Mets 3 Cardinals 2 Who says the Mets are banged up, beaten down, and in bad shape? And what’s this nonsense about “treading water”? The New York Mets took three games out of four from the mighty St. Louis Cardinals, culminating in a heart-stopping 3-2 victory over the seemingly unbeatable Chris Carpenter. Carpenter held the … Read more
Mets 11 Cardinals 0 An unexpected rout of the Redbirds. The supposedly sickly and flaccid Mets lineup racked up 16 hits — 5 for extra bases — as the New Yorkers pounded Sir Albert and his St. Louis disciples. David Wright led the way with a 4-for-4 day, but received plenty of help from Ryan … Read more
Cardinals 3 Mets 0 If you were wondering what happens when a bad hitting team runs into a hot pitcher … Joel Pineiro was magnificent, spinning a complete game, two-hit shutout, the second he’s thrown this season. Pineiro induced 22 ground balls — 21 for outs — and struck out one in completely paralyzing the … Read more
Mets 6 Cardinals 4 Miracles DO happen. Fresh off the news that yet another All-Star and “core” player — Carlos Beltran — was unavailable due to injury, the bedgraggled and beleaguered New York Mets pulled off the impossible, beating the St. Louis Cardinals in an official Major League Baseball game. Tim Redding was spectacular — … Read more
You may have noticed during the St. Louis series that the Mets hitters were hitting the ball hard, but “right at people”. The Cardinals defenders seemed always to be at the right place at the right time — to the point where Matt Cerrone quipped, “… either Brendan Ryan is psychic, or the Mets are … Read more
Cardinals 12 Mets 8 The Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the Mets, by a score of 12-8. It wasn’t even that close. Mets starter Livan Hernandez went 4.1 innings, allowing 7 ER on 9 hits and one walk. Reliever Sean Green allowed 5 ER in just two innings of work. After six innings, the … Read more
Cardinals 5 Mets 2 It wasn’t even that close. John Maine finally made it into the sixth inning, but not because he pitched well. He also did not finish the sixth. Maine allowed five runs on seven hits and five walks in five and two-third innings, expending 111 pitches in the process. He left the … Read more
Cardinals 6 Mets 4 Memories of 2008 refuse to fade. Once again, the Mets scored early, then stopped scoring. Once again, they helped beat themselves with poor fundamentals and inattention to detail. Once again, a certain lefthander remains an enigma. Oliver Perez shut out the Cardinals through four frames, then fell apart in the fifth, … Read more
