Coleman's Corner: Pitching Perfection All right, we all know who Steve Pearce is now. And Mondays don't seem to be particularly good days to play the pitiful Pirates. But the Mets did return home after going 6-1 on their seven-game road trip, and in first place, someplace they weren't when they left Shea after blowing one to the Buccos last Monday.
Schwei Vision: Hurlers, Homers and Homestands Only three more Shea Stadium homestands remain for the New York Mets and this week's brings in their longtime rival--the Atlanta Braves as well as the last visit ever from their expansion twin--the Houston Astros.
Coleman's Corner: The NL East Rollercoaster After the Mets latest "worst loss of the season" - last Monday (8/11) when they blew a 5-1 lead to the Pirates in the final three innings and handed a game to a team that had already packed their bags to go home - they were in danger of falling 3 games behind the Phillies as they hit the road for a seven-game trip.
Schwei Vision: A Little Pitching History The Mets will see a lot of the Pittsburgh Pirates this week, playing five games against them thru next Monday, wrapped around three games against the N.L. East cellar dwellers, the Washington Nationals.
Coleman's Corner: Fasten Your Seat Belts The strained left forearm that sent closer Billy Wagner to the Disabled List and the recent uneven outings from several members of the Mets bullpen are not a great combination at the moment for the pitching staff. Yes, Wagner has blown 7 saves already this season, but take him out of the equation, and the progession to getting those final tough-to-get outs becomes that much tougher.
Schwei Vision: Heading Home and Hitting Homers When the Mets left Shea a week ago last Sunday they were atop the N.L. East but after a dismal 1 and 5 road trip they return home to play the San Diego Padres, who will make their final visit to Shea and the surprising Florida Marlins, who also head to Flushing to face the Mets this week.
Schwei Vision: Hitting the Road and Hitting HR's and Triples The Mets may very well hate to see the calendar turn as they wrap up the month of July with three games against the Marlins in Florida and then begin August with three games in Houston vs. the Astros.
Colemans Corner: It's True-- Good Pitching Beats Good Hitting Maybe now the critics can lower the volume on the barbs thrown the Mets way after they followed up Tragic Tuesday with two impressive wins over the Phillies to finally take over first place. Maybe now the doubters can ease the burden on their minds...
Schwei Vision: Longtime Rivals Visit Shea Its a battle for the top spot in the N.L. East as the Mets return home to host the division rival Philadelphia Phillies and then take on one of their long-time rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals.
Schwei Vision: Mets and the Mid-Summer Classic Billy Wagner and David Wright will represent the Mets at the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium, which is the site of the mid-summer classic for the first time since 1977.
