Sunday, August 21, 2005
Triumphant Return
I've been away on vacation since August 13th. Now I'm back, and it's time for a bullet style roundup.
-I've been able to follow the Mets results nightly through WNBC newscasts. Len Berman has kept me updated on the results, and I can't say I'm overly disappointed or elated. Losing on the road and winning at home has been a constant tag line for the 2005 Mets. Still, being in the hunt in late August is wonderful, considering where the Mets have been the last five August 21st's.
-I pulled in the Jets' preseason game vs. Minnesota on some CBS affiliate out of Erie, Pennsylvania. Chad Pennington looked good enough for me not to be too worried about his health for the opener at Kansas City. He was nothing special the first two drives, but on the last series he played that led to a TD, Penny and Coles partied like it's 2002. Hopefully, we'll see more of the same out of Chad and LaColes when it starts to count.
-The Yanks have cut Boston's lead to 3 games. Unfortunately for the Yankees, Boston's upcoming schedule means it's still highly unlikely the Yanks can catch the Sox. The wild-card, however, is a different story, although I still lead towards Oakland and their pitching.
-My boy Zach Duke shut the Mets out through seven innings one night. I'd like to have seen the Mets beat him 2-1 or something, but I don't mind that kind of loss too much. Duke is now 6-0, 1.87 in 2005.
-Curt Schilling will return to the starting rotation on Thursday against Kansas City. (It's about time). Mike Timlin will close until Keith Foulke is ready to return, presumably in the first week of September. Wade Miller will likely go into the bullpen when he returns from the disabled list. Also, 2004 postseason hero Mark Bellhorn was designated for assignment by the Red Sox.
-The Mets lost about 25 minutes ago, 7-3 to Washington, to cap off the 4-2 homestand. My boy Mike Jacobs hit a 3-run home run in his first major-league at bat, which was really the lone highlight of the game. The bullpen did pitch well, however; after Kris Benson was bombed for 6 runs in 2/3 of an innings, Juan Padilla, Danny Graves, and Aaron Heilman combined for 8 1/3 innings of 1-run baseball.
-I've been able to follow the Mets results nightly through WNBC newscasts. Len Berman has kept me updated on the results, and I can't say I'm overly disappointed or elated. Losing on the road and winning at home has been a constant tag line for the 2005 Mets. Still, being in the hunt in late August is wonderful, considering where the Mets have been the last five August 21st's.
-I pulled in the Jets' preseason game vs. Minnesota on some CBS affiliate out of Erie, Pennsylvania. Chad Pennington looked good enough for me not to be too worried about his health for the opener at Kansas City. He was nothing special the first two drives, but on the last series he played that led to a TD, Penny and Coles partied like it's 2002. Hopefully, we'll see more of the same out of Chad and LaColes when it starts to count.
-The Yanks have cut Boston's lead to 3 games. Unfortunately for the Yankees, Boston's upcoming schedule means it's still highly unlikely the Yanks can catch the Sox. The wild-card, however, is a different story, although I still lead towards Oakland and their pitching.
-My boy Zach Duke shut the Mets out through seven innings one night. I'd like to have seen the Mets beat him 2-1 or something, but I don't mind that kind of loss too much. Duke is now 6-0, 1.87 in 2005.
-Curt Schilling will return to the starting rotation on Thursday against Kansas City. (It's about time). Mike Timlin will close until Keith Foulke is ready to return, presumably in the first week of September. Wade Miller will likely go into the bullpen when he returns from the disabled list. Also, 2004 postseason hero Mark Bellhorn was designated for assignment by the Red Sox.
-The Mets lost about 25 minutes ago, 7-3 to Washington, to cap off the 4-2 homestand. My boy Mike Jacobs hit a 3-run home run in his first major-league at bat, which was really the lone highlight of the game. The bullpen did pitch well, however; after Kris Benson was bombed for 6 runs in 2/3 of an innings, Juan Padilla, Danny Graves, and Aaron Heilman combined for 8 1/3 innings of 1-run baseball.
# posted by Dave @ 2:41 PM 
