Mets 4 Phillies 3 The Mets ran up a four-zip lead, and the Phillies were supposed to roll over and die. Strangely enough, they didn’t, and rallied late to give Mets fans a scare. However, the home team held on in the end to take their 70th victory of the season and 40th win in … Read more
Nationals 13 Mets 3 Apparently, the Mets left their bats in Chicago. A day after being on the laughing end of a laugher vs. the Cubs, the Mets found themselves on the frowning side in Washington, DC, as they were trounced by the last-place Nationals. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey was bad. Really bad. Like, July … Read more
Braves 4 Mets 1 We were hoping for a sweep, and depending on what happens in game four, we just might get one. Unfortunately, it won’t be the Mets pushing the broom. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey struggled in the early innings, allowing the Braves to build a lead that the feeble Mets offense could not … Read more
Mets 2 Astros 1 Mike Pelfrey threw ice on the red-hot Houston Astros, Ruben Tejada collected his first hit in 9 days, David Wright drove in his 85th run of the year, and Hisanori Takahashi saved the day as the Mets won the first game of the three-game series and reclaimed their goal of .500 … Read more
Mets 7 Pirates 2 Too bad it took 122 games for the Mets to find a team that their lineup could put a whuppin’ on. The Mets scored, scored, and scored some more, to the point where one might’ve began to feel sorry for Jeff Karstens and the AAA team behind him. But it was … Read more
Phillies 3 Mets 1 At what point do the Mets do something about the offense? Even if it is “change for the sake of change” ? The Mets lost a close one, but scored only one run against a very hittable pitcher in Kyle Kendrick. Even if this was 1968, you can’t expect the starting … Read more
Mets 1 Rockies 0 Has Mike Pelfrey returned? Pelfrey was brilliant through 7 innings, shutting out the Rockies in a 122-pitch effort en route to his first win since June 25th and his 11th of the season. With this win, the Mets have reached their perpetual goal of .500. They are 56-56. Game Notes Pelfrey … Read more
Braves 8 Mets 3 Operation Meltdown. Or was it “Metdown” ? Or, “Letdown” ? The Mets failed in their attempt to help the Phillies gain ground on the Braves by folding early and giving Atlanta an easy victory. Four errors … three in one inning … a starting pitcher who was unable to hold a … Read more
