28.4.06

Ready Or Not, Turner Field, Here We Come!

Interesting stat about to be turned on it's head?

Since it opened in 1997, the Mets are 20-51 at Turner Field. They went 1-8 here last season, 2-7 in 2004, 3-7 in 2003. In all, the Mets have not won a season series against Atlanta since 1997.

Pedro Martinez will face John Smoltz for the sixth time this evening, followed by a Tom Glavine-John Thomson matchup tomorrow. Steve Trachsel squares off against Kyle Davies in the Sunday finale.

The verdict?

Wishful thinking or not, Wednesday night's improbable comeback victory over the Giants to conclude a winning road trip shows just what this team is made of. The Army notes that the Braves domination over the Mets cannot go on forever and now is just as good a time as any to begin driving the stake into the heart of it's worse nemisis.

Mets will take two of three from the Braves and silence alot of doubters by the beginning of May.

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