The report is that Phillies closer Brad Lidge has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained knee. Catcher Paul Bako has been promoted to replace Lidge on the 25-man roster. I can’t decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing for the Mets. On the one hand, the Phillies … Read more
Note: this series has importance. Game One: Johan Santana (7-3, 2.00 ERA) vs. J.A. Happ (4-0, 2.47 ERA) Santana has looked more like a mere mortal over his past few starts, but still has been stellar. J.A. / JA Happ still refuses to put a “y” at the end of his first name, but is … Read more
Last night’s obstruction call is getting a lot of attention, but I don’t get it. First, let’s look at the definition of “obstruction”, according to the MLB Rule Book, section 2.00: OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, … Read more
Mets 7 Phillies 5 The Mets jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the third inning, and appeared on the way to a laugher. However, the offense took the rest of the day off, and the Phillies chipped out five runs the rest of the way to keep it close — and necessitate a fourth … Read more
Mets 1 Phillies 0 Usually, the Mets have trouble scoring runs for their ace because he’s facing the opposing team’s ace. In an unusual state of affairs that should have given the Mets a distinct advantage, Johan Santana took the hill against perhaps the worst starting pitcher in the big leagues (especially considering that Oliver … Read more
Adam Rubin has a Mets-Phillies series preview chock full of stats. Toasty Joe reworked an open letter to Mets fans originally written by a Philly journalist. Joe wrote it last Saturday but it is still relevant … and hilarious. Another link I’m late to, but is remarkably also relevant, is a video of Chan Ho … Read more
Phillies 6 Mets 5 It was another poor outing by Oliver Perez, and it appeared the Mets would eradicate it with their bats. Perez allowed four runs on five hits and six walks before being removed from the game with one out in the third inning. Newest Met Ken Takahashi did his best Darren Oliver … Read more
It didn’t take long for the first ejection … though, you’d think it would have been for fighting or public drunkenness, and not for choice in clothing. On the stadium’s opening day on Sunday, a St. John’s University student was asked to leave Citi Field — because he was wearing a Phillies jacket.
