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lol. Santanas does look like it was put thru the wash. Its raining now, and pretty hard. No score after 2 and a half.

Mets have the black road jerseys on and, correct me if I'm wrong, caps that are not black, but a real dark shade of blue. Oh, so do the Phils. Must be a July 4th thing. Thought maybe it was my picture,lol. I want one a those caps. They look kool.

Santana gets out of is despite a boot by Delgado that could have cost the Mets a run. Nice play by Santana covering first, so they got the out and there's no error on that play, but we should have had the lead runner. Werth ends up stranded on third as Howard grounds out hard to the mound.

Werth batting lead-off. I didn't see that coming. And he leads off the game with a single to left off a good pitch that might not have even been a strike. A nice low and outside change up.

Carp. Reyes walks, moves over on a Chavez dribbleOut and then steals 3rd. But both Wright (to 2nd) and Beltran (to right) strand him with weak pop outs.

Today, 7:05 p.m. - Johan Santana (7-7, 3.01) vs. J.A.Happ (season debut) Saturday, 7:05 p.m. - John Maine (8-6, 3.86) vs. Jamie Moyer (7-6, 4.13) Sunday, 1:35 p.m. - Oliver Perez (6-5, 4.98) vs. Kyle Kendrick (8-3, 4.58) Monday, 7:05 p.m. - Pedro Martinez (2-2, 7.39) vs. Adam Eaton (3-6, 4.79) ________________________________________________________________ The turnpike series continues. Mets come in 4 1/2 games behind the 1st place Phillies. Phils are heating up after a horrible few weeks during which the American League pwnd em. Since they beat the Cards 20-2 on June 13th they went 3-10 going into their most recent series, back to facing N.L. foes, vs. the Braves. Utley suffered a 2 for 29 stretch during that time. They just swept Atlanta in a three game series and should have momentum from that. We don't have to face Cole Hamel. YAY! Phils sent Brett Meyers down to the farm to find his way. He hadn't faced the Mets yet this season, and I wish they kept him up for the one start he would have had here. Cause he's been suffering from major suckage. For info on tonights starter, J.A. Happ see article below. Jamie Moyer and Kyle Kendrick are at two sides of the age spectrum, 45 and 24 respectively, and both can pitch. Moyer lost his third straight start despite not allowing more than three earned runs in any of those outings. Against the Mets he is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts this season. Kendrick is now 5-1 in his last six decisions and has been getting better and better as the year goes on for the Phillies. Adam Eaton has a 5.16 ERA over his last five starts. He has a 5.73 ERA vs the Mets this season. Jimmy Rollins coming off a 3-for-26 slump during the Phils interleague games, went 6-for-11 with a triple and 2 stolen bases vs. Atlanta (18 SB total). Batting .276 with 6 HRs and 29 RBIs. A quote from my 2005 Phils KTE : "Rollins in many ways makes the Phils roll, or has in recent years. But he's not having his greatest season. Still, the Phils have rolled well and he is an important cog in the wheel. He hurts you when you least expect it, one way or the other. Bat, glove or speed." That applies well in 2008. Chase Utley looks to be out of his slump. Boo. Leads N.L. in homers with 24. His 67 RBIs is 4th. This guy just keeps getting better. Could end up being the 3rd MVP award winner out of Philly in the last three years. From the 2005 Phils KTE : " Dont let that little sparkplug Chase Utley ignite rallys or go yard in the clutch." Ryan Howard leads the N.L. with 72 RBIs and is 4th in HRs with 22. But, get this: He's only batting .219!! He has struck out 116 time already this year!!!! He has a six-game hitting streak during which he has batted .292 (7-for-24). His last few homers have been opposite field shots. Pat Burrell is having a real nice year with 21 H.R. and 52 RBI. He has hit in 7 of his last 8 games, batting .308 with 3 HR. He has hit some big clutch homers this season and as we all know is considered a MetKiller. Those are the big guns but there are others like Victorino, Feliz and Werth and who are making fine and important contributions to help this team win games. On May 16th Werth hit 3 HR and drove in 8 vs. Toronto, and he's the least gifted of the three. Ill include this article release yesterday from Associated press: Phillies to call up lefty Happ to face Mets ATLANTA (AP) -The Phillies will call up left-hander J.A. Happ to pitch against Johan Santana and the New York Mets, manager Charlie Manuel said Thursday. Happ will be recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley for the start on Friday in Philadelphia. The Phillies announced after Thursday night's 4-1 win over the Braves that LHP R.J. Swindle had been optioned to Lehigh Valley. Happ, 25, will be making his second major league start, both against the Mets. He gave up seven hits, including three homers, and five runs in four innings of an 8-3 loss to the Mets in Philadelphia on June 30, 2007. "I think he knows what it's like now," Manuel said. Happ is 5-6 with a 3.54 ERA in 17 starts for Lehigh Valley. "He's been pretty consistent," Manuel said. "He's been throwing better and we decided to give him a chance." Pitching coach Rich Dubee said Happ shouldn't focus on the matchup with Santana. "He's not pitching to Santana," Dubee said. "Santana's only going to hit, hopefully, just once, depending on how well he pitches. He just needs to pitch against that lineup." The Phillies needed a starter after struggling Brett Myers agreed to be optioned to Lehigh Valley this week. Myers gave up five hits and three runs in five innings against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday night in his first minor league assignment. He walked two and struck out six. _________ AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service Copyright 2007-2008, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Mets notes: Moises Alou, who was thought to be ready to join the club for this series, will stay on rehab assign. due to some rained out games he was scheduled to play in. Last I read he should be with the team on Monday. I don't like this. If he's okay enough to play I think he should be up for this series.

I don't see one so I'll throw one up. If I'm steppin on anyones gig this can be pulled.

Are we going to need a KTE for this Phil series?

He's taking what he hears and playing the victim. If he listens and processes it correctly its not a slur but (can be construed as) constructive criticism. The choice is his. I know in the past he has been given conflicting advice on how to carry himself. I hope the staff currently in place can push: show passion, be aggressive, let your personality show, because these are Jose's natural traits. It is the when and how he chooses to display it that has to be refined and only can be achieved by Reyes himself, and only if he listens and realizes that this is a problem.

Its nice to know Reyes is "hearing" what is being said by others. It's ashame that he's not "listening".

Elster88 wrote: Worst. IGT. Ever. Ouch. Slay the messengers why don'tchya?

5yrs?! lol. No, he's 25 and he is the person he is. He can make the change in attitude and maturity, if he realizes that it is a bad attitude, immature, and wants to change. You can change yourself at any age, for better or worse. The throwing the glove down, the slow walk off the field....its bush. Its little league bullshit that I wouldn't even want to see on a little league field. Thats child like sulking. I don't care if he's pissed at himself, his first baseman, or the entire world. Save it for the tunnel behind the dugout. There's positive passion and there's misplaced passion. I can't simply define it in terms of baseball but I know each when I see it. Sulking, moping, tantrums, etc. do not equate to passion in my book. I'm one of the biggest fans Reyes could have, and I'm thrilled that he's a Met and I have this guy on my team to watch and appreciate. I'd like it to be so for years to come. But if he ends up being the type of player who a manager can't speak his mind to, or handle, because he might go into sulkingbroody mode that is reflected in his play,.. and he seems to be evolving into that type,..then I don't want him on my team. Get rid of him. He is a player on a team. A cog in a wheel. An important cog? Most certainly. This team might revolve around Reyes but this world doesn't. Grow up. Play the game with the respect it deserves. Realize that the way you carry yourself on the field directly attributes to the way you are percieved.

DAVID WRIGHT! David Wright was the correct answer. You lose. Thanks for playing. Its the old David Wright. I want the new david Wright please Edgy>

So I got one player and his bet is on Tom Glavine. DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!! ~~/\~/\~~ <<<<<<<

If errors and walks truly do kill, this should be a HUGE inning.

Im taking bets. <<Name the avatar! Saying there will be no change is also acceptable. Edgy and any members of his family are not eligible to play this game.

Tonight Maine suffered a pitching concussion.

KC wrote: Someone needs to make an Endy outfield outstanding play video and post it on youtube NOW!!! That would be sweet. The catch turned a antiKaBOOM GAH into a YEA! 7-1. Changing the channel? BlasphemY!

KC wrote: Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Did they bomb it before or after the Japanese? During maybe? So it would go unnoticed?

Ugh. At this point, in this game...this is just sad. Wrights error results in another run for the Cards. But its baseball. Things can change in a snap. But what I'm seeing here is a team with no snap.

Guess it was too much to ask

2 out rally plz?

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Shit effort from Maine tonight I don't like what I'm seeing in his facial expressions, much less his pitching.

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Thru Castillos legs for a 2 out error and a run scores! And Maine throws the pickoff away for a 2 base error! This frakin team has a concussion!