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Sonnanstine and Corpas Off the Table

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Joe Janish

The Chicago Cubs have signed free agent pitchers Andy Sonnanstine and Manny Corpas to minor league contracts, inviting both to spring training. While I don’t believe either of them would have turned the Mets into a contender, I’m mildly surprised … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 146: Loss to Cubs

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Joe Janish

Cubs 10 Mets 6 This was a really close game until the Cubs scored six runs in the 11th. Talk about the dam bursting … On the bright side, at least the Mets didn’t lose on 9/11; it was long … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 144: Win Over Cubs

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Joe Janish

Mets 5 Cubs 4 Back in competition with other second-division clubs, the Mets re-assert their dominance as the elite among the mediocre. Thankfully, the Mets didn’t just trounce the Cubs, but instead let Chicago remain in the ballgame, allowing for … Continue reading →

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The Bright Side of the Abyss

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Corey Gorey

An irrefutably solid 10-0 ass-kicking. Seven games below .500.  Twenty-mother-slappin’-two games out of first place. So…snakebitten? Admittedly, it’s looking pretty terrible. Hope slithered away a few weeks back. And if I’m positive of one fact, it’s that we can all … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 49: Loss to Cubs

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Joe Janish

Cubs 9 Mets 3 Like an overgrown 12-year-old on a little league team, Carlos Zambrano beat the Mets with his arm and his bat to take the rubber match in windy, wet, and chilly Chicago.

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Today’s Mets Lineup vs. Cubs

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Roland Agni

Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Cubs righthander Carlos Zambrano: Jose Reyes – SS Josh Thole – C Carlos Beltran – RF Jason Bay – LF Daniel Murphy – 1B Justin Turner – 3B … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 48: Win Over Cubs

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Joe Janish

Mets 7 Cubs 4 The Cubs looked so bad, the umpires called the game rather than put the Chicago fans through the misery of watching nine innings of ineptitude.

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Mets Game 47: Loss to Cubs

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Joe Janish

Cubs 11 Mets 1 This was an overall sloppy, lackadaisical game by the Mets. Maybe Wilpongate had nothing to do with it, but it sure was an incredible coincidence that their worst-played game of the year followed Fred Wilpon’s public … Continue reading →

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