METS (22-19, 2nd place/NL East) at BRAVES (22-21, 4th place/NL East)
Tuesday (Game 1): RHP John Maine (5-2, 2.81) vs. LHP Tom Glavine (1-1, 4.41), 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, WADO)
Tuesday (Game 2): RHP Claudio Vargas (0-1, 2.84) vs. RHP Jorge Campillo (0-0, 1.27), 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, WADO)
Wednesday: RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-4, 4.17) vs. RHP Jair Jurrjens (2-3, 5.27), 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, WADO)
Thursday: LHP Johan Santana (5-2, 3.30) vs. RHP Tim Hudson (6-3, 3.06), 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, WADO)
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Braves short hops:
Chipper Jones enters the series hitting a sizzling .410. The only things that have slowed him of late are a sore groin that forced him to miss Thursday’s game and Oakland’s Rich Harden , who struck out Jones twice Saturday during a rare 0-for-4 night. Jones hadn’t struck out twice in a game since Sept. 26, 2007. He sits at 397 career homers, 46th all time. Next up: Braves great Dale Murphy at 398. (The Braves just worked out ...
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Ump Chokes on Homer Call
babeslovebaseball.com 5/19/2008 — Carlos Delgado's shot to left bounced off of the foul pole and land under a fan's seat. A fair ball, a home run. Too bad 3 out of 4 umpires disagreed.
Short Hops: Peavy, Smoltz and Barrett
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 5/19/2008 — Most people hate Monday's, and that includes me. But around Major League Baseball it seems to be one of those busy days.
A Step Forward
wfan.com 5/19/2008 — Maybe this will get us going. I'm sure that's what the Mets are thinking and hoping after their shortened weekend sweep of the Yankees at the Stadium. And I'm sure they'd rather be playing today as opposed to traveling to Atlanta for a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday, but it is what it is.
Diaz Discourse: An Exclusive Interview With Matt Diaz
bugsandcranks.com 5/19/2008 — Matt Diaz is baseball’s best hitter that you know nothing about. The Braves left fielder hit just under .340 last year and now in his sixth season in “The Show” Diaz’s career average sits at a more than respectable .316. Last Wednesday, Diaz was good enough to spend a few minutes on the phone with Bugs & Cranks, fielding questions from our very own Braves scribe Charlie Hatton
Two is Just as Bad as One
blog.nj.com 5/19/2008 — I'll admit there's a part of me that's happy to see the Mets defeat the Yankees 11-2 for the 2-game series sweep yesterday. Oliver Perez didn't come undone, the bats came alive in a big way, and now they enter...
