Apparently the mets are going to be involved in another fight down the stretch this year, only this time with 3 teams! hopefully this year will have better results than last. but the following facts are all in our favor, meaning that i think we have the edge to overcome our 3 game defecit and take the division. consider that...

1. Out of all three teams, the mets opponents from here on out have the lowest winning percentage. so frankly, the teams we're playing from here on out aren't as good as teh teams's their playing.

I left on July 16th, the final day before play resumed after the all-star break, with the mets back a half game and on a 9 game winning streak. all i know now is that we are three games back and on a 4 game losing streak, and maine is on the DL and wagner may be soon to follow. sounds like things haven't been going well. but then again, i wasn't here, so fill me in. how have we been playing? have we been motivatred and playing with heart, but have just got a few bad breaks? have we completely collapsed after the break and are lucky to be as close as we are? somewhere in the middle? i know which games we won, but not howe we won them or other big news. i also came back to find the manny ramirez, jason bay, mark teixara, and ken griffey jr. all have new teams!

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Mets vs. Houston Astros | August 1st - 3rd, 2008.

A few more hours of waiting to see if the Mets buy some help. The White Sox picked up Ken Griffey Jr today. There's a huge rumor that Manny Ramirez is headed to the Marlins in a three-team trade with the Pirates.

The Yankees are probably done with their shopping, picking up Xavier Nady from the Pirates and Pudge Rodriquez from the Tigers. Let's see what the Mets will do.

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Mets vs. Florida Marlins | July 28th - 30th, 2008.

As I promised Rob on the chat, i am reporting in with my impressions of this weekends series against the Cardinals.

I went to the Saturday night and Sunday afternoon games with my brother-in-law and nephew, both rabid Mets fans. We got to Shea early on Saturday, via the Number 7 (my favorite way to get to the stadium). Lots of autograph seekers and some must have read my earlier post on the proper way to get an autograph, as they weren't screaming at the players! We opted for foot long dogs, and settled into our seats (Mezz level). And boy, we weren't disappointed. A marathon game of 14 innings, and as my nephew put it even though we didn't win it, it was an exciting game.

All I can say is, "Wow!"

Amazin Moments #89

A summary of the events of the past week, including the series’ against the Phillies and the Cardinals. So named because I recorded this episode during a power outage that prevented me from keeping track of the game today.

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