Diamondbacks 3 Mets 2 For the eleventh straight game, the Mets have been held to four runs or less. And for the fifth time in six tries since the All-Star exhibition, the Mets lost — despite having Carlos Beltran starting in centerfield. In fact, the Mets have yet to win a game with Beltran in … Read more
Diamondbacks 13 Mets 2 Much was made of the fact that for the first time in over a year, the Mets’ lineup was as intended — in other words, intact with all the planned regulars healthy. Unfortunately, it didn’t matter. Mike Pelfrey was the one of the top three or four pitchers in baseball through … Read more
“Are we down on Ollie?” Manuel said of Perez. “We just think Ollie needs to continue to get better, continue to find himself, try to get back to where he was. I think Ollie could be of value to us in the pen, a little bit more than what we have seen from Ollie lately … Read more
Mets 4 Giants 3 In ugly fashion, K-Rod blew a save, was saved from a loss by a bad call, and wound up with a win. Johan Santana set down the Giants through eight innings, allowing only one earned run on eight hits and a walk, striking out five. He was in line for his … Read more
Giants 8 Mets 4 The good news is that the Mets finally scored. The bad news is they have lost their first series of the second half. Game Notes Hisanori Takahashi started out well, retiring the first three batters he faced. Things changed in the second inning, however, when Buster Posey led off with a … Read more
Giants 1 Mets 0 On the one hand, I greatly appreciate these two-hour games — especially when they are played on the Left Coast. On the other hand, it would be nice if it were the Mets on the winning end of these quick contests. Game Notes Jonathon Niese pitched a beauty, allowing only one … Read more
Star-Ledger – Jerry Manuel wants to keep Josh Thole on the roster as R.A. Dickey’s personal catcher and backup first baseman, (or not?). Daily News – Andy Martino indicates Oliver Perez could face the Dodgers next Saturday. Oh boy. Mets Minor League Blog – The Brooklyn Cyclones won again last night, to go two games … Read more
Mets Police – Shannon Shark thinks David Wright might be one of the ten best third baseman of all-time. Hmm… Boggs, Arod, Matthews, Schmidt, Brooks Robinson, Brett… He may be on to something. MetsMerized – Sean Green and Luis Castillo are close to returning, but Fernando Tatis is out for the year. Yahoo Sports – … Read more
