Trade talks

At the start of yesterday's game against the Marlins, I thought that they where going to win, then the Mets jumped out to that three to nothing lead.
Then the Marlins tied the score and all I could think about was, "Oh great more of the same." But that wasn't the case!

Ike Davis had the game-winning double (good for him) in which Byrd wound up scoring from first with hustle. He just got in there too.

Bobby Parnell came on to get the save. With runners on the corners, that he put there and two outs he got Stanton to ground out to second base.

Byrd is on the trading block, as I think he should be. The guy hustles, plays the game hard and well for the most part, the right way. I thought there would be a lot more talk about him going somewhere. I know the Mets are probably asking for a lot, but he is putting up better numbers than Justin Upton and costs only a fraction of the price. The teams that need that help are: Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and there probably are a couple of other teams that would like a right-handed bat, like say maybe the Yankees? But that's in all likely hood, not going to happen.

What do you think? Do you think that the Mets will trade any of there "chips"? I think there best trade chip is in Byrd and if the price is right, MAYBE Parnell. What do you think about the trade possibility's?

Extra Inning WIN!!!

Finally the Mets win an 14+ inning extra inning game. In a game that took just under five and half min that saw fans leave while the seagulls started circling more and more.

Matt Harvey pitched okay today. He did not look his best today but it was enough to keep the Mets in the game. He only gave up three earned runs in seven innings, striking out six while walking one.

EY Jr. is just so much fun to watch. He hit a triple to leadoff the sixth, that was almost an out because he slowed up rounding second base. He scored right after that by a Daniel Murphy single. But he's exciting, his speed just ignites this offense. It seems like when he's hitting the Mets tend to be able to score. I do however wish he would run a little bit more on the basepaths or maybe that Murphy could let him run a little bit more. EY also wound up scoring the winning run in the 16th inning.

David Wright picked his Home Run Derby team and when he was doing an interview about the team he picked before the game, he was asked who he thought should be starting the All-Star game. His response was, "Oh that's an easy one, I just 'Hi' to him, it's Matt Harvey." There are other players that it could be but I think that it just lines up perfectly to have Harvey start. He's pitching on Saturday instead of Sunday, he's one of the most exciting pitchers to watch, he wants it, oh and his home field is the where the game is to be played this year in Citi Field.

Zack Wheeler goes 2-1 in an offensive onslaught

Zack Wheeler started today's game and got what Matt Harvey has been lacking...run support. Wheeler labored through five innings, but got the job done for a win, in a 12-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Even though the Mets got a lot of run support for Zack Wheeler, he had to throw 99 pitches through five innings of work but only gave up three earned runs. He did not looked pleased in the dugout though. I like the fact that he wasn't pleased with his performance and that he seemed like he wanted to do better, wanted to be more productive and give the laboring Mets bullpen a rest.

Kirk reached base six times, got four hits, and five RBI. He might have actually benefited from being moved to the number five slot in the lineup. He might have noticed that TC actually has confidence in him. He made Terry look like a smart man, and I hope that he continues along this same path.

Ike Davis returned today, and I didn't want him batting fourth in his return from the minors. I just thought it was like throwing him back into the fire, putting him right into the thick of the lineup but it wound up helping the Mets. Despite going 3-5 with two RBI and a walk, he still looked unbalanced. I didn't like the way he was after he strides. He did however get three hits and when he was in Las Vegas, he hit well. Like I have said before, he benefited from being sent down due to being able to relax and just focus on his stance and hitting. He did have a strikeout however and I thought that after that strikeout, he was going to fumble and start down the same path but that was not the case. As Met fans, we all want him to succeed. We all want him to be able to bat fourth in a l prominent  lineup.

Andrew Brown Gives Mets Win!!!

The Mets somehow were able to pull out this win on July first. I'm not entirely sure how they did it while they left countless base-runners on but managed to pitch themselves into a win. Shaun Marcum, scratched and clawed to make it to the sixth inning. In the first inning it looked like Marcum was going to have another day. Paul Goldschmidt hit another home run (can anyone get this guy out?) to make it a two to nothing game. Then in the second inning Aaron Hill singled to left field to score Didi Gregorius. Now it is three to nothing, and the Mets don't look like they are going to be able to even buy a hit while runners are in scoring position. Not until the bottom of the seventh inning when David Wright stepped in and Eric Young Jr. on second base, and  David Wright singled to left field. Omar Quintanilla hit a shot to deep right field that Gerardo Parra almost made a great play on, but had to be taken out of the game due to an injury. Quintanilla got a triple and then with two outs and a runner on third, Eric Young stepped in he doubled to right field, it looked like it could have been a triple, but why make the last out of an inning at third base with the middle of the order coming up? Then there was a wild pitch that could have probably scored EY if he was on third but instead it pushed him over to third. So with J.J. Putz coming in to close out the game at 3-2, Satin had better ideas. Byrd was about three inches away from tying the game up at threes but instead stood out at second base for Josh Satin to single him in. Tie ball game. Satin then moved to second on Buck's walk, then took third on a wild pitch but Buck (who's run doesn't matter) got thrown out at second base. So we're heading into extra innings. Cody Ross (one of the Mets many nemesis's) led off the top of the 13th and homered on a 1-0 count. Everyone probably just thought the game was over cause the way the Mets have been going all day, it would just make sense, but then the bottom of the thirteenth came. Byrd struck out to lead off. Josh Satin lashed a double to right field, Buck was intentionally walked, Matt Harvey then was up there to bunt them over, he did his job. Then Quintanilla was intentionally walked. Both of these intentional walks are questionable, Buck has been ice cold, why not go after him to leave a hot Quintanilla in the on deck circle? But anyway, it's bases loaded with two outs and Andrew Brown steps in: foul ball-strike one, foul ball-strike two, and then on an 0-2 count Andrew Brown singles to left centerfield and Satin and Buck both scored!!! The Mets win!!! Put it in the books!!! The Mets win!!! That was a very exciting game to watch, aside from it being very frustrating, it was a fun game to watch because the Mets actually won it!

Zack Wheeler and Eric Young Jr.

Zack Wheeler is not our savior, he looks like he can be extremely good, once he settles in. His pitches are all plus, he has four. He still looks like he has some room to grow physically, and once he is able to put all of that together with decent command, he could be a great number two in this young up and coming pitching staff.

I think that Wheeler added a shot in the arm for them but the real shot in the arm, currently, is Eric Young Jr. This kid is a good leadoff hitter and fun to watch. He reminds me of a dialed down cheap mans Jose Reyes. I think that he would be great to have and maybe he can be reunited with Carlos Gonzalez to make our outfield good defensively as well as offensively.