Mets 7 Giants 3 Sweep! Behind the bat of Fernando Tatis, the New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants to complete a three-game sweep at Shea. Tatis went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a homerun, and 4 RBI in pulling his weight as the #5 batter. The Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead in … Read more
Mets 5 Giants 0 Finally, Johan Santana won one for Jerry Manuel. Santana pitched five stellar innings before rain halted the game, allowing 3 hits, 3 walks, no runs, and striking out 5. He sliced through the San Francisco lineup like a hot knife through butter, never getting into major trouble. Ramon Castro provided all … Read more
Mets 7 Giants 0 A splendidly satisfying win from every angle. If there was a negative, it was that Mike Pelfrey didn’t finish his shutout. “Big Pelf” was spectacular, spinning seven strong innings of scoreless ball. He allowed only three hits, walked none, and struck out five, expending 113 pitches in the process. From my … Read more
Mets 10 Phillies 9 Yikes! The Mets had a nice and easy, 10-1 lead as late after the top of the sixth, and we all figured it was a slam-dunk win. However, the fightin’ Phils never gave up (take note, Mets players), and scored eight runs in the last three innings to give every Mets … Read more
Mets 4 Phillies 2 I have to admit, it looked to me like the Mets were destined to lose this one. However, they hung tough, somehow preventing the sluggin’, fightin’ Phils from stealing away the ballgame. Oliver Perez was absolutely outstanding, pitching seven shutout innings of 4-hit ball. He was in trouble from inning one, … Read more
Mets 9 Phillies 4 For a change, the Mets did a number of things that we haven’t seen too often this season. Such as, they came from behind to win, late in a game. They pounded out 14 hits. Pinch-hitters supplied three hits, two runs, and four RBI. The bullpen held a lead. John Maine … Read more
Phillies 3 Mets 2 So much for the sweep. The Mets blew a golden opportunity to take the first of this vital four-game series – and everyone was to blame. “Everyone”, by the way, includes everyone – the entire lineup, the bench, manager Jerry Manuel, the pregame chef, and yes, even Johan Santana. No doubt, … Read more
Mets 11 Cardinals 1 Win. Lohse. Win. Lose. Win. If the Mets keep up this pace, they might just win 80 games. As expected, the 50/50 Mets beat the Cardinals in the final game of their four-game series. Actually, they didn’t just beat them — they pounded, battered, and fried the Redbirds. The Mets jumped … Read more
