Mets 3 Phillies 0 Run for cover! Do not leave your home! At any moment, frogs and toads are certain to fall from a blue and orange-tinged sky, signifying the rapture! Cataclysm is near! Or maybe the Mets shutting out the Phillies in three straight is a completely normal event, having nothing to do with … Read more
Phillies 4 Mets 2 An uninspiring loss on a gloomy day of sad memories through stormy weather. Nelson Figueroa wasn’t pretty, but he did the job, holding the Phils to two runs in 5 1/3 innings while scattering 9 hits and 5 walks. He struggled every inning but somehow managed to keep too many runs … Read more
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 a hard fought, emotional win over their arch-rival. Everyone made a contribution of some sort, … Read more
Phillies 5 Mets 4 Per the script, the Mets jumped out to a 4-1 lead early. Unfortunately, they didn’t finish with the same exuberance. It’s not a common occasion to chase Cole Hamels from the game after five innings, 11 hits, and 4 runs, and when you do, you want to put the hammer down … Read more
Pitchers and catchers have yet to report … indeed, it’s not even Christmas yet … and the Mets – Phillies verbal rivalry has already begun. Perhaps ignited by Cole Hamels’ admission that the Mets are “choke artists”, recently signed closer Francisco Rodriguez pronounced that his new Mets are “the team to beat”. Unfortunately, that phrase … Read more
