Delgado has 2 surgeries...

Carlos Delgado had his second surgery in 8 days...
The first surgery was on the carpal tunnel in his right wrist...
This surgery was for tennis elbow on his left arm...

Mets say he will be ready in mid-February...

In this time of slow news...

While we are in a bit of a lull for baseball news...
(free agents can start talking money very soon...don't worry!!)

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5 Mets file for Free Agency

Mets.com says "The five Mets who filed were Cliff Floyd, Steve Trachsel, Ricky Ledee, Orlando Hernandez and Chris Woodward."

what to do with them...

Floyd-- maybe a one year deal. if not...Hey Cliff, want to coach??

Trachsel-- No thank you!

Ledee-- not in a million years.

Hernandez-- Would love to see him back. 2 year deal?

Woodward-- where were you this year?!? maybe a 2 year deal, $1 mil...

....and we're back!

it took some time to collect my thoughts and feelings after game 7...

Since that day...free agent to be Cliff Floyd has undergone surgery on his achillies tendon. His recovery time is seen at 4 months.
...we may not see Cliff back in baseball again...his only chance is probably with the Mets...

...next year boys, next year...

Last Night...

I finally got my emotions semi- in order...

Last night was something special...from about 5 o'clock, when I got out of class, I had goosebumps. My stomach was in knots, I can't tell you how much my hands were shaking...
Coming up on gametime, I did all my rituals, put on the Mets batting helmet (backward for defense, foward when they're batting) I also put up the lucky cardboard box, and filled out my scorecard. I had to leave the door open on our dorm room, and had to blast "Meet The Mets" (original version) very loud for all to hear...

This was one of the best games ive seen, by both teams...
I especially will not forget Endy's catch...that was one of the most beautiful catches I've ever seen...top play of the year in my book...

I will not forget this game. I've been a lifelong Mets fan, my dad is a mets fan, so i've followed in his footsteps. About 3 years ago, i started to watch religously...i would watch and/or listen to as many games as possible. This year put me over the top. I have purchased so many mets shirts, hats, weird little knick knack items (like one of those light up glass things you buy on the streets of NYC) I've started blogging, and now have my own domain...as you can obviously tell...

Thats why it hurt so bad last night...
I've put so much emotion into this team, so many amazing moments and the few bad ones. The team has been so high (11 run inning in Chicago, sweeping the Braves...just so many) and we've hit some rough patches (No Pedro, No El Duque...a few more, but it pains me to think...)

But here we are...2 runs away from going to the World Series...
I have to say, this was an amazing year...we should be proud of what they did, but we should look forward to next year...
The team will be stronger, more well rounded, and they will be hungrier...alot hungrier.
They tasted it, but they're going to want more...

Omar...Willie...and all the guys...lets do this again...

Ya Gotta Believe!

Game 7:: Cards 3 -- Mets 1

i don't know what to say...i'm in shock.
nice job by Jeff Suppan...



good job Endy Chavez...that was nice.



...see you in april...

...Almost There...

We're about 60 minutes away from gametime...
and I've never been so nervous.

I cannot imagine what Oliver Perez must be feeling...hopefully nothing.
he should just go out and throw the ball right past those Cardinals (not past Lo Duca though, no Wild Thing tonight Olli.)

We need someone on the offense to have a HUGE game...
Wright, Delgado, Beltran..one of them needs to have a monster game...

alright...you know the rally cry...

Ya Gotta Believe!!

...Game 7...

The table is set...
With a 4-2 win in Game 6, there will be a 7th, and deciding game tomorrow night...

John Maine pitched an amazing game...giving up 2 hits over 5 1/3...
...he got out of a huge jam in the first, and settled in real well...he was scaring me with his walks every inning. but he stayed cool and pitched great.

....Billy Wagner....i dont know what to say...he is a heartattack pitcher...that was such a mess...he couldn't put away anyone after having them deep in the count...
...cmon Billy, stop worrying about what you're going to write in the Post tomorrow...and pitch the darn ball!

~Game 7~
Suppan v. Perez(?)
Oliver Perez will likely start the game, with Darren Oliver coming out of the pen if Perez gets in any trouble at all...
We need a huuuuge game from the offense, that was completely shut down by Suppan last game...

...keep it up boys...
Ya Gotta Believe!

Hot Foot remembers the last "Game 6"

Over at HotFoot, they remember the last Game 6 @ Shea...

The infamous Game 6 of the '86 WS...

"We believe because we've seen it with our own eyes.
We believe because there is no other option.
We believe because time and again, the Mets have come back from great obstacles all year long.
We believe because we watched them compile the best record in baseball despite the fact you couldn't tell who might be on the mound from one day to the next.
We believe because of Wright's walkoff against Mariano.
We believe because of Carlos's walkoff in the 16th against the Phillies.
We believe because of Wright's walkoff in the 14th inning against the Braves.
We believe because of Carlos's first pitch walk off against the Cardinals.

We believe because we are Mets fans.

I believe.

Ya gotta believe."

Game 5: Cards 4 - Mets 2

...not good.
Tom Glavine looked ok, but continually got squeezed by Jeff Kellogg. Kellogg did not establish any strike zone what-so-ever. He was calling strikes all over the place (especially the strike to Jose Valentin with two on and two out)

Again Glavine pitched great ball through the first 3 innings. Then hit his bumps in the 4th and 5th.

The Mets left 8 players on...2 in the first, 2 in the 8th...



Back to Shea tomorrow night for Game 6...
Maine v. Carpenter...
this should be a tense game, Maine needs to throw the game of his life, and we need to get to Carp early...

...im very nervous...

Morning Notes

Tonights matchup is Glavine v. Weaver...
Carpenter will pitch Game 6...

Pujols has a sore right hammy...
(you never want players to be injured, no matter what team, but its playoff time, and it seems only fair to have the other team get hurt once in a while too)

Newsday is reporting that El Duque could go Game 1 of the World Series, if the Mets make it that far...

to quote Rick Peterson, after a 72 ptich bullpen session from Hernandez...
"He was excellent"
...excellent news!

Game 5 Rained out

Game 5 has been rained out, every game will be shifted back a day...
so game 5 will be tomorrow...

This gives Glavine an extra says rest, which is very good for us...
He will hopefully pitch much better going on 4 days rest instead of 3...

The Bats Awake!

The Mets offense arrived in St. Louis a day later, and rocked the Cards bullpen for 12 runs.
Beltran homered twice, and Wright and Delgado both hit shots too.

Oliver Perez pitched alot better than anyone expected, and if we werent up by alot, he would have only been in long enough to give up 3 runs.
so were all tied up!

Weather Forecast for Game 5: RAIN!
there is an 70% chance of rain in St. Louis accoring to Weather.com...
to quote the weather man..."its not looking good for the game"

well...more rest for Glavine, thats probably a good thing...
and alllot more rest for the Tigers.

uhoh...Cards take 2-1 lead in series.

Im a wreck.
The Mets and Wagner let one go in Game 2...
and then they didn't even show up in Game 3...
this is realllly not good.

Oliver Perez will pitch today...and hopefully pitch very well...because our long relief man Darren Oliver pitched 7 amazing inngings yesterday trying to salvage the Steve Trachsel disaster.
D. Oliver gave up 3 hits (one was with the bases loaded, but those were Trax's men...also a WP) in 7 superb innings.

So...that means either today will be a 6-7 inning bar none...
or Chris Woodward will be on the mound as we scramble for anyone that can throw the ball over the plate.

Game 1: Mets 2 - Cards 0

CARLOS BELTRAN! wow. that ball was outtttta here.

Tom Glavine was just unbelieveable last night. Guillermo Mota was great. Billy Wagner was excellent.
9 innings of 4 hit ball. That's just amazing. "King Albert" went 0-3 with a strikeout.

The game ball goes to Glavine, Mota, Wagner, and Beltran.

David Wright had two very nice plays in the field, including a 5-3 line out double play, to get Tom out of a jam.
Jose Valentin madea a very nice play in the 9th...falling away from first and Carlos Delgado dug out the throw for the 2nd out. that was nice.

Looks like we lost the Cliff Floyd gamble...He left the game in the second inning after tweaking it during his at bat. Endy Chavez came in and played very well in the field...going into the stands attemtping to make a catch, and then a very nice diving catch in the 7th to help out glav...

so on to Game 2...Maine v. Carpenter...
it will be fairly cold tonight, i dont really know if that will help or hurt us. Hopefully Maine can give us 5 or 6 innings af solid baseball, and we can pass in onto the bullpen. The pen is well rested after the days off and needing only 3 pitchers in Game 1.

Maine vs. Carpenter: Game 2 @ 8

(Note: The Detroit/Oakland game has been moved up to 4:20 to attempt to avoid snow...)

Cory Lidle Killed in plane crash..

Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle was killed when his plane crashed into an apartment building in NYC.
...our thoughts go out to Lidle's family and friends...

...in a bizarre connection, John Delcos reported...

First, there was news the Cardinals' team bus was delayed because of the snarled traffic caused by the crash. Then came the news it was Cory Lidle's plane. And, then that the building was where Manny Acta lived.

..woah.

again...our thoughts are with Lidle's family and friends, and also with the flight instructors family and friends...

Game 1 Cancelled

Game 1 of the NLCS has been postponed until tomorrow...
every game is now pushed back a day...

...bummer, i was really lookin forward to this...

Cliff in the lineup

Cliff Floyd will be in the starting lineup tonight, says Willie Randolph on WFAN.
Endy Chavez will come on as a pinch hitter/defense.

Hernandez is back! No, not Orlando...Anderson!!

Thats right, the 25 man roster is set, and Anderson Hernandez is on it! Cliff Floyd is also on the roster...

PITCHERS (11): Chad Bradford, Pedro Feliciano, Tom Glavine, Aaron Heilman, Roberto Hernandez, John Maine, Guillermo Mota, Darren Oliver, Oliver Perez, Steve Trachsel, Billy Wagner

CATCHERS (2): Paul Lo Duca, Ramon Castro

INFIELDERS (7): Carlos Delgado, Julio Franco, Anderson Hernandez, Jose Reyes, Jose Valentin, Chris Woodward, David Wright

OUTFIELDERS (5): Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Cliff Floyd, Shawn Green, Michael Tucker

Tuesday @ Shea.

Both teams are at Shea Stadium today, participating in various workouts and warmups...

Hey, Mets...please stretch alot! No calf injuries!!

The Mets will most likely announce Tom Glavine as thier Game 1 starter. Which will be no surprise to anyone.

The Burning Question(s): Will Cliff Floyd make the roster? If not, who takes his place?

...From what I saw, the amount of pain Floyd was in, it did not look good for him. That means either Oliver Perez or Dave Williams can make the team and possibly start Game 4...

Game Time and Pitchers.

Matt Cerrone has done it again...

He has posted all the game times and probable pitchers...

Game One, in New York�

Wed., Oct. 11 at 8 pm on FOX
RHP Jeff Weaver vs. LHP Tom Glavine

Game Two, in New York�

Thurs., Oct. 12 at 8 pm on FOX�
RHP Jeff Suppan vs. RHP John Maine

Game Three, in St. Louis�

Sat., Oct. 14 at 4 pm on FOX�
RHP Chris Carpenter vs. RHP Steve Trachsel

Game Four, in St. Louis�

Sun., Oct. 15 at 7:30 pm on FOX�
RHP Jason Marquis or RHP Anthony Reyes vs.
RHP Oliver Perez or LHP Dave Williams

Game Five, if necessary, in St. Louis�

Mon., Oct. 16 at 8 pm on FOX�
RHP Jeff Weaver vs. LHP Tom Glavine

Game Six, if necessary, in New York�

Wed., Oct. 18 at 4 pm FOX�
RHP Jeff Suppan vs. RHP John Maine

Game Seven, if necessary, in New York�

Thu., Oct. 19 at 8 pm on FOX�
RHP Chris Carpenter vs. RHP Steve Trachsel

NLCS set.

Bring on the Cardinals!

St. Louis beat San Diego by a score of 6-2 to clinch a spot in the NLCS.

Weds. night will be the game.
At Shea.
Tommy Glavine will be pitching.


And Shea will be rockin'!

Oh, Happy Day!

Yanks Lose 8-3, are done for the year.
Mets Win 9-5, move on to the NLCS against STL/SD
...nice...

Again, just another solid game. No one really stood out, because everyone played very very well...

Player Breakdowns::

Lo Duca::
He couldn't be happier, beating the team that traded him away...2-3, 2 rbi's...keep it up paulie! youre playing great baseball.

Delgado::
not his best work (game 1) but he played some solid defense as usual...i really think he is under-rated for his defensive abilities.

Valentin ::
Not Joses finest work...been in a bit of a slide lately, but an error free game is always good.

Reyes ::
Just another solid game, got picked off stealing 2nd, but hey...cant get 'em all..

Floyd::
I think we've seen the last of Cliff this postseason after tweaking his ankle rounding third in the 3rd...
he looked like he was in alot of pain...
Lastings anyone??

Beltran::
Great hitting game for Carlos, going 2-4, BB, RBI...i really couldn't ask for more...he got charged with an E for a bobble in the field...meh, nothing too bad.

Green::
He was pissed. He was very mad at the Dodgers, and took it out by going 3 for 5 with 2 RBI's. stay angry Shawn!

Pitchers:

Trachsel::
He pitched very well for the first 3 innings, but couldnt stay in long enough to prove himself...still shaky on him, but i guess he'll have to do.

Oliver::
3 hits, 3 ER...not good. came in a tight situation, couldnt hold. did turn a very pretty 1-5 DP.

Bradford::
Chad couldn't get it done, with a hit and a walk, and no outs...got pulled to go to the lefty...

Felicano::
Threw to 2 batters, 1 walk and an out. He also got the win. heh

Mota::
Threw 2 innings, surrendered 3 hits, but no runs.
Lights Out.

Heilman::
Gave up 2 hits, but passed the ball right along to Billy...well done.

Wagner::
Gave up his customary hit, but struck out 2. Country Time is solid. stay hot.

Bench:

Chavez::
Came in for Cliff in the top of the 4th. He will most likely be our LF for the rest of the year...1-3...keep up those defensive gems

Tucker::
Drew a PH walk, and scored the go ahead run...thats why youre on the team.

Woodward::
He made that 8th run. Hit a double, great tag up on Reyes flyball. scored on Paulies single...well done.

Franco::
I still cant believe you beat out that DP the other day...

...So thats the team that won 9-5 and swept the wild card Dodgers...

See you at Shea, against STL/SD!!

Lastings...pack your bags, youre coming with us...

Cliff Floyd just re-injured his achillies heel rounding third base in the 3rd inning...

...he looked like he was in alllllot of pain. he looks like he is done for the year...

...my guess is Lastings Milledge will be called up, if we move on to the NLCS...

Say What??

From CBS Sportsline Mets team report...

"--This is the Mets' fifth trip to the playoffs. They reached the World Series in each of the previous four."

...um...No.

did '88 and '99 get wiped from the record books?
...did those years just disappear?


i wouldnt mind that...but still...

someone should be fired for that too...

Nomar Questionable for Game 3

Nomar Garciaparra status for Game 3 is unknown.

Nomar left Game 2 in the 6th inning after aggrivating one of his two injuries (oblique and quad.)

...if you saw the game, you saw how gingerly he ran down to first when he grounded out to Valentin in the 6th, so im guessing it was more the quad then the oblique...

Mets up 2-0! so happy.

AP Recap.

Ohhh yesss...
what a solid solid game.
i had no doubts, and wasnt even close to nervous at the end.

Glavine pitched amazing. Just a solid game.
awesome awesome awesome...
this is the stuff you build on, and get on a roll.

i seriously thought Cliff's looong fly ball in the 4th was gone...long gone...
i thought it was gonna smash off that budwieser sign...stupid wind.


Im just soo happy right now. im ecstatic.

off to LA Trax vs. Maddux.
this should be super interesting.
and slow.

Was he watching the same game??

I'll start you off with a quote from Wallace Matthew's column...

"It took Willie Randolph 12 years to manage his first playoff game, and a little over two hours to nearly manage his team out of it.

In his first postseason game as a manager after 47 as a player, Randolph seemed as geeked up as any of his players. Vying for Micromanager of the Year, an award thought to have been retired around here with the departure of Bobby Valentine, Randolph yanked one pitcher too soon and stayed with another too long. He played it safe when he should have gambled, and gambled when he should have played it safe. Working with a shortage of quality starters for the playoff run, Randolph found a way to use half his staff in Game 1. Somehow, he managed to get outmanaged by Grady Little."

...im sorry, i dont think we were watching the same game...? i saw a manager pull a rookie pitcher in his first playoff start while he was still ahead of the game, to possibly be used in game 4 (or long relief of Wild Thing Perez)...

...i saw a manager rely on his bullpen, which has been oh-so-good this year...
...this is the same manager who would leave in pitchers too long at the beggining of the season, remember? but he has changed, learned, and he had to adapt quickly to this new situation with 2 starters out...

...im sorry sir, but you are dead wrong...what you saw was great managing, its too bad you missed it...

My goodness...Oliver Game 4?!

John Delcos reports that the Mets will go with Steve Trachsel for Game 3...and Oliver Perez Game 4...

...now this doesn't make alot of sense to me...i do not have alot of trust in Perez. i would rather pitcher John Maine on short rest. remember he only pitched 4 1/3 today...
...i would just feel allllot more comfertable with Maine at the helm instead of Wild Thing...

ohhh baby!

Whooooooo!
Game 1 Mets 6 -- Dodgers 5

What a game from Carlos Delgado!!
4-5, with that HUUGE bomb!! wow...that was Piazza-esque...

John Maine...again, you da man!! see you Game 4??

Valentin...bad desicion...but i cant fault you. youve been too good for me to be mad at you...

Wagner...you scared me...as usual you pulled it out...phew.

All around..good game...just what i imagined from the Mets.
Great pitching changes from Willie...
it couldve been 6-1...but hey...a win is a win...

Great recap on Mets Blog

Where is Sidd Finch when we need him??

If only...

Deadspin has an article about how badly we need Sidd Finch right now...

...boy, that would be nice, wouldnt it?...

Some Humor found in the Disaster called El Duque's Calf...

a fairly funny story from Newsday

Hernandez laughed. "A Yankee would have had his MRI already," he joked.

...this actually brought a smile to my face, which is a must read for any mets fan right now...as we are all a mess...