• THE METS STINK UP THE JOINT •

- CARDINALS 6 - METS 2 -

A young group of baseball campers took a Citi Fieldtrip today-campers who probably dream of being Major Leaguers themselves some day. Perhaps to show them that you don't have to be perfect to go to the show, the Mets played like the Bad News Bears before Kelly Leak joined the team, making the dreams of the children seem that much more obtainable. (Aren't those Mets swell?) Camper Diego Ramirez from PS 132 in Brooklyn said, "Man, Duda drilled that playa running to second in the back! Yo, that's hard core nasty. Is his name seriously Duda? He's gotta change that shit bro, like pronto."

Jon Niese stunk, the offense was dead, and at one point Angel Pagan threw the ball to an empty first base. Seriously. There was not a Met within 100 feet. Maybe Angel thought St. Louis first base coach Dave McKay would kindly pick up the ball and tag out his own runner as a courtesy. Or maybe the noon start time was a little rough on the Mets who were no doubt celebrating late last night after their 10th inning walk off win. I know it was a tough turn around for Mets Blob, and the Metropolitans were taking BP before the Blob ever had to put on pants.

Carlos Beltran went 0-3 with a walk in what was more than likely his last day in a Met uniform at Citi Field. We did get a lot of heroics from Carlos this week in the first 2 games against the Cards, and we thank him for that and for all his years as a Met.
For more on Mets Blob's take on Carlos' impending departure, please check out: BYE BYE, BELTRAN on Mets Blob.


Friday night, David Wright returns from the DL to join the Mets in Florida to play the Marlins. Welcome back, David!

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• PA-GONE! METS WIN ON PAGAN WALK OFF •

* The Happy WALK OFF Nightcap *

• Mets 6 - Cardinals - 5 •

Angel Pagan's pop powers the NY Mets to a walk off win over the Cardinals. The Mets turned around a rough start by R.A. Dickey into a bottom of the 10th victory. By the bottom of the 3rd Dickey and the Mets were trailing 4-0; but battery- mates Dickey and Josh "New Papa" Thole each drove in a run to cut the lead in half.

The Mets tied the game in the bottom of the 5th with a 2 out, 2 run, upper deck blast by Carlos "Enjoy Him While You Can Folks" Beltran. Beltran's blast came close to landing in SNY's special Pepsi Porch booth. The ball left the yard so quickly Mets Blob feared for Gary Cohen's life. No worry - unless Keith Hernandez was engrossed in a Citi Field Taco, the Gold Glover would have snatched the ball before it made contact with Cohen's Lindsey Nelson inspired shorts.

The game remained tied until the top of the 8th when Gerald Laird laid down a pretty bunt to bring the go ahead run in from third. Laird was inspired to bunt by Daniel Murphy who, for reasons known only to Daniel Murphy and Canadian Geese, was positioned in short left field. In the bottom of the 8th Thole brought Pagan in from third with a clutch 2 out single to pull the Mets even.


The game remained tied until the bottom of the 10th when Angel Pagan drilled a one out game winning home run that smashed off the Subway sign in deep right. Pagan's teammates mobbed him at the plate and the Citi Field faithful went home happy.

The Mets were given the opportunity to steal this game thanks to terrific relief work from Pedro Beato and Jason Isringhausen. Beato got Albert Pujols to pop up in the 7th, stranding a man on third; and Izzy pitched a scoreless 9th and 10th.

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• BYE BYE, BELTRAN •

Sadly, Mets Blob knows Carlos Beltran's days are numbered as a Met. At the start of the season, even the most optimistic of Met fans would never have imagined that Carlos could be  this healthy, this productive, and this much of a leader for our young team. Most of us figured he would have only played half the number of games he has at his point. Instead, he has been our Iron Man.

We thought he'd pout about playing right field, even if it is better for his now fragile knee. He didn't. Instead he took it in a graceful stride-even with a brace on his leg. We wondered who would even take him off our hands at the trade deadline? Now half a dozen contending teams want him. In this new era of performance enhancement-free, offensively starved baseball, a Gold Gloved, switch hitting Vet who leads the NL with 30 doubles is obviously a hot commodity. 

Playing the Cards tonight reminds us all of 2006. Many Met fans and Freddy "Fed Pen" Wilpon have never forgiven Carlos for taking Adam Wainwright's vicious curve for strike 3 to end the 2006 NLCS. It's a sad legacy for a guy who, with 41 home runs and 116 RBI, was a huge reason the Mets even got that far in 2006.

When the incompetent Mets medical staff told Carlos he didn't need surgery for his knee, he played on, made it much worse, and no doubt shortened his career. Mets Blob understands he has to be dealt but can't help but fear what this team will be like without him. Carlos could be gone before the weekend and no doubt will be gone before August.

We would love to see Wright back in time for Jose, David, and Carlos to play a few more games together as NY Mets before Sandy gives Carlos an express ticket to the playoffs. We will miss you, Carlos, and thank you for proving us skeptics wrong. Unless you go to the Phillies, Braves, or Yankees, we wish you well. Just do us Met fans one last favor...wherever you go...jam Pelfrey in your duffle bag and take him the fuck with you.

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• Reyes & Beltran Come Back Strong •

* METS 4 - CARDINALS 2 *

( The Happy Nightcap & Bye Bye, Beltran )

- GEE, BELTRAN, AND REYES DOMINATE - 

Gee pitched a great 7 innings, and aside form giving up a solo blast to Lance Berkman, looked like a seasoned pro. The big news was both Reyes and Beltran came back strong to once again carry these battered, rag tag Mets to victory. Reyes went 2-5, ran hard without issue, and made a couple of great plays in the 8th to save Bobby Parnell's shaky ass. Pagan and Murphy each hit 2 run doubles in clutch spots. 


Other Met bright spots were Ronny Paulino going 3-4 with a double, Justin Turner going 2-5, and Carlos Beltran going 3-3 with 2 doubles, 2 walks, and a run scored after returning from the Flu. Izzy closed it out clean in his first chance to do so since K-Rod got traded to the Brewers.

- BYE BYE, BELTRAN -

Sadly, Mets Blob knows Carlos Beltran's days are numbered as a Met. At the start of the season, even the most optimistic of Met fans would never have imagined that Carlos could be  this healthy, this productive, and this much of a leader for our young team. Most of us figured he would have only played half the number of games he has at his point. Instead, he has been our Iron Man. 

We thought he'd pout about playing right field, even if it is better for his now fragile knee. He didn't. Instead he took it in a graceful stride-even with a brace on his leg. We wondered who would even take him off our hands at the trade deadline? Now half a dozen contending teams want him. In this new era of performance enhancement-free, offensively starved baseball, a Gold Gloved, switch hitting Vet who leads the NL with 30 doubles is obviously a hot commodity. 

Playing the Cards tonight reminds us all of 2006. Many Met fans and Freddy "Fed Pen" Wilpon have never forgiven Carlos for taking Adam Wainwright's vicious curve for strike 3 to end the 2006 NLCS. It's a sad legacy for a guy who, with 41 home runs and 116 RBI, was a huge reason the Mets even got that far in 2006.


When the incompetent Mets medical staff told Carlos he didn't need surgery for his knee, he played on, made it much worse, and no doubt shortened his career. Mets Blob understands he has to be dealt but can't help but fear what this team will be like without him. Carlos could be gone before the weekend and no doubt will be gone before August.  

We would love to see Wright back in time for Jose, David, and Carlos to play a few more games together as NY Mets before Sandy gives Carlos an express ticket to the playoffs. We will miss you, Carlos, and thank you for proving us skeptics wrong. Unless you go to the Phillies, Braves, or Yankees, we wish you well. Just do us Met fans one last favor...wherever you go...jam Pelfrey in your duffle bag and take him the fuck with you.

* This Happy Nightcap is for you, Carlos! *

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• Letting Bay Bat Was A Mistake •

• Marlins 4 – Mets 1 •

Flushing Bay

The Mets fell to the Marlins tonight 4-1 in a makeup game at Citi Field. The Mets already depleted lineup took another blow early in the game when Scott Hairston was forced to the bench after fouling a pitch off his shin. Chris Capuano hung in there for 7.2 innings, giving his usual professional performance. Mike Pelfrey should be forced to study Capuano tape to learn how a pro is supposed to carry himself on the mound.

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- Jason, a Canadian never questions the lumber -

The Mets loaded the bases with one out in the 9th for Jason Bay. The right move would have been to bring the flu ridden Carlos Beltran off the bench to bat for the feeble Bay but Terry Collins did not pull the trigger. Instead we were treated to the sight of Bay lofting a harmless sacrifice fly to center to score the Mets only run. Bay apparently thought this was an accomplishment; high fiving and fist bumping his teammates in the dugout. Mets Blob was disgusted by Bay’s antics. It was a 4-1 game, Jason, and you made the second out in the bottom of the 9th. The Marlins are looking for outs in that spot and were thrilled when you hit your fly ball. Look, we know you have lost the ability to play the game but you must be aware that a sac fly in that spot is meaningless.

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- Wheel me in Coach, I'm ready to play! -

Maybe Beltran’s weakened Theraflu condition scared Collins away from making such a bold move. Nonsense. Beltran could roll into the batters box in a wheel chair and be more of a threat than Jason Bay. No joke here. Mets Blob is serious.

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•The Madness of Being Pelfrey•

(Photo insert of Mike Pelfrey as a Monty Python Lumber Jack)

• Phillies 8 - Mets 5 •

Mike Pelfrey is a pitcher, and he's not ok. Not by a long shot. Mets Blob's fingers are damn near bloody from typing about Mike Pelfey's mental breakdowns. It is getting very, very old.  To watch a team we love give their all in a mid-season, trade deadline fight, to simply keep our team together is hard enough without watching Pelfrey give up before the game even starts. This is a team without Reyes, Wright, Davis, or Santana, and K-Rod is already dealt, and Beltran is next. Never the less this scrappy bunch of journey men and Bison never give up, even if they are up against the best team in baseball. They fight, claw, play beyond their means, and never stop trying until the game is over. That is what we love about them, and at the same time, this is exactly what we hate about Mike Pelfrey.

Mike Pelfrey, simply, is a mental midget with multi-million dollar talent.  He is a gutless quitter, who some how is fine with not being able to get the opposing pitcher out, giving up a first career 3 run home run to a no name, and getting taken out in the 5th inning. 

The rest of the Mets ( aside from Jason Bay ) did everything they could today to get back into the game, a game that Mike Pelfrey never showed up for. This was a great day for Mike to show up, be a man, and guide this team to a win when they needed him, but no chance. We all knew Mike was never going to fill the shoes of an ace and would not be a number one starter this year, but we thought he would be better than a number 9 starter.

All we ask for as Met fans is this: If we are about to sit through the mid-season fire sale because of the Wilpons crooked dealings and inability to run a team in New York, the least, the very least Sandy Alderson could do for us Met fans in between jerking off Bud Selig and getting a nice crease in the legs of his kakis is figure out a way to deal Mike Pelfrey. To Met fans, Pelfrey is the last of the the mentally challenged pitchers that needs to go in an effort to cleanse this team. Perez is gone, and Maine is gone, and now Pelfrey needs to go. There is no fixing him. Cut him loose, and set us Met fans free. If you do nothing for us this year Sandy, aside from dismantling our hopes and dreams, please figure out a way to deal Mike Pelfrey.   

* The Happy Nightcap - Mets 11 – Phillies 2 *

The Mets pounded Cole Hamels today, routing the Phillies 11-2. Scott Hairston led the way driving in 5 runs with two doubles off Hamels and a mammoth home run off Danys Baez. Daniel Murphy went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI’s and a long home run of his own. Jon Niese was outstanding going 7 innings for his ninth win of the season.

- Mama Alderson -

Hairston was in the lineup because Carlos Beltran was unable to play due to severe flu like symptoms. When Sandy Alderson heard the news he immediately started preparing home made chicken soup for Beltran, stating: “Only the freshest ingredients will do for my lil’ trade bait. I love Carlos like a son and I want to get him nice and healthy so I can send him packing and get a few younger and cheaper sons in return. Do you think he’ll call after I send him away? Do you think he will thank me for all I have done? No. He won’t! Mister big shot All Star is just like all the rest. After I trade them, they never keep in touch. Is one or two calls a week too much to ask for? Mister Mets Blob, would you care for some soup? It’s delicious…and powerful. I used to put it in hypodermic needles and inject it right into the rumps of my boys Canseco and McGwire. They hit the long ball. It wasn’t the juice, it was the soup that made them so strong. Steroids, schmeroids!”

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