I KNEW I should have shut up! My fault, SORRY to all  Mets fans!

The Mets just can’t beat the Phillie’s. Their number is up! Sort of like the Yankees against Detroit or Tampa Bay in years past. At least the Mets overcame the problems with Atlanta this year.

The Mets lead by 3.5 games in the division. I wrote the worst would be 4 games in a previous post. The “loss” colmun is what I was talking about. I get confused sometimes between the “loss” column and games played.

All I can say from here on out is LET’S GO METS!

While watching the Giants game today, I was talking to a good friend about the defense. One thing we both say in common was the lack of coverage. Soft zone type “D”, nobody bouncing/hitting the receivers at the line. What was the outcome? Favre hit 9 for 9 underneath for a TD!

What happened to making adjustments? Green Bay was able to do this ALL-GAME-LONG! 5 to 10 yard completions underneath! This is not Coughlin, it is however the defensive co-ordinator’s problem. Steve Spagnuolo should have made some sort of adjustment with the defense.

Just like the game against the Cowboys with Witten catching EVERYTHING, Brett Favre was able to go underneath and NO ADJUSTMENT was EVER made……….[Fuming here!!]

Does anyone else see what has happened in the first 2 games? ZERO adjustment by the defense which anyone watching could see needed to be done!

DO NOT blame Tom Coughlin for this! This problem is SOLEY on the DEFENSE!

K……….Calming now. Eli Manning did a great job. Jeremy Shockey had a great game. Amani Toomer did very well other than the STUPID 15 yarder!

Again, the Giants have ALWAYS lived on defense. They go where the defense takes them!

BTW, did you see the picture of the defense after the drive by Green Bay? They “Looked” like they gave up!! Where are the defensive leaders? Michael Strahan was sitting there looking like a whipped puppy! Strahan should have been up “rousing” the defense rather than sitting there looking defeated! That was the most telling shot in the game!

I really want you people to tell me what you think about the Giants thus far. My opinion is they are pretty much done for the year. Offense is clicking, but without stopping the oposing team on defense, YOU LOSE!

GB
Walter Gavurnik

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Shhhhhhh…… I’m writing this very quietly. Don’t tell anyone I said this!
The METS beat the Braves tonight and actually gave them a winning season against the Braves! With the Phillies being POUNDED by the Rockies, it gives the METS a more comfortable 7 game lead in the east. With 3 games against the Phillies on deck, well……………………………………………we will wait and see…………………………………………..

Should the METS be swept once more by the PHILLIES, at least they will still have a 4 game lead in the east! The worst thing I can think of is still the ability for the METS bullpen to give up runs at an alarming rate. Guillermo Mota did it again tonight against the BRAVES. This after Eric Heillman walked the tying run to first. OH, that was after retiring the first 2 batters and having a 1-2 count!

Hey PEOPLE, did anyone else notice that MOTA can’t seem to get anyone out these days? Last year he was unhittable. This year he is unJUICEable. Coincidence? I think not! Mental? Yup!

Anyway, talk soon as the playoffs near!

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What a great weekend. 8-1 since Pedro Martinez returned. Pedro is now 2-0 and throwing well. I want to be conspicuously quiet now with the Brave and Phillies coming in to town. Please excuse my lack of posts through this stretch.

You fans know what happens when you get giddy and start chirping about your team. EVERYTHING falls apart! I did it last year and the first thing that happened was losing Pedro Martinez!

I’ll shut up now and ask you to please post some thoughts about the 6 game lead or anything else METS related!

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What can I say……………….. The injury bug continues………………..

1. Osi Umenyiora
2. Brandon Jacobs
3. Kevin Dockery
4. Eli Manning

Am I blaming the lose to injury? HELL NO! I blame it on the defense and the lack of ability to STOP anyone. If the defense continues like this, they are in for a LOOOONG year and some early time at home! Read on…

The J E T S got crushed by New England! Here is how I see it.

Defense was none existant. They couldn’t cover, stop, or pressure anyone. This could be a long year for the guys in green! One thing I didn’t understand was Eric Mangini leaving Chad Pennington in when the game was out of reach………… I see Chad limping around and Eric leaves him in risking a worse injury. Why!?! The game was over!

I understand that time wise there was still a chance to come back. Realistically, it wasn’t happening. What happened to the running game? The heralded Thomas Jones return has an unimpressive 14 carries for 42 yards. Total team rushing was 60 yards on 29 carries! Unacceptable in my opinion! Hey, this is my opinion blog!

Chad Pennington was 16 of 21 for 167 yards.  Kellen Clemens was not better at 5 of 10 for 35 yards. 5 SACKS is rediculous!

I guess without an “O” line, you don’t have any offensive plays! 237 TOTAL yards is not going to win a game. Simple as that! As a matter of fact, if anyone saw anything good in the game, please post it since there was nothing which I saw!

I will credit New England with their ability to protect the football and Tom Brady.

I’ll be back next week with my thoughts on the Baltimore game.
GO JETS!

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I have a concern with the MET’s pitching and I think you do also! Not the rotation, but the releif pitchers. Billy Wagner has let us down several times in the past few weeks. We know what Eric Heilman has done and our BEST releiver from last year cannot seem to get anyone out since he is off steroids……………………Can you say, ‘No mo Mota?”

OK, now that you are with me on this, 5 games is not as big as it looks! The series win in Cincinatti was good. In the 6th against Huston, they are up 6-2. What we ALL want is WIN, WIN, WIN!

That was Beltran you just saw hit the double and drive in Jose Reyes after his triple! Yep, I’m a little behind in this game……..

Now 7-2 MET’s! Let’s GO MET’s GO!

Update! Lastings Milidge just hit a 3 run homer! I LOVE this guy!