Matthew Cerrone

postGame: Mets 3 Yankees 1
By Matthew Cerrone - Jun 29, 2008 6:54 pm

The Mets (40–41) defeated the Yankees (44–38) by the score of 3 to 1 in Shea Stadium.

The Mets won four of the six games played between the two teams this season.

For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv.

…i just got in from the game…oooh, boy, talk about traffic

So, in case you missed it, watch the following:

The Mets will begin a four-game series against the Cardinals tomorrow at 7 pm, with John Maine (8-5, 3.73 ERA) taking on Kyle Lohse (9-2, 3.94 ERA).

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Comment by Midtown
2008-06-29 19:09:51

Ollie is so strange in the way he approaches games. He’ll be lights out in the biggest games of the year (Braves, Yanks, playoffs, etc) but completely unravels against lesser teams.

Can we hire this guy a personal headshrink to help him understand that he needs to get up and concentrate EVERY time he pitches?

 
Comment by boozermetsfan
2008-06-29 19:10:35

Great Game.

Is Carlos “Eddie Murray” Delgado ducking the media again? He hits a monster HR and I didn’t see him interviewed after the game. Just saw the same cast - Wright, Beltran, Wagner, pitcher and catcher.

You would think with the HR and the win in the subway series people might like to hear what he has to say.

Comment by Jmiles
2008-06-30 02:56:24

He said-The pitch was in the strike zone so I hit it as far as I could,
He then said-I need to hit better
The team needs to play better

Reyes Made the error but Delgado could have caught that ball.

 
 
Comment by ItsAllRelative
2008-06-29 19:16:24

Great game.

Perez is the most enigmatic thing I’ve seen in an orange and blue uniform.

Delgado can still destroy the ball but cant hit an inside pitch (eg- bottom 9th last night)

So we played a great game with timely hiting and good pitching..

Blowout loss tomorrow? Just kidding…

But not really.

Comment by ebfnyc
2008-06-29 23:27:18

Oliver Perez: Just let me get out of this inning.

Oliver Perez’ Focus: No. I’m going to do the funny dance on your forehead.

Oliver Perez: Whatever ‘Focus,’ I am not scared.

Oliver Perez’ Focus: Go ahead, don’t walk six guys in a row during the playoffs.

Ron: And once again he has lost his composure and the Mets are blown out.

Captain Hook: Argh! They only hired me for marketing purposes and the cool way ‘hook,’ is part of my name. Nevertheless, Oliver you get the hook.

Keith: And it appears that Captain Hook–now filling in for Warthon on Perez days–has taken him out…. I am huge Captain Hook fan. He really has aged well.

Gary: He does look good.

Comment by Andrew
2008-06-29 23:56:42

Funny…?

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Comment by iluvbuckner
2008-06-30 04:39:58

I don’t think I’m the only one when i say this but…

huh?

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Comment by EliPorter
2008-06-29 19:16:35

people have to get off reyes’ case. i heard some people on the fan saying reyes was not fulfilling his talent.

fulfilling his talent? we have a shortstop who is on pace to bat .300, and get 40 doubles, 15 triples, 18 homers, 70 rbis, 60 steals, and 122 runs. is jose the most mature player in the world? no, but neither were strawberry and hernandez when they went out and got smashed the night before day games. ill live with 5-7 temper tantrums per year if he puts up those numbers.

Comment by AzMetsFan
2008-06-29 19:32:48

I’m seldom on his case, and I’ll take those numbers any day, but he does have the ability to be even better. He is a superstar with a bit more focus in key spots.

Comment by toomanyuniforms
2008-06-29 19:39:35

Seconded

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Comment by NegativeFan
2008-06-29 23:02:45

No, we should NOT get off Reyes’ case.

He’s a pouty, tempermental idiot.

Just because he’s talented doesn’t give him a pass. And don’t wave his stats in my face, I still remember very bitterly the 2nd half last season during the choke when he basically gave up. Who’s to say he won’t do it again this season if Manuel looks at him crosswise and hurts his widdle feelings?

Comment by mattwalsh
2008-06-30 00:48:44

Get a life. If he doesn’t get upset he’s “not fired up”. If he does he’s “temperamental”. REALITY CHECK: the Mets are inconsistent / crappy because their 5-9 hitters can’t hit their way out of a paper bag.

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Comment by nrmax88
2008-06-30 02:49:12

need a tissue bro?

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Comment by nrmax88
2008-06-30 02:50:40

or perhaps a nice hankee?

 
 
 
 
Comment by TheBigStapler
2008-06-29 19:16:43

I had to miss most of the game but I’m hearing a lot of upset people on the radio regarding something Reyes did. Can someone please fill me in on what happened?

Comment by garykeithron
2008-06-29 19:40:40

he threw a ball high to first and slammed his glove onto the ground.

Comment by Aquadealer
2008-06-29 19:44:03

Maybe Delgado should have made half an effort and actually caught the ball…..Jose should have thrown the glove at Delgado

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Comment by NegativeFan
2008-06-29 23:04:24

So Wright should’ve thrown his bat at Reyes for stupidly getting caught off 2nd in the saturday game?

 
Comment by nrmax88
2008-06-30 02:56:51

I love how if David Wright does this, he is only showing emotion. Since he is our golden boy who can do no wrong. If god forbid, Jose ever goes through a slump like David went through from oh… the second week or april up until.. 4 days ago, he would be burned alive. Or if Jose made the error on Bloomquist to let Felix hit a grandslam, the media would have been all over it. The fact is, Beltran and Reyes have been our best players for most of the year, while Wright has honestly been horrible at the plate for the majority of the year, looking more like the back side of a platoon then the all star he is, yet Beltran and Reyes take all the heat and not one ounce of blame or criticism is thrown Wrights way. I love the kid, but how come when Reyes chases a slider in the dirt or pops up, he is some immature baby who doesnt play the game right. But when Wright waves at that slider and K’s for the 100th time, he is just slumping, he is sure to bust out. They both are great players, and they both certainly have their flaws, but this year Reyes has been easily the better player. and he is the one being bashed. Wright is great, but these guys both have flaws in their game and we hold them to different standards. The real joke of it is, so does the media in NY. Wright can do no wrong while Jose is a whiney baby who acts like a brat. But when he is cool and calm, he has no heart. Some kind of hypocritical fan base I would say.

 
 
Comment by als102
2008-06-29 19:45:08

Are people really serious getting on Reyes case. The guy made an error and was ticked off. what he cant show some emotion. Reyes just needs to keep on tearing it up.

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Comment by m00kie
2008-06-29 20:14:20

Seriously, people were on him for not caring before, now he shows that fire and he’s immature? No wonder so many young stars have fizzled in the lights of Shea, you really can’t win.

Nice game though, Ollie had his big game form on.. maybe he should only be allowed to pitch against the yanks, braves, and phillies? Nice to see Delgado breaking scoreboards, but he’s sort of all or nothing right now.

 
 
 
 
Comment by metsfan101589
2008-06-29 19:21:59

this was a nice game but easily could have been a 6-1 or 7-1 win if there was some timely hitting. But perez was awesome, and it’s nice to see that they are letting him pitch from where he wants to instead of pitching from where they tell him to. If he feels more comfortable from there, then it’s best for him.

Honestly, I’d rather de;gado go 2-4 that with a couple doubles 1-4 with a homer. But, at this point you’ll take what you get from him.

Hopefully the pitching will remain good besides a poor pedro start, going into the cards and phillies series. Both teams can hit, and the cardinals have some decent pitching, but can be shaken up. The phillies have hamels, and that’s about it. So this is where we find out where this team will be, either out of it or in it til the end.

Comment by metsftw
2008-06-29 19:42:26

huh? you’d rather have a guy hit doubles than home runs? you do realize that a home run automatically scores a run for the team with one swing of the bat, and a double doesn’t, right?

Comment by bxsci insight
2008-06-29 19:55:53

Ihis point was that it is better for delgado to hit more consistantly with a few less homeruns than 230 with alot of homeruns

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Comment by Tina
2008-06-29 22:08:54

Hitting the homers will make pitchers fear him a little, which can only help the lineup.

 
Comment by Ceetar
2008-06-29 22:23:52

that ‘fear’ works for the Sultan of Shot. No reason it can’t work for Delgado.

 
Comment by metsfan101589
2008-06-29 22:32:29

what i’m trying to say is, that a higher aveage would help the lineup more than being and ultimate power threat around .200. Yes, the fear of a guy hitting one over the wall is emense, but, you can put the fear into the pitcher that, if he even leaves a pitch barely off the corner I can be in some trouble.

This team has a hard time sustaining rallies, and a higher average would include more hits which would also get the pitcher to throw out of the stretch, some pitchers have no confidence in the stretch. For example, perez was wild when first going into the stretch today, it can really change the way a pitcher pitches.

 
 
 
 
Comment by metsforever
2008-06-29 19:24:01

Ollie to the Sox or Rays. They need to beat the Yankees and we have just the guy.

Comment by giuseppe franco_procede
2008-06-29 20:43:07

Maybe the Mets can re-acquire Kazmir. LOL! But before reading your post, I thought the same exact thing. He is obviously a Yankee killer. Why not trade him, while he has the Yankees number? The Mets can receive some good prospects. Both the Rays and the Red Sox have strong farm systems. Why not?

Comment by nrmax88
2008-06-30 03:02:48

Because you don’t just trade your number 4 starter with absolutely no replacement for him. Especially when you are trying to compete. Especially when the guy has very low value. Especially when he will net us a draft pick(s) during the winter. Not worth it unless youg get really blown away, which they wont.

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