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2011
Mets Face Must Win Series VS. Oakland A’s
An article by Former Writers
With the Mets having dropped 2 of 3 already in their 6-game home stand against AL West foes, the Angels, and with the A’s coming to town tomorrow night, its time for the Mets to step up and just win.
The Amazins, haven’t been so amazing this year as the record stands at a sub-par 35-37, while the team has played under .500 ball all season long at home compiling just a 16-19 record at Citi Field.
The Oakland A’s come to Queens tomorrow night to begin a 3-game set, although the A’s have won their last 5-straight games, they still remain dead last in the American League West and post a dismal 14-24 road record.
This is a golden opportunity for the Mets to take advantage as the A’s will make the ever daunted west coast to east coast swing, and with the Mets finally getting an off day today, which has been the first in quite awhile, we can only hope the Mets coming out fresh and ready for the opener in this series.
With trips to Detroit and Texas to follow, and then with a return home against the cross town rival Yankees, this 3-game series coming up against the A’s is crucial for the Mets to take advantage before facing two first clubs, and a perennial post season team in the New York Yankees.
A sweep of the beleaguered A’s, the Mets would push a game over .500, a mark that had eluded the Amazins most the season, and a mark that has been an Achilles heel for the team to top all season long.
Not only is it crucial for the teams over psyche to top this mark, but also more importantly if in fact the Mets are legitimate contender a sub .500 home record just won’t cut, so with a chance to top not only .500 for the season with this upcoming 3-game series, but with a chance to break even at home would do wonders for a Mets team that has left more than a fair share of questions yet to be answered.
The Mets stopper, Dillon Gee will get the ball for the opener of the 3-game set tomorrow night at Citi Field, as he looks to improve upon his perfect 7-0 record, but more impressively, the Mets look to remain undefeated in Gee’s start as the team is 10-0 in every start Gee has made thus far.
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3 game sweep is my prediction..
It’s not a must win, it’s a must sweep. I don’t usually beg for sweeps because they’re so hard to do, but the A’s are really in the tank and most importantly, the Mets are missing Trevor Cahill. There’s no real reason NOT to win all three games.
if we allowed one of this pitchers we’re facing become joel pinero then we’re doomed.. i mean, the angels are a bad team, yet they take 2 out of 3, bad performing with RISP by the team.. they must iimprove at home.. quickly!
Ultimately, I’d be happy with 2 of 3. Gio Gonzalez is really good and if the Mets lost that one I coldn’t really throw a fit. But the other two games the A’s are throwing kids (although Outman’s been good this season). No reason not to take 2 games, and I’d love to see Dickey step it up against Gio.
True but they do see Gio. Gio is legit.
I’d say Mets should be happy with 2 of 3 here but, the A’s are scorching since Bob Melvin took over. The Athletics are 2 games worse than the Mets and just a week ago everybody was laughing at them
the AL suck this year, other than the yankees and boston, everyone else is just mediocre.. the oakland A’s are located in the WORST division in baseball imo.. the mets are in the toughest!!!
Explain something to me?
The AL is beating the NL pretty easily in interleague series this year… The Mets are 2 games under .500 and 4.5 games out of the playoffs yet Toronto who is .500 is 6 games out?
When you say false stuff, do you actually believe it to be true or do you just hope nobody asks you to elaborate?
Mets in toughest division? Other than the AL East you mean?
I deleted your comment on jessep’s post. I’m sure you know which one. I don’t play the colors game on this site and have zero tolerance for it. If you want to talk about colors go to another Mets site or check out SeasmeStreet.com. On MMO we talk about baseball.
I think the Mets will sweep, and need to quite frankly. That road record is gonna be hard to keep up especially with trips to Texas and Detroit. Then, we come back for the Yankees, the Mets need to be .500 before this tough week and a half stretch upcoming for their psyche if anything else.
I don’t want to see us battle and then lose.
Really hoping we go out with our backs to the wall and bring a true asskicking mentality to this week’s series.
REVENGE of ’73!!!
Couldn’t agree more Russell. Well said.
We owe them too for the fleecing Beanne gave Phillips with Isringhausen for Chuck Taylor.
It will be great to see the A’s have their butts handed to them by the Mets in this series beginning tonight. The A’s just suck, plain and simple.
You mean the Mets at a winning percentage of .482 versus the A’s at .452 don’t suck quite as bad as the A’s? Yeah, I’m buying that!
If the Mets are going to show the baseball world that they are a ture wild card contender, they are going to need to win these next couple of series, if not sweep all three of them (which is highly doubtful). The A’s, Rangers, Tigers, and Yankees are nothing to laugh at.
The Mets should have swept the Braves last week, and they should have won the game against the Angels on Friday night. Now that its almost summer teams are going to start to make a push towards the top of the standings, whether it be the division or wild card. I think if the Mets are going to be a contender for the WC, they are going to need to win alot more games, and not give them away like they did during the Braves and Angels series.
Must win… Must sweep? Really? Even so it’s not late September, it’s late June fellas. With three months of ball to play the team can easily fall apart or have a good run. Yes the A’s are not a championship bound team, but the last time I checked the Mets are 35-37… a loosing team. Let’s please take it one game at a time and not start pre-ordering the 2011 N.L Wild Card merchandise. Thanks.
And the Mets keep on falling behind. If now isn’t a time for a must win than when is? When it’s too late? If the Mets aren’t winning at home when will they ever win at home? There’s a time and a place where this team will have to put their foot on the petal and go, and that time is now, this little stretch run coming into the all star break will determine a lot when that time in September may or may not come. Thanks.