Pirates 7 Mets 5 The Mets had one in the bag, a gimme, and threw it away. Pedro Martinez put forth an excellent effort, allowing three hits, four walks, and one run in six innings, leaving the game with a 5-1 lead. The key part of that sentence is “leaving the game” — which is … Read more
Marlins 8 Mets 2 The Marlins avoided a sweep at Shea by blasting Mike Pelfrey for six runs in 4 and 2/3 innings, and riding behind the arm of Josh Johnson. Big Pelf had a rough day, allowing 7 hits and 3 walks in a 98-pitch effort. The bullpen didn’t do much better, with Eddie … Read more
Mets 8 Marlins 6 Before the game began, we knew that a win would most likely require plenty of runs. After all, Brian Stokes — he of the 7.07 ERA last year — could not be counted on to shut out the Fish. Ironically, Stokes delivered, pitching 5 2/3 innings and allowing 4 runs on … Read more
Mets 3 Marlins 0 Once again, the Mets needed a big-time effort from Oliver Perez. And once again, Ollie delivered. Perez pitched seven strong innings, allowing no runs, only two hits, and three walks, striking out 8 in a heroic 120-pitch effort. I’m convinced that Ollie pitches purely on emotion, competitiveness, and guts, with everything … Read more
Tonight I’ll be co-hosting “Live From Mickey Mantle’s” with fantasy guru Lenny Melnick from 6 pm to 8 pm. We’ll be discussing the NL East from 6 – 6:45 pm and then breaking down the AL East pennant race from 7 – 7:45 pm. I’ll be stuffing chicken wings down my throat from 6:45 – … Read more
Mets 5 Padres 3 The bullpen blew another one for Johan … but David Wright saved the win with a ninth-inning, two-out, two-run homer. Wright gets the save, and Aaron Heilman, of all people, gets the win. Good for Aaron, who needs something to help build back his confidence. Johan Santana did his part, pitching … Read more
According to Sean McAdam of the Providence Journal, both Scott Schoeneweis and Duaner Sanchez have cleared waivers. Hat tip to MLBTradeRumors for the link. Other than MLBTR and McAdam, I haven’t seen this published anywhere else, so can’t be sure it’s true. If it is, I imagine one or both could be offered in a … Read more
A few days ago we were told that Ryan Church had been progressing with his “baseball activities” and as a result would be returning to the Mets “soon”. At the same time, we were given the message that “there was no timetable” for his return. After taking batting practice yesterday, however, Church’s return became “not … Read more
