Mets Fail 1st Test, Look To Pass 2nd One To Open Shea

So it wasn't a very good series for the Mets in Atlanta, losing 2 games with one being rained out on Friday. The Braves beat our best two pitchers in their homestand, and gained nothing but confidence for what they can do for the rest of the season. For the Mets it seems to have put doubt into some fans head that we cant get past the Braves again in Atlanta, even with our Ace going 7 strong innings.

Johan did pitch great, and Maine looked like he was over throwning all game, he did hit 97 mph on the gun at times. Yes, i thought the Mets should have atleasted spilt the two games but even with sweep I am not to worried yet. I mean come on its April.....

The Mets will be hosting the last opening day at Shea tomorrow against maybe their newest and biggest rivials, the Phillies. The Mets will be sending out Oliver Perez in the home opener to get the team back on track. Mets hitters need to start getting on base more often to create scoring oppotunities. In the two game series versus the Braves they only collected 4 walks. That doesn't help the middle of the lineup drive in runs. The pitching matchup for the home opener will look like this:

Perez Vs Moyer
Pelfrey Vs Kendrick
Maine Vs Eaton

We catch a break in the home opener and don't have to face either Hamels or Meyers for the first series with the Phillies. Although he Phillies don't have to face Santana. Hopefully the Mets take it to the Phillies and show them that they aren't mentally afriad of them and are a force to be wrecken with.

A Nice Test For The Mets In Weekend Series

I wanted to say this was a big series for the Mets this weekend but I don't think the first week of the season can have a big series no matter the teams playing. This series against the Braves may not be big for either team but it will somewhat important to each team playing. For the Mets it will show that they are the team to be talking about even without Pedro. For the Braves they can finally show the baseball world that this team is for real and ready to take the division that was once theirs back. The 3 game series will see two really great pitching match-ups, game 1 and game 3 of the series will be tough to score runs in. The 3 game pitching match-ups look like this:

Game 1: Maine Vs Hudson

Game 2: Pelfrey Vs Glavine

Game 3: Santana Vs Smoltz (2 Future HOF)

I can't wait for this series to start. I don't know if I am more excited to see John Maine, because he was so dominate in the spring or for Sunday's game with Johan Santana Vs John Smoltz. I know I should be more excited about the game 3 match up but I think John Maine is gonna have a great year, maybe even better then Johan especially if he stays in the number 4 slot in the rotation. It is also a big match up for me because I traded Timmy Hudson in my fantasy league to acquire John Maine in a straight up deal, so I need to get some bragging rights, lol. Great series all around this weekend though. I will be pleased with 2 out of 3 especially at Turner Field.