New York Mets Podcast #17
It’s only been a couple of days since the last show, but so much has happened.
I attended the Monday night game at Shea Stadium, my first of 2006. My brother and I sat through a pair of rain delays but got to see most of the game. Trachsel didn’t have good stuff, again! But the Mets bats were cracking and they held a 6-4 lead over the Diamondbacks going into the 7th inning. Aaron Heilman gave it all back and then some by giving up a 3 run homer on an 0-2 pitch with 2 outs. But the Mets win anyway thanks to the clutch pinch hit and speed of Endy Chavez, plus the top of the Mets lineup with David Wright hitting another walk off single to center field.
Pedro Martinez is next up in this series and we really need to support him with some runs so that the Mets can get their fourth straight series win.
Looks like the Matsui benching is paying off so far for Willie Randolph with Valentin producing with the bat. Cliff Floyd is coming out of his early season slumber. Both are very nice developments.
Looking back, El Duque did not give us a quality start on Sunday but the Mets brought the bats out again to get the win and the series win. Looking at tonight’s game. Ugh! Bad start by Alay Soler. The Mets didn’t hit much with runners on base but we can’t expect them to score 8 runs a game every time. Carlos Delgado is still in a real bad slump too.
Of course, the big news is that Lastings Milledge made his major league debut due to Xavier Nady’s appendicitis. Milledge had a hit in the game and no flubs in the field. Still very early with this kid and unless he does something spectacular he’s sure to go down to AAA when Nady returns. Still, it will be interesting to see how Willie uses him over the next couple of weeks.
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Maybe the call up of Milledge is just what the mets need to keep Cliff Floyd from going back to the way he was at the beginning of the season. I know they probably won’t replace Floyd with Milledge this year but this shows Floyd that he has to produce to stay in the lineup or he can be replaced.
The rain delay was in the top of the third.
A shout-out to Endy Chavez as the happy surprise of the season so far. He is clutch both at the plate and on the field, and seems to have a great attitude, filling in many roles, always exceptionally. Valentin and Woodward are also both starting to play crucial utility roles, generally successfully.
I’m done with Ajay “Soler System.” Maybe we can trade him back to Fidel Castro for a better prospect.
And no, I’m NOT a Phillies phan.
Lastings Milledge is exactly what everyone is looking for. Everyone knows Cliff Floyd probably won’t be replaced, but Lastings is doing pretty darn good if I say so myself. He has helped the Mets out in bad situtations. I look forward to seeing what he does next.