Category Archives: Mets 2009 Games

Mets Game 114: Win Over Diamondbacks

Mets 6 Diamondbacks 4 For once, the Mets were on the right side of a poorly played baseball game. The Diamondbacks gave the Mets several runs by way of 3 passed balls, 2 wild pitches, 2 errors, and 4 bases … Continue reading

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Mets Game 113: Loss to Diamondbacks

Diamondbacks 6 Mets 2 So hard to come up with something clever now that the season has been phoned in. Livan Hernandez chose a poor strategy of giving the D’backs an early lead, then giving back a run every time … Continue reading

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Mets Game 112: Loss to Diamondbacks

Diamondbacks 7 Mets 4 I keep waiting for Casey Stengel to show up in the postgame interview and explain that Marv Throneberry lost a ground ball in the sun. The Mets were awful in nearly every aspect of the game … Continue reading

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Mets Game 111: Win Over Padres

Mets 5 Padres 1 Put away that broom — there will be no sweep in San Diego! One of the big reasons the Mets acquired Johan Santana was to avoid prolonged losing streaks. What they didn’t count on, though, were … Continue reading

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Mets Game 110: Loss to Padres

Padres 3 Mets 1 Bobby Parnell started his first MLB game, but fell far short of finishing it. In fact, he couldn’t finish the third inning. Parnell allowed two runs on four hits and three walks in 2 1/3 innings, … Continue reading

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Mets Game 109: Loss to Padres

Padres 6 Mets 2 Beware of Mount Everth. We kept waiting for the bubble to burst, the shoe to fall, the dam to break, the bricks to fall — the Ollie to implode. Indeed, we sat sweating at the edge … Continue reading

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Mets Game 108: Loss to Padres

Padres 8 Mets 3 Ho-hum. Good thing this one was happening on the Left Coast, so most Mets fans were asleep while it was occurring. Except, even the Mets fans who stayed awake to witness this depressing contest were fighting … Continue reading

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Mets Game 107: Win Over Cardinals

Mets 9 Cardinals 0 What a difference a day makes! Fueled by the support of screaming, sugar-filled children, the Mets delivered an overwhelming win to the Camp Day crowd. The Mets offense exploded for five runs in the first two … Continue reading

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