Author: Media Goon @mediagoon

I didn’t see any of the negativity that was being tossed around on twitter Friday night today. The Mets didn’t let the loss Friday and the extra inning win last night shake their confidence for today’s game. Do I think the Mets are going to the World Series? No I don’t. Do I think the Mets are going to be as horrible as a lot of people are speculating? They could be. But you know what I just want them to play hard and be in games. All three games this weekend, I didn’t have that “bad” feeling that the Mets wouldn’t come back. Fine they lost Friday and Saturday they blew a lead they had but I still enjoyed the games.

I think a lot of fans right now are enjoying how the team started off this weekend. Now let us see how they do against the Phillies this week and maybe get a better feel for this team.

One more thing. Seems to be a lot more fundamental ball being played now too.

LET’S GO METS!

That little joke that one of the SNY engineers tried to play the other day when the Mets lost the opening game vs the Marlins is still gaining media traction

Heres the clip in question:

After the Mets ugly loss to the Marlins on Friday, a TV technician on SNY played what the Post calls “an insulting audio clip” from “Family Guy” over shots of the team dejectedly walking off the field, in the middle of the unhappy game recap by the broadcasters.

SNY executives were pissed off about the jab: “It was a very poor decision by an employee. The matter is being dealt with internally,” a network spokesman told the Post.

You can see another clip and read the whole story over here at The Gothamist.

NEW YORK METS (1-1) vs. FLORIDA MARLINS (1-1) (TIED FOR SECOND PLACE, NL EAST, -1.0 GB) (TIED FOR SECOND PLACE, NL EAST, -1.0 GB)
Sunday, April 3, 2011 • 1:10 p.m. Sun Life Stadium • Miami, FL RHP R.A. Dickey (11-9, 2.84) vs. RHP Javier Vazquez (10-10, 5.32)

WRIGHT INTO THE RECORD BOOKS: David Wright collected his 89th career game-winning RBI with his 10th-inning RBI single last night, to tie Mike Piazza for first place in team history.
DAVID GOES DEEP: David Wright hit the Mets first home run of the year, a solo home run in the fourth inning off Ricky Nolasco…Wright has four home runs in 50 career at-bats against Nolasco…Wright hit the club’s first home run in 2010 when he took Florida’s Josh Johnson deep in the first inning on Opening Day…Wright hit a home run in the first series of the year the last time the Mets began the season in Miami (April 2, 2008 – in the third game of the season).

TERRY COLLINS: Mets Manager Terry Collins won his first game as a member of the Mets and his first major league victory since August 23, 1999 when he guided Anaheim to a 6-5 win over Detroit.
EXTRA INNINGS: The Mets earned their first extra-inning win of the year last night…New York went 7-9 in extra-inning games in 2010, including 3-6 on the road.

COME-FROM-BEHIND: The Mets trailed 2-0 after the first inning but rallied to win, 6-4, in 10 innings…New York posted 21 come- from-behind triumphs in 2010…The Mets were 17-54 when the opponent scored first last year.

GAME TWO: The Mets improved to 25-25 in the second game of the season and 11-7 following an Opening Day loss.
DAVIS DOUBLES: After finishing second among all rookies last year with 33 doubles, Ike Davis collected two doubles last night…Davis’ 33 doubles last year were the second-most by a Mets rookie in a single season.

THE BULLPEN: Last night, righthanded reliever Blaine Boyer notched his second career save closing out the Mets 6-4, 10-inning win…Boyer’s other save prior to last night was May 14, 2008 with Atlanta at Philadelphia…For the second straight year, Francisco Rodriguez blew his first save chance of the year, however the Mets won the game in extra-innings…Last year, Rodriguez couldn’t hold a 1-0, 19th-inning lead on April 17 at St. Louis…In that game, he picked up the win, when the Mets rallied to win…Rodriguez converted 25 of 30 save opportunities last year.

TWO-OUT RBI: The Mets had four two-out RBIs last night, including Josh Thole’s ninth-inning single to put the Mets ahead and Willie Harris’ two-run double to add insurance in the 10th-inning

ON THE ROAD: The Mets did not win their first road series of the year last season until June 11-13 when they swept the Orioles in Baltimore in a three-game set…New York was 5-17-4 in road series in 2010.