Monthly Archives: August 2009

Mets Game 124: Loss to Phillies

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Joe Janish

Phillies 9 Mets 7 You can’t say this game wasn’t entertaining. What began as another circus-like outing by Oliver Perez turned out to be an unusually tenacious effort by the Mets. Perez allowed two three-run homers in two-thirds of an … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 123: Loss to Phillies

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Joe Janish

Phillies 4 Mets 1 This time, the bullpen couldn’t hold the fort. Phillie killer Tim Redding allowed no runs and only one hit through five frames, giving the bullpen a golden opportunity to hand him and the Mets a win. … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 122: Win Over Phillies

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Joe Janish

Mets 4 Phillies 2 Take that, Cole Hamels! Who’s the “choke artist” now, huh? “Fighting for their lives”, as their fearless leader Jerry Manuel proclaimed afterward, the Mets pulled to within 13 1/2 games of the first place Phillies with … Continue reading →

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Mets Still Full of Head Cases

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Joe Janish

At The Star-Ledger, Brian Costa describes the Mets’ learning process in handling concussions, including some great points on Jerry Manuel’s unfair assessment of Ryan Church. Vegas Rich is not happy about the Mets’ stupidity, and explains it at Mets Police. … Continue reading →

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In Support of Gary Sheffield

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Joe Janish

Congratulations to all you members of the media and other pundits who were so “right” about Gary Sheffield. Just for the record, though, let’s make clear what you all were so right about. Back in early April, when the Mets … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 121: Loss to Braves

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Joe Janish

Braves 3 Mets 2 So strange to feel indifferent with Chipper Jones and the Braves in Flushing. I tried really hard to care about this game, but just couldn’t get anything going — much like the Mets offense. Kenshin Kawakami … Continue reading →

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Mets Release Livan Hernandez

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Joe Janish

According to MetsBlog, the Mets have released Livan Hernandez and activated Billy Wagner from the DL. Though Livan has struggled mightily in his last three starts, I’m mildly surprised if only because I don’t know who is going to take … Continue reading →

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Who Should Really Be Auditioning at 1B

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Joe Janish

After 65 games at first base, Dan Murphy has shown he can be defensively adequate at the position. Other than a few brain farts and errors due to inexperience, Murphy is, right now, better than Mike Piazza ever was at … Continue reading →

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