Daily Archives: July 27, 2009
The way I see it, if the Mets want to pull off a miracle and win the Wild Card, they need to go roughly 45–20 during these final 65 games of the season.
The Mets begin a 10–game homestand tonight.
The first series will be four games against the Rockies, who lead the Mets by 7.5 games for the Wild Card race.
The Mets need to win this series, it’s that simple.
The thing is, it’s not just these 10 home games, it’s the next 28 games, during which 21 will be in Citi Field.
What’s more, most of the 28 games are against teams they are chasing, as well as the lowly D-Backs and Padres.
In other words, in the mode of Lloyd Christmas, there is a chance, because if the Mets can win a bulk of these next 28 games, they will also be tacking on losses for the very teams they are chasing.
“We’ve got a shot,” Jeff Francoeur told reporters yesterday evening. “We’ve got 65 games left, and I guarantee you every person on this team will fight their asses off to the end.”
I like Francoeur’s spirit.
28 more games.
Play hard, play smart, maybe get some players back from injury, beat the teams ahead of you, and, hopefully, you can make this interesting, Frenchy.
In other words, like Johnny G would say, ‘Let’s do this.’
The Mets had 38 hits and scored 22 runs in three days against the Astros in Houston this weekend, for their first series win on the road in more than six weeks.
Jerry Manuel told reporters, following yesterday’s win:
“When you get a number of guys swinging the bats, the way
we’re swinging the bats right now, you feel very confident that you can get something done.”
…it looked like they had a plan, in that they were taking pitches, getting on base, and running, running and running, not in terms of stolen bases, but hit and runs, big leads, going first to third, etc., and it was good to see… maybe, just maybe, using essentially the same lineup, accepting that they are who they are, and settling in to roles, is helping to bond the offense… or, bad pitching in a hitter’s park will make any team look like the 1927 Yankees…
Tagged News |Mets OF Jeff Francoeur had seven RBI in this weekend’s three-game series against the Astros, while going 4 for 12.
Francoeur has two HR, 14 RBI and two 
doubles since joining the Mets, but while he’s batting .327, he also has a .327 OBP and has yet to draw a walk.
… i love frenchy’s swing, it’s like he clubs the ball, dropping the barrel of the bat on it, and rolling his wrists so aggressively… he looks funky and amateurish at the plate… yet, when they show his swing back on tape, slowed down, it’s perfect… very odd… he’s looked good, but, it’s alarming to see his batting average and OBP the same… his role is to drive the ball and bring home runs, not walk… so, it’s working… but, i wonder what will happen when he gets in to a funk… he’s going to be a hole, just hoping to get dig out of it…
This weekend, Francoeur told reporters that Dan Warthen showed him the team’s old scouting report for when he was with the Braves, which, though he didn’t want to see it, was eye opening.
Yesterday, in a win against the Astros, Livan pitched seven innings and allowed three runs, all of which scored in the first inning.
…frankly, the Astros were clubbing the ball against livan in the first inning… it looked like a pinball machine out there… then, houston’s third base coach sent Geoff 
Blum home from second on a single to center and he was thrown out by a mile by Angel Pagan… Brian Schneider then ended the rally by throwing a runner out at second… and, from there, livan dominated… he made whatever adjustment he needed to, and had the Astros waving at the ball all afternoon, be it his fastball up in the zone or off-speed pitches down low… it was, literally, the tale of two starts…
In a post-game review from Mets Today, Joe Janish writes, “Why are people so surprised to see Livan pitch well or pitch poorly? There isn’t much mystery involved — basically, Hernandez eats up overly aggressive hitters such as those on the Astros, and generally gets into trouble with more patient teams such as the Yankees. So if Livan has a few bad starts in a row, it’s probably because he’s facing lineups that have what’s called a “team approach”. This isn’t rocket science.”
In 19 starts this season, Hernandez has thrown 11 quality starts, i.e., at least six innings and three or less runs allowed, during which the Mets are 7–4.
Ed Ryan of Mets Fever takes a look at the turn-around of Luis Castillo, who is batting .301 with a .398 OBP this season.
In a report for the New York Post, Joel Sherman takes a look at where the Mets were before Omar Minaya, what he has done, and where they may go from here.
According to this post from Luello, the Mets like Affliction t’s.
The Marlins are on their way to finally building a new stadium, complete with a retractable roof, which you 
can learn more about at the Biz of Baseball.
Lastly, at NY Baseball Digest, Chris Silva says, “Hate him if you want, but Rickey Henderson is a ledend.”
…who hates Rickey Henderson… i loved the guy, i think he may be my favorite non-Mets player ever… i have never met anyone who hates rickey… i’ve heard people complain that he would dog it from time to time, but most people end smiling and laughing when talking about the man, and that’s the point… he made the game fun… and, more important, he got the job done… that is too rare these days, if you ask me… who, today, is a great player, and makes you laugh… nobody…
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