The Mets (71–55) lost to the Padres (68–58) by the score of 9 to 8 in Shea Stadium tonight.
For a recap and boxscore, go to Yahoo! Sports.
…hello, drama, and entertainment…well, the Mets showed fight, you have to say that, which i am thrilled to see…that’s the good news…they kept coming back, back, back, but then [...]

Tonight, on The MetsBlog Podcast, Anthony and I will be answered listener questions about Guillermo Mota, available pitchers on the waiver wire, Endy Chavez and Carlos Delgado, among others.
To listen, use the audio player in this site’s left-hand column…
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According to SNY’s pre-game coverage, Pedro Martinez will make his next rehab start in Port St. Lucie on Monday.

…i was considering taking the train to trenton to see him, its a
shame he’s staying in st. lucie…i’m not sure how to read into it, it
might just be logistically the best choice right now…

The Game:
The
first-place Mets (71-54) look for the win in the rubber match vs. the Padres (67-58) tonight, starting at 7:10 pm EDT.
The Lineup:SS
Jose Reyes leads off, followed in order by 2B Luis Castillo, 3B David
Wright, CF Carlos Beltran, 1B Carlos Delgado, LF Moises Alou, RF Shawn Green, C Sandy Alomar and starting pitcher Tom Glavine.
The [...]

The MLB Post-Season schedule is available at MLB.com.
…not that it makes any sense at this point, considering no team is any place near clinching a spot yet…but, if you’re curious, there you go…

According to the Star-Ledger, citing ‘a person close to the situation,’ free-agent LHP David Wells is close to signing with the Dodgers.
The 44-year-old Wells was 5-8 with a 5.54 ERA in 22 games for the Padres this year.
…it stands to reason that if he’s signed soon, he’d be pitching against the Mets at some [...]

Go to ArmChairGM and vote on which was the worst MLB trade in recent history: Scott Kazmir from the Mets to the Devil Rays, or Chris Young from Texas to the Padres?

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At his blog for Yahoo! Sports, Jeff Passan writes…
“Unless a team pulls a White Sox circa ‘05 and starts spinning complete games through the playoffs, bullpens will win and lose series.  And though they tend to be judged solely on ERA, perhaps the more important number for relievers is how many inherited runners they allow [...]

Justin sent in an e-mail asking…
“With regard to Guillermo Mota, his performance with the Mets is exactly what kills me about Willie Randolph - he is loyal to a fault so long as you are a veteran and have ever done anything positive for him…
“We saw it earlier this season with him continually going to [...]

…due to flights, weather, level of competition, scheduling, etc, all signs point to Pedro Martinez pitching on Sunday with Double-A Binghamton in Trenton, NJ…
…there is a good shot that this is his last rehab start, which means his first start back could be against the Braves in Atlanta the following saturday, which would be wild…as [...]

Mets C Paul Lo Duca is scheduled to a play minor-league rehab game for the Single-A Cyclones tonight and Friday in Brooklyn.
…very cool…since paulie was born in brooklyn…
Lo Duca, regarding his rehab from a hamstring injury, while talking to WFAN on Tuesday.
“I’ve come to the conclusion now that, you know, it was frustrating at first, but [...]

Just a reminder that you can still vote for the five starting pitchers you want for MetsBlog’s All-Time Mets 25-Man Roster. You can vote here.
The polls will remain open until 11:59pm on Sunday, August 26.
All of us at MetsBlog thank you in advance for participating.

In an effort to re-think the final results from Rawlings All-Time Gold Glove Awards, in which Keith Hernandez finished third at first base, ESPN.com is asking fans to essentially clarify their votes, while also considering players from the pre-Gold Glove era.
The third question reads as follows…
“Who was the biggest snub from the All-Time Rawlings Gold [...]

If the Mets go 18–19 over their remaining 37 games, the Phillies must go 24–13 and the Braves must go 24–11 to push the Mets in to at least second place.
As such, at the Atlanta beat writer’s blog for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Carroll Rogers asks Braves fans, “Is it time to focus on wild card?”
… i [...]