Category Archives: Mets 2006 Games

Mets 9 Phillies 8 So much for shortening the game … If nothing else, the Mets have chutzpah. Once again, they fought back in this game, never having the lead until Beltran mashed the ball into the right field stands. … Continue reading →

Mets 4 Yankees 3 “Enter Sandman” is a fitting song for Billy Wagner. I change the words: “… watch with one eye open, gripping your pillow tight … ” That was exactly what I was doing: covering my face, watching … Continue reading →

Yankees 5 Mets 4 What a disaster. Mere hours after an overwhelmingly dramatic win over the Yanks in the opening game, Wille Randolph goes ahead and gives one back to his former team. That’s right, I said Willie Randolph, not … Continue reading →

Mets 7 Yankees 6 WOW ! A great game to watch, a fantastic outcome. So much for the Mets’ playing down the subway series, comments that this wasn’t such a big game, etc. It sure didn’t look like “just another … Continue reading →

Cardinals 6 Mets 3 Though the final score showed a three-run deficit, the game was never really that close. In fact, it was over by the end of the second inning (for many, it was over the moment Jose Lima … Continue reading →

Cardinals 1 Mets 0 It would just figure that Steve Trachsel throws the best game he’ll throw all year, on the same night that Mark Mulder holds the Mets to four hits and no runs. Or would it? Actually, this … Continue reading →

Mets 8 Cardinals 3 The rain came down in the middle of the 7th, then the floodgates opened in the top of the 8th. After pitching six strong innings, but exiting with the score tied, it looked as though tough … Continue reading →

Brewers 6 Mets 5 This was a game the Mets could not afford to lose, for several reasons. First off, they had Pedro on the hill. When the back end of your rotation is the crapshoot called Steve Trachsel, Jose … Continue reading →