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Mets Game 43: Win Over Pirates

Mets 3 Pirates 2 When two offensively challenged teams face each other, the level of drama of a game and its outcome are often dependent on the number and type of mistakes made. This game fit that condition.

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Mets Game 64: Loss to Pirates

Pirates 3 Mets 2 Somehow, the Mets managed to finish this game with less runs than the Pirates. I’m not sure how, because R.A. Dickey pitched well, James McDonald was borderline terrible, the Mets were hitting, and the Pirates weren’t. … Continue reading

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Mets Game 54: Loss to Pirates

Pirates 5 Mets 1 For seven innings, R.A. Dickey’s dancing dipsy-doodle devoured the Pittsburgh Pirates batters. If this were a high school game, Dickey would’ve finished with a shutout victory. Unfortunately, they play nine-inning contests in the Major Leagues.

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Mets Game 144: Win Over Pirates

Mets 1 Pirates 0 Those who had the patience to sit through a rain delay and almost ten innings of scoreless, scintillating baseball were rewarded with a win by the home team. Ruben Tejada ripped a one-out double off reliever … Continue reading

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Dodgers DO Acquire Octavio Dotel

While the third-place Mets passed on sending Robert Carson to Pittsburgh for Octavio Dotel, the third-place Dodgers pulled the trigger on acquiring Dotel for prospects James McDonald and Andrew Lambo. Considering the Padres’ dominance and recent moves to improve their … Continue reading

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