Author: Dave Doyle

Frequently disappointed Mets fan

Reader Poll Results

The results are in and the poll is now off-line. The poll question was “Will Willie Randolph be fired during the 2008 season?”. I was curious to see which way the wind was blowing with the fans. The readers responded:

  • Yes- 30%
  • No- 60%
  • Maybe- 10%

What I get from that is that 40% of the respondents think that Willie will or might be fired during this season. That’s a pretty high percentage. It’s actually higher than I thought it would be when I posted that poll.

I’m in the “maybe” group. If the Mets aren’t playing well at the All-Star break I think it’s likely that he’ll be let go considering the way the season ended last year, and the fan backlash that’s continued into this season.

Thanks to all of you that participated.

On Deck: April 18, 2008

New York Mets (8-6) at Philadelphia Phillies  (8-8)   7:05pm   TV: CW11   Radio: WFAN

Johan Santana (1-2) vs. Cole Hamels (2-1)

What to watch:  Santana against Hamels is a great pitching match up. We’ll see if Santana can keep the ball on the right side of the fence tonight. That was his problem last season, and in his last start.

Easley’s Run Completes Sweep of Nats

Damion Easley scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 14th inning to win a 4 hour and 45 minute game. Jorge Sosa got the win pitching the last two innings for the Mets. The final score was 3-2.

It looked like Nelson Figueroa might take the loss despite pitching another excellent game. He went seven innings giving up only two runs. Ronnie Belliard made an error in the eighth inning and Carlos Delgado made the Nationals pay for it with a bloop single to right field that tied the game and forced extra innings.

Nationals pitcher John Lannan, from Long Island, was terrific pitching 6 innings giving up only one run with 11 strikeouts and no walks.

Carlos Beltran didn’t play due to having a stiff neck.

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