Marlins 6 Mets 3 The carriage that transported Pat Misch from Buffalo to Flushing turned into a pumpkin. Misch allowed four runs in the first frame, and five runs total in six innings, to trounce the sugar-plum dreams of Mets fans who thought he might be the next Jamie Moyer. Though, he does resemble this … Read more
Mets 8 Rockies 3 A successful day for the Mets, and a day of firsts for Josh Thole and Pat Misch. Behind Misch, the Mets extended their streak of winning at least one game in a series to sixteen straight! That’s right, they haven’t been swept since the Phillies took three in a row way … Read more
The highly anticipated debut of prospect Josh Thole could have been more difficult, but the Mets made the right move by matching him with lefthander Pat Misch. Sure, I could be completely wrong — Thole could suffer seven passed balls and six stolen bases, while striking out five times. But I believe the Mets have … Read more
Cubs 5 Mets 2 Waiting to lose … that’s what it looks like these Mets are doing lately. Pat Misch was hit hard by the Cubs batters, but most were outs or foul balls, and others were knocked down by the crosswind. As a result, he managed to hang around for 7 innings, allowing only … Read more
During the team’s conference call with the press today, Ben Shpigel asked Omar Minaya if Johan Santana’s elbow issue was related in any way to the discomfort he felt back in February. Minaya was stunned by the question — he had not remembered the elbow problem, stating that “spring training was a long time ago”. … Read more
Phillies 9 Mets 7 You can’t say this game wasn’t entertaining. What began as another circus-like outing by Oliver Perez turned out to be an unusually tenacious effort by the Mets. Perez allowed two three-run homers in two-thirds of an inning and was on the verge of walking Pedro Martinez when he was replaced by … Read more
Do the ailing and injured New York Mets need to bring in outside reinforcements? If so, a few have become available. One by one: Vicente Padilla The righthanded pitcher was waived by the Rangers after a miserable 3-inning, 7-ER start against the Yankees. He’s 3-3 with a 5.97 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP through 9 … Read more
