Nationals 5 Mets 2 New York Mets fans, welcome to the basement. The game ended nearly as quickly as it began. With the bases loaded in the first inning, Josh Willingham blasted a drive off the wall above the centerfield fence that was eventually ruled a grand slam homerun after video review. Willingham doubled in … Read more
Nationals 4 Mets 3 It wasn’t even that close. If you simply checked the boxscore, or watched a postgame report, you might have been deluded into thinking that Oliver Perez pitched well and the Mets played tough but lost a close contest. But if you watched the game, you’d know better: Perez was lucky to … Read more
Mets 8 Nationals 2 One more win this weekend and the Mets will lose last place. Mike Pelfrey pitched well, mixing in the new split as a change of pace to the sinker, and the offense exploded for eight runs as the Mets cruised to an 8-2 victory. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey allowed only 2 … Read more
Marlins 3 Mets 1 Fish pitching held the Mets to one measly run on seven hits and no walks as a solid outing by Jon Niese was wasted. Without the benefit of the Marlins making mistakes on the mound and in the field, the Mets didn’t have a chance. Game Notes Jon Niese threw an … Read more
Marlins 7 Mets 6 So much for the afterglow. The Mets were removed from the top of the NL East in a game that was so poorly played by the Marlins, it resembled a high school JV contest. For six innings, it didn’t appear as though the Mets had much of a chance to win. … Read more
Mets 7 Marlins 1 It couldn’t be a better day. Beautiful, sunny, warm weather, an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel for five frames, followed by an offensive outburst by the home team. And by the late afternoon, the Mets notched their first win of the year. Johan Santana didn’t have Cy Young stuff, but he had enough … Read more
We nearly had to use this in June. I think now is as desperate a time as any:
