Cardinals 10 Mets 8 Aaron Heilman did not lose this game. Albert Pujols did not win this game. This game was decided by Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa. LaRussa’s starting pitcher went only four innings, yet when the 14th inning came around, the Redbirds had not only a fresh pitcher in the game, but another reliever … Read more
With Pedro Martinez out of the country after the passing of his father, the Mets have replaced him on the roster and in the rotation with Brandon Knight. Naturally, everyone is wondering who IS this “Knight” and is he arriving on a white horse? In shining armor? Truth is, he’s not that kind of Knight, … Read more
Mets 7 Cardinals 1 Mike Pelfrey did it again, with seven the lucky number. Big Pelf won his seventh straight decision, pitching seven spectacular innings in which he allowed one run on seven hits, striking out 5 and walking none. As usual, Pelfrey was given plenty of offensive support. The Mets scored one in the … Read more
As speculated, Xavier Nady returned to New York. However, not to the team we hoped. The Yankees have just obtained Nady and Damaso Marte from the Pirates in return for Ross Ohlendorf, Jose Tabata, George Kontos, and Phil Coke Dan McCutchen and Jeff Karstens. What does that mean to the Mets? Number one, it ends … Read more
Mets 3 Phillies 1 Did the Mets really lose the opener? I hardly remember it now … it seems so long ago. The “new” Mets completely blew off their devastating loss on Tuesday, and took not only two games from the Phils but sole possession of first place. In the most important game of the … Read more
Mets 6 Phillies 3 What a difference Billy Wagner makes. Armed with their closer, the Mets were able to hold a three-run lead in the final frame, moving back into a tie for first place with the Philadelphia Phillies. John Maine re-filled his role of “stopper”, pitching seven strong innings, allowing three runs on six … Read more
Phillies 8 Mets 6 Another collapse. That’s really the only way to describe this loss — a collapse. The SNY announcers termed it “devastating”, but I’m not sure Tom Glavine would agree. This game was neatly wrapped, signed, sealed, and about to be delivered. However, somewhere between the end of the eighth inning and the … Read more
At MetsBlog, Ted Berg opens our eyes to the second base conundrum — mainly, the fact that the Mets have three second basemen who don’t produce very much offensively, two of which happen to be godawful in the field as well. Personally, I’d like to believe Luis Castillo can be a better OBP guy and … Read more
