Mets win 2 in row: HoJo takes a stand.

Well the Mets now can stop hearinng the stat that they have not won a road series against a National league team all year and be the first team since the 1909 Senators to go a entire season and not win one. Ok so its against the Bucs and last nights win was called early due to rain its still a win and now they can go for the sweep

The Mets beat the Bucs 5-1 has Jon Niese didnt have the curve bal lhe usually has but got run support from the Mets including a Reyes run in the first and a 3 run home run from David Wright to left center.  Not sure I can remember the last time that Wright hit a 3 ruin bomb but it was enough as the game was called in the 6th.

News came out yesterday that hitting coach Howard Johnson had a meeting with his hitters friday night and gave them a tongue lashing.

Below are some his comments from David Lennon of Newsday

Johnson said the stricter tone of the meeting was unusual. "It was a little bit out of character for me," he said. "But you know what, it was OK because I think guys respond to it. I felt like it was necessary."


Part of that was due to the criticism levied at Johnson, albeit indirectly, when Manuel ripped the Mets' offense as "pathetic" after Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Astros. Johnson said he didn't hear or read the comments, but plenty of people called to tell him about them the next day.


"They were surprised that it would go to that level," he said. "I definitely take it personally, and I think that as a group, we have to take it personally . . . We're not going to be pathetic. That's unacceptable.

HoJo has come out and said the hitters need to be the agressor and when the situation arises they need to not take alot of pitches  etc. Of course this will work against Frenchy if he changes his approach back to swinging at everything.

HoJo had to say something because how can he not have is job in jeporady with a team that is scoring runs of less then 3 per game since the Break. Hojo is well liked but at same time if there is no prodcution from this lineup how can the Mets keep him in this position. I dont think the Mets can go by what happens against the Bucs but if they go home and cant hit or score against the Fish and the Astros something has to change.