Archive for September, 2009
Game 154: Win Over Marlins
Mets 6 Marlins 5 If this were 1960, the season would be over — and the Mets would have finished on a high note. Instead, we have eight more games to muddle through, and can only hope our favorite team can keep the excitement quotient at this level. Through the first four frames, it looked [...]
Octavio Dotel Would Like to Pitch for the Mets
MLBTradeRumors picked up this tidbit from the Chicago Sun-Times: Octavio Dotel said he approached the club about his immediate future and a contract extension last month and was told he wasn’t in the plans. The reliever at least appreciated the Sox being upfront with him. As he turns his attention to free agency, New York [...]
More Mess News
Oh, did I misspell “Mets” in the headline? Sorry, I get the words confused when discussing the baseball club in Flushing. As if the last ten games of the season aren’t dragging enough … According to Mack’s Mets, Tobi Stoner has ticked off his teammates, who are offended by his “cocky attitude” and inability to [...]
Mets Game 153: Loss to Braves
Braves 5 Mets 2 Hope springs eternal. Except in Flushing, in September, 2009. Unless you’re a Braves fan. The Mets helped keep the Braves impossible Wild Card hopes alive by rolling over early. I have to admit hope drained from my spirit immediately after Atlanta scored their fourth run, in the third frame. Yet I [...]
Where Is Adam Bostick?
Back in August — long after the Mets exited the Wild Card race — the one thing we had to look forward to were the September call-ups. Sure, the games played would be meaningless, but we’d get a chance to see the best the Mets’ minors had to offer, a month-long audition. It would be [...]
Next Year’s Left Fielder
According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times (thanks to a link via MLBTradeRumors), Jermaine Dye does not have a future with the White Sox. Dye and the ChiSox have a mutual $12M option for 2010, and there is no way the Sox pick that up — not with the 35-year-old having the worst half-season [...]
Mets Game 152: Loss to Braves
Braves 3 Mets 1 The Mets were down by only a run for most of this game — in fact they were winning for a few minutes — but there was never a point where I felt, “hey, they have a chance to win”. I simply sat in front of the TV and waited for [...]
Francoeur Confused About Marquis?
According to Jeff Francoeur, Colorado pitcher Jason Marquis would “love to” play for the Mets. Per Frenchy, in the New York Post: “He’d be a great fit. He’s from Staten Island. He’s a New York type of guy. He’ll probably be coming off the best season he’s ever had.” Jeff is only half-right. Yes, Jason [...]
Mets Game 151: Loss to Braves
Braves 11 Mets 3 Thank goodness this game was played on the same night as the premiere of House MD. And thanks to Patrick Misch for allowing the score to get out of hand with minutes to spare before the 8 PM start time for House. Unfortunately, the first episode of House MD was nearly [...]
Mets Game 150: Win Over Nationals
Mets 6 Nationals 2 NO ONE sweeps the Mets in THEIR HOUSE! Those bad-boy gangstas from Flushing weren’t about to let some chumps from DC put them on blast … John Maine won his first game since Custer’s Last Stand and the Mets offense exploded for four runs in the first three innings to hand [...]
Mets Game 149: Nationals
Mets 3 Nationals 2 Some days you have it, some days you don’t. On this particular afternoon, Tim Redding had it — he brought his “A” game. Spotting his sinker at the knees, on both corners of the plate, and mixing in a sharp slider and occasionally well-behaving curveball, Redding stymied the Nats bats through [...]
Mets Game 148: Loss to Nationals
Nationals 6 Mets 5 Nationals closer Mike MacDougal did everything in his power to give the Mets an exciting, come-from-behind victory in the ninth inning, but eventually stumbled into his 16th save in Inspector Clouseau style. Mike Pelfrey pitched seven innings, which was a positive. He allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits and [...]
Manuel Perpetuates Blame Game
Ah, now it’s all clear. Perhaps I was too harsh on Frankie Rodriguez, Johan Santana, and Carlos Beltran. By blaming others, finger-pointing, and driving the bus over their teammates, they were merely carrying out the ethos set in place by their field general. Because yet again, Jerry Manuel does his own finger-pointing to explain the [...]
This Time Last Year
On September 18th, 2008 — exactly one year ago — the Mets had a record of 85-67, and were a half-game behind the league-leading Phillies (86-67). What a difference a year makes. The Mets were also at the top of the Wild Card standings, a game and a half ahead of the Brewers and a [...]
Mets Game 147: Loss to Braves
Braves 7 Mets 3 You can’t pin this one on Danny Boy. Daniel Murphy went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and his 10th homerun of the season, but it wasn’t enough to carry the team to victory. Since there was no postgame interview with Frankie Rodriguez, I’m not sure who’s to blame for [...]
