Phillies 2 Mets 0 Sweepstakes are great, especially if you win. Sweeps week is cool. The book series “Sweep” is supposedly entertaining, particularly if you’re into witches. Hiring a chimney sweeper is a fine idea. Getting swept in Philadelphia, however, is not so wonderful. Johan Santana was very good, but not good enough. He allowed … Read more
Phillies 4 Mets 1 So much for taking over first place this weekend. Fernando Nieve was decent, if unspectacular, allowing 3 earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of work. But, he allowed six hits and walked another six, so every inning was a struggle. About what you might expect from a fill-in fifth starter facing … 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
Phillies 6 Mets 3 Based on the starting pitching matchup, we thought for sure this game would be a high-scoring, barn-burner. Instead, Tim Redding and Jamie Moyer produced the best-pitched outings of the series. Redding lived up to his billing as a Phillies killer, going seven strong innings, allowing only three runs on six hits … Read more
But he sure can hit. A big hullabaloo focused on Raul Ibanez’ caustic response to the suggestion that he’s on PEDs has permeated all sports media today. I resisted for hours, then finally chose to investigate the whole story. In the end, I believe Raul Ibanez when he says he did not ever take steroids. … Read more
In case you missed it, Keith Hernandez was a guest on the Leonard Lopate Show yesterday afternoon, talking baseball and promoting a book he wrote with Matt Silverman called Shea Good Bye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 Season
The entire interview was enjoyable, and I recommend you give it a listen, as Keith spoke honestly on a variety of subjects. Two of them, specifically, caught my attention …
Mets 6 Phillies 5 Johan Santana tried to give this game away three times, took it back once (with his bat!), and in the end wound up a winner. Fresh off the harsh criticism of Larry Jones, who termed the park “a joke”, Citi Field played like Fenway Park on Tuesday night, as seven big … Read more
