Monthly Archives: July 2008

Mets Game 92: Win Over Giants

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Joe Janish

Mets 7 Giants 3 Sweep! Behind the bat of Fernando Tatis, the New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants to complete a three-game sweep at Shea. Tatis went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a homerun, and 4 RBI in pulling … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 91: Win Over Giants

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Joe Janish

Mets 5 Giants 0 Finally, Johan Santana won one for Jerry Manuel. Santana pitched five stellar innings before rain halted the game, allowing 3 hits, 3 walks, no runs, and striking out 5. He sliced through the San Francisco lineup … Continue reading →

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Deadline Deals

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Joe Janish

Fresh off the heels of two highly impactful trades pulled off in the NL Central – the acquisition of C.C. Sabathia by the Brewers and Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin by the Cubs – Mets fans no doubt are thinking, … Continue reading →

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Eating Humble Pie

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Joe Janish

With the halfway point past us, and the All-Star Break upcoming, now seems as good a time as any for yours truly to eat some humble pie. If you have been reading this blog for a while, you know I … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 90: Win Over Giants

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Joe Janish

Mets 7 Giants 0 A splendidly satisfying win from every angle. If there was a negative, it was that Mike Pelfrey didn’t finish his shutout. “Big Pelf” was spectacular, spinning seven strong innings of scoreless ball. He allowed only three … Continue reading →

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Beltran’s Throw

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Joe Janish

During the ninth inning of last night’s game against the Phillies, Carlos Beltran made a throw to third base in attempt to nail Eric Bruntlett going from first to third on a single by Pedro Feliz. The ball got away … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 89: Win Over Phillies

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Joe Janish

Mets 10 Phillies 9 Yikes! The Mets had a nice and easy, 10-1 lead as late after the top of the sixth, and we all figured it was a slam-dunk win. However, the fightin’ Phils never gave up (take note, … Continue reading →

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The Rollins Benching

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Joe Janish

Before the Fourth of July weekend, I received a great email from loyal reader “isuzudude”: I have an interesting topic you may want to elaborate on in a post. Much was made here in New York on the benching of … Continue reading →

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