Mets 10 Dodgers 5 Break up the Mets! By taking the second game of their doubleheader with the Dodgers, the Mets have won their third consecutive series, and are now threatening to take the lead in the NL East. I urge you to bask in this current glory, because one can never know what the … Read more
Mets 4 Dodgers 0 Johan Santana threw six scoreless innings, Jason Bay hit his first homerun in the orange and blue, and Luis Castillo drove in two runs as the Mets cruised to an easy victory in the front end of a twi-night doubleheader. Can’t say much beyond that, because I didn’t see the game … Read more
Mets 1 Braves 0 For once, everything went right for the Mets. Mike Pelfrey did not pitch well, but battled and stranded a small country on the bases. Tommy Hanson pitched very well, but was the unlucky recipient of poor defense and wet conditions that allowed Jose Reyes to steal a hit, steal a base, … Read more
Mets 3 Braves 1 Suddenly, things are looking up. The Mets beat the Braves for the second consecutive time and simultaneously won their second straight series on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Flushing. Game Notes Jon Niese pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 5 walks, striking out 6 and expending … Read more
Mets 5 Braves 2 Jerry Manuel is a genius. Manuel finally followed through with his brilliant plan of batting Jose Reyes in the third spot of the lineup, Reyes had a great day at the plate, and the Mets won. It’s all smooth sailing from here on in. Game Notes Jose Reyes went 2-for-4 with … Read more
Mets 5 Cubs 2 The Mets did nearly everything they could to give Chicago the game, but in the end the Cubs just weren’t interested. As a result, the Metropolitans won their first series of 2010. Game Notes Johan Santana did not have his best stuff, but had enough to win. Hey … where have … Read more
Cubs 9 Mets 3 Oliver Perez was so-so, the bullpen was awful, the offense was languid. Put it all together and you end the evening with an “L”. Game Notes Ollie was unlike himself — he was neither spectacular nor awful, but rather, ordinary. Perez allowed 8 hits and walked 3 in 5 innings, throwing … Read more
Mets 4 Cubs 0 Things are starting to look up for the Mets. Mike Pelfrey pitched 7 strong innings, the offense provided four runs, and the bullpen held up their end of the bargain to give the Mets their sixth win of the season. Game Notes Big Pelf allowed no runs on 3 hits and … Read more
