Skid's 2015 Dream Season

July 28 - HOME GAME #51 vs San Diego Padres (47-52)

Noah Syndergaard (4-5) faces James Shields (8-3) in game 5 of a 10 game home stand.

52-48

Lets Go Mets! Noah Syndergaard pitched six perfect innings before giving up a leadoff single in the 7th. Syndergaard struck out six of the first 13 batters he faced, mowing down the Padre hitters for his 5th win. The Mets won on Lucas Duda's first inning 2 run homer and got insurance with Curtis Granderson's 2 run homer in the 8th.

Ticket Cost: $138
Time of game: 2:20
Attendance: 26,034

My view of Noah

Tonight I sat in a very nice Delta club seat almost directly behind home plate with a perfect view of Syndergaard's mastery of the Padres hitters. I was just down the row of seats from Brian, whom I met earlier in the month. He told me that Jenrry Mejia had been suspended again for PED's and is pretty much done as a New York Met. That's a shame but we move on. The Mets did trade for Oakland A's closer Tyler Clippard to help out the bullpen and the timing could not have been better with Mejia's suspension.

I sat next to a nice gentleman tonight and we briefly chatted about the Mets throughout the game. I like to talk a bit to fans sitting near but I don't like to be distracted or distracting from the play on the field. Every inning we would look at each other knowing Noah had not allowed a base runner. Once the 7th started, excitement started to build in the ballpark of a possible no hitter/perfect game but those wishes were burst when the Padres led off the 7th with a single.

Still no card for the newest Mets