The Jets, the Mets and the Big Unit

Base10 is watching the Mets as he blogs. It is the top of the 6th with no score. Randy Johnson (and how does a grown man get a knickname like that?) is pitching a gem, but then again so is Steve Trachsel the Mets' hurler. Meanwhile the rain is pouring. Mrs. Base10 actually went to the game--to get the Hello Kitty Mets Doll no doubt--and Base10 hopes she is managing to stay dry. Should the Mets win this game they will have swept Arizona in time to start a six-game road trip on Tuesday against Colorado and San Francisco followed by an eleven-game homestand. The Mets were ten back this morning with seemingly little chance to get a wild card. But you can't even hope unless they win games, which they've started to do. The funny thing is that the Mets are playing this well given the fact that they are being ravaged by injuries: Piazza, Reyes, and Matsui are all on the DL and Glavine is still out folowing the car accident he had in a cab from LaGuardia.

Base10 also caught the Jets preseason game against the New Orleans Saints on Friday night. He must say that Pennington looked pretty good, although he was in for only one series. The Jets first defensive unit also looked pretty good holding New Orleans to three and out. However, after the first series with the starters, there's nothing much to watch anymore. Base10 is a little concerned about backup QB Brooks Bollinger and he's not the only one. By committing two turnovers, including one from horrible snap handling, saying that he looked confused is an insult to people with ADD everywhere. Maybe he will get better, but the Jets might just want to see what's floating in the free agent waters.

As for our crosstown footall cousins, the Giants beat hight powered Kansas City. Once again, since all preseason games are basically plain vanilla exercises which involve rookies three-quarters of the time, the outcome is really not indicative of anything. Howeve, Ron Dayne did look good. Both Eli Manning and Ron Dayne looked pretty good.

UPDATE: The Diamonbacks just took the lead at 2-0 with a two RBI hit against the Mets.
- posted by Base10 @ 2:41 PM