Mets hold off Brewers 6-4....
The homerun backed backed a pedestrian outing for Mets ace Steve Godowski. Godowski, who threw 15 pitches on Monday prior to an eventual rain out, gave up 4 runs (3 er) on 4 hits and struck out 7 in 5 1/3 innings. Lino Mariot, who also added 2 hits and stolen base, finished off the game for his first save of the season. Godowski earned his 3rd win of the season as the Mets improve to 8-5.
The Mets continue their trek to the playoffs with a battle against crosstown rivals the Central Jersey Giants. Knuckleballer Matt Wheeler will take the hill looking for his first win of the season. Game time is set for 8:30pm at Renaissance Park in North Brunswick.
CARDS’ TOP METS 5-4…
Starter Billy Krapf earned the tough luck loss as his season record now falls to 2-2; overall the hurler threw a solid game but was deflated by a number of 2 out Cardinal hits, and a lack of offensive support by the Mets lineup. The Mets look to bounce back as they will hand the ball off to Starter Gary Zielinski on Wednesday night against the Springfield Yankees; first pitch is set for 8:30 pm.
And in better news for the Mets program, outfielder Bobby Beyer will be returning for play next week! The slugger who led the team in homeruns last year has been out for nearly all of this season after taking a fastball to the face, breaking numerous bones. His presence will be a key lift as the Mets lineup is still trying to fill holes and solidify spots for a long late-season run.
METS OUTLAST PIRATES 4-2 BEHIND RIGHT ARM OF GODOWSKI!
The Mets get back at it on Monday as they play perennial power Woodbridge Cardinals, first pitch set for 6pm at Johnson Park.
METS DROP 3RD STRAIGHT!
The loss makes it 3 in a row on this young season as the Mets will now have to battle there first true test of adversity. They get back at it Wednesday night as Gary Zielinski will be on the hill against the Jersey Cyclones. First pitch set for 6pm.
METS SPLIT DOUBLE-DIP!
In game 2, the offense faced their toughest challenge of the year on the mound, and battled late to take the game into extra innings. PJ Valenza led the offense with 3 hits, none more important than his 2 out game tying single in the bottom of the 7th. But it wasn't enough as Lino Mariot earned the tough-luck loss giving up a run scoring single in the top of the 8th to seal the victory for the Yankees. The Mets record now goes to 5-1-1 on this young season.
METS ENDURE TEST TO REMAIN UNBEATEN!
BATS FINALLY COME ALIVE, AS METS ROUT NATS!
The Mets now move to 4-0-1 on this young season, and will take part in there first double-dip of the year Tuesday night at Thomas Edison park.
BATS FINALLY COME ALIVE, AS METS ROUT NATS!
Stay tuned as the Mets play there first weekend matinee of the season Saturday against the North Brunswick Twins, first pitch is set for 3pm.
METS ESCAPE A WILD ONE!
The rain which seems to be the only consistent part of this 2008 NBMO season made its way into play in the 7th inning, as a torrential downpour came down ending the game at 1-0 in the Mets favor.
METS GET FIRST WIN AS KRAPF TWIRLS GEM!
After a nice long weekend, The Mets will take the field looking for two wins in a row as the play the East Brunswick Dodgers Tuesday night at Memorial Stadium; first pitch is set for 6pm.
GODOWSKI LIGHTS OUT IN DEBUT, METS END WITH DEADLOCK AGAINST CARDS!
Godowski had 7 strikeouts in 5 innings of work, as the game was unfortunately called at a deadlock tie of 0-0 due to time constraints. The Mets had their chance in the bottom of the 5th, but a tough luck double play would end the small rally leaving 2 runners on base.
Starter Billy Krapf will toe the rubber Thursday as the Mets look to get their first W against the Milltown Brewers 8:30 @ Memorial Stadium in New Brunswick.
WILL THE METS EVER PLAY?!?!
Opening day, a wash out!
CJ METS OPEN UP 08' AGAINST PERENNIAL POWER WOODBRIDGE CARDINALS!
FINAL ROSTER ALMOST SET FOR CJ METS MANAGER ERIC VELEZ…
CJ METS LAND BIG ADDITION TO 2008 SQUAD…
Wednesday 7/2
Mets' outfielder Kwesi Mitchell blasted a decisive 2 run homerun and Matt Wheeler added 3 hits propelling the CJ Mets to a 6-4 victory over the Milltown Brewers. Mitchell drove a 1-1 offering over the leftfield fence in the 6th for what would be the eventual game winner. The homerun is Mitchell's 2nd of the year as he now has an impressive 9 RBI in 7 games.
Tuesday 6/24
The CJ Mets were defeated by the Woodbridge Cardinals on Monday night by a score of 5-4. In what seemed to be a sluggish first 6 innings for the Mets offense, a late rally in the 7th saw big hits by Matt Wheeler, Ivan Lima, and Billy Krapf to cut the lead to one; however the lead would stay put as the tying Mets run was stranded at first giving the Cardinals a one run victory.
Fri 6/20
Mets ace Steve Godowski twirled his best game of the year on Thursday night as he tossed 6 scoreless innings of one hit ball to hold off the 1st place New Brunswick Pirates. The victory is his 2nd on the year, and drops his era to a stellar 1.16. The Mets offense was sparked by Christian Rosa who had 3 hits, and Kwesi Mitchell who launched a 3-run homerun in the 5th inning that we still believe has not landed yet. The home-run deemed to be very pivotal as the Pirates rallied late to score 2 in the 7th however ending the game stranding the bases loaded.
Tuesday 6/10
The CJ Mets were defeated by the New Brunswick White Sox by a score of 5-4 Monday night. Matt Wheeler started his first game of the year and seemed to be rolling along with a 4 run lead, but sloppy play and complacent offense brought the White Sox right back in the game as they exploded for 5 runs in the 5th inning to take a 5-4 lead and never look back.
Wed 6/4
The CJ Mets took one of two games in there day-night double-header Tuesday night, surrendering their first loss of the season in the second game. In game 1 Gary Zielinski threw a complete game giving up no runs on a couple of hits, earning his 2nd victory of the young season while keeping his era at a stellar 0.00. Kwesi Mitchell sparked the offense with a 2 run double in the 3rd inning as the Mets went on to win easily by the score of 10-0.
Tuesday 6/3
In a battle from the 1st inning on the Central Jersey Mets outlasted a scrappy Woodbridge A’s club to win their 4th in a row by a score of 5-4. Starting pitcher Billy Krapf went on to win his 2nd decision as of the year, pitching 4 innings striking out 8 batters. Trailing by 2 runs after the 1st inning, the Mets offense came to life scoring 4 runs in the top of the second on timely hitting and aggressive base running. The bats then slowed down for the Mets, but timely play from Lino Mariot came up clutch as he used his speed to score what would be the game winning run in the 5th inning by stealing 2 bases and scoring on an errand throw. Pitcher Steve Godowski came into close the door for the Mets as he threw three flawless innings in relief giving up no hits, and striking out 3.
Friday 5/30
The CJ Mets offense finally got into the swing of things Thursday night, as they beat the Woodbridge Nationals 10-0 on a gorgeous spring afternoon at Memorial Stadium. Leading the way for the Mets was 2nd year 3rd baseman Christian Rosa who was 4-4 with 4 RBI’s; while Raj Subramanian and Eric Velez each had a hit and scored 3 runs. On the hill for his second start of the season was hurler Steve Godowski. The rookie notched another gem, as he was nearly flawless surrendering only one hit on 4 k’s. In the 4 games played Mets starters have now given up a total of 0 earned runs, on only 8 hits, and 27 strikeouts.
Wednesday 5/28
In a crazy game that saw everything from shutdown pitchers, to freak injuries, to wild weather the CJ Mets came out on top of yet another low scoring affair 1-0 vs the East Brunswick Dodgers Tuesday night at Memorial Stadium. Gary Zielinski started his first game of the year in normal fashion throwing 6 solid innings surrendering only 1hit and no runs. The lone Mets run came in the 4th inning as Raj Subramanian laced a hard hit single to left field that made its way all the way to the wall scoring Anthony Addone from first base.
Friday 5/23/08
Behind the strong right arm of starter Billy Krapf the Central Jersey Mets went on to capture there first victory of the 08’ season 5-2 against the Milltown Brewers. Krapf was nearly un-hittable as he twirled 5 innings surrendering only 1 earned run, on 1 hit and 10 strikeouts. The Mets’ offense was highlighted by a 5 run 2nd inning with big RBI hits coming from Bobby Beyer and Christian Rosa. Pete Miller came in to close the door throwing the final 2 innings for the Mets capping off a solid overall team performance.
Wednesday 5/21
After a long wait, the Central Jersey Mets finally were able to get their season started behind a strong pitching performance from rookie hurler Steve Godowski.
Monday 5/19/08
Canceled yet again! For the 4th game in a row the Central Jersey Mets
will have to wait until the next day to see if there season will come to
a start. Dealing with circumstances that have not always involved the
weather; the Mets have been impatiently waiting to kick off their 08
campaign. In what should be game 5 of the summer season, the Mets are
scheduled to open up Tuesday 5/20 against the New Brunswick Titans 6pm
at Waterfront Park in South Amboy. Keep posted as there is a possibility
the Mets might play a game in the month of May.
Monday 5/12
The CJ Mets will have to wait a couple more days to cross the lines and get their 2008 season started; as Mondays game vs the Woodbridge Cardinals was postponed due to rain. The season opener will now be this coming Wednesday against the Diamondbacks with rookie hurler Steve Godowski scheduled to take the mound.
Monday 5/5/08
Early Monday morning commissioner Mike Blackwell released
the official 2008 NBMO schedule to all managers. Yet to be released on
the league site, the season will include 32 regular season games with
8 of the 17 teams making the playoffs. The CJ Mets will begin there 08 campaign
against last years regular season champion Woodbridge Cardinals. This
year's outcome for the Mets will depend highly on a team effort as
18 of the 32 games are at 6pm, causing major time conflicts with a
number of everyday starters. Stay posted as the Mets look to take the
field a week from today 6pm at Waterfront park in South Amboy.
Friday 4/4/08
With the addition of 3 more pitchers to the teams’ staff, the CJ Mets opening day roster is almost set and ready to take the field for opening day come mid May. The pitching staff will be anchored by Gary Zielinski, Lino Mariot, Matt Wheeler, Christian Rosa and recently acquired Billy Krapf. Two other collegiate arms will also be in the mix in what should be a solid staff all year around.
The offense looks to start the season as hot as they ended last year, as key returning starters Kris Molloy (Villanova), Lino Mariot (Brockton Rox) and Bobby Byer (Bloomfield) look healthy and ready to go. Byer led the league in home runs last season, while Molloy and Mariot both have the potential to hit over .400 and steal 30 bases each. Other important returnees include C PJ Valenza, IF/C Reg Subramanian, OF Tommy Battista, and IF Eric Velez. And let’s not forget new addition OF Alex Munoz!
The Central Jersey Mets will enter the 2008 season with one goal in mind, and that is to win a championship. In only the second year with the league manager Eric Velez will carry high standards and high hopes for his squad. With the major growth over the off season to the amount of teams in the league, the CJ Mets plan to come out firing from the start.
Tuesday 4/1/08
The Central Jersey Mets made it official on Tuesday, that all-star outfielder Alex Munoz from Div. II Bloomfield College will be a part of the Mets 2008 summer roster. Munoz a senior from Perth Amboy was just named CACC conference player of the week as he is currently ranked second on the team with a .373 batting average, 14 extra base hits with 3 coming by home run. Munoz will likely land the left field job to start the season; compiling what will most likely be the best all around outfield in the league.