Monthly Archives: July 2006

Mets 6 Braves 4 I was actually in Atlanta at Turner Field to watch this game. Lucky me, it was the largest crowd in Turner Field history and the best I could do were standing room only tickets. It figures: … Continue reading →

Mets 1 Cubs 0 Ahh … back to the winning ways … Could John Maine be the answer? He pitched beautifully through the first five innings, and when faced with a challenge in the sixth, responded in spectacular fashion. After … Continue reading →

No, the Mets are not trading Aaron Heilman for Aaron Harang (I don’t think). Pass on this post if you’re tired of my ranting about putting Aaron Heilman into the rotation. But I need to vent. With the trade deadline … Continue reading →

Cubs 8 Mets 6 Well at least they’re making their losses exciting … A last-inning rally chased Cubs closer Ryan Dempster and pushed the Mets within striking distance, but once again it was too little, too late. Paul LoDuca stranded … Continue reading →

Cubs 8 Mets 7 So close … it looked as though the cardiac kids might pull out another late-inning win, but they fell just short. Steve Trachsel, who had put together a string of seven straight wins, looked more like … Continue reading →

Astros 8 Mets 4 It could’ve been a sweep … After beating the ‘stros in the first two games, and coming out like gangbusters against ace Roy Oswalt with three runs in the first, it looked as though the Mets … Continue reading →

Mets 4 Astros 3 It looked like it was going to be another ugly El Duque outing, as Orlando Hernandez gave up three quick runs in the first inning. However, he immediately righted the ship and ended up pitching seven … Continue reading →

Mets 7 Astros 0 Wow … what more can you say about John Maine, who threw a four-hit, complete-game shutout. OK, we enjoyed it, it was beautiful, kudos to John … now let’s fall back to earth and look at … Continue reading →