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Mets Road Trip Preview: June 28th- July 5th, 2010

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Last time we joined you for a road trip preview, even though the teams on the schedule featured lower-talented rosters, the Mets’ 8-18 record on the road at the time gave all skeptics some fuel for the thought of another horrible road trip for the Amazin’s.

The Mets posted a more than impressive 7-2 record on that road trip, pushing their overall road record to a respectable 15-20.

It only gets harder this time around, as they face off against the rival Florida Marlins and Washington Nationals. They may be the two worst teams in the division record-wise, but the Mets are currently 3-8 this year on the road against divisional opponents. That will need to change quickly in order for the Mets to have a successful road trip.

Monday, June 28th: Mets (Dickey) vs. Marlins (Nolasco) 7:10 PM ESPN2
Tuesday, June 29th: Mets (Takahashi) vs. Marlins (Robertson) 7:10 PM
Wednesday, June 30th: Mets (Pelfrey) vs. Marlins (Volstad) 7:10 PM ESPN2
Thursday, July 1st: Mets (Santana) vs. Nationals (Hernandez) 7:05 PM
Friday, July 2nd: Mets (Niese) vs. Nationals (Atilano) 7:05 PM
Saturday, July 3rd: Mets (Dickey) vs. Nationals (Strasburg) 4:10 PM FOX
Sunday, July 4th: Mets (Takahashi) vs. Nationals (TBD) Continue reading “Mets Road Trip Preview: June 28th- July 5th, 2010”

Preview: Mets at Marlins June 28, 2010

New York Mets (43-32) at Florida Marlins (35-40) 7:05 pm

R.A. Dickey (6-0 2.33) vs Ricky Nolasco (6-6 4.92)

TV: ESPN2   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets start up a three game series with the Marlins in Puerto Rico. The Marlins just got swept by the Padres and have lost four straight games. Nolasco has lost two of his last three starts and gave up 11 ER during that period. Dickey is coming off throwing 8 shutout innings against the Tigers. Of course, there’s been much speculation about Bobby Valentine taking over the Marlins. It appears now that he won’t be managing the Marlins.

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Mets Home Stand Review: June 4-10, 2010

New York Mets batter Ike Davis tosses his helmet as he runs home after he hit a solo home run against the San Diego Padres to win the game in the eleventh inning of their MLB National League baseball game in New York, June 8, 2010. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.jsAnother Mets home stand, another successful Mets home stand.

The Mets swept the pesky Marlins to start off the festivities at home, and then took two of three from the surprise team of the National League, the San Diego Padres.

Friday, June 4th: Marlins 3, Mets 4
Saturday, June 5th: Marlins 1, Mets 6
Sunday, June 6th: Marlins 6, Mets 7
Tuesday, June 8th: Padres 1, Mets 2 (11)
Thursday, June 10th: Padres 4, Mets 2 (Game 1), Padres 0, Mets 3 (Game 2)

The Mets had something to prove in the first series of this home stand, as they were facing a Marlins team which had owned the Mets so far in 2010, holding a 6-1 record when facing the Metropolitans.

The Mets won a nail-biter 4-3 on Friday night, thanks in part to Hanley Ramirez not running hard on a ground ball which could have tied the game had he gotten to first base in time. The following afternoon, Jon Niese returned from a hamstring injury and pitched brilliantly, allowing just one run in seven innings.

The series finale didn’t look good for New York, as they were down 5-0 going into the bottom of the 6th inning. A 3-run 6th and 7th would tie the game at 6-6, and then Ike Davis would serve up a game-winning RBI groundout in the 8th inning. Continue reading “Mets Home Stand Review: June 4-10, 2010”

Mets 7 – Marlins 6 June 6, 2010

New York Mets batter Jeff Francoeur (12) celebrates in the dugout after his three-run home run against the Florida Marlins in the eighth inning of their MLB National League baseball game in New York June 6, 2010. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.jsThe Mets finished off the sweep of the Marlins to pay them back for last month’s sweep in Miami. The good thing to see was the Mets coming back from down 5-0 in the sixth inning after another awful start from Hisanori Takahashi. He’s looking more and more like a long man coming out of the bullpen to start the more we see of him. He gave up two big bombs to Dan Uggla and Cody Ross and that was it for him.

The Mets comeback was brought on by something unusual for this team, late inning offense. They put up 12 hits and 6 walks but didn’t score a run before the sixth inning. David Wright was 3 for 5, Angel Pagan was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s and 1 SB, and the hot Jeff Francoeur 2 for 4 with a huge 3-run homer to tie it in the seventh.

It’s good to finally see a comeback win. We haven’t seen a lot of those over the last couple of seasons.

Box score

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Preview: Marlins at Mets June 6, 2010

Florida Marlins (28-29) t New York Mets (29-27) 1:10 pm

Ricky Nolasco (1-2 4.79) vs Hisanori Takahashi (4-4 4.30)

TV: WPIX   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets have a shot at a sweep today, which would be nice payback for the sweep they suffered in Miami last month. Nolasco has started two games against the Mets this season and the Marlins won both games. His last start against Milwaukee was decent, going 7 IP and giving up 3 ER. Takahashi was putrid in his last start in San Diego giving up 6 ER over 4 IP. If he has another stinker like that he’ll probably find himself back in the bullpen.

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Preview: Marlins at Mets June 5, 2010

Florida Marlins (28-28) t New York Mets (28-27) 4:10 pm

Jon Niese (1-2 4.79) vs Nate Robertson (4-4 4.30)

TV: FOX   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets go for their seventh straight win at home today. Niese is making his first start back from the disabled list with a strained hamstring he suffered on May 16. Robertson got hit pretty hard in his last start against the Brewers giving up 4 ER in 5.1 IP. He hasn’t won a game since May 15 when he beat the Mets in Miami when he gave up 2 ER over 5.2 IP.

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Mets 4 – Marlins 3 June 4, 2010

New York Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey throws a pitch to the Florida Marlins in New York

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThe Mets got another decent start from R.A. Dickey. He seems to have a knack for getting through 6 innings without letting the game get away from him. He had a lot runners on base in his 6.1 IP tonight giving up 7 hits and 2 walks. But he didn’t let Marlins get out of control.

The offense was solid with 9 hits and 4 walks. You could even make an argument that Dickey was the offensive star going 2 for 3 with 1 run and 1 RBI. Ruben Tejada was back from the minors and immediately made a contribution going 1 for 4 with 1 run and 1 RBI.

K-Rod came into the ninth with a 1-run lead and made things interesting again. He gave up a hit and a walk but managed to work out of it to get his 11th save of the season.

Box score

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