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Mets Game 76: Loss to Brewers

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

Brewers 6 Mets 3 One for the thumb … the Mets have now lost five in a row. Career minor leaguer Mike Burns held the Mets to two runs on five hits over 6 2/3 to earn his first MLB … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 71: Win Over Cardinals

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Joe Janish

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, … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 66: Loss to Rays

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Joe Janish

Rays 3 Mets 1 As expected, it was an epic battle between two fierce competitors. Unfortunately for the Mets, James Shields was just a bit better than Johan Santana. Both starters went 7 innings (Santana went 7 and a third), … Continue reading →

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Johan Santana is Fixed

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Joe Janish

According to Dan Warthen — by way of Adam Rubin and other media outlets — Johan Santana had a very good bullpen session, during which he addressed and fixed an issue with his pitching motion. From Rubin’s blog: Pitching coach … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with Johan Santana?

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Joe Janish

Johan Santana’s velocity is down, as is his command. One thing I notice is his arm dragging behind slightly — it’s out of sync with his hips, and as a result the hips and legs are driving forward a hair … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 61: Loss to Yankees

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Joe Janish

Yankees 15 Mets 0 Johan Santana: awful. A.J. Burnett: spectacular. Yankees: hungry. Mets: apparently well-fed. Johan Santana did not have his best stuff; in fact, he had his worst stuff. He allowed nine earned runs in three innings in the … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 56: Win Over Phillies

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Joe Janish

Mets 6 Phillies 5 Johan Santana tried to give this game away three times, took it back once (with his bat!), and in the end wound up a winner. Fresh off the harsh criticism of Larry Jones, who termed the … Continue reading →

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Your Leader Drives a Bus

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Joe Janish

I’m not getting all the media hype about Carlos Beltran’s comments yesterday, and how it is Beltran becoming a “leader”. Anyone who has played a team sport would not be inspired by anything Beltran has ever said publicly. Nearly every … Continue reading →

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