There was something in the air that night,
The stars were bright, Fernando!
From scrap heap, to scrappy star. Fernando Tatis is baseball's feel good story of the year.
On a day the Mets learned the Moises Alou era at Shea is most likely over, Tatis, a Comeback Player of the Year candidate, did it again. He went 3 for 5 with two doubles and a homerun, while driving in 4 runs. His 7th inning two-run bomb put the Mets up for good.
He is winning over the hearts of his manager, teammates and the Shea faithful with his hustle, clutch hitting, and the energy and smile he carries around with him...he is a gamer and exactly the type of player NY fans love to cheer.
Tatis stroked a two-run double in the third inning against Barry Zito before untying a 3-3 game with a shot over the fence in left-center against Sergio Romo (0-1) in the seventh. Fans chanted "Ta-tis" following the homer and again as he came to bat in the eighth inning.
When you lose [Alou and Church] you think of replacing them with like pieces," interim manager Jerry Manuel said. "But if you look around, you might have had that piece staring you in the face."
"This is New York," Tatis said. "Sometimes they are going to boo you and sometimes they are going to clap for you. So far they've been great." "He's a good ballplayer. He's always been a tough out. He's not a surprise to the guys who know him," said Billy Wagner, who was starring for Houston when Tatis had his one brilliant year.
And the clutch stats certainly tell the tale of this unlikely hero. He is hitting 12 for 26, .462, with runners in scoring position. How about pressure? In "close and late" situations he is hitting .368.
Fernando-Mania!
How amazing were the Mets pitchers against the Giants? How about 3 runs and 9 hits in 3 games....that is staggering.
John Maine didn't have great control yesterday and his pitch count suffered, but he didn't allow the Giants much.
The bullpen, for the second straight game, was the star. 4.1 innings of one-hit ball. Yesterday it was Muniz, Schoeneweis (who got the win), Goggles and Billy Wagner.
Our young guys continue to rake--David Wright had two doubles and Jose Reyes drove in a run...not sure if you are aware, but neither player is going to the All-Star game.
So here we sit, after a 6-game winning streak, 4 games over .500, 1.5 games back in the NL East, and 3.5 games back in the NL Wild Card.
We talked about our favorable schedule earlier in the week, and how big a part that is going to play for the rest of the year. The Mets are very much in the hunt and are 14-9 under Jerry Manuel.
Guys are hitting, guys are pitching, we're running more and the results have been tremendous. Let's take it to the Rockies and close out the first half in style.
It's a good morning to be a Mets fans. Enjoy your coffee you wild-eyed optimists!
New York Mets |
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Jose Reyes, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Argenis Reyes, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .308 |
| David Wright, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Carlos Beltran, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .265 |
| Fernando Tatis, RF-LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| Carlos Delgado, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .246 |
| Nick Evans, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .185 |
| Endy Chavez, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 |
| Brian Schneider, C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .249 |
| John Maine, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .111 |
| Carlos Muniz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a- Chris Aguila, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Scott Schoeneweis, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b- Damion Easley, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Duaner Sanchez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Billy Wagner, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
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