Category Archives: Mets 2006 Games

Game 28: Win

Mets 6 Pirates 0 Vintage Glavine Tom Glavine has evolved similarly to an aged fine wine; as an aficionado such as Steve Trachsel might tell you, a wine can go through a “dumb” or “funky” stage before reaching its finest … Continue reading

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Game 27: Win

Mets 4 Pirates 3 In a swamp-soaked game, Pedro Martinez pitched as though the game were meant to be played under a waterfall. For at least three innings, the conditions were so awful that it was difficult to watch the … Continue reading

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Game 26: Loss

Nationals 6 Mets 2 I’m not exactly sure when it started, though I think it was around four years ago: the Mets’ inability to hit rookie pitchers. Since at least 2003, Mets hitters have made any and every rookie hurler … Continue reading

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Game 25: Win

Mets 2 Nationals 1 Looking at the final score, who would have believed that Victor Zambrano was the starting pitcher, and went six innings in the victory? As it turned out, he left the game with the score tied 1-1, … Continue reading

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Game 24: Loss

Braves 8 Mets 5 Oh well, so much for the sweep. At least we got two out of three. Trax was godawful, doing his best imitation of Victor Zambrano, who was the scheduled starter. Perhaps the problem was that the … Continue reading

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Game 23: Win

Mets 1 Braves 0 In his years with the Mets, Tom Glavine has occasionally pitched below his capability, but mostly pitched at or near his capability. Unfortunately, he’s often been struck with awful luck and poor run support. It seems … Continue reading

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Game 22: Win

Mets 5 Braves 2 This story is getting old: Pedro Martinez throws a masterpiece, David Wright hits a couple homeruns, Billy Wagner comes in to save the game. I like old stories. The best part of this story? It was … Continue reading

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Game 21: Win

Mets 9 Giants 7 Whew … we almost blew this one. At the end of the eighth inning, with a 7-5 lead and Billy’s inning coming up, this one seemed in the bag. It seemed all the more guaranteed when … Continue reading

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