Category Archives: Mets 2006 Games

Mets 6 Nationals 4 Last night, the Mets lost but it was a positive game because Tom Glavine pitched so well. Tonight, the Mets won but it was a somewhat negative game because John Maine fell down to earth. Maine’s … Continue reading →

Nationals 2 Mets 1 OK so we lost … probably Billy Traber’s bottled-up anger for the Mets sending him to Cleveland all those years ago. I’d be pretty ticked off, too, if I were him. The good news is that … Continue reading →

Mets 7 Padres 3 El Duque enjoyed another strong outing in his bid to be a playoff starter, as the Mets swept San Diego for their first 2006 Shea broom job. It was a close game until the bottom of … Continue reading →

Mets 4 Padres 3 Another one-run win over the Padres, and again it never seemed that close. I’m not sure what it is … now I’m thinking that the Padres brought their laid-back, southern Cal attitude to NYC and just … Continue reading →

Mets 3 Padres 2 Though the game was tight from beginning to end, it somehow “felt” like the Mets would win the game. Maybe it’s the way the Mets conduct themselves, or the way the batters kept Padres’ starter Woody … Continue reading →

Mets 8 Phillies 1 John Maine pitched another six scoreless innings before giving way to the 100-pitch count; he’s now at 23 consecutive innings without allowing a run (still not even halfway to Don Drysdale’s 58 1/3, but impressive nonetheless). … Continue reading →

Mets 4 Phillies 3 The Mets were damn lucky to squeak out this win. Jon Lieber stymied the Mets bats over eight innings, and would have won the game had he not botched an easy throw to first base that … Continue reading →

Phillies 5 Mets 3 Chase Utley 0 At least the Mets were able to end the Chase. In a game where El Duque turned in a better-than-Trax performance, it looked as though the Mets might come away with a victory. … Continue reading →