Category Archives: Mets 2008 Games

Dodgers 5 Mets 1 The Mets couldn’t figure out Chad Billingsley, so it didn’t matter how Oliver Perez pitched. As it turned out, Perez looked better than his most recent starts, though the stat line didn’t bear it out. Perez … Continue reading →

Mets 5 Diamondbacks 2 It was a lot closer than the final score. Danny Haren and Johan Santana gave the audience a good old fashioned pitchers’ duel, with neither ace showing signs of weakening through six innings of baseball. In … Continue reading →

Diamondbacks 10 Mets 4 Last year in Game 27, the Mets came from behind to beat the Diamondbacks 9-4, highlighted by a last-inning, three-run homer by Damion Easley and a complete breakdown by D’backs closer Jose Valverde. This time around, … Continue reading →

Mets 7 Diamondbacks 2 The Mets jumped out to an early lead off Micah “Babe Ruth” Owings, led by the top three batters in the lineup — Jose Reyes, Ryan Church, and David Wright — who were a combined 9-for-14 … Continue reading →

Pirates 13 Mets 1 OK, so, I watch Xavier Nady lead off the second with a walk, I go to the kitchen to fix a sandwich and a glass of Ovaltine, I come back to the TV and it’s 7-zip. … Continue reading →

Mets 4 Pirates 4 It took eleven innings on a chilly night in Flushing, but the Mets eventually wore out the Pirates thanks to some good old fashioned small ball. Endy Chavez — who had three hits on the night … Continue reading →

Mets 6 Braves 3 John Smoltz didn’t have his good stuff, and the Mets jumped all over him, scoring runs in each of the first three innings and chasing “Smoltzie” to the showers after only four innings of work. David … Continue reading →

Mets 4 Braves 3 Tim Hudson imploded in the third inning, allowing the Mets to score four runs, and the Sheasters held on to beat the Braves by one. After Jose Reyes popped out to start the third, Endy Chavez … Continue reading →