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Is 2006 the reason?

As we approach the end to another disappointing season, it looks as though the Mets are once again finding themselves back at square one. With rumors of Omar Minaya being fired as soon as Monday, a new manager leading the off-season priorities, and an ownership group that many in baseball see as one of the Continue reading


Mets at Braves (5/17-5/18): series at a glance

Well if that wasn’t the weekend from hell, I don’t know what is. Thanks to the four game sweep of the Marlins, these next two short series could be pivitol for the fate of Jerry Manuel and co. With the Yankees visiting Citi Field this weekend, followed by the Phillies, if the Mets do not gather themselves in Atlanta and Washington, the 2010 season may have crashed and burned before we even get to Memorial Day.
Luckily the Mets get a break, as they will not have to face some of the great pitching the Braves have to offer. Tonight, Mike Pelfrey takes the mound against Derek Lowe. Big Pelf will have to be careful with Brian McCann, who has a .464 average against him with a home run and seven RBI. As for Lowe, Luis Castillo and David Wright have a nice stat line, but other than that the righty sinkerballer has kept Mets hitters in check.

METS HITTER

AB

BA

OBP

SLG

OPS

Jeff Francoeur

23

.217

.280

.391

.671

Luis Castillo

22

.364

.417

.364

.780

Gary Matthews Jr.

17

.176

.333

.176

.510

David Wright

16

.438

.438

.563

1.000

Jason Bay

13

.000

.133

.000

.133

Fernando Tatis

9

.222

.222

.222

.444

Angel Pagan

9

.111

.111

.111

.222

Alex Cora

7

.143

.143

.286

.429

Henry Blanco

6

.333

.333

.667

1.000

Rod Barajas

6

.500

.500

.500

1.000

Jose Reyes

4

.250

.500

.250

.750

Tomorrow, the Mets will catch a huge break as Kris Medlen will come out of the bullpen to make a spot start for the Braves, with Jair Jurrjens on the DL. Meanwhile, the Amazins will throw out Johan Santana. On paper, this is a gimmie game for the Mets, but as we all know, there really is no such thing with this team. The Braves have had some success off Johan. Troy Glaus has a .333 average in 24 ABs with a home run, and Chipper Jones has hit .294 off the Mets ace. Brian McCann also has two home runs off Santana.
The numbers for Met hitters against Medlen are rather useless to look at, but here they are nonetheless:

METS HITTER

AB

BA

OBP

SLG

OPS

Luis Castillo

3

.000

.000

.000

.000

David Wright

2

.000

.000

.000

.000

Jeff Francoeur

2

1.000

1.000

1.000

2.000

Fernando Tatis

1

.000

.000

.000

.000

Jose Reyes

1

.000

.000

.000

.000

Jason Bay

1

1.000

1.000

1.000

2.000

Angel Pagan

1

.000

.000

.000

.000

Weather stats (courtesy of weather.com): The weather for the series should be a non-factor, with temparatures expected to be in the upper 70s both nights. On Tuesday, there will be 13mph winds WNW, but that should have little impact, if any. This is all good news for the Mets, as they have won eight games in clear skies and have won 10 games with winds of less than 15mph.


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