Update on David' injury

Posted on 27 Aug 2008 by Danielle

According to Adam Rubin of the Daily News:

David Wright had a pair of fingers taped on his right hand, but said he's fine. He had jammed the ring finger sliding into second Tuesday. Am I in the lineup today?" Wright asked rhetorically. "It just stung."

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David injured in last night's game.

Posted on 27 Aug 2008 by Danielle

David jammed his ring finger getting thrown out on a headfirst slide on an attempted double in the 11th.

Between innings, he paced around third base in pain, but after taking a few warmup grounders from Delgado and throwing to first, he showed a little discomfort, but remained in the game.

Credit: Daily News

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8/26 - What Wright Said...

Posted on 27 Aug 2008 by Danielle

(Before the game)

Before the game, David Wright of the Mets said the mood would be different this season. "We've learned how to ride those ups and downs," Wright said. "Last year, we panicked a little bit."

Credit: NY Times

(On recovering from the loss)

"This obviously stings, but it's a loss," said David Wright, who injured his right ring finger. "We've been very good at recovering and coming back the next day."

Credit: Daily News

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Bullpen does it again, Mets lose in 13 8-7.

Posted on 27 Aug 2008 by Danielle

The New York Mets' beleaguered bullpen blew another one.

Chris Coste hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a 7-0 deficit to beat the Mets 8-7 on Tuesday night and retake the lead in the NL East.

Fernando Tatis hit a three-run homer and the Mets staked Pedro Martinez to a seven-run cushion. But the Phillies chipped away against Martinez and rallied against a bullpen that has blown 10 leads in the ninth inning, according to Stats LLC.

The Mets have 22 blown saves overall, including seven by injured All-Star closer Billy Wagner. This one might have been the most devastating.

Ryan Howard hit his league-leading 35th homer and Jimmy Rollins was 5-for-7 with a two-run shot for Philadelphia, which moved a half-game ahead of the Mets with its ninth win in 11 games.

The last time the Mets had a lead of seven or more runs and failed to win was May 13, 2003, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. They led that one 7-0 and lost 9-8 at Colorado.

Shane Victorino lined a triple down the right-field line to start Philadelphia's 13th against Scott Schoeneweis. After Jayson Werth and Eric Bruntlett were intentionally walked, manager Charlie Manuel turned to pitcher Brett Myers to bat for Rudy Seanez. Myers struck out looking.

Coste then drove one to center way over the head of the drawn-in Carlos Beltran.

The Mets used four relievers to get to the ninth after Pedro Martinez lasted five innings. But Luis Ayala couldn't protect a one-run lead.

Ayala, who converted his other save chance since joining the Mets in a trade with Washington last week, got the first two outs. But Werth singled and pinch-hitter Bruntlett, the last position player available for Philadelphia, drove him in with a double to right-center.

Martinez allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings, striking out eight. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, who once had an overpowering fastball, relied heavily on offspeed pitches and didn't throw harder than 88 mph.

Jamie Moyer lasted just three innings in his shortest outing in three years. The 45-year-old left-hander gave up six runs and nine hits. Moyer had been outstanding recently, not giving up more than three runs in 14 straight starts since June 1.

David Wright went 2-6 with his 100th RBI of the season.

His average remains at .294 on the night.

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Mets at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone

Posted on 26 Aug 2008 by Danielle

Hey, everyone! If you're going to the Hawaiian Tropic Zone SNY Viewing party, keep an eye out for me. I'll be there.

How will you spot me?

A: I'll probably one of four girls there (two of which are me and my friend, Julia)

B: Light-up Mets hat!

Hopefully, I'll come back with some Fri/Sat/Sun tickets so that I can actually go to a game and not have to miss classes!

See you all there!

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GALLERY UPDATE!

Posted on 26 Aug 2008 by Danielle

Over the last week or so, I've been updating the gallery A LOT.

Here's a few samples of the albums I have updated:

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Big Pelf does it again, Carlos goes yard twice in 9-1 win!

Posted on 25 Aug 2008 by Danielle

Back in April, Mets fans everywhere were ready to run Delgado and Pelfrey out of town, but you know what? We're okay with being wrong this season.

Tonight, Mike Pelfrey continued to impress everyone, throwing the Mets' first back-to-back complete games in thirteen years.

And as for Carlos Delgado...

In the first inning, with Jose Reyes and David Wright on-base, Carlos "Esta en Fuego" Delgado smashed a home run to left field, giving the Mets a 3-0.

In the sixth inning, Binghamton Boy No. 1, Daniel Murphy, hit a sac fly to score Beltran and make it 4-0.

Once again, lightning struck when Delgado homered to center, way beyond the 410 mark, scoring Reyes and Wright again to make it 7-0.

Now, in the eighth inning, it wasn't as though he needed anymore insurance runs, but Pelfrey walked and Jose Reyes tripled, scoring both Pelf and Ryan Church.

Pelfrey was shutting out the Astros in the top of the ninth, but on a Wigginton ground out, Newhan scored, despite the fact that Delgado made a phenomenal diving play.

Overall, Mike Pelfrey pitched a phenomenal game, giving up one run on six hits, without giving up a single walk, striking out six.

Notable performances came from:

Jose Reyes was 3-4 in tonight's game, with a walk, a single, a double, a triple, and a stolen base. Along the way, Reyes 1.0 racked up two RBI's and two runs scored, both on Delgado's home runs.

Carlos Delgado was 2-4 tonight, smacking two home runs deep into the New York night. Delgado knocked in six runs tonight, scoring twice.

Ryan Church has been excellent since his return, going 2-4 again with a run scored. His average is back up to .313.

David Wright went 1-2 in tonight's game, scoring twice on a single and two walks.

Wright's average is climbing again, this time landing at .294.

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Daniel Murphy on being ribbed by David Wright

Posted on 24 Aug 2008 by Danielle

Q: Have any of your Mets teammates tangled with you yet?

A: No, I get the normal ribbing a rookie gets, which I welcome, cause I'd rather get made fun of in the big leagues than be The Man in the minor leagues.

Q: What kind of ribbing?

A: I think David Wright might have ran into my wallet that had seen better days, and he ripped it and tried to put it in the shredder. But he got me a new one. So, I thanked him for that.

Q: Was there money in the wallet?

A: He gave me all my stuff back. He just decided it was time for the wallet to retire.

Credit: Steve Serby, NY Post

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Feliciano blows it in extras, Astros win 6-4.

Posted on 24 Aug 2008 by Danielle

Brad Ausmus led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the season, Darin Erstad connected for his third three batters later and the Houston Astros rallied against the New York Mets' shaky bullpen for a 6-4 win Sunday.

Hunter Pence hit a two-run shot and Mark Loretta made an elastic catch to end an early bases-loaded threat as Houston overcame Carlos Beltran's two homers, improving to 3-3 on its seven-game road trip.

LaTroy Hawkins pitched a 1-2-3 ninth and has not given up a run in 10 outings since Houston acquired him in a trade with the Yankees on July 30. Hawkins had a 5.71 ERA with New York.

Jose Valverde worked a perfect 10th for his 33rd save in 39 tries.

Pedro Feliciano, the Mets' sixth pitcher, gave up both home runs in the 10th and New York lost consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 10-11. The NL East leaders fell to 1-5 against Houston this season.

Oliver Perez was pulled after walking Pence with one out in the seventh, and the Mets' bullpen reverted to its struggling ways after showing signs of stabilizing during the first five games of a seven-game homestand.

Aaron Heilman gave up a double off the right-field wall to pinch-hitter Geoff Blum on his first pitch. With slugger Lance Berkman being given the day off after a night game to rest his sore left hamstring - he batted in the 10th - pinch-hitter David Newhan then singled to right to drive in Pence, but Blum was nabbed trying to score. Fernando Tatis' throw to catcher Ramon Castro beat Blum by several feet to keep it tied at 4.

Heilman, who hadn't allowed a run in four outings, did not move from the stretch position while manager Jerry Manuel made the walk from the dugout to replace him with Scott Schoeneweis.

Pinch-hitter Michael Bourn walked but was stranded when Reggie Abercrombie grounded out.

Beltran gave New York a 4-3 lead with his second homer of the game, a drive off the screen attached to the left-field foul pole. Beltran, a switch-hitter, had hit just two of his 17 homers from the right side before connecting as a righty twice against Mets nemesis Randy Wolf.

It was Beltran's 24th career multihomer game and second this season.

Beltran's first homer came after David Wright walked in the first. Jose Reyes singled leading off but was thrown out at second trying to tag up on a fly to left-center, a run which ultimately would have allowed the Mets to win the game.

Wolf got help from his defense in the third, too. After Tatis walked with the bases loaded to make it 3-0, second baseman Loretta made a diving catch of a flair hit by Damion Easley near the line in shallow right, sliding on his belly and holding his glove up, with plenty of ball showing, to end the threat.

Loretta then hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth, and Pence, who came in hitting .190 (15-for-79) in August and looked lost striking out in the second, hit his career-high 18th homer, a two-run shot that tied it 3-all.

Despite the loss, positive notes were:

Carlos Beltran's bat is getting increasingly hot, going 2-3 with three RBI's and two runs scored on two home runs in today's game. He might steal Carlos Delgado's middle name of "Esta en fuego" if he keeps this up.

Despite going 1-5 in today's game, Nick Evans is getting much more comfortable in the outfield, making an outstanding run-down of a fly ball in the corner, WITHOUT his sunglasses flipped down.

David Wright went 1-4 in tonight's game with his 37th double of the season. He also walked for the 74th time this season.

Wright's average remained at .293.

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Wright Watch: Baseball Tonight's #1 Web Gem & More!

Posted on 23 Aug 2008 by Danielle

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