Author: Dave Doyle
Frequently disappointed Mets fan
Game Preview: Cardinals at Mets [Game 107] August 5, 2009
St. Louis Cardinals (59-50 Road: 28-27) at New York Mets (50-56 Home: 29-25) 12:10pm
Kyle Lohse (4-6 4.14) vs. Jon Niese (1-1 4.50)
TV: SNY
What to watch: The Mets attempt to recover from another devastating loss last night with Niese on the mound early today. He got beat up by the Rockies in his last start for 4 runs over 6.1 innings. It’s likely that the Mets will be without another regular today, Luis Castillo. It looked like his ankle was sprained badly after falling down the dugout steps last night. Lohse hasn’t been terrible for the Cardinals but they have lost the last five games that he started. So there is hope for this downtrodden Mets team.
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Cardinals 12 – Mets 7 August 4, 2009
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The Mets continue to sink to new lows not seen since the Art Howe/Steve Phillips administration. It’s the same old story when Johan Santana pitches. He goes 8 strong innings, getting a big 2 RBI double along the way, making two great plays in the field. He’s trying to drag the Mets kicking and screaming to a win but they’ll have none of that.
The Mets even got some big offense tonight off Joel Pineiro. They got 15 hits and 4 walks in the game, usually enough to win a game that Santana is pitching. But not tonight.
Albert Pujols dropped two bombs on the Mets including a grand slam in the tenth inning to torch the Mets for good. The bullpen was atrocious with Francisco Rodriguez blowing a rare save opportunity. Pedro Feliciano and Sean Green were out there throwing batting practice when Green wasn’t hitting Yadier Molina to bring the leading run home.
To add insult to another injury, Luis Castillo appears to have badly sprained his ankle falling down the dugout steps in the eighth inning. Of course, one of the only players performing admirably on the active roster goes down. Of course.
The ugly Mets continue to get uglier right before our eyes.
Mets Jose Reyes Suffers Rehab Setback
The Daily News is reporting that Jose Reyes is still having pain in his right leg while rehabbing in Port St. Lucie. He flew back to New York to be examined, again, by Mets team doctors.
I know that some have advocated for the injured Mets players to just shut it down for the season. And I recognize that there isn’t any point in coming back to make a playoff push for this season. That ship has sailed.
I would like to point out that if the injured Mets are ready to play that it would put a much better product on the field. Although the purpose of playing the season is to win, the Mets are also a business. Putting fannies in the seats and viewers on TV comes a close second to winning championships for the team. If the Mets can get Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, and Reyes back on the field in September they should do it. At least give us a quality product to watch, even if the season is a goner.
Game Preview: Cardinals at Mets [Game 106] August 4, 2009
St. Louis Cardinals (58-50 Road: 27-27) at New York Mets (50-55 Home: 29-24) 7:10pm
Joel Pineiro (9-9 2.84) vs. Johan Santana (12-8 2.96)
TV: SNY
What to watch: The Mets and Cardinals start a two-game series tonight at Citi Field. At least Santana is pitching tonight. That’s really the only reason to watch this Mets team right now. Pineiro threw a two-hit complete game shutout against the Mets in New York on June 23. And he went 8 innings giving up 2 runs for a win in St. Louis against them on April 22. He hasn’t given up more than 3 runs in a game since May. Santana pitched a good game in his last start against Colorado going 7 shutout innings and only giving up 4 hits.
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Audio: Post Game Mets-D-Backs August 3, 2009
Here’s the post game audio from the Mets 6-5 loss to the D-Backs. It’s the Mets third loss in this four game series at Citi Field. This lost series may well be the death knell for the 2009 version of the Mets that we’ve all come to dislike. Dropping to 50-55 on the season and 8 games out of the wild card leaves us with little hope for post-season play.
Jerry Manuel:
The D-Backs Ryan Roberts:
D-Backs 6 – Mets 5 August 3, 2009
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The Mets appeared to be lost right from the start of this one only to come back and get into the game. Nelson Figueroa got absolutely demolished! He gave up 6 runs in 1.2 innings including three home runs, two to Mark Reynolds. The bullpen did a great job of holding the D-Backs scoreless over the final 7.1 innings but the damage was done.
The Mets climbed back into the game scoring in the third, fifth, and sixth innings.
The really bad news here is that the Mets lost three of four at home to the lowly D-Backs. This type of terrible series just shows how poor this Mets team is right now. And don’t expect to see Figueroa again with the Mets after this dismal performance. At 35 years old they’re just not going to give him multiple chances to get bombed like he did tonight.
The Mets Report 