Mets Rained Out! Make up game in August...

METS: had day off due to rainy times.

Mets Are 3-3 Against Aces Around the League

ME: felt wobbly and ill all day. kept running to the bathroom. felt weak. my boss' first full day back. he was gracious enough to give me a raise and healthcare! {interesting to note, writing this on 8/8/08, he never gave me healthcare and fired me} felt really good. mad busy. went home. watched the Mets with becky and then a movie. did some art...finally...

sunday

ME: woke up feeling stressed and sore. my stomach is so not good. my back is killing me and i have this overwhelming feeling once again that i have a ton of stuff to do and no real time for myself. want more time with becky and am slowly going nuts. i'm depressed and anxious throughout the whole day. can't concentrate and just want to relax.

Mets Beat Weak Phils AGAIN!

ME: woke up late. went home and did resume work. pretty annoying. went back to becky's mom's for dinner and to watch Reds. fun film...excellent story. my stomach is messed up beyond belief. i keep running to the bathroom and feel very dehydrated. not fun.

METS: today, Perez did his thing against old Jamie Moyer and the Phillies, winning 4-2. Perez was strong going five and 2/3, striking out seven despite control issues and walking five. he allowed no runs. Reyes, Church and Wright all went 2-4, Wright and Reyes each had two RBI and Reyes, two runs scored. the Phillies wound up leaving 12 men on base! what suckers! well, apparently they aren't the team they mean to be without their precious J-Ro, who incidentally came in to pinch hit with two men on and popped up. LET'S GO METS!

Mets Rock the House!

FRIDAY-Mets Beat Trash-Talkin' Phillies:

ME: started my day by going to my therapist in the morning. worked hard all day and my boss came back...finally. he has been through a lot and i worry about he and his wife, but for now, he's a million times better and ready to get working again. although...he should probably just rest! went to a pal's roof party then to my pal, bo's b-day gathering. it was a fun night and i stayed up way too late. becky, sick for a bit now, advised me to not to go to her mom's so she could sleep, but i didn't listen and wound up over there at about 5AM. i had a medicine she needed to take and wanted her to have it. the rood party was fun and i spoke with good people. the royale, b-day thing was odd--mad drama for no reason and all i wanted to do was hang and have good times. i did regardless. philly jen came into town and tomorrow is her b-day...so i got her a b-day drink and shmoozed with peeps. it was a fun night and release for such a hectic crazy week. was good to talk to people and i had fun talking about film schools with people on becky's behalf.

METS: the Mets beat the Phillies, in Philadelphia, 6-4. Wright went 4-4 with two RBI and a run. Santana gave up three runs (one a home run to Utley), but struck out 10 in seven innings of work. He looked stronger than his start at Shea. Wagner got his 3rd save as the Phillies' big bats were silent the whole game: Howard went 0-4 as did Feliz. Stupid Pat Burrell was 1-4 and the rest of the Phillies look lost without their precious J-Ro. Church went 2-4 with three runs scored and Schneider went 3-4 with an RBI. the witless Phillies had only five hits to the Mets' 11. the Mets are now 9-6.

THURSDAY-Mets Win a Doozy in 14!:



ME: had what felt like a quick day at work then met up with dan to go to the Yankee game! the Yankees vs the Red Sox! crazy fun although the Yanks lost, it was great to be with dan and at Yankee Stadium. there were a fair amount of Sox fans there and the outside of the stadium was getting ready for the Pope's weekend visit. on the way back after the game, a CRAAAAAAAAAZY man kept talking to me about fan attendance and the pope...he was a Mets fan, wearing Hillary campaign buttons. his fly was open and his clothing all over the place. dan got off way before i did, making my trip home more difficult with this nutcase talking my ear off!

METS: the Mets played host once again to the Washington Nationals and went 14 innings, finally winning 3-2! Figueroa threw seven and gave up two runs while striking out 7; it was another fine performance for a man who hasn't thrown in over five years! "It was a pretty ugly game -- it's as simple at that," Randolph said afterwards. the game was Nationals 2, Mets 1 until the 8th, when Delgado tied things up by singling in a run with two outs. things were quiet until the nationals brought in Hanrahan, who had control issues early on, walking four in 2 1/3 innings of work. Damion Easley singled in the 14th, got to third on a wild pitch and an error and eventually scored on another Hanrahan wild pitch! not pretty, but another win nonetheless and sweep of the Nats! the Mets left 14 men on base during the course of the game.

WEDNESDAY-Mets Do It Again!:

ME: busy day at work and i tried my best to get a lot done. it was hard. haven't been happy with my artistic production, miss my mom, worried about my dad and so on. it's all very mind-numbing at times. then, i'm trying to get used to the idea of my darling becky going away to the west coast for who knows how long. hard to take in sometimes. totally support her but am sad to go "long distance relationship" times. met up with becky and watched top chef. my stomach was not well.

METS: the Mets went deep and won their second in row, beating the Nats 5-2. Carlos Beltran, Reyes and Ryan Church all hit home runs: Church's and Jose's were solo, Beltran's was a three-run dinger! Maine looked strong going 6 2/3 and allowing two earned runs. he struck out four. this dude for the Nationals, Chico, who pitched, looked terrible and ultimately gave up five runs on seven hits (three of them home runs). Milledge was again, 1-3. Castillo, back in the lineup since returning to Shea, went 3-4. this was Maine's first win on the year and Wagner got his second save.

TUESDAY-Mets Win Big for Jackie Robinson Night:
ME: today bex sent in her deposit to AFI, although still uncertain of things. but she had to let AFI know by the 15th. met up with her and her pals at the commonwealth! talked about the merits of film school and change in general among other things.

METS: Jackie Robinson was honored at tonight's ball game. all players wore his number 42. it was announced before Willie Randolph and Rachel and Sharon Robinson that the rotunda would be named after Jackie at the new Citi Field. a rotunda showing pictures and quotations of Jackie and all he did in baseball; breaking the color barrier. the Mets went on to further acknowledge Robinson by clobbering the Nationals 6-0. David Wright went 3-4 with five RBI, hitting his 4th home run on the year in the first inning. Reyes went 4-5 and was shy a home run for the cycle. Church went 1-3 with a pair of runs. Lastings Milledge, former Met, went 1-3 and struck out twice as Pelfrey, yes--Mike Pelfrey improved his record to 2-0. he threw seven solid innings, allowed no runs and only five hits while striking out four. It is to be noted the Mets, while knocking in 6 over nine innings, left 10 on base. the Nats left 9 on base and seemed completely fooled by the new Pelfrey.

Mets Have Day Off

ME: met with john and dan after work. went to the gate to wash away the monday blues. walked over to mura (my fave japanese food joint) to get stuff to go while kacy, dan and john ate there. really wanted to go home and work...got some stuff done but not nearly enough as i wanted to. carlucci called the mura waitress a ninja for quickly catching a glass of water she almost spilled!

METS: had the day off.

Mets Fall Again to Brew-Crew

ME: paid a visit to my boss in the hospital. he's doing much better; a complete turnaround from during the week. i took cab in to the city with ruddy. we found a yellow cab center on 4th ave...it was like finding gold! felt like a long day.

although the Mets jumped all over Jeff Suppan early in the game, it wasn't enough as the Mets lost today 9-7. Wright hit another home run, Schneider went 3-5 with three RBI, Easley played short and went 2-5 with two RBI. but the Brewers took advantage of Mets pitching: Perez in 4 1/3 gave up six runs on eight hits. not the strong Perez we're used to seeing. Jorge Sosa came in and gave up another couple of runs. Hart and Gabe Kapler had monster hits for the Brewers as Gagne got yet another save.

Santana's First Shea Start a Bust

ME: lux got sick; funky blood stools...hung with dan and kacy for a bit at the 6th ave. ale house. they were really concerned, but the vet wound up sending lux home with an IV. met up with becky and stayed over at her mom's.

METS: today was Santana's first start at Shea and it didn't go as expected. he gave up three Brewers home runs in 6 2/3 of work. seemed to me, the Brewers knew what pitches were coming and let's face it, if he doesn't get you with his breaking stuff, he always throws that fastball of his. he gave up four earned runs while striking out seven. Wright helped out, belting his second home run of the season in the 8th off Ben Sheets. Sheets vs. Santana...alas, the Mets fell 5-3. Gagne, of all people, got the save for Milwaukee!

Nelson Figueroa Wins First Game in Five Years!!!

ME: managed to have a busy day, feel stressed and tired and then not do anything basically!

METS: who knew that with Pedro down and out, Nelson Figueroa would be the man to pick up where he left off? but he has, throwing six innings, allowing two runs and striking out six as the Mets beat the Brewers, 4-2. it was Nelson's first win since 2003. Angel Pagan went 2-4 with an RBI as Wright went 2-4 as well with a run scored. for the Brewers, only Fielder and Hardy had hits...one each! Smith, Heilman and Wagner all came in after Figueroa and held off the Brewers completely, Wagner getting the save. it was an emotional game for Figueroa, his family watching the game in Coney Island...

THURSDAY: Mets Do It Again, Win 4-3 in 12 Innings!

ME: today was nutty as ever. so behind on work and going back and forth to the hospital and seeing how my boss is. it hasn't been easy but he is at least feeling better. and seeing him reminded me of how it was when i was a nursing aide--making people feel better just by seeing them. i am aware that i posses some sort of healing powers. it's true. he was more with it and alert. it feels amazing to make a difference in someone's life and it makes me want to do volunteer work as i used to years ago; visiting elderly people in the hospital. it just feels good and all people want to do is talk...be heard. went to therapy, went to gray's papaya then to the commonwealth to meet becky and sus.

METS: they did it again, beating the J.Ro-less Phillies, 4-3. Ryan Church was 2-5 with two RBI. Maine looked better than he did against the Braves, although he still managed to walk five in six innings. he also gave up a home run, his only earned run of the game. he was throwing crazy stuff over the spring...what happened? both Pedro Feliz and Ryan Howard hit home runs in the game. Pagan had yet another productive game, going 3-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. so far, he's leading the Mets in RBI...Moises who?

METS WIN! METS WIN!

ME: did the best i could at work, then ran outta there like a ten year old and hustled to Shea! that's right! i went to the Mets game-first game of 2008! went with the lubells (sally, alan and mark) and mark's gal, jen. it was her first game, and man, did she witness a doozy! it was great!!! rad seats and a great night!

METS: Pelfrey did something he couldn't do all last year: win a game! he pitched five innings, allowed two runs and beat the Phillies 8-2. it was an exciting game! the Phillies were without their precious J-Ro and the Mets took full advantage. his replacement, Bruntlett made two errors. i'll put it this way, the Phillies' starting pitcher, Kendrick, gave up seven runs, but only one was earned! amazin'! in fact, the Mets scored eight on only five hits! how about that! it was great. such a fun game...gotta go to more. tons of fights broke out in the stands between Phillies' fans and Mets fans. insane. i don't like that at all and it's always a drag to see.

SUNDAY MONDAY AND TUESDAY POSTS!!!

TUESDAY
ME: busy at work; dealt with craaaaaaazy clients. have so much to catch up on. visited boss in the hospital, he was out of it. watched some of Mets home opener at work. very sad. met up with dan lubell. went out with dan and ruddy to 6th ave ale house. ordered way too much food from there and welcomed home, becky! so good to see her! very happy; able to sleep now! she is such a great influence on my life and i truly want the best for her. don't know if she will go to one of the film schools in CA or not, but honestly want he to be happy and to meet her goals. of course it'll be hard and i would miss her to death...but then sometimes i think i should go out to CA too...why not? anyways, it's great to be back in her arms and i think it was great she went out west to investigate these schools. i'm going to the Mets game tomorrow! YESSSSSS!

METS: jesus christ...3 loses in a row! Lost to Phillies at Shea's last opening day. Perez pitched a great game, going 5 2/3 innings allowing only three hits, no runs while striking out a couple. Jaimie Moyer, one hell of an old pitcher, gave up two runs in six against the Mets. we lost 5-2. Delgado smacked his first home run of '08, but also committed an error. Beltran was 1-3 with a run scored and Reyes was a numbing 1-5. they seemed out of it; confused by Phillies' pitching (which i don't understand at all!). the idiot, J-Ro went 2-5 with two runs and an RBI. big deal!

MONDAY
ME: went into work and my boss was already admitted to the hospital. crazy long work day. concerned as hell about my boss. went to dan myers'. watched yankees game. hung out. ate too much. went home, gathered things and went back to becky's mom's for the night...stayed up late thinking about life.

METS: today, the Mets had a needed, day-off. tomorrow is their last home opener at Shea Stadium! they'll be facing the flukey Phillies.

SUNDAY
ME: today, i edited things with dan. tired as hell and only got more tired as the day went on. went back home, tired as hell. watched some baseball...not the mets.

METS: lost to the Braves again. Santana versus Smoltz. 3-1 was the final. Santana looked sharp but Smoltz looked even better, i have to say...and believe me, that's something hard for me to admit. in seven innings, Johan gave up only one run on seven hits. he struck out three. Smoltz pitched five and struck out six, allowing no runs and only two hits. it was as if the Mets had never faced this guy before. so annoying. Heilman came in and gave up two runs. four pitchers came in after Smoltz and only Soriano gave up a run...but he got the save. Delgado was the only productive Met, going 2-4. only Church, Schneider and Santana had hits. two in a row now lost to the Braves...sucks! they are really...not that good.

Maine Gives up Four Runs as Mets Lose 11-5

ME: woke up really late. looking at stats after toby left. hung around at becky's mom's by myself. looked at baseball stats. stayed over night again. watched the depressing mets game.

METS: today, we lost to the Braves. Maine looked shaky. like he was trying too hard or something. did the rainout yesterday mess him up? may have. in four innings he gave up four runs on eight hits. Hudson went six and gave up three. just when you thought the Mets would come back, the Braves just kept piling on the hits and runs. Joe Smith came in and gave up a run Schoeneweis did okay in 2/3 of work but it was Jorge Sosa who, in only an inning of work, faced his old team and gave up four runs on three hits...giving up a grand slam to Kelly Johnson. Delgado, Beltran and Church all went 2-4. Larry Jones did it to the Mets again going 3-5...what an a**hole! just when i thought the Braves would do nothing against us this year...

FRIDAY'S POST: Mets Rained Out in Atlanta

ME: becky and her mom left the house super early. what a blur. went back to sleep, missing her and woody kept barking! cats walked all over my body. stayed at work until about 8, just catching up. it was a long, tiring day. took my boss to the doctor's and then to the lab so he could get tests done. it was a physically trying day, but felt good helping he and his wife. it was just that towards the end of the day, i had to make up time and get resumes done. i interviewed a lady for her resume. fashion industry for 12 years. met up with toby after work. we drove back to BK and met up with bo and his lady, sophie. all hung out, watched the beginning of a bad movie, hung out; then toy and i watched 30 Days of Night, this new vampire movie based on the graphic novel. it was fun. stayed up late looking at baseball numbers. i miss becky so much. i have problems sleeping when she ain't around. went to bed at around 5AM.

METS: went to Atlanta and the game was rained out. terrible rain storms. game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on May 20th. Maine will start tomorrow instead. my fantasy baseball team is making a bit of a comeback. nice!

THURSDAY'S POST: Mets Have Day Off

ME: had a crazy day at work; went to my first ever therapy session. i liked my therapist-nice man, gentle and sensitive. he was a good listener and i think that's what i need. he asked good questions and i feel the session went very well. it felt really great to talk to someone. becky has been influential in my going to therapy; for years i was against it. was always used to holding everything in and dealing on my own. i guess i'm at this point in my life where i need to talk to someone. someone objective who doesn't know anything other than what i tell them. feels good. met up with becky afterwards and went back to her mom's. they're leaving at 6AM tomorrow morning! i'ma miss her terribly but hope she gets a good experience and feel of what these schools are about.

METS: the Mets had off today and travelled to Atlanta. i really can't stand those Braves! what a bunch of suckers...now they have Kotsay. and everyone hails Jeff Francoeur as the next big thing...puh-lease!

Mets Make Fish Filet Winning 13-0!

ME: had a quick day. lots happening as always and trying to keep up. had dinner with becky. she's going to cali on friday with her mom and i wanna spend as much with her before she goes away. listened to the mets game while she watched silly reality tele. we gathered a bunch of songs to put on her ipod.

METS: tonight in Florida, the Mets all but destroyed Marlins' pitching, winning 13-0! both Wright and Church hit home runs, Church's a two-run homer. Jose went 1-3 with two RBI and a run. Beltran was 3-4 with a pair of runs and an RBI. Perez was impressive, allowing only five hits and striking out eight in only six innings of work. he did not allow any runs. in fact, the Marlins only had six hits on the night! it was amazin'! Church went 3-5 with two runs and three RBI. solid game for the Mets and Pagan went 2-4 with two runs and an RBI, filling in nicely for Alou. it was announced today that the Mets would be without Pedro for 4-6 weeks. he has a strained left hammy...sucks, but i reckon the guy is getting old. he hasn't been his old Pedro-self for quite some time.

Pedro Hurt as Mets Go Down 5-4 in 10

ME: today was better. tackled more resumes and assisted my boss who is loopier as ever. i am concerned about his health but doing the best i can to take care of him and the management of his small business. i attempted to get medicaid, leaving work early so i can see if i get some sort of coverage (i was going to go on saturday, but started too late-it was in coney island and closed at noon!). got there exactly at 4:15 was told to fill out forms at home and come back with documents, &c...got my hairs cut and a shave. met becky and we went to a CalArts student's parents' home. there, alumni and chosen students (of something like over 350,000!) meet to discuss california, the school and its programs. it was nice. it made me really excited for becky. the finger foods were fabulous! mad baby chicken quesadillas and burgers! yummers! good times. whacky people.

METS: today, Pedro was to make his big start. it was to be what we all waited for this spring "the Johan/Pedro Connection. but it didn't happen that long. after 3 1/3 innings, giving up four runs on four hits, Pedro pulled a hammy and was assisted off the field. with an already DL'd El Duque and shaky Pelfrey, it makes you wonder who would replace Martinez, should this be a serious injury...Jorge Sosa came in and was effective, throwing 2 2/3 innings and allowing only
three hits. Schneider had a productive 3-4 day behind the plate and Pagan went 1-3 with a run and two RBI. Wright, Church and Delagdo all went 1-4 with a run scored. the game was tied until the bottom of the 10th, when Robert Andino, in the game at third for Cantu, hit a walk-off home run. Pedro...damn...is he really too old now? he can be effective. he has stuff that dances at the plate; fools batters. hope it's not serious.