Mets Take On Lastings and Nationals

The final home opener at Shea hasn't been what the Mets and their fans thought it would be. After 6 games the Mets are 3-3 taking two games from the Phillies and one from the Brewers. The team has been playing sloppy and missing out on key scoring opportunities. Our pitching has been less than stellar and the offense although scoring runs at a descent pace lacks power to scare opposing pitchers. Hopefully a few familair faces of the Nationals can spark the team to some wins before the team heads into Philly for a weekend series.

Shea Stadium will welcome back Ex-Mets Lastings Milledge and Paul Lo Duca, one should recieve a decent reception, while the other should be booed out of the stadium. This will be the first time that current Mets Ryan Church and Brian Schneider get to face their old team, and a chance to show the Nationals they shouldn't have been traded. The Mets need to win this series to gain some momentum into the weekend series verus the hated Phils. Mets will send out Mike Pelfrey in the opening game, followed by John Maine and Nelson Figueroa.