K-Rod/Mets blow another game / Yanks win 15 ining thriller over rival BoSox in the Bronx

08/07--San Diego,CA

1 - The tying run should never have scored. Brian Schneider CLEARLY made the tag for the out. Evert replay on SNY showed that the runner was out at the plate. Not even close. The guys mentioned that the umpire was blocked by Schneider's body but I don't really buy it. The tag was on the hand. God forbid an umpire changes his mind to get it right and admit the initial call was wrong.

2 - K-Rod now has 5 blown saves. That is totally inexcusable for a closer. Especially one of his caliber and talent. There is no excuse for that at all. K-Rod has been pretty bad for the better part of a month now which leaves me and most Mets fans dumbfounded. Tonight not only did K-Rod blow the save, he gave up the game winning, walk off grand slam to Evereth Cabrera. It was only his second career home run in this, his rookie year.

3 - K-Rod's abysmal performance ruined Oliver Perez' best start all year. Perez went 6.1 innings in which he only walked 2 batters and struck out 7. Its unreal to see his best game in a very long time get ruined by this nonsense. K-Rod's ERA has ballooned to 3.31. that is WAY too high for a closer. Is he playing hurt and too proud to admit it considering all the injuries on this team? I sure hope not. if a player is hurt, take the necessary time off to heal. Being a martyr (if he is hurt - I am only making a guess here)clearly isn't helping the team. Without these 5 blown saves, the Mets would be 56-53 instead of 51-58 (math ?). That puts them in a much better position than they are in right now. That goes without saying...but the Mets continue to feel the wrath of old Murphy and his law.

4 - Hockey and football seasons cant come soon enough for those Mets fans that follow those sports.
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08/07--Bronx,NY. Alex Rodriguez' walk off 2 run homer in the 15th capped off an exciting night of baseball in the Bronx against rival Boston.

This game was extremely well-pitched by both AJ Burnett and Josh Beckett. This was definitely an enjoyable game to watch for fans of pitchers duels.

Beckett went 7 innings allowing 4 hits and striking out 7. He lowered his season ERA to 3.12. Beckett has been great since June, lowering his ERA 2 points or more (if I am recalling correctly). He did not factor in on tonight's decision.

Burnett went 7.2 innings allowing just 1 hit and striking out 6 batters. This was a great bounce back outing for him as he was not very effective his last time out. Burnett was able to work around 6 walks and got outs when he needed to.

Bottom line: Boston really has some work to do now. They have fallen 4.5 games behind the Yankees. While that can be reversed in a week or so, it is easier said than done. The Yankees have been absolutely red hot for the last 2 months. They have found ways to win in every fashion imaginable. They won a slugfest 13-6 in game 1 of this series, and a pitchers duel tonight.All naysayers in May have surely eaten their words as of late.

Mets last game/ News

This is going to be brief.

Yesterday, the Mets defeated the Cardinals 9-0 at Citi Field. Angel Pagan had a great game and was a single away from the cycle. David Wright also had a good game going 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIS.

Jon Niese went down with a hamstring injury in the 2nd and was replaced by Nelson Figueroa who redeemed himself for his poor start 3 days earlier. Bobby Parnell also pitched well and got a 3 inning save. In a freak accident Luis Castillo fell down the dugout steps in the 7th and who knows when he'll return.

In response, the Mets have recalled Elmer Dessens and are going to give Parnell a start on Saturday in place of Niese. The Mets also reacquired Anderson Hernandez from Washington for a Single A player.

Why not start Parnell? It's not like the Mets have much to lose at this point. If he performs well its something to ride until it fails. If its successful even somewhat, next spring training cam be a time o get Parnell his longevity back (he started in the minors) in preparation for 2010.

As for Anderson Hernandez, it looks like he has learned to hit a bit more since he was a Met last. He us hitting .251 with 23 RBIs in 77 games this year. He was hitting mostly leadoff or 8th. Hopefully he can continue his competent hitting to go along with his solid defense.

The Mets are about to begin a series in San Diego (a team with a worse record!) in about 3 minutes. Livan Hernandez vs Clayton Richard.

If Livan can keep the Padres to 3 runs or less, the Mets seem to be hitting enough lately to be able to win a game like that.