Ed Has Seen the Future! - May Prognostications

Once again, I was able to get the Time Machine up and running. To recap, for April, my travels foretold a record of 17-9, they stand at 15-8 before tonight's game. I saw Reyes with 13 walks, he has 16. I foresaw Alou hitting 295, he is at 349. I saw Green at 280 with 6 doubles and 3 HRs. He is 360, 8 and 3. I predicted 4 HR's for Beltran, he has 5. Let's just forget about Delgado and Wright, shall we?

So, without further ado, here is May:

May begins with the Mets taking the final 2 games of a 3 game set from the Marlins. The bats come alive, as the Mets score 10 and 13 runs in the first two games of the month. Mike Pelfrey gets his first win, going 6 innings, with 4 hits, 3 walks, 5 k's and allowing 2 runs. Oliver Perez follows with 8 innings of 5 hit ball, to go with 10 k's. David Wright doubles in each game.

The Mets travel to Arizona, for a 4 game set. They take 3 of four, as Carlos Delgado remembers how to hit, and goes wild, hitting 3 home runs, 3 doubles and driving in 8 runs in the series. David Wright walks 4 times, and has a single in each game.

Next, they travel to SF to meet Barry and Barry. The Mets paste the Giants, sweeping the series. Barry Zito does not pitch, claiming he does not like to play against egoists.

The Mets come home to face Prince Fielder and the Brewers. The Mets take two of three, as David Wright hits 2 doubles, has 3 walks, and 12 magazine shoots.

Next up are the Cubs. Carlos Zambrano throws 7 innings, tossing 256 pitches. Lou says if Carlos wants a big contract, he has to earn it. The Mets split the series. David Wright finally hits a home run.

Next, the Yankees for a 3 game set. Though Randy Johnson no longer is a Yankee, the Mets pitchers go a combined 6-12 at the plate as the Mets take two of three from the Yankees. Joe Torre is fired in the 5th inning of the third game. George, trying to capture some more Mets magis from the 1980's, hires Davey Johnson as manager. David Wright breaks out, hitting .466 for the series with a home run in each game, as well as 2 doubles and 2 singles in 15 at-bats.

Turner Field is the scene of the next 3 games, as the Mets travel to Atlanta. After hearing all Monday that the Mets must sweep the Braves to be considered the favorites in the NL East form those wise talkers Mike and the Mad Dog, the Mets sweep the Braves. Mike and Dog are not impressed, saying they should have swept them in April, when it mattered.

Next is Florida, as the Mets face the Marlins. The Mets lose two of three, and Mike and the Dog claim the Mets are fakes if they can't beat the Marlins.

The month wraps up and the Giants visit Shea and the Mets take 2 of 3. Barry Bonds hits 2 home runs, and is within 2 of Hank Aaron. Barry Zito starts, and goes 4 innings, giving up 6 runs on 8 hits. Barry then is pich hit for, and demands a trade to a team where the manager does not have an ego. He is then traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, where no one has an ego.

Record for the month - 20- 8.
Season to date - 35-16

Wright finishes the month with 5 home runs and 9 doubles.
Delgado hits 320, with 10 doubles and 4 home runs.
Beltran hits 300, 5 doubles and 5 home runs.
Green and Alou both hit 280. Green makes 2 misplays, but 4 fantastic catches as well.

Ed Has Seen the Future!

Last night, I was finally able to complete work on my time machine. Alas, I can only jump 1 month into the future at a time. Here is what I saw

The Mets open the season with a nail-biting 5-1 victory over the Cardinals. Tom Glavine picks up win # 291. Jose Reyes leads off the game with a single, then steals second and third. David Wright, in his new #2 spot in the lineup drives him in with a home run. All of NY says Wright has found his power stroke again.

In game 2, despite 7 innings of good El Duque pitching (giving up 3 runs), the Mets lose 3-1. After David Wright gets only 3 singles, NY wonders if he lost his power stroke again.

Game 3 sees the first surrender by an opposing manager, as the Mets destroy Braden Looper, scoring 10 first inning runs, prompting Tony LaRussa to drink a fifth of vodka on the bench, and wave a white flag. Jose Reyes leads off with a home run, and goes 2-2 in the first inning. David Wright hits 2 double in the inning, as fans are relieved he found his power stroke again.

The Mets go to Atlanta, and win two of three. Despite Joe Smith having pitched 5 innings of no hit ball, Mike and the Mad Dog still say he is not a good fit, since no one mentioned him to them back in early February.

The Mets return to Shea, to face the Phillies. Despite Jimmy Rollins’ Spring Training proclamation that the Phillies were the team to beat in the East, the Phillies enter the series 0-6. The Mets sweep the series, as John Maine, Tom Glavine and El Duque each go 7 innings. Billy Wagner picks up his 4th and 5th saves of the season, having not allowed a runner to reach base.

The Mets lose 2 of 3 to the Nationals, as David Wright, who is hitting .389 with 5 HR’s and 6 doubles, fails to record an extra base hit, leading fans to worry his power stroke is gone again.

The Mets then travel to Philly, where Mets fans outnumber Philly fans 2-1 (as there are 12,000 Mets fans and only 6,000 Philly fans in attendance. “Lets go Phantoms” chants are heard, as the fans realize that the AHL Hockey team is the only decent team in the city. The Mets sweep the series, by a combined score of 25-3. In two games.

Next up are the Marlins. Mike Jacobs goes 0-8 in the two game set, and states “I’m sorry I picked the Phillies over the Mets, what the hell do I know, I’m just a guy who can’t hit lefties”. The Mets win the two games.

The Mets return home to face the Braves, and lose 2 of 3, leading the NY Media to proclaim the Braves are in the Mets heads. Mike and the Mad Dog still refuse to acknowledge Joe Smith, stating that simple name cannot belong to a pro athlete. “It sounds like some guy on the street” says Mad Dog.

The Mets finish up the month taking 2 of 3 from the Rockies (despite Kaz Matsui going 9-15 during the series), losing 2 of 3 to the Nationals (Manny Acta has the Nationals in second place) and taking the first game of the three game set from the Phillies.

As the month ends, despite Glavine and El Duque pitching into the 7th inning in each of their starts, Oliver Perez looking good despite taking a couple of hard luck losses, and John Maine and Mike Pelfrey pitching very well, Steve Phillips still thinks the Mets will finish in third place, despite already having an 8 game lead in the East.

The Mets are 17-9. David Wright is hitting .379 with 7 Hr’s and 10 doubles. Jose Reyes already has 13 walks. Carlos Beltran and Delgado have 4 HR’s each. Moises Alou has started 20 of 25 games and is hitting .295. Shawn Green is hitting .280 with 6 doubles and 3 HR’s.