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I decided to do one with a team with the oldest, most overpaid talent. The Mets it was. Before I started, I traded most of these overpaid guys away for prospects and young studs. You will see this when I list the roster:


C: Yadier Molina
1B: Prince Fielder
2B: Jose Reyes
SS: Russ Adams
3B: David Wright
LF: Carl Crawford
CF: Grady Sizemore
RF: Joey Gathright

BENCH
C: Doug Mirabelli
RF: Victor Diaz
RF: Kristopher Morales
SS: Joe McEwing
1B/DH: Walter Young

PITCHING ROTATION AND BULLPEN
SP: Jason Jennings
SP: Daniel Cabrera
SP: John Maine
SP: Adam Loewen
SP: Gavin Floyd
MRP: Matt Ginter
MRP: Felix Heredia
LRP: Ricky Bottalico
LRP: Pedro Feliciano
SU: Fernando Cabrera
CL: Chad Cordero

NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUERS
SS: Jhonny Peralta
1B: Ryan Howard
SP: Hayden Penn
RP: Huston Street

Game #1 Preview coming shortly.

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Series 1: @ Cincinatti Reds

GAME 1 PITCHING PREVIEW

PITCHING MATCH-UP

John Maine Eric Milton 0-0 W-L 0-0 0.00 ERA 0.00

What to watch for: Maine makes his 2nd Major League start. Look for the Reds offense to put up some runs early.

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Mets rally falls short, Wright injured

Great American Ball Park, April 4, 2005

TEAMS... R H E New York Mets 2 8 0 Cincinnati Reds 3 11 1

PITCHING STATS... WP - Eric Milton (1-0) LP - Felix Heredia (0-1) S - Danny Graves (1)

STAT LEADERS... Joe Randa (CIN): 2-4, 2 RBI Jose Reyes (NYM): 2-4, 2B, RBI Sean Casey (CIN): 3-4

NEXT SIX GAMES... The Mets look to right the ship after losing their opener. They look to take the next 2 games at GABP against the Reds, then they head to Turner Field to take on the divison rival Braves. Their home opener against Houston follows that series.

Injury Report

David Wright left Monday's game after injuring himself while going after a fly ball. He has been diagnosed with a torn PCL, and will be sidelined for 5-7 weeks....

METS
C. Crawford: 1-4, 3B, R
J. Reyes: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R
G. Sizemore: 2-4, RBI, R, K

J. Maine: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 0.00
F. Heredia: 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, K, 9.00
M. Ginter: IP, 2 H, ER, K, 9.00

REDS
S. Casey: 3-4, R
K. Griffey: 1-4, RBI, R
J. Randa: 2-4, 2 RBI, K

E. Milton: 8.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, K, 2.16
D. Graves: 0.2 IP, H, 0.00


PLAYER OF THE GAME

Joe Randa: 2-4, 2 RBI

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GAME 2: Wednesday April 6, 2005

PITCHING PREVIEW: New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds

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Crawford's 2 homers lead Mets to victory


Summary: The runs came early for the Mets. Carl Crawford started things off with a first pitch, leadoff home run in the 1st inning. 4 batters later, recently called up Jhonny Peralta hit a 2 run shot to left field, making it 3-0. 21 year old rookie Adam Loewen struggled early, giving up 2 runs in the 1st. He settled down and pitched a solid 6 innings, earning his 1st career win. A Crawford RBI triple in the 2nd and his 2nd home run in the 5th closed out the Mets scoring. A Ken Griffey RBI single in the 3rd was the last run the Reds scored. Crawford ended up 4-5, just a double away from the cycle. Chad Cordero earned his 1st save of the season, quickly sitting down Adam Dunn, Sean Casey, and Griffey.

METS TOP PERFORMERS
C. Crawford: 4-5, 3B, 2 HR (2), 3 RBI
J. Peralta: 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI
G. Sizemore: 2-4, 2B

REDS TOP PERFORMERS
K. Griffey: 1-4, 2B, RBI
W. Pena: 2-4, RBI
F. Lopez: 2-4, 2 R

PITCHING STATS
METS
A. Loewen (W, 1-0): 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 4.50
P. Feliciano: IP, 0 H, 0.00
F. Cabrera: IP, 0 H, 0.00
C. Cordero (SV, 1): IP, 0 H, 2 K, 0.00

REDS
P. Wilson (L, 0-1): 7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 5.14
J. Valentine: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0.00

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Carl Crawford: 4-5, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI

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GAME 3: Thursday, April 7, 2005
PITCHING PREVIEW: New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds

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Mirabelli's 8th inning homer holds off Reds


Summary: Doug Mirabelli hit a 2 run homer in the top of the 8th inning to put the Mets up 4-0. They thought they were cruising, but little did they know, without it the game would have went in the Reds favor. Reliever Pedro Feliciano came in to pitch the 9th inning with a 4 run lead and no pressure. He proceded to allow base hit after base hit. Joe Randa, Adam Dunn, and Wily Mo Pena all knocked in runs. Willie Randolph didn't want to use him, but they were forced to put Chad Cordero in the game to stop the bleeding. He did just that and collected a 1 out save, his 2nd this year. Carl Crawford tripled in his third straight game. His 3-4 day has his average at .615. He also scored twice today.

METS TOP PERFORMERS
D. Mirabelli: 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI
J. Reyes: 3-4, RBI, R
C. Crawford: 3-4, 3B, 2 R

REDS TOP PERFORMERS
J. Randa: 2-4, 2B, RBI
A. Dunn: 1-4, RBI
W. Pena: 1-4, RBI

TROJAN RUBBER MATCH STATS
METS
G. Floyd (W, 1-0): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 0.00
R. Bottalico: IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0.00
M. Ginter: IP, H, 0 ER 4.50
P. Feliciano: 0.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 16.20
C. Cordero (SV, 2): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, K, 0.00

REDS
A. Harang (L, 0-1): 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 3.00
K. Mercker: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 9.00
J. Acevedo: IP, H, 0 ER, 0.00

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Doug Mirabelli: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI



NEXT SERIES: @ Atlanta Braves

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GAME 4: Friday, April 8, 2005
PITCHING PREVIEW: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves