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Stunned (again, but in a good way)
So I’m kind of shaking while typing this.
Wow. Did that really just happen? Did DAVID WRIGHT really just send the US team to the Semis in the WBC? I’ll admit, I was kind of hoping that Youk would just hit a grand slam or something so that Wright didn’t have to bat and I didn’t have to stress out, but OMG, I am so glad he did!!!! Never in my life was I ever happy Jimmy Rollins scored a run, but his most recent run put a big ‘ol smile on my face!!!! Wow….I am stunned! You know, it’s one of those things you always picture happening and wish would happen, but when it comes down to it, it just doesn’t seem like it could happen, WELL IT DID! So proud of my met, and my whole US team..great job guys, now let’s kick some butt in LA!
Oh, and did anyone else see Delgado take down Victorino? So funny……sorry Carloses, but at least you get to rejoin (most of) your buddies in Port St. Lucie now.
Hmm, I wonder if this was Wright’s way of getting back at Beltran for his increidible catch earlier in the game.
Team Tightrope Still?
Is it just any team with Mets players on it adopts the title of “Team Tightrope”? Well, the US nearly lost to Canada today, but was able to hold on to a 6-5 win over Canada. Wright was 0-4 (or 0-5….he didn’t get a hit either way) and was the first of three US players to come up in the 7th with the bases loaded and not get a run home. Well, leaving the bases loaded in both the 7th and the 8th didn’t cost the US as they were able to hold on to the win, with the help of J.J. Putz. Of course, he didn’t make it easy to watch, as he gave up one run in the 8th and had a runner on second when he finally got Jason Bay to fly out and end the game. I guess this gives J.J. one save and K-Rod none (Venezuela doesn’t play until 8 tonight).
Now, we’re watching the Carlos Brothers (yes, the Puerto Rico manager was smart enough to play them!) take on Panama, although I’ll probably miss a lot of this game for dinner.
The Start of the World Baseball Classic
Does this make me a horrible person? I go to turn on the Dominican/Netherlands WBC game today, find out Jose Reyes (my favorite player) is not starting, instead Hanley Ramirez is, so I immediately decide that I’m rooting for the Netherlands. I’m sorry if this is a little immature, but looks like my logic that Jose is the better man was right, as not only did the Dominican lose, but it was really kind of Hanley Ramirez’s fault (his error in the first allowed two runs to score, and Netherland won 3-2). I actually missed a lot of the game to go shopping with my sister, but I got home just in time to see the Netherlands shock the world and actually pull of the upset. Of course, I was careful before getting too excited and checked to see if Jose got into the game….he pinch ran (seriously, you didn’t even let him try to hit???). Other Mets: Tatis played first later in the game, but got no at bats and Pedro (ok, not a Met anymore, but oh well) pitched three perfect innings. Good to know that this loss for the Dominicans had nothing to do with any Met players. If you start Jose against Panama or Puerto Rico, Felipe Alou, then I’ll start cheering for you again.
Team USA is playing Canada right now and down 2-1??? Let’s go boys.
The Mets are facing Washington and right now losing 5-3, but with most of our starters and even backup players in the WBC, I’m not too concerned with it.
Oh, and being in New York is so great. Yesterday at the grocery store, I saw a guy wearing a Mets shirt and it wasn’t a rare site! Plus, watching baseball in HD is so much better than watching it on my computer…it’s great.
This Should Be Interesting
Today Team USA takes on the Phillies, and I’m really excited. Of course, I was thinking the game was at 1 (like most Spring Training games) so at 12:50 I go to get ready to listen to the game and find out it started at noon. Well, it was a great time for me to tune in as the USA was in the middle of a 4 run inning! I actually started listening durind David Wright’s second at-bat, and he got a hit, yay! It was his first hit of WBC Exhibition, and I know that exhibition games don’t mean anything, but it’s still nice to hear he’s getting going.
The Mets take on Italy at two today, so looks like it will be another rematch against Mike Piazza and as big a fan I am of Mike, I’ll still be hoping that the Mets can pull it together and win. The lineup includes Castillo, Tatis and Church, with Maine on the mound. Adam Rubin of Surfing the Mets joked that Maine’s perfect batting average in Spring Training is on the line, as he’s batting second, and I got a laugh out of that.
Well, can’t blog much longer as I’ve got a busy day, running errands and packing for Spring Break. Can’t wait to be back in New York tomorrow!
Cursed Position?
Do I dare utter these words? Is there any chance that it was not dear Billy Wagner, himself, blowing the saves, but just whoever person is dubbed the Mets closer?
The US was playing Toronto today, going into the bottom of the 9th with a two run lead, and brought in J.J. Putz to finish it (did they play Thunderstruck when he came out???). Next thing you know, the US team is walking off the field “losers.” Yes, that is right, Putz blew the save. This begs the question of whether it might have something to do with him being (one of) the Mets closer(s). Maybe it wasn’t Wagner, Schoenweis, Heilman, Ayala, and anyone else in the 08 bullpen, maybe it was just the fact that they were members of the Mets bullpen that caused them to blow saves….oh dear, I hope this is not the case! Or MAYBE the US team lost because Davey Johnson thought it was a good idea to have Derek Jeter pinch-hit for David Wright in the 7th!!! I was very angry to see Wright come out (he DHed today, batting 4th) and Jeter do nothing more than ground out.
In other baseball news…yeah, there’s really nothing. Every team that I was rooting for lost. Like I said, the US lost to Toronto. The Mets lost to Washington. Castro hit his second 3-run homer of Spring Training, and Tatis added a solo shot, but that was all the offense for the Mets. The Dominican lost to Baltimore (Pedro pitched and gave up I think 2 runs, Reyes did not play). Venezuela lost to Houston (K-Rod was not in the game, so he couldn’t deny or confirm my closer-curse theory). Puerto Rico plays tonight (what’s up with the night games during Spring Training???) so hopefully the Carlos Brothers will save this from becoming a completely lost day for Mets fans. But hey, I’ll take a 3-32 Spring Training record for the Mets if it means a 32-3 start to the season (and maintaining this winning percentage).
In other news, Wright and the rest of Team USA will be on Letterman tomorrow night to read the Top Ten list (reasons to watch the WBC!) so be sure to to watch it! I’ll be on the train heading home for Spring Break (overnight….ugh!) but I’ll have my brother DVR it.
Who to Cheer For?
Ok, so maybe right now I don’t have a problem choosing who do root for yet, but I certainly have a number of teams to follow!
While the Mets are without nearly half of their 25 man roster, they are currently losing 13-0 to the Cards. Poor Freddy Garcia got roughed up a bit in his second start…I can only think this is anything but helping his run for the 5th starter position. Needless to say, this game was a little to painful to watch, so I switched to the US/Yankees game.
Team USA is beating the Yanks 201 in the 5th….David Wright is batting clean-up, nice to see a Met get that spot! Of course he’s 0-2 but give him some time to settle in. (He just walked to load the bases….woohoo!) And can I just say how hard it is to root for Jimmy Rollins? I mean, I don’t have a problem rooting for most Phillies players individually, it’s really just the team, but Rollins is the one Phillie I really don’t like. Good thing he’s not playing today. Also, the locker room arrangement has Rollins-Jeter-Wright in one row….poor Jeter being between the rivalry (it could be worse, Derek, Beltran could be where Wright is), but poor Wright being next to one Mets rivalry and another team rivalry on the other side of that! Haha, I still think it’s kind of funny.
I also tried to check on the DR, Venezuela and Puerto Rico, just to see how the other Mets are doing. Last I checked, Reyes is batting leadoff and was 0-2, no Mets pitching yet for Venezuela (although for those sentimentalists, Endy Chavez was batting leadoff and I think he had a run scored; plus, one of my older favorite players, Melvin Mora was 1-2, yay!). As for Puerto Rico, the Carlos’ had matching hits (although Delgado’s was a double) and were both 1-2. As excited as I am for the Classic, I’m dreading seeing my players play against each other…scratch that, I’m really excited to see that, I just don’t want to have to pick one team over another.
I believe we are 38 hours away from Classic action! Although, let’s be honest, how many Americans will be waking up at 4:30 or earlier to watch Japan and China?
Also, anyone who saw the MLBlogs homepage saw that the lead headline is the Mets!!! I even got on the “Meet the Mets Bloggers” links, thanks MLBlog staff!
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