Game Recap: The Young and the Restless

Chris Young pretty much led the Mets (3-1) to a 7-1 victory over the Phillies (3-1), pitching 5.1 innings of 1-run ball, while striking out seven Phillies batters.

Young even contributed at the plate, hitting three singles, including two in the six run total domination of the Phillies. According to the team's Twitter page, Young became the first Mets pitcher to have two hits in the same inning in franchise history.

David Wright had a strong night at the plate, going 4-for-5 with 2 RBI. This raises his young season average to .412. Where are all the David Wright haters? Hmmmm....I don't know, could they have been silenced by his awesomeness?

But the night really belonged to Chris Young, who I hope Terry Collins seriously considers as a pinch-hitter, much like in the olden days of when Dontrelle Willis would pinch hit. Whatever happened to Dontrelle Willis anyway?

Tomorrow, the Mets take on the Phillies again with Mike Pelfrey going up against Joe Blanton. Game time is at 7:05 PM.

David Wright Strikeout Counter: $0.40

A Quick Comment on the Game Going On

While it's still early and the Phillies can still score some runs and all that jazz, all the David Wright haters can STFU. Kthanxbye.

(And Cole Hamels's numbers against us just got a whole lot worse.)

David Wright Strikeout Counter: $0.40

Game Preview: Mets @ Phillies

The Mets (2-1) get their first real test of the season when they play the Phillies (3-0) at Citizens Bank Park.

Chris Young gets the ball tonight for the Mets, while Cole Hamels gets the ball for the Phillies. In 13 career starts against the Mets, Hamels has gone 2-8 with a 3.83 ERA. Hamels also struggles in April, with 7-8 career record and 4.11 ERA.

The Mets gave Willie Harris the night off. Bummer...I was looking forward to seeing him make sweet catches in left field to end the game. Oh well, the Mets lineup is as follows:

1. Jose Reyes- SS

2. Angel Pagan- CF

3. David Wright- 3B

4. Carlos Beltran- RF

5. Scott Hairston- LF

6. Ike Davis- 1B

7. Brad Emaus- 2B

8. Mike Nickeas- C

9. Chris Young- RHP

Game time is 7:05 PM.

David Wright Strikeout Counter: $0.30

Series Preview: Mets @ Phillies

The Mets travel to Philadelphia to take on the Phillies in a 3-game set that may be the Mets' biggest test in their young season.

The Mets (2-1) are coming off a road win against the Marlins while the Phillies (3-0) just swept the Astros.

I really hate that the games in April are primarily against division rivals. I have issues right now with whoever schedules these baseball games because I always hate playing the Phillies right off the bat.

However, the good news is that the Mets will face the back end of the Phillies' rotation, so no Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt for us. We do face Roy Halladay...I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed that the guy messes up somewhere.

The Mets will be sending out Chris Young, Mike Pelfrey, and Jonathan Niese. Young will be making his first start of the season. Pelfrey is looking to redeem himself after Opening Day (although really....I gotta thank the guy....we won our last 5 Opening Days and look where that got us). Niese is coming off a strong start against Florida.

Young is looking to solidify his spot in the rotation after having a strong spring, and he has his challenge in a team that Terry Collins likened to the Yankees. But to quote Chris Rock, "Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to hit the lotto."

I feel the same way about the Phillies. But I like the Mets' chances in this series. They're not the team that just lies down and plays dead anymore. They put up a fight. And there's not gonna be a better fight this season than with our divisional rivals.

David Wright Strikeout Counter: $0.30 (this leads the team by the way)

Game Recap: Everything is R.A.D.

The Mets crushed the Marlins 9-2 earlier this afternoon. This year is already different because it didn't take the Mets until June to win a series on the road.

R.A. Dickey was awesome, allowing one run over six innings, while striking out seven.

Willie Harris and Ike Davis homered while Daniel Murphy doubled. We can also thank the Marlins' defense (or lack thereof) for attributing to today's victory.

I don't know about anybody else, but the look on David Wright's face when he realized he was being intentionally walked by Randy Choate was just about the most adorable thing ever. He was all like, "I'm gonna hit it to the opposite field" and then Willie stole second and ruined David of that moment. Oh well, we still got the run.

Now the Mets have to go to Philadelphia, play the stupid Phillies, and get booed mercilessly by their stupid fans, even if the Phillies win. On the bright side, we don't have to face Roy Halladay until the last game of the series.

David Wright Strikeout Counter: $0.30

Game Preview: Mets @ Marlins

The Mets (1-1) and the Marlins (1-1) finish up a three game set in Miami today.

The Mets try to make a winning record happen, with R.A. Dickey on the mound.

Both Carlos Beltran and Brad Emaus have the day off today. Daniel Murphy will be making his first career start at second base.

Today's lineup is as follows:

1. Jose Reyes- SS

2. Willie Harris- LF

3. David Wright- 3B

4. Ike Davis- 1B

5. Angel Pagan- CF

6. Lucas Duda- RF

7. Daniel Murphy- 2B

8. Josh Thole- C

9. R.A. Dickey- RHP

Game time is scheduled for 1:10. Hopefully we don't need K-Rod today.

David Wright Strikeout Counter: $0.20

Game Recap: Mets 6, Marlins 4

The Mets defeated the Marlins by a score of 6-4 to earn their first win of the season. This also marks the first time since September 27, 2009 that the Mets have won a game in Miami.

The Marlins had an early 2-0 lead, but thanks to a David Wright home run and an Ike Davis RBI double (and some sweet baserunning by Carlos Beltran and his crappy left knee), the Mets had tied the game.

Josh Thole put the Mets ahead in the ninth with an RBI single.

The ninth inning has always been a problem for the Mets, this time with Francisco Rodriguez blowing the 3-2 lead the Mets had just gotten in the top half the inning. It seems like to me that no matter who the closer is, we can't seem to get out of the ninth inning.

With the score tied, we all got some free baseball. The Mets regained the lead in the top half of the tenth thanks to an RBI single by Wright. Willie Harris hit a 2-run double that solidified the game.

Blaine Boyer pitched the bottom of the tenth and got the first save of this young Mets season. Frankie got the win, even though we wouldn't have had to play extra baseball if he had done his job in the first place.

Jonathan Niese only needed 87 pitches to pitch 7 innings of baseball. After a rocky first inning, Niese retired the next 11 Marlins batters. He struck out three, walked one, and only allowed two runs in the first inning.

Tomorrow in the series finale, R.A. Dickey gets the ball against Javier Vazquez. Game time is at 1:10 PM.

David Wright Strikeout Counter: $0.20