Monthly Archives: June 2008

Mets Game 82: Loss to Cardinals

Cardinals 7 Mets 1 Win one, lose one. Win one, lose one. This, my friends, is the pattern of a .500 team. After splitting a four-game series with the Yankees, the Mets dropped the opener of another four-game set to … Continue reading

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Mets Game 81: Win Over Yankees

Mets 3 Yankees 1 If only we could get Dr. Perez show up more often than Mr. Hyde. Oliver Perez was masterful, tossing seven innings of three-hit ball, walking none, striking out 8, and allowing just one run. He couldn’t … Continue reading

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Mets Game 80: Loss to Yankees

Yankees 3 Mets 2 For the third straight time, Johan Santana has lost with Jerry Manuel as his manager. It’s probably just a coincidence, but Santana has yet to win under the new leadership. The latest was a bit of … Continue reading

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Mets Game 79: Loss to Yankees

Yankees 9 Mets 0 Talk about a day of opposites. Hours after the Mets embarrassed the Yankees in Yankee Stadium, the Yanks spanked the Mets in Shea. Even steven. Strangely enough, each team scored 15 runs by the end of … Continue reading

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Mets Game 78: Win Over Yankees

Mets 15 Yankees 6 Wow. Where to start? Carlos “MetsToday Can Kiss My Butt” Delgado virtually doubled his run production for the month of June in one day, driving in a club-record 9 runs on three hits, including a double, … Continue reading

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Curious Moves

Yesterday I caught wind of changes blowing in Shea, and wrote about it on MetsBlog. Already some of the moves have occurred, but I have to say I’m scratching my head. For example, the DFA of Claudio Vargas. Yes, we … Continue reading

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Mets Game 77: Win Over Mariners

Mets 8 Mariners 2 I’ll take another serving of that, thank you … The Mets broke out for eight runs on only five hits — which to some might seem unusual. To me, and likely to you, the intelligent Mets … Continue reading

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A True Fighter to Consider

We’ve been talking all year about how the Mets need to show more emotion, more spirit, more “fight”. Well I believe I’ve found exactly that type of guy: Shawn Chacon. According to ESPN: Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely … Continue reading

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