Monthly Archives: September 2007

Mets Math

The Mets’ “magic number” is currently 15, going into this three-game set with the Braves. What that means is, any combination of 15 Mets’ victories and the second-place team’s (currently the Phillies) defeats, eliminates the second-place team and makes the … Continue reading

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Series Preview: Mets vs. Braves Finito

If you told me at the beginning of the season that this final series with the Braves would be arriving a week after the Mets swept the Braves in Atlanta, and up 8 1/2 games over our perennial nemesis, I … Continue reading

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Turning It On

It appears that there IS an “on” button in that Mets’ clubhouse, as several players are turning up the heat down the stretch … – Tom Glavine is 4-0 with a 3.00 ERA since win #299 – Shawn Green is … Continue reading

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Mets Game 142: Win Over Astros

Mets 4 Astros 1 Mets sweep ! Of course, we wanted the Mets to sweep, wanted to see them win, wanted to see that magic number dwindle to 15. But above all three of those wishes, we wanted to see … Continue reading

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Ankiel Above the Law

By now you no doubt have learned about Rick Ankiel’s eight shipments of HGH received back in 2004. Perhaps you have even begun to form an opinion on the situation. Well, in case you’re still on the fence, new information … Continue reading

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Mets Game 141: Win Over Astros

Mets 3 Astros 1 Tom Glavine had a perfect game through five, and gave up only three hits total in seven full innings of work — walking none. Meantime, Woody Williams pitched a fairly strong game himself, allowing only three … Continue reading

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10 Questions: Houston Astros

The remainder of the season looks bleary to Astros fans; both the manager and GM have been fired, and they’re stuck with an owner who wants to have tight control over personnel decisions. To get an idea of what’s going … Continue reading

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Mets Game 140: Win Over Astros

Mets 11 Astros 3 Ah, yes … that’s how we roll around here … After falling behind 2-0, the Mets rallied for three runs in the third, highlighted by a game-tying two-run double by David Wright (who received MVP! chants … Continue reading

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