Monthly Archives: July 2008

Mets Game 102: Win Over Phillies

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Joe Janish

Mets 3 Phillies 1 Did the Mets really lose the opener? I hardly remember it now … it seems so long ago. The “new” Mets completely blew off their devastating loss on Tuesday, and took not only two games from … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 101: Win Over Phillies

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Joe Janish

Mets 6 Phillies 3 What a difference Billy Wagner makes. Armed with their closer, the Mets were able to hold a three-run lead in the final frame, moving back into a tie for first place with the Philadelphia Phillies. John … Continue reading →

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I Can Fix Maine in 10 Minutes

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Joe Janish

As mentioned more than a few times this season on MetsToday, John Maine has a minor mechanical flaw in his delivery that is causing his command to be off. If he keeps it up, he’ll have more issues than not … Continue reading →

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Phillies Not Done Dealing

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Joe Janish

This morning on XM’s MLB Home Plate, Phillies GM Pat Gillick admitted that he is still heavily involved in discussions to further improve his team. In other words, the Joe Blanton acquisition was the beginning, rather than the end, of … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 100: Loss to Phillies

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Joe Janish

Phillies 8 Mets 6 Another collapse. That’s really the only way to describe this loss — a collapse. The SNY announcers termed it “devastating”, but I’m not sure Tom Glavine would agree. This game was neatly wrapped, signed, sealed, and … Continue reading →

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Minor Updates

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Joe Janish

At MetsBlog, Ted Berg opens our eyes to the second base conundrum — mainly, the fact that the Mets have three second basemen who don’t produce very much offensively, two of which happen to be godawful in the field as … Continue reading →

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Blockbuster Coming?

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Joe Janish

The trading deadline (and my wife’s birthday) is 10 days away. The Mets are currently in a tie for first place with the Phillies, and go into Philly return to Shea for a three-game series on Tuesday. Omar Minaya has … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 99: Win Over Reds

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Joe Janish

Mets 7 Reds 5 So much for the pitcher’s duel. The Mets jumped on Edinson Volquez early, scoring three runs in the first three innings and running up his pitch count. They knocked him out by the fifth but had … Continue reading →

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