 since pitching a no-hitter on July 10. Pelfrey is 0-2 in his last two starts and the Mets have lost four of the last five games that he started.

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

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Santana Protecting Mets In David Wright Beaning

Johan SantanaAfter yesterday’s game, Johan Santana said that he was protecting his teammates when he threw behind Pablo Sandoval and then hit Bengie Molina. Santana went on to say that he plays the game the right way. I won’t disagree with that. But I think that Santana should have hit or threw near Matt Cain instead of waiting three innings to throw at Sandoval.

Santana probably would’ve been thrown out of the game for throwing at Cain. But at this point in the Mets season, does that really matter? The Mets season is over and the message would have been much more clear to Cain. If Cain can’t stay in control when he’s on the mound, things can get dangerous for everyone including him.

Larry Brooks of the NY Post has some good quotes from Santana about the incident:

“I feel like I have to protect my teammates; you can call it whatever you want. There’s no question we are going to stick together.”

“I’m going to protect them the way they protect me.”

I’m not going to complain too loudly about the way Santana dealt with this. Because he did deal with it. But I still think Cain should have been the one that was on the receiving end of a fastball.

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Video: Molina On Mets-Giants Aug. 15, 2009

Bengie Molina hit the game-winning homer off Francisco Rodriguez and talked to Chris Rose of Fox after the game. He talks about looking for a fastball off K-Rod, and he addresses the David Wright beaning and subsequent retaliation.

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