Monthly Archives: August 2012

Mets Game 113: Loss to Braves

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Joe Janish

Braves 4 Mets 0 What happened to the offense? What happened to the “never say die” attitude?

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Mets Game 112: Win Over Marlins

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Joe Janish

Mets 6 Marlins 1 Fifty games left and the Mets are 14.5 games behind the NL East-leading Washington Nationals, and 9.5 games behind the two Wild Card leaders. Is there enough time to make a run? Can R.A. Dickey pitch … Continue reading →

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Blog Roundup: At Least Johan’s Coming Back Soon

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Paul Festa

To paraphrase the cartoon version of Tim McCarver from an episode of “Family Guy,”  as good as the Mets were in the first half of this season, that’s how as bad as they’ve been now. But at least Frank Viola‘s … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 111: Loss to Marlins

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Joe Janish

Marlins 13 Mets 0 A game like this is called a “laugher.” Somehow I doubt there was any laughter in the Mets clubhouse after this ballgame.

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Mets Game 110: Loss to Marlins

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Joe Janish

Marlins 4 Mets 2 Fish fry Mets in Flushing.

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Link: Mets Unveil 2013 All-Star Game Logo

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Paul Festa

Today, the Mets held a press conference to reveal the official logo of the 2013 All-Star Game, which will be held at Citi Field.  Here’s a link to the full story on mets.com. To me, it looks great.  Simple and … Continue reading →

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Wally Backman Blows Up

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Joe Janish

In case you missed it, last Friday Wally Backman had an “issue” with an opposing manager. First, the part where Wally goes after Syracuse Chiefs (Triple-A Nationals) manager Tony Beasley. The second video is the post-game press conference, during which … Continue reading →

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Blog Roundup: Dog Days Edition

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Paul Festa

It’s amazing how one 1-11 stretch can ruin an entire 162-game season.  The Mets had a relatively successful west coast road trip, going 6-5.  But following that 12-game stretch after the All-Star break (which included an 0-6 homestand) playing just … Continue reading →

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