The Mets Are In Trouble / Yankees Continue to Roll

7/7--Flushing,NY. Another blowout loss for the Mets last night at the hands of the LA Dodgers. There really is very little to say anymore at this point. Gary Cohen put it best during the broadcast - The Mets pitching and defense needs to be absolutely spotless right now for this team to win. Even if that were to happen there are no guarantees because of how awful the offense is right now. The are no threat at all and runs need to be scored to win games and it looks as if the Mets are unable to score runs right now. Gary is right in my opinion. The Mets are no threat to beat anyone right now, even with a good outing form whoever starts the game. A quality start is 6 innings allowing 3 runs or less. The way the Mets are playing now, falling behind 3 runs pretty much seals the deal.

Luckily, the Phillies lost as well last night.

In 2005, the Mets turned a corner. Management finally decided to get serious and make the team a contender again. Even though the Mets missed the playoffs that year, you could see they were heading in the right direction. In 2006, the Mets new direction payed off as they were s close to reaching the World Series. 2007 and 2008 ended on sour notes but the team played well until the end of each of those seasons.

Maybe it is the injuries to Beltran, Reyes and Delgado that are holding the team back. It also seems to me at times that the Mets are once again regressing somewhat. Maybe I'm just worrying a bit too much and it is the lack of personnel. The Mets do need to address first base though, as Delgado will not return until mid-August.

Oliver Perez comes off the DL today to make the start for the Mets. Let's hope he can command his pitches and give the Mets a chance.

Perez will be opposed by Hiroki Kuroda for LA tonight.

7/7--Minneapolis,MIN. The Yankees continue to play exceedingly well as they defeated the Twins handily 10-2 behind CC Sabathia.Sabathia pitched innings and only allowed 1 run.

Right now everything is going right for the Yankees right now. everyone is chipping in on offense and the pitching is absolutely getting the job done night in and night out. The Yankees are still only one game behind Boston in the AL East. The way things are going now it seems like the Bronx Bombers taking first place may be only a matter of time.