Monthly Archives: September 2007

Cardinals – A Reminder

The Mets play the Cardinals today in a long-overdue makeup game from June 28th. The teams had split the first two games, so this is the “rubber match”. In case you hadn’t heard, Pedro Martinez starts against Joel Pineiro. Not … Continue reading

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Press And Hold

We nearly had to use this in June. I think now is as desperate a time as any:

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Mets Game 158: Phillies Beat Braves

Phillies 5 Braves 2 The Mets’ strategy of waiting for the Phillies to lose backfired, as the Braves fell to Philadelphia 5-2. Tim Hudson’s solid outing was marred by a crucial Chipper Jones error (way to go, Larry — even … Continue reading

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Meaning of the Asterisk

The public has spoken, and the majority has ruled that the ball Barry Bonds hit as his 756th homerun will be stamped with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Shame … er, I mean “Fame”. As a … Continue reading

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Fundamental Slump

The Mets have endured batting slumps, they’re enduring a pitching slump, and now they’re suffering from a fundamentals slump. How is that possible? Fundamentals are one of the two aspects of baseball that — supposedly — can’t go into a … Continue reading

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Number Four

Duke Snider was the best all-time player to wear #4 for the Mets. But his tenure in the orange and blue — a few months in 1963 — was too brief to consider honoring here. Instead, we have four former … Continue reading

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More Croc Rock!

As mentioned in the MetsToday postgame (#157) notes, the Shea Stadium organist broke into a rendition of Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock” at the end of the eighth inning during the most recent loss to the Nationals. First of all, it … Continue reading

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Mets Game 157: Phillies Lose to Braves

Braves 10 Phillies 6 Starter Chuck James surrendered four runs before finishing four innings, but the bullpen kept the team in the game the rest of the way as the Braves came charging back and eventually pushed past the Phillies. … Continue reading

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