Category Archives: Mets 2008 Games

Mets 8 Dodgers 4 Someone call the authorities! The New York Mets have been kidnapped, and a collection of hungry independent-league ballplayers are playing in their uniforms! The Mets hit, they ran, they fielded the ball, they threw the ball … Continue reading →

Mets 7 Marlins 6 Wow … this is EXACTLY what we’ve been waiting for — for about a year. Fernando Tatis continued his case for regular duty, slamming a clutch two-run double in the 12th to push the Mets past … Continue reading →

Mets 5 Marlins 3 Mets win! Mets win! So the stopper stopped yet another losing streak. Johan Santana pitched seven strong innings en route to his sixth win of the season. He allowed only three runs on eight hits and … Continue reading →

Marlins 7 Mets 3 The Mets had a 3-2 lead in the second inning, but the Fish scored four runs in the third to go up 6-3 and bury the Mets. I’m not sure why they bothered playing the last … Continue reading →

Rockies 4 Mets 1 The Mets lost yet another ballgame. Isn’t it fascinating that the Mets seem to be “tipping their cap”, and “giving credit” to opposing pitchers several times a week? Makes you wonder — is it a coincidence, … Continue reading →

Mets 9 Rockies 2 What a difference a day makes. After losing five straight games, the Mets came out like gangbusters, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning, and commanding the game thereafter. Claudio Vargas, pitching on … Continue reading →

Rockies 6 Mets 5 It took 13 innings, but the Mets finally lost their fifth straight game. Sadly, I think I was not alone in waiting for the loss to occur … the Mets just didn’t seem to show any … Continue reading →

Braves 4 Mets 2 Was there a game? I didn’t notice. The TV was on, it was set to SNY, but it was more like indifferent background noise than anything worth paying attention to. According to the SNY postgame, the … Continue reading →