Monthly Archives: August 2006

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 →

Marlins 4 Mets 1 Mr. Willie makes my blood boil. Willie Randolph is a moronic, despicable robot who has no understanding of the human body, pitching talent, nor pitching management. Sure, the bunkheads of the world will say Aaron Heilman … Continue reading →

Mets 6 Marlins 5 Yikes! It looked like deja vu all over again, as Yogi says … Billy Wagner came startlingly close to blowing a second game in as many days, but luckily the combination of Hanley Ramirez’s inability to … Continue reading →