Tigers 6 Mets 5 The bright side: the Mets won the series. Also on the bright side: the Mets kept fighting through the very end of the game, despite falling behind early. These are NOT the 2008 nor 2009 Mets. Game Notes Hisanori Takahashi allowed 6 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks in 4 … Read more
Andy Martino of the Daily News says the Mets were built for Citi Field: Buried underneath the Mets offensive explosion Tuesday night was a possible reason for their home dominance this season: “We didn’t hit any home runs yesterday, and we scored 14 runs,” observed Jose Reyes, a few hours before hitting a home run, … Read more
How tough was it to hit against R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball last night? Ask Brandon Inge: “One of (the pitches) I thought was gonna hit me and then it came in for a strike,” said Brandon Inge. (Detroit Free Press) Pretty scary, especially considering Inge had one of the Tigers’ four hits.
Mets 5 Tigers 0 The hometown advantage continues … as does the “R.A. Dickey Story” … Game Notes R.A. Dickey tossed 8 shutout innings, allowing only 4 hits, 2 walks, and striking out 4. This Hollywood story is showing no signs of ending anytime soon. He is the first pitcher in history to start his … Read more
Mets 14 Tigers 6 Usually, a “laugher” like this is fun to watch. But when there is a 58-minute rain delay in the middle of it, it can kind of drag on and put a “dampener” on the evening. Though, I’ll take it! Game Notes If anyone can find something to complain about in a … Read more
What Would Wally Backman do? Kevin Burkhardt and Bobby Ojeda will call tonight’s Brooklyn Cyclones game on SNY. Coverage begins at 7pm and will include an in game interview with Cyclones manager Wally Backman. I hope they have some at the ready to bleep Wally, in case of a bad call by the umpires… It … Read more
Yankees 4 Mets 0 Sorry Dad. Mark Teixeira chose the Subway Series to get his groove back — much to the chagrin of Mets fans. Additionally, C.C. Sabathia chose Father’s Day to spin his best outing of the season. Game Notes C.C. Sabathia spun 8 innings of shutout ball, holding the Mets to a mere … Read more
Yankees 5 Mets 3 Sadly, all good things must eventually come to an end — including Mets’ winning streaks on the road. For the first time since June 10th, the Mets lost. In fact, it was the first date the Mets played and didn’t win since June 2 (they won the second half of a … Read more
