As I stated earlier it was a busy weekend in the Midwest. I was unable to watch this game due to the fact that I was at an all-day little league tournament (nine and ten-year olds).
The only thing worse than watching Oliver Perez pitch, is watching a nine-year old trying to find the strike zone. At least the nine-year old has an excuse as he is just learning the game.
All I had at my disposal were tweets from Twitter to update me on how the game was going.
For the majority of the day, the only information I received was that David Wright had hit two home runs (his fourteenth two home-run game), and Jesus Feliciano got his first major league hit.
Once I got home I fired up MLB TV to watch the highlights of the game. Here are a few quick observations:
Davis Wright Is On Fire
Along with the tweets, I received a message from a friend on Facebook letting me know that David Wright carried his fantasy baseball team this week.
That pretty much says it all right there. When you get a message from a friend, (that is a Cubs fan by the way), about how well one of the Mets are doing, you know that particular player is having an outstanding week.
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Chris Carter’s Home Run Trot
Chris Carter smacked his second home run of the series. It also happened to be his second three-run home run, so it is fair to say he makes them count.
Upon watching the highlight, I was struck by the lack of grace in Carter’s trot.
First of all, it isn’t a trot as much as it is a lumbering sprint. I seriously thought he was going to over run Ike Davis and Jason Bay. He looked like a man possessed. The Animal was unleashed!
During the highlight, I could hear Ron Darling comment about how animated The Animal was about his game plan for the day. I really wish I could have heard that conversation.
Sweeping The First Road Series Win
There was a lot written about how the Mets needed to take advantage of the Orioles and the Indians this week.
Maybe the Amazin’s were listening. They now find themselves at a season’s best seven games over the .500 mark and 1.5 games behind the first place Atlanta Braves.
You couldn’t ask for a better road trip. Reyes and Wright are hitting and it appears that Jason Bay might be back as he went four for four with a home run of his own.
So far, so good. Hopefully the Mets will continue their road warrior ways against the Indians.
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