** Posted By Sal **

    Due to the Rain Out Tomorrow's pitchers will be...

El Duque VS. J.D. Durbin For the 1:35 Game

and

John Maine VS. Cole Hamels For the 7:05 Game

So Pelfrey or the other pitcher will be used in Colorado. Now that the Mets need the pitcher for next week They have more options...Maybe Dave Williams.

** Posted By Sal **

    Here's what you can do tonight while your sitting home NOT watching the Mets Game


8:00-12:00
660 AM (Radio)
Listen To Schmooze while reading iMets


Now-10:00
(IO Channel YES 70) (or HD 715) (Radio 880)
Watch The Yankees Lose VS. Orioles

Now- Midnight
(IO Channel ESPN 36) (or HD 736)
NBA Draft

Now- 9:00
(Fox 5)
Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader

Now- Tomorrow

Sleep

Now- 11:59:59

VOTE THE METS INTO THE ALL-STAR GAME

or.......

Find something to do

** Posted By Sal **

    Tonight at 7:35 PM it was announced The Mets VS. Cardinals Game for 6-28-07 was PPD due to rain. No make-up date has been announced. Due to no more games this season they will have to find a date that the Mets and Cardinals are off. Tickets for tonights game will probably be used for admission for the make-up game. (The reason for the probably is because I do not work in the front office so I can't make any decisions).

** Posted by Sal **  

    Yesterday when I was by the game they put on Sweet Caroline in the Middle of the 8th inning and fans reaction was crazy they love the song. (or maybe just singing it.) Everybody around me liked it. The Cardinal fans were also singing along. I do not see the big problem with it. So the Red Sox use it. Yippee. Every other team with a mascot stole the idea of a mascot from the Mets. Mr. Met was the first mascot in MLB history. Is anyone complaining about that? I don't hear any body complaining about the braves mascot, Homer. I Think people are making a big deal out of nothing. It's just like making a big deal about YANKEES SUCK! chants. Let them play Sweet Caroline. People like it.  Who Cares! Just Enjoy The Game!

** Posted By Sal **

Alzheimer's Association, New York City Chapter Celebrate The 3rd Annual Alzheimer's Awareness Day At Shea Stadium

On Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 7:10 p.m., baseball fans and members of the Alzheimer's community united in the battle against Alzheimer's disease as The New York Mets host the 3rd Annual Alzheimer's Awareness Day at Shea Stadium. The Mets donated a portion of each ticket to the Alzheimer's Association.

A pre-game ceremony with special recognition for the Alzheimer's community will preceded the game against the defending World Series Champions, St. Louis Cardinals.

I am very sorry I didn't mention this before the game yesterday.

** Posted By Sal **

    In case you never voted or didn't use your 25 times to vote on mets.com or mlb.com you have until tomorrow night to vote for the all-star game. Voting ends 11:59:59 ET. VOTE AND HOPE YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER MAKES IT TO THE MIDSUMMER CLASSIC!

**Posted By Sal**  

    Well, when you looked  straight ahead you saw Citi Field rising.  When I looked to my left their was a family of Cardinals fans. To my right was a Met fan who was going crazy chanting the mets on. Right next to him their was a met fan who love to curse. The next row up was Allan.

    The Cardinal Fans did not go crazy. They pumped their fist from time to time when the Cardinals scored or got out of an inning. They cheered when someone hit a Home Run. But that was it.

    Ollie didn't pitch bad. He gave up 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings. Struck out 6 while only walking 3. It's not good to walk 3,  but it's less than 7. He got a standing ovation from the crowd (including Allan). And he tipped his cap. The most important thing is he Jumped REALLY high over the foul line.

    Hielman didn't either pitch horribly. The first one was an inherited runner. That run shouldn't have scored. With 2 outs a little ground ball to Valentin was bobbled and a run scored. The second run he gave up wasn't really his fault either. Ground ball up the middle that Valentin couldn't get to. When he left the mound after he got taken out for Feliciano he got booed. I didn't agree to that.

    Feliciano faced one batter. He got that batter to hit a come backer to end the inning. So he had his one batter. And it was a good outing.

    Mota gave up one hit and that was it against him. He retired the next 3 batters.

    Wagner pitched one solid tenth inning, striking out one and not letting anybody to reach base.

    Now the hitting.

   Jose Reyes went 1-5 with a run scored in the first inning. He got a single. Got to second on a come backer hit by Lo Duca. And Scored on a Beltran double.

    Lo Duca went 1-5 with that one hit being a Home Run.

    Beltran 1-4 with a walk and an RBI. After he walked he stole second and third, but Delgado couldn't bring him home.

    Wright got a hit and walked.

    Delgado came up twice with a man on Third with 2 outs and couldn't drive him in. If he would have brought in Beltran once the whole game would have changed.

    Green got on base (Via Walk) in the ninth with 2 outs down by one. He was running on the pitch and Valentin Drove the pitch to the Right Field Corner. Because Green ran on the pitch he scored game tied. Valentin advanced to third on an error.

    Valentin Made an error in the eleventh inning and could have been charged with one in the seventh . He didn't make a play that I thought he should have made in the eighth. He got to third on a ball he crushed in the ninth, but didn't score because the Ageless Franco grounded out. to end the inning.

    Schoenwies came in the game. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Gave up a Home Run and left the game leaving a man on first and third with 2 outs. The problem with that is the Cardinals know how to score with 2 outs.

    Joe Smith came into the game with Adam Kennedy on third and Pujols on first. He got Encarnacion (OK, looked up how to spell his name) hit a ground ball to Valentin (OK, now start biting your nails) and Valentin ERRORED it! now the mets are down by 2!Smith got the next guy out.

    Delgado doubled in the eleventh with one out, but Green got out and Valentin Flew out to right field  to end the game.

Golden Sombrero Goes to Ryan Ludwik! YAY!




 

**Posted by Allan**

Tomorrow, a record 7 pitchers 40+ years old are scheduled to start, according to Yahoo! Sports. You will have to go all the way back to last Friday when 6  pitchers did this!

Roger Clemens
Jamie Moyer
Kenny Rogers
Greg Maddox
Tom Glavine
Woody Williams
John Smoltz

...weird...

** Posted By Sal **  

Here at iMets we would like to wish a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to:

Carlos Delgado 35 Years Old

Aaron Sele 37 Years Old

June 25

** Posted By Sal **

On WFAN this afternoon, Paul Lo Duca said he believes that his appeal will be heard after the Phillies series. Once they make a decision Lo Duca would have to begin serving the suspension the very next game.

I think the suspension will be cut down to 1 game.

**Posted By Sal**  

Do you know that annoying LHP the braves have? You know the one that has the first name Macay. Well I do. His name is Macay McBride who has a win-loss record of 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in 15 innings pitched. They traded him to the tigers for Wilfredo Ledezma. Ledezma has a win-loss record of 3-1 with a 4.79 ERA in 35.2 innings pitched. at Talking Chop, one of the blogs for the braves, They do not like the deal.

McBride was annoying so I am happy he's out of the division...Out of the league. Scroll down to the update for comments on the trade.

**Posted By Sal**

I went to the game with a bunch of 10 Year Old kids. So they screamed their crazy chants they made up 5 second before. People were looking at those kids like they belonged in a mental institution. When I go to met games with my brother he chants like their is no tomorrow. When people look at him they thinks he cute. (They Chant with him) When He sees' a yankee fan he Chants Go Back to the Bronx.

Up until the fifth inning I was really pay attention. The whole game I relaxed and talked to one of my friends. Than we saw a yankee fan. He drank WAY to much beer. He couldn't even stand up straight, but he managed to fight with us. We were screaming at him he was throwing his beer bottle at us. Than a met fan from the next section told the guy to be quite and sit down. The guy surprisingly listened. When the mets had 1st and 3rd and 2 outs the guy stood up. The met fan was about to punch the guy in the face, but was restrained. That fight went on from the 5th inning until 5 minutes after the game ended. To cap the night a Crazy guy jumped on to the field after the game ended and their was a major pursuit to catch the guy who escaped through the center field fence.

Now about the game. I was not upset  about how Ollie pitched. If Willie didn't bring in Schoenwies they might have won. Schoenwies came in with a man on 1st and 2nd and they both scored. 5-2. The Mets could come back from 2. It is harder to come back from 4 when Joe Nathan is on the mound. Any ways Ollie was upset about the way he pitched so when he got to the dirt in front of the dugout he fired his mitt and cap into the dugout.

The mets got nine hits, but none of them were big hits. The closest batted ball to being a clutch hit was Valentin's bullet down the right field line that Morneau snagged to save an extra base hit and two runs from scoring.

Maybe The weekend series will be the right one. VOTE Lo DUCA! LETS GO METS!

Due to to much Junk Mail iMets changed it's email address to imets@newyork-mets.net. We will occasionally look at the other email address for the next few weeks.

Thank you for your Cooperation

-iMets

Don't forget VOTE Lo DUCA! LETS GO METS!

**Posted By Sal**  

Mets vs. Twins
Shea Stadium
Flushing New York

Pitching matchup

NYM: LHP Oliver Perez (7-5, 2.93 ERA)
Perez was brilliant in blanking the Yankees last Friday, in what would become the team's only Subway Series bright spot. He went 7 1/3 innings, allowing just five hits and three walks in a classic "effectively wild" performance that earned him his team-leading seventh win. He'll go for his eighth against the Twins, against whom he sports an 0-1 record despite a 1.17 ERA.

MIN: RHP Scott Baker (1-2, 7.33 ERA)
Baker has struggled after appearing to right himself in Triple-A. His first start back in the bigs was a dandy -- 8 1/3 innings, two runs, no walks -- but since then, he's posted a 9.64 ERA in four starts. The control expert has never seen the Mets in a three-year American League career.

Player to watch
Second baseman Luis Castillo's 32-game Shea Stadium hitting streak may have ended on Monday night, but he's liable to start another one against Perez. In 14 career at-bats against the lefty he has five hits, good for a .357 average.

Tickets

mets.com or Shea

On the Internet
MLB.TV
Gameday Audio
Gameday

On television
• SNY

On radio
• WFAN 660
• WADO 1280 (Español)

Coming Up
• Thursday: Off-day (FUNDRAISER)

• Friday: Mets (Tom Glavine, 5-5, 4.67) vs. Athletics (Lenny DiNardo, 2-3, 2.21), 7:10 p.m. ET 

• Saturday: Mets (Orlando Hernandez, 3-3, 3.08) vs. Athletics (Joe Kennedy, 2-4, 3.62), 7:10 p.m. ET 

VOTE FOR Lo DUCA! LETS GO METS!

15 Votes. That's OK lets shoot for more this time. Maybe the topic wasn't the most exciting, but it was pretty much even.

6 votes- Jason Kendall  
5 votes- Alex Rodriguez  
4 votes- Armando Benitez
0 votes- Craig Biggio
              Julio Lugo

Personally I thought Benitez would get the most votes. Due to the fact the poll was put up the day after he balked Reyes home.

Enjoy the next poll!

-Sal

**Posted By Sal**  

Tomorrow Night, June 21, in Greenwich NY The Mets are having a fundraiser. Among the Mets is going to be Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Tom Glavine, Paul Lo Duca, Jose Reyes, Scott Schoeneweis, Billy Wagner, David Wright ,  Omar Minaya, and Willie Randolph. The Mets also announced that Rusty Staub, And Tom Seaver will be in attendance.

The Mets also announced over the loud speakers VOTE FOR Lo DUCA. 5 Votes from everyone and he will regain first place. Do it As Soon As Possible voting on mlb.com ends in 9 days. If you go to the game tonight (Weather Permitting) Vote by the stadium which ends tonight.

Guests will have the opportunity to meet with their favorite players and to bid on once-in-a-lifetime baseball experiences with the mets stars. The auction will include Mets experiences such as shagging fly balls with Carlos Beltran, a batting clinic with Carlos Delgado, playing a round of golf with Tom Glavine, a personal Spanish lesson with Professor Jose Reyes, and personal instruction on playing any position on the field with David Wright.

Paul Lo Duca (Vote For Him) and Daily News Sports writer and Author of "HEAT", Mike Lupica, Will be the auctioneers.

A limited number of $500 tickets are still available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To purchase tickets, call (718) 803-4074 or send an email to teammates@nymets.com. Capacity is limited to 400 guests. All donations for this event are tax deductible. All of the proceeds from the event, auction, and donations will be distributed through the Mets Foundation to a variety of worthy causes, including the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Harlem RBI, the Extra Bases Foundation, the Second Chance Learning Center, and the David Wright Foundation.

Good Luck Lo Duca . I still don't know if they announced it over the loudspeakers enough. Good luck with the fundraiser. I would like to see David Wright teach a little kid to play any position on the field. Or Jose Reyes teach someone spanish. Have Fun Guys! LETS GO METS!

**POSTED BY SAL**

DUUUUUUUKE!  That's what you hear when the Hazzardous Duke walks to the plate. Now Make DUUUUUUUUKE an ALL-STAR! Go to mlb.com to vote. Last Year SIX METS were sent to the all-star game.(Reyes,Wright,Beltran,LoDuca,Glavine, And P. Martinez)
    This year send four position players and write in ENDY! Give the Mets a better chance of getting Home Field Advantage in the World Series.

Mets 6     Tigers 10
Comerica Park
Detroit MI

Middle 6

Mets
David Wright 3-Run HR
Carlos Gomez 3-Run HR

Glavine 9 Runs Allowed
Sele 1 Run Allowed

I was meeting Steve Somers when Wright hit his HR!  Steve is Amazing Chilled out Guy!  Before the Inning I told Allan The Mets have a 63% chance of winning! Hopefully It holds Up!

**Posted By SAL**

Away          Home
Phillies         Mets

Shea Stadium
Queens New York

ON THE HILL

Phillies: LHP Cole Hamels (8-2, 3.55 ERA)
Right-handed batters are slugging percentage .434. against Hamels, 101 points higher than that of left-handed hitters. All 11 home runs he has allowed this season have been hit by right-handed batters.

Mets: RHP John Maine (6-3, 2.81 ERA)
Chase Utley has five hits, including a double and a home run, in 10 career at-bats against Maine.

Player to watch
Nine of Jose Reyes' 35 home runs have come against the Phillies.

METS LINE UP

Jose REYES
Ben JOHNSON
Carlos BELTRAN
Carlos DELGADO
David WRIGHT
Paul Lo DUCA
Jose VALENTIN
Carlos GOMEZ
John MAINE

Hopefully I will have an inGame after 4 Innings. Enjoy The Game!
LETS GO METS!

**Posted by Allan**

If you haven't seen it yet, check out the manager of the Mississippi Braves tirade over the weekend. One of the funniest things you will ever witness. Its much funnier then that other tirade in  the minors from last year (and that saying a lot).  My favorite part is when he  crawls behind the mound like hes in a war and pretends the rosin bag is a grenade and throws it at the ump! I also enjoyed when he ejected the ump from the game and then at the end, throws kisses to his adoring fans. Its kinda nice to see this happen to a guy in a braves uni!