Category Archives: Mets 2010 Games

Mets Game 83: Loss to Reds

Reds 8 Mets 6 Well, at least they fought back. The Mets fell behind 8-1 after a six-run top of the fifth but before the Reds could relax, the home team responded with five runs of their own in the … Continue reading

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Mets Game 82: Win Over Nationals

Mets 9 Nationals 5 The fireworks began in the initial inning and continued through the final frame. When it was all said and done, the Mets scraped out a series split with the worst team in the NL East. And … Continue reading

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Mets Game 81: Loss to Nationals

Nationals 6 Mets 5 In line with Aesop’s fable, the tortoise beat the hare. But that didn’t result in the tortoise’s team winning the race. Veteran knuckleballer R.A. Dickey was the better pitcher in an unlikely matchup against the rookie … Continue reading

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Mets Game 80: Win Over Nationals

Mets 5 Nationals 3 The Mets picked one off. Seemingly safe and secure with a 5-1 lead going into the ninth, Jerry Manuel put the final three outs in the hands of LOOGY Pedro Feliciano and ROOGY Elmer Dessens — … Continue reading

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Mets Game 79: Loss to Nationals

Nationals 2 Mets 1 There is this idea — supported to a degree by Beaneheads — that a manager has very little to no influence on the won-loss record of a team. A game like this would beg one to … Continue reading

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Updated: Replacements for Hisanori Takahashi

Note: This is an edited version of my post from the other day. As several readers pointed out, I calculated Takahashi’s FIP incorrectly. The updated stats include Takahashi’s start from last night. In light of some new info, I made … Continue reading

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Mets Game 78: Win Over Marlins

Mets 6 Marlins 5 Crazy things can happen in San Juan. Strange things occurred before the game even started — Jose Reyes was held out of the game after experiencing “back stiffness” during batting practice. The blame was placed on … Continue reading

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Mets Game 77: Loss to Marlins

Marlins 7 Mets 6 Ugh … as in, “Ugh-la”. Dan Uggla bounced a grounder through the middle of the artificial infield to bring home Jorge Cantu from second base to give the Fish a 7-6 victory in the bottom of … Continue reading

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