Mets Walk-Off Fever...and other notes

Hey folks. So far I've had a pretty good response to my blog. Like I may have said to some of you, this site will be used as a reference on my resume one day, so I'm glad that others are enjoying it as much as I am writing it. I haven't wrote much recently, but it's been a pretty crazy week. Taking my regular schedule into consideration and adding the crazy ride that has been the Buffalo Sabres playoff run, I've been pretty busy. Here's a couple new posts for today though. Enjoy!

The Mets took 2 of 3 from the Arizona Diamondbacks the past few days in what became a very exciting series: maybe even a prelude to the playoffs later this year. Games one and three saw the Mets win in walk-off fashion, with help from David Wright and Endy Chavez respectively.

I have to say, David Wright continues to roll. He has been my favorite player on the team since last year, and he just continues to get better and more mature each game. Endy Chavez has also been a pleasant surprise this year. First he does a great job subbing for Beltran eralier in the season when he goes down, now he's coming up with big hits in clutch situations. Just another example of a great role player on this team.

Last nights extra innings thriller ended in a 1-0 decision, with Pedro Martinez and Brandon Webb both leaving the game after stellar performances. I feel bad for Pedro, his last 5 decisions haven't resulted in a win in the stats, but it's good to hear from him that a team win is more important than his own stats. Pedro has definitely grown up, and he is definitely pitching on a tear right now.

Credit Duaner Sanchez with the win, however, he came in during extra innings and pitched phenomenal. Another example of a player understanding exactly what they need to do for this team to win though.

The big news though? Lastings Milledge!!! (pictured above) The Mets outfielder of the future made his debut the past two games after Xavier Nady hit the DL. The 21 year old came to Shea and performed with mixed results. His only hit of the two games was a double down the line. He was credited with an error yesterday when he dropped a routine line drive out to right, creating his first "boo's" from the Shea crowd. He later made up for it though, when Craig Counsell decided to test the rookie, running from first to third on a hit to right field. And boy, did Milledge respond, he fielded the ball and gunned it to David Wright at third, on the fly, to catch Counsell. Impressive. I have high hopes for Lastings. I like his swing, and it's only a matter of time before he gets going. This team will really help him along the way as well. Plenty of smart baseball players that can groom him on his way up. Should be interesting if we keep him around when Nady is back.

The Mets have the day off today, and welcome Barry "Baroid" Bonds and the San Francisco Ginats to Shea starting Friday.