Rod Barajas Hits Two Doubles and a HR in Dodger Debut!

You just can't make this stuff up. Rod Barajas, who had one HR and four RBI's in his last month and a half with the Mets made a smashing debut with the Dodgers.

Mets No One Trick Pony, Go On Binge To Devour Twinkies!

Johan Santana struggles? So what. The Mets are no longer a team with only one quality starting pitcher. With the maturation of Mike Pelfrey, and now Jonathon Niese, the Mets continue to win series after series and are sending notice to all the pundits that they are a team that will be in it for the long haul. Bring on the dog days of summer. With the Mets offense flexing some muscle, the Mets beat the Twinkies 6-0, behind the arm of Jonathon Niese. Jeff Francoeur, who's streakiness bedevils all batting coaches, got the Mets on the board in the 4th with a two run shot to left field. David Wright and Issac Davis hit back to back HR's in the fifth. Rod Barajas capped the scoring with an rbi single, the Mets fourth straight hit of the inning. The Mets who won series from both the Tigers and Twins on their 4 and 2 homestand improved to 28-12 at Citifield. Not to shabby. Think that doesn't get into a team's head? I beg to differ. Here is hoping they land Cliff Lee which would allow them to put Hisanori Takahashi into the bullpen where his versatility would be an asset.  With Carlos Beltran improving daily during his minor league rehabilitation, The Mets look to be in great shape to make a run this summer.

Takahashi, Bullpen Blank Phils for second straight night! Mets win 5-0

Jose Reyes continued his torrid hitting with a homerun and two RBI's and Rod Barajas drove in three to back the stellar pitching of Japanese lefty Hisanori Takahashi. Takahashi, improved to 4-1 with six shutout innings and the bullpen continues to impress, blanking the Phillies over the final three.
It seems for the moment that the Mets won't miss either John Maine or Oliver Perez, as the have received a marked improvement from replacement starters Takahashi and R.A. Dickey.

Note-Team speed continues to help as the Mets now have been successful in  47 out of 56 SB tries.

Mets Survive Maine's early exit, outlast the Washington Nationals 10-7.

Watch John Maine walk off the mound after only one batter. John Maine walked off the mound after only five pitches tonight. The Mets in a precautionary move, decided to pull Maine after noticing diminished velocity in the bullpen before the game. David Wright led the rejuvenated offense with a three run bases clearing double in the top of the first inning. He also added a sacrifice fly and didn't strike out for the first time since a  May 2nd game against the Phillies. Rod Barajas hit a two run home run, his team leading tenth of the year. Jeff Francoeur seems to be heating up, adding a two run single. Jason Bay and Ike Davis each had had three hits, scoring five times. The hero tonight out of the pen was journeyman Raul Valdes, who gave up one run in five innings before tiring and giving up two runs  in the 6th. The Mets are now 20-22, and face the Yankees and Phillies over the next six games. This could be a pivotal stretch of games for manager Jerry Manuel.

Mets stun Nationals with late rally.

After getting almost no production from their pinch hitters (4 for 34), The Mets had to make a move. Pinch hitting specialist and Long Island native Frank Catalanotto, was jettisoned after only 25 at bats. The search for instant offense late in a game arrived in the form of an "animal". Chris "the animal" Carter did in one plate appearance what Catalanotto and Gary Mathews Jr. haven't done all year. Pinch hitting in the 8th inning last night, he drove in the go ahead run with a sharp double  to right field, giving the Mets their first come from behind victory (trailing after seven innings) of the year. Down five runs early, these "new" Mets overcame a shaky outing by lefty Jonathan Niese. Jason Bay and David Wright each broke out of their slumps, going a combined 4 for 6 with 2 walks. However, with a chance to break the game open in his second at bat of the 8th inning, Wright did what he's been doing at an alarming rate. Striking out (on pace for 212). Other key contributors were Angel Pagan, Rod Barajas, and Ike Davis, who for the third time this year, made an acrobatic catch of a foul ball over the dugout rail.

Mets show some nuts in big win over SF!

You want heroes tonight? We have them. Mike Pelfrey, who had to cancel his bullpen session before this start pitches into the 8th with a 4-3 lead. The Mets got defensive gems by Ike Davis and Luis Castillo, and a two HR game from both Davis and clutch backstop Rod Barajas, his third multi-HR game game of the year. Even Jason Bay got off the snide with a run scoring double in the 1st inning. Overall, although the team committed three errors, they made plays when they had to, and once again, showed some fight. Even more impressive for Barajas, who did it in front of his still seething, high priced counterpart, the SF backstop Bengie Molina. Frankie K, after blowing the save in the 9th, gets the win for The Metsies.