Category Archives: Mets 2008 Games

Pirates 5 Mets 2 Well, three out of four ain’t bad. The Mets fell just short of a sweep in Pittsburgh, as the Mets bullpen let another one get away. John Maine started and gritted through five difficult innings without … Continue reading →

Mets 4 Pirates 0 One more and the Mets will complete a sweep in Pittsburgh. Johan Santana was spectacular, never struggling in a 9-inning complete-game shutout. Johan gave up three hits, no walks, no runs, and struck out 7 in … Continue reading →

That’s right — the Mets have chosen to “bolster” their bullpen with a man sporting a 5.77 ERA. Good luck with that. The Mets traded Anderson Hernandez to the Nationals for Ayala, who in 62 games and 57 innings this … Continue reading →

Mets 7 Pirates 4 So far, the Mets are making the most of the “soft” part of their schedule. Pedro Martinez threw seven strong innings in leading the Mets to their fifth straight victory, and his fourth win of the … Continue reading →

Mets 2 Pirates 1 A slim margin of victory, but a victory nonetheless. Mike Pelfrey had to be nearly perfect, and he was, pitching seven spectacular innings of shutout ball before giving way to the bullpen. Big Pelf allowed 7 … Continue reading →

Mets 9 Nationals 3 What’s that sound? It’s kind of like corduroy pants … a “ffft ffft” sound … ah yes! it’s the sound of a broom … the Mets sweep! Yeah … shouldn’t be THAT big a deal when … Continue reading →

Mets 12 Nationals 0 For once, the game was in the bag — from beginning, through the middle, and at the end. It was only yesterday I suggested that the best solution for the Mets bullpen was to score more … Continue reading →

Mets 4 Nationals 3 The Mets won … but barely. Once again, Johan Santana was very good, allowing three runs in seven strong innings. Finally, he was handed a “W”, as this time the Mets bullpen held down the fort. … Continue reading →