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In the seventh inning of last night's game TC sent Dickie to find Yo Anus, and thankfully he did as the pinch-hitting Cespedes blasted a dinger to tie the game at three. The Grandyman and the Captain took over from there, and the Metsies earned their first come-from-behind win of the season, while extending their current winning streak to five games.
The momentum off of this most recent victory is hopefully just what the Mets leader in losses, needs to finally turn in a Harvey-esque performance on the bump tonight. If The Dark Knight struggles, hopefully Logan 'All I Do Is Win' Verrett is available out of the pen tonight to bail him out. The Mets are rolling right now, and ya gotta believe Harvey wants in on the action, so expect a night off for Verrett as Harvey makes "Harvey Day" happy again.
METS(-220) 4 - Reds 1
Normally the Metsies blog ends there, but not today. There is another "Blue & Orange" professional squad in NY that needs some NYMWS lovin'. My better half Clayton is supposed to handle the Isles playoff blogging, but he's a little tied up on the "Left Coast" right now. He seems to be busy riding hot air balloons, hitting various vineyards, and having lunch with famous comedians, so allow me to toss you a little J.I.C. (just in case) Isles Round 2 Preview just in case Clay doesn't have time.
The series kicks off tonight for the visiting Islanders in the Sunshine State once again. A tiny bit of panic began to creep in yesterday when Stamkos was on the ice, skating for the first time, but both Steveo and the Bolts are claiming that he's not ready for game action yet. Stamkos' absence didn't slow Tampa down from making quick work of the Red Wings, so the Stamkos-less Lightning aren't an opponent to take lightly. Ben Bishop is a giant, and he does a nice job between the pipes. Nikita Kucherov is a stud winger, and he's been getting some help from Tyler Johnson and Alex Killorn offensively. They have Cally and a few other ex-Rags who also contribute. We'll have to see if the questionable Anton Stralman is able to suit up. The Bolts were the runners-up to the JT sweepstakes in 2009, so some of the story will be about that year's number two overall pick, defenseman Victor Headman, trying to slow down our captain. Although Headman had a great first series, I'll tell you how that story ends, the Lightning will be wondering what could have been as Tavares lights them up as he does everyone else.
The winning formula will continue to be JT, Greiss, and the Isles outworking their opponent. Any hope of riding our momentum against their time-off will have to come tonight, because after this the next three games of the series will be over a nine day span. The schedule is probably more of an annoyance to us fans than it is to the players, so don't expect it to derail the Isles. This team is up for anything. Look for the Isles to get the first win tonight, and the final win of the series in game six.
Islanders(+135) 2 - Lightning 1
The momentum off of this most recent victory is hopefully just what the Mets leader in losses, needs to finally turn in a Harvey-esque performance on the bump tonight. If The Dark Knight struggles, hopefully Logan 'All I Do Is Win' Verrett is available out of the pen tonight to bail him out. The Mets are rolling right now, and ya gotta believe Harvey wants in on the action, so expect a night off for Verrett as Harvey makes "Harvey Day" happy again.
METS(-220) 4 - Reds 1
Normally the Metsies blog ends there, but not today. There is another "Blue & Orange" professional squad in NY that needs some NYMWS lovin'. My better half Clayton is supposed to handle the Isles playoff blogging, but he's a little tied up on the "Left Coast" right now. He seems to be busy riding hot air balloons, hitting various vineyards, and having lunch with famous comedians, so allow me to toss you a little J.I.C. (just in case) Isles Round 2 Preview just in case Clay doesn't have time.
The series kicks off tonight for the visiting Islanders in the Sunshine State once again. A tiny bit of panic began to creep in yesterday when Stamkos was on the ice, skating for the first time, but both Steveo and the Bolts are claiming that he's not ready for game action yet. Stamkos' absence didn't slow Tampa down from making quick work of the Red Wings, so the Stamkos-less Lightning aren't an opponent to take lightly. Ben Bishop is a giant, and he does a nice job between the pipes. Nikita Kucherov is a stud winger, and he's been getting some help from Tyler Johnson and Alex Killorn offensively. They have Cally and a few other ex-Rags who also contribute. We'll have to see if the questionable Anton Stralman is able to suit up. The Bolts were the runners-up to the JT sweepstakes in 2009, so some of the story will be about that year's number two overall pick, defenseman Victor Headman, trying to slow down our captain. Although Headman had a great first series, I'll tell you how that story ends, the Lightning will be wondering what could have been as Tavares lights them up as he does everyone else.
The winning formula will continue to be JT, Greiss, and the Isles outworking their opponent. Any hope of riding our momentum against their time-off will have to come tonight, because after this the next three games of the series will be over a nine day span. The schedule is probably more of an annoyance to us fans than it is to the players, so don't expect it to derail the Isles. This team is up for anything. Look for the Isles to get the first win tonight, and the final win of the series in game six.
Islanders(+135) 2 - Lightning 1
-Fitzgerald
p.s. Play them both individually, but also get your "Blue & Orange" parlay in folks!
p.s. Play them both individually, but also get your "Blue & Orange" parlay in folks!
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