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 allowing a run. He expended 96 pitches, giving up two hits, walking four, and striking … Read more
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 a textbook, 113-pitch performance. He only needed one, but the Mets gave him four. Hot-hitting … Read more
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 season has allowed 63 hits, 22 walks, and struck out 36. He has a 1-8 … Read more
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 year. Petey allowed only one run in a 95-pitch effort, scattering eight hits, walking one, … Read more
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 hits and no walks, striking out one and inducing 14 ground balls. However, he didn’t … Read more
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 you sweep the worst team in baseball. But the Mets haven’t enjoyed too many of … Read more
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 runs. Today was an excellent example of what I was talking about. See, when you’re … Read more
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. In stark contrast to their performances of the last few days, Joe Smith and Pedro … Read more
