Preview of Mets – Astros

Jonah and I will be in attendance at tonight’s Mets – Astros game. Thus, a preview is in order.

To begin, here are some depressing Mets interviews after the Mets – Astros game: (It’s so easy to laugh at (not with) Terry Collins.)

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Next, 2 articles of sad news:

• Pat Misch was waived, cleared waivers, and demoted to Triple A Buffalo. (Metsblog.com)
• Bobby Parnell was placed on the 15 day DL for numbness in his right, middle finger. The Mets training staff believes it has to do with poor blood circulation. (NBCSports.com)

R.A. Dickey

And, tonight’s Mets starting lineup (according to Metsblog.com):

1. Jose Reyes (.299)
2. Josh Thole (.260)
3. David Wright (.254)
4. Carlos Beltran (.250)
5. Ike Davis (.291)
6. Angel Pagan (.169)
7. Willie Harris (.273)
8. Daniel Murphy (.226)
9. R.A. Dickey (.200)

Other notes:

• According to Mets.com, tonight’s pitching matchup is: Bud Norris (1-1, 5.06 ERA) vs. R.A. Dickey (1-2, 3.93 ERA).
• Scott Hairston will come off the bench for the Mets.
• Jason Isringhausen will serve as the 8th inning set up man tonight.
• R.A. stands for Robert Allen, according to Wikipedia.org.

We’ll post some sort of recap after the game, unless the game is so awful that it must be immediately forgotten.