Rockies 3 Mets 2 At the start it was a skirmish between soft-tossers, but in the end, a battle of the bullpens. Livan Hernandez and Doug Davis matched each other slow curve for slow curve through six innings and each exited the game with the score tied and no chance for a decision. The soft-tossers … Read more
It was only a week ago that Omar Minaya claimed the Mets to be “buyers” rather than “sellers” but that was as much hogwash then as it is now. The Mets have 11 more losses than the NL East-leading Phillies and are 7 1/2 games out of the Wild Card with 65 games to play. … Read more
Mets 8 Astros 3 Who needs Gary Sheffield’s “power bat”, anyway? For the second time in as many games, the Mets proved that they do indeed have Major League Players on their roster, and enough of them to win Major League Games — handily. The streaking Mets offense was out of this world against the … Read more
Mets 6 Nationals 2 The Comeback has begun. On the shoulders of Livan Hernandez and behind the bat of Jeff Francoeur, the new new new Mets started their second-half assault on the rest of the NL East by beating the cellar-dwelling Nationals. Hernandez threw seven stellar innings, allowing only two runs on five hits and … Read more
Dodgers 11 Mets 2 So much for building on a big win over the best team in baseball. The Dodgers shrugged off a 5-4 loss on Wednesday night to demolish the Mets, reminding them of their place in the world. Orlando Hudson wrapped a three-run double in the first frame, putting the Dodgers up by … Read more
Phillies 7 Mets 2 The Phillies racked up seven runs in the first three innings against Livan Hernandez, and never looked back. Hernandez was mercifully excused from his duties with no outs and the bases loaded in the fourth inning, at which point he had allowed 7 earned runs on 10 hits and 4 walks … Read more
The phireworks will be on the phield in Philadelphia this weekend, as the second-place Mets take on the phirst-place Phillies in a series that could be a turning point in the season for both teams. In case you hadn’t noticed, the Phillies are not alone at the top of the division — the Florida Marlins … Read more
Yankees 4 Mets 2 That whisking sound is coming from a broom brushed against a floor. The Yankees retrieved bragging rights to New York City by sweeping the Mets in their home park and dominating them in five games out of six. And despite the fact that it was a close game for most of … Read more
