Dodgers 1 Mets For the fourth time in ten days, the Mets were shut out. What else is there to say? Game Notes R.A. Dickey was outstanding, allowing no runs on 2 hits and no walks, striking out 6, through 5 2/3 innings. However, he slipped on a pitch to Russell Martin, prompting Jerry Manuel … Read more
Dodgers 3 Mets 2 An even dozen — the Mets collected their 12th walkoff loss of 2010, losing in extras for the 7th time in 11 tries, and on the short end of a one-run ballgame for the 19th time out of 30 occurrences. Does losing so many times in tight ballgames indicate anything? Bad … Read more
Mets 6 Dodgers 1 After two days of journalists, shock jocks, and bloggers (including this one) criticizing the recent lackluster effort of the Mets, a series of sliding, diving catches and a six-run outburst put the matter to rest. Along the way, Jason Bay may have singlehandedly saved Howard Johnson’s job — and Jerry Manuel’s … Read more
Dodgers 2 Mets 0 Anyone else feel like they are in a time warp, sent back to the 1970s? Anyone else expecting to see Jon Matlack take the hill, with John “The Hammer” Milner playing first base and Jerry Grote behind the plate? It sure feels like that, as the Mets’ anemic bats were shut … Read more
Mets 7 Dodgers 3 This is getting a little silly. A 9-1 homestand? Seriously? Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming. Game Notes John Maine hurled 6 innings, allowing 4 hits, 3 walks, and 2 earned runs, striking out 9. I know he did this because I saw it with my own eyes, and I … Read more
Mets 10 Dodgers 5 Break up the Mets! By taking the second game of their doubleheader with the Dodgers, the Mets have won their third consecutive series, and are now threatening to take the lead in the NL East. I urge you to bask in this current glory, because one can never know what the … Read more
Mets 4 Dodgers 0 Johan Santana threw six scoreless innings, Jason Bay hit his first homerun in the orange and blue, and Luis Castillo drove in two runs as the Mets cruised to an easy victory in the front end of a twi-night doubleheader. Can’t say much beyond that, because I didn’t see the game … Read more
In a matter of a few days, the Mets went from the NL East basement right into the thick of the race, simultaneously changing their outlook from bleak to bright. Their sudden “about face” was the result of several factors, not the least of which included strong pitching, a spark by Ike Davis, poor execution … Read more
