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.

The Mets "Maine" No. 2 Starter

With another great outing today against the Marlins, did John Maine just help his cause to become the Mets number 2 starter? I saw Maine pitch last Sunday in Port St.Lucie against the Astors, and he looked great. Before the game i was standing in the front row of the left field stands watching him warm up before his start and he was spot on in the pen. I mean Castro's glove was barely moving an inch. During the game Maine was unhittable. Not one hitter really made great contact against him and he ended the game with four innings of no hit ball.

Today was just about the same. Unfortunately I was unable to go see the game but the box score shows his dominance. Maine threw 5 shutout innings while allowing just 3 hits and striking out 6 of the 20 batters he faced. I am fine with John Maine being our #2 guy on the mound in any series, no matter if its a regular season series or a playoff series. I had a feeling that he would be something special when we got him with Jorge Julio for Kris Benson. You always got to watch out for those throw in guys when teams make trades. Thank you Baltimore!!!!

Mets Keep It Rolling With Win Over Fish

John Maine made his 2nd start of the spring the same day he got his contract renewed. Maine went 3 solid innings and got offensive support from the hot hitting Angel Pagan. Read the full story from today's game here.....

Mets Vs Marlins

Johan Santana makes his 2nd start for the Mets on Wednesday as he takes on Brad Penny and the Dodgers.

For the next few days the blog might be a little slow as I get ready for my Mets weekend in PSL. I will be attending 3 Mets games and hopefully getting some autographs and I will definitely be posting pictures from the weekend.

Mets Vs Cards in Jupiter

A slow start for the Mets this spring after two games. Today in the Grapefruit League the New York Mets were shutout by the Cardinals 7-0. John Maine saw his first action this spring and had a rocky outing. The Mets sent out a lot of starters in the field in this game with not much success in scoring runs. D-Wright sent a high fly to deep left center but was robbed of extra bases by a diving catch by ex-pitcher Rick Ankiel. Tomorrow the Mets will send out their big off-season acquisition, Johan Santana to face the Cardinals in PSL. SNY will be airing the game which starts 1:10pm.

I'm not to worried about the Mets not getting off to a fast start with the bats, that will come with more time on the field. The one thing I take from Thursdays game was seeing what the future holds for the Mets. The lineup for yesterdays game started with Reyes, F-Mart, and Wright. We also have Beltran for a handful more years too... The future is bright for the Mets cant wait to see the teenage hitting machine in action.