Mets 6 Nationals 3
By taking two of three from Washington, the Mets solidify their third-place spot in the standings, separating themselves from the Nationals by four games with only 24 games to play. Ah, the excitement of September baseball!
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Mets Game 79: Loss to Nationals
Nationals 2 Mets 1 There is this idea — supported to a degree by Beaneheads — that a manager has very little to no influence on the won-loss record of a team. A game like this would beg one to differ. Game Notes As usual, Johan Santana didn’t have his “best stuff”, but it was … Read more
Mets Game 6: Loss to Nationals
Nationals 5 Mets 2 New York Mets fans, welcome to the basement. The game ended nearly as quickly as it began. With the bases loaded in the first inning, Josh Willingham blasted a drive off the wall above the centerfield fence that was eventually ruled a grand slam homerun after video review. Willingham doubled in … Read more
Mets Release Livan Hernandez
According to MetsBlog, the Mets have released Livan Hernandez and activated Billy Wagner from the DL. Though Livan has struggled mightily in his last three starts, I’m mildly surprised if only because I don’t know who is going to take his spot in the rotation. Nelson Figueroa? Tim Redding? After seeing two three-inning starts by … Read more
Mets Game 118: Loss to Giants
Giants 10 Mets 1 Just when you thought things couldn’t possibly get worse … It wasn’t enough that David Wright was put on the DL with post-concussion syndrome– the last of the “core” to switch from the dugout to the infirmary. And it wasn’t enough that the team lost yet another player for the season … Read more
Mets Game 113: Loss to Diamondbacks
Diamondbacks 6 Mets 2 So hard to come up with something clever now that the season has been phoned in. Livan Hernandez chose a poor strategy of giving the D’backs an early lead, then giving back a run every time the Mets scored (not that it happened so often). With that, Livan left the game … Read more
Mets Game 108: Loss to Padres
Padres 8 Mets 3 Ho-hum. Good thing this one was happening on the Left Coast, so most Mets fans were asleep while it was occurring. Except, even the Mets fans who stayed awake to witness this depressing contest were fighting to keep their eyes open beyond the third inning. Livan Hernandez did not pitch well. … Read more