Mets 2 Giants 1
It wasn’t pretty, but it’s a win. And a win’s a win, right?
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Price of Pitching Just Went Up
If you haven’t yet heard, the San Francisco Giants have signed pitcher Matt Cain to a 5-year, $112M extension — which averages out to over $20M per season.
This news comes about a week after the Dodgers were purchased for over two billion dollars in cash, and leads me to ask, has the world gone mad?
Mets Game 91: Loss to Giants
Giants 8 Mets 4 The good news is that the Mets finally scored. The bad news is they have lost their first series of the second half. Game Notes Hisanori Takahashi started out well, retiring the first three batters he faced. Things changed in the second inning, however, when Buster Posey led off with a … Read more
Matt Cain and the Hat Tip
Normally I wouldn’t re-hash something that’s three days old, but this issue is something that needs to be cleared up — there are too many ignorant people blinded by emotion, and holding an unnecessary anger against an opposing ballplayer. On Saturday afternoon, as you know, Matt Cain drilled David Wright in the head, knocking him … Read more
Mets Game 116: Loss to Giants
Giants 5 Mets 4 A suprisingly eventful game for what began as a lazy Saturday afternoon. With all the injuries happening around him, it seemed only a matter of time before David Wright was struck by physical harm — but who would’ve guessed he’d actually be STRUCK? Wright was plunked by a Matt Cain fastball … Read more
Mets Game 37: Loss to Giants
Giants 2 Mets 0 You can’t win ’em all. It looked as though the Mets would sweep the Giants in San Francisco, and after their many come-from-behind wins over the past week, I have to admit I had a smidgen of hope when the ninth inning began — particularly with Brian Wilson on the mound. … Read more