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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Braves 6 Mets 5 Shades of ’62 re-emerge. Once again, the Mets find a creative way to lose. The Mets jumped ahead 3-0 in the second inning, but that lead was quickly squandered by Bobby Parnell, who allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits and 3 walks in 3 1/3 innings. Remarkably, the Mets … Read more
Braves 6 Mets 0 The Mets couldn’t lose this game fast enough. Tommy “Gun” Hanson handcuffed the Mets hitters through seven frames, allowing them only three hits and three walks en route to his tenth victory of the season. Pat Misch accomplished a typical fifth-starter job — 4 runs allowed on 8 hits and a … Read more
The Mets are in Atlanta for the next few days to play the Atlanta Braves. Unfortunately for us, these games mean little, since the Mets have been mathematically eliminated from the postseason and the Braves are 6 games back in the Wild Card standings with 19 to play. Yes, the Braves still have a shot, … Read more
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 held the Mets to one run on seven hits through seven strong innings, pitching just … Read more
Braves 15 Mets 2 It’s deja vu all over again … kind of. The Mets and Braves entered the twilight zone — or perhaps the George Costanza dimension known as The Opposite. One night after the Mets blasted the Braves for eight runs in one inning, the Atlanta turned the tables and scored eight runs … Read more
Mets 9 Braves 4 At least the Mets have the opportunity to play the role of spoiler. This game began like a typically bad Ollie outing — early on, they fell behind 4-0 and looked like they wouldn’t do much against Atlanta ace Derek Lowe. Then in the fourth frame, a line drive ricocheted off … Read more
